New vs old PHAK, FOI, etc

[Bsmiller05]

Hey y'all,

I'm getting back into the CFI route, but I notice that there are new editions of the PHAK, AIH, Gleim FOI (even AFH?) and I didn't know if it is all the same material with a few additions, or are they essentially new books? If I don't need to buy ~5 new books right from the start, that would be nice, but of course, if they've been redone with nice, pretty pictures and such, maybe I should go ahead and get them.

Thanks, everyone. Get used to seeing me around here a LOT more! Ha

 

[bLizZuE]

Almost completely different books.

 

[MidlifeFlyer]

You don't have to buy any of them. The pdf versions of the FAA books are free from the FAA online.

 

[sundog]

the new PHAK is very much better than the old. it's worth buying, especially if you do any instructing.

and yes, all of them are available on faa.gov.

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/

http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/

 

[Brian Z]

You don't have to buy any of them. The pdf versions of the FAA books are free from the FAA online.

Yes they are, but man do I hate reading them on the computer. I just bought them anyway.

 

[sundog]

Yes they are, but man do I hate reading them on the computer. I just bought them anyway.

and also reading them online is a good way to figure out if the book is good enough to warrant buying a paper version. especially if you already have one of the older versions.

 

[lhornaday]

And don't forget the new aviation wx services book. Now with double the number (400) of stimulating pages!

 

[bLizZuE]

You talking about F or G? I haven't seen G yet.

 

[ILS37R]

The new FOI is, from an pedagogical standpoint, equally as dated and useless as the former. Get the free pdf.

The new Weather Services and PHAK are pretty decent.

 

[azaviator08]

The guy that I did my CFI checkride with actually checked to make sure that I had the current versions.