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This is the official FAA Instrument Procedures Handbook FAA-H-8083-16B. This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8083-16A, Instrument Procedures Handbook, dated 2015. Released in 2017, current in 2022. Printed in Color. Full size: 8.5 x 11 inches. 310 pages. This handbook is designed as a technical reference for all pilots who operate under instrument flight rules (IFR) in the National Airspace System (NAS). It expands and updates information contained in the FAA-H-8083-15B, Instrument Flying Handbook, and introduces advanced information for IFR operations. Instrument flight instructors, instrument pilots, and instrument students will also find this handbook a valuable resource since it is used as a reference for the Airline Transport Pilot and Instrument Knowledge Tests and for the Practical Test Standards. It also provides detailed coverage of instrument charts and procedures including IFR takeoff, departure, en route, arrival, approach, and landing. Safety information covering relevant subjects such as runway incursion, land and hold short operations, controlled flight into terrain, and human factors issues also are included.