Announcing Prepware 2009, the FAA Knowledge Exam software that allows users to take true-to-form practice exams and get immediate feedback on the test areas that need more work. Tailor-made practice sessions improve your performance in the areas you need to concentrate on the most to pass the test with flying colors!

Questions are supported by study guides and comprehensive explanations for correct and incorrect answers. Instructors can create pop quizzes of any length, on any subject matter, to supplement the study sessions. Each Prepware title includes all aircraft categories (airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air, powered parachute, weight-shift control). You tell the software which test you’re preparing for, and it generates your study sessions and practice tests accordingly. Prepware 2009 includes the new FAA Knowledge Exams effective June 30, 2008.

See all the features of the software on our "Detail" page by clicking the link above!

FAA Knowledge Exams: Private and Recreational Pilot (airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air, powered parachute, and weight-shift control) tests included.

Electronic updates you can download from the ASA website keep your database current as the FAA makes changes to the tests! Our free e-mail Subscription Service provides automatic notification when Updates are available!

System Requirements:

Product registration is required; Internet access is required for registration as well as software question and program updates.

Macintosh computer with PowerPC G3, G4, G5, or Intel-Mac processor, OS X Tiger (10.4 or higher), 128 MB RAM minimum, 200 MB available hard drive space, 1024 x 768 SVGA compatible display, CD-ROM drive, mouse or other compatible pointing device. Internet connection required for product registration and updates. Adobe Reader.

For both Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Acrobat Reader is required.

Virtual Test Prep–An Aviation Ground School brings the classroom to any home TV or computer DVD player. Private pilot test, Widescreen Edition.

With Virtual Test Prep, you can learn the material you need to ace the FAA Knowledge Exam and gain the information you need to be a safe, competent and confident pilot. This is not just another question and answer review. It's an in-depth, comprehensive ground school that will prepare you for the FAA Knowledge Exam and the cockpit. Brilliant animations, 3D graphics and special effects throughout along with expert instructors and terrific inflight footage make Virtual Test Prep a thoroughly entertaining and motivating learning experience that helps you prepare for the exams.

Watch the DVD to learn the subjects, then use the included ASA Prepware Software to work through the questions, for a comprehensive aviation ground school. Graduation certificate and instructor endorsement (sign-off) available from ASA for no additional cost upon completion of the course.

Package also includes a bonus DVD with over 2 hours of interviews, insights, and inspiration from some of the industry’s leaders in aviation education, including Tom Horne, Barry Schiff, Bob Gardner, Paul Hamilton, Laurel Lippert, Steve Casner, Dorothy Schick, and Bruce Williams. These experienced aviators and notable subject experts also discuss their hard-learned lessons throughout the course, providing a very entertaining perspective and rare opportunity to watch and listen to these consummate aviators share their knowledge, wealth of experience and invaluable wisdom.

DVD program contents: Aerodynamics, Aircraft Systems, Flight Instruments, Regulations, Procedures and Airport Operations, Weather, Weather Services, Aircraft Performance, Enroute Flight, Navigation, Communication Procedures. Over 10 hours of ALL-NEW material!

Courses available in this series: Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, Helicopter.

System Requirements:

Prepware CD-Rom: IBM compatible PC with Pentium-class processor, Windows 2000, XP with Service Pack 2, or Vista. 128 MB RAM minimum for Windows 2000 and XP (512 MB for Vista), 200 MB available hard drive space, 1024 x 768 SVGA compatible display, CD-ROM drive, mouse or other compatible pointing device. Internet connection required for product registration and updates. Adobe Reader.

Macintosh computer with PowerPC G3, G4, G5, or Intel-Mac processor, OS X Tiger (10.4 or higher), 128 MB RAM minimum, 200 MB available hard drive space, 1024 x 768 SVGA compatible display, CD-ROM drive, mouse or other compatible pointing device. Internet connection required for product registration and updates. Adobe Reader.

ASA has built a reputation for providing the aviation community with the most accurate and reliable FAR/AIM products available. The 2009 series continues this tradition, with books that contain complete and up-to-date information from Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) and Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) (current through March 2007!) and a free e-mail subscription service for you to receive updated information as it is released by the FAA.

Convenient handbook-sized 6" x 9" format includes:

• Parts 1, 43, 61, 67, 71, 73, 91, 97, 103, 105, 119, 135, 136, 137, 141, 142, NTSB 830, TSA 1552 and the complete Aeronautical Information Manual. Sport Pilot and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) rules included!
• Pilot/Controller Glossary
• NASA Aviation Safety Reporting Form
• Important FAA, FSDO, and NTSB addresses and phone numbers
• The most complete and up-to-date information available, with ASA's promise to keep readers current via timely and free online Updates.
• FREE subscription e-mail Update service keeps readers up-to-speed on regulation changes via email throughout the 1-year book-life-cycle, as the changes are released. Go to our FAR/AIM Updates page to sign up.
• Unabridged FAR Parts from Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations
• Changes and updates since last printing clearly marked
• User-friendly combined FAR and AIM index with more terms than ever before!
  

Every once in awhile, a product comes along that makes each reader exclaim, Wow!. The new Jeppesen Private Pilot Manual is the first book that has consistently produced such a reaction from everyone who has seen it. It is simply the finest learn-to-fly manual ever produced. It contains information that every pilot needs, whether student or experienced instructor, and you’ll be using it as your aviation encyclopedia long after you’ve completed your training. .

The Private Pilot textbook is your primary source for initial study and review on your journey to becoming a private pilot if you are learning to fly in the USA under FAA rules. The intuitive organization and colorful presentation of the manual helps you learn quickly from the start. The text contains complete and concise explanations of the fundamental concepts every private pilot needs to know, with the subjects arranged in a logical manner that builds upon previously introduced topics. You can expand your knowledge of specific subjects and the world of aviation by exploring the Discovery Insets strategically placed throughout the chapters. To help you understand how your mind and body function during flight, human factors principles are presented in Human Element Insets. Throughout the manual, concepts that directly relate to FAA test questions are described in FAA Question Insets. To help you review material more effectively, key terms are highlighted throughout the text and listed at the end of each section along with a checklist that summarizes important concepts. Additionally, you can evaluate your understanding of material by completing the associated questions found at the end of each section.

• Jeppesen Guided Flight Discovery Private Pilot Manual is an integral component within the GFD Pilot Training System. The organization and colorful presentation of the text helps students learn quickly from the start. Discovery insets expand on important ideas and concepts in the text. The information ties in references from the world of aviation, including NTSB investigations and aviation history. Human Element insets introduce pilots to the human factors aspect of flight. FAA Question Insets highlight concepts directly relating to FAA test questions. Each chapter begins with highlighted learning objectives. Cross-Reference Icons direct students to related subject areas. Key terms are highlighted for quick review. And each chapter closes with a Summary Checklist and Questions to reinforce the learning process.

From First Flight to Private Certificate

This is the authoritative volume from Bill Kershner, the first in The Flight Manuals Series. Presents a wealth of practical information while encouraging decision making by students. The fundamentals of flying are clearly described in a step-by-step, informal manner that a student can easily understand. Includes detailed references to maneuvers and procedures, and is fully illustrated with the author's own drawings. This book is also intended as a reference for the Flight Review for private pilots with a single-engine, land airplane rating.

Organized in the same order a Student Pilot will progress through the flight training curriculum, the book covers all you need to know and be able to do before the flight, presolo, the postsolo maneuvers, cross-country and night flying. It is a gathering of material used in preflight and postflight briefings and in-flight instruction provided by one of the greatest flight instructors of our time. It also includes a synopsis of what to expect for your FAA Knowledge Exam and checkride. This book is not intended to just help you "get past" the knowledge exam and checkride, but includes the information for use in the day-to-day process of learning to fly airplanes.

A completely integrated 98-page syllabus provides the instructional format for flight instructors and student pilots using both The Student Pilot's Flight Manual and The Flight Instructor’s Manual. It serves as a guide for teaching ground and flight instruction as well as a checklist of student accomplishments from the first flight through the private pilot knowledge and practical tests.

The Ninth Edition is fully revised and updated. Includes an appendix on engines and other systems along with seven color maps. Softcover, illustrated, 8” x 11”, 440 pages.

"Since I first began taking flying lessons, I have used William Kershner's wonderful Flight Manuals - from his "Student Pilot's Flight Manual" to his "Flight Instructor's Manual." I love the way Mr. Kershner makes fun and interesting reading of sometimes-dry subjects. His books are easy and fun to read and filled with all of the best information! I continue to recommend his books to anyone learning to fly, and have bought quite of few of them over the years to give to aspiring pilots. I cannot think of any other books on aviation that I would recommend more highly than William Kershner's Flight Manuals." —Patty Wagstaff, 2004 Inductee, National Aviation Hall of Fame