Don’t be afraid to look for and engage with information from different sources. This can help you understand concepts more fully.
Use your Flight Training Manuals and textbooks as a starting point.
Where they make reference to other materials, look them up.
Know where to find relevant CASA publications and how to navigate them.
Try YouTube for videos explaining concepts you aren’t understanding from readings and briefings. Check with your instructor to make sure the information is accurate and relevant for you. Be aware that some information will be specific to where it’s made.
Do your own research – there are plenty of aviation books in publication with varying degrees of technical detail. If you’re planning to work in aviation, the more you know about the industry as a whole, the better.
Use your instructor. If you’re struggling with something, they might be able to explain it to you in a different way that makes it click.
Finding multiple sources of information is particularly important because people learn differently. You might learn better from reading a textbook, or you might need a video to better understand a concept.
Some resources we like:
- TVSA Flight Training Manuals
- Bob Tait textbooks
- Aviation Theory Centre textbooks
- QF32 – Richard de Crespigny
- No Man’s Land: The Untold Story of Automation on QF72 – Kevin Sullivan
- Aerobatics Down Under – David Pilkington
- Flight-Club on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmATxqUvw2DEn_yQ3ovPp0g
- Flight Safety Australia – CASA’s Safety Magazine https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/
- Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying – Wolfgang Langewiesche
- The Killing Zone: How & Why Pilots Die – Paul A. Craig