Tempest in a teapot - IFR 'training' in-between lessons

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:07:02 GMT, "Cecil E. Chapman"
wrote:

Just a question for y'all out there.

In-between lessons I've been practicing approaches using my OnTop IFR
program. It seems to work, very well, in terms of getting me to recall the
procedures and frequencies by sheer repetition when it comes to my actual
lesson day.

My question though: Is such an approach (pardon the unintentional pun)
wise/useful? Would it be better for me to go into my actual instrument
lessons totally fresh (of course, with a look-see at the approach charts
before leaving for my lesson) without any rehearsal / practice? I should
say that I do notice a big difference (and satisfaction with) in my
performance on the lesson days where I have practiced/rehearsed the
approaches on my simple Sim on the days before my lesson.

Rehearsals are good. Less likely to get flustered or make mistakes if you
encounter turbulence or get some strange ATC vectoring.


Would be interested in hearing your input!

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"Cecil E. Chapman" wrote
In-between lessons I've been practicing approaches using my OnTop IFR
program. It seems to work, very well, in terms of getting me to recall the
procedures and frequencies by sheer repetition when it comes to my actual
lesson day.

My question though: Is such an approach (pardon the unintentional pun)
wise/useful?

Yes. Keep doing it. I recommend this to my instrument students as a
matter of course.

Michael

I used OnTop too. What I really liked about OnTop was that it modeled
turbulence quite well. (My only other datapoint was Jepp's and it was quite
unflyable). I would suggest that you fly with at least some turbulence
because it will force you to keep your scan going and I believe the PC sims
help out most in your scan.

During my checkride, I wound up having 30kts+ winds at 3000 feet so I was
glad to have practiced with turbulence in the sim.

My only gripe about OnTop is the fact that the radios don't fit with the
rest of the panel on one screen. That extra click and the way the radios
cover the CDIs is not very realistic. ASA's sims have the potential to be
really good if they just poured a little money into them. Oh well...


Marco

"Cecil E. Chapman" wrote in message
. com...
Just a question for y'all out there.

In-between lessons I've been practicing approaches using my OnTop IFR
program. It seems to work, very well, in terms of getting me to recall
the
procedures and frequencies by sheer repetition when it comes to my actual
lesson day.

My question though: Is such an approach (pardon the unintentional pun)
wise/useful? Would it be better for me to go into my actual instrument
lessons totally fresh (of course, with a look-see at the approach charts
before leaving for my lesson) without any rehearsal / practice? I should
say that I do notice a big difference (and satisfaction with) in my
performance on the lesson days where I have practiced/rehearsed the
approaches on my simple Sim on the days before my lesson.

Would be interested in hearing your input!

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Good Flights!

Cecil E. Chapman, Jr.
PP-ASEL

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We are alive in the air with this miracle
that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"

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