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On 15 Dec 2000 18:29:38 GMT, Dylan Smith
<dylan@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> wrote:

>tscottme <blahblah@blah.net> wrote:
>> I agree, Rod may be talented and well informed, but I find his books not
>> to my liking. I prefer something more like a text book or
>> encyclopedia. I want the information and I don't want to wade through a
>> bunch of "there I was..." or "a guy I know..." stories. He's just not
>> my cup of tea.
>
>Sense of humour is a personal thing, so not everyone will like Machado's
>style. However, my approach was to get *two* books. I bought Machado's
>Instrument Pilot book as well as Trevor Thom's weighty tome.

I have them both. I also subscribed to both IFR Refresher and IFR
magazines. All are helpful in some way.

I tend to like Machado's humor; however, I actually *do* have rubber
chickens to whomp over my own head. (Actually, only one of them is
"rubber," the other three are plastic and they're meant for juggling)

>For me, both were good books. One as a more descriptive guide, the other
>as a reference manual.

In the end, learning is a very personal thing. What works for one
person doesn't always work for another. Besides Trevor Thom's book,
does anyone else have favorite IFR study/refresher texts?


Jake Brodsky, mailto:frussle@erols.com
PP ASEL IA, Cessna Cardinal N30946, Based @ FME
Amateur Radio Station AB3A

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