Hello Does anyone have any tips for a new Instrument Pilot (me) I did my first flight today (C77-UGN-C77) And about 45 minutes of it was in IMC. It was kinda cool. My first appoach was missed due to a late (6mi) turn by ATC but the next 2 were probably 6-8 out of 10. It was the ILS 23 ant...

I think this is a well worn question, but my digging isn't getting an answer for my specific scenario(s). Aircraft does NOT have a WAAS GPS. It could have an older IFR certified (just not Sole Navigation) GPS. 1. File Airways/VORs (within 40/25 mile service radius). Upon departure, request & get...

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How can I find out where the FAA thinks MEPTE is? On the NOS IFR charts it's charted as in the water (or over it), but when I fly it, it's over land. I know the NOS charts are not all that accurate (for topography) but I'd like to know where it is, for a certification flight for our GPS. Any...

We are getting a brand new ILS 26 at KANE and I just downloaded the plate. The miss is what I expected to see and is a hold at the GEP "Gopher" VOR a few miles to the west. But there is also a hold depicted at the PNM NDB, which is a long ways away. That hold is not mentioned on the plate. I...

About a year after I started the initial training I finally passed my checkride last week. The cross country hours took me forever to build up. I finished that off with a nice flight from Hawthorne, CA to Oakland to see the Dodgers play across the bay. The oral went perfectly, it was only about...

Where can I find approach and departure charts for rural airports in the Sierra Madre mountains that surround Puerto Vallarta, Mexico? I realize many of these mountain airports are little more than a dirt road next to a farm and do not have published instrument approaches, but I would still like...

Santa delivered Flight Simulator and a Cyborg joystick this year. I plan to use it to help maintain instrument currency when I don't have time for the real thing. I'm finding the learning curve for FS to be a little steep initially and it is taking a while to get things like the joystick...

Most RNAV approaches have the notations: "GPS or RNP - 0.3 required", and "DME/DME RNP - 0.3 not authorized" 1. The "or RNP .3" seems to imply some navigation unit other than gps can have rnp .3 Any idea what? 2. If an FMS with rnp .3 is able to conduct this approach, wouldn't it need a gps...

I am planning a flight from Los Angeles to New Orleans for some much needed R&R during holidays. My wife does not like to fly more than two 4-hour legs a day, so my plan is to fly from EMT to ELP for fuel & lunch than to AUS overnight. Next morning we continue to NEW. For return trip, we will...

"Michael 182" writes: What is the state of the art (or science) with downloading near real-time weather (five minute updates) in a GA plane? I just started to look into this, and came across WSI in flight. They appear to offer an uncertified service for...

A few weeks ago I flew a practice GPS RWY 24 approach into ELM. I don't recall the exact heading coming in, but it was in the sector leading to CIMAN. I'm new to GPS approaches having just returned after several years of inactivity, and still haven't got all the nuances figured out. I expected...

October 23, 2004 12:00 1.6 hrs. (1.0 actual) First solo IFR, 2 approaches in actual! A warm overcast day with a slight breeze. Everything was reporting broken skies from 2200 up to 8000 where it was supposed to be overcast. A few patches of blue sky here and there made the "occasional IFR along...

The Garmin 480 now supports LPV approaches which are ILS like approaches using WAAS-GPS for both LNAV and VNAV. My question. I'm assuming the LPV approach would target 1000ft down the runway as the TDZ (just like an ILS). Does this mean that LPV approaches will not be added to the airports with...

I recently did 6 approaches to get back current again, but I forgot to do a hold. My last hold was less than 6 months ago, so I'm still legal for a few more days. What counts as a hold to fit that vaguely worded requirement? - A self-assigned hold while flying solo VFR in VMC? - A self-assigned...

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,...

Went to my local pilot shop this week to pick up some new IFR charts, and noticed a sign near the cash register that stated that Jepp charts were now only available on a subscription basis through Jepp. I've only ever used NOS charts, but had heard how good Jepp charts were and was interested in...

Just curious. What brand FAR/AIM do you prefer? I've been using ASA's and debating on trying something new for the 2004 edition. I know Gleim, ASA, Jepp all have their FAR/AIM. The other CFI's I work with here use the Jepp (book version, not the subscription).

Hello - I have been looking in the AIM and a few other places and am trying to track down where enroute approach control end and Center control altitudes begin. When planning arrivals and depatures through NYC/DC/PHL and BOS airspace I was curious where those altitudes begin. I've been told...

I'm looking for comments and suggestions specifically about using a Fujitsu LT C-500 as a backup tool for approach plates using Jeppview with Flightdeck. Although I'll always be printing my plates, would it really be possible to use this thing in a pinch? Has anyone tried a USB GPS with one of...