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Instrument Rating Reading List

The first part of this list is made up of the reference documents that the FAA uses in developing the Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards (PTS). The current PTS is on-line as an Adobe PDF file. Some of these references are published as books which you can obtain from my bookstore, other references are published on-line by the FAA (as well as a number of other organizations, AOPA etc.) You should plan on obtaining, reading and understanding these documents.

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14 CFR part 61 Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors.

  • Part of the FAR/AIM - Book

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14 CFR part 91 General Operating and Flight Rules

  • Part of the FAR/AIM - Book

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AC 00-6 Aviation Weather

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AC 00-45 Aviation Weather Services

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AC 60-28 English Language Skill Standards Required by 14 CFR parts 61, 63, and 65
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AC 61-23/FAA-H-8083-25 Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

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AC 61-84 Role of Preflight Preparation

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AC 90-48 Pilots’ Role in Collision Avoidance

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AC 90-94 Guidelines for Using Global Positioning Systems
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FAA-H-8083-3 Airplane Flying Handbook

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FAA-H-8083-15 Instrument Flying Handbook

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AIM Aeronautical Information Manual

  • Part of the FAR/AIM - Book

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DPs/STARs/IAPs

  • Updated Every 56 days - purchase from your local FBO.
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AFD Airport Facility Directory

  • Updated Every 56 days - purchase from your local FBO.

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NOTAMs and FDC NOTAMs Notices to Airmen

  • Available from Flight Service, DUATS etc.

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Other Documents specific to your aircraft and area.

  • Pilot Operating Handbook

  • FAA-Approved Flight Manual

  • EnRoute Low Altitude Charts (updated every 56 days)

  • Seaplane Supplement (seaplane only)

Other Documents

These documents are not referenced in the PTS but they provide additional background material.

More to come - please send suggestions to mat@mwaugh.com.