The Instrument Flight Training Manual as Developed by Professional Instrument Courses, Inc.

If you are buying used, check the copyright date. My copy is from 1991. It may be a little out of date but I don't have a new copy to compare it with. Otherwise - It is a great book with all you need to know. Like all flight books you need a quiet place to read because the conceptual thinking is difficult, but what do you expect from a book describing the concept of flight inside clouds. The only thing I would ask is that the illustrations and the descriptions be placed on the same page and labeled better.

I am an instrument flight instructor, and I used this book while training for my Instrument-Instructor rating, and I also selected this as the text for my instrument students. It is clearly written and easy to read (not your average textbook "dry" reading....) I have tried other instrument flying books, and this is, by far, the best one I've found.

As an instrument student I started with the book by Kershner. I had lots of trouble and switched to this book and found a world of difference. In particular, holding patterns, entrances to holds, etc. The illustrations are simple yet very effective. This book is excellent so far!

This manual has been a part of my recommended reading for instrument pilots for years and required reading for pilots who are training for the instrument rating or for instrument instructor applicants. The material is sufficient to acheive either of these ratings without overloading the applicant with the typical "fluff", which normally leads to confussion rather than clearification. Mr. Dogan has organized the necessary basic instrument information in a manner that uses the FAA suggested "building block" method of instruction. He makes it easy for the instructor to follow a training outline and allows the student to absorb small bite size bits of information, arrange those bits into understandable usable procedures, and then to correllate them into a meaningful operational pattern of flying that provides for complete and safe operations. The use of "To the CFI-I" at the end of each chapter is particularily helpful for the Instrument Instructor as he or she progresses through the flight training with a student. At the very least, these sections develop disscussion areas for the training environment.