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I'm a big collector of soaring and aviation related books.  I have been having a lot fun adding these books to my store.  Reading soaring books gets me through the long winter months here in Minnesota.  It also makes me a better and safer pilot.  I have worked hard to make this the best soaring bookstore in the world.  Hopefully you can tell that it is a labor of love - I really enjoy collecting and documenting these books!  I try to go the extra mile to help you decide which books are right for you by scanning the back covers and table of contents of books where appropriate and making it easy to find the book you are looking for with lists sorted by Title, Subject and Author.  I stock hundreds of books so they are available when you want them.  I also include detailed information and links to out of date soaring books.  Adding them to my web site will probably reduce the sale of new books, but it is important to me to make this site a valuable resource for finding soaring books - both current and out of print books.  If you find this page useful, then please buy from me.

Printable Book and Video List
Sometimes it is nice to be able to print a complete list of the available books and videos.  The PDF file below is just such a list.  You can use it to highlight books and videos to be purchased by friends and family members as gifts.
Videos-And-Books-Printable.pdf

Gift Certificates - The Perfect Gift
The perfect gift for a loved one or someone you want to say "Thank You" to.

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New Books
Aerotowing Gliders
by John Marriott
Italian Vintage Sailplanes
by Vincenzo Pedrielli
See ya' at the airport!
2nd Edition
by Charlie Spratt
Cross Country Soaring
With Condor
by Frank Paynter
WA - The Life of
Soaring Legend Wally Scott

by Samantha Hilbert Thomas
2012 FAR/AIM
 
Riding On Air: Ridge,
Wave, & Convergence Lift

by Rolf Hertenstein
Soaring Beyond the Clouds
Einar Enevoldson Reaches for 100,000 Feet

by Bertha M. Ryan
Locomotive to Aeromotive
Octave Chanute and the

Transportation Revolution
by Simine Short
Sailplane Design
by Vittorio Pajno
Advanced Soaring Made Easy
2nd Edition
by Bernard Eckey
Competing in Gliders
Winning With Your Mind
2nd Edition
by Leo & Ricky Brigliadori
 
Beyond Gliding Distance
by Flavio Formosa
Soaring Beyond the Basics
New 3rd Edition
by Dale Masters
Power Pilot's
Guide to Soaring

by Murray Shane
Everybody's First Gliding Book!
by Bob Wander
Gliding: Theory of Flight
The British Gliding
Association Manual
by Steven Longland
The Handbook of
Glider Aerobatics

by Peter Mallinson
and Mike Woolard

 

Paul Remde's Favorites
Advanced Soaring Made Easy
2nd Edition
by Bernard Eckey
Cross Country Soaring
With Condor
by Frank Paynter
Competing in Gliders
Winning With Your Mind
2nd Edition
by Leo & Ricky Brigliadori
Beyond Gliding Distance
by Flavio Formosa
Sailplanes 1920 - 1945
by Martin Simons
Sailplanes 1945 - 1965
by Martin Simons
Sailplanes 1965 - 2000
by Martin Simons
 
Master of the Wave
Terry Delore

by Rod Dew
Gliding: Theory of Flight
The British Gliding Association Manual
by Steven Longland
Rhön Adler
75 Yahre
Alexander Schleicher
Segelflugzeugbau

by Peter F. Selinger
With English Translation
The Handbook of
Glider Aerobatics

by Peter Mallinson
and Mike Woolard
Gossamer Odyssey:
The Triumph of
Human-Powered Flight

by Morton Grosser
Cross-Country Soaring
A Handbook for Performance
and Competition Soaring
by Helmut Reichmann
Nurflügel
Die Geschicte der
Horten-Flugzeuge 1933-1960
(The History of the
Horten Airplanes 1933-1960)
by Reimar Horton

 

Recommended for New Glider Pilots
Everybody's First Gliding Book!
by Bob Wander
Gliding: Theory of Flight
The British Gliding Association Manual
by Steven Longland
Glider Flying Handbook
Federal Aviation Administration (U.S.)
Soaring Society of America
Learning to Fly Gliders
A Flight Training Handbook and Syllabus

by Bob Wander
The Joy of Soaring - A Training Manual
by Carle Conway
So You Want To Fly Gliders, DVD

 

Preparation for Private Pilot-Glider Written Exam, Oral Exam and Checkride
See Also - Test & Checkride Preparation books
Private Pilot Glider Checkride ...Made Easy!
by Bob Wander
Private Pilot
Practical Test Standards for Glider - Free

Federal Aviation Administration (U.S.)
FAR/AIM
Federal Aviation Regulations
/
Aeronautical Information Manual

Sources for Used Soaring Books
Are you looking for a used or out of print soaring book?  I love old soaring books and have quite a collection of them.  I have added a few used and out of print books to this site.  I stock some of them.  For the ones I don't stock there are links to online sources for used books.  There are some wonderful online markets for used books which I have listed below.  Just do a search for the book or author your are interested in.

  • alibris - This seems to be the best source for used soaring books.  It is an international site so be sure to note the country in which the particular book is located.
  • Amazon
  • Barnes & Noble
  • ebay

Shipping Costs
Please note that books are quite heavy when compared to the soaring instruments and cables I sell.  The wide variety of products makes it very difficult for the online ordering system to accurately estimate the shipping costs for books.  So you may find that the shipping costs are a bit more than the estimate you received when you placed the order.  Within the US I ship using "US Media Mail" which is much less expensive than US Priority Mail.  However, I haven't yet found any low cost options for shipping books outside the USA.  I do ship books outside the USA quite often, but it can be a bit expensive using US Airmail - which is the lowest cost option.

Free Downloads
File Image Author Description
Flying Faster and Further - Part 1
Extending The Basics of Cross Country Soaring
Maurie Bradney A fantastic free collection of interesting information.
Flying Faster and Further - Part 2
Becoming Competitive in Gliding
Maurie Bradney A fantastic free collection of interesting information.
A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation
 
Eric Greenwell A "must read" for anyone that owns or is thinking about owning a self-launching sailplane.
The Glider (L'Aliante) Stelio Frati Published in 1946, an engineering textbook on the design of a glider
Introduction to Cross-Country Soaring Kai Gertsen Excellent article on cross-country soaring
Off-Airport Landings Kai Gertsen Excellent article on off-airport landings
Pilot's Handbook or Aeronautical Knowledge U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Excellent pilot reference book
Practical Test Standards - F.A.A. U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Links to F.A.A. practical test standards for many pilot types.  The glider publications were previously available in printed form from ASA, but they are no longer available - probably because they are small and available as a free download.

Links

Sailplanes Kids Coloring Booklet Stephen Nesser and the Soaring Society of America This is a great way to get kids excited about gliders.  Is is a  very nice little kids coloring booklet with 10 glider illustrations.  Stephen Nesser provided the excellent illustrations.  My 5 and 8 year old kids really enjoyed coloring in this booklet. 
SRA (Sailplane Racing Association) Guide to Soaring Competition Sailplane Racing Association (John Good?) A fantastic overview of contest soaring.


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