Weather and Regulations

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1. Aviation Weather Center, NOAA National Weather Service for preflight planning.  Review this  website and get comfortable with all the tabs!
2. Flight Service is an FAA-approved FREE contract service that provides weather, flight planning, and flight plan filing. Just ask "Alexa" capable.  You can also set up SMS for text message.  You can call 1-800-WXBRIEF(992-7433) for a weather briefing.  You can also  create an account and view the briefing online aa https://www.1800wxbrief.com
   

• FAA Airplane Flying Handbook 2021  FAA-H-8083-3C

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge 2023   FAA-H-8083-25C
  
• Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) March 21, 2024  Basic PDF with Change 1 and Change 2 

• Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 

• Digital - Chart Supplement (d-CS) 

• Airman Certification Standards 2023  - companion guide 

• All things FAA www.faa.gov

• FAA Safety provides Special Flight Rules Area training requirements, the Wings Program, and many other useful and free courses and resources.  Make an account - you will need to complete your SFRA Course 

OTHER FLIGHT PLANNERS:

• FltPlan.com --   delivers powerful route and mapping features to your iOS and Android devices for inflight and offline use. 

• AOPA is the largest and most influential non-profit political organization that advocates for general aviation. Site resource for GA news and also flight planning sources.
• SkyVector provides aeronautical chart resources and airport information.

• Airnav is airport-specific details and other aviation information. 

• Foreflight for iPads and Garmin for iPads and other tablets.  These are PAID app subscriptions.

www.mypilotstore.com/

www.pilotshop.com/

www.sportys.com/

www. aircraftspruce.com 

We recommend that you talk with your instructor before purchasing any supplies.  Generally, though, most students do need the following.  

• Airplane Flying Handbook
• Pilot Logbook
• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
• Latest FAR/AIM (Federal Aviation Regulation/Aeronautical Information Manual)
• Plotter for Flight Planning
• E6B Flight Computer (manual/electronic version optional)
• Aviation Headset - we do have headset loaners, but BOSE noise canceling is amazing.