The Complete Advanced Pilot ─ A Combined Commercial & Instrument Course

Containing all of the necessary study material to ace the instrument rating and commercial pilot license exams, this comprehensive guide helps pilots move beyond private certification and excel in their continuing education. Basic subjects—weather, aerodynamics, and performance—are augmented and combined with more advanced topics, including Instrument Flight Rules, radio navigation, flight plans, and cockpit organization. Useful appendices include glossaries of terms commonly used in pilot/control tower operations, up-to-date weather communications information, and flight plan preparation aids. This fifth edition is updated with the latest FAA regulations, procedures, test questions, aeronautical charts, and standard terminology, and is revised to include current industry technology such as the “glass cockpit” and new airport instrument landing procedures. Also included is a new version of the “Aviator’s Model Code of Conduct.”

Bob Gardner is the author of The Complete Advanced Pilot, The Complete Multi-Engine Pilot, and The Complete Private Pilot. He is a piloting instructor with more than 40 years of experience and a former director of ASA Ground schools. He lives in Renton, Washington.