Rod Machado’s Instrument Pilot’s Handbook contains everything you everything you need for:

• The FAA instrument knowledge exam
• Your instrument proficiency check
• Updating and refreshing your knowledge

Written in the fun and accessible style that has made Machado a highly popular public speaker, the words are complemented by more than 1,400 pictures and illustrations that are virtually a book in themselves.

As a comprehensive information source book, these pages include:

• Simplification of the FAA’s instrument scan concepts/procedures and a cockpit-practical, step-by-step instrument scan technique.
• The latest information on aviation decision making for instrument pilots.
• Detailed understanding of analog and glass (PFD) flight instruments.
• Step-by-step procedures for planning an IFR cross-country flight.
• Easy to apply navigation methods for VOR, GPS and ADF.
• Clear, down-to-earth explanations of pertinent FARs, including instrument currency, lost comm, alternate requirements, etc.
• Step-by-step explanation of how instrument approach charts are constructed, including MDAs, DAs, procedure turns, etc.
• Practical understanding of the IFR system, GPS procedures, icing and thunderstorm avoidance, NEXRAD, radar, and more.