Book on FAR Interpretation!

[Toy Soldier]

Everything Explained is an EXCELLANT resource to be added to ones' library.

However, just like Neal Boortz says on his radio show, "Don't believe anything you hear on my show UNLESS you know it to be true".

AOPA has an awesome library of material as well. But guess what, sometimes their information can be innaccurate too.

Unless the lawyers write it in "lawyer plain english" (oxymoron), then it will be easy for someone to misinterpret or misquote.

I treat "Everything Explained" or AOPA resources like I do anything else that I have. I read about a subject and then "test" the matter against the regs.

Just my two cents...

 

[SkyGuyEd]

EVERYTHING EXPLAINED is a pretty darn good book IMHO. It gets to the heart of the matter fast.

I don't think there is or ever will be a book that can possibly have everything about everything. And if there was, I wouldn't buy the thing; Call me lazy, but I wouldn't want to waste my time sifting through probably 1000+ pages of fluff to get to the stuff. That, and I probably couldn't afford it anyways

But as a budding CFI, I can say I've used EVERYTHING EXPLAINED more than a few times thus far in writing lesson plans and studying up.

 

[CrewDawg]

You mean to tell me that you guys actually understand those hieroglyphics? Wow...how do you do it?

jk.....I have to agree with THE MAN on this one. My roommate ordered EVERYTHING EXPLAINED a few weeks back. Good book, lots of info.

 

[jamhamms]

"Everything Explained For The Professional Pilot"

This is a fantastic book! My favorite part is the index - since I'm furloughed (again), I don't get to fly every day. I'll pick it up, thumb through the index, and find something interesting to read or remind myself about. Once you're in a subject, every possible FAR reference is listed. I guess anyone can split hairs about a book, but I've spent as much time in this one as I spent in the old Jeppesen Private Pilot book when I got my PP-ASEL in 1983 (you old guys will remember the hard-bound book with the brown cover, and it's partner, the workbook). I wasn't even allowed to use a programmable calculator for my PP written - it was an E6B and a standard calculator. Back in the days when Class B was the TCA, no such thing as a veil for transponders, and all that. But I digress.

This thing is cross-referenced out the wazoo, and frankly I don't think the nuances of oil certification or instructions for safety-wiring an airplane oil filter are necessary in a book for PROFESSIONAL pilots. Maybe in a book for owners and weekend bug-smashers, but not guys that fly for a living.

Anyway, I could go on and on, but the book is worth every dime. If you can't find the info or cross-reference in here, you probably don't need it. For the day-to-day professional operator this thing is worth its weight in gold.

It would be a great gift for any pilot, or a great gift for any pilot to get for his or herself. Spend the $$$. Enjoy flying - I sure do.

 

[JasonAZO]

EEftPP

I've been lurking for a while here. So, hello folks!

I bought "Everything Explained" a while ago now, before I even heard of this website actually, and I've been trying to make some analogy for what this book is and how it has helped me.

I'd have to say this book is like a loaded toolbox. It doesn't quite have the most arcane and obscure tools, but it has just about everything else you're going to need to get the job done--and then some. For the information it doesn't have, it does a great job pointing you in the right direction. The listing of sources is the primary reason I love this book! I use it extensively in my lessons and endorse it shamelessly with my students.

I haven't replaced my CFRs or my AIM, or any of those other witty FAA pubs on my shelf. However, due to the user-friendliness of "Everything Explained", I open those other books less often now.

 

[jamhamms]

So, can't help but wonder if anyone else has seen this book. Since I'm in a non-aviation gig right now, it sits on my desk so I can review between flying jobs.

 

[pjp320]

Everything explained

I have a copy and think it's a great reference book. The author compiled alot of information from many sources into one book. It is in a very easy to read format in plain english. I think everyone should add this book to their library. Just go to : www.aviation-press.com .

pjp320

 

[80/20]

You can always search the Federal Register and read the preamble if you are looking for details about one specific FAR. This is introductory statement will sometimes state the reasons and intent of the rule.

Another source is the rulemaking documents, NPRM or SNPRM. These documents explains why the rule was proposed, discusses various issues and responds to comments by industry groups and others concerns.

 

[DAS at 10/250]

Sorry to nitpick, but the FAR's have nothing to do with aviation. FAR, while frequently misapplied, is the acronym for the Federal Acquisition Regulations System. Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations (the FARS), deals with the government’s procurement of goods. What everyone wants to incorrectly apply the term "FAR" to is Title 14 of the CFR's, Aeronautics and Space.Link

Sorry, no FAR's is aviation.

 

[80/20]

DAS at 10/250 is 100% right the correct term is CFR. In 1937 two years after passing the Federal Register Act, Congress enacted legislations requiring by July 1938, the codification of all Federal Regulations into a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). As many others I still like to use the term FAR since most people tend to be more familiar with that. This view is shared by many government publication authors. FAA orders, advisory circulars and documents often use the term FAR.

Most paper versions are published by commercial publishers such as ASA and McGraw-Hill and called "FAR". Very few original paper CFR vesions from GPO are in use amoung pilots. Even FAA inspectors often use commercial FAR books. I think the popular term "FAR" is here to stay.