Press Release: New Editions of FAA Handbooks for Glider and Balloon Pilots

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 13, 2025

New Editions of FAA Handbooks for Glider and Balloon Pilots!

Newcastle, WA—New editions of the FAA’s Glider Flying Handbook and Balloon Flying Handbook are now available in print from ASA. Both books have been updated to meet modern practices for safe glider and balloon flight and training operations.

The Glider Flying Handbook introduces the basic pilot skills and knowledge essential for piloting gliders. Beneficial for student pilots just beginning their glider endeavors as well as pilots preparing for additional certificates or wanting to improve their flying proficiency, it is also a valuable tool for flight instructors engaged in teaching glider pilots of all skill levels.

As the official FAA source for learning to fly gliders, the Glider Flying Handbook is the basis for many of the test questions on the FAA Knowledge Exams for pilots. Complete with chapter summaries and illustrated throughout with detailed, full-color drawings and photographs, it also includes a glossary and index. Softcover, 8.25 x 10.75 inches, 280 pages, color.

The Balloon Flying Handbook introduces the basic pilot skills and knowledge essential for piloting balloons and leads pilots into the broad spectrum of information that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training. This handbook is for student pilots as well as those pursuing more advanced pilot certificates and helpful for flight instructors engaged in teaching balloon pilots of all skill levels.

This handbook is the official FAA source for learning to fly balloons and for many of the test questions on the FAA Knowledge Exams for pilots. Complete with chapter summaries and illustrated throughout with detailed, full-color drawings and photographs, the handbook also includes a glossary of balloon-related terms. Softcover, 8.25 x 10.75 inches, 288 pages, color.

Look for the Glider Flying Handbook and Balloon Flying Handbook at your local FBO, favorite online retailer, or at asa2fly.com.