The title just about says it - I've always wondered WHY many non-precision approaches (not talking about LOC only here, but VOR, VOR/DME, NDB etc) are not lined up with the runway heading. Sometimes it looks as though the approach desginers have gone out of their way to make sure the non-precision...

Tonight I was flying back to SQL GPS 30. There was a dense, 100' thick ceiling covering half the airport at 800' AGL/MSL. I was in VMC the whole time yet it probably would have been illegal to fly in VFR as I would have been close to the clouds (see note below about this). So even though...

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I'm just reading IFR Refresher, and it has a report on an accident that happened after a King Air was cleared for an SDF approach at KSME. According to the article, at the time the A/FD and NTAP listed the SDF as "Out of Service (OTS) - Indefinitely", and had been for four years, but the plate was...

I have been following the thread about "How high is that cloud", and quite a few of the posters seems to have some misconceptions about lapse rate. Some of you, especially, are comparing apples and oranges: The *environmental lapse rate* is a measurement of the real atmosphere. The *dry...

Any CFI's here use Excel or Access on their computer to keep a log of their students and information on them and what you've covered with them? IF so, can you provide some tips on what a good starting ground would be for designing a spreadsheet to do this. Thanks

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The ODP out of MMK for runway 36 reads, "climbing left turn to 1800 via 325° bearing from MMK NDB before proceeding on course". It seems to me that the easiest way to fly that with a GPS would be to create a user waypoint which is a 325 bearing, 20 (or whatever) mile offset from MMK NDB and insert...

Just looked at my approach plates. Very few have NDB approaches, some are VOR DME, some require ADF. More and more now are GPS. Since I can use the GPS instead of DME for Some VOR approaches, is it not wise (prudent) to get an IFR certified GPS now? Should it be a Garmin 430 or a 480? The cost of...

What kind of equipment can be used to meet RNP .3? I'm aware of GPS and DME/DME.

What's the latest thinking on the GNS-430 vs. the CNX80? I'm planning a panel upgrade and have read all the magazine articles, including the comparison in Aviation Consumer, but it would be interesting to hear from some actual users on how they compare. It seems the general impression is that the...

I'm trying to figure out the BAF ILS 23 localizer approach. The normal LOC 23 approach has a MDA of 900, and the LOC 23/DME approach has a MDA of 700 feet. After the FAF, there is a step down fix at 2.7 DME with a _1160_ before it. So does this mean that if you don't have DME, you can descend to...

Tuesday's forecast for my neck of NJ was for a high of 63, light rain, and 1500 overcast. The perfect day to get some actual IMC. My instructor and I had planned on going to Hartford, CT to fly the LDA Rwy 2 approach. However, by the time I made it to the airport the layers were mostly scattered...

Does anyone know if the advent of the GNS 480 (WAAS capable version of the 430) spells the end of the possibility to upgrade a 430 ? -- Samiam is Scott A. Moore Personal web site: http:/www.moorecad.com/scott My electronics engineering consulting site: http://www.moorecad.com ISO 7185 Standard...

If it becomes impossible to respect your descent schedule, is it permissible to ask ATC to give you a hold temporarily so that you can descend in the hold pattern until you're back to your planned descent? If so, is this a fairly common procedure, or very unusual? I'm thinking with respect to...

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Take a look at the Mobile Alabama KMOB rnav Rwy 14, should be available here http://www.myairplane.com/databases/approach/pdfs/00267R14.PDF I notice that lnav/vnav minimums are 660 feet while lnav minimums are 620 feet. My question is, if someone has lnav/vnav authorization, why wouldn't they...

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On a few occasions I have filed a departure procedure to a nearby intersection just to get on top (comments section reads "IFR to VFR on top"). After breaking out of the clouds and advising ATC of the bases and tops, I usually cancel IFR and proceed "own nav" with flight following. Which brings me...

I've been asked to help write some code to assist in flight planning by choosing routes. I have just enough Computer Science and IFR background to make me dangerous. I said that I'd donate my effort if it results in Free code the community can use. So we're making this a community...