Instrument Flying

by Richard L. Taylor

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071386562
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	08/22/1997
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Richard L. Taylor (Dublin, Ohio) is an award-winning author of many aviation articles and books. Currently an aviation consultant, he taught at all levels of the flight curriculum as an assistant professor of aviation at Ohio State University.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Robert N.Buck. Preface. The Complete Instrument Pilot. The Language of Instrument Flying. Attitude Instrument Flying. Partial Panel IFR. IFR Flight Plans. Preflight Planning. IFR Clearances. Communicating in the IFR System. VOR Navigation. Area Navigation. Enroute Procedures. Communications Failure. Holding Patterns. Getting Ready for an Instrument Approach. Instrument Approaches. The NDB (ADF) Approach. The VOR Approach.T he Instrument Landing System Approach. High-Altitude IFR. Handling IFR Emergencies. Proficiency Exercises.