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IFR Flights of 13MIKE

by Fred J. Calfior and Douglas W. Miller

FLIGHT

Takeoff:

"Don't bother looking around once you 're lined up! All of your focused attention will be on the gauges, and I'll spot you with the lineup. If I say come right, just tap the right rudder, or come left, just tap the left rudder. We don't want to laterally oscillate down the runway. And you watch your heading indicator and keep the CDI on your number one Nav centered. Flaps at ten degrees, oodles of fuel, trimmed properly and oil information is all in the green. Our bridges are burned behind us - let us be worthy of Roman heritage and vamoose out of here!"

1) Record TIME________________________________

2) Release brakes and taxi onto runway 28L

3) Position and hold with NAV 1 CDI needle centered

4) Advance power to "FULL"

5) Maintain centerline of runway by keeping NAV 1 CDI needle centered

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

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

8) Maintain a climb AIRSPEED of 80 knots

"Hey! Soup city! At least we know we 're airborne and climbing, so get the gear up because that right turn needs to occur quickly!"

9) When the altimeter reads "100" feet, raise GEAR

"Don't wait on the flaps either. You're in control, so get those flaps up now, and after they 're up, turn right out of here!"

10) When the altimeter reads "200" feet, raise the FLAPS to "0"

11) Turn RIGHT to a heading of "040"

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

13) Start to roll out when you see "025" in the heading indicator

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

**                    15) Record your:

ALTITUDE_____________________________(30 pts)

NAV 2 DME DIST_______________________(30 pts)

NAV 2 CDI POSITION___________________(25 pts)

AIRSPEED_____________________________(20 pts)

GEAR_________________________________(15 pts)

FLAPS________________________________(15 pts)

COM FREQUENCY_____________________(10 pts)

16) Press "P" to continue the simulation

San Francisco Tower:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, SAN FRANCISCO TOWER, CONTACT BAY DEPARTURE."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE SWITCHING ONE TWO ZERO POINT NINER. IT'S PRETTY GOOEY UP HERE! SEE YOU!"

"Boy, oh boy! Nice takeoff run! Nice eighty knot climbout! Nice turn! Nice radio communications! Nice vertigo! I feel like I'm upside down, but the instruments tell me you 're doing perfectly! How come you ain't screwed up like me?! Oh you are? Then I feel better! That's excellent, how you're believing your instruments over your body. "

Departure Track:

1) Track inbound on the OAKLAND VOR 220 radial

2) Tune COM to "120.9" (Bay Departure)

You:

"BAY DEPARTURE, CESSNA 9413MIKE IS WITH YOU, PASSING ONE THOUSAND STX HUNDRED FOR ONE ONE THOUSAND."

Bay Departure:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, BAY DEPARTURE, RADAR CONTACT."

**                    3) When the NAV 2 DME DIST reads "3.0", record:

    HEADING for centered NAV 2 CDI______________(35 pts)

    ALTITUDE_________________________________(25 pts)

4) Maintain track when transitioning from a TO indication to a
FROM indication on the NAV 2 OBI

**                    5) What altitude did you pass when the NAV 2 flag flipped to a FROM indication?

      ____________________________(30 pts)

"When climbing to a high cruise altitude, it becomes sluggish ground distance wise to maintain a best rate of climb airspeed. So what becomes prevalent is a transition to a cruise climb, which means a higher climb airspeed, resulting in a greater ground speed in the climb, so that you can feel like you 're moving forward! And we 're certainly not in any rush to reach eleven thousand feet. "

6) When passing "6000" feet, lower nose to establish a 100 knot climb airspeed

**                    7) Record your NAV 2 DME DIST at "6000" feet_____(30 pts)

Bay Departure:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, CONTACT OAKLAND CENTER ONE TWO FIVE POINT FOUR FIVE."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, SWITCHING OAKLAND CENTER, ONE TWO FIVE POINT FOUR FIVE."

8) Tune COM to "125.45" (Oakland Center)

You:

"OAKLAND CENTER, CESSNA 9413MIKE WITH YOU PASSING SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED."

Oakland Center:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, OAKLAND CENTER, IDENT."

You:

"13MIKE, IDENT."

9) Press the IDENT button (simulate)

Oakland Center:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, RADAR CONTACT."

Transition:

1) When the DME on NAV 2 reads "8.0", tune NAV1 to "114.8" (LIN)

2) Set NAV 1 OBS to "060"

**                    3) What heading now is necessary to keep centered the NAV 2 CDI?
                 _________________________________(35 pts)

4) When the NAV 1 CDI centers, turn RIGHT to a heading of "060"

5) Track inbound on the LINDEN VOR 240 radial that your NAV 1 OBI is displaying

6) Set DME to "NAV 1"

7) Begin to level off when the altimeter reads "10900" feet

8) Maintain "11000" feet

9) Hold a power setting of about "2300" [2500] RPM

**                    10) When reaching "11000" feet, what is the NAV 1 DME DIST?
                  _________________________________(25 pts)

**

"Step by step, you are flying this enroute portion of the Shoreline Nine Departure with amazing accuracy. But a SID comes to an end, as all good things do, to be replaced by even gooder things! In this case, you need to think ahead by way of your enroute chart because from Linden, we're flying Victor twenty eight to what intersection?________(5pts)
How many miles is it from Linden to this intersection?_______(5 pts)

What additional two navaids could help to identify this fix?

1. __________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________(10 pts)

In case you ran into any '13MIKE' mechanical problems, what airport can you put down to that's west northwest of this fix?

__________________________________________________(5 pts)

What is this airport's elevation and runway length?

__________________________________________________(10 pts)

Well, good done! Isn't that better than saying 'Well, well done!'? The moral of this exercise is that you could set yourself up so that you are prepared for the Victor twenty eight transition out of Linden."

11) Tune NAV 2 to "115.2" (SAC)

12) Set NAV 2 OBS to "080"

**                    13) When the NAV 1 DME DIST reads "24.0", record your
                  Ground speed_______________________________(25 pts)

**                    14) When the NAV 1 DME DIST reads "10.0", what is your NAV 1 CDI needle position?
                   ___________________(30 pts)

Oakland Center:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, OAKLAND CENTER, AT PILOT'S DISCRETION CLIMB AND MAINTAIN ONE FIVE THOUSAND."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, AT PILOT'S DISCRETION, ONE FIVE THOUSAND."

"Do you see why that instruction has occurred? Look even further ahead to SPOOK intersection just southwest of South Lake Tahoe. The minimum crossing altitude which you'11 need to be at when flying over SPOOK on Victor twenty eight is what? That's right! Fifteen thousand feet! But we'll use the ‘At pilot's discretion’ and wait until outbound from Linden. Because of our low performance capability at such high altitudes, I'd suggest a ninety knot climb to fifteen thousand feet."

Enroute climb:

1) When the NAV 1 DME DIST reads "0.4" [1.7], turn left to a heading of "028"

2) Set NAV 1 OBS to "028"

3) Track outbound on the LINDEN VOR 028 radial

4) Establish a 90 knot climb attitude at FULL POWER [2400] to "15000" feet

5) When the NAV 2 CDI is centered, press "P" to pause the simulation

**                    6) Record your:

NAV 1 DME DIST______________________(35 pts)

HEADING_____________________________(25 pts)

VSI __________________________________(20 pts)

NAV 2 DME DIST______________________(20 pts)

NAV 1 CDI POSITION__________________(20 pts)

AIRSPEED____________________________(15 pts)

ALTITUDE____________________________(15 pts)

COM FREQUENCY____________________(10 pts)

7) Press "P" to continue the simulation

Oakland Center:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, CONTACT OAKLAND CENTER ONE TWO SIX POINT EIGHT FIVE."

You:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, OKAY! OAKLAND CENTER ONE TWO SIX POINT EIGHT FIVE. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE."

"The enroute chart shows you this frequency by the Oakland rectangular radio box near Linden VOR, doesn't it? Angel's Camp sector? I wasn't caught by surprise because of having studied the chart as a part of the preflight preparation. By the way, start sniffing some of that oxygen we brought along!"

8) Tune COM to "126.85" (Oakland Center)

You:

"OAKLAND CENTER, CESSNA 9413MIKE CLIMBING ONE FIVE THOUSAND."

Oakland Center:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, OAKLAND CENTER, ROGER."

"You've got two choices to help identify SPOOK intersection now, huh? Why choose Squaw Valley over Hangtown? That's right! It's because we will be using Squaw Valley to help us along the instrument approach procedure into South Lake Tahoe. That's thinking on your feet!"

9) Tune NAV 2 to "113.2" (SWR)

10) Set the NAV 2 OBS to "164"

11) Begin to level off when the altimeter reads "14950" feet

12) Maintain "15000" feet

13) Reduce power to about "2300" [2500] RPM

**                    14) When established in cruise, record your:

AIRSPEED______________________________(25 pts)

GROUND SPEED________________________(25 pts)

Pre-initial approach fix:

1) When the NAV 2 CDI is centered, press "P" to pause the simulation

**                    2) Record your:

NAV 1 CDI POSITION____________________(35 pts)

NAV 1 DME DIST________________________(30 pts)

NAV 2 DME DIST________________________(30 pts)

NUMBER of Thunderstorms in sight____________(20 pts)

RPM ___________________________________(15 pts)

COM FREQUENCY_______________________(10 pts)

3) Press "P" to continue the simulation

4) Turn LEFT to a heading of "012"

"Strategy once again rules! Since Squaw Valley VOR is going to be your emphasis for the entire instrument approach, then put that on your top or primary navaid. We now need to track inbound on Mustang's VOR, but you can handle that on VOR number two, the lower one, can't you? "

5) Tune NAV 2 to "117.9" (FMG)

6) Set the NAV 2 OBS to "012"

7) Track inbound on the MUSTANG VOR 192 radial

8) Tune NAV 1 to "113.2" (SWR)

9) Set the NAV 1 OBS to "296"

"There's twenty five miles to RICHY intersection, so you've now got the time to pick up ATIS information right? Wrong! Look at your approach chart for the VOR DME Alpha approach. There is no ATIS! So who's there to give you the information you'll need? Tahoe Tower, sure!"

You:

"OAKLAND CENTER, CESSNA 13MIKE WOULD LIKE TO SWITCH OFF FREQUENCY FOR A SECOND."

Oakland Center:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, OAKLAND CENTER, APPROVED AS REQUESTED. REPORT BACK ON OAKLAND CENTER EAST ONE TWO EIGHT POINT EIGHT."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, OAKLAND CENTER EAST ONE TWO EIGHT POINT EIGHT. BYE!"

10) Press "P" to pause the simulation

Weather:

Winds

a) Set Surface winds "DIR" to "180"

b) Set Surface winds "SPEED" to "11"

c) Set Level 1 "TOPS" to "11500"

d) Set Level 1 "BASE" to "7300"

e) Set Level 1 "DIR" to "210"

f) Set Level 1 "SPEED" to "13"

g) Set Level 2 "TOPS" to "15000"

h) Set Level 2 "BASE" to "11500"

i) Set Level 2 "DIR" to "220"

j) Set Level 2 "SPEED" to "16"

k) Set Level 3 "TOPS" to "0"

l) Set Level 3 "BASE" to "0"

m) Set Level 3 "SPEED" to "0"

Clouds

a) Set Bottom Level - TOPS to "11000"

b) Set Bottom Level - BASE to "9000"

c) Set Top Level - BASE to "12000"

d) Set Thunderstorms - TOPS to "0"

e) Set Thunderstorms - BASE to "0"


11) Press "P" to continue the simulation

Prior to initial approach fix:

1) Tune COM to "118.4" (Tahoe Tower)

You:

"TAHOE TOWER, CESSNA 9413MIKE ABOUT ONE FIVE MILES SOUTHWEST. COULD YOU GIVE ME WHAT YOUR WEATHER IS LIKE DOWN THERE?"

Tahoe Tower:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, TAHOE TOWER, WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED CEILING AT NINER THOUSAND OVERCAST, VISIBILITY TWO FIVE. WIND ONE EIGHT ZERO AT NINER. ALTIMETER TWO NINER NINER THREE. RUNWAY ONE EIGHT IS IN USE."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, THANKS A HEAP! I'LL BE THERE IN A BIT! GOOD COMMUNICATION DISCIPLINE, HUH?"

2) Set ALTIMETER, set HI, check FUEL

3) Tune COM to "128.8" (Oakland Center East)

You:

"OAKLAND CENTER EAST, CESSNA 9413MIKE WITH YOU AT ONE FIVE THOUSAND. WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A VOR DME ALPHA APPROACH INTO SOUTH LAKE TAHOE."

Oakland Center East:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, OAKLAND CENTER EAST, RADAR CONTACT. CLEARED VOR DME ALPHA SOUTH LAKE TAHOE."

"This is going to prove to be a very active instrument approach procedure. Remember all the steps we saw during our briefing session? Simply follow your approach plate one segment at a time, knowing what the next two steps to accomplish need to be. As a side note, I'd like for you to stay at fifteen thousand feet until LAZEE intersection, then you can descend at a pretty decent clip!"

4) When the NAV 1 CDI is 1 dot RIGHT of center, turn LEFT to a heading of "296"

5) Track inbound on the SQUAW VALLEY VOR 116 radial

6) When the NAV 1 DME DIST reads "14.0", note the time and continue inbound track for 1 minute

7) Reduce power to about "1800" [2100] RPM

8) Descend to and maintain "11,000" feet at a "1000" feet per minute rate of descent

9) Set CARB HEAT "ON"

Initial segment:

1) After 1 minute, press "P" to pause the simulation

**                    2) Record your:

ALTITUDE__________________________(25 pts)

VSI ________________________________(25 pts)

AIRSPEED__________________________(20 pts)

NAV 1 DME DIST____________________(20 pts)

NAV 1 CDI POSITION________________(20 pts)

COM FREQUENCY__________________(15 pts)

3) Press "P" to continue the simulation


4) Turn RIGHT to a heading of "342"

5) When wings are level on a "342" heading, time for 1 minute

6) Set the NAV 1 OBS to "116"

"There are many ways of doing a procedure turn, which is what you are on now. The important thing is that somehow or other, you reverse your course one hundred and eighty degrees in the opposite direction. From what I've seen, it's the ‘United States’ thing to do what we're doing, which is the forty five - one eighty method as depicted on your plate."

7) Turn LEFT to a heading of "162"

8) When the NAV 1 CDI is 1 dot RIGHT of center, turn LEFT to a heading of "116"

9) Track outbound on the SQUAW VALLEY VOR 116 radial

10) Commence a descent to "10400" feet

11) Adjust power to hold 110 knots throughout

Oakland Center East:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, OAKLAND CENTER EAST, CONTACT TAHOE TOWER ONE ONE EIGHT POINT FOUR."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, SWITCHING TOWER ONE ONE EIGHT POINT FOUR. YOU'VE BEEN GREAT!"

12) Tune COM to "118.4" (Tahoe Tower)

You:

TAHOE TOWER, CESSNA 9413MIKE, APPROACHING FINAL APPROACH FIX INBOUND, VOR DME ALPHA, FULL STOP."

Tahoe Tower:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, TAHOE TOWER, RUNWAY ONE EIGHT, CLEARED TO LAND. REPORT FIELD IN SIGHT."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE WILL REPORT FIELD IN SIGHT."

13) Press "P" to pause the simulation

**

"There is a visual segment to this approach, so as you near eighteen DME, where should you look for the airport? RIGHT or LEFT? (5 pts)

And what is the distance from the missed approach point at eighteen to the approach end of runway one eight?_________________(5 pts)

How much altitude do you need to lose on the visual segment in order to land at the approach end of runway 18?________________(5 pts)

At what altitude is the highest peak shown on the instrument approach procedure? (From the plan view)________________________(5 pts)

If you never saw the field at South Lake Tahoe, a part of the missed approach procedure is to proceed inbound on what radial of what VOR?_____________________________________________(5 pts)

From the airport diagram, which runway has the displaced threshold? ___________________________________________________(5 pts) "

14) Press "P" to continue the simulation

Intermediate & Final Approach:

1) When the NAV 1 DME DIST reads "14.0", descend to "8800" feet

2) Select GEAR "DOWN"

3) Transition to 100 knots

4) When the NAV 1 DME DIST reads "18.0", turn RIGHT to a heading of "166"

5) Reduce power to about "1450" [1750] RPM

You:

"TAHOE TOWER, CESSNA 13MIKE HAS FIELD."

Tahoe Tower:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, ROGER! WIND ONE EIGHT ZERO AT ONE TWO."

6) When you have slowed to 90 knots, set FLAPS to first notch (10 degrees)

7) Commence a descent to runway 18, holding 90 knots

8) When the altimeter reads "7400", set FLAPS to second notch (20 degrees)

9) When the altimeter reads "6900", set FLAPS to third notch (30 degrees)

10) Airspeed should be 70 knots

"It is hard to approximate your descent rate from a long distance such as where we started. But the key is still to put the approach end of the runway about an inch or two above the bottom edge of your windscreen, and allow it to grow as you get closer, without it moving from that position."

11) When you are 10 to 20 feet off the runway, reduce power to about "1000" RPM and start to slowly pitch the nose of the aircraft up to slow your descent and establish a touchdown attitude

12) When you are five feet off die runway, hold the nose of the aircraft up and allow the airspeed to SLOWLY bleed off. Your aircraft will settle onto the runway while you follow the centerline

13) After touchdown, reduce power to 600 RPM

14) Apply the brakes

Tahoe Tower:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, TURN RIGHT FIRST OR SECOND INTERSECTION. CONTACT GROUND POINT NINER."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, GROUND POINT NINER."

15) Taxi the aircraft off the active runway to the RIGHT

16) When the aircraft has stopped, set CARB HEAT to "OFF"

17) Set FLAPS to "0"

18) Tune COM to "121.9" (South Lake Tahoe Ground)

You:

"TAHOE GROUND, CESSNA 9413MIKE, REQUEST TAXI TO THE RAMP."

Tahoe Ground:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, TAHOE GROUND, CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, STRAIGHT AHEAD. THANKS!"

"Another mission extremely well done! You are handling new concepts like a champion! Would you look at that golf course off the approach end of runway three six?!! It's beautiful! I'm game if you are, for rest and relaxation! Boy, my Dad would absolutely love it!"

**                    19) Record the TIME___________________________(5 pts)

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE FOR THIS FLIGHT     990    

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