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I'm sure a dumb question - but how to I directly respond to someone so a private conversation can occur?

Here is what happened. At RYY ILS RWY 27 it says 3000 before you can descend on the the GS at albrs. However, way back at cffhv I was aligned for the 273 degree approach and at 4000 which is where ATC had me. I'm now thinking they said to intercept but maybe did not clear me. But I started...

Well I had 18.1 hrs of training total including the 3 from VFR. Some of that not really recent either. Of recent consistent training i have about 10 hours, plus this xc now.

I just finished my cross country instrument. it was 6.5 hrs, 5 in the air and about an hour in actual and bumpy in those cumulus all the way. I wish I could say it went better. We did 4 approaches and 3 times I busted minimums. One time I thought I could descend on the ILS because I was on...

For the KCHA ILS/LOC rwy 20, in the profile view it says HIXON/OM RADAR. What does radar mean? If I cannot determine the OM due to lack of equipment does it mean I can ask tower or atc to let me know when reaching it?

Any safety pilots at or near KRYY? This is for Cessna 152. I need to build instrument time. Mostly morning flights. Let me know if any interest exists. Thanks.

Any safety pilots at or near KRYY? This is for Cessna 152. I need to build instrument time. Mostly morning flights. Let me know if any interest exists. Thanks.

I appreciate all the responses and have decided to have an avionics shop run a signal test in an attempt to isolate the problem. At least that’s what I’m calling it. I asked that they send out minimum signal that I should be able to receive.

I’m entry level into IFR flight. My plane only has VORS and DME. Often I cannot receive the VOR. One example the PDK VOR IS 17nm away from RYY but I did not receive it until climb out of KRYY to 4000 MSL. Then I flew to KFTY for the VOR A for rwy 26 (the PDK VOR was being received by then) then...

Can you tell me how to search for this same type of information for other airports.

I appreciate the responses. So now I know the notam does not go out until the primary is unavailable. I guess I would not be able to fly this approach since I do not have an ADF or GPS.

Where do I find the information on how to fly the alternate missed? Also what if an approaches missed requires equipment I do not have, does that mean I cannot fly the approach. For example, kcha ils rwy 2 missed seems to require ADF. I don’t have one. So I’m thinking I’d have to fly the alternate.

As a student I'm almost at the required 15 hours with a CFII. I know I could continue this route to 40 hours and feel likely that I will need at least another 10 with a CFII. But how to I acquire the rest, barring a flight simulator? 1) Does it requires a instrument rated safety pilot? 2) A...

Hi - Instrument newbie here again. I have a question on how you determine the type of clouds you will encounter. Personally I do not want to go into cumulus. Stratiform would seem to be ok. So if I look at conus and I expect to encounter sct015, ovc020 and top220 would I assume there are...

Wow - this site and you people are of such a great help. I just noticed this video - appears their mistake was not to brief.

Uh oh. If minimum time is 40 I assume average is 60 and I'm 3x average - then 3+ years to my instrument. Gulp.

I'm a newbie. Passed my written, couple hours in the air. I'm wondering on the check ride will the DPE give you an approach you have never seen before and expect you to brief it and fly it, go missed, etc? I ask because right now It takes me 30 mins on the ground to figure it out. I can't...

Actually RYY near me, rwy 27 has a VOR & ils approach that does not need DME. But I agree they are rare.

The ACS standards says that the applicant is expected to know how to fly DME arcs and can be tested upon if they are published and available. I don’t have DME in my aircraft so is that an issue or would I not have to fly a DME arc?

I probably should’ve asked the real question that I’m trying to figure out. That is my airplane only has a VOR with glideslope and a regular VOR. So I can do an ILS and a VOR approach. With just that equipment is my plane not good enough to take the test? Because I understand you have to do...