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Below is a list of resources that are semi-curated and a great starting point for working with a club CFI to improve your skills.
Continuing Education
Opposing Bases Podcast - great resource for learning how ATC works. Get flight following!
Pilot Workshops - VFR & IFR Mastery series are great for thinking through realistic scenarios
Aviation News Talk - podcast that talks about crashes and NTSB reports.Â
The Proficient Pilot - Series of books about being a proficent pilot. Useful to keep the rust off things you learned during training.
Flight Planning
Windy Premium - great weather tool for visualizing forecast data. Available both online and as an app.
ForeFlight Performance Plus - get one-click takeoff and landing performance for every flight
AviationWeather.gov - updated in 2024 with a vastly improved interface
FAA Flight Risk Assessment Tool - An FAA tool to help you think about the relative risks of a flight. A "next level" approach to risk management beyond simple tools like personal minimums.
Training
G1000 Glass Cockpit Handbook - great resource for transitioning to the G1000 from steam gauges.
FAA Aeronautical Information Manual - The FAA's non-regulatory information manual for flying
FAA JO7110.65 - the manual for how Air Traffic Control works. Everything a controller will ever tell you to do.
FAA Airplane Flying Handbook - FAA's guide to learning to fly as a VFR pilot
FAA Instrument Flying Handbook - FAA's guide to learning to fly IFR
FAA Instrument Procedure Handbook - FAA's more detailed guide to IR flying.
VSL Aviation Podcast - podcast that has a great series talking about the ACS from the standpoint of a DPE
Flight Insight - Youtube video channel with great resources for learning and improve your technique
Oral Exam Guides - Guides to help you prepare for the oral exam by Jason Blair
Key FAA Advisory Circulars
Continuous Descent Final Approach - The FAA-approved way to fly a non-precision approach like a precision approach and make your IR checkride vastly easier. Same technique used by the airlines.
Non-towered Airport Operations - The FAA guide to flying at untowered fields. What radio calls to make, how to enter the pattern, and how not to hit other airplanes.
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