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13 Best Aviation Books

Goal: Find the best Aviation books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best aviation books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

13 Best Aviation Books

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1

Weather Flying

by Robert N. Buck

2

The Wright Brothers

by David McCullough

3

Fate Is the Hunter

A Pilot's Memoir

by Ernest K. Gann

Also recommended by:

Larry Ellison

4

Everything Explained for the Professional Pilot

by Richie Lengel

5

FAR/AIM 2022

Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual

by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

6

Instrument Procedures Handbook

by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

7

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

8

Radio Mastery for IFR Pilots

Everything You Need to Know to Talk to Air Traffic Control While Flying IFR

by Jeff Kanarish

9

Radio Mastery for VFR Pilots

by Jeff Kanarish

10

Stick and Rudder

An Explanation of the Art of Flying

by Wolfgang Langewiesche

11

The Next Hour

The Most Important Hour in Your Logbook

by Richard L. Collins

12

The Thinking Pilot's Flight Manual

Or, How to Survive Flying Little Airplanes and Have a Ball Doing It

by Rick Durden

13

Wings

A History of Aviation from Kites to the Space Age

by Tom D. Crouch

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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