Does a dual check of the VORs for use in instrument flight only count if it has been done while in flight? Or if you do it on the ground (document it) is that meet the FARs? We had a fairly heated hanger discussion about this and I would like to hear some more opinions. Scott --

I was told by an avionics guy that if a plane has VOR's they must be accurate to file IFR, even if I file /G. FAR 91.171 says "(a) No person may operate a civil aircraft under IFR using the VOR system of radio navigation unless the VOR equipment of that aircraft..." I'm not debating the logic of...

When flying a VOR approach in which the FAF is defined by the VOR, is it appropriate to start the descent to the MAP, or next stepdown, immediately after overflying the VOR or should I wait until I have positive course guidance for the final approach segment? I ask because it can sometimes take...

The other day I shot the VOR approach into SMO for the first time in low actual. I've often looked at that approach as one of the most difficult I've seen published so it was interesting to actually try it. The weather was 008OVC with something like 3sm HZ. I touched down about 3/4 down the runway...

The VOR 16 approach to KEST is about 8deg off from the actual runway heading. It feels like a lot more than this when you are 3 miles out. I flew the approach and with the ground covered in snow, the runway covered in snow, daylight, blowing snow (almost a ground blizzard) so no airport lights,...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGHOqX4sHkI I post this as I hope others can learn from my mistakes. Comments here or on the video most appreciated. I kinda got RIGHTFULLY chewed out by ATC today while doing the VOR Alpha approach. I mistook an instruction by the controller as...

This next video is my trip home executing the VOR Alpha approach down to minimums with ATC COMS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjPOrMBrQ40 Video segmented. First part is picking up my approach clearance to KMBO while executing the ILS at KJAN Second segment is after the touch and go into KJAN...

If a STAR is marked VISUAL (FUBAR VISUAL APPROACH), and shows hand-drawn paths and landmarks instead of navaids, does that mean it's intended specifically for VFR, or for both VFR and IFR, or what? I'm a bit confused by it because I thought all STARs were instrument approaches. At the same time,...

The situation.... Your on an IFR plan, in VMC. You see the airport and make your call: N123 has the field. ATC : N123 cleard for the visual approach to rwy 9, contact tower 123.4 You : cleared for the vis to 9, over tower...thanks. You : acb tower N123 with you on the visual to 9.

Here is my experience with the release version of Vista64 Ultimate so far as it relates to Jeppesen, FSX and also Garmin. Vista is available as a developer's subscription on Microsoft's MSDN right now. I downloaded Vista64 Ultimate from MSDN and installed it on a new machine I built. My old XP...

I took my checkride yesterday, and when I attached my Sporty's flip-down foggles to my glasses, the examiner nearly had heart failure - "you can't use those!!!!!!!" She said they allow too much peripheral vision to permit transition to in-cloud flight. We completed the checkride with a cardboard...

Be aware, I just received an email purporting to be from AVweb with the subject "AVflash 8.51a". It had an attachment, "Sim1.fpr.scr", that was infected with the Bugbear worm. The relevant headers are included below. General advice: Be very aware of email-borne worms/viruses and **NEVER** launch...

I took a friend up (VFR pilot) to give him a taste of what instrument flying was about. We did two ILS's over at JAN (Jackson MS) and then a VOR Alpha back to MBO (Madison MS). I briefed him that it may be a possibility we may not be able to return to MBO as ceilings on departure were 700 feet. ...

Went up to touch some clouds today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHC-s9cl8cE Using the same technique in creating my last video, put the camera on the glareshield and pretty much set it and forgot it. While I was VMC, I did capture some "forward" scenery. Great day for flying, tops were...

My trip from EKY to MBO on Tuesday. One has to love that IA rating as it's quite amazing how to go from VMC to IMC in such a short distance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPIUS0xAF_4 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1943L/history/20071218/1947Z/KEKY/KMBO Rest of my aviation related videos...

4 minutes 33 seconds of your time will give you views "From a distance" Various aviation, weather scenes, water scenes and nature at her finest. Allen

The other day I queried an approach controller to find out how well we are doing tracking the airway centerline. He said his radar scope does not show the airways. I was surprised by this. Is this normal? I know that Center controllers have airways on their radar, but it appears that Approach...

I fly with a Garmin 530. Great box, but I cannot for the life of me understand why they would fail to include Victor Airways. Anyway, I often get a clearance such as 210BA cleared to Yodoo, Clear City, Victor 245, Bogur. Now if I program the Garmin 530 for Yodoo, Clear City, Bogur, 19 times our of...

I am fortunate enough to spend some time in my Uncle's new 2006 T182 with the Nav III G1000. Amazing stuff. But am spending time "head down". Can't seem to find Victor airways. Lots of amazing stuff - XM weather, echo tops, Metars/TAFs etc. But 530 had the V airways! As not my plane - I cant...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7VGXXj9sFo Not quite sure why KJAN was so busy today, ATC communications were in real time to the video being displayed. As you will see, it took me some time to get VFR flight following. Both in cockpit and outside views in the video. Landing in Madison, camera...