INSTRUMENT FLIGHT MANUAL : the instrument rating & beyond;the instrument rating & beyond.

Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments for the Eighth Edition
Part One: Airplane Performance and Basic Instrument Flying
	1. The Instrument Rating
		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)
		ADF Work and NDB Approaches
		Instrument Landing System (ILS)
		Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B)
		Radar Altimeter
		Global Positioning System (GPS)
		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
		Summary
	8. Charts and Other Printed Aids
		14 CFR §91.175—IFR Takeoff and Landing
		U.S. Terminal Procedures
		Some Sample Approach Charts
		Aeronautical InformationManual (AIM) (Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures)
		Chart Supplements U.S.
		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
		Clearance and Taxi
		Pretakeoff Check
		En Route Clearance
	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
		Inbound to VANDD
	13. Instrument Approach and Landing
		Runways 2L and 2R
		Runway 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 Airman Certification Standards
		Test Prerequisites
		Aircraft and Equipment Requirements
		Use of a Flight Simulator or Flight Training Device
		Satisfactory Performance
		Unsatisfactory Performance
		Letter of Discontinuance
		Risk Management
		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: A Flight Instructor’s Checklist and Pilot’s Guide to the Instrument Rating
	Hourly Breakdown: Ground and Flight Instruction
	Books and Equipment
	Introduction
	Stage 1: Airplane Performance andBasic Instrument Flying
		Unit 1: Instrument Rating Requirements and Outline of the Course
		Unit 2: Introduction to the Flight Instruments—The Four Fundamentals
		Unit 3: The Pitch Instruments
		Unit 4: The Bank Instruments
		Unit 5: The Four Fundamentals
		Unit 6: Exercises Using the Four Fundamentals
		Unit 7: Six Basic Maneuvers
		Unit 8: Introduction to Partial-Panel and a Review of Full-Panel Instrument Flying
		Unit 9: Partial-Panel Exercises
		Unit 10: The Six Basic Maneuvers, Partial-Panel
		Unit 11: Full-Panel Exercises
		Unit 12: Recoveries from Unusual Attitudes, Full- and Partial-Panel
		Unit 13: Stage Check
	Stage 2: Navigation and Communication
		Unit 1: Navigational Aids and Instruments
		Unit 2: Communications and ATC
	Stage 3: Planning the Instrument Flight
		Unit 1: Weather Systems and Weather Planning
		Unit 2: Charts and Other Graphic Aids
		Unit 3: Planning the Navigation
	Stage 4: The Instrument Flight
		Unit 1: Before the Takeoff
		Unit 2: Takeoff and Departure
		Unit 3: En Route
		Unit 4: The Instrument Approach and Landing
		Unit 5: IFR Cross-Country
		Unit 6: IFR Cross-Country
		Unit 7: Basic Instrument Flying
		Unit 8: Long IFR Cross-Country
	Stage 5: The Knowledge Test
	Stage 6: The Practical Test
		Unit 1: IFR Cross-Country
		Unit 2: Basic Instrument Flying
		Unit 3: IFR Cross-Country and Approaches
		Unit 4: General Review and Extra Practice Flights as Required
		Unit 5: Final School Practical Check
		Unit 6: FAA Practical Test
Appendix A: Chart Supplement U.S.: Airport/Facility Directory Legend
Appendix B: En Route Low Altitude Chart
Bibliography and Recommended Reading
Prefaces and Acknowledgments from Previous Editions
	First Edition
	Second Edition
	Third Edition
	Fourth Edition
	Fifth Edition
	Sixth Edition
	Seventh Edition
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