101 Things To Do After You Get Your Private

This guide for new pilots proves that the fun has just begun when one pockets that precious certificate. Now, veteran pilot Cook shows what lies beyond flight school.

LeRoy Cook (Butler, MO) calls himself a lifelong aviation student. A columnist and editor for Private Pilot magazine for more than 20 years, and a flight instructor for nearly 40 years, he holds FAA Gold Seal certification for single-engine and multiengine airplanes, gliders, and instrument instruction.

Part 1: Striking Out on Your Own

Chapter 1: A License to Learn

Chapter 2: Going Somewhere?

Chapter 3: Efficient Flight Planning

Chapter 4: The Flying Vacation

Chapter 5: Low-Level Flying

Chapter 6: Dodging Tall Towers

Chapter 7: The VFR Flight Plan

Part 2: Traffic and Airports

Chapter 8: Midair Menace

Chapter 9: Uncontrolled Airports

Chapter 10: Grass Strips

Chapter 11: Tower-Controlled Airports

Chapter 12: Airport Radar Service Areas

Chapter 13: Terminal Control Areas

Part 3: Weather

Chapter 14: Preflight Briefing

Chapter 15: Personal Forecasting

Chapter 16: Coping with Marginal VFR

Chapter 17: Trapped in IFR Weather

Part 4: Surviving the Seasons

Chapter 18: Wind Wisdom

Chapter 19: Thunderstorms: Summer Monsters

Chapter 20: Squall Line Encounters

Chapter 21: Managing Heat Stress

Chapter 22: Hazy Summer Days

Chapter 23: Fog, Insidious Enemy

Chapter 24: Cold, Cold Start

Chapter 25: Chiller Ice

Chapter 26: Flying Snow

Part 5: Using Your Head

Chapter 27: Go/No-Go Judgment

Chapter 28: Slow Down to Save Time

Chapter 29: Stress Management

Chapter 30: Considerate Operations

Chapter 31: Sensibility

Chapter 32: Currency

Part 6: Your Own Airplane

Chapter 33: Flying Clubs

Chapter 34: First Love

Chapter 35: Customized Checklist

Chapter 36: Test Flying an Airplane

Chapter 37: Thorough Postflight Inspection

Chapter 38: Accidents

Part 7: Going On

Chapter 39: Flight Review Due?

Chapter 40: Aerobatics

Chapter 41: Taming a Tailwheel

Chapter 42: High-Performance Checkout

Chapter 43: Flying for Money

Chapter 44: Instrument Rating -- Worthwhile?

Chapter 45: IFR Itinerary

Chapter 46: File IFR or Stay VFR

Chapter 47: Regaining IFR Currency

Chapter 48: Splashing It On

Chapter 49: Soaring Spirits

Chapter 50: Uplifting Experiences

Chapter 51: Multiengine Rating

Chapter 52: ATP Certificate

INDEX

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101 Things To Do After You Get Your Private Pilot's License

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