Dale Crane Books

Essential for all aviation industry professionals, this comprehensive dictionary explores more than 10,000 aviation-specific terms, phrases, and acronyms. Nearly 500 illustrations, tables, and lists supplement the detailed explanations of aviation terminology gathered from 14 CFR Part 1, the AIM Pilot/Controller glossary, and government publications. Indispensable for anyone involved with aviation, and especially useful for newcomers or those who speak English as a second language, this reference also includes valuable appendices that contain the periodic table, the phonetic alphabet, and Morse code.

This comprehensive reference manual serves as an essential tool for mechanics, aircraft owners, and pilots, offering critical information for aircraft maintenance. It includes specifications on mathematics, aircraft nomenclature, system specs, and material identifications. The eighth edition features updated details on measurement tools, lithium-ion batteries, and aviation fuel grades. With a compact, easy-to-use design and stay-flat spiral binding, it provides quick access to vital measurements, charts, and diagrams, making it invaluable for on-the-job reference.

"Dale Crane's ultimate reference book contains more than 12,000 accurate, aviation-specific terms and definitions, updating and gathering all the terms in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, glossaries from FAA handbooks, advisory circulars and manuals, the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) and Pilot/Controller Glossary, as well as definitions not found in government publications. Nearly 500 illustrations further define and aid visual recognition of the terms, and useful tables and lists are included in appendices. In an industry of acronyms and technical language, this comprehensive dictionary is an essential reference book for anyone involved with aviation and/or space organizations-administrators, pilots, maintenance technicians, drone operators, colleges and universities, air traffic controllers, manufacturers, engineers, government agencies, airlines, and corporate flight departments, as well as newcomers to the industry, and those who speak English as a second language. The ASA Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, now in its Seventh Edition, is a vital reference tool that belongs on every aviation bookshelf"--