Overall, there's a lot of useful information in here and it's presented in an easy to understand way that's not nearly as intimidating as some of the other texts I've read. Sort of like having a listening session with a CFI as he talks about all the aspects of IFR flight.
Only criticism is that it's somewhat out of date.
One example is the author's point about keeping up with changing weather reports. He talks about airborne weather radar, the Stormscope and getting weather from various ATC outlets. He doesn't talk about ADS-B, XM and so forth - wonderful resources for any pilot.
The author also discusses various RNAV and LORAN systems as though they are state of the art, and GPS as sort of the promising newcomer. Well, LORAN was shut down in 2010, and I can't remember the last time I saw an old-style RNAV unit in an aircraft. In the relatively sparse information on GPS, there's no information at all about GPS approaches with vertical guidance - merely a comment that "GPS is so accurate, someday there may be a GPS glideslope equivalent".
Likewise, as more and more people fly technically advanced aircraft, you won't find much on glass panel cockpits in this book. Even some of the author's suggestions about scribbling clearances and notes on your paper charts seem a little dated for those of us that fly with our charts on our iPads.
Still, that aside, it's a good way to understand the basics of IFR flight and the air traffic control system - it's just time for the 2017 updated version.
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