Readback: September 2015

I was reviewing the December 2014 issue of IFR. On page 5, in the Readback section, you mentioned the importance of Chapter 17 in the Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. Which edition of the handbook were you referring to? My edition does not have a Chapter 17. Which topic were you emphasizing? Id like to get the correct edition of the handbook so I can review the material you were mentioning?

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Monday, August 10, 2015 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

An instrument rating applies broadly to the "airplane" category, meaning an instrument-rated pilot does not need a separate instrument checkride when adding a multi-engine rating.
Practical tips are shared for flying approaches, including using a timer for altitude callouts and specific GPS management techniques for vectors to final to avoid losing waypoints.
The article explains the difference between MEAs (Minimum Enroute Altitudes), which are terrain/reception-based, and mandatory fix-crossing altitudes on RNAV procedures, which are primarily for ATC traffic flow.

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I was reviewing the December 2014 issue of IFR. On page 5, in the Readback section, you mentioned the importance of Chapter 17 in the Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. Which edition of the handbook were you referring to? My edition does not have a Chapter 17. Which topic were you emphasizing? I’d like to get the correct edition of the handbook so I can review the material you were mentioning?