Fly like the US Air Force. This manual contains the procedures the Air Force uses and the knowledge that is required to fly under Visual Flight Rules. The information is similar to that contained in the Airplane Flying Handbook. This book makes a great addition to your library by adding a different perspective on the requirements of VFR flight in a succinct manner.
This instruction provides guidance and procedures for standard Air Force flying under visual flight rules (VFR). Since aircraft flight instrumentation and mission objectives are so varied, this instruction is necessarily general regarding equipment and detailed accomplishment of maneuvers. This manual provides both technique and procedures. Text in bold italic is procedure. This manual, when used with related flight directives and publications, provides the best possible operating instructions under most circumstances, but it is not a substitute for sound judgment. Extreme situations may require the pilot to modify procedures for safety or high-priority mission accomplishment. While pilots are ultimately responsible for the proper conduct of flight, all aircrew must be knowledgeable of and comply with the guidance contained in this manual. When crew positions other than the pilot utilize this guidance, they do so as a subset of the pilot’s overarching responsibility to ensure all tasks are accomplished in accordance with (IAW) this manual or, where authorized by the pilot in command, in a modified manner. This publication applies to the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard (ANG) when published in the ANGIND 2.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1—BASIC VISUAL FLIGHT PROCEDURES
Chapter 2—NAVIGATION
Chapter 3—PLANNING A VFR FLIGHT
Chapter 4—VFR DEPARTURE PROCEDURES
Chapter 5—VFR ENROUTE PROCEDURES
Chapter 6—VFR ARRIVAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 7—ICAO VFR PROCEDURES
Chapter 8—THEATER AND CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION
Attachment 2—FLIGHT COMPUTER FORMULAS (QUICK REFERENCE)
