Recent content by OTLK VFR

:rofl: Every month or two...as well as on his modesty, friendly demeanor, and superior communication skills. :yesnod:

Unfortunately, this comes as no surprise to those of us who fly out of W29.

Grew up and did all of my flight training in central IL (CMI) and used to fly through BMI occasionally...still use the airport commercially whenever I'm visiting home. Really a nice airport with a pretty modest amount of traffic for one with airline service. The FBO I remember was called Image...

I've yet to meet a fellow II who refused to fly actual, but it seems they aren't that uncommon. It all depends on what stage of training the student is in. If it's your first time flying an arc or and ILS, then maybe you wait for a VFR day and practice in the sim, however, any CFII who is...

There is, look at the table in the Instrument PTS, it clearly specifies what tasks need to be completed during an IPC. 61.57(d) "...The instrument proficiency check must consist of the areas of operation and instrument tasks required in the instrument rating practical test standards."

I also found the castering nose wheel to be much more annoying during my first hours in a Cirrus than the side stick ever was. The awkwardness goes away pretty quickly. Try flying a plane that has a stick in the center, then you'll think the yoke feels weird. As Ron said, you're comparing...

These times a million. Being proficient at the basics of attitude instrument flying and developing a proper scan are the foundations of instrument flying...the rest is procedures. Flying IFR routes and flying instrument approaches basically boil down to being able to follow directions and...

I fly/instruct in the T-34B and it's an absolute joy to operate. Learning to fly the airplane is not difficult, however the one we operate has larger engine (IO-520, 285 hp) than when it was originally built (O-470, 225 hp) so there are special considerations for cooling, etc. Because of this...

I was actually just looking for insight into a question I had about something I found unusual, but I guess your smartass response way equally as helpful. . . . . . Thought it might be a typo, but didn't know if someone else had a better explanation.

Take a look at the minimums

Can anyone find anything weird with this approach? If you can find it, does anyone know the reasoning behind it? I'm sure the answer lies in the TERPs manual, but since I don't have one in a book collection...

My instructors used to have us check the TAS periodically on XC flights to to see if we were getting the calculated performance that we had planned for and I guess just to see that we knew how to use them. Pretty easy when you have an OAT in front of you and an Xponder that displays pressure...

This is not a particularly difficult thing to do and I would expect any instrument rated pilot to have this capability. While I agree that in practice I would surely take the alternative (over the VOR), that doesn't usually cut it on an oral. This is the answer that the examiner was looking...

This question refers specifically to the ILS 32R at KCMI and came up on a recent oral exam... The situation is that you have been cleared to hold at the OCTOE intersection and are subsequently cleared to execute the approach (i.e. "Cessna 123 cleared ILS 32R approach") while holding. Your...