This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8083-13, Glider Flying Handbook, dated 2003.
Certificated flight instructors will find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed coverage of aeronautical decision-making, components and systems, aerodynamics, flight instruments, perf.
The Glider Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for Glider category rating and for currently certificated Glider pilots who wish to improve their knowledge.
This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8083-13, Glider Flying Handbook, dated 2003