I have my IFR checkride scheduled for April 21st... To make it even more exciting my CFII talked me into taking my ride with a DE that is getting his certification for giving instrument checkrides... So not only will he be there but a representative from the FAA will be riding along critiquing...

I just bought the Hood Lamb and had to send them back. They simply would not clamp to my David Clark H10-13.4 which have a narrower than usual band. To their credit, they acknowledge this problem with DC's and suggest friction tape to increase the girth of the band. Didn't work...to rinky-dink...

I am willing to trade a 3 Bedroom 1 Bath House on large 43,500 SQFT lot (60sqft less than an acre) About 1/4 Mile From D49 Airport, In Columbus, ND & A 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic Motorcycle 376 miles still under factory warranty. Airplane must be a complete production type aircraft, IFR A...

Doing flights into Haiti, into week 5. Short (3400) field unimproved strip, arrivng with full load http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W2Fcque5jk -- Brett Meares President Gulfside Constuction Services Inc. 4233 W. El Prado Blvd.

Can ATC clear an aircraft for a contact approach to an airport which has no weather reporting?

I've just purchased a '79 152 that is currently VFR only. Avionics consist of a single nav/com and xponder. That's it. At some point in the next year or two I am going to want to get my instrument ticket in this aircraft, so I'm already starting to think about the best way to do that. Trouble...

A question: the landing minimums section for ILS CAT-III approaches may have separate lines for A, B, and C. In some cases the C line has an "NA" for visibility, and on some other plates the whole C line is missing. So, what's the difference? Does "NA" mean "not authorized", i.e. CAT-IIIC cannot be...

I went to get my new IFR charts today and my local pilot shop told me they will no longer be carrying Jepp products. I know that some places have already stopped, but at PAO/RHV they thought up until a few days ago that they would be able to carry on. Seems someone at Jepp has had the brilliant...

If a STAR is marked VISUAL (FUBAR VISUAL APPROACH), and shows hand-drawn paths and landmarks instead of navaids, does that mean it's intended specifically for VFR, or for both VFR and IFR, or what? I'm a bit confused by it because I thought all STARs were instrument approaches. At the same time,...

I have started on practical IFR training in the real world. (Vans RV-9, hopefully RV-10 soon; mostly glass cockpit.) I do ok on precision flying, but I would definitely like to practice patterns, approaches, etc., at home before I go. just too few approaches per training hour. Fortunately, it...

Hello everyone, I'm about a week away from taking my instrument checkride, but I'm lacking in one area I thought would be a breeze. After spending months practicing holds, approaches & arcs I was double-checking the PTS and realised that we had not practised unusual attitudes. My CFII told me they...

I took a friend up (VFR pilot) to give him a taste of what instrument flying was about. We did two ILS's over at JAN (Jackson MS) and then a VOR Alpha back to MBO (Madison MS). I briefed him that it may be a possibility we may not be able to return to MBO as ceilings on departure were 700 feet. ...

I was flying the ILS 06 approach on my plane equipt with an Aspen and Garmin 430. I had the Garmin set up for vectors to final, tuned properly, set on VLOC, station identified and was flying near the OM towards the FAF. Then I noticed the Aspen said "BC1", was reverse sensing, and showing no...

http://www.naco.faa.gov/d-tpp/0405/09743IL33.PDF I haven't come across an approach with two separate missed approach procedures before. Is this even remotely common? I think I'll add this to my instrument students' training regiment due to some additional interesting features- teardrop course...

"Ron" wrote in message ... On Jul 11, 4:47 pm, "Mike" nospam @ aol.com wrote: I don't think the hydrostatic test is a FAA requirement. IIRC it is a requirement to have the tank filled by an...

Hello. My home base airport (KOSU) has ILS 9R approach and NDB 27L approach. My question is, Can they have Localizer Back Course 27L? I am wondering if the signal is always avaialble on the reverse side of Localizer. Or should there be something extra to have Localizer back course? I tested the...

David Megginson wrote in message ... Andrew Sarangan wrote: I understand that ATC opens and closes VFR flight plans. Lets say I file an IFR flight plan. ATC comes back with a routing I...

working towards my instrument, only about 7 hours so far, but taking the written next weekend and feeling pretty confident about everything so far. question i had planned to ask my instructor, but maybe i can get an answer today... suppose i'm flying from denver to rapid city on a VFR flight...

OK, just to distract you guys from "IFR with a VFR GPS" --- Flying into Grand Marais MN last week (KCKC) I was out maybe 30 miles at 7000 and got "Cleared for the approach, maintain 4000 until established. Contact advisory ... " The reason for the early clearance was, I think, that I was at the...

I am training in the maryland area. I was cleared for an ILS approach to runway 27 at HGR the other day. Here is a plate: http://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0406/05114I27.PDF I was about 17 miles out at 5000 feet when I got cleared for the approach. My question is, when can I descend to 4000 feet? Anyone?