Airplane Pilot's Manual - 19th edition, book only

Well-structured and pedagogically sound, this manual will provide you with the essential theoretical, technical and practical data, knowledge and know-how you need to succeed in your apprenticeship.

This book is useful, even necessary, for the student pilot, who will find it a reliable, tried-and-tested reference tool. It is also a reassuring tool for the instructor. Last but not least, it is an excellent and pertinent means of maintaining knowledge and skills for pilots who have already obtained their licence.

The extensive index is an invaluable aid to the reader, enabling effective learning and revision.

In addition to our thanks to the team behind the first editions of this manual, we would also like to thank the main contributors to this latest edition. We would also like to thank all the instructors who, from time to time, have helped to improve the manual through their comments, criticisms and suggestions. They have all taken it to heart to provide you with an outstanding teaching aid.

Please continue to send us your suggestions for improvement, which we will take into consideration.

Phase 1: Knowledge of the aircraft

Phase 2: Basic piloting

Phase 3: Aerodromes, radiotelephony and air traffic

Phase 4: Navigation

Phase 5: Meteorology

Phase 6: Advanced piloting

Phase 7: Flight preparation and management

Phase 8: Institutional framework

Phase 9 : European licences

Phase 10 : Human performance and its limits