Study Materials

The following are some of the publications and products recommended for each certificate and rating.
Most are published or reprinted by ASA and available from authorized ASA dealers and distributors. Visit
the ASA website www.asa2fly.com for the complete product line.

Private Pilot Certificate

ASA-ANA Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators
ASA-AC00-6A Aviation Weather
ASA-AC00-45E Aviation Weather Services
ASA-8083-21 Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
ASA-PPT The Complete Private Pilot (textbook) by Bob Gardner
ASA-PPT-S The Complete Private Pilot Syllabus
ASA-VFM-HI Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbook–High-Wing Aircraft
ASA-VFM-LO Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbook–Low-Wing Aircraft
ASA-FR-AM Federal Aviation Regulations and Aeronautical Information Manual
(combined)
ASA-8083-3 Airplane Flying Handbook
ASA-AC61-23C Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
ASA-8083-1 Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook
ASA-8081-14AS Private Pilot Practical Test Standards — Airplane (Single-Engine Land)
ASA-8081-14AM Private Pilot Practical Test Standards — Airplane (Multi-Engine Land)
ASA-8081-HD Private & Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards — Rotorcraft /
Helicopter
ASA-8081-3 Private Pilot Practical Test Standards — Recreational Pilot
ASA-PM-1A Flight School (textbook)
ASA-PM-2 Private & Commercial (textbook)
ASA-PM-S-P Private Pilot Syllabus
ASA-SAP Say Again, Please: Guide to Radio Communications
ASA-CP-RLX Ultimate Rotating Plotter
ASA-OEG-P Private Oral Exam Guide by Michael Hayes
ASA-OEG-BFR Guide to the Biennial Flight Review
ASA-SP-30 Pilot Logbook
ASA-CX-2 Electronic Flight Computer
ASA-E6B E6-B Flight Computer
ASA-CX-2 Electronic Flight Computer
ASA-CX-2PALM Electronic Flight Computer Software for Palm Pilots
ASA-TW-PVT Prepware Exam Software for Private Pilot
ASA-VTP-PVT Virtual Test Prep for Private Pilot (DVD aviation ground school)
ASA-SFR-P2 Private Student Flight Record

Instrument Rating
ASA-CAP The Complete Advanced Pilot, by Bob Gardner
ASA-AC00-6A Aviation Weather
ASA-AC00-45E Aviation Weather Services
ASA-8083-21 Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
ASA-FR-AM-BK Federal Aviation Regulations and Aeronautical Information Manual
(combined)
ASA-8083-3 Airplane Flying Handbook
ASA-PM-3 Instrument Flying (textbook)
ASA-PM-S-I Instrument Rating Syllabus
ASA-8083-15 Instrument Flying Handbook
ASA-8081-4C Instrument Practical Test Standards (Airplane & Helicopter)
ASA-8081-9B Instrument Flight Instructor Practical Test Standards (Airplane &
Helicopter)
ASA-OEG-I Instrument Oral Exam Guide by Michael Hayes
ASA-AC61-23C Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
ASA-8083-1 Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook
ASA-TP-I Instrument Rating Test Prep
ASA-TW-I Prepware Exam Software for Instrument Rating
ASA-VTP-I Virtual Test Prep for Instrument Rating (DVD aviation ground school)
ASA-CP-IFR Instrument Plotter
ASA-H2G Jiffyhood (Instrument Training Hood)
ASA-AP-KT-NOS Approach Binder Kit with Dividers & Sheet Protectors
ASA-AP-KT-7RNG Approach Binder Kit with Dividers & Sheet Protectors
ASA-CW-8 Book-Style Chart Wallet
ASA-CW-10 Accordion-Fold Chart Wallet
ASA-IP IP Trainer: IFR Simulator and Procedures Course Software

Commercial Pilot Certificate

ASA-PM-1A Flight School (textbook)
ASA-PM-2 Private & Commercial (textbook)
ASA-PM-3 Instrument Flying (textbook)
ASA-PM-S-I Instrument Pilot Syllabus
ASA-CAP The Complete Advanced Pilot by Bob Gardner
ASA-MPT The Complete Multi-Engine Pilot by Bob Gardner
ASA-SAP Say Again, Please: Guide to Radio Communications
ASA-OEG-BFR Guide to the Biennial Flight Review
ASA-OEG-C Commercial Oral Exam Guide
ASA-8081-12A Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards
ASA-8081-HD Rotorcraft/Helicopter Practical Test Standards
ASA-VFM-HI Visualized Flight Maneuvers for High-Wing Aircraft
ASA-VFM-LO Visualized Flight Maneuvers for Low-Wing Aircraft
ASA-TP-CFI Certified Flight Instructor Test Prep
ASA-TW-C Prepware Exam Software for Commercial Pilot
ASA-VTP-C Virtual Test Prep for Commercial Pilot (DVD aviation ground school)
ASA-FR-AM-BK Federal Aviation Regulations and Aeronautical Information
Manual (combined)
ASA-FAR-FC Federal Aviation Regulations: Flight Crew (Parts 1, 25, 63, 65, 121)
ASA-ANA Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators
ASA-AC00-6A Aviation Weather
ASA-AC00-45E Aviation Weather Services
ASA-8083-21 Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
ASA-8083-3 Airplane Flying Handbook
ASA-AC61-23C Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
ASA-8083-1 Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook
ASA-DAT Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms
ASA-SP-6 Pilot Master Log
ASA-FL-1 Flightlight™
ASA-KB-3L Long Tri-Fold Kneeboard
ASA-E6B E6-B Flight Computer
ASA-CX-2 Electronic Flight Computer
ASA-CX-2PALM Electronic Flight computer Software for Palm Pilots
ASA-CP-RLX Plotter
ASA-CW-10 Accordion-Fold Chart Wallet (holds 10 charts)
ASA-CW-8 Book-Style Chart Wallet (holds 8 charts)
ASA-ON-TOP On Top IFR Proficiency Simulator Software

Flight Instructor Certificate

ASA-8710.3C Pilot Examiner’s Handbook
ASA-ANA Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators
ASA-AC00-6A Aviation Weather
ASA-AC00-45E Aviation Weather Services
ASA-8083-21 Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
ASA-VFM-HI Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbook–High-Wing Aircraft
ASA-VFM-LO Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbook–Low-Wing Aircraft
ASA-FR-AM-BK Federal Aviation Regulations and Aeronautical Information Manual
(combined)
ASA-FAR-FC Federal Aviation Regulations: Flight Crew (Parts 1, 25, 63, 65, & 121)
ASA-8083-3 Airplane Flying Handbook
ASA-AC61-23C Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
ASA-8083-1 Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook
ASA-PM-1A Flight School (textbook)
ASA-PM-2 Private & Commercial (textbook)
ASA-PM-3 Instrument Flying (textbook)
ASA-TW-CFI Certified Flight Instructor Prepware (Exam Software)
ASA-VTP-CFI Virtual Test Prep for Certified Flight Instructor (DVD aviation ground
school)
ASA-8081-6BS Flight Instructor Airplane Practical Test Standards— Single-Engine Land
and Sea
ASA-8081-6BM Flight Instructor Airplane Practical Test Standards— Multi-Engine Land
and Sea
ASA-8081-7A Flight Instructor Rotorcraft/Helicopter Practical Test Standards
ASA-OEG-CFI Certified Flight Instructor Oral Exam Guide by Michael Hayes
ASA-OEG-BFR Guide to the Biennial Flight Review by Jackie Spanitz
ASA-CP-RLX Ultimate Rotating Plotter
ASA-SP-6 Pilot Master Logbook
ASA-CX-2 Electronic Flight Computer
ASA-CX-2PALM Electronic Flight Computer Software for Palm Pilots
ASA-E6B E6-B Flight Computer

Flight Engineer Certificate

ASA-AC00-6A Aviation Weather
ASA-AC00-45E Aviation Weather Services
ASA-FR-AM-BK Federal Aviation Regulations and Aeronautical Information Manual
(combined)
ASA-8083-3 Airplane Flying Handbook
ASA-AC61-23C Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
ASA-8083-1 Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook
ASA-ANA Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators
ASA-AC65-12A Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Powerplant Handbook
ASA-AC65-15A Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Airframe Handbook
ASA-AC65-9A Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics General Handbook
ASA-FAR-AMT Federal Aviation Regulations: Aviation Maintenance Technicians
ASA-FAR-FC Federal Aviation Regulations: Flight Crew (Parts 1, 25, 63, 65, 121)
ASA-8081-21 Flight Engineer Practical Test Standards
ASA-TP-FE Flight Engineer Test Prep Book
ASA-TW-ATP-FE Airline Transport Pilot & Flight Engineer Prepware
Airline Transport Pilot Certificate
Aircraft Basic Science (McGraw–Hill)
Aircraft Powerplants (McGraw–Hill)
ASA-ANA Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators
AC 00-30 Rules of Thumb for Avoiding or Minimizing Encounters with Clear Air
Turbulence
AC 00-46 Aviation Safety Reporting Program
AC 60-22 Aeronautical Decision Making
AC 61-107 Operations of Aircraft at Altitudes Above 25,000 Feet MSL and/or Mach
Numbers (MMO) Greater Than .75
AC 90-23 Aircraft Wake Turbulence
AC 90-48 Pilots’ Role in Collision Avoidance
AC 90-87 Helicopter Dynamic Rollover
AC 91-32 Safety In and Around Helicopters
AC 91-13 Cold Weather Operation of Aircraft
AC 91-50 Importance of Transponder Operation and Altitude Reporting
AC 120-27 Aircraft Weight and Balance Control
AC 120-38 Transport Category Airplanes Cabin Ozone Concentrations
AC 120-43 The Influence of Beards on Oxygen Mask Efficiency
AC 120-48 Communication and Coordination Between Flight Crewmembers and
Flight Attendants
AC 121.195 Operational Landing Distances for Wet Runways; Transport Category
Airplanes
AC 150/5340-1 Standards for Airport Markings
ASA-FAR-AMT Federal Aviation Regulations: Aviation Maintenance Technicians
ASA-FAR-FC Federal Aviation Regulations: Flight Crew (Parts 1, 25, 63, 65, 121)
ASA-8081-5D ATP Practical Test Standards
ASA-OEG-ATP ATP Oral Exam Guide, by Michael Hayes
ASA-AC65-9A Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics General Handbook
ASA-AC00-6A Aviation Weather
ASA-AC00-45E Aviation Weather Services
ASA-8083-21 Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
ASA-8083-15 Instrument Flying Handbook
ASA-TP-ATP Airline Transport Pilot Test Prep Book
ASA-TW-ATP Airline Transport Pilot Prepware Software
ASA-ON-TOP On Top IFR Proficiency Simulator Software

General, Airframe, and Powerplant Certificates

AMT-STRUC Aviation Maintenance Technician Series Airframe Structures
AMT-SYS Aviation Maintenance Technician Series Airframe Systems
AMT-G Aviation Maintenance Technician Series General
AMT-P Aviation Maintenance Technician Series Powerplant
Aircraft Basic Science (McGraw-Hill)
Aircraft Maintenance and Repair(McGraw-Hill)
Aircraft Powerplants (McGraw-Hill)
Aircraft Electricity and Electronics (McGraw-Hill)
ASA-FAR-AMT Federal Aviation Regulations: Aviation Maintenance Technicians
ASA-FR-AM-BK Federal Aviation Regulations and Aeronautical Information Manual
(combined)
ASA-DAT Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms
Marathon Battery Instruction Manual (Marathon)
Electronic Circuit Devices (IAP)
Aircraft Batteries (IAP)
Advanced Mathematics (IAP)
Aircraft Air-conditioning (IAP)
Aircraft Fuel Metering Systems (IAP)
Aircraft Hydraulic System (IAP)
Aircraft Instrument Systems (IAP)
Aircraft Oxygen System (AMP)
Aircraft Bonded Structure (IAP)
Welding Guidelines with Aircraft Supplement (IAP)
Aircraft Radio Systems (IAP)
Advanced Composites (IAP)
Transport Category Aircraft Systems (IAP)
Aircraft Propellers and Controls (IAP)
Aircraft Gas Turbine Powerplants (IAP)