ASA Flying IFR, 5th edition

This book is packed with the real world instrument flight experience of Richard Collins. It details the IFR system, equipment, and explore the rewards and risks of instrument flight while discussing airmanship, weather analysis, flight planning, decision making, handling equipment glitches, and partial panel flying. The new 5th edition includes chapters dedicated to light airplane operation in the middle high–altitudes beginning at 18,000 feet, the relationship between systems — including autopilots — and instrument flying, using all resources and technologies to file flight plans, obtain and interpret weather information, and prepare flight plans for the best preflight readiness, managing stress, and IFR flight in and around ice, thunderstorms, and at night.