On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:12:47 -0400, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

Rod takes the most complicated of issues
and presents them intelligently and with a splash of humor that is
unbelievably educational.

I find Rod's public appearances entertaining and fun, but the humor he
injects into his training manuals is just unnecessary extraneous
fodder to wade through. But that's just my personal view as a
student. http://www.rodmachado.com/

Give me Kershner any day over anything else I've seen.
http://www.kershnerflightmanuals.com/

And for the written, the Gleam books cut right to the heart of the
issues with just the right amount of supporting information.
http://www.gleim.com/aviation/

And for getting comfortable with ATC communications, Bob Gardner's Say
Again, Please is first rate.
http://www.asa2fly.com/Communication..._product1.aspx