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This handbook contains the latest edition of two large Advisory Circulars (ACs)(printed and bound into one volume) written by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): AC 43.13-1A: "Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices: Aircraft Inspection and Repair". AC 43.13-2B: "Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices: Aircraft Alterations". These FAA ACs are an excellent source of Aircraft maintenance data for use by FAA A&P Mechanics, Repair Stations, Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMTs), Inspection Authorization Mechanics (IA's), Aircraft Homebuilders, etc. It contains the standards for acceptable methods, techniques, and practices for the inspection, repair, and alteration of non-pressurized areas of civil aircraft of 12,500 lbs. gross weight or less, and when there are no manufacturer repair or maintenance instructions. Handbook Details: AC 43.13-1B Aircraft Inspection and Repair contains chapters dedicated to Wood Structure, Fabric Covering, Fiberglass and Plastics, Metal Structure, Welding, and Brazing, Nondestructive Inspection (NDI), Corrosion, Inspection and protection, Aircraft Hardware, Control Cables, and Turnbuckles, Engines, Fuel, Exhaust, and Propellers, Aircraft Systems and Components, Weight and Balance, Aircraft Electrical Systems, Aircraft Avionics Systems, Human Factors. Appendix 1: Glossary, Appendix 2: Acronyms and Abbreviations. Appendix 3: Metric-Based Prefixes and Power of 10. AC 43.13-2B Aircraft Alterations contains chapters with details and instructions for the installation of aircraft components and systems: Structural Data, Communication, Navigation, and Emergency Locator Transmitter Systems Installations, Antenna Installation, Anticollision and Supplementary Light Installation, Ski Installations, Oxygen System Installations in Nonpressurized Aircraft, Rotorcraft External-Load-Device, Glider and Banner Tow-Hitch Installations, Shoulder Harness Installations, Aircraft Battery In