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Great post and congrats! I resisted GPS for a very, very long time, largely because I kept running into IFR pilots whose primary form of enroute navigation entailed following the plane on a moving map while kinda sorta trying to remain on the purple line. As a result, I had preconceptions of how...

That seems to be geared towards off-airport RC flying. There are unique concerns about operating RC aircraft AT the field which aren't addressed by that AC IMO.

That is PAINFUL. I used to fly a ton of RC and cannot imagine tying up a non-towered field with those operations. Given that planes can arrive straight in with no comms, I really don't see how the uses are compatible. Is there just an assumption that the RC guys will get out of the way of...

I know of a tool but it only serves a certain geographic area. Where are you based?

Jon, so glad you're back again! The context in which you post your videos seems entirely appropriate to me. We need to get lunch at The Fine Grind again now that the madness has subsided! Re: VFR vs IFR for higher performance GA aircraft, I can really only see a strong argument for IFR for...

That would be from Precision Flight Controls, and it does indeed run X-Plane (typically x-plane 9, but I think they might be shipping with 11 at this point).

Hopefully his wife will find some comfort in seeing how much he was appreciated by everyone here. We can only hope to be referenced so fondly when it's our time. There is no "good" way to go, but this seems particularly surprising and unwelcome. Small wonder I'm a total baby when it comes to...

Recently did the same thing in X-Plane 11 after realizing that I hadn't practiced partial panel in a very long time. I set the vacuum pump to fail after 27 minutes, then executed an IFR flight, starting cold and dark. I absolutely wasn't tracking the time so that I'd be at least somewhat...

Excellent writeup! CTL at 1000ft AGL is one thing, but if they're at 500agl, the site picture is different than a regular pattern. The geometry is tighter, the base leg is short and everything happens faster. It's very easy to overshoot, resulting in a tendency to over bank. Clink, another link...

It's included in their QAG for the BATD. It doesn't affect the BATD certification.

There's a few choices for IFR: 1) Block altitude (for vertical), 2) laterally, you can ask for deviations left or right of course (up to x degrees), 3) lateraly, you can get a a sector clearance which removes specific lateral routing ("cleared to fly between the PDZ 090 radial clockwise through...

Just saying that the LTA can be researched ahead of time, so you can get a sense for the terminal areas in which you're likly to receive separation services during VFR practice approaches. I'm simply correcting the potential implication from the first post that VFR practice approach equates to...

O360-A1A here in a Lancair 360. With the throttle wide open minus about 1/8" MP, I'm able to run it LOP. 1 of the cylinders is only about 10 LOP while the leanest is around 50-60 LOP. Does the job and keeps the CHTs reasonable.

Whether you receive sep services during a VFR practice approach is based on policy for that facility, usually communicated in a Letter to Airman that covers the local area. Do not assume that shooting an approach under VFR always equates separation not being provided.

Talk to the MindStar Avionics folks, they'll help you get the data updated, I'm sure. There are plenty of TD2's out there.

Also, off the ground, plan for 200ft/nm, unless otherwise published on a DP or DVA until reaching the MIA.

well, you're going to suck for a while. I would spend that time sucking in a sim first. It costs less. Then, finish up in the airplane.

@denverpilot this is actually a great discussion. I will comb through the ACS as you requested and will compile a list of specific tasks that can be meaningfully practiced/honed in the sim. Don't get me wrong, there is absolutely still value in having an instructor sit down with a student with a...

@denverpilot my point is that a student can use the sim at home, without an instructor (either prior initial training or after training commences) to practice all of those things. Many people write the sim off because they perceive that it's not good for stick & rudder, I'm just saying it can be...

When ppl say that sims offer little to no value for a PPL, they tend to be thinking stick & rudder only. In reality, there are many more tasks that you need to master for a PPL beyond flight control manipluation. There's flight planning, understanding weather, understanding airspace...