The Art of Instrument Flying
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0070705984 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 388 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Williams delivers a clearly written, purely instructional guide to flying aircraft by instruments alone. By excluding extraneous material on flight test preparation, he is able to provide a more thorough, hands-on treatise than other books on instrument flight. The first two editions of The Art of Instrument Flying earned "Best Technical or Training Book" awards from the Aviation/Space Writer's Association. airspace classifications, and other recent developments in the world of aviation. Chapters are devoted to topics such as instrument interpretation, physiologcal factors, planning IFR flights, approach angles, Loran-C, and Omega and inertial navigation.. Now, this comprehensive primer on instrument flying is improved with updated material on GPS, changes in U.S. Drawing upon his solid experience as a pilot, instructor, and writer, author J.R
Lots of good tips for GA and Commercial Pilots Amazon Customer I liked this book quite a bit. It's one of those gems that has a lot of good practical advice in it for instrument pilots. True, there is some stuff in it about some of the "older" nav equipment, but that's only a few pages in the relative scheme of the book. Plus, this info is almost appendix type of material, nothing in the discussions in the main body of the book that rely on you knowing about the "older" Omega and Loran nav. What's quite helpful are the presentations on enroute and approach planning and flying. When I was paging through this book, that was what I was interested in a. "Dated, but provides good analysis on charts and navigation" according to Jim Carson. The first third of "The Art of Instrument Flying" is a primer on attitude instrument flying and is very similar to the FAA Instrument handbook, but more readable. In my opinion, it didn't add much insight, however.The second third competently explains topics in IFR navigation and chart reading, with chapters covering en-route and approach segments for both NOS and Jeppesen charts. Charts and navigation are the strength of the book.The last part includes information on different kinds of navigation. While this is interesting reading, some of these (LORAN, Omega navigation) are obsolete w. "Good, but needs Update" according to Amazon Customer. I originally bought this book some years ago. The Good, but needs Update I originally bought this book some years ago. The 3rd Edition is now out dated. JR Williams does an excellent job of teaching an old instrument pilot how things should be donethe airline way! I'd highly recommend this text if it were current. I don't know if old JR is still with us, but if he is, he should definitely update the text and issue Good, but needs Update Amazon Customer I originally bought this book some years ago. The 3rd Edition is now out dated. JR Williams does an excellent job of teaching an old instrument pilot how things should be donethe airline way! I'd highly recommend this text if it were current. I don't know if old JR is still with us, but if he is, he should definitely update the text and issue 4th Edition.. th Edition.. rd Edition is now out dated. JR Williams does an excellent job of teaching an old instrument pilot how things should be donethe airline way! I'd highly recommend this text if it were current. I don't know if old JR is still with us, but if he is, he should definitely update the text and issue Good, but needs Update Amazon Customer I originally bought this book some years ago. The 3rd Edition is now out dated. JR Williams does an excellent job of teaching an old instrument pilot how things should be donethe airline way! I'd highly recommend this text if it were current. I don't know if old JR is still with us, but if he is, he should definitely update the text and issue 4th Edition.. th Edition.