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The standard Canadian pilot textbook, and the core text of our ground school. First published in 1941 and revised ever since, this is the book most Canadian pilots learn the theory from.
30th edition, published September 2025
403 pages, full colour, softcover, 8.5 x 11 inches
Covers the whole Transport Canada written exam syllabus
Sample examination, glossary and index at the back
A sequence by sequence guide to what the examiner will ask you to fly, from the ground briefing to the last landing. Written by an ATPL holder and certified instructor, for the Canadian PPL and CPL flight test.
Covers the ground briefing and every air exercise in the test
Laid out for quick reference, not cover to cover reading
Supplements the Transport Canada flight test guides, TP 13723 and TP 13462
The standard Canadian reference for flying under Instrument Flight Rules. Every phase of an IFR flight, from the departure procedure to the approach ban, explained rather than just listed.
284 pages, softcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, colour and black and white throughout
Departure, enroute and approach procedures, and the ATC rules behind them
Satellite and ground based navigation systems
Chapters on pilot performance, automation and international procedures
The Canadian commercial pilot textbook — Chris Hobbs’ follow-on to From the Ground Up, organized to the Transport Canada CPL syllabus and current to the 2024 third edition.
This is the print edition, the same price as the publisher’s eBook — a physical book you can tab, annotate, and keep for your whole career. It is the required text for our CPL Ground School.
In stock in Canada. Flat-rate shipping, fast dispatch.
Over 450 practice questions for the Transport Canada PPAER written exam, with a full explanation behind every answer. The 9th edition, published September 2025 by Aviation Publishers.
Nine chapters matching the PPL subject areas
A separate Notes on the Questions section explaining the reasoning, not just the letter
A 100 question sample examination at the back
Access code inside for the publisher’s current online updates and corrections
