My first big IFR mistake...

"Mike Rapoport" writes:

Wow! I can't believe all the posts recommending ways of disabling the ADF!

While restoring our plane, my partner (working on his CFI) and I
(working on my Private) discussed ways of making check rides
easier. When I was working on my Instrument, we talked about
ways to get rid of the ADF so I wouldn't be required to do the
dreaded NDB approach.

Turned out that I came to enjoy NDB approaches (after getting
some advice on how to fly them from my Purdue ground school
instructor) and really looked forward to doing one for the check
ride. That didn't work though. The plane I was able to use did
not have a functioning ADF. I was bummed.

No, I'll probably never have to fly one for real, but I still
like NDB approaches - partially because there's so much room for
error built into them.

--kyler