IFR: A Structured Approach

If your instrument training was as haphazard and unstructured as that of most general aviation pilots, then this book may cause a profound change in your method for managing the extraordinary demands of single-pilot IFR. With the help of this book, you will establish your own personal standard operating practices for IFR., including the incorporation of checklists, flows, callouts, briefings, and "by the numbers" aircraft control. Your flying will be much less haphazard, and much more regimented, structured, and above all, safe.

A wholesale review and analysis of IFR operations with special emphasis on the integration of GPS into modern IFR. This is long overdue. Tens of thousands of general aviation IFR pilots are now using GPS. Most of these pilots took their last ground school or IFR written exam years before the advent of GPS and have never really studied the new system. Instructors see the effects of this lack of training all the time. Many pilots have only a perfunctory knowledge of how the GPS systems works, and how it sometimes fails to work. Many pilots comprehend only a small fraction of the capabilities of their specific GPS units. Even more commonly seen are failures to understand the new regulations that govern GPS use and the newly formatted charts that have evolved with the GPS approaches. There are a great many subtleties here, and it is time for serious instrument pilots to roll up their sleeves and get to work bringing themselves up to date. This book will help.

250 pages, hardback
Published May 2003.
by John Eckalbar

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"For the instrument pilot seeking to upgrade his or her skill, John C. Eckalbar's IFR: A Structured Approach provides compelling insights...If one book could help you make the leap from a bit player to a skilled conductor of instrument flight, this is probably it."
    -- AOPA Pilot Magazine, November, 2003, p. 168

"There is an EXCELLENT discussion of this whole GPS area in John Eckalbar's new book IFR: A Structured Approach...The GPS chapter alone is worth getting the book...it is certainly the best instrument flying book I have ever read, and it also ought to be required reading right after (new instrument pilots) finish formal training ...It is also quite funny in places. He has a great sense of humor...Wish I knew him."
    --Fred W. Scott, Jr, ATP, B55

"Just picked up a copy of your new book at OSH. While I am still working my way through it, it is already apparent to me that this is perhaps the most useful aviation training publication I have encountered in almost 40 years of GA involvement. I regularly train at FSI, SimCom and BPPP, and have spent many hours with many CFI's (including a number of high time airline captains) since I began flying in 1966; none have been able to put it all together in the thoughtful, lucid way you do in this book. I have read your other books and found them useful, but IFR is a different kind of book, with its emphasis of procedures rather than technical matters. IMO, there is a large unmet need for this kind of training material in GA. For those of us who have not come up through the military or airline path, access to this information is quite limited, and much of what is available is outdated or otherwise irrelevant to flying in today's IFR system."--
    -- Fredric R. (Rick) Boswell, PhD

"A unique and welcome aspect of the book is Eckalbar's treatment of GPS. Not only does he give it extensive treatment, he integrates it with other nav systems the way we do in the real world. Eckalbar addresses a problem I struggle with, remembering to run in-flight checklists. His suggestion is to use the trigger of power change. Any time you change a power setting, you run a (the appropriate) checklist. Based on his discussion of the subject, I've modified my checklists and adopted the "power change" trigger idea. The book is targeted at pilots flying the high performance singles and twins. The flight example he uses is a Beech Baron equipped with the full suite of avionics: HSI, autopilot and Garmin 430 GPS. However, there's plenty in the book for the more basic 172 driver as well. The discussion of enroute and approach charts is enlightening and includes the latest additions to IFR approaches LNAV/VNAV and RNP."
    -- Peter Cassidy

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Monday, April 07, 2008 I have bought several copies because I keep giving them away by Peter from Bend OR USA  Pros: Simple, easy-to-implement instrument procedures, Realistic cross-country scenario, Detailed explanation of the IFR system. Review: I own all of John Eckalbar's books. He is my favorite aviation author. His books are perfect for the pilot who wants to understand flying "to the next level." IFR: A Structured Approach changed my flying permanently. Until I read this book, my instrument flying was sloppy and unpredictable, and I am a CFII! Dr. Eckalbar's systematic approach to instrument flying is straightforward and easy to adopt. The book uses an actual long IFR cross-country flight in a Baron as an engaging, fun theme to hold all the pieces together. Beyond the subject of flying in a structured manner, this book also goes into detail about how the IFR system really works. This is need-to-know information that can't be found rolled up in one place anywhere else. The treatment on departure procedures is second to none and a must read for all my students. Buy this book! Read it and read it again! Sunday, November 04, 2007 by Brian from Chapel Hill, NC  Review: This is a great book for those who have just received their IFR ticket and want to read about how the system works. However, the setting is based on flying on the west coast and as with most flying some things are a little different depending on what part of the country you are in, but overall it gives you a good general sense of what to do and when to do it. Tuesday, March 06, 2007 by Ron H. Ayanzen from Scottsdale, AZ  Pros: Excellent intro into the complexities of IFR flying. Cons: All pictures are B&W - when a color reference is made, such as 'Blueline', you can't tell where it is because there are no color pictures/plates. Review: This is a MUST read if you are starting to learn IFR! Although it is suitable and applicable for all general aviation aircraft, it is exceptionally valuable reading for those who are starting their IFR training in a Beech Bonanza or Baron. This product has EXCEEDED my expectations and I highly recommend it for anyone learning IFR. Thursday, February 01, 2007 by A Customer from chicago  Review: I really enjoyed the clear presentation of IFR skills and procedures. His suggestions for IFR flying are high on my todo list.

 

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