Airplane Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-3C: Pilot Flight Training Study Guide (Color Print)

This is the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-3C. This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8083-3B, Airplane Flying Handbook, dated 2016.
Originally released in 2021. Includes the October 2025 Addendum. Printed in Color. Full size: 8.5 x 11 inches.

The Airplane Flying Handbook is the official FAA source for learning to fly and for many of the test questions in the FAA Knowledge Exams for pilots.

The Airplane Flying Handbook provides basic knowledge that is essential for all pilots. It provides information on the transition to other airplanes and the operation of various airplane systems. This handbook is developed to assist student pilots in learning to fly airplanes.

It is also beneficial to pilots who wish to improve their flying proficiency and aeronautical knowledge, those pilots preparing for additional certificates or ratings, and flight instructors engaged in the instruction of both student and certificated pilots. It introduces the future pilot to the realm of flight and provides information and guidance in the performance of procedures and maneuvers required for pilot certification.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training
Chapter 2: Ground Operations
Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers
Chapter 4: Energy Management: Mastering Altitude and Airspeed Control
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training
Chapter 6: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs
Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers
Chapter 8: Airport Traffic Patterns
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings
Chapter 10: Performance Maneuvers
Chapter 11: Night Operations
Chapter 12: Transition to Complex Airplanes
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes
Chapter 14: Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes
Chapter 15: Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes
Chapter 16: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes
Chapter 17: Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA)
Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures