hi all, i was just wondering if any would mind if they made a video (cockpit view) of an IFR because i can never do it. i have read the forums over and over again but i cant do it. so if ne1 wud b kind enuf to make a video i wud b very grateful!

thnxs muz

Try going through the instrument lessons AFTER going through the PPL lessons

You have to be able to fly VFR before you can understand IFR.  Meaning learning how to use the VORs, NDBs, ILS approaches, etc.  It might be worth while to practice the lessons, and keep researching and reading.  If you have a particular question about flying IFR we would be more than happy to help.  A particular question might be, how do I navigate from one VOR to another? Or how do I intercept the localizer for the ILS approach?  Or what is a localizer, what is an ILS?

You have plenty of real world pilots and enthusiasts that are here to pass on their knowledge to you.

one suggestion I would make is to turn on the visual landing aide. This will put rectangles circles telephonepoles or a road in the sky that you can follow right to the runway. You will need your nav1 tuned to the ILS freq. and to set the course or OBS to the correct heading of the runway in order for this to work. You can find out what these are by going to mapview and clicking on the airport you are landing at. scroll down untill you see the runway you will be landing at and it will tell you the Freq and the heading of the ILS.
  I would say that you are either coming in to fast or to slow, and you need the flaps set to at least 10 degrees to help keep you airborne at the slower speeds.
  You have to watch your airspeed and angle of attack.

Where are you getting an Instrument ticket for $35?  I wish mine cost that much.

LOL - no; that's not for instrument flight time - that's how much to rent the on-site simulator for an hour. Instrument flight instruction is $120/hr.

Better start saving your money Will

I pay $65 an hour for the aircraft rental, plus $30 an hour for instruction.

MUZ24,

   Did you get the info you need to land ILS, or are you still having problems.

   A little story... I was having the hardest time understanding VOR, NDB, course in/out, back course etc.  One time while flying to Oregon to visit my kid, I was in an 18 seater and sat right behind the pilots. After we got up to cruise alt, I asked if they could tell me how all the radio navigation worked. For the next 30 min, they explained everything.  When I got back home to try it, I could navigate expertly through VORs, NDBs, and land ILS. I still have problems with holding patterns though, I'm to impaitient.

   So from one learner to another, if you need more help, I can try. Can't make a video, but I can put together some screen shots.

Joe

Muz24:
OK; as requested I've made a video of an IFR flight and landing. It's a bit longish; about 14 minutes so even after zipping it's about 2.5Mb!
In the video; I covered entry into the circuit, then a proper circuit and landing. Upside: You see what the ILS looks like during a good approach; and how to handle your craft to do a good zero-visibility landing. (IOW; trimming out and using throttle, not elevators to control the descent.) Downside: none of the moves I made - i.e. using VOR2 to set up the circuit, dropping the flaps, etc. - actually happen in the video (flaps stay up the whole way) so you can't see that; damnit.
Hee hee - you also see a rather serpentine base leg as I was arguing with the tower; it's real easy to get overloaded and miss something on an IFR approach.
Even still; if you want to see what a half-decent approach looks like; I can send it to you; or I can try making a shorter one by ignoring the entry and just starting the video when I roll onto final - your choice.
The flight was made in a 172; the only aircraft in FS9 I'm real comfortable with handling; from Stratford to Kitchener, Ont.

Staiduk,

    Did you send it directly to MUZ24.  I'd love to see it!

Joe