Originally posted by LePaul
Eagl, Chair, Wolf and other real life pilots...
I'm hunting around for a book on getting back up to speed on flying. I haven't logged any time since 2002 and am hoping to get back into a C-172 again in a few weeks.
Anything come to mind? I've been browsing through my old Jeppersen ground school books, but wondered if there was something newer that dealt with the airspace changes, etc etc. Just a good, overall primer for those of us who have been out of the groove for a few years. I thought about the huge AIM the FAA puts out, but that's pretty dry reading
My plan when I get back into private flying is to head to the local FBO or this aviation goodies shop right outside the gate at Montgomery Field (San Diego) and see what books they've got in their display case.
Or even easier, check out the sportys catalot online. They probably have a hundred little cheat guides and little refresher booklets, courses, etc. I don't think I'll go so far as to buy a video PPL ground school course, but I'll definately need to see what's changed in the VFR world since I stopped flying privately about 12 years ago. Sportys has a bunch of laminated fold-out cheat cards designed to be stuffed into your flight bag for the casual flier. I don't personally think it's all that great of an idea to have to rely on those things (who wants to go digging through your flight bag the first time you realize you're trapped above a cloud deck or have to fly into unfamiliar airspace) but they're good quick reference reminders if you just want to refresh your memory.
Either that, or find a ground school instructor and get a 1-day refresher lesson. Although you'll pay up to $50/hr, it could really be worth it in terms of how much info you could get, discuss, and really understand in just a short amount of time.
