Pilot’s Perspective

Mentour Pilot

https://www.youtube.com/c/MentourPilotaviation

by a Swedish Boeing 737 training captain. His explanatory videos with emphasis on piloting and safety have been so good he has been able to build up a very wide following with over 1,500,000 subscribers. What is more, his success has not only enabled him to take time off from the major airline he worked for to devote himself to the presentations but also benefit from the support of a team of technical people for great visual presentation and even research into details that others miss.

Also see his website https://mentourpilot.com.
Blancolirio

https://www.youtube.com/@blancolirio/videos

While this almost “one man” operation does not have the bells and whistles of Mentour Pilot, it provides a great human analysis of events be they major, or minor such a the problems faced by a helicopter pilot ferrying a sports personality in poor visibility.

Aviation in General

For profound interpretation of major happenings in aviation there is first and foremost: LeehamNews https://leehamnews.com.

Aimed more towards professionals, payment is required for full access, though much can be gleaned free of charge.

A top feature, entitled Bjorn’s Corner, has analyses by Bjorn Fehrm, one of the first people to clarify what the MCAS problems with the Boeing 737 MAX were all about.
Magazines such as Aviation Week

https://aviationweek.com

and Flight Global

https://flightglobal.com.
There is also AIM,

the FAA’s Aeronautical Information Manual,

the Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures.

Also, by the FAA, there is the

Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge—a very detailed PDF.

These can be found by going to:

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/
And SKYbrary.

https://skybrary.aero

a European site with safety-related information and a dictionary explaining in detail almost everything.
For the very latest and a historical view of

“Incidents and News in aviation” there is

Avherald

https://avherald.com.
Don’t forget Wikipedia!

Adding Wiki to a search term will help you find it.
And finally Quora for the wider public, where a question is posed with an initial answer and people commenting, very often with personal experience or specialist knowledge. You can even search for items in a category.

https://quora.com

LINKS FROM BOOK

Key aviation information links cited in the book:

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Pilot’s Perspective

Mentour Pilot

Also see his website https://mentourpilot.com.

Blancolirio

https://www.youtube.com/@blancolirio/videos

While this almost “one man” operation does not have the bells and whistles of Mentour Pilot, it provides a great human analysis of events be they major, or minor such a the problems faced by a helicopter pilot ferrying a sports personality in poor visibility.

Aviation in General

**For profound interpretation of major happenings in aviation there is first and foremost: LeehamNews https://leehamnews.com.**

Aimed more towards professionals, payment is required for full access, though much can be gleaned free of charge.

A top feature, entitled Bjorn’s Corner, has analyses by Bjorn Fehrm, one of the first people to clarify what the MCAS problems with the Boeing 737 MAX were all about.

Magazines such as Aviation Week

and Flight Global

https://flightglobal.com.

There is also AIM,

the FAA’s Aeronautical Information Manual,

the Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures.

Also, by the FAA, there is the

Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge—a very detailed PDF.

These can be found by going to:

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/

And SKYbrary.

https://skybrary.aero

a European site with safety-related information and a dictionary explaining in detail almost everything.

For the very latest and a historical view of

“Incidents and News in aviation” there is

Avherald

https://avherald.com.

Don’t forget Wikipedia!

Adding Wiki to a search term will help you find it.

And finally Quora for the wider public, where a question is posed with an initial answer and people commenting, very often with personal experience or specialist knowledge. You can even search for items in a category.

https://quora.com