About the Course

Prerequisites: None
Approximate time to complete: 1 hour

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issues publications on regulations, operating procedures, aviation facilities, and issues affecting pilots. Most of these publications are available on the Internet, or they can be purchased from the Government Printing Office or private publishers.

Remember that as a glider pilot, you are usually only dealing with a very small part of the aviation system. If you ever find yourself needing information on other parts of this system, you will probably find what you need in one of these publications. This course does not explain the contents of these publications but instead provides you with an overview of what types of publications are available, and where to find them, and the kinds of information they contain.
About the Course

Course Curriculum

  • 1
    Course Overview
  • 2
    FARs
    • Section Overview
    • Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)
    • Quiz 1
  • 3
    Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
    • Section Overview
    • Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
    • Quiz 2
  • 4
    NOTAMs
    • Section Overview
    • Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs)
    • Quiz 3
  • 5
    Chart Supplement
    • Section Overview
    • Chart Supplement
    • Quiz 4
  • 6
    Advisory Circulars
    • Section Overview
    • Advisory Circulars (ACs)
    • Quiz 5
  • 7
    Final Test
    • Final Exam

  About the Instructor

  • Russell Holtz

    Russell Holtz

    Russell is the author of two well-respected and widely-used soaring flight training books in the United States - the Glider Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge and the Flight Training Manual for Glider Pilots.

    Russell grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.

    He obtained his Private Pilot Certificate in gliders in 1995, in airplanes in 1996, his Commercial Certificate in Gliders in 1998, and his Certified Flight Instructor rating in gliders in 1999. He completed the FAI Silver Badge requirements in 1997, and the Gold and Diamond requirements in 1998. Russell has given over 2,800 hours of primary, cross-country, contest, and aerobatic flight instruction, and has over 4,000 hours total time in gliders.

    Russell's passion for understanding and communicating soaring knowledge is evident in his teaching.