Tips from CSIP's: Staying Proficient
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"Activate Vectors-To-Final?" Written by Erin Oliver You are nearing your destination on an IFR flight, and have just left the airway on an ATC vector to the final approach course. You now want to activate the approach procedure that you had...
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A while ago, Luke received an email from a client who had been chatting with him about the regs as they pertain to filing an alternate on an IFR flight plan. What most instructors say about alternates is probably not worth more than a quick mention here...
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By Hugh Gommel Cirrus is delivering mostly Perspective avionics suites these days. That’s no surprise considering its powerful capabilities and SVT feature. The following are a few comments after 60 hours flying the Cirrus Perspective by Garmin...
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It was a day not unlike any other... early summer of 2006 if memory serves. The air was warm but not oppressive and I was well rested and healthy. I climbed into the cockpit with Brock sitting next to me in the left seat even though I was going to be...
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Over in the SR forums there's a good discussion going about icing. Plenty of stories, pictures, and advice. I thought I'd repost my response to that over here in my blog, but please do check out the thread: http://www.cirruspilots.org/forums/p...
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Inserting a Waypoint in the Flight Plan In the IFR world, ATC may occasionally add new legs to a flight plan after the pilot has taken off. These deviations are given for a number of reasons varying from closed airspace, traffic avoidance, and even weather...
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I would like to introduce N877KC, a FIKI Turbo SR22 with the GTS - X package and Perspective avionics. We're very proud of this new aircraft for the training opportunities it represents. As a Turbo, we're able to conduct high altitude training...
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By Luke Lysen On May 18 th 2009 the new Electronic Advance Passenger Information System (EAPIS) system became mandatory. This system replaces the old method of faxing in the Customs and Border protection 178 form. I thought I would write up the procedures...
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Here's the third in our video series about what you could do if your engine fails shortly after takeoff. In the last videos (found here and here) we first looked at what would happen if the pilot attempted to return to the airport, with disastrous...
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In this video, we're going to demonstrate the proper procedures for shooting an ILS approach. We'll look at configurations, speeds, and a few common mistakes that we see people make. I'm using the ILS to 13R at KBFI. If you want to pull up...
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In the IFR world, ATC may occasionally vector a pilot off course for traffic, weather, or other reasons. Once the deviation is concluded, ATC will direct the pilot to join up with the original course (or a new one in which case you'd use my previous...
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International border crossing is a process like any other. Once you know the steps and have a handle on the procedure it'll be just like any other. In this post, I'll discuss some of the things that are important to know before you go, some tips...
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The discussion in the thread about the Front Royal accident had me thinking and I ended up writing a reply that got... longer than I originally thought it would. So... I thought I would share what I wrote here for those who did not see that thread. My...
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It isn't really much of a question to most experienced aviators, but I have been seeing a few grumblings about how they should not be practiced, that they aren't useful, etc. Luke and I had a little time in Florida to discuss this just prior to...
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After reading about Neil's harrowing experience http://www.cirruspilots.org/forums/p/25493/83937.aspx#83937 , the idea struck me to pass around a basic list of which emergency checklists pilots ought to have memorized. We send the attached list to...