The following 13 documents are available as PDF (Portable Document Format) files and can be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. (You can download it for free HERE.)

NOTE 1: THE 11 ITEMS BELOW MARKED WITH THIS SYMBOL ARE REQUIRED FOR INITIAL GROUND SCHOOL! PLEASE PRINT THEM OUT, STUDY THEM IN ADVANCE AND BRING THEM WITH YOU TO CLASS! (You are encouraged to organize them in a looseleaf binder or folder.)

NOTE 2: PLEASE GO HERE FOR A QUICK SUMMARY OF EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU REPORT FOR INITIAL NEW-HIRE TRAINING! BE SURE TO READ IT ALL CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY!

• How to Ace Your Initial or Recurrent Part 135 IFR-PIC Checkride 2008 Rev. 2
  The checkride regulations
  The 8410 form
  The written test
  The tasks
  FAA interpretations, explanations, amplifications and clarifications
  (Please refer to the Table of Contents to see which sections contain significant changes.)
  

  NEW! CHECKRIDE KNOWLEDGE TEST PREP CHECKLIST NEW!

• Austin's Very Easy Guide to Legal IFR Flight Planning Under Part 135
  Departure weather
  Destination weather
  Determining the need for an alternate
  Alternate weather
  Approach weather
  

• Austin's Very Easy Guide to the Flight / Duty / Rest Time Requirements of FAR 135.267
  Concepts and definitions
  Flight time limitations
  Duty time limitations
  Rest time requirements
  

• Austin's Very Easy Guide to Your Daily Duties and Responsibilities as a Flight Express Courier Pilot 2008 Rev. 1
  explanation of documents
  preflight and postflight duties
  daily paperwork checklist
  The Ten Commandments of a Courier Pilot
  

• Austin's Very Easy Guide to Winter Operations 2009 Rev. 2
  Icing theory
  Icing regulations
  Approved de-ice and anti-ice equipment
  

• Austin's Condensed Centurion Reference
  Differences between the L, M and N models
  Common instrument and system configurations
  Flight Express field modifications
  Things to watch out for
  

• Self-Test on the Cessna 210L: a study aid
  The 210L POH
  The standby alternator system
  The turbocharging system
  The known-ice equipment
  Performance / weight & balance
  

• Flight Express Cessna 210 Pre- and Post-Flight Procedures
  

• Part 135 Ramp Checks
  What to do
  What not to do
  The two kinds of ramp checks
  The company Ramp / En Route Surveillance Report form
  

• Proper Radio Phraseology and Technique 2008 Rev. 1
  IFR communications
  VFR communications
  Special situations
  Avoiding common problems and mistakes
  

• Flight Express Approved Training Program
  Official company flows, checklists and procedures for both aircraft types
  

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