When it comes to GPS approaches, not all devices are created equal. This is especially true for older, non-WAAS GPS receivers. While flying a GPS approach seems simple, it can actually be one of the more complicated approaches you’ll fly. Understanding GPS approach minimums is critical to a successful approach. Early GPS Approaches In a […]
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What’s This T-Route Thing?
When I first started flying, not too many small GA aircraft had GPS receivers. In fact, not that many people had a hand-held GPS either. Flying on an instrument flight plan almost always meant flying along victor airways. But times are a-changin’ and recently—as in within the last ten years—we started seeing blue lines on […]
Where Should You Intercept the Glide Slope
As instrument pilots, we are taught how to intercept and follow a glide slope during our instrument training. Whether an ILS or LPV, there’s little debate about whether to intercept from above or below. We always want to intercept from below. But the question of where along the approach course to intercept is often debated. […]
Silver Lining
We took the Saratoga to Cleveland this weekend to visit with family. We were supposed to go on a fishing trip on Lake Erie, but some unforeseen circumstances put a kink in that plan. Since we already had the plane reserved and reservation for boarding the dog for the weekend, we decided to make the […]