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Old 19th Jun 2008, 15:21
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lastdon
 
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DGCA reference books

Dont want to dampen your spirits: But here are the recommended books from DGCA web:

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS FOR PILOT LICENCE
AIR REGULATION
1) AIP India - DGCA
2) AIRCRAFT MANUAL, India - Govt. of India
3) Aeronautical Information Circulars - DGCA
4) ICAO Publications
5) Notices to Airmen - DGCA
6) Doc 4444
7) ICAO Annex 2
8) ICAO Annex 14
AIR NAVIGATION
1) Ground Study for Pilots - Tylor and Parmar
2) The complete flight planning - Worthington
3) Complete Air Navigation - Bennet
4) Air Navigation Theory and Practice - William and Branch
5) A.P. 1234 (Vol. I) - Air Ministry, UK
6) Air Almanac - CAP 1602
7) From the Ground up - Sandy A.F. Mac Donald
8) America Flight Navigation - John Dohm
9) Principles of Air Navigation - Anderson
10) Applied D. R. Navigation and Flight Planning - J. Clough Smith
11) Radio Aids to Navigation - Smith
12) Radio Aids to Navigation - Grover
13) All Weather Flight Manual - FAA, USA
14) Any other book of elementary air navigation.
AVIATION METEOROLOGY
1) Meteorological Handbook for Pilots and Navigators - HMSO.
2) Meteorology for pilots - Manual No. 25 - USA
3) Meteorology for Pilots - Mudge.
4) Meteorology for Pilots - McGraw Hill
5) Weather - R. S. Scorer
6) Meteorology for Aviators - Sutcliff
7) Elementary Note on Indian Climatology - India Met Dept.
8) Handbook of Aviation Meteorology - HMSO
9) Meteorology for Airmen - Parts I & II Met. Department
10) Climatalogical Atlas for Airmen - India Met. Department.
11) Meteorological Glossary - HMSO
12) Weather Study - Brunt
13) The Weather Map - HMSO
14) Ground Study for Pilots - Taylor and Parmar
AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES
1) Flight without formula - Kermode
2) Aero Engines for Students - Allen and Unwin
3) Gas Turbine and Jet Propulsion - Smith
4) Makers Handbook for Type
5) Flight Manual for the Type
6) Pilot's Note on the Type
7) Handbook of Aeronautics - Royal Aeronautical Society
8) Civil Aviation Requirements
9) Aircraft Powerplant Handbook - Manual No. 100 - USA
10) Principles of Flight - Bert A. Shield
11) Performance of Civil aircraft - Barker
12) From the Ground Up - Sandy A. F. MacDonald
13) Manual of Flying (AP 129) - Air Ministry, UK

Hmmmmm if i was you.......i probably would join some ground school with a reputed institute. (JUST MY 2 CENTS ).
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