I was wondering if there is anyone out there that has a Jepp chart subscription that covers Hawaii. I'd like to get hold of at least the low altitude enroute chart and hopefully also the approach plates for Kona, Hilo, and (especially) Kamuela. The latter, which is where our 2nd home is, just got...

I've never seen the/a definitive answer to this question: Are there any negative legal ramifications of using IFR plates obtained from, for instance, the AOPA website, so long as the plate is current (they're now printing the date range of the plate's validity in the margins), printed...

I flew with somebody recently who just got their instrument rating a few months ago, in a GPS-equipped airplane. His GPS and BAI skills were fine, but when I suggested we fly one leg without the GPS, just using VORs and a chart for en-route navigation, he said he had never done that in...

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I was flying into KSNY (Sidney, NE) after shooting an approach into KAKO (Akron, CO) and requested the VOR DME Rwy 12 approach. I told center that I wanted to do the full approach complete with the DME arc, as I needed practice with these (currently an instrument student). The controller cleared me...

I'm looking for challenging instrument approaches in the United States that I can have my students fly on the simulator. I'd be interested in hearing your suggestions. Any type of IAP is welcome as long as it makes the pilot work a little bit. Tia Richard Kowalski

I just read about the GNS530W Pilot Guide. In page 3, it says: NOTE: The GNS 500W-series units use a different database than in the legacy units. The databases are incompatible between units. The GNS 500W-series units must use a WAAS enabled database. Can anyone who has...

How come IAF, FAF, MM, MAP, are all depicted (usually) on the profile view of an approach chart but the IF (intermediate fix) is not? -- -- Good Flights! Cecil E. Chapman, Jr. PP-ASEL

For those of you using handheld GPS's when you fly IFR: Do you use the throttle to increase/decrease power to match the ground speed to the approach speed table so the time is correct to the MAP? Or, Do you use the distance to the airport to determine/verify the MAP, even though the time may not...

The flying club that I am in just purchased a second 172, a really nice plane, new interior and paint and a nearly new STCd 180hp engine. Anyway, it has a IImorrow (or Apollo?) 2001 NMS GPS installed. It is not IFR certified, but pages I've found about it online seem to indicate that it can be. ...

My approach plate briefing, especially while flying, could use some improvement. I received my instrument rating last March and have about 75 hours of actual IMC time since then, but I honestly feel my briefing of the chart is not as thorough as it must be for optimum situational awareness. I am...

Can IFR-certified GPS be used to substitute for NDBs in Canada when navigating an airway? I'm a US-certificated pilot flying a US-registered plane. I'd like to take advantage of lower MEAs in western Canada provided by airways. Many of the airways appear to be between NDBs. If my ADF is known...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKJCrhAdeDs A compilation of 10 to 15 second snippets my last two weekends worth of flying in and around IMC.. Amazing to me how much difference in weather conditions I experienced and I never was more then 20 miles from my home airport. Todays condition was...

The other day I queried an approach controller to find out how well we are doing tracking the airway centerline. He said his radar scope does not show the airways. I was surprised by this. Is this normal? I know that Center controllers have airways on their radar, but it appears that Approach...

Mode-S/TIS transponders cost more, turns out, they cost substantially more to certify for IFR as well. I'm beginning to come around to the viewpoint of those here who say that any modernization that comes from the FAA will usually be a costly waste of time. The FAA is abandoning TIS slowly, and...

This is purely from a recreational IFR perspective of switching to JeppView. In other words, money, utility, and convenience are all important, in that order. Since starting my instrument training years ago, I have had a subscription to the paper Jepp charts for the central region of the US. This...

Hi Folks, I am planning to do my IR rating during three weeks long stay in Houston over the Christmas time this year. I would appreciate if you could help me out on locating some accelerated training enabling me to complete the course in that short time. Appreciate your...

10ish years after overlay GPS approaches were introduced in the US, we in the UK still have no GPS approaches. There must be a considerable body of evidence collected on accidents, incidents and anomalies over the period that GPS approaches have been in use. In particular, there may be...

Have you checked into Destination Direct? Runs in Wintel, has the ability to support most GPS in real-time, has the capability to display current charts, and supports flight-planning both VFR and IFR.

Hi everybody, I'd like to get some picture of 737 classic and NG in order to build a cockpit procedure trainer... Do you know some website where I can find these kind of picture in high resolution ??? My aim is to print them on A4 paper in order to train with 737 procedure. Thanks in...