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Northstar Aviation References

2025 ASA Do-It-Yourself (DIY) FAR/AIM Tabs

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$54.94 USD
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$54.94 USD
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Include 2025 ASA FAR/AIM? (Untabbed book)

Studying the regulations can be an overwhelming experience. With so much to tab its hard to know where to begin. That's where Northstar comes in with their DIY tabs for the ASA FAR/AIM. 

All licenses and ratings are available from Private all the way to Certified Flight Instructor!

Northstar Aviation's tabs are exactly what student pilots need to study the regulations so that they can fly as safely and efficiently as possible. Northstar's tabs are durable, color-coded, and hone in on precisely on the most important regulations that all pilots should know from student pilots, private pilots to commercial pilots, instructors and beyond!

FAQs

What do the colors mean?

Each copy of the Pre-Tabbed FAR/AIM will contain a helpful guide to the colors, their meanings and special tab types. This color guide can be attached to the inside cover of your FAR/AIM so you never lose it. Generally, each color is tied to a license/rating type (blue for private, red for instrument etc.). 

What is tabbed out?

Each of our tabs are created from ASA’s own suggested study list (found in the FAR/AIM itself). Not every single regulation found on the list is tabbed out (in order to prevent overcrowding the book with tabs). Instead, the most important and commonly focused-on regulations have been tabbed. It should also be noted that single tabs can actually cover several different regulations by grouping them under a single header. So even if a book contains 50 tabs, that doesn't mean only 50 regulations are tabbed out. 

How many tabs are in each version?

Private Pilot - 50 Tabs

Instrument Pilot - 50 Tabs

Commercial Pilot - 50 Tabs

Private + Instrument Combo - 75 Tabs

Private + Instrument + Commercial Combo - 75 Tabs

CFI - 75 Tabs

CFI + Instrument Instructor - 100 Tabs

Please note that wherever possible, we try to prevent overcrowding pages with tabs by placing multiple regulations on a single tab. Therefore, one tab does not always equal one regulation. One tab in many cases contains several regulations. 

What is included with my set of DIY tabs?

Each set of DIY tabs will include: a template to help you line up your tabs neatly, a QR code to a helpful video guide to assembly, and a table of page numbers so you don't have to go searching for each regulation. You also have the option of buying an ASA FAR/AIM if you don't already have one!

Customer Reviews

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Sean Foster
Excellent Product!

I chose Northstar Aviation References (northstarvfr.com) for the FAR/AIM tabs because of their excellent reputation. It is my honest opinion that their reputation is well-deserved. The instructions were very easy to follow, and the video that was referenced was very helpful. I also greatly appreciate the sticker with the index that I placed on the inside of the front cover. The tabs make it very easy to find exactly what I am looking for, and they look great.

I especially like that the tabs are color-coded based on whether the regulation they are referencing apply to private pilot, instrument rating, commercial pilot or CFI, and that it includes color-matching dots that go next to each regulation that the tab covers (I got the private pilot/instrument/commercial combo).

I highly recommend these do-it-yourself tabs to anyone who wants to tab their FAR/AIM. They do cost more than other options on Amazon, but I found those to be haphazardly put together with multicolored tabs that mean nothing, some of which have dark text on dark tabs (unreadable). Northstar Aviation References makes a FAR SUPERIOR PRODUCT that is worth every penny and then some. Thank you!

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Nick
Great addition to the FAR/AIM!

Thorough, instructional DIY video helped me tab my book. Oddly satisfying although quite time consuming. If i did it again i would buy it tabbed already ! Great quality, great product !

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Carl

Great product!

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Keith
Good Times!!!

Seriously. I thought I was going to regret buying the tabs to do myself. But the instructions were on point and super helpful!!! Was able to get thru it in no time at all. Thank you so much!!

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Martin Williams

good product