The Instrument Flight Manual The Instrument Rating Beyond 8th edition by William Kershner 9781619543157 161954315X

Part One: Airplane Performance and Basic Instrument Flying

1—The Instrument Rating

14 CFR §61.65: The Requirements for the Instrument Rating—Airplane

2—Flight and Engine Instruments

Required Instruments and Equipment (Paraphrased)

Pitot-Static Instruments

Magnetic Indicators

Gyro Flight Instruments

Engine Instruments

A Look at Some Airplane Systems

Airplane Papers

3—Review of Airplane Performance, Stability, and Control

Weight

Thrust

Lift

Drag

Power Curve

Airplane Stability and Weight and Balance

Longitudinal (Pitch) Stability

Weight and Balance

Weight and Balance Envelope

Summary

4—Basic Instrument Flying

Instrument Scan (The Big Picture)

Pitch Instruments

Bank Instruments

Straight and Level Flying

The Climb

The Descent

The Turn

Practice Maneuvers for the Four Fundamentals

Recoveries from Unusual Attitudes

Spin Recoveries

Instrument Takeoff (ITO)

The Well-Balanced Pilot

Summary

Part Two: Navigation and Communications

5—Navigational Aids and Instruments

Review of the VHF Omnirange (VOR)

Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)

LF/MF Navigation Aids

Instrument Landing System (ILS)

Transponder

Other Instrument Flying Facilities and Instruments

Summary

6—Communications and Control of Air Traffic

Flight Service Station (FSS)

The Tower

Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)

Scope Symbols

Communications Techniques

Part Three: Planning the Instrument Flight

7—Weather Systems and Planning

Pressure Areas

Frontal Systems

Clouds

Hazards to Flight

Weather Services

Forecasts

Summary

8—Charts and Other Printed Aids

14 CFR §91.175—IFR Takeoff and Landing

U.S. Terminal Procedures

Some Sample Approach Charts

Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) (Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures)

Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD)

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs)

Summary

9—Planning the Navigation

Checking the Route

Flight Log

Actually Planning the Trip

Flight Plan

Summary

Part Four: The Instrument Flight

10—Before the Takeoff

Preflight Inspection

Starting

Taxiing

Pretakeoff Check

Clearances

11—Takeoff and Departure

Departure Control

12—En Route

Position Reports

Additional Reports

En Route

Total Loss of Communications (14 CFR §91.185)

Holding Pattern

Departing POLAN

13—Instrument Approach and Landing

Runways 2L and 2R

RWY 31 Approaches

VOR/DME RWY 13

Radar-Controlled Approach

Minimum Safe Altitude Warning (MSAW)

General Notes on Approaches

14—Instrument Rating Knowledge Test

Instrument Rating Knowledge Test Guide

15—Instrument Rating Practical Test

The Practical Test Standards

Test Prerequisites

Aircraft and Equipment Requirements

Use of a Flight Simulator or Flight Training Device

Satisfactory Performance

Unsatisfactory Performance

Letter of Discontinuance

Single-Pilot Resource Management (SRM)

Crew Resource Management (CRM)

Applicant’s Use of Checklists

Distractions During Practical Tests

Positive Exchange of Flight Controls

Preflight Preparation

Preflight Procedures

Air Traffic Control Clearances and Procedures

Flight by Reference to Instruments

Navigation Systems

Instrument Approach Procedures

Emergency Operations

Postflight Procedures

…and Beyond the Tests

Part Five: Syllabus

Instrument Flight Manual Syllabus

Airport/Facility Directory Legend

Bibliography and Recommended Reading

Printing History and Acknowledgments