Originally Posted by
bedrock
For anyone instructing ifr out there, there is an easy way to avoid this. Simply add 500ft to all the fixes and mins, that way the traffic pattern is not affected and you can still shoot approaches. You can also find a non-enroute vor somewhere and make your own approach. There is no need to increase the risk of a mid-air when conducting IFR training.
Yes, I've done this it works well.
But to maximize training value, I would pencil-in the adjusted altitudes on the approach plates before you go. That way it's more realistic for the student and they don't have an additional workload.