Front Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword by Dave Gwinn -- Introduction -- 1 The Flight Instruments -- You and Your Flight Instruments -- Pitot-Static Instruments -- Gyroscopic Instruments -- Magnetic Compass -- Vertical Card Magnetic Compasses -- Slaved Gyro Systems -- Systems (Vacuum and Electrical) -- Flight Instrument Failures -- Autopilots, Flight Directors, and Flight Control Systems -- Review Questions -- 2 Aerodynamics -- Pitch, Power, and Trim Relationship -- Turn Dynamics -- What Controls What? -- Spatial Disorientation -- Scanning -- Control and Performance Instruments -- The Selected Radial Scan -- Primary/Supporting Instruments -- Pitch Instruments -- Initial Climb -- Constant Airspeed Climb -- Enroute Climbs and Descents -- Constant Rate Climb -- Leveling Off -- Pitch Control on Partial Panel -- Using the Vertical Speed Indicator -- Use of Trim -- Bank Instruments -- Transition to Banked Flight -- Maintaining a Level Turn -- The Efficient Scan -- Heading Indicator -- Focus on the Attitude Indicator -- Straight and Level Flight Scan -- Partial Panel -- Using the Power Instruments -- Learning the Numbers for Your Airplane -- Use of Throttle in Recovery from Unusual Attitudes -- Aerodynamics for Commercial Pilot Students -- Lift, Drag, and Angle of Attack -- L/D and Range -- Lift, Stalls, and Load Factor -- Planform and Performance -- V-Speeds and the G-Force Envelope -- Drag Versus Speed Curves -- Balanced Forces -- Stability -- Anticipation -- Commercial Versus Instrument -- Review Questions -- 3 Performance -- "Can We Get Off the Ground Safely?" -- Weight and Balance Calculations -- Zero Fuel Weight -- Graphic Solutions -- Weight and Balance for Commercial Pilots -- Weight and Balance Data -- Predicting Performance -- Density Altitude -- Takeoff Performance Charts -- Rate-of-Climb/Maximum Climb Charts -- Climb Gradient.

Single-Engine Rate of Climb -- Time, Fuel, and Distance to Climb -- Cruise Performance -- Normal Landing Distance -- Instrument Pilots: Ice Adds Weight -- Turbulence and Maneuvering Speed -- Review Questions -- 4 Navigation -- Basic VOR Navigation -- Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) -- Intercepting and Tracking with a Horizontal Situation Indicator -- The Localizer -- Tracking and Intercepting with a Radio Magnetic Indicator -- ADF Orientation -- Intercepting ADF Bearings -- Tracking Inbound to a Radio Beacon -- Tracking a Bearing Outbound -- Service Volume -- Global Positioning System (GPS) -- A Final Word on the Use of Navaids -- Review Questions -- 5 Weather -- Where Can I Find -- Area Forecasts -- METARs (Hourly Observations) -- Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs) -- Convective Outlook (AC) -- Severe Weather Forecast Alert (AWW) -- AIRMETs and SIGMETs -- Transcribed Weather Broadcasts -- Center Weather Advisory (CWA) -- Winds and Temperature Aloft Forecast (FD) -- Skew-T Charts -- Weather Charts -- Surface Analysis Charts -- Radar Summary Charts -- Convective Outlook Chart -- Significant Weather Prognostic Charts -- Constant Pressure Charts -- Freezing Level Data -- Weather Depiction Chart -- Satellite Images -- Inflight Weather Advisories -- Data Link -- Doppler Radar -- "Center, Are You Showing Any Weather on My Route?" -- "Approach, Are You Painting Any Weather…?" -- Automated Observations -- Pilot Reports -- Other Sources of Weather Information -- Icing -- Icing Certification -- Turbulence -- Fog -- Weather Detection -- Wind Shear and Turbulence for the Commercial Pilot -- Microbursts -- Estimating Cloud Bases -- Summary of Weather Reports and Forecasts -- A Review of Weather Basics -- To learn more... -- Review Questions -- 6 Charts and Publications -- Airport/Facility Directory -- Enroute Low-Altitude Charts -- Area Charts.

Departure Procedures and STARs -- Instrument Approach Procedure Charts -- Notices To Airmen -- Aeronautical Information Manual -- For Commercial Students Only -- Review Questions -- 7 The IFR System and Departures -- Understanding the System -- The Flight Plan Form -- Special Planning Considerations -- Departure Procedures (DPs) -- Getting Your Clearance -- From the Terminal Area to the Enroute Structure -- IFR Flight Planning List -- Review Questions -- 8 En Route -- Enroute Operations -- Altitudes -- Minimum Enroute Altitude -- The Snitch -- Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude -- Minimum Crossing Altitude -- Minimum Reception Altitude -- Minimum Off-Route Clearance Altitude (OROCA) -- Checking In -- Enroute Altitude Changes -- VFR-On-Top -- Cruise Clearances -- VFR Climb/Descent -- Pilot's Discretion -- Operating in a Non-Radar Environment -- Popping Up -- Flying Direct Routes -- Random Route Navigation -- Bells and Whistles -- Let's Get Practical -- Lost Communication Procedures -- Holding Patterns -- Timed Approaches -- Standard Terminal Arrival Routes -- Entering the Terminal Area -- Review Questions -- 9 Arrivals -- Destination -- Altimeter Setting? -- No Approach? -- Approach Segments -- Procedure Turns -- Mandatory Holding Pattern Course Reversal -- DME Arcs -- The GPS Terminal Arrival Area (TAA) -- Summary -- Review Questions -- 10 Instrument Approaches -- In the Terminal Area -- Nonprecision Approaches -- VOR On Airport with No Final Approach Fix -- VOR On Airport With Final Approach Fix -- VOR Off Airport With Final Approach Fix -- NDB Approach Without Final Approach Fix -- NDB With Final Approach Fix -- The Instrument Landing System -- Tracking the Localizer -- Anticipating the Intercept -- Tracking the Glide Slope -- Missed Approach Procedures -- Other Types of Approaches -- SDF and LDA -- GPS Approaches -- Talking GPS.

Surveillance or Precision Radar Approaches -- Visual Descent Point -- Contact and Visual Approaches -- Circling Approaches -- Practice Approaches -- "I've Got the Runway!" -- Runway Markings -- Visual Approach Aids -- General Airport Information -- Getting the Weather -- Microbursts and Wind Shear -- Review Questions -- 11 Cockpit Organization and Procedures -- Getting Organized -- Clearance Copying -- Mandatory Reports -- Communication -- Expectation-of-Landing Syndrome -- IFR Proficiency -- The Aviation Safety Reporting Program -- Review Questions -- 12 Regulations -- Part 61 -- Part 91 -- Regulations for the Commercial Pilot -- Review Questions -- 13 For Commercial Students -- Mixture Control -- Carburetor Heat -- Fuel Injection -- Ignition -- Detuning -- Propellers -- Diesel Engines -- Turbine Engines -- Winter Operations -- Preheat -- Complex Airplane -- Retractable Landing Gear -- Environmental System -- Turbocharging -- Pressurization -- Airport Operations -- Helpful Hints -- Aeronautical Decision Making -- Review Questions -- 14 Preparing for the Practical Tests -- For Instrument Students Only -- Preparing for the Commercial Flight Test -- Test Requirements -- Airplane Systems -- Emergency Procedures -- Determining Performance and Limitations -- Visual Inspection -- Guidelines for the Commercial Flight Test -- Review Questions -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Full-Color Illustrations -- Appendix C: Aviators Model Code of Conduct -- Index -- Back Cover.