Glider Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-13B (Color Print) Paperback – December 25, 2024

Glider Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-13B.Released by the FAA in December 2024.This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8083-13A, Glider Flying Handbook, dated 2013. Printed in Color.The Glider Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-13B is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for glider category rating and for currently certificated glider pilots who wish to improve their knowledge. Certificated flight instructors will find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed coverage of aeronautical decision-making, components and systems, aerodynamics, flight instruments, performance limitations, ground operations, flight maneuvers, traffic patterns, emergencies, soaring weather, soaring techniques, and cross-country flight is included. Topics such as radio navigation and communication, use of flight information publications, and regulations are available in other Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publications. Read more