We're visiting friends who live in downtown Chicago next weekend and I'm considering a few airports for our visit. Aside from lamenting about the murder of Meigs (which would have been perfect, of course) or suggesting a boycott, can anyone offer suggestions as to the best field and FBO for the...

Anyone know where to view ruling by the FAA's chief counsel? In particular, I'm looking for the one that that states "departure procedures" referred to in Far 91.129(g) are only those traffic pattern departure routes that the FAA sometimes establishes for a particular airport. As opposed to say...

At our home field, KRBG, Roseburg, Oregon, we use left traffic for both ends of our RWY 34-16. The approach procedures cite "Circling east of the rwy 34-16 centerline not authorized". What do I do when I break out, and have to "circle west of the centerline for RWY 16", while VFR traffic is...

Last week, I was doing approaches in actual IMC, and returning back to MBO (Madison, MS), I broke out right at minimum ceilings 4.8 miles DME from the JAN VOR. Ceilings were just above 900 feet. Missed minimums are 5 DME an 900 feet ceilings (NOTAM raised it from 860 to 900). The approach takes...

I am new to this group, because I recently went through an IFR course. I do have a question. There is an airport close to here called Orlando Sanford (SFB). It has two approaches called NDB-B and NDB-C. Both are similar but they approach the airport from west and east, respectively. Let's...

I received this story from a friend. The author I suppose wrote these thoughts down to share them, so I imagine he will not be upset to see them on the internet.I would be interested in your reactions. .................................................... Cirrus in the Water: Here's What...

A couple of clarifications, please, for the IFR-challenged... 1. Is there a good reason for the holding point for the GPS approach to 30, to be back 11.8 miles back from the holding point for the LOC approach? They have established UBWAY right at the marker, so why do they not let the GPS...

Today I flew into KBFI (Boeing field) which is class D and has extentions that underlie the Class B that require close attention to altitudes and headings so as to stay clear. Today the winds were favoring 31L (and 31R) and I came in from the west on the Vashon approach--the most common approach...

I want out to play last week. I requested clearance from EMT to RAL for ILS to rwy 9. Shortly after I was level at 4000, I was cleared to intercept localizer. As I tracked localizer, the glideslope started down and I started down with it. At 3,700, ATC called to ask me to remain 4000. I...

If I file an IFR flight plan 2 hours in advance from departure from a towered airport and then leave really early or really late: 1. Is the FP normally available to my local tower about half an hour after filing? 2. How long does it remain in the "system" if I get delayed?

Has anyone received a route clearance that included an intersection that was only on an approach chart and not in an Enroute Chart? Flew IFR from FRG to GON with the following clearance: Farmingdale Three, radar vectors BDR, direct MAD, MAD 126 radial to MONDI, direct. For the life of me I couldn't...

The other day I was flying to 3N6 in NJ from JST in PA in a plane with two VORs and a VFR-only GPS. About halfway through I got an ammended clearance giving me a shortcut. The last point in the clearance was ARD then Direct 3N6. After accepting the clearance, and turning toward the next waypoint,...

Hello, Anybody know where there are some recordings of IFR clearances for practice? If not, I shall have to gather my own - at my home airport, they only seem to occur when I don't want them - like when I'm impatiently waiting to taxi out :). Oh well, my house is up a hill, I should be able to...

Today I was practicing a GPS approach and had been cleared for the approach with the normal, "Cessna XXX, cross ELESE at 3,000, cleared GPS 15 approach." A minute or so later the controllers switched positions and another one took over that slice of airspace. The new one came on frequency and...

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Was out doing approaches this morning to knock off the rust. Called into JAN approach and requested ILS approaches into HKS under visual rules. Was 5 miles outside Brenz final approach fix and received the clearance; Cleared for the ILS 16 approach or circle to land 34 Hawkins. Exactly what is...

This one kinda stumps me everytime I am told this. Call tower, request your IFR clearence, they tell you "taxi to runway xxx - clearence available upon request" what I always do is just read back the taxi instructions and wait for them to call me back with the clearence. I guess I dont understand...

I'm close to finishing my IFR. I did most of my training at night but didn't get much IMC. Two out of the past 3 flights were in solid IMC. Fortunately the night training was pretty good and I've become somewhat comfortable quickly after the past 4 hours of IMC or so. The plan was to do my...

Close encounters of the cloud kind.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrICb0NQ8Gg In flight stills and videos to the sound track of Close encounters of the Third kind. Hopefully some find worthy sharing with even our non pilot brethren on our email lists and show off one of our many cloud...

Is there a search tool I could use to find the closest SDF, LDA and LOC-BC approaches? With airnav I can only search for precision or nonprecision approaches. I am looking for examples of the other less common approaches that are nearby without having to sift through every page of the approach book.