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Are autopilots allowed for IFR training?
The Visitor writes:
Yes. In point of fact many large ac are not hand flown, except rarely. In point of fact, gear up, ap on, autoland armed on approach. Or it is taken at minimums. On very large ac, there really is no hand flying happening. And with three autopilots, it is not even considered to be a possible failure. Meaning on rides, you can, without penalty, rely on "Otto". Yes even with an engine out. If I can do everything on autopilot, I might as well go out and pick up an instrument rating right now. It's easier to fly in low visibility with a good autopilot than it is to hand-fly the plane in VMC. And if there's a complete flight management system on board, it becomes more of a course in computer programming than a form of flight, although I guess one can still get satisfaction from taxis to and from the runway (I know some systems can take you from gate to gate, but I don't know if anyone is using them). -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Are autopilots allowed for IFR training?
Back to the OP question...
If the airplane used for the IR practical test has an autopilot, the applicant is REQUIRED to be able to properly use the AP. Therefore, training is required. AP failures, IAP coupled, and tansitions to and from the AP are tested. a.. Testing in modern aircraft with electronic flight instrument displays has been addressed. b.. The use of autopilot and flight management during testing has been addressed. c.. The requirement for the use of a view-limiting device has been clarified. d.. The need for testing in Single-Pilot Resource Management has been addressed and clarified. e.. Reference to the metric system has been eliminated. f.. The body of the PTS has been updated to include electronic flight instrument displays, flight management systems, GPS, and autopilot usage. g.. The need for testing basic instrument flight maneuvers throughout the practical test instead of being treated as separate TASKs has been addressed in AREA OF OPERATION IV. FAA-S-8081-4D The applicant is expected to utilize an autopilot and/or flight management system (FMS), if properly installed, during the instrument practical test to assist in the management of the aircraft. The examiner is expected to test the applicant's knowledge of the systems that are installed and operative during the oral and flight portions of the practical test. The applicant will be required to demonstrate the use of the autopilot and/or FMS during one of the nonprecision approaches. If the practical test is conducted in the aircraft, and the aircraft has an operable and properly installed GPS, the applicant must demonstrate GPS approach proficiency when asked. If the applicant has contracted for training in an approved course that includes GPS training in the system that is installed in the airplane/simulator/FTD and the airplane/simulator/FTD used for the checking/testing has the same system properly installed and operable, the applicant must demonstrate GPS approach proficiency. When a practical test is conducted for a 14 CFR part 135 operator, the operator's approved training program is the controlling authority. http://www.faa.gov/education_researc...-S-8081-4D.pdf "Blanche" wrote in message ... | Roy Smith wrote: | Blanche wrote: | Me, personally, have a 1/2-axis autopilot. Turn it on, it holds | the heading. Well, not really. Since it's not coupled to anything, | it doesn't know when there's any deviation, such as winds. I can | start out on a heading of 120, turn on the AP. If winds | are from the north, then my actual track is more southerly, depending | on the strength of the winds. | | I assume you understand the difference between heading and track? | | Heading: direction in which the longitudinal axis of the aircraft | points with respect to true or magnetic north. Heading is equal to | course plus or minus any wind correction angle. | | Course: intended direction of flight in the horizontal plane measured | in degrees from north. | | Track: actual flight path of an aircraft over the ground. Also referred | to as ground track. | | Ref: Aviation Dictionary, Jeppesen, 2003. | | OK - my bad. I should have stated "start out on a course of 120". But | the use of "track" is correct, true? |
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Are autopilots allowed for IFR training?
"Jim Macklin" writes:
e.. Reference to the metric system has been eliminated. Interesting. What does this mean? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Are autopilots allowed for IFR training?
"Jim Macklin" wrote in message news:ZBF_g.13272$XX2.1656@dukeread04... Back to the OP question... If the airplane used for the IR practical test has an autopilot, the applicant is REQUIRED to be able to properly use the AP. I will not take the opportunity to point out that this information, and ALL of the other information the OP has asked about is available online, either at the FAA web pages, or by googling this group. This same subject was discussed here, not more than a couple months ago. I wish you all would quit spoon feeding, and enabling this guy. You would have told any other person to google it. -- Jim in NC |
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Are autopilots allowed for IFR training?
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Blanche wrote: Roy Smith wrote: Blanche wrote: Me, personally, have a 1/2-axis autopilot. Turn it on, it holds the heading. Well, not really. Since it's not coupled to anything, it doesn't know when there's any deviation, such as winds. I can start out on a heading of 120, turn on the AP. If winds are from the north, then my actual track is more southerly, depending on the strength of the winds. I assume you understand the difference between heading and track? Heading: direction in which the longitudinal axis of the aircraft points with respect to true or magnetic north. Heading is equal to course plus or minus any wind correction angle. Course: intended direction of flight in the horizontal plane measured in degrees from north. Track: actual flight path of an aircraft over the ground. Also referred to as ground track. Ref: Aviation Dictionary, Jeppesen, 2003. OK - my bad. I should have stated "start out on a course of 120". But the use of "track" is correct, true? Yeah, I think you got it. I was a little worried from the way you phrased things originally. |
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Are autopilots allowed for IFR training?
Mxsmanic wrote:
Can you use an autopilot when training for or being examined for an instrument rating, or do you have to fly the aircraft by hand? I used it for both my training and on my checkride. It shows you know how to use all the tools effectively. If you got something operational in the plane, it's fair game for the examiner to ask about it. Mine was pretty cool, he was willing to let me fly the partial panel approach with the autopilot even, but it was really turbulent and it was hunting a bit so I decided to hand fly it after the first part. I would fly IFR without the autopilot, but you can't have my moving map until you pry it from my cold dead fingers. |
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Are autopilots allowed for IFR training?
Mxsmanic wrote:
Kev writes: It sounds like he does. He was giving a simple example of what would happen if he set his autopilot heading to his course, with no adjustment for wind. His track would then be affected, as he said. Are there autopilots that will actually hold the aircraft to a track instead of a heading? I imagine it would require close integration with a GPS or other navaids that permit the actual path over the ground to be determined (GPS may provide this directly; it might have to be inferred from other navaids). Any autopilot that has a NAV setting will he holding a track it just follows a "virtual" needle from either a GPS or NAV receiver. |
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Are autopilots allowed for IFR training?
Any autopilot that has a NAV setting will he holding a track it just follows a "virtual" needle from either a GPS or NAV receiver. -- All of Mxsmanic's questions could be easily answered by googling this group, googling the web for products, or by reading the FAA web pages. Please do not enable him by answering his questions. He is a troll, and that is what he wants, not to learn anything. Jim in NC |
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Are autopilots allowed for IFR training?
Mxsmanic wrote in
: Judah writes: A question like this might be best asked on Rec.Aviation.Student. Because licensed pilots don't have instrument ratings? No, because Rec.Aviation.Piloting is a forum for pilots to discuss flying planes. Rec.Aviation.Student is a forum for flight students to discuss flight training and flight testing standards. A question about whether an autopilot is permitted during a flight test applies to the latter. A bit of respect might go a long way... |
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Are autopilots allowed for IFR training?
On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:43:49 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote:
It's easier to fly in low visibility with a good autopilot than it is to hand-fly the plane in VMC. And this is based upon your extensive gaming experience? |
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