A guide to aircraft weight and balance,chapter 6 is a short but specific one, on helicopter weight and balance.

The modern day 'Chickenhawk'. An amusing, but frank account of a Royal Navy helicopter pilots life up to and during the second Gulf War. Definitely worth reading.

The FAA Handbook for aviation instructors. A good background text for the new and experienced instructor alike. The principles described are applicable to any syllabus of training not just FAA.

A good precursor to aerodynamic engineering courses. Of use to the interested CPL or FI bridging the way to the more detailed aerodynamics books.

The Basic Helicopter Handbook is a paperback, fairly simplified text useful to beginning students of helicopter principles. With an obviously American slant to the theory, maybe not as useful to JAA students, but ideal for FAA students.

Bramwells Helicopter Dynamics is a book for the mathematically minded student. Too much detail for even the CPL(H) but an overall excellent text for those not scared of the greek alphabet.

Robert Masons amazing account of life as an American helicopter pilot in Vietnam.

A good read, particularly for the newly qualified and student pilot. An account of a number helicopter accidents and their causes. Safety promotion in a paperback book. The book has its own website http://www.fataltraps.com/

Transport Canadas Helicopter instructor manual. A section on teaching, or more correctly learning is followed by an in detail description of the exercises in the Transport Canada Syllabus.

An excellent although somewhat dated text. An ideal book to read during and post CPL training. Offers a good introduction to some advanced techniques with some interesting explanations.

Ray Proutys' columns reprinted again, 3 Volumes in one book. Some of the best articles ever written about helicopters and how they fly. No complex maths and lots of simple diagrams make this a good read at every level.

A guide for the amateur helicopter or gyroplane builder. A particularly interesting explanation of the Bell Rotor system is included.

Transport Canadas flight training manual aimed at the PPL student, a detailed look at the air exercises from the students perspective.

An extremely useful book, if you are training on the H269.

Currenly Under Review, Up to now an interesting read.

One of the longstanding helicopter theory books. Aimed more at the engineering student than the pilot, extremely detailed, making the pilot relevant bits hard to find. As a degree level text it is ideally suited.

A directory of helicopter manufacturer and the aircraft they produce. Plenty of black and white photographs, of most types produced up to the date of publication (1998). Most of the information is now available on the internet, although the book is a good central reference point.

A guide to UK helicopter landing sites. In its 2nd edtion, now published by Pooleys a handy addition to a helicopter pilots flight bag. A large number of the sites featured in this book also appear in our landing sites database.

A good basic helicopter theory book. Written by a lecturer at Cranfield Institute of Technology.

Another slightly dated but still relevant text. Describes learning to fly helicopters in america with a bias towards the F.A.A syllabus and air exercises.

A good book for learning about Meteorology at CPL(H) level.

The book which most UK Schools use for training purposes. Very useful as the majority of the terminology used in the CAA exams is drawn straight from this book.

A guide for helicopter pilots fighting fires in the US.

The latest release by well known author Phil Croucher, this book is receiving complimentary reviews from pilots around the globe.

The Pilots Operating Handbook for the R22 is a must read (literally) for all R22 pilots, some schools encourage their students to buy the book, a bit expensive but in some respects a good introduction to flight manuals and their layout and contents.

An inexpensive, colorful and interesting book, written by an R22 pilot. A concise history of the R22 and The Robinson Helicopter Company. The interviews with Frank and Kurt Robinson are particularly worth readiing if you are in any way involved with R22s.

Shawn Coyles book provides a technical insight into helicopters and helicopter systems without going anywhere near complicated maths or overly technical diagrams. Probably of more use to the CPL(H) student, an excellent all round read.

Written by an experienced 206 pilot and CRM instructor this book provides almost all you could ever want to know about the bell 206 helicopter.

Phil Crouchers book is a good all round reference for the new CPL and the experienced pilot alike. Full of the things no one remembers to tell you about during training, and things that know you knew but can't quite recall.

This book and its sister volume are a good start point for the PPL(H) student, Volume 1 contains details on PPL(H) flight exercise to the UK Syllabus.

This book and its sister volume are a good start point for the PPL(H) student, Volume 2 contains details of Instrumentation, Powerplants and Hydraulics.