| So, you are interested in flying. You visited your local | | | | Another book that is really interesting and where |
| flying club and watched all sorts of planes take off. | | | | Transport Canada takes a lot of questions for their |
| You day dream thinking that you would like to do that | | | | exams is the Air Command Weather Manual. This |
| someday. Well you can! If anything that I can tell you is | | | | book has many graphics and illustrations to explain all |
| that flying is a piece of cake. Its the dedication and the | | | | sorts of things. Its full of knowledge, and has stuff that |
| hard work that you have to put into it is the hard part. | | | | even if you are an experienced meteorologist, you will |
| Some good places to start for learning from books is | | | | have something to learn. |
| the "FTGU". From The Ground Up is a book that | | | | One last book I would like for you to be aware about. |
| basically has everything in it you need to know! The | | | | The Illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics by HC 'Skip' |
| image you see on the left here is the ASA version | | | | Smith goes into great detail about the principles of flight. |
| (American). This book contains everything you need to | | | | So if you always asked your self the question, how do |
| know about planes, aviation, CARS (Canadian Aviation | | | | airplanes fly? Well this book well tell you everything |
| Regulations) and much more. Reading this you will learn | | | | you need to know and then some! |
| about Aircraft Engines and how they work, the | | | | With all that said, take your time and take a look at |
| principles of flight and even meteorology! So if you | | | | these books. The FTGU is great for first timers to get |
| want to learn more I suggest picking this book up! | | | | introduced into flying. The other two are more |
| Although, every country has its own rules and books, | | | | advanced and will prove some used down the road to |
| so once you have some knowledge to fall back on, | | | | improve your knowledge about flying, the principles of |
| you will have to look into those as well. | | | | flight and meteorology! |