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Instrument Rating HELP! This 220-page review package is designed to help
you get through the Instrument Checkride. This package can be used as a self
study guide or by flight instructors to provide IPC/Checkride preparation. Designed to fit in your flight bag
(Size 6” x 9”).
What's Inside This Book?
Table of Contents: Your Instrument Rating - Instrument Rating
Requirements - When You Need an Instrument Rating - How to Log Safety Pilot Time
- Saving Money on Your Flight Training - Working together on your instrument
rating - Why you should do your instrument rating in a twin - After the
Instrument Rating - Accelerated Training Programs
Practical Test Standards - Includes a complete copy of the PTS
with sample oral exam questions and sources to find the answer.
Airspace -Types of Airspace - Class A, B, C, D, E, G Airspace -
Prohibited, Restricted, Alert Areas - Warning, MOA, Controlled Firing Area -
Miscellaneous Airspace - VFR Weather Minimums - Airspace Reclassification
FAR Review - NTSB830 - IFR Lost Communications - Radio
Communications - Oxygen Requirements - Cruising Altitude Requirements -
Miscellaneous FARs
Weather - Thunderstorms - Frontal Systems - TAF & METAR Weather
Contractions - Winds Aloft - Other Weather Sources - In-Flight Weather
Information - Weather Decision Points - Winter & Icing - Winter Pre-flight -
Induction Icing - Carb Icing - Airframe Icing - Tail Stalls - Simple Rules for
Winter & Overwater Flight
ATC - Radar Services - Transponder Usage - Transponder
Phraseology - ATC's Top 9 Pet Peeves
Radio Phraseology - VFR Radio Phraseology - What does it mean
when I hear? - IFR Flight: Who do I talk to? - IFR Radio Phraseology
Instruments & Navigation - VOR Navigation - Course Indicator &
HSI - Enroute Navigation - ILS/Localizer - ADF - DME - GPS Fundamentals - Basic
Instrument Errors - Instrument Quick Review - Instrument Scanning
IFR Chart Review - Airport Details - Navaids & Navaid Notations
- Other Chart Notations - Airspace Charting - IAP Chart Notations - Pre-flight
Checks - Documents & Inspections - Currency Requirement - Aircraft Performance -
Equipment Requirements
IFR Preflight Checks - Documents & Inspections - Currency
Requirements - Aircraft Performance - Equipment Requirements
IFR Cross Country - Know Thy Aircraft: Data Sheet - Instrument
Pre-flight (Incl GPS) - Basics of Cross Country Planning - Alternates -
Clearances - Departure Procedures - Holds - Arrival Procedures - Calculating a
VDP - Approach Tips - Gotcha's - Things that Kill Pilots - Briefing an Approach
- The New Thing: GPS Approaches
Maneuvers Guide: Slow Flight - Power Off-Power On Stalls -
Steep Turns - Unusual Attitudes - Power Performance Settings - Constant
Rate/Airspeed Climbs/Descents - Change of Airspeed - Standard Rate Turns -
Practicing Your Skills - Instrument Takeoff - Holding -
Recommend Visi-Hold,
a visualization template to help you learn hold entries.
Aviation Safety - Aero medical Factors - Visual Illusions -
Collision Avoidance - Airport Traffic Pattern - Accident Prevention - Improving
Personal Skill - Weight & Balance - Runway Incursions - Taxi Phraseology -
Crosswind Technique - Using Flaps - Inadvertent IFR - IFR Risk Management - Wake
Turbulence Avoidance - NASA Reporting
Appendix: A. Becoming a Better Pilot - B. Becoming a Better
Student - C. Personal Minimums Checklist - D. Weather Contractions - E. Metric
Conversion Tables - F. Acronyms - G. Aviation Mnemonics - H. Rules of Thumb
Checklist - I. Intercept Signals - J. International Information - K. How
Helicopter Rules are Different - Clearance & Flight Planning Forms - Ordering
Information - Runway Markings
5th Edition, published January 2012
About the author: Darren Smith is a seasoned, Airline Transport-rated Fixed wing & Helicopter Pilot who has flown over 50 different aircraft models. He is a Gold Seal, Certificated Flight Instructor with Seaplane, Helicopter (H), Instrument (CFII) & Multi-Engine (MEI) privileges. He holds the FAA Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor certificate (AGI/IGI). He is an FAA Aviation Safety Counselor for the Tampa FAA Flight Standards District Office and conducts Aviation Safety Programs not only in the Tampa Bay area but nationwide. Darren is designated as a Master Instructor by the National Association of Flight Instructors. Less than 1/2% of the nation's instructors have earned this designation. He is one of only six instructors nationwide who holds both the Master Flight Instructor as well as Master Ground Instructor designations.
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Instrument Rating Checkride Review Overview:
Instrument Rating HELP! This 220-page review package is designed to help
you get through the Instrument Checkride. This package can be used as a self
study guide or by flight instructors to provide IPC/Checkride preparation. Designed to fit in your flight bag
(Size 6” x 9”).
What's Inside This Book?
Table of Contents: Your Instrument Rating - Instrument Rating
Requirements - When You Need an Instrument Rating - How to Log Safety Pilot Time
- Saving Money on Your Flight Training - Working together on your instrument
rating - Why you should do your instrument rating in a twin - After the
Instrument Rating - Accelerated Training Programs
Practical Test Standards - Includes a complete copy of the PTS
with sample oral exam questions and sources to find the answer.
Airspace -Types of Airspace - Class A, B, C, D, E, G Airspace -
Prohibited, Restricted, Alert Areas - Warning, MOA, Controlled Firing Area -
Miscellaneous Airspace - VFR Weather Minimums - Airspace Reclassification
FAR Review - NTSB830 - IFR Lost Communications - Radio
Communications - Oxygen Requirements - Cruising Altitude Requirements -
Miscellaneous FARs
Weather - Thunderstorms - Frontal Systems - TAF & METAR Weather
Contractions - Winds Aloft - Other Weather Sources - In-Flight Weather
Information - Weather Decision Points - Winter & Icing - Winter Pre-flight -
Induction Icing - Carb Icing - Airframe Icing - Tail Stalls - Simple Rules for
Winter & Overwater Flight
ATC - Radar Services - Transponder Usage - Transponder
Phraseology - ATC's Top 9 Pet Peeves
Radio Phraseology - VFR Radio Phraseology - What does it mean
when I hear? - IFR Flight: Who do I talk to? - IFR Radio Phraseology
Instruments & Navigation - VOR Navigation - Course Indicator &
HSI - Enroute Navigation - ILS/Localizer - ADF - DME - GPS Fundamentals - Basic
Instrument Errors - Instrument Quick Review - Instrument Scanning
IFR Chart Review - Airport Details - Navaids & Navaid Notations
- Other Chart Notations - Airspace Charting - IAP Chart Notations - Pre-flight
Checks - Documents & Inspections - Currency Requirement - Aircraft Performance -
Equipment Requirements
IFR Preflight Checks - Documents & Inspections - Currency
Requirements - Aircraft Performance - Equipment Requirements
IFR Cross Country - Know Thy Aircraft: Data Sheet - Instrument
Pre-flight (Incl GPS) - Basics of Cross Country Planning - Alternates -
Clearances - Departure Procedures - Holds - Arrival Procedures - Calculating a
VDP - Approach Tips - Gotcha's - Things that Kill Pilots - Briefing an Approach
- The New Thing: GPS Approaches
Maneuvers Guide: Slow Flight - Power Off-Power On Stalls -
Steep Turns - Unusual Attitudes - Power Performance Settings - Constant
Rate/Airspeed Climbs/Descents - Change of Airspeed - Standard Rate Turns -
Practicing Your Skills - Instrument Takeoff - Holding -
Recommend Visi-Hold,
a visualization template to help you learn hold entries.
Aviation Safety - Aero medical Factors - Visual Illusions -
Collision Avoidance - Airport Traffic Pattern - Accident Prevention - Improving
Personal Skill - Weight & Balance - Runway Incursions - Taxi Phraseology -
Crosswind Technique - Using Flaps - Inadvertent IFR - IFR Risk Management - Wake
Turbulence Avoidance - NASA Reporting
Appendix: A. Becoming a Better Pilot - B. Becoming a Better
Student - C. Personal Minimums Checklist - D. Weather Contractions - E. Metric
Conversion Tables - F. Acronyms - G. Aviation Mnemonics - H. Rules of Thumb
Checklist - I. Intercept Signals - J. International Information - K. How
Helicopter Rules are Different - Clearance & Flight Planning Forms - Ordering
Information - Runway Markings
5th Edition, published January 2012
About the author: Darren Smith is a seasoned, Airline Transport-rated Fixed wing & Helicopter Pilot who has flown over 50 different aircraft models. He is a Gold Seal, Certificated Flight Instructor with Seaplane, Helicopter (H), Instrument (CFII) & Multi-Engine (MEI) privileges. He holds the FAA Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor certificate (AGI/IGI). He is an FAA Aviation Safety Counselor for the Tampa FAA Flight Standards District Office and conducts Aviation Safety Programs not only in the Tampa Bay area but nationwide. Darren is designated as a Master Instructor by the National Association of Flight Instructors. Less than 1/2% of the nation's instructors have earned this designation. He is one of only six instructors nationwide who holds both the Master Flight Instructor as well as Master Ground Instructor designations.
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Instrument Rating Checkride Review
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Highly recommend!
- By Michael from El Paso TX USA on Monday, June 20, 2011
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Review:
Excellent book for the Instrument student or the CFII...material all well organized and presented.
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Very Good Book for IFR Checkride material
- By Johnny from Dolomite AL USA on Thursday, December 02, 2010
- Pros: Good book
- Review: The book is well written. For someone that is working toward getting their IFR certification, this book is a wealth of knowledge.
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A useful tool
- By Marius from Milford CT USA on Thursday, November 12, 2009
- Pros: Miraid of usefull stuff, in one small package
- Review: I was surprised at the vast quantity of information found in this book. Everything from radio guides to a complete acronym list is included in a good format. The only drawback is that most of the written advice on various procedures seems to be written in a very patronizing and personal way. I have asked other instructors as well as my own father and uncle (both 737 captains) and they agree that the author goes over the edge a bit with some of the do's and dont's. However, even a student pilot should be able to decide what is good and what to ignore... and this book, is mostly full of good advice and useful tools.
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The Only IFR Book You Need
- By A Customer from Des Moines, IA on Sunday, September 20, 2009
- Pros: Its literally got everything...
- Review: If there was an "IFR Pilot Idol" this book won the competition. Lots of gouge, lots of answers, and caught everything my CFII missed.
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Exactly what you need - Instrument Checkride
- By Glenn Wilson from Yorkshire, UK on Tuesday, December 02, 2008
- Pros: Layflat, flight bag sized, Includes Holding template tool
- Review: This spot-on guide is a fantastic FAA preparation book. The book covers almost every possible question you could receive during an oral exam. Includes a holding template to help orient yourself and a manoevers guide to help you get started with a safety pilot before paying $50/hr to a pilot instructor.
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I would highly recommend
- By Robert from Los Angeles CA USA on Wednesday, August 13, 2008
- Pros:
- Review: Great prep book - BUT buy it well ahead of when you need it - lots of material. I just finished my checkride (successfully), and both my instructor and I thought this was a great tool.
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Checkride Passed
- By ATP-Wannabe from Deland, Florida on Tuesday, October 02, 2007
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- Review: This is the stuff here. My instructor told me if I know the stuff in this book, I'll pass. She was right on. I love the 'lay flat' format of this book.
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Highly recommend!
- Verified Purchase
Very Good Book for IFR Checkride material
- By Johnny from Dolomite AL USA on Thursday, December 02, 2010
- Pros: Good book
- Cons: None
- Review: The book is well written. For someone that is working toward getting their IFR certification, this book is a wealth of knowledge.
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A useful tool
- By Marius from Milford CT USA on Thursday, November 12, 2009
- Pros: Miraid of usefull stuff, in one small package
- Cons: Not written in an impartial manner
- Review: I was surprised at the vast quantity of information found in this book. Everything from radio guides to a complete acronym list is included in a good format. The only drawback is that most of the written advice on various procedures seems to be written in a very patronizing and personal way. I have asked other instructors as well as my own father and uncle (both 737 captains) and they agree that the author goes over the edge a bit with some of the do's and dont's. However, even a student pilot should be able to decide what is good and what to ignore... and this book, is mostly full of good advice and useful tools.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 0 Other people found this review helpful.
The Only IFR Book You Need
- By A Customer from Des Moines, IA on Sunday, September 20, 2009
- Pros: Its literally got everything...
- Cons: I wish there was a Commercial Pilot version!!
- Review: If there was an "IFR Pilot Idol" this book won the competition. Lots of gouge, lots of answers, and caught everything my CFII missed.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 0 Other people found this review helpful.
Exactly what you need - Instrument Checkride
- By Glenn Wilson from Yorkshire, UK on Tuesday, December 02, 2008
- Pros: Layflat, flight bag sized, Includes Holding template tool
- Cons:
- Review: This spot-on guide is a fantastic FAA preparation book. The book covers almost every possible question you could receive during an oral exam. Includes a holding template to help orient yourself and a manoevers guide to help you get started with a safety pilot before paying $50/hr to a pilot instructor.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 0 Other people found this review helpful.
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I would highly recommend
- By Robert from Los Angeles CA USA on Wednesday, August 13, 2008
- Review: Great prep book - BUT buy it well ahead of when you need it - lots of material. I just finished my checkride (successfully), and both my instructor and I thought this was a great tool.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 0 Other people found this review helpful.
Checkride Passed
- By ATP-Wannabe from Deland, Florida on Tuesday, October 02, 2007
- Review: This is the stuff here. My instructor told me if I know the stuff in this book, I'll pass. She was right on. I love the 'lay flat' format of this book.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes No 0 Other people found this review helpful.
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