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Delta Wun-Wun
30th Mar 2003, 01:06
Anyone have any suggestions of good reading prior to starting the IR??:D

Aim High
31st Mar 2003, 00:24
Trevor Thom book 5 for revision of the basics of instrument flight
Smith and Groves Keynotes for IR Skill Test
David Hoy Instrument Flying (if still in print)

WEBLUEIT
28th Apr 2003, 16:51
Everybody recommends the DAVID HOY book but it is out of print - maybe your instructor has a copy .......

expedite_climb
28th Apr 2003, 17:17
I recommend ringing the school and finding out which routes and airfields they fly to on the IRT.

Then get the plates (AIS site), and fly them on flight sim or similar, not so much to learn flying but to learn the procedures and ndb holds etc with wind.

Helped me no end....

south coast
29th Apr 2003, 00:34
weblueit...as in from easy rider??????

Delta Wun-Wun
29th Apr 2003, 00:57
Thanks for the replies. I managed to get a second hand copy of David Hoy`s book from Amazon.

Gazeem
29th Apr 2003, 06:58
Learn Morse Code. JAR does not require you to do it ....but do it.

The tape costs a tenner from one of the magazines. Knowing morse is invaluable it saved me several times in training when I had misdialled or not flip-flopped a frequency.

The other thing is to brush up on your IFR comms...you will have little spare capacity for RT so make it automated.

Where are you going for your IR?

All the best.

Delta Wun-Wun
1st May 2003, 01:03
I have a couple of Morse Trainers so will be having a look at them over the next couple of months.
I am going to Bristol Flying Centre in September.:O