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Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15B (Color Print): IFR Pilot Flight Training Study Guide

by U S Department of Transportation

A structured study guide to instrument flying

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A structured study guide to instrument flying

Organized for instrument instructors and pilots preparing for instrument-rating tests, this handbook brings together foundational systems knowledge and practical flight topics. Its coverage ranges from airspace, air traffic control, flight safety factors, and instrument displays to navigation, IFR flight, and emergency operations. It also includes material on helicopter attitude instrument flying and an instrument-training lesson guide, giving the volume both a reference function and a place in structured study. The source describes its subject as the knowledge and skills involved in operating in instrument meteorological conditions.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Pilots preparing for instrument-rating tests
  • Instrument flight instructors seeking a teaching or review reference
  • Pilots reviewing IFR systems, procedures, and instrument-flight topics

Themes

Instrument flight and IFR operationsAviation systems and navigationFlight instruments and displaysFlight safety and emergency operationsInstrument training

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Book overview

Complete and up-to-date. Full-color edition!

 

The Instrument Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-15B) is designed for use by instrument flight instructors and pilots preparing for instrument rating tests. All of the aeronautical knowledge and skills required to operate in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) are detailed.

This handbook covers the following:

 

- The National Airspace System

- The Air Traffic Control System

- Human and Aerodynamic Factors in Flight Safety

- Flight Instruments

- Using Analog Instrumentation and Electronic Flight Display for Attitude Instrument Flying and Basic Flight Maneuvers

- Helicopter Attitude Instrument Flying

- Navigation Systems

- IFR Flight

- Emergency Operations

- Instrument Training Lesson Guide

. . . and more!

 

This book is a must-have resource for all pilots and instructors, both for initial learning and for regular review.

 

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