Checkout IFR ground school today at www.flight-insight.com/ifr These are four of the biggest myths about IFR flying I've heard over and over. What are some ones you've heard?
Can you make a video about the equal transition theory? My DPE caught me on it on my CFI checkride and told me it was a common myth. There is a nasa link on Google that helps explain it, and I think it's important to let everyone know. And don't worry, I still passed the checkride
Interesting. I’m pretty sure I learned about protected / unprotected from the King’s course. I always suspected some margin was built in, but this shows that a good amount of margin is built in.
Good reminder that you don't have to begin the climbout before the DA if no runway environment is in sight. Thank you! The problem is I don't know if all examiners will also know this.
Even if the DPE disagrees, most DPEs won't consider it a "wrong" answer if you are pointing to the relevent regulations and provide sound reasoning for your interpretation. (Also you could go to the FAA terps publications and show that approches are designed assuming that you will make the decision at the DA and dip below due to momentum. Those publications are not intended as piloting rules or educational references, however they are support for interpreting FAR 91.175(C) ) A personal operational consideration is to set a slightly higher DA if your climb angle will be borderline on the missed segment, but this is more of a specific case. You also don't want to be too conservative on the DA either, because actually breaking out and landing is generally safer than going missed (Assuming all else about the approach is stable, between the lines, and obstacle clearance maintained.).
Can you please do a video on the ODP out of KBKE? it seems confusing where you have to fly a radio and do a hold to gain altitude right after departure. Let's say runway 26 or 31...
I was always taught that the "protection" for the protected side of the hold was primarily for the purposes of traffic deconfliction, not terrain, so ATC has a bit more freedom and simplicity when it comes to vectoring in the terminal area. Any thoughts?
@@dannythevito3205 in a very simple way, the barometric altimeters do not read altitude or heights. they measure presure that then is corrected so that you can read altitudes or heights. One of those correction factors is ISA temperatures, so when in places that go way above/below those you have to correct again for temperature. hope that helps a bit.
This explanation is incorrect. The final approach fix on the ILS is always glideslope intercept at final approach altitude. The Maltese cross marks the final approach fix on the localizer approach. These are two different approaches, one precision and one non-precision, on the same approach plate.
The biggest myth that I hear, is that if your airplane has a VOR then you have to do a VOR check in the last 30 days to file/fly IFR. CFR 91.171 says that you can't operate under IFR "using the VOR system of radio navigation" unless it has been checked in last 30 days. However if you have a WAAS GPS approved for IFR navigation then you can use that as your primary navigation source and don't need to necessarily use the VOR for navigation. The regulation is mainly for people with non-WAAS GPS who need to have a VOR check to use that as their primary form of navigation. Non-WAAS GPS are certified under TSO-C129 or TSO-C196 and are not approved for standalone use. EDIT: OK I have another one. 91.167 flight in IFR conditions says you need fuel to destination then alternate then 45 minute reserves. But the myth is that you always need these reserves. I think the technicality is that in VFR conditions such as when no alternate is required, that you only need VFR reserves.
