 | FAR/AIM 2009: Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM series) by Federal Aviation Administration
Buy used from: $3.98 These are the rules of the game. You must have this.
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 | Private Pilot Manual
Buy used from: $20.00 Commonly used by flight schools.
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 | Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Wolfgang Langewiesche
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $12.00 You are supposed to have read this. I found it an easy read and useful for getting the gist of things.
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 | Katana DA20-A1 Information Manual by Diamond Aircraft
Buy used from: $19.75 OK so you don't actually need this manual but you need the one that goes with your plane. Find it, buy it, devour it.
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 | Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25A (FAA Handbooks) by Federal Aviation Administration
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $14.25 This is oft cited especially in the Gleim so you might as well grab it. In older Gleims this is refered to as the Pilot's Encyclopedia of Aeronautical Knowledge. If you want you can find this online in PDF form at the FAA's site. It will cost you more to print it than it will to buy it. Just buy it.
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 | Private Pilot and Recreational Pilot FAA Knowledge Test: For the FAA Computer-based Pilot Knowledge Test by Irvin N. Gleim
Buy used from: $8.00 Your instructor will probably call this "The Gleim". This will be extremely helpful passing the written. Read and follow the instructions.
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 | Avoiding Common Pilot Errors: An Air Traffic Controller's View by John Stewart
Buy new: $14.78 / Used from: $0.49 This book does a good job of explaining why many things you are being taught are important. It also does a good job of humanizing the tower.
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