�If the Airline Transport Pilot certificate is the Ph.D. of aviation, the Commercial and Instrument tickets represent the bachelor�s and master�s degrees.�
With this statement author Bob Gardner defines the advanced pilot, and this is his textbook written for the many pilots who streamline their efforts by preparing for both the instrument rating and the commercial certificate simultaneously.
Using the FAA Knowledge Exams as a foundation, Bob Gardner applies practical information so readers are not only prepared for the exams, but also for the cockpit. He augments the required aeronautical knowledge with specific tips and techniques, checklists and mnemonic devices, and sound advice from personal experience. This practical application of the FAA Knowledge Exam cannot be found in any other text.
Chapters in the new edition are still dedicated to the flight instruments, aerodynamics, airplane performance, navigation, weather, and much more. This Fourth Edition has been revised to today�s current procedures, regulations and practices, and features a new color section of examples of the many weather resources on the internet and lists of URLs to websites helpful for pilots. With the author�s conversational yet concise writing style, readers will quickly grasp the subjects, pass the required tests and checkrides, and have an operational understanding of flight they can take to the cockpit as newly-minted commercial pilots operating under instrument flight rules.
Includes illustrations throughout, comprehensive glossary and index. Softcover, 496 pages. Foreword by Captain Dave Gwinn (TWA-retired).