Almost all U.S. pilots have read at least one of Richard L. Collins' columns in Flying or AOPA Pilot magazines during the last 30 years. Many of us have grown up on Collins and consider him to be the best writer on real (as opposed to theoretical) instrument flying.

Other texts on instrument flying focus on theory and procedures, but Flying IFR is different...it focuses on practical information, not theory. The author has revised and expanded this highly acclaimed guide to the real world of instrument flight in order to reflect the latest changes in the systems, improvements in equipment, and new information exploring the risks and rewards of instrument flight.

In Flying IFR, Collins provides instrument pilots with invaluable information on IFR airmanship, weather analysis, flight planning, decision making, handling equipment glitches, partial panel flying, and tips and techniques your instructor never taught you. The book is designed to teach even veteran IFR pilots something new and make them consider aspects of IFR flying they've never thought about before. If you're already instrument rated, and serious about flying IFR, this is the book for you.

Chapters: 1. The Foundation; 2. Basic Variations; 3. Basics Plus Actual Instruments; 4. Preflight Action; 5. In-Flight; 6. The Points of Stress; 7. Thunderstorms; 8. Ice; 9. Doing It in the Dark; 10. Middle-Altitude IFR; 11. IFR Emergencies and Glitches; 12. The System; 13. The Machines; 14. The Risks & Rewards; 15. Keeping it Together.

About the Author:Richard Collins has devoted his life to aviation, logging over 18,500 flight hours in almost every type of aircraft, including the Concorde, and writing about it in over 900 magazine articles and 11 books. Associated with Flying magazine for 20 years as editor and editor-in-chief, Collins moved to AOPA Pilot in 1988 as publisher and editor-in-chief. He has since returned to Flying as a contributing editor, where he writes on aviation weather and IFR operations. Collins has also served on many government and aviation industry committees, has won numerous aviation awards, and continues to do extensive research in aviation safety.

Format: Soft cover, 230 pages, Indexed and Illustrated.