BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE ...

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Chapter 1-BASIC INSTRUMENT FLYING-FIXED WING....................................................... 14
1.1 . Instrument Categories. ..................................................................................................... 14
1.2 . Control and Performance Concept................................................................................... 15
1.3 . Use of Single Medium Displays. ..................................................................................... 21
1.4 . Display of Flight Instrumentation.................................................................................... 21
Chapter 2-INSTRUMENT FLIGHT MANEUVERS--FIXED WING......................................... 22
2.1 . Basic Maneuvers.............................................................................................................. 22
2.2 . Planning. .......................................................................................................................... 22
2.3 . The Instrument Takeoff (ITO)......................................................................................... 22
2.4 . Individual Maneuvers. ..................................................................................................... 23
2.5 . Basic Aircraft Control Maneuvers................................................................................... 32
2.6 . Unusual Attitudes............................................................................................................. 36
Chapter 3-BASIC INSTRUMENT FLYING-HELICOPTER...................................................... 40
3.1 . Instrument Categories. ..................................................................................................... 40
3.2 . Instrument Types. ............................................................................................................ 40
3.3 . Control and Performance Concept................................................................................... 41
3.4 . Display of Flight Instrumentation.................................................................................... 47
3.5 . Single-Medium Displays. ................................................................................................ 48
Chapter 4-INSTRUMENT FLIGHT MANEUVERS - HELICOPTER ....................................... 49
4.1 . Application....................................................................................................................... 49
4.2 . The Instrument Takeoff. .................................................................................................. 49
4.3 . Individual Maneuvers. ..................................................................................................... 51
4.4 . Emergency Descent. ........................................................................................................ 62
4.5 . Instrument Approaches. ................................................................................................... 63
4.6 . Altimeter Setting Procedures. .......................................................................................... 67
4.7 . Unusual Attitudes............................................................................................................. 68
Chapter 5-NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS................................................................................ 72
5.1 . Application....................................................................................................................... 72
5.2 . Basic Systems. ................................................................................................................. 72
5.3 . Flight Director.................................................................................................................. 81
5.4 . Flight Management System. ............................................................................................ 85
Chapter 6-NAVIGATION AIDS .................................................................................................. 87
6.1 . Precautions....................................................................................................................... 87
6.2 . VHF Omni-Directional Range (VOR)............................................................................. 87
6.3 . Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN). ................................................................................. 88
6.4 . VHF Omni-Directional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC).............................. 88
6.5 . Distance Measuring Equipment (DME). ......................................................................... 89
6.6 . Instrument Landing System (ILS). .................................................................................. 89
6.7 . Microwave Landing System (MLS). ............................................................................... 93
6.8 . Marker Beacon................................................................................................................. 97
6.9 . Localizer Type Directional Aid (LDA). .......................................................................... 97
6.10 . Simplified Directional Facility (SDF). .......................................................................... 98
6.11 . Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB)............................................................................ 99
6.12 . Global Positioning System (GPS)................................................................................. 100