PDF Instrument Flying Handbook Federal Aviation Administration FAAH808315B Federal Aviation Administration Books

Product details Age Range 12 and up Grade Level 7 and up Paperback 368 pages Publisher Skyhorse; Clr Csm edition (May 2, 2017) Language English ISBN-10 1510725466

Instrument Flying Handbook Federal Aviation Administration FAAH808315B Federal Aviation Administration Books Reviews

• I bought this book as well as the Intrument Procedures Handbook with a similar cover by the same publisher. (While the description says FAA it is actually printed by Skyhorse Publishing and labeled as such on the spine and inside the cover). The content is identical to the FAA published book, but most of the pictures and figures are of low quality and low resolution and are practically unreadable. While the text is clear, it looks like all the picture were blown up from low resolution originals. Stick with the FAA versions.
• Coupled with the other essential FAA instrument rating pub, "Instrument Procedures Handbook," the "Instrument Flying Handbook" is an excellent introduction to getting an instrument ticket. The Instrument Procedures Handbook really gets into the thick of the procedures and regs, so you'll need both books. I've just begun my study and found both books very helpful. And, since makes a package deal for both titles, I couldn't resist.
  
  Unfortunately, there's a great deal of information in the Instrument Flying Handbook (probably 50%) that is a repeat of the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge or the Airplane Flying Handbook. Not a bad thing, but I found myself skipping most of the first half of the book thinking, "I already know most of this stuff so I'll come back to it later." The last third of the book gets into the rudiments of precision flying.
  
  This latest version of the Instrument Flying Handbook is in full color, and even emphasizes glass panel layouts.
  
  If you want to see both books and make your own judgments, they're available as free PDFs on the FAA web site.
• Odd... it seems some people are getting the black and white version, but I received the full color version exactly as it should be. I also got the instrument procedures handbook - that one was in black and white and basically not usable. I guess it's just a coin toss.
• I have been a CFII for 20+ years, and this is the book I recommend to my students? Why? Because it was updated in 2007/2008 and is the only IFR book I've seen which fully covers both glass cockpit (G1000 primarily) and analog instrumentation. In addition, it fully covers GPS operations. The ASA, Machado, Jeppesen manuals either don't mention glass and GPS or don't cover them thoroughly. And this one is FAR less expensive!
  
  A necessary companion to this book which is the FAA Instrument Procedures Handbook.
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• I found the version of this book difficult to read. The text will often link to a diagram a few pages away and navigating back to your spot in the text is difficult. The diagram/images are of poor quality and difficult to read even when zooming in. Also, due to the nature of the material, it is helpful to reference a diagram while reading the text which can't be done on the . For those reasons, I had to buy the printed book.
• This is the best book I know of help you begin to understand instrument flying. That said, transitioning to instruments is a big challenge, and I do not know of any single book that will explain instrument flying in an easy to grasp and efficient manner. This is as good as I found, and it is inexpensive. I bought the Jep book too, and I never got through it. It just wastes a lot of paper on stuff you already know (I hope).
  
  The distinction between this book and the Instrument Procedures Handbook is that this book is more for students learning to fly instruments. The Instrument Procedures Handboook is a more detailed look into the instrument flying system. When you begin to actually fly in the system and you want to understand why you get bizarre clearances or why STARS or SIDS are the way they are, this is a book to help you understand why. It helps you file flight plans that are likely to be cleared as filed and less likely to be amended in flight. This in turn reduces your stress.
• This manual is a must have for beginners and experienced Instrument Pilots.