Inconceivable

I would be very appreciative if you could take a few minute to complete an on-line survey asking about your opinions and experiences in instrument flight training.

If you could forward the link to any other pilots you know that would be great. The larger the sample size, the better the results.

Thanks in advance!


Instrument Survey

Ewfflyer

Some questions need specification:

1.Newly certificated instrument pilots are ready to fly analog aircraft immediately after passing the checkride:

(Ok, is this assuming check-ride and training in glass ****-pit, or anything?)

2. Two questions back-to-back are excessive, one can be removed

"Procedural mastery is(or not) as important as aircraft control in instrument flight:"

3. Maybe some options within the survey for different back-grounds. Some questions seem to be left a little open on their true intent.



Basically here's my overall feel towards instrument training. I feel all students should have to learn on basic 6-pack analog instruments, supplemented with GPS/VOR/LOC navigation, with approach capability. NDB approaches should be learned because it is a great skill to have, but not really practical, just like On-pylon 8's. These are all base-skill sets that must be learned before you can move onto other aspects, mainly learning complex instrumentation, systems, and glass panels. Glass can be picked up pretty easily from my own experience with it. I flew with a guy that had only G1000 time and he couldn't do anything in a standard panel w/ HSI after having 1000+hrs, sad really. Glass panels do not teach a good scan in my mind either, and lack-luster skills because most have auto-pilots, and I really feel hand-flying is the only thing to be allowed until you complete the rating. I could go on forever, but I won't.......enjoy

N0315

I agree with EWR, but also glass does not make you THINK about situational awareness. Its all on a screen. In IMC, you NEED to know where you are without it being shown to you on a map.

usmc-sgt

Very true on the SA. How many people who fly all glass have looked down at their MFD and said, what state am I in? (Not G1000 or Avidyne because it tells you)

Now for the people who have said that, what would the odds of that happening have been back in training. I could tell you and taught my students to know where they are to within the space their thumb covers on the charts.

CaseyP

Am I the other one who finds it funny that they block out ****-pit?