Recent content by Amr Hosny

How do you calculate your GS in the soup since you do not have any reference to the ground. We used to calculate that by the use of e6b or elec. flight calculator by checking the time it took between two landmarks.

It just seems so difficult to do all that in the soup without the help of a GPS.

Thanks. Just double checked and it is definitely GS.

That I fly

In the plane zip fly there isa GPS, but I know it should be used as a reference only in the flight test.

The speed would be indicated or ground?

Flying a radial to and from a VOR, I'm familiar and comfortable with however if you are to make an approach by arriving at specific IAF, IF, FAf how can determine the distances for each one of those fixes. Is it still by determining the two radials of two VORs ( assuming you don't have a DME).

Or two VORs

So you need a DME with the VOR.

I'm asking how?

When I started taking flying lessons I hated so much my sim which had Sitek yoke, throttle and rudder that I sold them for a fraction of their price. However now that I am licensed and intend on getting IFR rating I'm regretting selling all the Sitek gadgets. I'm now looking to buy ,again, what...

Can we fly IFR without a GPS and if so how to reach the waypoints / fixes for an approach or a hold?