Reddit reviews Private Pilot Manual

I have two suggestions; combine them if it seems appropriate, or do neither - not sure what learning style you've got.

1. Pick up the Jeppesen Private Pilot Manual or just spend a lot of time in the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge + Airplane Flying Handbook. The Jepp and FAA materials cover the same topics, but approach it differently.
   
   
2. Get your CFI to assign you scenario-based homework. It'll cost you a few bucks of ground time to go over it the next lesson, but ideally you'll have the opportunity to attack some practical applications of the areas you're having trouble with. Ideally it's as simple as grabbing a pair of airports and doing the route planning with some arbitrary METARs / winds aloft / passengers.

Yea the FAA publications aren't too bad, but for the newcomer I think Jeppeson is easier to understand and a little more comprehensive. Go get the Private pilot manual, only like $15 used.

If you want something in book form, these are both very good. I used the first one to get my private pilot's license. The second to hone my instrument skills.

http://www.amazon.com/Private-Jeppesen-Sanderson-Training-Products/dp/0884872386/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407135792&sr=8-1&keywords=jeppesen+private+pilot

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0884872742/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

We used this book in ground school: http://www.amazon.com/Private-Pilot-Manual-Jeppesen-Sanderson/dp/0884872386

It is an expensive sport. I had the pleasure of working as an intern at a local airport for a business class my senior year of high school. I also took ground school that year as my 4th year AFJROTC class. Buy this book and this test guide. Or you can pay for classes, your call. Then you need lessons, and they cost alot. I am 20 so do not let your age hold you back. Go to your local airport and don't be a stranger, almost all of the older pilots there will be more than happy to take you under their wing!

You may want to get This it's the Jeppesen private pilot manual, does a pretty good job of going over everything. Most ground schools use this book though Gleim has one too. I prefer the Jeppesen one because it does a better job of explaining the answers instead of just teaching the test.

I hear a lot of good things about Jeppesen Sanderson. But you'll want to wait to see what he suggests, because the FAA do some pretty good books too.

Jeppesen's PPL Textbook