Paramus Flying Club—Serving NY-NJ Area Pilots Since 1955

Useful Aviation Related Resources

Links:

FAA

The main FAA page
- Aviation Handbooks & Manuals
- Aircraft Handbooks & Manuals
- Pilot Practical Test Standards
- Air Traffic Plans and Publications: Including AIM, Pilot/Controller Glossary, Contractions, Flight Service
- Regulatory and Guidance Library: Including FARs, ADs, STCs, etc.
FAA also publishes a bi-monthly newsletter now called FAA Safety Briefing (Formerly FAA Aviation News.)
FAA Safety Team: The group behind the Wings Program. A great source for various recurrent and refresher training material. They have an interesting library of training/safety related materials.

NASA

The part of particular interest to pilots is the Aviation Safety Reporting System.
NASA ASRS also publishes a monthly newsletter Callback.

AOPA

The main AOPA page.
Air Safety Foundation: Source of good recurrent and refresher training material. Earn credits towards FAA Wings Program. ASF online courses can be found here. ASF safety publications can be found here.

Other Aviation Organizations and Events

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA): The folks behind Airventure Osh Kosh and the EAA Young Eagles Program. If you ever thought you might build your own plane, these are the people to go to.
Sun-n-Fun: One of the three big aviation events along with Airventure Osh Kosh and the AOPA convention.
National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI).
Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE).
Ninety Nines: International Organization of Women Pilots.
Mid Atlantic Pilots Association: Based nearby at Morristown (KMMU).
NJ Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum (NJAHOF): Repository of NJ aviation history, and PFC’s monthly meeting site.
Aero-space Museums (Wikipedia list)

NY/NJ Area Flight Schools

The listing of flight schools on this page does not constitute a recommendation or an endorsment of these schools by PFC.

International Flying

If you are interested in international flying, consult the International Flight Information Manual and AOPA’s International Flying Page.
All important Customs and Border Protection eAPIS. AOPA has nice eAPIS training material.
You will also need a Customs User Fee Decal.
Also, don’t forget FCC Restricted Radio Operator’s License (pilot), FCC Radio Station License (plane). You can apply for both online through the FCC Universal Licensing System.

Public Benefit Flying

Weather and Flight Planning

Manuals and Training

E6B Flight Computer: ASA has the manual here. And Gleim has a nice tutorial here. And a series of tutorial videos on YouTube.
GPS & WAAS: General GPS primer from the FAA. General WAAS primer from the FAA. Garmin GNS 530/430 training program from FAAST. Garmin GNS 530/430W Simulator and WAAS training video from Garmin.
G1000: Cessna Cockpit Reference Guide and Pilot's Guide. Garmin G1000 PC Trainer for Cessna Nav III.

Educational Resources

Training material from AOPA can be found here.
The Air Safety Foundation has a wealth of safety related training material here.
Some very useful videos, including webinars on various topics, including maintenance can be found at the EAA site.
For the non-pilot folks, some general interest sources

The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum site has a wealth of information here.
How Stuff Works: Flight
Explanations of basic principles of flight pitched at various grade levels can be found at the Florida International University.
Here's an unexpected find in this category sent in by a homeschooler doing research on flight. (He found it in, of all places, a car parts site.) The links at the bottom of the page are pretty interesting. (Thanks for the tip, Sam!)
Here's another page geared more towards kids that covers the basics.
Another educational page intended for younger audiences from the Chanute Air Museum in Illinois.
StrightDope provides a slightly curmudgeonly take on the whole "lift" issue.