Good Instrument Book?

Heath

Heath

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OK, studying the Gleim instrument book for my written and I'm decidedly lost when it gets to holding patterns and reading actual procedures off the plates. Normally I'm a Gleim fan, but it just provides the legends from the plates and NO instruction. Boo for Gleim!
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So, I'm gonna invest in a good instrument book at the flight store tomorrow. Can you guys recommend one?

I'm leaning towards Machado's book on instrument flying, but also considered the FAA's dry, but usually adequate book.

What would you guys recommend for a good primer on instrument flying to help a guy pass his written before he starts ATP?

Thanks in advance,
Heath
 
I wouldn't recommend Machado's book until after you have your instrument ticket. It is good for reference, rather than for tutorial.

I would go for the FAA book and this one...

Instrument Flying Book

Cheers!
 
Actually, I had the EXACT same problem with holding patterns and entries on the written. My instructor recommended the Machado book, and for some reason the way it is explained there just seemed to click in my head. I'd recommend it for the holding/procedure stuff, but everything else is pretty much fluff.
 
You can read any book you want, but when you get to the checkride you better quote and reference the FAA book.

For example:

"Well Mr. Examiner, Rod Machado says to do it THIS way." "That's all well and good for Mr. Machado but he isn't giving you your rating today is he? No, that's the FAA's job, and that's who I represent."

You get the idea ...
 
Actually, the Instrument Flying Handbook is pretty good. As is the new Instrument Procedures Handbook. While I'm a fan of Rod's Private Manual, I don't like his instrument manual at all.
 
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I wouldn't recommend Machado's book until after you have your instrument ticket. It is good for reference, rather than for tutorial.

I would go for the FAA book and this one...

Instrument Flying Book

Cheers!

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I'm with Dazzler on this one and it is what i advocate to my students. I orginally was lead to Rod Machado's book when a friend who does most of the recurrent training at SkyWest told me that the majority of the questions on their interview came from the book. I picked it up and although I don't like the writing style all the time the book makes a great practical book rather than the dry FAA stuff. I think Machado's book is great and it was compiled with the aid of many real world pundits.

Learn and read the FAA book first. Get your rating and pick up Machado's book for a more real world approach.
 
I'm working on this right now and I'm using the Jepp book. Great stuff and if you ever need a door stop, well, if you can't keep a door open with the Jepp book, it ain't gonna stay open, period.
 
Gliem should never be used to "learn" stuff. It is simply a list of some of the questions the FAA gives (you are aware the FAA no longer publishes all questions on their written tests, like they used to).

The FAA books, both of them, are pretty good. You should have them for reference anyway. If, you still can't understand after reading the FAA books, and some time with an instructor, _then_ start looking at other texts. I think you'll find the FAA books get the ideas across well.

As mentioned, they can both be free. If you just need to read on holds, they maybe just read it off the screen, though I recommend buying the printed version for reference.

Instrument Procedure Handbook

Instrument Flying Handbook
 
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