The most comprehensive pilot textbook available, this guide covers all of the aeronautical knowledge and skill needed to earn a Private Pilot certificate with an Instrument Rating, using today’s glass cockpit technologies: from aerodynamics to navigation and meteorology, to the actual maneuvers flown in the air. Procedures and tips gleaned from flight experts teach readers how to fly under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) with techniques used by experienced and professional pilots. Detailed prose and illustrations prepare readers for all the tasks required by the FAA in the oral test and checkride making this an essential reference for all student pilots.
