Book Club

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Our student-led gorup is covering The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (available for free on the FAA's Website). The PDFs for each indivudual chapter and the audiobook are linked on each page.

The pages that follow are intended to be somewhere in between a quick reference, study guide, supplemental guide and Cliff's Notes for the book.

Tips for Reading

It's pretty dense reading! Taking notes will probably help a lot. This Acronyms & Initialisms page helped me.

I also found it helpful to listen to a podcast after the reading to hear the subject matter more colloquially. The Flying New Guy from Pilot Institute has been great for this.

Book Club Meetings

The club meets weekly on Wednesday nights from 6-8pm PT in person at Twin Oaks Airpark. If you'd like to join remotely or participate asynchronously, please let the host know to add a virtual meeting in the comments of your RSVP.

• Don't worry if you didn't quite finish the reading.
• Each chapter seems somewhat/fairly self-contained. It would be great to have you join even if you're finding us after we've started.

Meeting Format (Evolving)

• Intro & check-in
  • What brings you here?
  • Where are you in your aviation journey?
  • What would you like to get out of the group?
• Down to business
  • The reading
    • Agenda items collected ahead of the meeting
    • Speed run the chapters - look at the heading titles & figures to jog memories for discussion topics
    • Discuss key takeaways, questions, etc.
    • Share notes
  • Sporty's Quiz as a group on the topics from the reading -or- a relevant activity (Navlog, airport sign flash cards)
• Time permitting:
  • Did anyone come across something aviation related and cool?
  • What's on your flight training docket?
  • Any aviation events coming up?

Reading Schedule

Date	Chapter	Pages	Total Pages
10/01	Chapter 1: Introduction to Flying	24	56
	Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision Making	32
10/08	Chapter 3: Aircraft Construction	13	22
	Chapter 4: Principles of Flight	9
10/15	Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight	51	51
10/22	Chapter 6: Flight Controls	12	53
	Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems	41
10/29	Chapter 8: Flight Instruments	28	41
	Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents	13
11/05	Chapter 10: Weight and Balance	11	39
	Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance	28
11/12	Chapter 12: Weather Theory	25	49
	Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services	24
11/19	Chapter 14: Airport Operations	38	49
	Chapter 15: Airspace	11
11/26	Chapter 16: Navigation	35	35
12/03	Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors	29	29

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