instrument approach

Flying into Bradley International (KBDL) last night, JetBlue was coming in to the same runway, so the controller advised that I'd have to do a little maneuvering because of the JB's descent rate/airspeed being significantly greater than my measly 172. No problem, not the first time. So he says...

Just curious about logging instrument time.. I have my IR. If I am shooting an approach and pass through a cloud layer I can log that amount of time as actual, but do I log the approach if say I am at 5000', I pass through a thin layer and pop out at 4000' and then fly the rest of the approach...

I'm looking for a good memory aide, or chart/graph to share with IFR students on the effect of wind shear on an approach. This is something I struggled with and I would like to be able to find something to share with my students that's easy to understand and or review. Tips, tricks, graphs...

In Part 4 of this short series we revisit an RNAV approach into Nevis, with LOTS of stepdowns-- as it actually occurred IRL, and recreated on a home simulator. We also discuss the traditional dive-and-drive strategy for stepdowns, versus what a modern digital autopilot provides… let’s call it a...

Really, real ATC while flying the sim? In the final episode of this 3-part series we request a pop-up IFR clearance from a real professional controller (PilotEdge), declare an emergency, shoot the RNAV-F approach, and get our copilot/patient and passengers safely to Aspen. What are your...

Ground contact, check… but can you see the runway environment? In part 2 of this short series we e-fly a Localizer approach into Aspen, with weather 3500’ overcast, visibility 2 miles reported. What are your experiences and opinions on shooting approaches in a home simulator? Is the geography...

IFR student, I using Garmin Pilot here, I was just looking to fly an ILS approach in MFSX simulator for KTYR runway 13 ILS, now I can not find the approach plate on SkyVector nor on my Garmin Pilot, I know there was an ILS there as I flew that approach multiple times in a sim. I understand that...

After multiple flights in good weather to thoroughly test the installation and also to understand how to operate my new Avidyne IFDs (I now have an IFD550 and an IFD440), I found some nice weather over this past weekend to shoot a couple of approaches in the clouds. The ceilings was such that I...

Hello all, I have a Garmin 530W navigator that has recently/suddenly begun to only give LNAV GPS instrument approaches (No LPV or LNAV + V). It was performing flawlessly before. All other navigation features work perfectly. We did swap the 2nd radio out for a radio of the same...