Am finishing up Machado's exellent Instrument Flying Handbook now.
Really enjoyed that - lots of good stuff on approaches (especially) that
you don't get in the training materials.

So, what else is must reading for the newly-minted IFR pilot??

Thanks for all the replies on the staying-current question - good stuff!
I intend to make every effort to stay current and do a lot of
real-world instrument flying in the coming months!

~Paul

Can I suggest a subscription to IFR magazine? Lots of good, practical stuff.

Bob Gardner

"Paul Folbrecht" > wrote in message
...
> Am finishing up Machado's exellent Instrument Flying Handbook now. Really
> enjoyed that - lots of good stuff on approaches (especially) that you
> don't get in the training materials.
>
> So, what else is must reading for the newly-minted IFR pilot??
>
> Thanks for all the replies on the staying-current question - good stuff! I
> intend to make every effort to stay current and do a lot of real-world
> instrument flying in the coming months!
>
> ~Paul
>

"Paul Folbrecht" > wrote in message
...
> Am finishing up Machado's exellent Instrument Flying Handbook now. Really enjoyed that - lots of good stuff
> on approaches (especially) that you don't get in the training materials.
>
> So, what else is must reading for the newly-minted IFR pilot??
>
> Thanks for all the replies on the staying-current question - good stuff! I intend to make every effort to
> stay current and do a lot of real-world instrument flying in the coming months!
>
> ~Paul
>

I liked Eckalbar's IFR: A Structured Approach...

Cheers,
John Clonts
Temple, Texas
N7NZ

Ditto. Although directed at the twin flyer, there are many practices and
procedures that will benefit the single IFR pilot. Great book from which to
gain some "power/performance" practical IFR habits and guidelines. Also
never quit learning about weather, try Buck's Weather Flying.

Jim

> I liked Eckalbar's IFR: A Structured Approach...
>
> Cheers,
> John Clonts
> Temple, Texas
> N7NZ
>
>

Heck ya - can't ever stop learning about weather. I still feel like I
know nothing.

Jim Burns wrote:

> Ditto. Although directed at the twin flyer, there are many practices and
> procedures that will benefit the single IFR pilot. Great book from which to
> gain some "power/performance" practical IFR habits and guidelines. Also
> never quit learning about weather, try Buck's Weather Flying.
>
> Jim
>
>
>>I liked Eckalbar's IFR: A Structured Approach...
>>
>>Cheers,
>>John Clonts
>>Temple, Texas
>>N7NZ
>>
>>
>
>
>

Jim Burns > wrote:
>Also never quit learning about weather, try Buck's Weather Flying.

Seconded. There's a somewhat recent rewrite that's up-to-date on the
minutae, but the important stuff hasn't changed.

Just read IFR: A structured Approach for the second time. I got even more
out of it than the first time.

Others I would recommend:
- Instrument Procedures Guide (Jeppesen or FAA)
- Mastering GPS Flying by Dixon/Harris (just came out, good if you fly with
IFR GPS)
- The Instrument Flight Training Manual by Peter Dogan

Marco Leon
N36616


"Jim Burns" > wrote in message
...
> Ditto. Although directed at the twin flyer, there are many practices and
> procedures that will benefit the single IFR pilot. Great book from which
> to
> gain some "power/performance" practical IFR habits and guidelines. Also
> never quit learning about weather, try Buck's Weather Flying.
>
> Jim
>
>> I liked Eckalbar's IFR: A Structured Approach...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> John Clonts
>> Temple, Texas
>> N7NZ
>>
>>
>
>

I find myself going back to IFR: A Structured Approach quite often. It's
one of the few books that has gained a prominent position on the headboard
of my bed. I think the best lesson that the book trys to impart is that
with "structure" a single IFR pilot can gain and save time, possibly life
saveing time. It also helps develop flows and habits that, when used, keep
the pilot ahead of the airplane and the airplane configured properly for
each phase of flight, so that if the pilot does happen to get behind the
plane, the plane should already be in a stable configuration. Most IFR
pilots will say that these are skills that every IFR pilot should have and
put to good use.... I wonder how many really do.

Jim