Description
This is a practical, no-nonsense book for everyone who loves flying. It teaches you to make smart decisions in the cockpit so you become a good, safe pilot – regardless of your hours.
It takes the sweat out of swotting. Preparing for your exams is easy and it’s fun. It covers all the subjects; Navigation, Meteorology, Principles of Flight, Radio, etc. There are 500 full colour pages with simple explanations, true life stories, every-day examples, test papers and superb diagrams. It also describes all the flying exercises from pre-flights to precautionaries and from stalls to sideslipping.
Jim's PPL book is not just for the PPL. It is a well regarded theory book for RPL, PPL and RAA pilots. Flight instructors love the layout and use the book regularly in the classroom.
Full Colour Pages
Detailed Diagrams
Flying Exercises
Chapter Reviews
Bonus RPL and PPL Online Pilot Practice Exam
Jim is a natural teacher. He believes you learn best if you are having fun, so this book is a good read – it is as un-textbookish as you can get, while still covering the subject thoroughly and clearly. Jim has a passion for flying training.
He has over 15,000 hours including about 10,000 of flying instruction for both civilian and military pilots. He is the founder of South Africa’s biggest and most respected flying school – 43 Air School. Jim has written several books on flying training and countless articles for flying magazines on two continents.
We pride ourselves on our quick and reliable order fulfilment and shipping process. We have a 95% same-day order fulfilment rate, with a further 4% completed the following day. Please read below for information on shipping pricing, order fulfilment and other related details. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Free Shipping*
On all orders that exceed $250 AUD in order value at the time of checkout.
Some items are exempt from this, such as the larger windsock frames. These items will specify that extra shipping may apply.
Other Freight Chargers
Our freight chargers are based on order value. See below for how much it will cost you to ship your item(s). Charges listed here are in AUD and for any order being shipped domestically within Australia.
Over $250 shipping is FREE!
Under $20 - $16.95
$20 - $99.99 - $14.95
$100 - $249.99 - $12.95
We use Australia Post with daily pickups from our Sydney (Bankstown) warehouse at 3pm Monday to Friday
We strive to have your order out the door on the same day it was made with us. If the order was placed before 3pm on weekdays, there's a good chance it will be picked up that day. Most of our orders reach their destination within 1-3 business days.
WA and remote areas please allow a few extra days, very remote areas can be more than a week. Feel free to contact us to find out how long your parcel may take
Supply Chain & COVID-19 Impacts
Like many retailers in Australia and around the world, we are experiencing delays and shortages due to COVID which has affected staffing, shipping times and supply chains. Although we endeavour to maintain good levels of all stock, please understand that sometimes delays in shipments are outside of our control! We are working hard to get back to quick shipping and minimal delays.
Certain products like electronic components are still facing massive shortages around the world, so items like headsets and radios can sometimes take months to receive.
Need more info before making your purchase? please just give us a call or drop us an email, we are always happy to help.
PO Boxes
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International Shipping
We ship worldwide - shipping will be calculated at the checkout.
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