Jim Davis Aviation Publications Reviews

This book is a treasure trove of advise and wisdom for anyone preparing for a flight test. As a student pilot, this book is helping me to demystify and prepare for these tests. It is also a fun read. I wish all aviation text books were written like this. Jim Davis's writing style is truly engaging.

I acquired a copy of Jim's book: PPL: A Practical Book About Flying for my daughter who is busy with her PPL, with aspirations of progressing to CPL and oddly enough moving on to instructing. Felt the book would be handy in her training and likely handy should she go on and train others. I was not disappointed, I have landed up reading a lot of the material myself. I find Jim's approach in presenting the material and ultimately transferring knowledge or building to and explaining concepts is excellent. You can see this book is based on understanding gained from many years of instructing various students and ultimately a passion for teaching. Also enjoy the occasional humour or the simple attitude of calling a spade a spade at times. As for the physical aspects of the book, brilliant quality inside and out.

Flight Tests is the most simplest pilot book that I have read so far. The use of checklists and repeating them over and over again really gets it cemented in your head. I will be sure to take this book on my journey to becoming a pilot.

This is such a valuable book to prepare for a flight test or actually flying in general. But not only for flying but for a preparation of any exam. Having been a trainer and assessor in various fields of railways, the principles of this book can be applied in many professions where safety and rules apply. Thank you so much for creating this book and I look forward to implementing those preparations in my daily routine.

Cracking little book...with no disrespect to the other PPL training books this is my fav'. Simple explanations of some difficult areas...highly recommended.

If you're after a complete and comprehensive, "One Stop Shop" manual, then look no further. Jim's PPL manual is the holy grail for anyone wanting to become a proficient pilot.

I have only begun reading this book, however it reads really nicely and for someone who is relatively new to aviation, the book explains it very nicely in simpler terms than most conventional texts. 5/5

I’ve had Jim’s PPL book for 5 years and it literally lives by my side 24/7, everything from magnetos to mandatory radio communications, condensation and dew point are explained in Jim’s inimitable style. Jim is a genius when it comes to getting his point across and he does so by making this book fun and a joy to read. Matt Dilosa