Instrument flying (PPL)

Posted by Final-Muscle-7196@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 2 comments

Hey all. Did a sim of panel flying today. At the end. - partial panel failure (heading and artificial horizon) He said - during CPL examination. You perform 2 min straight and level 1 minute rate one turn 2 minute level. At the end of rate one turn. (1 minute) it’s a pass or fail. You level the wings and if all was done right. Your 180 from start point. He said your allowed 2 seconds to enter and exit the turns. My question is. Why would he emphasize at the end of a minute you MUST level wings. - is it just for testing purposes to see how closely executed and maintained your rate 1 turn is? Or is it because your partial panel and that’s the procedure? Because in theory, you could (im assuming you should) and 30seconds, should have swung 90 degrees and could make a finite bank adjustment if necessary. (Canadian - south western Ontario)

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Mispelled-This@reddit

If you have no DG or compass, ATC can give you timed turns, which must be done at standard rate for N seconds. That’s the only real-world application. As a testing maneuver, though, it’s just to show how precise your control is.

bhalter80@reddit

Cpl is a 100% VFR ride no sim instrument except for one AMEL task ask to see the ACS where that maneuver is required. When we did the partial panel work on my IFR ride, it was a no precision approach and we had to have the field somewhere in front of the airplane when we got to the min descent altitude The assumption is that any nongyro approach is an emergency and best effort because of the compass leading and lagging, combined with that fact that a vacuum DG will process the most during a standard rate turn what your instructor is describing can’t be done without an electronic HI. It’s a good exercise but can’t be used for certification. He should have a fun time showing you where in the ACS it is

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