Instrument Flying (Hardcover)

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Product Description

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.

From the Back Cover

``I recommend it to any pilot who wishes to be at their best in the instrument system.''--John L. Baker, former president fo the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Ever since the pioneering days of Jimmy Doolittle, pilots have been able to take off, fly, and land without seeing a thing. But you have to be a proficient instrument pilot to pull it off successfully. Instrument Flying is the bible of IFR flight. This latest edition has complete, up-to-date information about every facet of instrument flying, from airways to Zulu time. It provides any pilot, from novice to old hand, with all that is needed to sharpen pilot skills at ``flying blind'' and to handle any emergency. It features: explanation of the VOR system, RNAV, Loran, and GPS navigation; a complete glossary of terms and abbreviations; valuable proficiency exercises; preflight checklists; case histories of pilots who were involved in IFR accidents. Taylor covers recent developments in IFR technology, new IFR terms, and advances in flight systems and equipment. Climb to and maintain a higher level of efficiency and safety--become a good instrument pilot.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 4 edition (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070633452
• ISBN-13: 978-0070633452
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #262,866 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous, yet informative practical guide to flying IFR., December 8, 1998

By	Mike Skinner ([e-mail]) "bullcinch" (Lansing, Michigan) - See all my reviews

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.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent knowledge base for IFR, October 27, 1999

By A Customer

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.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for ALL pilots., November 10, 2000

By	Shawn S. Sullivan (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.