Description:

Complete and essential instrument knowledge is compiled in this pilot-ready reference. Features human factors in instrument flying; an Instrument Rating Training Syllabus; primary and support instruments; flight phases on instruments; instrument navigation; emergency procedures and illustrations; IRF flight planning; IFR flight charts; and more.

Contents:

Instrument Flight Basics.

Basic Instrument Flight.

Aircraft Control.

Scan and Control.

Phase of Flight.

Departure Procedures.

Practice Maneuvers and Emergencies.

Navigation.

IFR flight Planning.

Preflight Planning.

Preparing for an Instrument Flight.

Minimum Equipment Lists and Approved Flight Manuals.

Weather.

Airplane, Instrument and Equipment Checks.

Clearances and Communications.

Instrument Charts and Procedures.

En route Charts.

Departure and Arrival Procedures.

Approach Chart Plan View.

Approach Chart: Profile View.

Airport Charts.

NOS Approach Charts.

Arrival Procedures.

Radio Technique and Holding Patterns.

More on Holding Patterns.

Approach Angles.

Mastering Minimums.

Approach Basics on NDB Approaches.

VOR, DMe and GPS Approaches.

ILs, Localizer, and Radar Approaches.

Multiengine Aircraft Approaches.

The Human Factor.

What Causes IFR Accidents?

Preflighting the Pilot.

Physiological Factors.

Physiology at Night.

High Altitude Physiology.

Pilot Judgment.

Stress.

Cockpit Resource Management.

Instrument Training Syllabus.

Long IFR Cross-Country.

The Instrument Pilot's Library.

 

Flying Skills