Been watching since all I could do was dream of flying - now I'm a CFII and still tune in to see what else I can learn from you :) I really like your idea of looking at the plate even before departure! Partly because it makes sure what you have is current, and secondly it's one less thing to surprise you in the air. ONE THING... "NA" on an approach plate means "Not Authorized". Love this safer pilot challenge series!
18/18. Another valuable lesson. In addition to the fixes/altitudes you highlighted I always highlight the distances from the airport fixes to the airport (at non-towered airport) so I can make my radio calls & announce my position in miles and altitude so that non-instrument pilots flying will know where I am when I’m on the approach.
Why assume vectors to final and then have to set up approach again if they take you to Lakeland? Much easier to enter Lakeland as the fix and then just activate the leg BEZDU to RELNE if you get vectors instead.
Thanks for your work Jason. The first thing I look at when briefing an approach is if the chart is current (right side margin of the plate), then up to the top as you do. 👍
Watched this one yesterday, but didn’t comment. It’s great to see what sort of things I will be looking at when I start working on an IFR rating. This makes 18 for 18.
Doing 18 on Day 19. I'll catch up tonight I hope. The iPad, Foreflight, Avidine/Garmin navigator and autopilot - almost essentials for IFR these days. Our club plane and I have all that. But I gotta say, my brain melted as you went through all that in real time.
18 / 18. Working on my PPC. Passed written (87%) after doing MzeroA ground school, and am learning my way around the G1000 flying in a C172. Great videos.
18/18. I'm impressed how you can divide your attention between talking to the camera and listening to ATC so seamlessly. Throughout the video, there was ATC chatter and you were able to keep on explaining without batting an eyelid, but right at 7:35 it's almost as if you could predict this call was for you! How do you do it?
This was a great video. It reminded me of the many things I "love" about IFR flying. In particular, practice approaches at busy airports. The constant chatter from ATC and other traffic is extremely distracting. Just doing the things necessary to prepare for an approach is difficult enough, without having to monitor the radio in case they call you! There isn't much that can be done about it, though. More sectors? More controllers?. Aviation is booming and the high cost of fuel hasn't affected it. Here in southern AZ, we are totally saturated with flight training schools. It's the price we pay for good weather I suppose. 18/18
18 for 18. Two questions/comments: one, you don't monitor 121.5 on Com2? You discuss having ASOS and watching for the Rx. Second, I like loading the full approach, even expecting vectors, since occasionally in the middle of being vectored ATC decides to just send you to a fix on the approach and having it already loaded is a nice workload reducer.
If you recorded this on the ground with good sound quality, and no background chatter... it would not be the most annoying video till now. Keep up the good work and improve where possible. -thnx
See if they have a calm wind runway in the AF/D (Chart Supplement). I ALWAYS file an alternate - regardless of weather. I also ensure the alternate is Authorized.
Loading vectors doesn’t add all the waypoints of the approach. I prefer to load the entire approach so I have all the waypoints. This way if given a direct to I don’t have to reload the approach.
