Reddit mentions of Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25A (FAA Handbooks series)

I'm just starting down the PPL journey myself, and here are a few links that have helped me out along the way...


MZeroA Flight Training Jason does a really great job dissecting everything into it's component parts.

Our very own Schteevie may be better known to you as FlightChops and puts together some really great videos about his flight experiences. He's Canadian, and thus super critical of himself, but we won't hold that against him. ;) Seriously though, the amount of humility this guy shows in his videos is awesome and really "grounds" the series. (no pun intended.)

ShareAviation.com is yet-another-resource that a few of the aforementioned pilots are a part of. It's more like a gathering of people, but you can use this as a spring-board to find a wealth of valuable information.

A few books that have also helped me along the way:

FAA Airplane Flying Handbook is a little light on the technical details, but details flight maneuvers you should work on and whatnot. Link goes to Amazon.

FAA's Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge is a lot more dense, but dives into a lot more of the mechanical concepts (and math!) of flying. Link goes to Amazon.

Buy this book immediately: http://www.amazon.com/Pilots-Handbook-Aeronautical-Knowledge-FAA-H-8083-25A/dp/1619540207/ref=pd_sim_b_7. It pretty much has everything you want to know about all aspects of flight. Great continuous, repeated read.

After you're flying for a bit, right around when you're at solo status (either pre or post XC), you'll want to get this book: http://www.amazon.com/Visualized-Flight-Maneuvers-Handbook-Handbooks/dp/1560275219/ref=pd_sim_b_48. For your PPL license you'll need to demonstrate a number of maneuvers with proficency, and this is a great reference for all of them.

When you're studying for your PPL written, grab this book:http://www.amazon.com/Private-Pilot-Test-Prep-2014/dp/1560279788/ref=pd_sim_b_23. Helped me a ton.

When you're getting ready for your checkride, get this book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560279494/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1.

Also, get an iPad and Foreflight. While you'll hear a ton from pilots about getting started too early with electronics during your training, the main thing to steer clear of is using it for in-flight navigation and relying on it for GPS. You have to learn dead reckoning, pilotage and old(er) school navigation like VORs. It's great for flight planning and the digital charts are incredible but I still plan out my flights using a paper flight plan. Also, it has a documents section that's just fantastic for downloading good FAA reads like the FAR/AIM, your aircraft's POH and a ton of other downloadable documents.

Love to hear some other suggestions.