IFR Flights of 13MIKE

by Fred J. Calfior and Douglas W. Miller

FLIGHT

Takeoff:

1) Record TIME_________________________________________

2) Release brakes and taxi onto runway 27

3) Advance power to "FULL"

4) Maintain centerline of runway

5) At 50 knots airspeed, lift nose wheel off runway

6) At 70 knots, ease back on the yoke to establish a 10 degree pitch up attitude

7) Maintain a climb AIRSPEED of 80 knots

8) Raise Gear when there is no more runway to land on

9) When GEAR is UP, turn RIGHT to a heading of "290"

10) At "500" feet above the ground, raise the FLAPS to "0"

11) Reduce power to about "2300" RPM at "1000" feet above the ground (AGL)

San Diego Tower:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, CONTACT SAN DIEGO DEPARTURE. GOOD DAY!"

You:

"ROGER! 13MIKE SWITCHING ONE TWO FIVE POINT THREE. THANKS!"

12) Tune COM to "125.3" (San Diego Departure)

You:

"SAN DIEGO DEPARTURE, CESSNA 9413MIKE IS WITH YOU, PASSING ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FOR FOUR THOUSAND."

San Diego Departure:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, SAN DIEGO DEPARTURE, RADAR CONTACT."

"Great job! Just keep your scan going. Hit that attitude indicator more often than anything else, but keep your eyes moving. Don't fixate, but as you're moving, mentally highlight what the gauges are telling you as you swing by them. At any time, I should be able to ask you anything regarding your six pack of instruments, and you can tell me what they said."

Level off:

1) Begin to level off when the altimeter reads "3900" feet

2) Maintain "4000" feet

3) Reduce power to about "2250" [2450] RPM

San Diego Departure:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, CONTACT LOS ANGELES CENTER ONE THREE FOUR POINT FIVE."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, SWITCHING LA CENTER, ONE THREE FOUR POINT FIVE."

4) Tune COM to "134.5" (Los Angeles Center)

You:

"LOS ANGELES CENTER, CESSNA 9413MIKE WITH YOU AT FOUR THOUSAND."

Los Angeles Center:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, LOS ANGELES CENTER, IDENT."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, IDENT."

5) Press the IDENT button (simulate)

Los Angeles Center:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, RADAR CONTACT."

"Keep popping your vision over to the NAV 1 CDI because you want to turn to the northwest when it centers, right? You've got excellent heading control -I also love your level off at four thousand feet as the departure calls for! Concentrate on what you 're doing now, and be aware of your next step always."

Course change 1:

1) When the NAV 1 CDI is centered, turn RIGHT to a heading of "334"

2) When wings are level, press "P" to pause the simulation

** 3) Record your:

NAV 1 DME DIST_________________________(25 pts)

ALTITUDE_______________________________(20 pts)

AIRSPEED_______________________________(15 pts)

RPM____________________________________(15 pts)

VSI_____________________________________(15 pts)

COM FREQUENCY_______________________(15 pts)

XPDR___________________________________(10 pts)

4) Press "P" to continue the simulation

5) Track inbound on the OCEANSIDE VOR 154 radial that your NAV 1 OBI is displaying

6) When the NAV 2 CDI centers, increase power to about "2300" [2500] RPM

** 7) Commence climb to "7000" feet

"We're in no rush to get to seven thousand feet, since the departure calls for us to be at or above six thousand five hundred by what intersection?

______________________________________________________________________(5 pts)

From your present position, at CLSTR, how many miles is it to the above intersection?

_____________________________________________________________________(5 pts)

So let's climb at a speed that's closer to our cruise speed, one hundred knots, so we can travel forward at a good pace, while at the same time climbing sufficiently to meet the standard instrument departure altitude restriction."

8) Maintain a 100 knot climb airspeed

9) Set NAV 2 OBS to "314"

10) Begin to level off when the altimeter reads "6900" feet

11) Maintain "7000" feet

12) Reduce power to about "2250" [2450] RPM

Course changes 2:

1) When the NAV 2 CDI is ½ dot RIGHT of center, turn LEFT to a heading of "314"

2) Track outbound on the MISSION BAY VOR 314 radial that your NAV 2 OBI is displaying

"Is there something you could be doing in order to get a feel for when you'11 intercept your Santa Catalina track? Yeah, get that Number two DME to working for you! LNSAY intersection is identified by twelve DME from Mission Bay, right? TRUE or FALSE?

_________________________________________________________(5 pts)

Darn right, it's wrong! How many miles is LNSAY intersection from Mission Bay VOR?

_________________________________________________________(5 pts)

As an instrument pilot, I guarantee you that you want to use all the sources of information you can ever get your throttle and yoke skilled hands on!"

3) Set DME to "NAV 2"

4) Tune NAV 1 to "111.4" (SXC)

5) Set NAV 1 OBS to "270"

** 6) What is the heading which is maintaining your 314 degree radial track?

_________________________________________(30 pts)

7) When NAV 1 CDI is centered, turn LEFT to a heading of "270"

8) When wings are level, press "P" to pause the simulation

** 9) Record your:

NAV 2 DME DIST_______________________(25 pts)

NAV 1 DME DIST_______________________(20 pts)

ALTITUDE_____________________________(20 pts).

10) Press "P" to continue the simulation

11) Track inbound on the SANTA CATALINA VOR 090 radial

12) Set DME to "NAV 1"

"There! You're learning! Now that Mission Bay is useless, take advantage of Santa Catalina's thirty DME fix at HARBR intersection. Whoops! Hold that seven thousand feet! Don't get too excited at my praise, because it can turn to colorful negative metaphors without even breathing in between!"

Course change 3:

1) Tune NAV 2 to "115.7" (SLI)

2) Set NAV 2 OBS to "328"

** 3) Write out the 'dit-dah' Morse code for SEAL BEACH VOR as you identify it

_________________________________________________________(20 pts)

4) When the NAV 2 CDI is centered, turn RIGHT to a heading of"328"

5) Track inbound on the SEAL BEACH VOR 148 radial

"Now once again, begins the time when you want to concentrate on your instrument approach procedure plate for Los Angeles. Sometimes, Los Angeles will just arbitrarily assign the ILS approach to you, but you never have to accept what they give you. In our case, I want you to practice a VOR approach, the one that's into runways two five left and right. So start briefing yourself on that approach plate."

6) Set DME to "NAV 2"

7) Tune NAV 1 to "113.6" (LAX)

8) Set NAV 1 OBS to "248"

Los Angeles Center:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, STATE YOUR INTENTIONS INTO LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE WOULD LIKE TO EXECUTE THE VOR APPROACH RUNWAY TWO FIVE. REQUEST PERMISSION TO SWITCH OFF THE FREQUENCY FOR A SHORT TIME."

Los Angeles Center:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, APPROVED AS REQUESTED. REPORT BACK ON SO-CAL APPROACH ONE TWO FOUR POINT FIVE."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE. SO-CAL APPROACH ONE TWO FOUR POINT FIVE. SEE YOU!"

9) Tune COM to "135.65" (Los Angeles ATIS)

"LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, INFORMATION SIERRA, TWO ONE FOUR ZERO ZULU WEATHER, ESTIMATED CEILING ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED BROKEN, THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED OVERCAST, VISIBILITY THREE IN HAZE. TEMPERATURE SIX TWO, DEWPOINT FOUR SIX. WIND TWO SEVEN ZERO AT EIGHT. ALTIMETER THREE ZERO ONE ONE. ILS RUNWAYS TWO FOUR LEFT AND TWO FIVE LEFT IN USE. LANDING RUNWAYS TWO FOUR AND TWO FIVE. RUNWAY TWO FOUR LEFT ILS DME IS OUT OF SERVICE. RUNWAY TWO FIVE RIGHT MIDDLE MARKER IS OUT OF SERVICE. ADVISE ON INITIAL CONTACT YOU HAVE INFORMATION SIERRA."

10) Set ALTIMETER, set HI, and check FUEL

11) Tune COM to "124.5" (South California Approach)

You:

"SO-CAL APPROACH, CESSNA 9413MIKE IS TWO EIGHT MILES SOUTH OF SEAL BEACH AT SEVEN THOUSAND. I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A VOR APPROACH RUNWAY TWO FIVE LEFT OR RIGHT IF POSSIBLE. I HAVE INFORMATION SIERRA."

South California Approach:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, SO-CAL APPROACH, SQUAWK FIVE FIVE FIVE TWO, AND IDENT."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, SQUAWK FIVE FIVE FIVE TWO, AND IDENT."

12) Set XPDR to "5552" (new assigned IFR code)

13) Press the IDENT button (simulate)

South California Approach:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, RADAR CONTACT. CLEARED FOR VOR RUNWAY TWO FIVE LEFT APPROACH. OVER SEAL BEACH, DESCEND AND MAINTAIN FOUR THOUSAND TO FITON INTERSECTION."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, VOR RUNWAY TWO FIVE LEFT. OVER SEAL BEACH, DESCEND AND MAINTAIN FOUR THOUSAND."

** 14) When the NAV 2 DME DIST reads "20.0", record:

HEADING for centered NAV 2 CDI _____________________________(30 pts)

GROUND SPEED____________________________________________(25 pts)

XPDR_____________________________________________________(20 pts)

COM FREQUENCY_________________________________________(20 pts)

"WOW! I'd certainly say that you have your radio communications well under control! Do you know what the real key to good radio communications is? Self confidence! You are aware of what ATC wants and when they want it, and as long as you know where you are and where you want to go and do, simply tell them! Making requests, verifying information, changing plans, acknowledging instructions, they all spring from your awareness that you are absolutely in control of your airplane in the ATC system."

15) When the NAV 2 DME DIST reads "0.6" [1.3], set NAV 2 OBS to "326"

16) When the NAV 2 DME DIST reads "0.4" [1.1], track outbound on the SEAL BEACH VOR 326 radial

"That's right! ATC didn't have to tell you what radial to pick, because it's the desired track on your instrument approach plate in a bold black line. Good thinking! That's using your personal heads up display!"

Initial Approach Fix inbound:

1) Reduce power to about "1700" [2000] RPM

2) Establish an "800" FPM rate of descent

3) Begin to level off when the altimeter reads "4100" feet

4) Maintain "4000" feet

5) Hold power at about "1700" [2000] RPM to decelerate

6) When at 4000 feet, press "P" to pause the simulation

** 7) Record your:

NAV 2 DME DIST_____________________________(25 pts)

RPM________________________________________(20 pts)

AIRSPEED___________________________________(20 pts)

HEADING___________________________________(20 pts)

NAME of intersection you are heading to_____________(15 pts)

8) Press "P" to continue the simulation

9) When the NAV 2 DME DIST reads "9.0", switch DME to "NAV 1"

"There is a mathematical method of leading the radial properly to Los Angeles' inbound track, but for right now, just watch the needle movement rate, and gauge when you need to lead it for eighty degrees worth of turn, right? That's the experience which you will build for yourself as you fly steadily in the instrument environment."

10) When the NAV 1 CDI is 1 dot RIGHT of center, turn LEFT to a heading of "248"

11) Track inbound on the LOS ANGELES VOR 068 radial

12) Select GEAR "DOWN"

13) Set CARB HEAT "ON"

14) Press "P" to pause the simulation

** 15) Answer the following questions by referencing the VOR or TACAN or
GPS RWY 25L/R instrument approach plate:

A. What five airports can be found on the south side of your inbound track and north of Victor 64? (Use L-3)

1.____________________________________

2.____________________________________

3.____________________________________

4.____________________________________

5.____________________________________(25 pts)

B. What's the next altitude to descend to?