Systems and sim books

[A Very Civil Pilot]

Has anyone had any experience of the following books:
Professional Pilots 737 Systems Guide
http://www.transair.co.uk/product4.a...roduct_ID=6297
and
The Unofficial Boeing Checkride Manaul
http://www.transair.co.uk/product4.a...Product_ID=777
Are they any good and relevant, or is it just a repetition of information found elsewhere?

[extreme P]

The first one is pretty weak. Essentially just a switches guide.

The second has some good info but it is very airline specific (United I believe).

[vapilot2004]

For systems learning I highly recommend the flight manual and manufacturer's CBT if you can get them. Perhaps your employer or a friend in the biz can provide you with some night table reading material.

I collect different airline historical items and have some experience with sourcing manuals and tech materials cheaply. Ebay has an AFM/FCOM on sale every so often. Some of the Ebay CDROMs are pirated copies - watch out for these.

There are a few legitimate online resources for such items. Try these companies:

http://www.esscoaircraft.com
Good customer service and excellent copies of some of the older stuff.

http://www.techmanualdepot.com
Quality digitized AFM/FCOM versions and CBTs and airline published items - Cheap !

There is a guy in Georgia, USA at:
http://www.eflightmanuals.com
His stuff requires some clunky security software and they are a s l o w shipper - however the e-books are cheap !

[extreme P]

I fancy myself a bit of a collector of training material and am always looking to expand that collection through trades. Pm me if interested.