Getting Started

Just beginning your flight training adventure? Here are some useful links and suggested reading for new students. These are best read after your introductory lesson, which you can book by calling our office at (707) 939-8333. We won’t mind if you read ahead, though!

Online Flight Schedule Screenshot

Flight Schedule Pro

The online schedule for Carneros Aviation. New students can create an account on this signup page

Citabria Operation Guide

by Travis Morton

A free ebook written by Travis Morton, explaining how we operate the Citabria. A great read for new students, or tailwheel transition students that want to start out ahead of the curve.

Citabria Panel

A very high resolution of the Citabria panel. Use it with the Operation Guide for studying.

Citabria Switches

A photo of the switches in the Citabria. Zoom in for the labels.

Cover of Stick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langeweische

Stick and Rudder

by Wolfgang Langewiesche

Available at the flight school, or at Amazon.com. It’ll teach you everything about the basics of flying that you won’t learn from the textbooks.

AOPA Online logo

AOPA Flight Training Page.

Here you’ll find “a wide variety of resources to speed your understanding of flight and your flight-training experience”. An invaluable resource for students of all levels.