Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"A Lieberman" wrote in message
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I agree with this "somewhat" as you need to remember, the student needs to
learn the radio calls as well. So, any practice lessons with an IFR
student should include IFR jargon as you state in his radio calls.

With this in mind, I personally include VFR references in my approach into
Madison, MS (MBO). When I practice approaches, I will say:

Madison, Sundowner 12345L 5 miles NW, inbound VOR Alpha Madison. This
tells all pilots my position relative to the airport, as well as tell any
IFR traffic what my intentions are. If any pilot doesn't know where 5
miles NW is, then I would question their navigation abilities.



I question the ability of many pilots to estimate distance. One pilot's 5
mile report is another pilot's 10 mile report. I'll trust a position over a
charted fix or landmark or a DME distance, anything else I assume to be a
SWAG.

Yes, I often make a guess before checking the GPS when I see an airport
and I find it hard to be within even 20% in many cases. The altitude
you are are, the terrain around the airport, etc. all seen to contribute
to estimation error.


Matt