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What are your norms for speeds and configurations on Instrument Approaches for a C172? My CFII says Between the IF and the FAF: 90 KIAS From FAF: slow to 80 KIAS, one notch of flaps, descend to MDA between -500fpm to -700fpm or adjust power to maintain Glideslope to the DA. Descending from...

I’m going up with a CFI in a DA40 this afternoon. It will be just around 15°C and our altimeter 30.00 so it’s a good chance to see if these setting results in the KIAS modeled by the POH charts! There’s also no table for climb rates and fuel consumption at max continuous power by altitude, so...

Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread. I appreciate the community’s collective wisdom and practicality! ^lol this is EXACTLY what I was thinking!!

In a fixed pitch prop, i thought you leaned for both because a leaner mixture, at say 5000, increases rpm which means to me, and increase in power.

I’m trying to do some fuel calc for my first cross country in a DA40 with a constant prop and mixture + prop speed + throttle controls. From my fixed prop training, I had associated a specific RPM with a fuel flow. But this chart seems to suggest that you can get different flow rates at the...

If we pass the IGI, do we still need take a separate knowledge test for the Instrument Rating? Can’t find any guidance on this. 14 CFR 61.213 (Ground Instructor reqs) references test of knowledge required in 61.65 (Instrument Rating Reqs), so I wonder if that’s possible. It makes sense that if...

Soooo... before executing the XC with the prescribed route, he happened to be taking a new incoming CFI on a tour of the facilities. I asked them both and they BOTH told me they believe that's what CFR specified. I said that I reviewed the regs and the 3 take-offs and landings at towered...

*whew* thanks @midlifeflyer and @RussR @Salty @NorthEast Ohio ! I hadn’t thought about it being the school’s rule/practice. Now at least I know how to ask for clarification. He’s from China so it’s possible that — even though he can pass TOEFL — it’s easy for him to get into a linguistic rut...

My CFI says that my Long XC requires 3 landing at controlled airports. He advised that route based on that understanding.

Thanks Mikey. Good info. I thought maybe my EFB + AHRS data would be sufficient evidence but the paper receipts couldn't hurt! :D

My CFI advised me to take off from my towered origin airport A, fly to nearby towered airport B, fly 60NM to uncontrolled airport C, then back to B, then back to A. That's 3 landings at three points (B, C, then B again), with 3 at towered airports (A, B, and B again). This makes no sense to me...

That is a story we can all learn from, and the community can appreciate that honesty. Good thing you had something else that qualifies! Thanks for sharing exactly what I wanted to know :) I thought this would have been a really short thread As have been shared before in this thread, DPEs have...

That's what I thought this forum could be: sitting around the World Wide Campfire telling stories and wondering about things. The range of tones in the responses pretty well matches the split between wonderers and rule-followers. This question actually came up with a friend I was riding with on...

Thanks Brian, these are really helpful insights! It's actually reassuring to know that DPEs can also audited and held to a rigorous standard. I might even say it's nice to understand how these regulations are enforced in a way that ensures student pilots don't take shortcuts. Also appreciate...

My deeper wondering is about the intent of the rule. As some folks pointed out already, it’s probably set at >50NM so you’d have to pick a handful of navigation references in between. Envious of your visibility in New Mexico! I think the farthest I’ve ever seen is about 15NM? I’ll actually try...