IFR Groundcourse: Which books

"Geo. Anderson" wrote in message . ..

7) Rod Machado's Instrument Survival (first edition; there is now a new
one) I felt was very weak. But then I am in the 1% of pilots
(apparently) who find his humor very tiresome. His Private book was
good enough that I endured the cuteness and all the exclamation points,
but the instrument book was not. IMHO, anyway.


I'm with you on that. I can't stand Machado's books. I tried to read
his private book when I was studying that, and felt like he was trying
to talk to an elementary school kid. I glanced through his other ones
and saw enough that turned me off enough that I didn't attempt to read
any more of them.
I was pleasantly surprised when I've watched his videos, though. I
thoroughly enjoyed his humor in those. They are not study material,
though, just aviation humor videos.

As for my study material preference, I really like Kershner's books
for an overall understanding.
A good question bank with answers is good for preparing for the
written, and ASA's Oral Exam Guides are great for the checkride oral.