On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:33:36 GMT, wrote: Does anyone have a copy of the NTSB report which was posted a while back concerning the guy who launched IFR in IMC in uncontrolled airspace into VMC above and was dinged for "careless and...

Weather radar. Which weather radar are you using for preflight? NOAA, AOPA, local news facility? Or any others? I am sure there are many of them. Hank

Apparently, if you file IFR HPN - MMU, you get a clearance which starts "CMK CMK275R SAX039R SAX" (i.e. fly outbound on the CMK 275 until you intercept the SAX 039, then fly that inbound to SAX). In the good old days of 2 VOR receivers, this is trivial to fly; the radios don't know or care that...

Our club is looking at upgrading a couple of airplanes to Garmin 430s, etc. It seems to me that standby vacuum would be a good thing to add, too. 1) Good idea? Do these systems really work? 2) Recommendations on type/brand/model? TIA

I flew yesterday and did some practice approaches, and the winds were about 20 knots gusting to 26-28. I've flown almost all approaches so far in a different 172 that had a 180hp conversion. Because of the winds, I kept almost full cruising power on the descents to try and maintain my normal 90...

Rode back with my friend in his turbine Bonanza after the installation of a 530W/430W. We had a good chance to play with both boxes during the trip. As before, they are very intuitive and relatively easy to operate. The screen write rate is a lot faster than previously, and the plane position...

Can you use a safety pilot for long XC or does it need to be a CFII?? Walt

I am interested in learning from everyone... a. What autopilot your aircraft is equipped with? b. What aircraft your autopilot is installed in? c. What does your autopilot use for heading/altitude/attitude reference? d. What does your autopilot use for loc/gs reference? e. If your...

Can one do the six approaches and holding in VFR to maintain currency without a view-limiting device or a safety pilot?

Ha! I bet you thought that this was going to be some porn spam. Well...perhaps not after the "Cold" bit grin. I'd a very nice "getting feet wet" flight today. I was in the clouds for roughly half the brief (two hour) (CDW-SWF-CDW) flight, I was in wet clouds watching the thermostat drop, and...

In the regulations it says that you can land at an airport without an IAP if you descend from the MEA and land under VFR, but if there is a MOCA, can you use that instead?

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...

Those who are interested in such arcana should look at the plates for Moline, Illinois. Four approaches...all noted as not authorized for use as an alternate. Hint: Don't file MLI as an alternate. Bob Gardner

Where do ya'll like to go for practice approaches to get current ?

Hello ! I am currently reading a book about IFR flying. "The complete advanced pilot" by Bob Gardner. In the book, i came across the term "to shoot an aproach" What does that mean ? Can anybody please explain ?

I am doing some preliminary planning of the panel for my RV-9A and wondering if a 2nd nav is really a necessity with a GNS 430 in the panel. Seems to me that flying IFR GPS, with mostly GPS approaches in the near future, I should not have much need for a 2nd VOR receiver to identify intersections...

When looking at a VOR navaid box on an enroute chart, and it says the FSS station frequency on top of the box, such as 122.1R, does that mean receive only for them on that frequency or receive only for the pilot? Does the pilot listen on the VOR and transmit on 122.1 (receive only for...

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Recently, on a long cross country from Portland, OR to Wisconsin, we stopped at Helena, MT for a gas and pit stop. Coming from the West with the winds calm, I chose the loc DME BC approach to runway 9. Even though it's the capitol (is it capital?) of the state, there is no radar...

Flyers, I was reading my Pilot Getaways Mag this morning and found an article about something I've been thinking about myself for years. It is an internet based Airport courtesy car club. I just signed up today because I have a POJ (piece of junk) that I keep at ACY and every time I go there...