All,
Well, now that I am out of Phase 1 plus about 60 hrs, I am about to restart my IFR training. I have about 25 hours under the hood in spam cans. Instructors have a pretty good idea for approach speeds for the typical instrument equipped training aircraft...172, 182, Cherokee, etc. How about RVs? How about a few questions to you IFRers?
Mike Seager teaches to approach at 85 mph with half flaps at the end of downwind transitioning to full flaps on base...still maintaining 85 mph. What about for an instrument approach? What speeds have you folks found to work well? How about flap position? Let's work through an approach...the ILS 10R approach to Boise. Tower instructs to maintain 4,500 until established. What speed is good at this point...pretty much straight and level waiting for the GS indicator to work its way down? Any flaps at this point? Ok, we're now 3.6 miles out with the GS centered, pull power back and trim down a little to begin descent at same speed? move to a slower speed? flaps?
Well, now that I am out of Phase 1 plus about 60 hrs, I am about to restart my IFR training. I have about 25 hours under the hood in spam cans. Instructors have a pretty good idea for approach speeds for the typical instrument equipped training aircraft...172, 182, Cherokee, etc. How about RVs? How about a few questions to you IFRers?
Mike Seager teaches to approach at 85 mph with half flaps at the end of downwind transitioning to full flaps on base...still maintaining 85 mph. What about for an instrument approach? What speeds have you folks found to work well? How about flap position? Let's work through an approach...the ILS 10R approach to Boise. Tower instructs to maintain 4,500 until established. What speed is good at this point...pretty much straight and level waiting for the GS indicator to work its way down? Any flaps at this point? Ok, we're now 3.6 miles out with the GS centered, pull power back and trim down a little to begin descent at same speed? move to a slower speed? flaps?