The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge was produced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the assistance of Safety Research
... [Show More] Corporation of America. The FAA wishes to acknowledge the following contributors: Mrs. Nancy A. Wright for providing imagery of a de Haviland DH-4 inaugural air mail flight (Chapter 1) The Raab Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for images of the first pilot license (Chapter 1) Sandy Kenyon and Rod Magner (magicair.com) for photo of 1929 TravelAir 4000 (Chapter 1) Adventure Seaplanes for photos of a ski and float training plane (Chapter 2) Jack Davis, Stearman Restorers Asociation, for photo of a 1941 PT-17 Army Air Corps trainer (Chapter 2) Michael J. Hoke, Abaris Training Resources, Inc., for images and information about composite aircraft (Chapter 2) M. van Leeuwen (www.zap16.com) for image of Piaggio P-180 (Chapter 5) Greg Richter, Blue Mountain Avionics, for autopilot information and imagery (Chapter 5) Mountain High E&S Company for various images provided regarding oxygen systems (Chapter 6) Jeff Callahan, Aerox, for image of MSK-AS Silicone Mask without Microphone (Chapter 6) Nonin Medical, Inc. for image of Onyx pulse oximeter (Chapter 6) Pilotfriend.com for photo of a TKS Weeping Wing (Chapter 6) Chelton Flight Systems for image of FlightLogic (Chapter 7) Avidyne Corporation for image of the Entegra (Chapter 7) Teledyne Controls for image of an air data computer (Chapter 7) Watson Industries, Inc. (www.watson-gyro.com) for image of Attitude and Heading Reference system (Chapter 7) Dr. Pat Veillette for information used on decision-making (Chapter 17) John Park for image of spinning plates (Chapter 17) Cessna Aircraft Company, Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation, Eclipse Aviation Corporation, Garmin Ltd., The Boeing Company for images provided and used throughout the Handbook. Additional appreciation is extended to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the AOPA Air Safety Foundation, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) for their technical support and input. [Show Less]