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This section contains a compiled list of useful aviation websites. The links have been presented by category and will continue to be updated over time. Contact us about any additional resources that you feel will be useful to share with the group and also report any broken links.
Title | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
Fly8MA | Online Ground School | Free Private Pilot Ground School and cool resources |
King Schools | Online Ground School | One of the oldest and easiest ground schools on all things aviation |
Bold Method | Online Ground School | Great resource especially if you fly a Cirrus Aircraft. Their Quizzes and articles are really good |
Sheppard Air | Online Ground School | Ground school highly recommended by a lot of pilots and instructors |
Sporty's | Online Ground School | Really nicely structured ground school, integrated with Flight Schedule Pro |
Aviation Weather Center | Official | Official NOAA - National Weather Service Website |
FAA Virtual Library | Official | FAA's Virtual Library - Lot's of useful material |
FAA Resources | Official | FAA Safety's Resources for Pilots |
FAA WINGS | Official | FAA's pilot proficiency program, do you know you can get wings credit if you watch Air Safety Institute videos through this site instead of directly on Youtube? |
1800-WX-Brief | Official | Official FAA Flight Service for Weather and Flight Planning. Call them prior to each flight to get detailed flight planning information |
FAA Training & Books | Official | Remember to periodically download these books into your EFB Application. Remember you paid for these (Tax Dollars) and they are really good! |
FAA | Official | The Federal Aviation Administration website |
FAA Safety | Official | Official FAA Safety Website |
NASA ASRS | Official | Aviation Safety Reporting System |
IACRA FAA | Official | IACRA is the web-based certification/rating application that guides the user through the FAA's airman application process. |
DC-SFRA | Official | Make sure you complete this training and print out a certificate if you have ever thought about flying east towards Virginia or Maryland |
AOPA | National Aviation Organization | The Airplane Owners and Pilots Association |
EAA | National Aviation Organization | Experimental Aircraft Association |
LiveATC | Must Have Mobile Apps | Live ATC Recordings - Listen to your communications on your recent flights |
CloudAhoy | Must Have Mobile Apps | Flight Tracking and Recording with detailed figures to record and playback your flight |
WeatherSpork | Must Have Mobile Apps | A really good Weather App |
Garmin Pilot | Must Have Mobile Apps | Electronic Flight Bag |
Windy | Must Have Mobile Apps | An amazing weather app. Be sure to check out the embedded Windy website on our site. |
FlightRadar24 | Must Have Mobile Apps | Wonder what that plane is in the sky, look it up |
Foreflight | Must Have Mobile Apps | Electronic Flight Bag |
UrCaptainSpekin | Just for fun | Aviation humor and jokes |
What the Forecast | Just for fun | A crazy weather forecast app to lighten your spirits when the weather is bad |
ThirtyThousandFeet | Just for fun | Some more humor, but while you are at it, check out their aviation directory |
Stef Drury | Flying Website | Real cool Vlogs with a lot of useful information |
AngleOfAttack | Flying Website | Home of the AviatorCast Podcast |
Philip Greenspun | Flying Website | Amazing resource and a wealth of knowledge |
Mastery of Flight | Flying Website | Weekly free lessons / Lot's of Training Resources. Check out his annotations to Stick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langewiesche |
The Finer Points | Flying Website | Really good videos and flying lessons. Give Jason's Patreon videos a look, they are worth it! |
Air Safety Institute | Flying Website | Cool Resources to keep you flying safe |
MyFbo | FBO Website (used by Flight Schools) | Ask your flight school / FBO |
FlightSchedulePro | FBO Website (used by Flight Schools) | Ask your flight school / FBO |
Piper | Airplane Communities | One of many Piper cults (err. Sites). We picked this one because Google ranked it higher than the others |
VANS Airforce | Airplane Communities | Money site if you ever want to build or fly an Experimental Aircraft (VANS). This is a fabulous and very hands-on community |
Cessna | Airplane Communities | The fan site for what must be the most dated, I mean produced general aviation aircrafts ever |
MAPA | Airplane Communities | Folks discussing the legacy of Mooney's and comparing them to every other airplane out there. Obviously, Mooney's are the best |
Bonanza Soceity | Airplane Communities | Good community with a focus on safety |
Diamond | Airplane Communities | This is where people share information about Diamond Aircraft and crib about the company |
COPA | Airplane Communities | Cirrus Pilots hangout, very professionally maintained |
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