I appreciate eveyone's input. I sense that there is no clearcut answer. The stepdown minimums are obviously there for a reason. On the other hand, one would be allowed to fly a descent path of one owns choosing when a visual approach clearance is issued. The controller is often not aware if one is...

Hi all, can you reccomend to me any flight school in the vicinity of New York/ Newark or Chicago where I could obtain affordable flight training (esspecially TIME BUILDING in C150/152?) and multiengine training (only Seneca) also practice in ifr SE and training in ME IFR. I already have...

New update of Atlas Air registrations at Luxembourg Airport N-497-MC N-512-MC N-522-MC Pictures under http://decker.antoine.free.fr

I too had my first experience in IMC yesterday. I got my ticket last summer too and have kept current but haven't had a chance to go solo. I was going to go from Indianapolis Executive (TYQ) to Capitol City in Lansing Michigan (LAN). The weather was 1000 OVR until 50 miles north of TYQ and then it...

Ocean Airlines is expected to operate a flight for Cargolux through Luxembourg. ETA: 09/1800z ETD: 09/2000z Pictures of this 3 month old italian all-cargo airlines can be found under http://decker.antoine.free.fr http://decker.antoine.free.fr/News_3/Ocean_Airlines.htm

Y'All, I've been digging through FAA-H-8261-1 Instrument Procedures Handbook and cannot find the answer clearly stated. I would like to know in what respects the following types of waypoints are differentiated by creation, useage, and otherwise. A source text would be helpful as well. Charted...

This isn't an IFR topic, but I figure there might be a heavy iron pilot or two reading this. There's a thread on the FS group about landing 747/777 class airplanes. I've read that they typically kick out the crab right before touchdown much as some lighter airplane pilots do. Slips are out...

"Special" Push back pictures of Korean Air B747/400 HL-7434 during their first and till now only late evening stop in Luxembourg under http://decker.antoine.free.fr

Anyone out there using the Garmin 96c handheld GPS? I have discovered a glitch that may be a significant firmware problem on the 96c (and maybe the 96). When projecting a waypoint on a bearing from between 165 to 181 degrees FROM any existing waypoint in the 96c's internal aviation datatbase on...

Can I descent below minimums on an intermediate stepdown segment of an IFR approach if I have the runway enviroment in sight? On a very steep approach such as the backcourse loc-A to Santa Maria,CA, I would like to start descending below 1700 feet prior to reaching PATER, in order to facilitate a...

A month or two ago there was a thread about CDI indicating north/south vs. left/right in particular on front course and back course LOC. I'm studying for the IFR written and not in a single place does the FAA use north/south. Again I'm banging my head wondering does a lowly IFR student like me...

I am getting a Garmin 480 installed. In the disclaimer it states all GPS are for VFR approval only. Will be IFR when 337 is approved. Any comments? Hank 172 driver

The LA Times is running a human interest article about the lives and work of freight pilots. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2026&ncid=2026&e=1&u=/latimest s/20050111/ts_latimes/signedsealeddelivered No one here is going to learn anything from this article,but it's interesting to...

Late evening stop of the DC10 N-601-GC from Gemini Air Cargo at Luxembourg. Pictures of this event on http://decker.antoine.free.fr

The flying club that I am in just purchased a second 172, a really nice plane, new interior and paint and a nearly new STCd 180hp engine. Anyway, it has a IImorrow (or Apollo?) 2001 NMS GPS installed. It is not IFR certified, but pages I've found about it online seem to indicate that it can be. ...

I Passed My Instrument Written Today. I took a Practice test today befor the actual I scored mid 96's nerves kicked in I guess! I got an 85 I can live with that.

Thanks for the exciting story. I'm really glad it worked out OK. -- Scott

Consider the following FARs, § 91.126 Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class G airspace. b) Direction of turns. When approaching to land at an airport without an operating control tower in Class G airspace- (1) Each pilot of an airplane must make all turns of that airplane...

Planning a trip from Toronto (Canada) to Bahamas Freeport. Is there any special forms, request that have to be made? I know we clear customs at any POE for US. Do we do the same for the Bahamas? How is ATC in the Bahama's? Any special things we need to know? Thanks

I am thinking seriously about getting the GNS480 and need opinions to (try and) change my mind. The GNS 430 is nice but the 480 has more features that I like. Anybody using one and making approaches? With autopilot? with GPSS? Does GPS altitude REALLY work?