Pilot Handbooks

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

• Known as the PKAK for short, this handbook provides pilots with the basic foundational knowledge essential to pilots

• Most knowledge required for students as they progress through flight training can be found in the PHAK

Airplane Flying Handbook

• The AFH focuses on the piloting aspect of flying

• Each maneuver, as well as knowledge, skill, and common errors regarding that maneuver, are listed

• The AFH also provides pilots with information on transitioning to other airplanes

Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide

• The Chart User's Guide introduces pilots to FAA aeronautical charts, as it includes explanations of symbols and much more.

• These charts include: VFR, IFR, Terminal Procedures Publications (TPP), and chart supplements

Aviation Weather Handbook

• AWH provides a more in-depth explanation of weather products used in flight planning, aviation weather hazards, weather theory, and much more.

Instrument Handbooks

Instrument Flying Handbook

• The IFH teaches the fundamentals of controlling an aircraft by reference to instruments (how to fly on instruments) 

Instrument Procedures Handbook

• The IPH explains how to apply those skills in the IFR system using procedures, charts, and clearances (how to operate under IFR).