Some questions about flying to LAS: 1. The RNAV RWY 1R (http://naco.faa.gov/d-tpp/0903/00662R1R.PDF) has two IAFs: BOACH and SKEBR. I can find BOACH on the enroute chart (on V21 between WHIGG and CRESO) but not SKEBR. Where is it? 2. Same question for KACCY intersection, which is the IAF...

Last night I flew from SJC to VNY. To my astonishment I was cleared vectors to SNS, then direct VNY (despite having filed a more standard routing) at 9000 feet. I knew perfectly well that the routing was going to change because I've done that route a zillion times, and indeed, near...

I am pleased to announce the beta launch of a new on-line instrument approach plate service at http://siap.awun.net/ This service collects all the plates you need for a trip into a single PDF file. Try it out and let me know if you think it's useful. (There's a feedback form at the end.) The...

All the approach plates for Aspen are marked "Procedure not authorized at night" (presumably a result of the G4 crash a few years back). And yet there are commercial flights scheduled to land as Aspen at night. How do they do it? rg

I'm going VNY-LAS. DUATS auto routing came up with a route that ends at OASYS on V394. Trick is, OASYS is not an IAF for any approach into LAS as far as I can tell. What should I do if I lose comm? A related question: some approaches into LAS have IAFs that I can't find on the enroute chart...

Subject line says it all. In light of the fact that VFR on top subjects you to both VFR and IFR constraints, why would anyone ever choose to fly VFR on top? I can only think of two possible reasons: 1. There happens to be clear air at a +500 foot altitude and not at the corresponding...

I fly an SR22G2 with the Avidyne MFD. When I try to use the OBS mode on the Garmin 430 in VLOC mode it works fine -- the left knob on the MFD controls the OBS, it draws a nice purple line, and everything is hunky dory. But when I try to use OBS in GPS mode the MFD doesn't work. I can still...

Howdy, I fly a Cirrus SR22, an all-electric plane. It has dual-redundant power busses, which makes total electrical failure unlikely, but if it does happen in IMC it can really ruin your day, so I'm thinking about a backup plan. Obviously a portable GPS and Comm unit are first on the priority...

A couple of related questions. You'll want to get your southern California approach plates out to follow this. 1. The preferred tower-enroute IFR routing from VNY to SNA ends at SLI, but SLI is not an IAF for any approach into SNA. What should you do if you lose comm before ATC starts to vector...

I declared my first ever emergency yesterday after encountering unexpected ice. I only accumulated about 1/4 inch so it wasn't that big a deal, but I lost my engine gauges (I fly an SR22), which included my OAT, so I went ahead and declared so I could descend below the MEA to shed the ice...

I had a 'first' last week, and I am looking for other peoples thoughts on this one. It was my first (I believe) loggable instrument approach in what was legally VMC. I was flying from the San Francisco bay area down to Burbank. The reported conditions were sky clear, visibility 4 miles in...

Do any of you fly into KADS with a Garmin GPSmap 496? I'm getting a false terrain alert when flying the Rwy 15 ILS and am wondering if anyone else has this problem. I'm working with Garmin to resolve this, but so far what they have suggested has not solved the problem. When flying the...

I recently purchased a database update for my Northstar M1 LORAN from CMC Electronics and a new battery which they also list on their Web site. Replacing the EPROM database was easy, but I cannot find where the battery goes. Has anyone replaced the battery in the M1? Where is it? Thanks! -Ron...

I've moved up to a new plane that includes an S-Tec 50 autopilot. It has several very capable modes ranging from Wings Leveler, Track a Heading bug, Follow NAV input, Hold a set Altitude, and approach mode which tracks NAV input more closely. What do the regs say about the permissible use of an...

I'm going to add either the GNS 430W or GNS 480 to a Beach Bonanza and am wondering if any of you who fly with these GPS units have a recommendation? I'd like a very capable IFR GPS with integrated NAV/COM abilities, which I'll couple to my S-TEC 50 Autopilot with GPSS. Both the 430W and 480 are...

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Please ignore my lack of detailed knowledge of TERPS type stuff but are there any US airports with GPS approaches where there are buildings inside the lateral protected zone? Supposedly if an airport does not meet such criteria there may be a way to get a waiver using some sort of...

There is one week left to comment on this onerous and fatally flawed FAA proposal that may cost as much as $17,000 per aircraft with little to no benefit to the GA community. My website at StopADS-B.org/ADS.htm gives details. You can also read about it at aopa.org. You can read comments,...

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"Greg Goodknight" wrote in message ... Garmin 430/530 and King KLN-94 have integral annunciation. Otherwise, it's my understanding the annunicators need to be added. Anybody know anything abou tthe new UPSAT combo...