This comprehensive handbook, created by the Federal Aviation Administration, supplies glider pilots with all the information they need for certification in the glider category. An all-in-one technical manual, the Glider Flying Handbook focuses solely on the precise science of glider flight. Inside are hundreds of detailed illustrations and diagrams on:

Components and systems

Flight instruments

Performance limitations

Launch and recovery procedures

Flight maneuvers

Traffic patterns

Soaring weather

Radio navigation

And much more