Airplane Flying Handbook app for iPhone and iPad

4.6 ( 3456 ratings )

Reference Education
Developer: Double Dog Studios

2.99 USD

Current version: 4.0.4, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 12 Jan 2010
App size: 32.12 Mb

Airplane Flying Handbook is the official FAA source for learning to fly and the source for many FAA Knowledge Exams test questions. The Airplane Flying Handbook app is a "must" for all pilots.

This app introduces the basic pilot skills and knowledge essential for piloting airplanes. It benefits student pilots, as well as those pilots wishing to improve their flying proficiency and aeronautical knowledge, pilots preparing for additional certificates or ratings, and flight instructors engaged in the instruction of both students and licensed pilots.

This app introduces you to the realm of flight and provides information and guidance in the performance of procedures and maneuvers required for pilot certification. It contains information on:

+ flight training
+ ground operations
+ basic flight maneuvers
+ slow flight
+ stalls
+ spins
+ takeoff and departure climbs
+ ground reference maneuvers
+ airport traffic patterns
+ approaches and landings
+ performance maneuvers
+ night operations
+ transition to complex airplanes
+ transition to multiengine airplanes
+ transition to tailwheel airplanes
+ transition to turboprop powered airplanes
+ transition to jet powered airplanes
+ emergency procedures.

Pros and cons of Airplane Flying Handbook app for iPhone and iPad

Airplane Flying Handbook app good for

I am a student pilot and I found this App Very helpful and very well designed. I recommend it!

Much easier than the pdf, and easy to navigate. 4 stars instead of 5 because it isnt optimized for 6s Plus.

This is really good. Even If youre really experienced I would imagine this still helps. I am a student pilot training for my PPL with 32 hours and this just gives a nice review of everything Ive learned so far and gives me some new ideas of things i want to try in my next lesson .

Very handy book, well designed and easy to navigate. Excellent.

Although Im a relatively low-time pilot, I have been flying for over 50 years and a CFI for over 30. Each time I read from Airplane Flying Handbook, I either learn something new, reinforce what I already know and teach, or gain new insight into some aspect of flying. I suspect the same would be the case for you. If you are a pilot and have an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, there is NO reason not to have this app! You can have "the book" with you at all times with no inconvenience---because it is tucked away in your iPod/Phone/Pad! Youll be amazed at how often you can read five or ten minutes while waiting for the barber, your spouse, or the kids.

Yes you can download this book and others for free but I love the fact you can search, bookmark or pull up the table of contents up from any page and go anywhere. Its great features for only $3

Some bad moments

This is nothing but the FAA handbook, but into a paid app. I assumed that there was at least something added, but no. Dont waste your $3 go download the PDF for free from the FAA site.

What they have done with these FAA books is truly a step backward. They no longer resemble the original FAA publication, and are more difficult to navigate and read. One of us who purchased the original version should receive a refund because this is not the same app.

The layout of the shell software is too tricky. Buttons are not intuitive. You would do just as well to DL the pdf from the FAA website and use ibooks to read it

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