Includes index

The most frequently asked questions about learning to fly -- Sport pilot, recreational pilot, and glider pilot licenses -- Instructors and flight schools -- The private pilot certificate -- The airplane -- Flying the airplane -- Control techniques -- Weather -- VFR navigation and communications -- The examinations

"A fully updated edition of the classic book that's helped aviators take off for more than a quarter century! Written in an easy-to-understand style by a noted aviation expert, Your Pilot's License, 8th Edition offers practical advice to help would-be aviators understand the demands and pleasures of earning a pilot's license. The book now offers expanded information on obtaining a sport flying license and certification. Your Pilot's License, 8th Edition Contains expanded coverage of sport pilot training and certification Discusses costs and the amount of time it will take to obtain a license Covers ratings and certifications Reviews medical minimums Explains rules, regulations, and requirements Describes navigation and communications Includes details on examinations "--

"This is a fully updated edition of the classic book that's helped aviators take off for more than a quarter century!"--