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This is the official FAA Glider Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-13A. This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8083-13, Glider Flying Handbook, dated 2003. Released in 2013, includes all errata/addenda as of 2022. Printed in Color. Full size: 8.5 x 11 inches. 266 pages. The Glider Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for glider category rating and for currently certificated glider pilots who wish to improve their knowledge. Certificated flight instructors will find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed coverage of aeronautical decision-making, components and systems, aerodynamics, flight instruments, performance limitations, ground operations, flight maneuvers, traffic patterns, emergencies, soaring weather, soaring techniques, and cross-country flight is included. Topics such as radio navigation and communication, use of flight information publications, and regulations are available in other Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publications.