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I-08: Non-precision approaches (LOC)
Recommended aircraft:
fast piston (Beech Baron, Piper Seneca)
,
turboprop (Pilatus PC-12, Piper Meridian, King Air)
,
slow piston (Cessna Skyhawk, Piper Warrior)
Pilot will fly IFR from KAVX (Catalina) to KSAN (San Diego International) to shoot the LOC RWY 27 approach
with vectors to final. Utilizing the skills acquired in previous
ratings, the pilot will use the TEC route system to file the
appropriate route.
This rating has three goals:
- Focus on procedures for departing IFR from a non-towered airport
- Stress the point that the most commonly used approach at KSAN is a non-precision approach
- Locate and file the appropriate TEC route for KAVX to KSAN for the aircraft being used.
The related materials below provide detailed information for the
departure and arrival aspects of this task. The LOC RWY 27
approach into KSAN is commonly misflown on VATSIM, with most pilots
remaining far higher than is needed until the last minute.
Controllers can often be seen gathering around the scope and reaching
for the popcorn to watch yet another dive bomber approach into the
field.
Other than making a safe landing at San Diego, obtaining this rating
will require that the pilot correctly fly the approach's vertical
profile.
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Keith on Jun 7 11:04
Randy,
While it is true that the online environment is dynamic, and requires a change in plan, it sounds like this one went pretty much on-script. There should not have been any expectation of going from MZB direct to RYAHH. The ratings calls for vectors to final, and it sounds like that's what you received.
Offline practice of a vectored approach does not necessarily make a lot of sense :) Don't be afraid to practice online!
Randy on Jun 6 22:18
I was informed by SoCal Approach, AS, who was undergoing his own "checkride" under the watchful eye of the masterful EZ, that I passed. For those of you who read this, one thing I have learned from the entire ZLA Pilot Cert process is to expect the unexpected when flying the checkride for real. All the practice in the world offline can only begin to prepare you for what you get online. Offline everything is "by the syllabus" with few variations. Very few of the actual tests were flown strictly by the course outline. In my case on this one I was expecting to overfly MZB and then direct to RYANH, but a Southwest flight that was inbound to KSAN changed all that. To avoid a conflict I had to reduce speed and was vectored differently than expected. I ultimately ended up hearing the expected "fly hdg 240 maintain 4000 til on the Localizer, cleared Loc 27 approach," but everything in between was different from what I had practiced after MZB. A very good experience and it taught me not to be to focused with tunnel vision on what I expected to happen...but didn't. Now bring on the I-9. Thanks to KM, AS, EZ, and the entire ZLA staff.