
Kitplanes : self design
click on pictures for detailed information
Comprehensive Guide
to Airfoil Selections
details of 500 actual airfoil designs
Airplane Design
a technical look at
design and performance
Construction of
Tubular Steel Fuselages
details fuselage construction process
Aircraft Detail Design Manual
scaled drawings of various
light aircraft components
Airfoil Selection
understanding and choosing
airfoils for light aircraft
Helicopter Design
and Data Manual
basics of helicopter design
Speed with Economy
drag reduction methods for
small and homebuilt aircraft
Composite Basics
materials and techniques for
building composite structures
Flying
Skills
Skills
- Pilot Ratings
- sport
- private
- instrument
- commercial
- flight instructor
- multi-engine
- helicopter
- ATP
- JAA PPL (private)
- JAA ATPL (commercial)
- CFI & FBO resources
- Flying Skills
- regulatory - flight
- basics
- VFR skills
- IFR & navigation
- professional skills
- communication / English
- sport flying
- aircraft operation
- avionics training
- flight safety
- Pilot Supplies
- logbooks
- planning / plotters / E6Bs
- cockpit organization
- hoods / fuel testers
- flightbags & cases
Aircraft Builder's Logbook
logs work, expenses, & material
sources per FAA requirement
Building
Skills
Skills
- Airframe
- basic knowledge
- aircraft systems
- tools & hardware
- sheet metal
- composites
- fabric covering
- welding
- NDT & corrosion
- paint & finish














