Thom's series of books are an essential part of any UK PPL's library. Air Law and Meteorology are very important, and Thom makes a good presentation of both up to the level required for PPL

Updated to the new JAR syllabus 'The Air Pilot's Manual' series by Trevor Thom have become internationally recognised as the foremost pilot training textbooks. With new, easy to read page layouts and excellent, clear computer generated graphics throughout they offer the student the best opportunity for easy learning of the Flying and Ground subjects for the Private Pilot Licence and will always provide excellent revision for the qualified pilot. They are standard issue for flying training organisations in the United Kingdom and throughout the World

Contents of this volume

Volume 2 covers Aviation Law and Meteorology and includes:
Rules of the Air - Altimeter Setting - Airspace, Visual and Instrument Flight Rules - Distress, Search and Rescue - Documentation - Private Pilot Licence - Fit to Fly - In-Flight Medical Factors - First Aid - The Atmosphere - Wind - Cloud - Thunderstorms - Air Mass - Icing - Visibility - Weather Forecasts and Reports.

Aviation law, with its associated flight rules and procedures, has always been a difficult subject for students and this well established text has provided an authoritative guide to the subject. With the gradual introduction of the new Joint Airworthiness Requirements Flight Crew Licensing (JAR-FCL) syllabuses, this book should prove a useful source of the basic aviation law information, dealing as it does with the present UK law and the variations being introduced with the new JAR related legislation.

The book should be more than adequate for the present UK examinations and should form a useful starting point for understanding the new legislation. For those concerned with operating or flying aircraft and needing a quick answer to what the latest law is requiring, it should prove an invaluable reference book which can easily be accessed by using the extensive index. The opportunity has been taken to simplify presentation of information, with more checklists to aid revision work. Tests are included which are cross referenced to the pages containing the relevant text.

Based on new JAR syllabus mandatory from 2000
European wide syllabus means market for this text is now wider
Text completely rewritten in simple checklist form to make it more user-friendly.

This book has been produced to assist the applicant for a Private Pilot's Licence in the study for the Aviation Law and Operational Procedures examination, although it is also intended as a useful reference document for those who have passed the examination. It is not intended as a complete course of study, but is designed to act as a guide to the main points in the syllabus.

The most important parts, such as the Rules of the Air, are covered in detail. However, the coverage of parts which the author considers less vital is only sufficient to give a basic understanding of general structure. To cover the whole syllabus, or indeed to fly completely within the law, all the relevant books need to be studied. Pilots using this guide must refer to these documents for accuracy and confirmation before flight.

Workbook for use with the textbook, Practical Aviation Law, in aviation law courses offered to students preparing for aviation careers. It aids in application of legal principles set forth in the textbook to the kinds of decisions students will make in the real world of aviation as managers, pilots, mechanics, aircraft owners, air traffic controllers, air safety investigators, and others involved in aviation as a profession or hobby.
Many of the workbook questions are based on real dilemmas faced by the author's clients during his more than 30 years experience. Others are the product of a fertile imagination...yet they give aviation law students an idea of what can happen in real industry situations.

Practical Aviation Law provides readers with the basic legal knowledge and perspective to understand how the legal system works in relation to aviation, helps readers recognize and avoid common legal pitfalls, and enables readers to recognize when they need to call a lawyer. The fourth edition has been updated and expanded to reflect statutory and regulatory changes resulting from the 9/11 event, and a new chapter has been added on airport security. Softcover, 8.5” x 11”, 84 pages.

For a pilot, the study of Human performance and Limitations is crucial to an understanding of the central role played by the human factor in promoting safety and efficiency in flying operations. A thorough understanding of this subject is essential if you are to develop the high standards of airmanship required of all those who fly, whether as a private or professional pilot. In this interactive computer-based training (CBT) course, we aim to teach you the essentials of what you need to know about the interaction between the human being, his aircraft and the flying environment.

A thorough examination of the demands of the flying environment on the human organism will illustrate to you the obligation on all pilots to keep fit and to lead a healthy life style if they are to operate efficiently and safely in the air. The course also covers the basic psychological considerations of piloting, by stressing the demands that flying places on a pilot's faculties of perception, communication, judgement and decision making, and by pointing out some important limitations of those faculties.

This CBT course aims to teach you, as efficiently and enjoyably as possible, what you need to know to help ensure that you never become a human factor in any aircraft accident. At the same time, being fully compliant with the JAA PPL theoretical knowledge syllabus, it will assist you in the more mundane, but nonetheless important, task of preparing for your PPL ground examinations in Human Performance and Limitations.

• The Atmosphere
• The Human Body
• Effects of Partial Pressure
• Vision
• Hearing
• Flying & Health
• The Information Process
• The Central Decision
• Channel
• Verbal Communication
• The Cockpit
  

The study of Aviation Meteorology is a fundamental part of any pilot training. A thorough understanding of weather theory and the ability to interpret weather briefing documents are absolutely essential to all private pilots to ensure that, throughout their flying careers, they can make informed and accurate decisions about how prevailing or forecast weather conditions will affect flying operations. Above all, a full understanding of how the weather influences aircraft operations is crucial to flight safety.

This interactive, multimedia computer-based training (CBT) course in Aviation Meteorology will enable private pilots to learn more effectively and enjoyably than ever before, all they need to know about the weather, in order to fly safely and expeditiously, and to pass their JAA PPL or UK NPPL theoretical knowledge examinations.

• The Atmosphere
• Pressure
• Temperature
• Altimetry
• Humidity & Adiabatic Stability
• Turbulence
• Clouds, Thunderstorms & Precipitation
• Low Level Winds
• Visibility
• Aircraft Icing
• Airmasses & Fronts
• METAR's & TAF's
• Spot Wind Charts
• Low Level & High Level Charts
• SIGMET's, AIRMET's, VOLMET's & ATIS

As a pilot, you must have a clear perspective on your aircraft's capabilities. It is essential for you to know, for instance, how well, or how badly, your aircraft performs in the various phases of flight. How much runway will you use for take-off and landing, how well will the aircraft climb, how far it can fly, how long can it remain airborne? These are questions you need to know the answer to for every aircraft you fly. You will find the answers to these questions through your study of the theoretical knowledge subject 'Aircraft Performance'. Fully appreciating your aircraft's performance and what controls that performance is vital for safe and efficient flying operations.

A companion subject to 'Aircraft Performance' is 'Mass & Balance'. Whatever the phase of flight, it is vitally important that the location of the aircraft's centre of gravity always remains within the limits specified by the design of the aircraft. If the centre of gravity falls outside these limits, the aircraft's flying characteristics will be adversely affected and the aircraft may ultimately become uncontrollable. Pilots need to understand thoroughly the role played by the position of the centre of gravity. The 'Mass & Balance' section of this CD-ROM covers all the necessary knowledge and principles to enable you, the pilot, and the aircraft captain, to check that your aircraft is correctly loaded and balanced for safe and efficient operations.

As a pilot, you must at all times be aware of what forces are acting on your aircraft, both on the ground and in the air. These forces are generated by a combination of the static loads carried by your aircraft and the dynamic loads generated when your aircraft is accelerating, whether in a straight line, in turning flight or when recovering from a dive or aerobatic manoeuvre.

• Airframe Limitations
• Mass & Balance
• Take-off Climb
• En-route Performance
• Landing