FAR Part 97: Aircraft Approach Categories - IAS vs Ground Speed

Mark Hansen wrote:


Ya know ... I mentioned this to him as well. However, I think he's
stuck on the Ground Speed reported by the GPS during the final
approach as being the speed used to determine the approach category...
That's just not what the FARs say.

Reach over and turn the damn GPS off Thats what an examiner would do
to you if you tried to do that on a test... "ooops.. GPS failed!"

My recommendation is to get someone who has some good experience as a
CFII, not someone who is probably a 300 hr CFII who was taught by
another 300 hr CFII who was taught by another 300 hr CFII, none of whom
have any actual instrument time or instruction in actual instrument
conditions.

As others have said to you, this guy isn't on the ball, and is not open
to redirection.

Dave