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Since I passed my instrument check ride a few months ago I've been looking for crummy weather to fly in but it's been eluding me. I flew recently in some broken clouds and it felt really great. But to answer the question, one of the reasons I got my rating is so that I can get out of my home...

Just to finish up this thread, I flew with Brooks for my instrument check ride (and passed) and would like to report that I have no regrets. He's kind of gruff but soft at the same time. The oral portion was intense at 2 full hours but he didn't pull any tricks or try to trip me up on...

Has anybody taken their instrument check ride with Brooks Black? He has a good reputation and I just want to know if I should consider him for my ride when I'm ready.

All very interesting replies. Now for my next question. Although my CFI engrained it into my brain, I always listen for the VOR station identification when I tune it in. However, my GPS does have an auto-identify feature where it displays the station name under the frequency. In the unlikely...

Thanks for the reassurance. I like using GPS mode because the outbound turn puts me on the outbound course almost immediately. If I followed the VOR, I'd have to fly directly over the station, wait for flag reversal, then intercept the outbound radial which takes valuable time and space because...

Thanks for the reply, yes I meant VLOC. My CFI has also repeatedly told me that I can use the GPS for guidance up until intercepting the final approach course but I've been scared off by so many horror stories, including some here on POA, of applicants being failed for not flying the VOR...

This is a similar situation, but my question is legality. Must I approach the VOR in VLOC mode and fly the outbound radial or can I keep the unit in GPS mode and fly by its guidance until established on the inbound (042), at which time it must legally be completed using the VOR.

The VOR is being crossed, the issue is whether I can legally fly over it and change to the new outbound heading using the GPS' turn anticipation instead of flying directly over (and passed it) then turning to the outbound radial.

Huh? If you had to go missed with a 530W and go to your alternate on the fly that would be easier? With the GTN the change I described took two button punches and it was set for the approach into Burbank. The setup for the approach into Burbank was completed in less than 10 seconds.

I'll be taking my check ride in a few weeks. In my area we have a VOR approach into an airport which has an on-field VOR. When approaching the airport from the south the procedure calls for tracking the outbound 002 radial for 5 miles at which time a procedure turn is initiated. My...

I took mine in March and got two wrong. Of the two, one was related to icing which I had never seen before.

I just tried this on my 750 and while not quite what you described, I was able to enter two destination airports as waypoints. The first was for Van Nuys and after that Burbank. When on the VOR approach into Van Nuys I was able to change the destination to Burbank by punching it up and then hit...

While I appreciate the reply, I was kind of hoping to hear from someone that took a check ride with him so that I could pick up on his demeanor and what to expect.

Has anyone taken their instrument check ride with George Argy? If so, when and what was the experience like?

Holds were the bane of my instrument training until I came up with my own method that works perfectly for me. I purchased a package of square, yellow Post Its. I draw the hold on the paper along with the different courses (inbound, outbound and 70/110). I then hold the paper up and match the...

That was my question many threads ago.

I just finished watching the latest episode of Repo and made the following observations. They were repossessing what they said was a $140k Piper Archer. I thought to myself, for that price it must be an Archer III with a glass panel. Turns out it was steam gauges and had some old Collins...

True comment. Back around 1999, when "reality" programs started showing up on American TV, they did contain more reality but as the years went on and as different crazy situations were dreamt up, they started to become scripted to make them more interesting. Keep one thing in mind, the reason...

Should I even mention Weather Channels Plane Xtreme, which chronicle's pilots ferrying aircraft all around the world? One such episode last season had two guys flying a 172 from central florida to Pensacola apparently VFR but flew much of it in IMC conditions.

Not only that, there was a shot of them taking off from the glacier from the ground. Did they leave one cameraman behind so he could get the shot then come back for him?