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Brian H wrote:

- The Jeppesen materials are pretty good.
- The Gleim materials are great, but only teach you to pass the test.

If you don't want test-passing-specific information you may only need
the Jepp _Instrument/Commercial Manual_. Think of it as a better
illustrated AIM with more exposition and examples.

Having just taken the IFR written, though, I can tell you that there is
some merit to the test-passing guides, since the tests are pretty stupid.
One question came down to deciding whether a leftward/counterclockwise
arrow over an illustration of a DG meant it was turning right (card moving
ccw) or left (arrow pointing left).

--
Ben Jackson

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