Money Woes

I am 3 hours short of the required 40 hours needed for my private pilots license. But, at $110 an hour to fly I am stuck on the ground for at least another month. I flew with my instructor a few weeks ago for a practice checkride. There are still a few things I need to work on. I keep missing my rollouts for heading and I gain or lose altitude during manuvers. Just some fine tuning. I thought I would do pretty good, but that wasn't the case.

So, in the mean time I am studying for my instrument written. In my search for FREE study materials I found the FAA site that has all the study material you could want. These are the actual books that other companies reprint and sell to you for $20. Having a hard copy book in front of you is nice, but if you're on a budget these will do just fine.

FAA Manuals
Aeronautical Information Manual
Air Quality Handbook
Aviation Instructor's Handbook (PDF)
Aviation Safety Statistical Handbook
Banner Tow Operations (PDF)
Instrument Flying Handbook
Instrument Procedures Handbook
International Flight Information Manual
Pilot Safety Brochures
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
Plane Sense - General Aviation Information (PDF)
Safety Risk Management
Student Pilot Guide (PDF)

So, if you have the money to fly or not, start studying. You have 2 years after most tests to actually get your license.