Glider Flying Handbook

FAA-H-8083-13B

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Sky Pony Press
27 August 2025

Aerospace & aviation technology; Aviation skills & piloting; Astronautics; Aircraft: general interest; Air sports & recreations

This full-color handbook, released by the Federal Aviation Administration in December 2024, supersedes FAA-H-8083-13A, Glider Flying Handbook, dated 2013.

A valuable training aid for applicants preparing for glider category rating or current glider pilots who wish to improve their knowledge.

This comprehensive guide, 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. Complete with hundreds of detailed color photos, illustrations, and diagrams, the handbook covers the following topics in authoritative detail:

Components and Systems

Aerodynamics of Flight

Flight Instruments

Glider Performance and Limitations

Preflight and Ground Operations

Launch, Flight Maneuvers, Landing, and Recovery Procedures

Abnormal and Emergency Procedures

Glider Flight and Weather

Soaring Techniques

Cross-Country Soaring

Aerotow

Human Factors

This ultimate resource is the essential tool all student glider pilots need to get certified and what experienced flyers need to stay safe and informed.

Imprint: Sky Pony Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 215mm,
Weight: 637g
ISBN: 9781510784413
ISBN 10: 1510784411
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 27 August 2025
Audience: Young adult , General/trade , Preschool (0-5) , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), established in 1958, strives to ""provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world."" FAA publications include the Aeronautical Information Manual; Airplane Flying Handbook; Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge; Aircraft Inspection and Repair; Aviation Instructor's Handbook;Helicopter Flying Handbook; Instrument Flying Handbook; Instrument Procedures Handbook; Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbookand Powered Parachute Flying Handbook. The FAA's headquarters are located in Washington, DC.