Passed Instrument Checkride!

On 03/20/07 14:15, kevmor wrote:
> I passed my instrument checkride last Tuesday. I waited 2 months to
> try and do the checkride from when my CFII told me to schedule it.
> Problems with my examiner's medical, scheduling with another examiner,
> then going back to the first one, and weather delayed it.
>
> Here is how my IFR checkride went from what I can remember.
>
>

[ snip ]

Great story, Kevin. We should get together one of these days and swap
checkride war stories!


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

On Mar 20, 3:57 pm, "Jim Macklin"
<p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote:
> DH, you make a decision AT DH while in a descent on GS, so
> if you decide to go-around you will be below DH before the
> airplane starts back up. It isn't 50 feet, you just have to
> decide and either continue or discontinue the approach.
> You can use the approach light rabbit to continue below DH,
> but only to 100 feet unless you get more of the required
> visual cues.

Nitpicking here, 91.175(c)(3) does not mention the "rabbit" aka RAIL
or Sequenced Flashers as an acceptable visual reference. You can
descend to 100' using the *approach lights* as a reference. Below 100'
you need either the red side or terminating bars of the approach
lights (if the approach lights have them!) or one of the other
acceptable references, to continue your descent.

91.175(c) was changed to make "the runway environment" explicit.
RAILs or SFs are not on the list.
>
> Ice is aerodynamic spoiler, not weight.
>
> VOR check, to check properly, swing the OBS and make sure
> you get the proper deflection, 10 ° should be full scale
> 80° and the TO/FROM flag should be switching, if it doesn't
> your VOR has low sensitivity and may not should course
> deviation at 25-50 miles, the needle will just center while
> you drift off course...
>
> Other than that, congratulations.
>
> --
> James H. Macklin
> ATP,CFI,A&P
>
> --

That's why the lengths of lights, TDZ markings and such are
given, so you have a known standard with which to compare.


"Barry" <a@b.c> wrote in message
news:Q8SdnSVzw_C775zbnZ2dnUVZ_hynnZ2d@. ..
|> Nitpicking here, 91.175(c)(3) does not mention the
"rabbit" aka RAIL
| > or Sequenced Flashers as an acceptable visual reference.
You can
| > descend to 100' using the *approach lights* as a
reference...
| > 91.175(c) was changed to make "the runway environment"
explicit.
| > RAILs or SFs are not on the list.
|
| I disagree, 91.175 (c)(3)(i) says "the approach light
system" which certainly
| includes the sequenced flashers - see the AIM 2-1-1 which
states "Some systems
| include sequenced flashing lights".
|
| One important point that people often miss is that in
addition to seeing the
| lights, the pilot must have the required flight visibility
in order to
| continue the descent below DH. Since 100 feet above TDZE
on glideslope is
| only about 1000 feet from the threshold, if you can't see
the runway well
| before then, you probably don't have landing minimums, and
are not authorized
| to go below DH.
|
|

> I think so, he sort of does the oral exam in a conversational way, and
> I think I threw that out there while we were talking about it. One of
> us might've mentioned the changing of the airfoil's shape, but it's
> getting sketchy now...

Hmmm. Then maybe he wasn't really listening? Or he really =does= think
that the weight of ice is the main factor?

I had a flight instructor (from Florida) giving me instrument lessons
(in the Northeast); after I had spent an hour unsuccessfully removing
ice from the wings, I decided I didn't want to fly in that aircraft. He
acted as if he was ready to go flying in it and was put out that we had
to get another one. This wasn't too long after the airline crash in DC
with a Florida pilot who didn't respect ice.

Jose
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