Rod Machado's (NEW) Private/Commercial Pilot Handbook
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Updates for 6-10-2025 Below:
Chapter 6, Page 6-7, Figure 7B Updated
Chapter 6, Page 6-11, Added Simplified Flight Control Info
Chapter 6, Page 6-20, Column 1, Paragraph 5: added new info highlighted.
Chapter 8, Page 8-16, column 1, paragraph 1, added new info shown in highlight
Chapter 9, Page 9-26, Figures 40 & 41, added new info on ADS-B Out ring.
Chapter 9, Page 9-13, Figure 15A, added new info to the third row, last column.
Chapter 10, Page 10-8, info box, updated new symbol for wind farm.
Chapter 17, Page 17-32, added info on Confirmation-Expectation Bias
Update 11-13-2025
Chapter 2, Page 2-31, Figure 55.
The yellow-highlighted text shows the change made to Figure 6.
Update 11-13-2025
Chapter 2, Page 2-63
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Update 11-13-2025
Chapter 7, Page 7-34
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Update 06-30-2025
Chapter 7, Page 7-6
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Chapter 17, Page 7-22
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Chapter 17, Page 17-26
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Chapter 17, Page 7-47
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Update 06-23-2025
Chapter 6, Page 6-59
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Update 02-08-2025
Chapter 6, Page 6-59
Added the insert below to the bottom of page 6-59.
Update 02-04-2025
Chapter 6, Page 6-13
Update the text to that shown in highlighted area. The FAA changed the word "passengers" to the word "person(s)."
Chapter 6, Page 6-66
Added a small section on Electronic Flight Bags based on new Advisory Circular
Chapter 9, Page 9-11
Modified the discussion on the blue faded area that represents Class E airspace. While this is no longer seen in the Continental United States, it's still present on sectional charts in Alaska.
Chapter 9, Page 9-42
Added the following caveat to PB#2 reflecting the relevance of variable airspace floors.
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Update 11-15-2024
Chapter 5, Page 5-7
The yellow-highlighted text replaces the previous text.
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Update 11-15-2024
Chapter 6, Page 6-9
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Update 11-15-2024
Chapter 6, Page 6-23
The yellow-highlighted text replaces the previous text.
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Update 6-12-2024
Chapter 16, Page 16-17
Weight shift problem #5B's answer should be 145 lbs., not 109 lbs.
Update 6-7-2024
Chapter 13, Page 13-32
The yellow highlighted area has been added to this paragraph.
Update 4-5-2024
Chapter 9, Page 3, Figure 1:
Figure 1 is updated to reflect altitudes above FL600 are now being called, "Upper Class E Airspace." We don't talk about this in this book because it's irrelevant to private pilots (unless you happen to be directly above a volcano when it blows).
