ENROUTE eNewsletter - January 18, 2024

January 18, 2024

New Products

Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide

Eleventh Edition by Jason Blair

After more than 30 years of assisting pilots with their checkrides, previous author Michael Hayes has retired. The ASA Oral Exam Guide new editions are now written by Jason Blair. Mr. Blair is an active single- and multi-engine certified flight instructor and FAA Designated Pilot Examiner, and has issued over 2,500 pilot certificates.

This new edition aligns with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS), with new and expanded information on pilot regulations, airworthiness, weather, airplane systems, emergency procedures, performance and limitations, cross-country flight, human factors, flight maneuvers, and scenario-based training. This book is the complete resource to prepare applicants for the commercial pilot airplane checkride and is valuable as a general refresher.

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Aviation Mechanic Oral Exam Guide

Fifth Edition

The Oral and Practical exams are the last steps for the certification of an aviation mechanic. Applicants work one-on-one with a designated mechanic evaluator (DME) who determines if they possess the knowledge, risk management, and skill level needed to be issued an FAA Aviation Mechanic certificate. The Aviation Mechanic Oral & Practical Exam Guide helps applicants prepare for this significant step in their career.

The fifth edition of this book aligns with the FAA airman certification standards (FAA-S-ACS-1) and prepares aviation mechanic applicants to demonstrate their skill and understanding of the required elements. This complete resource includes details on the certification process and covers all the practical skills and required knowledge in a question-and-answer format, with references provided for further study.

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ASA Essential Read for January

The Flight Instructor's Survival Guide

by Arlynn McMahon

This month's essential read is The Flight Instructor's Survival Guide. Author Arlynn McMahon shares forty-four stories to demonstrate the FOI principles in flight and offer practical strategies for dealing with both common and unexpected situations—all with wisdom, grace, and humor.

Through artful storytelling, McMahon shows how a successful instructor is sometimes a psychologist, other times a detective, and always a gatekeeper enforcing rules and cultivating the behaviors required to be a responsible aviation citizen. Delightful, full of wisdom—and written with humor, kindness, and dignity for her students—this is an invaluable guide for all flight and ground instructors who will benefit from using McMahon’s insights with their own clients.

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Also by Arlynn McMahon

Looking for new ideas for scenario-based training and how to translate maneuver briefings to a whiteboard? Check out the fourth edition of Lesson Plans To Train Like You Fly, also by Arlynn McMahon,

Regulation Updates

January 2024

ASA's FAR/AIM Series provides the most complete and up-to-date information available. By subscribing to our FREE Update subscription service, you will receive notices automatically when a regulatory or procedural change is released by the FAA. These updates will keep you current when combined with the 2024 books.

Recent updates:

01/03/24 2024 FAR/AIM

01/03/24 2024 FAR-AMT

Originally Launched in 2008, the Learn to Fly Blog has been updated with new articles, and a fresh look. For student pilots and those considering flight training, the Learn to Fly Blog is a great resource to acquire the aeronautical knowledge needed to be successful during and after training. Certificated pilots and flight instructors will find this a great platform full of insights into the aviation environment, in addition to providing encouragement and guidance to newer members of the aviation community.

FAA’s MOSAIC May Expand the Reach of Light-Sport Aircraft

If you hang out around aviation enthusiasts, you may have heard the term mosaic a whole lot more often in recent months. What is this term and how does it apply to you?

Workforce Study: What Aviation’s Future Could Mean for You

When a student pilot first encounters all the calculations required to fly, it can be overwhelming.

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