Instrument Procedures Handbook (2004 Edition) [Federal Aviation Administration publication FAA-H-8261-1], 2004

"Document Type: Manual (Flight Operations).

Purpose: Operations (authoritative)

Authority: Government Civil

Document Number: Federal Aviation Administration publication FAA-H-8261-1, dated 2004.

Scope (Preface): ""The Instrument Procedures Handbook is designed as a technical reference for professional pilots who are conducting instrument flight rule (IFR) operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). Certified instrument flight instructors, instrument pilots, and instrument students may find this handbook a valuable training aid since it provides detailed coverage of instrument charts and procedures including IFR takeoff, departure, en route, arrival, approach, and land-ing. Safety information covering relevant subjects such as runway incursion, land and hold short operations (LAHSO), controlled flight into terrain (CFIT), and human factors issues also are included.

Contents (Table of Contents): Chapter 1 - IFR Operations in the National Airspace System

Chapter 2 - Takeoffs and Departures

Chapter 3 - En Route Operations

Chapter 4 - Arrivals

Chapter 5 - Approaches

Chapter 6 - System Improvement Plans

Appendix A - Airbourne Navigation Databases

Appendix B - Approach Chart Format Changes

Appendix C - Heliopter Instrument Procedures

Appendix D - Acronyms and Glossary

Index