Teaching Confidence in the Clouds: An Instructor's Guide to Using Desktop Flight Simulators

by Tom Gilmore and Thomas N. Gilmore

Today, pilots are faced with a new and challenging era of glass cockpit general aviation aircraft, innovative aircraft design, advances in avionics technology, and changes to instrument procedures and airspace. Students are more technically savvy. Therefore with time/money always at a minimum, a demand exists for highly skilled flight instructors who know the best teaching methods for flying IFR.

Teaching Confidence in the Clouds offers real-life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560276819
• ISBN13: 9781560276814
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Perspective

Tom Gilmore has crafted a wonderful perspective of instrument training in this book. Dispite what the title may imply, this one is for students, too. If you believe in PCATD/sim training like I do, this is a book you'll need. Well written and easy to read. Russell Still, MCFI www.FAA-ground-school.com

From the student's point of view - great book

Tom Gilmore was my 10-day instrument instructor 8 years ago and has written a book that is as good as his in-person instruction. I couldn't believe he could take me from zero to instrument rated in just over a week, but not only did he do that, he did it in less time than anticipated. This book is a great review of some of what we did. Our work with the flight simulator every day was invaluable to my instruction. Tom can't teach everyone to fly instruments, but now everyone can get the benefit of his experience by reading this. Great book.

This is the only reference of it's kind.

This guide is a long time in coming! I have been a flight instructor for over 20 years, and have given over 10,000 hours of instrument flight instruction. Flight simulators and training devices are a great educational tool if properly utilized and operated. Mr. Gilmore has outdone himself in providing some great insight and techniques in getting the most out of these wonderful tools. This should be a must read for the serious instrument instructor who wants to give his students the best value in simulated instrument training using sims and FTD's.