Mark Hansen wrote:
These are available for free from the FAA web site. Here is the
Airplane Flying Handbook:

http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/airplane_handbook

and here is the Instrument Flying Handbook:

http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/a..._flying_handbo
ok

Also, here's the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge:

http://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/handbook

I had downloaded the PDFs of the FAA's books before I went out and bought
the print versions. Why, some of you may ask, would I pay good money for
something I already had free electronic copies? Because it's tough to haul
my desktop (or even laptop) computer into the (ahem) bathroom, or to the
easy chair in the living room, or prop on my chest while lying in bed.

:-)