Best IFR reading/study info

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I want to start my IFR in January, I am courious what would be the best study material for me. I learn best with hands on LOL I cant really sit and read and retain the info, more visual/reading.
 
King videos.

Looking at Martha King for that many hours is like the hazing required to get into the IR fraternity. :D
 
King videos are good, "everything explained for the professional pilot" is a good book to get as well.
 
Rod Machados books are pretty up beat. He puts a comedy spin on it. It's avail on iTunes as a book or audio. I'm reading his IFR Handbook for an upcoming IPC.
 
Instrument Flying by Richard Taylor.

the Complete Pilot Series by Bob Gardner (member of this board)

The free books from the FAA website.

dturri's free online school

Lots of really good material out there.
 
Coma- Are you part owner of Pilotsedge or you just a huge fan of them?
 
OkieAviator said:
Coma- Are you part owner of Pilotsedge or you just a huge fan of them?
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I think he IS Pilotsedge!

But I agree. I went through all of Pilotsedge free online workshops and it helped a TON for me for both my PPL and IFR. Even before my written and I didn't understand everything...or anything, it make things click a tremendous amount for me when actual having to apply the principals.

If you are a visual learner I second the King series as well. I can not just read and remember. I need to be SHOWN how to do it and why things work so they were great for me. Corny, but great.
 
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Founder and big fan :) I'm not the only one there, though...ATC is provided 105 hours/week by a staff of 20 controllers. If it was just me, I'd have a heart attack. In fact, I hardly get to control any more, I'm mostly handling product development, sales and most of the software dev.
 
Awesome advice guys, thanks a ton. Now I have to work on my radio work, I learned at a non towered FBO and did very very little ATC interactions. I am actually, truth be told am very nervous when it comes to talking to ATC.
 
superdad, don't feel bad, it's more common than you think, especially for pilots who do the bulk of their training at a sleepy non-towered field. Get a sim at home, use a service like BVATC, VATSIM or PilotEdge.

Use the training material, watch the cockpit videos and then apply it to your own flying, or better yet, your own sim.
 
Radio work can be some of the most challenging parts of IFR if you are not comfortable. That just comes with practice...and experience of learning what to expect. Best thing you can do is get Flight Following on ALL of your flight from now on and go hit a towered airport every time you are up.
 
For some scenario-based vignettes and useful how-to instruction, Peter Dogan's Instrument Flight Training Manual is good.

For preparing for the written, Gleim.

Wells
 
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