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The fourth edition of the perennial best-seller. Fully updated, with everything the private pilot needs to know about flying IFR, such as handling emergencies, filing flight plans, understanding IFR communications, navigating, and flying more efficiently. Polish and improve your instrument-flight skills with the proficiency exercises. Glossary of aviation terms included.
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The latest edition of bible of IFR flight has complete, up-to-date information about every facet of instrument flying, from airways to Zulu time.
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Instrument Flying.......2003-02-18
This book is good if you have your instrument rating, but it is not set up for trying to learn the techniques. Most of the book assumes that you know what it is talking about, but it does offer an entire chapter of a glossery.
Good reading, but not for someone wanting a headstart on their intrument ticket.
Great for the beginner, Ok for the experienced.......2002-11-05
When I read this book I was already through with my instrument training, it does contain many great tips and is a very fun quick read. However, I wish I would have read it earlier in my training, the description of the book says it's great for both beginners and experienced but I found it to be written for too large an audience and was left hanging on certain aspects of the book. Overall I did enjoy the book and can see it being of tremendous value to someone who has become rusty, for those that are already sharp this is not a necessary read.
A must read for ALL pilots........2000-11-11
Taylor delivers strongly in this timeless book about IFR flight. Whether you are a strict stick and rudder pilot or a more procedural and technical pilot the author clearly spells out the basic premises of instument flight, from the cockpit to ATC. It should be required reading for all students seeking their instrument rating; it was for me. Please take note: this is NOT a complete guide to IFR flight. Rather it is helpful in understanding and reviewing the basics. This should be one of many books read when getting one's instrument rating or CFII.
Excellent knowledge base for IFR.......1999-10-27
This book is filled with many incredible tips for IFR flying. And you don't have to be IFR rated to understand the material. There are many jokes throughout the book but they are very relevant to the topic at hand and help emphasize the point. And they are not overbearing so most of the material is real "meat". The author cites many aviation accidents to show how not to fly IFR. It is really impossible to find anything wrong about this book.
Humorous, yet informative practical guide to flying IFR........1998-12-09
This is a book which appeals to the VFR pilot as well as the instrument-rated pilot. Dabs of humor and tongue-in-cheek comments lighten up the otherwise technical aspects of this common-sense guide to the IFR system. This is not an instruction manual, but rather a readable and enjoyable series of pointers and anecdotes calculated to fine-tune the skills of an experienced IFR pilot, but yet offers sufficient detail so as to provide the VFR pilot thinking about going after an instrument rating an overview of what to expect. This is a reference book that entertains.
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This series of textbooks and supplements for pilots, student pilots, aviation instructors, and aviation specialists provides information on every topic needed to qualify for and excel in the field of aviation. Most FAA Knowledge Exams' questions are taken directly from the information presented in these texts.
Written for applicants preparing for an Airplane or Helicopter Instrument Rating, this book is also valuable to instrument flight instructors (CFII) and already-rated pilots who would like to refresh their skills. It is the official source for all instrument questions appearing on the FAA knowledge exams. This is FAA handbook FAA-H-8083-15.
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Beware of scams..........2006-12-27
First off... this is an essential book. Do note that it can be downloaded for free from the FAA:
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...but many times it's better to have the print version. There are some vendors selling illegal CD versions of this on Amazon when you purchased that are not paperback as listed. Do NOT accept this if they send you a CD. Demand the print, book version if you purchase it - and do not tolerate the scams.
Must read for IFR pilots.......2006-03-01
Covers all IFR basics in an excellent way. Very helpful for the preparation for passing the IFR written test.
Excellent Material,Well Presented.......2006-02-17
The FAA put together a good book for study and review of IFR material. A true one-stop shop for info.
Instrument Fluing Handbook 2001.......2005-10-12
One of the best I ever read on this subject.
Items clearly explained.
Easy reading.
Reasonable priced.
Excellent Text.......2004-03-30
A nice primer to instrument flying. Combine this with the ASA Instrument Rating Test Prep book and you pretty much have a self-contained instrument ground school for around $30.
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Instrument Rating Test Prep 2007: Study and Prepare for the Instrument Rating, Instrument Flight Instructor (CFII), Instrument Ground Instructor, and Foreign ... FAA Knowledge Exams (Test Prep series)
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Instrument Oral Exam Guide: The Comprehensive Guide to Prepare You for the FAA Oral Exam (Oral Exam Guide series)
ASIN: 1560275952 |
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Applicants studying for the Instrument Knowledge Exam will find answers and explanations for every question in the Federal Aviation Administration exam database in this guide. The more than 900 questions from the exam are arranged by subject category, with each section prefaced by text introducing the subject matter and accompanied by specific study material. Each question is followed by the answer, an explanation of the answer, and a Subject Matter Knowledge Code for further study in FAA materials. Meteorology, flight and navigational instruments, IFR procedures, arrivals and approaches, and review computations are among the subjects covered for the instrument rating. Updates are provided to account for FAA test-question changes throughout the publication year via the ASA website or e-mail.
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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.
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- Ok info, but nothing new. Better editing would help.
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Flying On The Gages
Brian M. Jacobson
Manufacturer: Odyssey Aviation Publications
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Flying On The Gages is a book on instrument flying. It is not a dry, boring instrument training manual, but a book of experience. Each chapter deals with a different phase of instrument flying, and there are tips, tricks, and techniques revealed that would take most instrument pilots many years to garner on their own. This book is ideal as a refresher or for new instrument pilots or students who want some information on how it is done in the real world of everyday flying. There is something for every instrument pilot in Flying On The Gages.
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Excellent taste of instrument flying.......1999-10-14
This was the first book I read just after I got my private pilot license and before I started instrument training. It is way better than most if not all other books at giving you a taste of what instrument flying is like. It is not a dry, boring book to study, and if your immediate goal is to pass the written test, this is not the right book to get. But if you want to learn something and also be entertained, I highly recommend it.
Ok info, but nothing new. Better editing would help........1999-01-20
I was underwhelmed. The info was Ok, but nothing new was to be found. The format was awkward, with most paragraphs starting with a heading which was then also the first line.
There are better books around.
Customer Reviews:
not too funny, not too organized.......2005-07-19
Machado's schtick is funny here and there, but elsewhere is an annoying distraction. The biggest problem though is how disorganized the book is. The chapters just follow a stream-of-consciousness ordering, with nothing to tie them together except for a clever little quip. There are lots of good tips in there, but it's not a *book*.
Another fantastic book from Rod.......2004-07-07
Working on your instrument rating? Preparing for a competency check? Need to learn GPS instrument approaches? Just want to laugh? Here's the book to satisfy all of that. Twenty-seven years of teaching experience leaps from each page, and Rod delivers on his promise-you'll laugh while you learn. This book is filled with anecdotes, stories, humor, and wisdom. It's a must for every instrument student and instrument-rated pilot.
Makes learning instrument flying fun!.......2003-02-15
Nobody teaches instrument flying better than Rod Machado. Best of all he makes learning a pleasure through his genuine enthusiasm for the material and wonderful sense of humor. Whether you're an aspiring instrument pilot or an experienced one brushing up, this book is a must-read!
Rod Machado does it again!.......2001-10-09
With over 25 years of experience in the aviation industry, Rod Machado has a significant background to draw from in his books. He presents material important to the Instrument pilot, and even to private pilots thinking about getting their instrument rating in a straightforward and humorous manner. Rod Machado is never boring and always relevant!
A good supplement to your aviation library.......2000-07-06
I appreciate Machado's book more now that I'm maintaining currency than when I was initially working on the instrument rating.
The most valuable part (to me) was on cockpit organization. The four-way clipboard suggestion is an elegant solution compared to the well-armed instrument gladiator look I was sporting -- you know, with multiple kneeboards and a Post-It(tm) pad.
His analyses of the individual parts of the approach and "how the system" works are helpful as well, especially with both NOS and Jepp charts. The only minus was the suggested scan technique. It didn't work for me and I thought it was a little cumbersome.
Book Description
All of the aeronautical knowledge and skill needed for private and commercial certificates in Instrument Rating are covered in this guide, including basic flying and navigation techniques, meteorology, and instrument flight rule maneuver. Thorough review sections hone knowledge in preparation for the Federal Aviation Administration Knowledge Exam, while detailed text and illustrations prepare pilots for the oral and flight tests. The knowledge and skills required for preflight preparations as well as those required for departure, en route, terminal, and approach procedures are thoroughly covered. Numerous, full-color illustrations simplify maneuvers perceived to be complicated, such as holding patterns, intercepting and tracking, and flying approaches with crosswinds. With all of the tasks required by the FAA covered in this text, instrument students are provided with a solid foundation to obtain and use the instrument rating.
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Flying on Instruments With Flight Simulator
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Blind Landings: Low-Visibility Operations in American Aviation, 1918--1958
Erik M. Conway
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When darkness falls, storms rage, fog settles, or lights fail, pilots are forced to make "instrument landings," relying on technology and training to guide them through typically the most dangerous part of any flight. In this original study, Erik M. Conway recounts one of the most important stories in aviation history: the evolution of aircraft landing aids that make landing safe and routine in almost all weather conditions. Discussing technologies such as the Loth leader-cable system, the American National Bureau of Standards system, and, its descendants, the Instrument Landing System, the MIT-Army-Sperry Gyroscope microwave blind landing system, and the MIT Radiation Lab's radar-based Ground Controlled Approach system, Conway interweaves technological change, training innovation, and pilots' experiences to examine the evolution of blind landing technologies. He shows how systems originally intended to produce routine, all-weather blind landings gradually developed into routine instrument-guided approaches. Even so, after two decades of development and experience, pilots still did not want to place the most critical phase of flight, the landing, entirely in technology's invisible hand. By the end of World War II, the very concept of landing blind therefore had disappeared from the trade literature, a victim of human limitations.
Customer Reviews:
The Politics of Safety.......2007-05-17
This book gives a detailed account of the history and long, long, evolution of the instrument landing system in use today. I would not call this a literary work; it does not read with a building sense of tension or excitement like a novel, though it could. The nature of the subject itself for any reader that is a pilot, high-mileage airline passenger, or aviation aficionado will fill in the suspense left out in the factual recounting of events.
The goal of the participants from the very beginning was to achieve `blind landings'; to have the aircraft wheels literally touch the ground without the aid of any visual cues outside of the cockpit (thus the title of the book). A goal that remains, even in today's computer driven world.
What IS amazing is the amount and sometimes the pace of the system's evolution that was dependent all too often on purely political or business decisions; not science, and not technology, as an outsider would presume. This is not always the story of science, government, and business working together to solve a common problem, though it did occur. The airlines, driven by the need to fill vacant seats and make a profit, pushed (and paid for themselves, in some cases) for adoption of any system that would improve the opportunity for a scheduled flight to reach its destination in inclement weather, even if that improvement was only incremental.
Conway is to be applauded for the amount of history he has been able to amass, particularly on the early efforts towards this goal, and his extremely methodical and meticulous discussion.
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Many of these arrangements, which range in complexity, take their inspiration from timeless techniques like the Fan or the Clover. “Beautiful book...most important—the projects are inspiring and each one includes step-by-step photos, plus underlying theories that allow you to substitute flowers.”—The Crafter’s Bookshelf.
Customer Reviews:
Four stars instead of five..........2006-08-20
Only because I thought the book could have been a bit more Japanese in it's approach. That said, as a newly qualified florist and a long time floral artist this will be a favorite among my dozens of flower arranging books.
For anyone with an interest in floral art, as a hobby or professionally, this book is a "Must Have".
Sophia Moore.
A Beautiful Book.......2001-05-17
This book is stunning - beautiful photographs and a fresh approach to flower arrangements, leaning towards the less is more principle. Even beginners will benefit from the excellent step by step instructions and photographs. Well worth every cent of the purchase price. I hope we see more from this talented author. Read and enjoy.
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