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FAA Guides & Resources
*Disclaimer: We’ve gathered these FAA resources to make them easy for you to find. They’re not created by Skyfarer Academy, but we hope they help you on your pilot training journey.
Pilot Training Materials
- Airplane Flying Handbook
- Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
- Instrument Procedures Handbook
- Industry Training Standards (FITS)
- Airman Certification Standards (ACS)
- Practical Test Standards (PTS)
- Pilot Computer Testing Supplements
- Glider Flying Handbook
- Aviation Weather Handbook
- Current Instrument Approach Procedures
- Proficiency and the Private Pilot
- Advisory Circulars (ACs)
- Training materials index (FAA)
- Pilot's Guide to Weather Decision-Making
Resources for Pilots
- FAA Information for Pilots
- FAA Online Forms
- Airports Guidance Catalog
- Aeronautical Decision Making (FAA)
- AIM - Aeronautical Information Manual
- Aviation Safety Reporting Program
- FAA Safety Briefing Magazine
- Security - TSA Information for General Aviation
- WINGS User's Guide
- TFRs - Graphical Interface (FAA)
- Special Use Airspace
- AIS - Digital Terminal Procedures Publication
- AIS, Aeronautical Information Services
- Runway Safety Information
Aircraft & Airworthiness
- AC 91-67 - Minimum Equipment Requirements
- AC 91-74B - Pilot Guide: Flight In Icing Conditions
- Aircraft Registration Information
- Airworthiness - Continued Operational Safety
- Airworthiness Certificates Overview
- Airworthiness Directives Database
- Handbooks -- Aircraft: This page provides links to PDF versions of FAA aircraft-related handbooks.
- Leaning and Diagnosing Engine Problems
- Plane Sense, General Aviation Information
- Robinson Helicopter Publications
- Transportation Safety Institute