FLY ALONG with a CFII - ILS to MINIMUMS - real IFR training - actual tips and tricks IFR conditions

[@susansticazsky9787]

After glide slope intercept I put in the missed approach altitude.

[@fernand3s]

I am currently working on my CFII and this video is EXCELLENT!! I didn't fly for 12 years, so coming back to being IFR current again and working on CFII is a lot. Keep posting man, be assured that you`re helping a lot of people by doing it. Thank you for the free lesson!

[@jeffchapman8992]

Fantastic. Thank you. Spending every spare minute learning everything theory in preparation for a 'career 2.0' in aviation. Free to travel the world on a moment's notice. Can't wait. Reach out if you need assistance in any way.

[@xking18]

On a G1000 when you enter airport identifier - turn small knob to the left - that should give you another menu with Nearest/Recent/Flight Plan so it’s a little easier to enter vs spinning all 4 letters in

[@splitscim]

I keep forgetting you can do this but it is very nice to have!

[@mikeanderton4688]

Thank you very much for this. Very informative, I was riveted. Flying IFR is something I'd love to do someday. 🙂

[@PatrickWilliamsAZ]

Good Job!!! As a CFI/CFII who is learning to fly a King Air 350. I love watching these videos!

[@pilotrobinson107]

I love your teaching style and flow pattern. You stay ahead of the plane while continually working on what you can. Im going have to check out your app. Normally I use Sporty’s but your style seems more natural (best way I can put it). Awesome video!

[@TheFinerPoints]

Awesome, thank you! apps.apple.com/us/app/ground-school/id1444387206

[@nathanwildthorn6919]

That was awesome. Thank you. Really good. 😊

[@TheFinerPoints]

🙌🏻

[@Rkon31]

Old good classic. Enjoyed.

[@ioniliescu3925]

Interesting how you teach an ILS. I teach, in this case, to hold 4000 until the GS is captured, then set the missed approach altitude. I agree with your flaps decision.

[@gorgly123]

Aren't the step downs for Localizer only approaches? I agree, why not just intercept the glide slope by maintaining altitude.

[@ioniliescu3925]

@@gorgly123 yes, mainly for the LOC only approach. However, what he’s doing here is legal because once established on a charted segment and cleared, you can descend according to the step downs or MEAs, whichever is applicable. Rod Machado loves to make that point. I get why he does it, I’ve just never seen it done that way.

[@jrwhitnah]

Love the video- it was helpful. Am "retraining" with a TD2 and although the nav2 is tune to the STS DME, I do not see any distance info while on the ILS. Is the DME operational? I did not see a NOTAM on it.

[@boogerwood]

Enjoyed that very much! About to start instrument training and these help!

[@TheFinerPoints]

You should definitely check out our app to make sure you have the best instrument training out there! apps.apple.com/us/app/ground-school/id1444387206

[@budowens6478]

Good job 👍🏻

[@skyepilotte11]

Nice approach Jason...good lesson.

[@DillonDavis-j9g]

Notes From this: Shake the Tree - once you feel like you're ready and set for your approach, question yourself, find out what you are missing or what you have not done that could make your approach / leg / hold safer or easier that you can do right now Location, location, location - when you hear the controller tell you your location on an approach, turn on that short term memory and prepare to write down / read back your approach clearance, its coming right now. 5 T's - Turn, Time, Twist, Throttle, Talk after T's check your A's - ATIS, Altimeter, Avionics, Approach, Airspeed/configuration How low, How long, Which way? - What are your minimums, are they set in the box if you have one? , How long? - time your final approach leg/measure it in DME, is it matching what's prescribed in the plate? , Which Way? - check your final approach course, does it match the runway you're supposedly landing on? What are you going to do missed, are you flying straight ahead or are you doing a climbing turn and at what altitude are you going to, which way are you going if you cant land? callouts for altitude - start calling your current altitude and your minimum altitude as soon as you are 1000 feet above that minimum. every 100 feet. it will keep you focused and talking and prevent wandering/distraction.

[@TheFinerPoints]

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[@robstanton9215]

The fact that your gear has a Corsair coming at you head on is enough for me. You can’t be all bad with that on your chest!! 😂😂 Seriously though, VERY NICELY DONE!!! 🤠👍

[@TheFinerPoints]

😂😂🙌🏻right?

[@jeffchapman8992]

PS New subscriber. Will check out your app.

[@mrgeraldbaez]

Now that the IFR flight portion of the Ground School App is done, I'm curious what's next if anything? Any plans for a commercial rating ground school? Or are you officially done? These are great!

[@pilot.nick164]

Wish me luck on my CFI-I checkride this week. 🙏

[@TheFinerPoints]

You can do it!

[@pilot.nick164]

Update: I just passed my CFI-I checkride today!!!!!

[@mktwatcher]

Nice, That's How You Do It Folks. Thank You for Sharing

[@dsinha99]

You missed setting the Altitude Bug to the Missed Approach altitude! ☺

[@D0cJekyll]

Just curious, what is the reason the autopilot coupled approaches below the 1286 are NA? I'm guessing some kind of RF interference potential?

[@fishhisy]

You are kind of required to load the procedure because DME required so you'd need those distance measurements of the fixes. The G1000 has DME PFD>DME

[@TheFinerPoints]

There are other ways to do that, but yes, that’s true. That loading the approach provides that.

[@susansticazsky9787]

You were on HDG on autopilot. When do you press NAV / APR? Not needed on ILS with vectors to final activated?

[@nicholasbegley645]

Should you monitor DME from the STS VOR. It seems like the chart required it (I know you were using GPS in place of DME, but it seems like it would have been easy enough to measure DME to STS)

[@vrezhgulyan6834]

Love this video, doing my ground for instrument currently, I know strobes can be disorienting while in clouds but are landing lights not required when landing ifr?

[@vrezhgulyan6834]

Actually possibly answering my own question, I’ve never seen “recog” on a 172, just on and off, if I understand correctly thats a flashing variant of a landing light for daytime?

[@TheFinerPoints]

They’re not required, but I should’ve had them on good catch

[@thebadgerpilot]

Yes, there’s plenty of time to add flaps. But the balloon might put you back in the clouds. I prefer to have flaps set at the FAF, but I know many do no-flaps until visual. Pros and cons to each

[@TheFinerPoints]

You’re definitely right that there are two opinions on this and either one is valid. But there’s no balloon that will put you back in the clouds.

[@HiTechRob]

Great video. I downloaded The Finer Points iPad app and still do not see the flight portion of the IFR course...

[@TheFinerPoints]

Try updating the content from the server (gear icon top right)

[@HiTechRob]

@@TheFinerPoints that worked. thanks! I did not know it was a manual process to check for updates.

[@emileguertin]

Amazing. Held my breath to minimums…

[@jcgonzalez-medina7106]

when for android, its only for Ipad?

[@TheFinerPoints]

Only iPhone / iPad for now - no plans for additional platforms on the foreseeable future Maybe a light version for the web

[@badgerfishinski6857]

You are at 4000'. You start your descent to 3000' (published altitude). Q: WHEN do you consider yourself "established" so you can start your descent to 3000'???

[@evanhellman]

Loved flying into STS. Snoopytown

[@swaggyqwikscop0r694]

You should have just intercepted the glideslope from 3,000 and then descended. You’re giving yourself more work and less time to get stable on the approach.

[@peterellison2220]

I was curious as well, why not intercept the GS at 3000?

[@210BoxClock]

He was stable the entire time. He's complying with the stepdowns before the FAF, and then intercepting the glideslope at the glideslope intercept altitude. This is how to should be done.

[@gorgly123]

@@peterellison2220 I was wondering the same thing.

[@swaggyqwikscop0r694]

@@210BoxClock sure, if you think descending and leveling off twice before intercepting the glideslope is more stable than a continuous descent on the glideslope, then you’re correct

[@doncharleslundell]

He was also given an altitude to maintain until established, so he could have maintained 4000 until intercepting the glideslope. But stepping down until the FAF and then doing final configuration there works too. Personal preferences 😀

[@mattbasford6299]

I never add flaps during an instrument approach.