1-1. Purpose This manual provides the fundamentals, proce- dures, and techniques for attitude instrument flying and air navigation. 1-2. Scope Part I covers the introduction and various aspects of attitude instrument flying; Part II covers air navigation. a. Part I, Attitude Instrument Flying. Attitude instrument flying is the art of controlling the performance and attitude of an aircraft by refer- ence to instruments. This part covers flight in- struments and their systems, a description of inflight forces and sensations, instrument inter- pretation and aircraft control techniques, and pro- cedures for the performance of fixed wing and rotary wing flight maneuvers by instruments. b. Part II, Air Navigation. Air navigation is the art of directing an aircraft along a desired course and determining its position on this course at any time.
DesignationFM 1-5
EditionJun 1979
StatusSuperseded
Pages355
FunctionAviation
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)