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Organizational Skills Required During Instrument Flight
On Feb 19, 6:00 am, Thomas Borchert
wrote: One thing I haven't figured out yet is where to put the handheld backup GPS (we have a Garmin 430 in the plane). I would NEVER fly without at least a handheld GPS in IMC (if there is none in the panel - if there is, I still like the backup). The cost of that safety device has become trivial, with the Lowrance Airmap 500 or 600c. One can put it on the yoke, and I would if it were my primary GPS, to have it in the scan. But in my set-up, it then gets obscured by anything on the yoke clip. I have a Geko 201 I toss up on the glareshield. I used to use it simply to record tracks, but now for IMC trips I will set it to "navigate-to" my destination airport. No map; only track, desired track, distance, and altitude. But I do train with it, so it would be sufficient in the event of complete electrical failure.... Cheers, John Clonts Temple, Texas N7NZ |
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Andrew Sarangan taught me how to use a vor. My instructor told me a million
times but reading Mr. Sarangan's article seemed very clear to me. Mr. Campbell's is similar. wrote in message oups.com... snip I've read an interesting article about an alternative way to interpret the VOR. Has anyone read Joe Campbell's IFR diary, or this article: http://www.campbells.org/Airplanes/VOR/vor.html ? If so, what did you think? |
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I'd like to to consider another organizational skill for flying in
IMC, this is related to approaches etc. Always -- make that ALWAYS -- brief yourself on the approach, but with this important difference. You may have said to yourself "OK, final approach fix at 3500, fly 210 degrees, descend to 2150, fly for 2 minutes 30 seconds, land. Don't do that! Always self brief the miss. "Fly for 2 minutes 30 seconds, look for the airport, full throttle, gear up, establish positive climb rate, report the miss to approach, maintain 210 degrees, climb to 4000, left turn," Always treat seeing the airport as a happy accident -- you know how to land, don't sweat that. In real life, especially if you're flying into uncontrolled airports, you may be flying missed approaches one time in 20 or 1 time in a hundred, and I want you to be ready for that exceptional time. It'll be handy on your check ride, too, because you just know the examiner is going to tell you to fly the miss at a time when you're focusing on landing. Treat this advice like the others you have gotten -- if it makes sense to you, make it your own. But trust me on this. This mind set, that seeing the runway at MDA is a happy accident, and you've already planned to fly the miss, will save you a lot of workload at a critical time. I can't imagine a downside, although some readers may find one. On Feb 18, 9:33 pm, wrote: What methods do you deploy? How many folks use a kneeboard? What kind of timer (analog or digital stopwatch) do you use, and where do you put it? Where do you keep the charts, approach plates, and scratch paper? How many people write down every clearance, heading, altitude and frequency change? How do you keep from dropping your pen (or pencil)? Is it on a string? Where do you put in when not in use? Velcro? Your pocket? I've read the books, but I just wonder how people cope in real life. Rod Machado talks about using a clipboard (with extra clips on the 3 other sides) in his excellent training manual. This seems like a good idea to me. Steve PP ASEL Instrument student |
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Always self brief the miss. "Fly for 2 minutes 30 seconds, look for
the airport, full throttle, gear up, establish positive climb rate, report the miss to approach, maintain 210 degrees, climb to 4000, left turn," Good advice to brief and be ready for the missed approach. However, for the actual mechanics of the missed, I'd add as the first step "pitch up to climb attitude" (generally about 10 degrees, or 2-3 bar widths). Many times on an instrument proficiency check I've seen the pilot add full power without a definite pitch up, and spend a lot longer than he should down near 200 feet. Absolute priority on the missed is to get the climb established, and you do this with both pitch and power. Barry |
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On Feb 19, 6:10 pm, "Tony" wrote:
I'd like to to consider another organizational skill for flying in IMC, this is related to approaches etc. Always -- make that ALWAYS -- brief yourself on the approach, but with this important difference. You may have said to yourself "OK, final approach fix at 3500, fly 210 degrees, descend to 2150, fly for 2 minutes 30 seconds, land. Don't do that! Always self brief the miss. "Fly for 2 minutes 30 seconds, look for the airport, full throttle, gear up, establish positive climb rate, report the miss to approach, maintain 210 degrees, climb to 4000, left turn," Always treat seeing the airport as a happy accident -- you know how to land, don't sweat that. In real life, especially if you're flying into uncontrolled airports, you may be flying missed approaches one time in 20 or 1 time in a hundred, and I want you to be ready for that exceptional time. It'll be handy on your check ride, too, because you just know the examiner is going to tell you to fly the miss at a time when you're focusing on landing. Treat this advice like the others you have gotten -- if it makes sense to you, make it your own. But trust me on this. This mind set, that seeing the runway at MDA is a happy accident, and you've already planned to fly the miss, will save you a lot of workload at a critical time. I can't imagine a downside, although some readers may find one. On Feb 18, 9:33 pm, wrote: What methods do you deploy? How many folks use a kneeboard? What kind of timer (analog or digital stopwatch) do you use, and where do you put it? Where do you keep the charts, approach plates, and scratch paper? How many people write down every clearance, heading, altitude and frequency change? How do you keep from dropping your pen (or pencil)? Is it on a string? Where do you put in when not in use? Velcro? Your pocket? I've read the books, but I just wonder how people cope in real life. Rod Machado talks about using a clipboard (with extra clips on the 3 other sides) in his excellent training manual. This seems like a good idea to me. Steve PP ASEL Instrument student Sounds like great advice to me! I imagine as time goes on it will be easy to become complacent. This sounds like a good way to guard against that! |
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On Feb 19, 5:25 pm, "dlevy" wrote:
Andrew Sarangan taught me how to use a vor. My instructor told me a million times but reading Mr. Sarangan's article seemed very clear to me. Mr. Campbell's is similar. wrote in message oups.com... snip I've read an interesting article about an alternative way to interpret the VOR. Has anyone read Joe Campbell's IFR diary, or this article: http://www.campbells.org/Airplanes/VOR/vor.html? If so, what did you think? I just found it at http://www.sarangan.org/aviation/art...or-article.pdf .. Thanks!! |
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Velcro.
The top of my glareshield is slowly evolving to complete velcro. I've got one of those little photo lights on a velcro strap that is placed very conveniently on the glareshield in front of me. Removed the ashtray years ago and now have a battery-powered 'ash light' (no, this isn't an ad). Frankly, flashlights are the least of my worries at night or IFR. (small maglight in pocket next to me, big D cell maglight under the seat, etc) I tried the clipboard concept - not practical when there's really not enough room in my lap (I need to sit close, short legs). Timer, with velcro on the back, on the glareshield. But I really like the clock in the aircraft with the second hand. Dealing with setting and resetting the digital clock is a pain when trying to do multiple things. |
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On Feb 19, 7:34 pm, Blanche wrote:
Velcro. The top of my glareshield is slowly evolving to complete velcro. I've got one of those little photo lights on a velcro strap that is placed very conveniently on the glareshield in front of me. Removed the ashtray years ago and now have a battery-powered 'ash light' (no, this isn't an ad). You have to be careful when saying those words aloud. Frankly, flashlights are the least of my worries at night or IFR. (small maglight in pocket next to me, big D cell maglight under the seat, etc) I tried the clipboard concept - not practical when there's really not enough room in my lap (I need to sit close, short legs). Timer, with velcro on the back, on the glareshield. But I really like the clock in the aircraft with the second hand. Dealing with setting and resetting the digital clock is a pain when trying to do multiple things. Velcro seems to be a common theme here! What a great invention! Anyone remember those old David Letterman shows where he played "Velcro Man" (am I remembering this right?). He donned a velcro suit, jumped on a trampoline, and then stuck to a velcro wall. Anyway, I thought it was funny. Thanks Blanche! |
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On Feb 18, 8:33 pm, wrote:
What methods do you deploy? How many folks use a kneeboard? What kind of timer (analog or digital stopwatch) do you use, and where do you put it? Where do you keep the charts, approach plates, and scratch paper? How many people write down every clearance, heading, altitude and frequency change? How do you keep from dropping your pen (or pencil)? Is it on a string? Where do you put in when not in use? Velcro? Your pocket? I've read the books, but I just wonder how people cope in real life. Rod Machado talks about using a clipboard (with extra clips on the 3 other sides) in his excellent training manual. This seems like a good idea to me. Steve PP ASEL Instrument student Thanks to everyone who offered up so many great ideas! This seems to be a very individual thing, but it's great to have so many workable ideas to choose from. I've only been posting for less than a week, but I have found this group to be invaluable! It's amazing to me that so many folks with common interests are willing to provide thoughtful responses to a perfect stranger (me)! I really appreciate it! |
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