In well over 15 years of close friendship I’ve been often astounded with the depth of aviation academia inscribed upon the 200-gig hard drive that’s the mind of Machado. He is so polished as a speaker that you need sunglasses, funny enough to give up the Comedy Channel, but above all he is a dedicated educator. His latest book (Hard cover!) validates all of that. His mastery of Photoshop, CorelDraw (1,100+ original art, photos and emphasis on every subject) and he gives us a book of over 626 full-color pages creating terrific visuals for every subject. This is the finest, most incomparable aviation text book I’ve seen in 40 years of aviation and as a flight and ground instructor. Combine it with his Private Pilot Workbook and work with the confidence that you will be an academic competitor to any formal program.
In my mind Rod is the consummate, unequalled aviation educator.
Dave Gwinn (TWA Capt-Ret.)
