I think that GPS can be helpful for airport ground navigation and avoiding runway incursions. For some reason, I never see this mentioned in any of the material on runway incursion. It's not perfect, but if you have one in the cockpit it might help you maintain situational awareness on the...

hello the beauty http://www.airliners.net/open.file/639542/M/ franck

There is just about a month before the new instrument rating PTS takes effect on October 1. This is a major re-write with standards for GPS and autopilot coupled approaches (now required if the aircraft is equipped), guidelines for partial panel approaches in aircraft with glass cockpits,...

It has always struck me odd that a standard landing pattern is left turns and a standard hold is right turns. Having a left patterns for landing makes a bit of sense, since the pilot is on the left side of the cockpit and has a better view of the runway making left turns. But, for IFR holds,...

JFK gave Barbara Pierce a lesson in life in the summer of 1944 (making her a "Cape Cod heiress"), and to her eventual husband, JFK gave a personal motive for revenge. Perhaps if George and Barb had announced their earlier engagement or even if George had given Barb a diamond instead of a cheap...

I'm hoping one or more of you instrument pilots (or controllers) could help me with an IAP question. The airport involved is RKW, which is Rockwood, Tennessee. The IAP in question is the VOR/DME RWY 22 into Rockwood. If you have the plate or know the procedure, I hope you can help me out. RKW...

I have my logbook duplicated in Excel, but now that I've added my instrument rating, it might be nice to have Excel keep track of my currency on approaches. Maybe flag a cell as red or green depending upon my status... Unfortunately I'm just barely competent with the program and don't have a clue...

Just started looking at ASE requirements. I don't have to get _another_ 10 hours if I am already IA rated, right? Previous instrument training time has to apply here. ? FAR 61.129(a)3(i) Thanks.

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August 22, 2004 12:30 2.2 hrs. (.4 actual) First flight after my IFR checkride, with actual! For one of the few times in my brief aviation journey, I had a plane reserved and hoped for cloudy skies. Not the towering, throw-down-fire-from-the-heavens kind of clouds, but a benign overcast that I...

Has anyone upgraded their older Strikefinder(plasma screen) to the newer(LED) model? My display is getting very weak and hard to read and I thought I heard Insight would upgrade your older plasma model to the newer model at a decent price. TIA, Pete

Hello a question again;-) Our PA34 with two Garmin GNS430 is certified for B-RNAV (RNP5) I can't find any information about the source signal. Does the GNS430 calculate RNAV information only from its GPS-signal or can it also get information from the VOR/DME? Does anybody know something about...

Recently the COE VOR was notamed OTS. Coincedent with this the KSZT LOC/DME was notamed NA. The explanation given was that the COE VOR was nessasary to fly the tranition (COE is the IAF) and the missed approach (the missed ends with a hold at the COE VOR). I contend that GPS can substitute for...

Can anyone point me to web or print resources with discussion of how to best utilize two pilots in small airplanes? Who does what, etc. I have found lots of airline-level material but really nothing that relates to flying light singles. Or maybe someone who regularly flies with a pilot spouse? ...

Hello I have some questions about the ATC-flightplan and how to fill it out. 1. Field 10, standard equipment ILS means localizer AND glideslope, right? DME is not part of standard equipment, right? 2. Field 10 R means RNP. Do I need to write e.g. R5 for RNP5? Or is no value needed? (is

Any recommendations for plates to be viewed on a PDA, NOT including PocketPlates? Kelly

vincent p. norris writes: I passed my private in 2000. Haven't had any problems with pilotage since (dead reckoning is another matter. I figure if I need to use dead reckoning, I need to file IFR). Meaning no offense, Ari, I'm puzzled by that response. A number of...

On Saturday I had my first opportunity to fly solo in actual since my IR checkride. One of my biggest concerns since getting the rating was how I would make my first entry into actual without the benefit of an instructor at my side. With about ten hours of actual during my training I had always...

Hello, I'm relatively new to IFR (got the rating in Jan.) and also have never flown into the Arizona area. I'll be flying from the San Diego area into Chandler (CHD) and I want to do the flight IFR. I have some questions: 1. Does ATC normally route you to CHD using one of the PHX STARs? I did...

Great to hear Jeff!!!! Big congratulations! Be sure to celebrate!!!!! -- -- =----- Good Flights! Cecil PP-ASEL Student-IASEL