Oregon Pilot Resources

Here is a compilation of links and products that pilots and student pilots will find useful, including FAA publications, ACS and PTS documents, exam preparation guides, flight planning and weather resources, headsets, and other aviation tools. All items that are for purchase are recommended because they are effective and of high quality. 
ASA Oral Exam Guides
These oral exam guides are some of the best tools out there for preparing for your checkride and oral exam. 
Pro Tip: In the weeks leading up to your checkride, read through the Oral Exam Guide and highlight everything that you do not already know. Then, head back through the book and, in a notebook, write down everything that you highlighted. You will then have a condensed list of things you need to review before the checkride. The process of highlighting and re-writing will also help you memorize the content.
Gleim FAA Knowledge Test Study Guides
These FAA knowledge test guides will prepare you to take the 2019 FAA written knowledge tests. 
Flight Planning + Testing + Professional Pilot Tools
Other Highly Recommended Aviation Resources
Rod Machado's Private Pilot Ground School eLearning Course
FAA Publications
Airplane Flying Handbook [Buy Print Version here]
Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge [Buy Print Version here]
​Weight and Balance Handbook [Buy Print Version here]
Aviation Instructor's Handbook [Buy Print Version here]
Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) [Buy FAR/AIM Print Version here]

Airmen Certification Standards (ACS) and Practical Test Standards (PTS)
Private Pilot Airplane ACS [Buy Print Version here]
​Private Pilot ACS Maneuvers Parameters Summary
Instrument Rating Airplane ACS [Buy Print Version here]
Commercial Pilot Airplane ACS [Buy Print Version here]
Flight Instructor Practical Test Standards [Buy Print Version here]
ATP Practical Test Standards [Buy Print Version here]

Flight Planning, Weather, & Recommended Apps
AviationWeather.gov
​Windy.com - Great for visualization
Skyvector.com - Movable and interactive sectional and IFR charts
Fltplan.com - Flight planning, winds aloft, and flight plan filing 
Fltplan GO App [Android] [iOS/Apple] - FREE and includes Geo-referenced Approach Plates
LoggingNight.org - Super easy way to determine when you can start logging night

Aviation Medical and Insurance Resources
Avemco Aviation Insurance (most affordable)
AOPA Aviation Insurance
List of all Aviation Medical Examiners (AME's) in Oregon
Aviation Headsets
Bose A20 (Professional)
Lightspeed Zulu (Professional)
David Clark (Recreational)
ASA Headset (Budget)
Flight Reviews
This PDF below contains questions that you may be asked about during your flight review, including weight and balance calculations, Part 61 and Part 91 rules, weather, airspace, medical factors, and more. Remember, the FAA minimum for a flight review is 1 hour of ground and 1 hour of flight with a certificated flight instructor, but often times, it will take longer. You will need to complete a Flight Review every 24 calendar months if you are to act as PIC in an airplane (Note: passing a checkride will count as a Flight Review and will reset the clock at zero). Review FAR 61.56 for all of the Flight Review requirements.
Flight Review Worksheet
File Size: 97 kb
File Type: pdf
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Pilot Operating Handbooks (POH), Aircraft Notes, & Other Documents
1956 Cessna 172 POH
File Size: 13154 kb
File Type: pdf
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Cessna 172 N5636A Notes - click here
Tecnam Sierra P2002 POH
File Size: 1472 kb
File Type: pdf
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RV-12 POH
File Size: 2650 kb
File Type: pdf
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RV-12 Notes - clock here
AC 61-65G - Certification: Pilots and Flight and Ground Instructors
Private Pilot ACS Maneuvers Parameters Summary
File Size: 55 kb
File Type: pdf
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Citation 560 Annunciator Guide
File Size: 75 kb
File Type: pdf
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