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Originally Posted by normajean21
yes its an ils loc and vor. where does the timed approach come in? is it just a dive and drive? i understand the pie. i use my hand for left and right turns and that helps. it also helps to draw a picture. ive been told i dont have to understand the entry to perfection until i go for the double I or the atp. i have plenty of plates to look at and i will start going at that in earnest. however the minor details of the information provided seems to make all the difference and that can prove frustrating at times.
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Try to understand things as simple as possible... a lot of Instrument stuff will seem very complicated but it isn't that bad... it all makes sense... sort of. Just always remember the basics keep your Altitude and Heading... many, many students are so caught up in understanding procedures, etc that they forget the basics and importance of their altitude and heading.
-example is a DME arc... you will probably be taught to turn the OBS etc, etc... what matters to ATC is that you maintain your distance (DME,GPS), altitude(Altimeter) and direction (HI, MC)
Timed approaches (approaches in general) are a fuction of groundspeed (always remember this!).
Once you start actually flying stuff will make more sense.
Instrument flying is something you want to try to perfect before ATP or II..... you may make a few mistakes here and there.. but it is something you really want to try to do right the first time.
Just get the basics (i.e. flying by the instruments) first!