Download or read book FAA Instrument Procedures Handbook 2017 written by Federal Aviation Administration and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8261-16A, Instrument Procedures Handbook. It is designed as a technicalreference for all pilots who operate under instrument flight rules (IFR) in the National Airspace System (NAS). It expandsand updates information contained in the FAA-H-8083-15B, Instrument Flying Handbook, and introduces advancedinformation for IFR operations. Instrument flight instructors, instrument pilots, and instrument students will also find thishandbook a valuable resource since it is used as a reference for the Airline Transport Pilot and Instrument Knowledge Testsand for the Practical Test Standards. It also provides detailed coverage of instrument charts and procedures including IFRtakeoff, departure, en route, arrival, approach, and landing. Safety information covering relevant subjects such as runwayincursion, land and hold short operations, controlled flight into terrain, and human factors issues also are included.