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Hi Folks- Please forgive what is probably a simple question regarding GPS approaches. I am new the the /G world. I was out flying my 182P today to do some practice approaches. The airplane is equipped with a GNS480 and I have a Garmin 296 on the yolk. I was buzzing around NW of the Salinas...

I'm wondering what the quickest (even thought it might not be the best way) to get to CP-AM/SEL rating. I'm already instrument rated, but haven't really started multi-training. I heard there is a way to take both the multi and single checkrides at the same time. Something about using the...

I think I know the answer to this, but would like a second opinion. Does FAR 61.129 (a)(3) (iii) and (iv) really require an instructor ride along on these two long VFR flights? I have over 600 hours TT and an instrument rating and plan to obtain my commercial certificate. however, in reviewing my...

I am reviewing the requirements for a commercial pilots license. There are two that are perplexing me. I ask it on the IFR forum simply because it is the one I am most familiar with and folks here seem ver FAR knowledgable (sorry if this is not the best place for it). Part 61.129 (Aeronautical...

Do the two VRF cross country trips required for the commercial rating (2 hrs, 100 nm min, one day, one night) have to be dual? FAR 61.129(a)(3) seems to imply that it should be dual in the statement: "20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in 61.127(b)(1) of this part that includes...

Hi all. Can anyone give me an idea of what a common route clearance would be from the Wash DC area (KJYO) to the Long Island (KFRG) area? I tracked down a preferred route to the DC area (JFK DIXIE V1 LEEAH V268 BAL KROLL) but I'd like some ideas from other fliers more familiar with the local...

Hello NG, I am looking for thoughts on panel-mount HF radios that are not Dzus-rail mounted and that work on 12 Volt. What is out there?

Got a little memory jog in the April 2006 Designee Update...other than "Basic Instrument Flight Maneuvers," there is nothing in the 2004 (latest) PTS about timed turns OR compass turns. Nothing. Nada. So instrument pilot wannabes need not be concerned about demonstrating either one to the examiner....

I'm just starting out my instrument training in a Cessna 152 that has a compass mounted at the top of the windshield. Here's a sample picture for those who have never seen it, http://www.airliners.net/open.file/643201/M Can anyone tell me if it's still possible to do compass turns under the...

Can anyone suggest any reasons why you shouldn't use GPS or DME to lead your turns when approaching a fix, such as an IAF, on a non-GPS approach? (Meaning that you don't wait for complete reversal of the nav instrument.) The AIM has a couple of requirements for a "complete reversal" of...

I'm inbound on the final approach segment of the VOR-A approach at T82 (Fredericksburg Texas): http://www.myairplane.com/databases/approach/SouthCentral/T82_vd_gA.pdf At about 3 miles east of the airport I'm at the MDA of 2460 MSL ("766 AGL"), mostly in a 700 foot overcast. Through a break in...

All, before we get going on the whiz wheel vs electronic, plastic vs metal discussions that e6b questions always seem to lead to let me state that I have seen the plastic ones, own a metal one, use an electronic one on my palm that does it all (e6b+ from jim eli, best $7.50 ever spent...

What is the significance of the first portion of a computer name for a STAR, such as PXN.COMMO1 which is called COMMO ONE ARRIVAL into Oakland? Is there a connection to Panoche VOR (PXN)? Should one read the name as "commo one arrival, Panoche transition"? Ari. -- Elections only count as free and...

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When a transmission is garbled I'm used to saying "say again", but I was wondering what to say when a transmission comes through in the clear, but doesn't make much sense (to me). This probably doesn't happen very often to experienced pilots, but how would you advise a student to respond? Should I...

I recently filed IFR and received a clearance from Ground. As part of the clearance, I was told, "... after departure turn left heading 300 ..." I taxied to the active, did my run-up, called Tower and said I was ready for departure. I was soon cleared for takeoff. At about 1000 AGL, I began the...

I fly from KLAX to KLAS, using the FMC to handle most of the flight. With the routing I put in, the FMC decides on some default altitudes and includes required altitudes for the arrival and departure procedures I select. Part of what it does is to create a descent schedule from the nominal cruise...

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Hi, It seems most handheld GPS can be connected to a computer (through a serial cable, IIRC). That allows some cool features, like preparing your flightplan in advance on your PC, or downloading to the PC the actual positions of your aircraft in order to obtain a chart of the actual flight...