GUMPS/Instrument approaches

gatt wrote:
Hey, all. Haven't shot instrument approaches in a complex aircraft yet,
and I'm getting ready to so I'm curious:

When you're doing a practice approach in which you know it's going to be
missed, do you complete/amend/ignore the GUMPS check? I'm guessing yes,
but I'm curious as to what others do. Finishing up my complex endorsement
this afternoon, but haven't done any approaches in that plane yet.

I always do the GUMPS check. I almost always do a touch-and-go out of a practice
approach.

Landing checklist completed prior to arrival at the Final Approach Fix.
Gear, flaps and power setting are FAF configuation items to provide
consistant, stable approaches.

"jsmith" wrote in message
...
Landing checklist completed prior to arrival at the Final Approach Fix.

Very useful! thanks.

Gear, flaps and power setting are FAF configuation items to provide
consistant, stable approaches.

-c

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:15:04 -0800, "gatt"
wrote:


Hey, all. Haven't shot instrument approaches in a complex aircraft yet,
and I'm getting ready to so I'm curious:

When you're doing a practice approach in which you know it's going to be
missed, do you complete/amend/ignore the GUMPS check? I'm guessing yes,
but I'm curious as to what others do. Finishing up my complex endorsement
this afternoon, but haven't done any approaches in that plane yet.

Don't skip anything. The reason why we train is so that you build
muscle memory as well. It comes in handy when the S*$% gets deep and
your mind is having to concentrate so hard, that you want some things
to come "Naturally". If you start making adjustments to how you would
normally do something because you know your are going around, you are
training you mind to that which could potentially cause problems down
the road. Always complete the GUMPS when you normally do it and then
when its time to go around do the 5 C's.


Scott D

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On 1/27/05 2:15 PM, in article , "gatt"
wrote:


Hey, all. Haven't shot instrument approaches in a complex aircraft yet,
and I'm getting ready to so I'm curious:

When you're doing a practice approach in which you know it's going to be
missed, do you complete/amend/ignore the GUMPS check? I'm guessing yes,
but I'm curious as to what others do. Finishing up my complex endorsement
this afternoon, but haven't done any approaches in that plane yet.

-c


No way in hell. That's a sure way to forget it on a full stop approach.
Program your brain and muscle memory for GUMPS on every final approach.

Part of what the extended gear will do for you at glideslope intercept is
put you on the right descent rate if you've set up for the approach speed
already.
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why would you intentionally have the aircraft configured for an approach
that you are not used to.

In the Bonanza, and in the Arrow, having the aircraft trimmed for level
flight at approach speed, and then extending the gear at the FAF makes for a
nice transition to the 500-600fpm required to capture and maintain the glide
slope on the local ILS.

BT

"gatt" wrote in message
...

Hey, all. Haven't shot instrument approaches in a complex aircraft yet,
and I'm getting ready to so I'm curious:

When you're doing a practice approach in which you know it's going to be
missed, do you complete/amend/ignore the GUMPS check? I'm guessing yes,
but I'm curious as to what others do. Finishing up my complex
endorsement
this afternoon, but haven't done any approaches in that plane yet.

-c

But... I teach a "keep your forward speed up" that we seem to always get
. You need to know the plane's very different feel if keeping on glide
slope with gear up. Also multiple GUMPS checks on all approaches make
you check on short final DA+200 ft. for example.

BTIZ wrote:
why would you intentionally have the aircraft configured for an approach
that you are not used to.

In the Bonanza, and in the Arrow, having the aircraft trimmed for level
flight at approach speed, and then extending the gear at the FAF makes for a
nice transition to the 500-600fpm required to capture and maintain the glide
slope on the local ILS.

BT

"gatt" wrote in message
...

Hey, all. Haven't shot instrument approaches in a complex aircraft yet,
and I'm getting ready to so I'm curious:

When you're doing a practice approach in which you know it's going to be
missed, do you complete/amend/ignore the GUMPS check? I'm guessing yes,
but I'm curious as to what others do. Finishing up my complex
endorsement
this afternoon, but haven't done any approaches in that plane yet.

-c

"Bill J" wrote in message
...
But... I teach a "keep your forward speed up" that we seem to always get .
You need to know the plane's very different feel if keeping on glide slope
with gear up. Also multiple GUMPS checks on all approaches make you check
on short final DA+200 ft. for example.

agreed.. and on "most" aircraft... once you've for the gear down.. you can
speed up to max gear extended speed, not gear extension speed..

had that happen to me in a Seneca II, slowed to a nice 110knt approach and
approach control decided that was not fast enough.. so on glide path..
speeding up.. and retracting flaps.. able to leave the flap lever at 1
notch, 160knt speed.. and left the gear down.. 150knt speed..

nice exercise to change configuration and drag while still tracking the
loc/glideslope

BT

The most important thing for your CFII to teach you on an instrument
approach is how to find the power/prop settings that result in your
approach being at the exact speed you plan for (we plan 90kt in the
Mooney as well as a configuration for 130kts when necessary). All these
power settings would be out the window if you flew with the gear up. I
usually have the student put the gear down at the point of the initial
let down on a non-pre approach and on GS intercept on a pre approach.

-Robert, CFI



gatt wrote:
Hey, all. Haven't shot instrument approaches in a complex aircraft
yet,
and I'm getting ready to so I'm curious:

When you're doing a practice approach in which you know it's going to
be
missed, do you complete/amend/ignore the GUMPS check? I'm guessing
yes,
but I'm curious as to what others do. Finishing up my complex
endorsement
this afternoon, but haven't done any approaches in that plane yet.

You can't fly 130 knots with gear down in an Arrow

Robert M. Gary wrote:

The most important thing for your CFII to teach you on an instrument
approach is how to find the power/prop settings that result in your
approach being at the exact speed you plan for (we plan 90kt in the
Mooney as well as a configuration for 130kts when necessary). All these
power settings would be out the window if you flew with the gear up. I
usually have the student put the gear down at the point of the initial
let down on a non-pre approach and on GS intercept on a pre approach.

-Robert, CFI



gatt wrote:

Hey, all. Haven't shot instrument approaches in a complex aircraft

yet,

and I'm getting ready to so I'm curious:

When you're doing a practice approach in which you know it's going to

be

missed, do you complete/amend/ignore the GUMPS check? I'm guessing

yes,

but I'm curious as to what others do. Finishing up my complex

endorsement

this afternoon, but haven't done any approaches in that plane yet.