A lively, informing handbook that takes the student step-by-step through all the procedures required for securing a private pilot's license - including the instrument training required by the FAA. Airplane Performance and Basic Instrument Flying, The Instrument Rating, The Flight and Engine Instruments, A Review of Airplane Performance, Airplane Stability and Weight and Balance, Airplane Stress and Limits of Operation, Basic Instrument Flying, Navigation and Communications, Navigational Aids and Navigational Instruments, Communications and the Control of Air Traffic, Planning the Instrument Flight, Weather Systems and Weather Planning, The Charts and Other Printed Aids, Planning the Navigation, The Instrument Flight, Before the Take-Off, Take-Off and Departure, Enroute, The Instrument Approach and Landing, The Instrument Flight Test and Beyond, Appendices, Bibliography, Index, Enroute Low Altitude Chart.