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Weather / Flight Planning  (top)

METAR Map (NOAA)
    
(decoder page)
Flight Path Tool
AOPA Online - Weather
Aviation Weather (NOAA's Digital Data)
Aviation Forecast Discussions

USAirNet - picture weather 
Graphical Rollover
Weather Graphs (Weatherspark)
Area Forecasts (NOAA AWC)
Misc Weather Maps
Medium Range Forecasts

National Weather Service La Crosse
National Weather Service (NOAA)

Standard Brief

CSC DUATS on the Web
DTC DUATS on the Web

NCEP Central Operations  (good luck)

RADAR
   RADAR NOAA
   RADAR Weather Underground 

Misc. Weather Info
Weather Underground
Weather Underground map
Weather Channel
Weather Pictures - Weather Bonk
Weather training
Weather Glossary

Flight Planning (also see AOPA Website)

SKY VECTOR (watch the video if you have not used this site before)
Runway Finder - Sectionals & IFR Charts
AirNav
Nav Monster
AeroPlanner SmartChart

Standard Brief Information Page by NOAA
Lockheed Martin Flight Services (FSS)

FSS Briefing Sheet

AOPA Security Notams and TFR Locator
NOTAMs published 28 days
Safety NOTAMs
TFR information (FAA)
Depicted TFR data may not be a complete listing. Pilots should not use the information on this website for flight planning purposes. For the latest information, call your local Flight Service Station at 1-800-WX-BRIEF
SUA information (FAA)

IAP Change Notice NOTAM
PDF Plates
AirBrief
AOPA Charts

AOPA Flight Planner Form

Sun Rise/Set etc. tables

Aviation Books/References/Newsletters  (top)
Books
AOPA's Handbook for Pilots
Airplane Flying Handbook (by chapter)
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge  (FAA-H-8083-25)
Instrument Flying Handbook  (FAA-H-8083-15A)
Instrument Procedures Handbook (by chapter)
Aviation Instructor's Handbook 8083-9A
Aviation Weather AC 00-6A or, try this link
Student Pilot Guide
ATC's Aircraft Info Fixed-Wing
Aircraft Technical Book Company

Pamphlets

Magazines
IFR Refresher Magazine
IFR Magazine
FAA Safety Briefing Magazine
Aviation Safety Magazine
EAA Sport Aviation Online (see tab for back issues)
AOPA Flight Training Magazine Articles
Aviation Week's AviationNow.com
Cirrus Pilot's World
AV 8 Magazine

Newsletters
Top News on Aero-News Network
AVweb
AIN Online
AVweb Engine-Related Columns
  (Pelican's Perch by John Deakin)

Electrical: Fire Hazard in Resetting CBs
ASRS Aviation Safety Reporting System (NASA forms)
GA Serving America

Articles from IFR Refresher & IFR Magazine by Fred Simonds

FAA Knowledge Test Questions and Answers

FAA -- Aviation Information  (top)
Pubs

FAA Online Library
FAA Books and Manuals

Check ride Paperwork explained
Check ride FAA 8710-1a paper form
Check ride FAA 8710-1 on-line form (IACRA)

FARs by landings.com
FAR Part 61 by FAA
FAR Part 91 by FAA
AIM
Advisory Circulars (AC)

PTS - all
PTS - Commercial
IPC Guide Pamphlet
FAAST IPC Review Guide course

Airports and Runway Safety

Airmen Services

FAASTeam Home
Wings Pilot Proficiency Program
Wings Manual
FPS Wings Program

Find a Pilot
Airmen Services Logon
Airmen Certification & licenses
Airmen Registration Database

Aviation Medical Examiner Search
 MedXPress (FAA physical form filler)

Aircraft Services

Find an Aircraft
Listing of all N-numbers
Airworthiness Directives

Fuel Information
Bird Strike Database

Online training  (top)
FAA Online Courses
    
("Flight Review Prep Guide")
AOPA ASF Interactive Safety Courses
Weather - AVWXWorkshops.com
Exams 4 Pilots
VOR Training Program
On-demand ASF SafetyCasts
Pilot Workshops
In-Flight Emergencies (eng failure) by Pilot 
Pilot Weekly Workshop Newsletter signup
NASA Ice training (java)
FAA paper on aircraft icing (PDF)
Carbon Monoxide Info
How GA Works
Crosswind Landings
AOPA Flight Training Magazine Articles
NASA Aerodynamics
Aviation Safety Videos (ground ops)

Flight Instruction
List of CFIs in SE Minn.
Video about learning to fly - Your First Flight (Sporty's)
AOPA Flight Training
ASA
The CFI

King Schools
Checkout in a Multiengine Airplane
Mnemonic Reminders
National Assn of Flight Instructors NAFI
Flight Training Index
AOPA airport signage flashcards
      option for 6 flashcards per page

Simulator

 

Logbooks  (top)

Logbooks and Logging Time (AOPA)
Logbook Endorsements (PDF)
Logging Pilot in Command (PIC) Time
Answers for Pilots: Logging time
Electronic Log Books 

Shopping

Barnstormers
Flyboys.com
Aero Trader Online
Aircraft Shopper Online
Powered tow-bars (Dragger)
Ebay Items matching ( smoh )
Trade-A-Plane Online
RV Builder Forums
FlightPlanInc
 
Organizations & Associations  (top)

EAA

EAA 100.org
EAA 360
AOPA
FAA Safety Team (FAAST)
GAMA Home Page
Aircraft Electronics Association
Minnesota DoT
Veterans Airlift Command
 
Misc. Info

Rules of Thumb

Piper Archer PA28-181 POH
IFR flight tracking
Live ATC net
The Aviation Guide
FAA Bird Strike Database
Explanation of Supersonic Flight
Old & Unusual Airplane Pictures
AeroFiles Hangar Start Your Engines
Mars Exploration Rover Mission Home
Military Aircraft Information
NTSB Accident Database
Plane Crash Info
AOPA Accident Analysis
 
Museums  (top)
MidAmerica Museum
Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center
Pictures from Udvar Hazy Center

U-3 Blackbird plus Initial design Info on  handwritten on legal pad

Government

NBAA Contact Congress
NTSB Aviation
ASRS (NASA reporting system)
AF Accident Investigation Board
 

Fly Ins  (top)

MN DOT listing of Aviation Events
IA DOT listing of Aviation Events
EAA Aviation Calendar of Events
EAA AirVentrue (Oshkosh)
Sun-n-Fun.org 
Building Aircraft Resources (top)

Air Graphics (vinyl graphics)

 

 
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