Pilot's rules of thumb: Rules of thumb, easy aviation math, handy formulas, quick tips Spiral-bound – December 30, 1999

First, I received the product earlier than the initially estimated arrival date. They e-mailed me saying that they were able to get the product to me about a week earlier than originally anticipated and to my surprise, I even got it a day before the updated ETA. It was in excellent condition when I got it!Now, for the product itself. I haven't gotten a chance to fully look through it, but it looks like a very handy tool with some great rule-of-thumb calculations. It was much smaller than I was anticipating, so it will be convenient to keep in the airplane or in a pocket. This will for sure come in handy!!

I'm working on my Instrument Rating and was looking for a set of IFR rules of thumb. This really is a great collection and a nice small size to fit in the glove box of the airplane. VFR, IFR rules and more broken down into easy to find sections (temp/altitude/airspeed, time/distance/fuel, takeoff & climb, flight maneuvers, nav, approach and landing.

These are perfect reference guides you can carry anywhere. And with enough space on the pages for notes or messages.I carry a majority of these with me and will definitely use the BFR one next year for my first BFR.I just wish the “pocket Aviation Decoder was spiral bound.Great info and a very good tool for a student pilot or recreational pilot getting back out there.

This little book fits in your shirt pocket (unless you wear polo shirts), small enough to be handy and available. It is a compilations of simple rules of thumb for various piloting and pilotage problems that come up on cross-country flights. You probably know that barometric pressure varies about 1 inch per 1,000 ft altitude change, but did you know that you can set your altimeter to 29.92 and read the pressure altitude? You may know that true airspeed increases 2% over IAS (indicated airspeed) for each 1,000 ft, but did you know that the maneuvering speed Va is about 1.7 of Vsi? Even if you know half the rules of thumb already, and even if you find your GPS takes care of 60% of these rules, wouldn't it be smart to have the others handy when the battery on the GPS dies, or when you need to know the point when it will take equal time in a given headwind to continue or to return? The quick rules are broken down by topic, starting with temp./altitude/airspeed questions via fuel burn rules, take-off and climb data and end with approaches and landings and other aviation calculations. From me, as a relatively new taildragger pilot and also learning gliders, just reading the book re-inforces the learning I did for the checkride and the learning that follows the checkride. It's a heck of a lot easier to look up something here than trying to find the right page of the Flying Handbook on your lap as you approach IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions).

A pocket-size book, spiral bound. Packed with useful tips and information.

Wow, had forgotten allot of these over the years. It was entertaining to knock the memory cells into submission of knowledge lost over time. Best condensed book I have bought for "Rules of Thumb" applications. Note: There are a couple incorrect calculations. Challenge is to read this book and see if you can find it/them. Enjoy.

As an instructor, I have enjoyed this little resource. A lot of these rules of thumb are just that and aren't 100% accurate but when I am flying with a student on a routine maneuver flight, some of these little rules of thumb come in handy to figure fuel, times, etc. I personally found it to be a lot of fun to go through, still need to memorize them though!

This is a small, 2.5" x 4" spiral with about 20 pages. There are a couple of rewordings of the same shortcuts. Not all encompassing. No background, or explanation. If it were for a student, then it should be 6x8 with explanations. If it were for a cockpit, it should be better formatted for quick access.Unfortunately, there's not a single all-encompassing tome, so this is on the edge of being worthy of its cost; however, if you have a laser printer, and some time, you can find the same info online, and the act of collecting and formatting the info will help you learn it better.