Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced
Technical Order Numbers 30-100A-1, 30-100B-1, and 30-100F-1

These are the "bibles" of instrument flying mentioned in the Pilots' Information File (PIF). Get Them! Read Them! Know Them!

Authors:

• none listed

Published:

• January 15, 1944

Categories:

• Pilots
• Training

Locations:

Contributors:

• Rob Robley of Veterans Memorial Museum, Huntsville, Alabama
• Mike Voisin

Repositories:

• 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)

Direct Link (Item 000149):

• https://aafcollection.info/items/list.php?item=000149

Citation:

• Army Air Forces Collection, "Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced: Technical Order Numbers 30-100A-1, 30-100B-1, and 30-100F-1" (item 000149), AAF Collection, https://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000149 (accessed 25 April 2024).

Added: December 14, 2008

	This is the complete document, including the sections detailed below. 24Mb 160 pages; PDF (.pdf) Original item: Booklet; 8.5 x 11 inches Resolution: 100 dpi Quality: 75%
	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;
	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
	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).