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Old January 21st 04, 07:01 PM
John R Weiss
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"C J Campbell" wrote...

Well, one would think so, and I don't have any problem with it, but I sure
see a lot of pilots that just can't seem to handle it. But I am a CFII who
flies and demonstrates these approaches constantly. I think my point is that
pilots who do not fly as frequently should consider a different 'approach,'
so to speak.


Again, I disagree.

Pilots who don't fly as frequently should use the time they DO get to practice
their skills, lest they be lost. An instrument rated pilot should NOT go out
and fly when the weather is near minimums, just to avoid going non-current! He
should, instead, get out and practice those approaches -- including the
transitions -- every couple weeks. If he can't do that, some instrument time
with his favorite CFII should precede any attempt to go out in the real weather,
and that CFII should ensure he CAN handle it before signing off any currency
check.

Flying an ILS at 60 knots instead of 90 puts the airplane much closer to stall,
giving much less margin of error if the pilot gets distracted or fixated. The
transition to visual is part of EVERY (Cat III excluded) actual approach that
results in a landing, so that transition should be practiced as much as flying
the needles.