IFR Resources
Ground School
IFR Flight Handbook – Provided by American Flyers: 11 Chapters of IFR concepts.
Exams4pilots – an free online pilot written test bank that allows you to customize practice FAA written tests. This site covers everything from Private Pilot up to CFII!
Specific Topics
Flight Planning
Documents
AirNav – Up-to-date airport and fuel price information for Jet-A and Avgas pilots and aviation professionals. Free, detailed aeronautical information and FBO services.
Excel-based VFR flight planner – by Chris Powell
SkyVector – SkyVector offers online aeronautical charts to aid with flight planning
VFR NavLog – VFR NavLog has a collection of VFR flight planning templates
Technology
GPS Visualizer – Online resource to view .gpx files visually.
MyGPSFiles – Web site that allows you to drag and drop .gpx file to provide a visual representation of your flight data collected using GPS or your cell phone.
Notepad++ – Code editor similar to Notepad however, Notepad++ will format code and color code it to be easier to read. We use this in our tutorial for plotting GPS flight data gathered from your cell phone.
Private Pilot
Ground School
Ground School
Exams4pilots – an free online pilot written test bank that allows you to customize practice FAA written tests. This site covers everything from Private Pilot up to CFII!
Flight Training Handbook – Avstop.com an aviation online magazine has graciously opened up a free private pilot handbook
CFI Resources
Flight Instructor Guide – Free resources, lesson plans and more
Flight Simulators
Flight Help
Minimum Flight Altitude – .pdf from International Virtual Aviation Organization (focused on virtual flight simulators)
Flight Simulators
Prepar3D – Flight simulator from Lockheed Martin
Simulator Add On
GARMIN 400W/500W Series Trainer
Reality XP – Fly with your GTN 650/750 in the sim (requires Garmin GTN/DDU 750/650 trainer)
Accu-Feel – Realistic sound for your sim
Free Resources
Avstop.com – offers free online books on various flight topics. Pay close attention to the publish dates before diving in. Some are very old and contain outdated information.
