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Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced
Technical Order Numbers 30-100A-1, 30-100B-1, and 30-100F-1
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- Rob Robley of Veterans Memorial Museum, Huntsville, Alabama
- Mike Voisin
Published: January 15, 1944
These are the "bibles" of instrument flying mentioned in the Pilots' Information File (PIF). Get Them! Read Them! Know Them!
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- Rob Robley of Veterans Memorial Museum, Huntsville, Alabama
- Mike Voisin
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- Veterans Memorial Museum, Huntsville, Alabama
Related Items:
- 000150: Instrument Flying: Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide
Technical Order Number 30-100C-1 - 000151: Instrument Flying: Technique in Weather
Technical Order Number 30-100D-1 - 000148: Pilots' Information File (PIF)
Added: 2008-12-14
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Instrument Flying: Basic (without Radio Aids) Technical Order No. 30-100A-1 Special Edition For Distribution to All Pilots June 1, 1943 Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Physiological Reactions of the Pilot Sensations and the Pilot; The Inner Ear; Deep Sensibility; Vision; Hearing; Sensory Illusion; Sensory Illusions in Straigth Flight; Sensory Illusions in Turns; Sensations during Recovery from a Spin; Hypnosis; Illusions in Night Flying; Conflict of Instruments with Senses; What to Do About These Sensations; Section 3: Aerodynamics General; What is Aerodynamics?; Forces on an Aircraft in Flight; Attitude; Factors Affecting Attitude; Climb; Descent; Effect of Airspeed on Vertical Speed; Elevator Action with Changing Power and Speed; Turns; Forces Activing on Aircraft in a Normal Turn; Changes in Lift in a Turn; Increase of Drag in a Turn; Angle of Bank and Airspeed; Load Factor and Angle of Bank; Slips and Skits; Slipping an Aircraft Without Changing Its Heading; Slipping an Aircraft in a Turn; Skidding the Aircraft Around a Turn With the Wings Level; Skidding in a Turn With the Wings Banked; Coordinated Use of Rudder and Ailerons; Section 4: The Flight Instruments Operating Systems; The Artificial Horizon; The Directional Gyro; The Turn Indicator; The Ball Bank Indicator; The Airspeed Indicator; Rate of Climb Indicator; Altimeter; The Magnetic Compass; Section 5: Basic Instrument Flying (Analysis of Maneuvers) General; Straight and Level Flight; Normal Level Turns; Steeply Banked Turns; Climbs; From a Climb to Level Cruising Flight; Descents; From a Slow Airspeed Descent to Level Cruising Flight; Climbing and Descending Turns; Recoveries; Instrument Take-Off;
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Instrument Flying: Advanced (with Radio Aids) Technical Order No. 30-100B-1 Special Edition For Distribution to All Pilots January 15, 1944 Section 1: Altimeter Usage Section 2: Radio Aids to Navigation Section 3: The Radio Compass Section 4: Use of the Computer (E-6B) Section 5: Flight Plans Section 6: Planning the Instrument Flight Section 7: Weather Flying
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Instrument Flying: Army Air Forces Instrument Approach System Technical Order No. 30-100F-1 November 10, 1943 Section 1: The Modified A-1 System Section 2: The Runway Localizer System Section 3: Army Air Forces Instrument Approach System Section 4: Procedures The initial development of this radar approach system is discussed in the book Tuxedo Park (see book suggestion above).
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[2] Tim Elliott (06-23-2013 3:16 AM)
I have a copy of Technical Order No. 30-100D-1 - Instrument Flying - Technique in Weather
How can I add it to your on line catalogue?
[3] Mike Voisin (06-23-2013 4:06 PM)
Tim, I already have that document in the collection. For the link, see the Related Items section, under More Details at the top of this page.
I explain the contribution process in my Blog. Check out "How-To: Contribute Items" listed along the right side of the Blog page.
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[1] Walter Mattson (09-20-2009 3:26 PM)
I am a WW2 B-24 pilot writing a book on my experiences and need information described in (Instrument Flying: Basic (without Radio Aids)
Technical Order No. 30-100A-1
Special Edition For Distribution to All Pilots
June 1, 1943
Is there a possibility I could download the information contained in the phamplet and how do I go about doing this. Would appreciate your assistance.
Walter Mattson