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Rod Machado. The man who has taught so many to fly.
Making learning to fly Easier, more Affordable and Fun for Everyone!
Rod is a professional speaker who travels across the United States and Europe delighting his listeners with upbeat and lively presentations. He speaks on both aviation and non-aviation topics, including risk assessment, IFR charts, aviation weather, in-flight emergencies, and safety awareness.

Mountain Wave Dangers - Strategies for Safety - Rod Machado
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The dangers associated with flying into mountain wave phenomena. In the video below, Rod Machado details the safest and most survivable methods when approaching mountains.

Understanding Weather, An Interactive eLearning Program.

Rod Machado's interactive eLearning course on Understanding Weather is precisely the course you need to help you make sense of the basic weather concepts you either missed or never quite understood in ground school. Presented in Rod's highly popular Laugh & Learn training style, this 5.5 hour course will have you feeling a lot more comfortable about the environment in which you fly.

If you're learning to fly or thinking about learning to fly, then let Rod help you make the experience more efficient and more enjoyable. You'll need a few things to begin learning about aviation.

1. Rod Machado's Private Pilot Handbook. This book prepares you for the basic knowledge (such as rules, procedures, aerodynamics, airspace, etc.) that you need to pass your sixty-question Private Pilot Knowledge Exam (also available in MP3 audiobook form). Also purchase Rods Private Pilot Workbook as a programmed guide to learning with this book.

2. Rod Machado's How to Fly an Airplane Handbook. This book teaches you how to fly the typical (also available in MP3 audiobook form).

3. If you'd like the best deal on all the training materials you'll need for private pilot training, then consider Rod Machado's Complete Digital Private Pilot Collection. And download the FREE Flight Training Syllabus, too.



Rod Machado's Aviation Learning Center Videos!

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