Aero Tech Publications

Founded in 1992 by Captain Brad Deines, Aero Tech Publications is backed with 13 years of industry experience and sold over 15,000 copies of their flight maneuver series. Aero Tech Publications provides top-notch books for students studying for their practical flight tests at prices that can't be beat! Brad Deines. As a boy, Brad first discovered h... is love for flying accompanying his father on charter flights in a small four seater single engine Cessna. Being only in the fourth grade, Brad was too short to see over the glare shield. So, with a briefcase beneath him to see out the windshield, the charter pilot gave him his first flying lesson. Takeoffs, climbs, cruise, descents, and landings, Brad did it all. You could not pry the smile off his face for weeks afterwards. It was shortly thereafter, he knew aviation would play a major role in his life. Using his own money saved from working odd jobs, he began taking flying lessons when he was 16 years old at a local flight school in Casper, Wyoming. As with most pilots, he recalls vividly the first time he soloed. Not really knowing he was going to solo that day, his instructor told him to park the aircraft at the base of the control tower. After Brad shut the engine down, he wondered why his instructor had him park here. With a quick signature in Brads logbook, the instructor jumped out and Brad was off on his own to do three takeoff and landings. To this day he still remembers shouting at the top of his lungs YAHOOO! as he flew his first downwind leg by himself. He finished getting his Private Pilots Certificate at the fixed base operator in Casper with just minimum flight time. As a matter of fact, the morning of his checkride, he had to fly a cross country as part of his minimum requirements. Even after he did that, he had to stay in the practice area doing maneuvers until he had the minimum 40 hours required by the Federal Aviation Administration. He then applied and was accepted to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. A ...Read More