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IFR Flights of 13MIKE

by Fred J. Calfior and Douglas W. Miller

FLIGHT

Takeoff:

"We're going! We're going! All right! We're taxiing, then we're going! Do your checks. Another commandment to safe flying is ‘Ignoreth not thy checklists, for many are the switches, handles, gauges, and other devils awaiting to take cruel vengeance upon thee.’ Don't ever shirk your duty to safety! Right! Fuel full, flaps are at ten, your trim is hep for takeoff, and the oil temperature/pressure is groovy. Lights are on. Now we're going!"

1) Record TIME________________________________

2) Release brakes and taxi onto runway 26

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

10) Tune COM to "127.15" (Monterey Departure)

You:

"MONTEREY DEPARTURE, CESSNA 9413MIKE IS WITH YOU, PASSING NINER HUNDRED FOR EIGHT THOUSAND."

Monterey Departure:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, MONTEREY DEPARTURE, IDENT."

11) Press the IDENT button (simulate)

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

13) Press "P" to pause the simulation

**                    14) Record your:

AIRSPEED______________________________(30 pts)

HEADING______________________________(25 pts)

CARD COURSE which the ADF needle is pointing to

_______________________________________(25 pts)

ANTICIPATED LEFT TURN ROLLOUT HEADING

_______________________________________(20 pts)

ALTITUDE______________________________(15 pts)

COM FREQUENCY______________________(15 pts)

XPDR__________________________________(10 pts)

GEAR__________________________________(10 pts)

FLAPS__________________________________(10 pts)

RPM____________________________________(5 pts)

15) Press "P" to continue the simulation

16) Turn LEFT and proceed direct to AY NDB (PAJAR) on the ADF

Monterey Departure:

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

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE."

"Superimposing the head of the ADF on your heading indicator will tell you what course to turn to, in order to put the ADF needle on the nose. Another method is to add your magnetic course to the card course on the head of the ADF needle, and if necessary, subtract three hundred and sixty degrees to get the proper course to turn to. That's with a fixed ADF card. If you can rotate the ADF card, then simply put your magnetic course on the top and read what the head of the ADF needle says. Or another method is to just guess! Of the choices offered, which one would you throw out? I"

IFR Departure Procedure:

1) When the ADF needle falls left or right 90 degrees, turn RIGHT to a heading of "212"

2) Track outbound on the AY NDB 212 magnetic bearing

3) Climb up to and maintain "8000" feet

"To know an ADF is to love an ADF! Do you remember what your forecast winds are from the weather briefing? They're just about straight off your right side at two seven or two eight zero, twenty-ish or so knots. Being blown to the left, you'11 need a right correction to hold the two one two magnetic bearing. So take a correction to the right, and the goal is for the ADF to remain fixed on that equal correction to the right. Then you're tracking outbound."

Monterey Approach:

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

You:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, SWITCHING OAKLAND CENTER, ONE TWO FIVE POINT FOUR FIVE. GOOD DAY!"

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

You:

"OAKLAND CENTER, CESSNA 9413MIKE IS WITH YOU."

Oakland Center:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, OAKLAND CENTER, RADAR CONTACT."

**                    5) When the NAV 1 CDI is 1/2 dot LEFT of center, record the

    wind correction angle you needed to track outbound

_______________________________________(45 pts)

6) Turn RIGHT to a heading of "292"

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

**                    8) Record your:

NAV 1 DME DIST________________________(35 pts)

ALTITUDE______________________________(30 pts)

AIRSPEED______________________________(25 pts)

RPM___________________________________(20 pts)

COM FREQUENCY_______________________(15 pts)

IS MOVER intersection BEHIND or IN FRONT OF you?___________________________________(15 pts)

9) Press "P" to continue the simulation

10) Track outbound on the SALINAS VOR 292 radial

11) When level, reduce power to about "2200" [2400] RPM

"Outstanding job! I think that's enough ADF work for you, until I get you back to Block Island! We'11 go up to SANTY intersection now. Do you see that note on ‘MRA 7000’ at SANTY? That's called a minimum reception altitude. It refers to an off airway aid to help identify SANTY. You see, being at or above the minimum enroute altitude of five thousand feet on our Victor twenty five, we will have either Salinas VOR or Woodside VOR to be always in touch. But in case one fails, SANTY intersection can also be found by way of the one seven niner degree radial from San Jose VOR. To get that signal, you must be at or above the minimum reception altitude given of seven thousand feet. Neat, huh?"

Enroute - Victor 25 to Victor 27:

1) Deactivate the ADF

2) Set NAV 2 OBS to "310"

"Now that's a good prep on your part! Three one zero is the radial you should be on once you're established on Victor twenty seven! I'm going to have to give you some emergencies like a puppy peeing on the wing, or something, in order to rile you up!"

**                    3) When the NAV 1 DME DIST reads "26.0", record your:

NAV 1 CDI POSITION____________________(30 pts)

HEADING_______________________________(25 pts)

RPM____________________________________(20 pts)

4) When the NAV 1 DME DIST reads "28.5":

"See if you can get a vector from Center to side slip us over to Victor twenty seven."

You:

"OAKLAND CENTER, CESSNA 13MIKE, REQUEST RADAR VECTOR TO INTERCEPT VICTOR TWENTY SEVEN SOUTH OF EUGEN INTERSECTION."

Oakland Center:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, ROGER. TURN LEFT HEADING TWO FIVE ZERO, INTERCEPT VICTOR TWO SEVEN, BIG SUR THREE ONE ZERO DEGREE RADIAL, SOUTH OF EUGEN INTERSECTION, THEN PROCEED ON COURSE."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, LEFT TWO FIVE ZERO. THANKS!"

5) When the NAV 1 DME DIST reads "29.0", turn LEFT to a heading of "250"

**                    6) What intersection did you just reach?__________________________(15 pts)

7) Set "DME" to "NAV 2"

8) Tune NAV 1 to "114.1" (SJC)

9) Set NAV l OBS to "220"

"That again is excellent forethought! You've recognized that onVictor twenty seven, it's a long way from Big Sur, about sixty seven nautical miles, to EUGEN intersection. It's also a long way to Point Reyes VOR, about sixty two nautical miles. So using San Jose's two two zero degree radial is a great insurance policy, just in case Big Sur or Point Reye's DME or radial information poof out on us!"

10) When the NAV 2 CDI is centered, turn RIGHT to a heading of"310"

11) Track outbound on the BIG SUR VOR 310 radial

12) If the NAV 2 DME becomes lost, maintain track and reference the NAV 1 OBI

13) What heading will you fly to maintain track?______(30 pts)

14) When the NAV 1 CDI is centered, turn RIGHT to a heading of "319" (wind correction heading)

15) Tune NAV 1 to "113.7" (PYE)

16) Set NAV l OBS to "324"

17) Set DME to "NAV 1"

18) Press "P" to pause the simulation

19) Record your:

NAV 1 DME DIST________________________(35 pts)

NAV 1 CDI POSITION____________________(30 pts)

AIRSPEED______________________________(20 pts)

ALTITUDE______________________________(20 pts)

POINT REYES VOR IDENT

________________________________________(10 pts)

What intersection was just passed?_______________(5 pts)

20) Press "P" to continue the simulation

21) Track inbound on the POINT REYES VOR 144 radial

"If you notice from your HADLY ONE arrival plate, we kind of fell into this arrival route from midway in. Because it actually starts at Big Sur VOR, but you didn't want to fly south that far just to start it proper! Many times, to intersect an arrival route at midstream is no problem atall. Sometimes, it's disapproved, but few and far between in frequency. Nowyou can put down your sectional, and fly your STAR."

To HADLY Intersection:

1) Tune NAV 2 to "113.9" (OSI)

2) Set NAV 2 OBS to "222"

3) After the NAV 2 CDI is centered, record the:

NAV 1 DME DIST________________________(25 pts)

NAV 1 CDI POSITION____________________(25 pts)

What intersection did you just pass?____________(10 pts)

4) Tune NAV 2 to "116.2" (SAU)

5) Set NAV 2 OBS to "348"

"This is smart to keep working off of the NAV 2 VOR, because first of all, you're still flying off of Point Reyes from your track. Secondly, reserve the NAV I for Oakland's VOR, where most of your work will concentrate. I'm clueless as to what's happening in Oakland, so what should YOU do? ATIS it is!"

You:

"OAKLAND CENTER, CESSNA 13MIKE, REQUEST PERMISSION TO SWITCH OFF FREQUENCY FOR A SHORT TIME."

Oakland Center:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, APPROVED AS REQUESTED. REPORT BACK ON BAY APPROACH ONE THREE FIVE POINT SIX FIVE."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, BAY APPROACH ONE THREE FIVE POINT SIX FIVE."

6) Tune COM to "128.5" (Oakland ATIS)

"OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, INFORMATION DELTA, ONE ONE FIVEFIVE ZULU WEATHER, ESTIMATED CEILING THREE HUNDRED OVERCAST, VISIBILITY ONEAND A HALF, LIGHT RAIN AND FOG. TEMPERATURE SEVEN ZERO, DEWPOINT SIX SEVEN.WIND TWO EIGHT ZERO AT ONE THREE. ALTIMETER TWO NINER EIGHT FOUR. ILS RUNWAYS TWO NINER AND TWO SEVEN RIGHT IN USE. LANDING AND DEPARTING RUNWAYS TWO NINER AND TWO SEVEN RIGHT AND LEFT. ADVISE ON INITIAL CONTACT YOU HAVE INFORMATION DELTA."

7) Set ALTIMETER, set HI, check FUEL

8) Tune COM to "135.65" (Bay Approach)

You:

"BAY APPROACH, CESSNA 9413MIKE, SOUTH OF HADLY AT EIGHT THOUSAND."

Bay Approach:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, BAY APPROACH, SQUAWK TWO SEVEN THREE FOUR, AND IDENT."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, SQUAWK TWO SEVEN THREE FOUR, AND IDENT."

9) Set XPDR to "2734" (new assigned IFR code)

10) Press the IDENT button (simulate)

Bay Approach:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, RADAR CONTACT."

Now we wait for HADLY intersection, and then the fun will really begin. I think I know what Bay Approach has in store for you, and it'll be brand new to your experience. I've done it a couple of times here, and it's great exercise! Someone once told me that whenever he felt like exercising, he just went to lay down in bed until the feeling went away! Well, you're not that way! Prepare to exercise!"

11) When the NAV 2 CDI is centered, turn RIGHT to a heading of "348"

12) Track inbound on the SAUSALITO VOR 168 radial

Enroute Descent:

Bay Approach:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, BAY APPROACH, DESCEND AND MAINTAIN FOUR THOUSAND. CIRCLE NORTHEASTWARD ONE FIVE NAUTICAL MILE ARC OFF OAKLAND VOR UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER FOR ILS RUNWAY TWO SEVEN RIGHT APPROACH. REPORT LOCALIZER INBOUND."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, LEAVING EIGHT FOR FOUR. ONE FIVE MILE ARC NORTHEASTWARD OFF OAKLAND VOR FOR LOCALIZER INBOUND ILS RUNWAY TWO SEVEN RIGHT. REPORT LOCALIZER INBOUND."

"Yup! They did done it, they dood! This is what I was talking about -arcing to the localizer! Challenging, but I know you love challenges! Priority is get down fast, like now! As that's happening, set up NAV 1 for your arcing work with Oakland VOR."

1) Establish a "1500" FPM rate of descent

2) Reduce power to about "1900" [2200] RPM

3) Track inbound on the SAUSALITO VOR 168 radial

4) Descend to and maintain "4000" feet

5) While in the descent, tune NAV 1 to "116.8" (OAK)

6) When at "4000", keep power at about "1900" [2200] RPM

South Arc to the Localizer:

1)Set NAV 1 OBS to a centered needle

2) Keep the NAV 1 CDI needle centered periodically with a TO indication

"You do that so you know which heading to turn to when you turn right ninety degrees from the radial track you're on. A DME arc means DME is definitely hyped in your scan."

3) When the NAV 1 DME DIST reads "16.0", the NAV 1 CDI should be centered with around 050 TO

4) Press "P" to pause the simulation

**                    5) Record your:

NAV 2 CDI POSITION____________________(35 pts)

ALTITUDE______________________________(30 pts)

AIRSPEED______________________________(25 pts)

RPM___________________________________(20 pts)

NAV 1 OBS with centered needle "TO"________(15 pts)

6) Press "P" to continue the simulation

7) Turn RIGHT to a heading of "140"

"See? You're leading the turn to the arc by about one nautical mile. The goal is to stay at fifteen DME all throughout the arc. For every point one nautical mile inside the arc, correct to the right by five degrees. For every point one nautical mile outside the arc, correct to the left by ten degrees. Once established here, reset your NA V1 OBS to the next ten degree radial heading TO, which is zero four zero, since we started with zero five zero."

8) Hold onto "15.0" on the NAV 1 DME DIST

9) Set NAV 1 OBS to "040"

10) Turn LEFT to a heading of "130"

11) When NAV 1 CDI is centered, set NAV 1 OBS to "030"

12) Turn LEFT to a heading of "120"

13) When NAV 1 CDI is centered, set NAV 1 OBS to "020"

14) Turn LEFT to a heading of "110"

15) When NAV 1 CDI is centered, set NAV 1 OBS to "010"

16) Turn LEFT to a heading of "100"

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

**                    18) Record your:

NAV 1 DME DIST__________________________ (40 pts)

ALTITUDE_________________________________(35 pts)

XPDR _____________________________________(25 pts)

COM FREQUENCY__________________________(25 pts)

RPM ______________________________________(15 pts)

19) Press "P" to continue the simulation

20) Set NAV 1 OBS to "000"

21) Turn LEFT to a heading of "090"

"Because you'11 be on the ILS to Oakland, you better set up your NAV 1 to the localizer. Just get Oakland VOR into your NAV 2 now, and it'11 be much easier towards the end. I'm impressed with how you're arcing! Stay with it."

22) Tune NAV 2 to "116.8" (OAK)

23) Set the NAV 2 OBS to "000", transition to NAV 2 OBI for the remaining arc

24) Set DME to "NAV 2"

25) Tune NAV 1 to "109.9" (IOAK Localizer)

26) Set NAV 1 OBS to "276"

27) When NAV 2 CDI is centered, set NAV 2 OBS to "350"

28) Turn LEFT to a heading of "080"

29) When NAV 2 CDI is centered, set NAV 2 OBS to "340"

30) Turn LEFT to a heading of "070"

31) When NAV 2 CDI is centered, set NAV 2 OBS to "330"

32) Turn LEFT to a heading of "060"

33) When NAV 2 CDI is centered, set NAV 2 OBS to "320"

34) Turn LEFT to a heading of "050"

35) When NAV 2 CDI is centered, set NAV 2 OBS to "310"

36) Turn LEFT to a heading of "040"

"Stupendous! Keep up the good work! Now somewhere close by, you'11 get a false localizer signal where the CDI will start to go through the center. Don't get fooled by it! From the approach plate, you know that you have to be east of the localizer, so our heading before turning inbound must be about three six zero or so, east of Oakland's airport."

37) When NAV 2 CDI is centered, set NAV 2 OBS to "300"

38) Turn LEFT to a heading of "030"

39) When NAV 2 CDI is centered, set NAV 2 OBS to "290"

40) Turn LEFT to a heading of "020"

41) When NAV 2 CDI is centered, set NAV 2 OBS to "280"

42) Turn LEFT to a heading of "010"

43) When NAV 2 CDI is centered, set NAV 2 OBS to "270"

44) Turn LEFT to a heading of "000"

"Pretty soon now, that localizer will start moving. Keep your scan fluid, but check more regularly the NAV 1 CDI, because once it moves, it MOVES! At fifteen miles out, four dots is a good lead in to the turn, which equates to eight degrees localizer."

Off the arc to the localizer:

1) When the NAV 1 CDI is moving inside 4 dots RIGHT of center, turn LEFT to a heading of "276"

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

**                    3) Record your:

ALTITUDE______________________________(30 pts)

NAV 2 DME DIST________________________(25 pts)

Are you BELOW or ABOVE glideslope?________(15 pts)

NAME OF NEXT CHECKPOINT ON ILS

________________________________________(10 pts)

NAME OF CHECKPOINT FOLLOWING THAT

_________________________________________(10 pts)

GLIDESLOPE INTERCEPTION ALTITUDE

_______________________________________(10 pts)

NAME OF AIRPORT on the south side of the

LOCALIZER TRACK_____________________(10 pts)

OAKLAND LOCALIZER IDENT

_______________________________________(10 pts)

4) Press "P" to continue the simulation

You:

"BAY APPROACH, CESSNA 13MIKE, LOCALIZER INBOUND."

Bay Approach:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, ROGER. CLEARED FOR ILS RUNWAY TWO SEVEN RIGHT APPROACH. DESCEND AND MAINTAIN THREE THOUSAND. REPORT HAYZE INBOUND."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, ILS RUNWAY TWO SEVEN RIGHT. REPORT HAYZE INBOUND."

"What's important now is to slow the airspeed down to one hundred knots, and lose one thousand feet so we can be at minimum glideslope altitude. A note on the approach does say that ATC can bring us down to three thousand if they desire, in case you 're wondering. But sweat usually shows there are other things on your mind!"

5) Reduce power to about "1600" [2000] RPM

6) Descend to and maintain "3000" feet

7) Track inbound on the OAKLAND LOCALIZER

"Keep that RPM where it's at! It's tempting to want to scoot it back up, but you're now in approach territory, which calls for ninety to a hundred knots thereabouts. Also, remember that your DME information on this approach is coming from Oakland VOR, not the localizer. "

8) When the NAV 2 DME DIST reads "11.7", reduce power to about "1500" [1800] RPM

9) When the glideslope needle centers, select GEAR "DOWN"

10) Set CARB HEAT "ON"

11) Set FLAPS to first notch (10 degrees)

12) Maintain glideslope with a "400 - 500" FPM rate of descent

13) Reduce power to about "1400" [1950] RPM

14) When NAV 2 DME reads "9.0":

You:

"BAY APPROACH, CESSNA 13MIKE, HAYZE INBOUND."

Bay Approach:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, CONTACT OAKLAND TOWER ONE ONE EIGHT POINT THREE."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, SWITCHING TOWER ONE ONE EIGHT POINT THREE. THANKS FOR THE ARC PRACTICE!"

"Did you really mean that thanks?!!! Don't forget to put your strobes back on."

15) Tune COM to "118.3" (Oakland Tower)

You:

"OAKLAND TOWER, CESSNA 9413MIKE, EIGHT MILES INBOUND FOR LANDING, ILS RUNWAY TWO SEVEN RIGHT. I HAVE INFORMATION DELTA."

Oakland Tower:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, OAKLAND TOWER, RUNWAY TWO SEVEN RIGHT, CLEARED TO LAND."

16) When NAV 2 DME DIST reads "6.0", press "P" to pause the simulation

**                    17) Record your:

GLIDESLOPE NEEDLE POSITION_________(45 pts)

NAV 1 CDI NEEDLE POSITION___________(45 pts)

ALTITUDE_____________________________(35 pts)

VSI___________________________________(30 pts)

AIRSPEED_____________________________(20 pts)

DECISION HEIGHT______________________(20 pts)

GEAR__________________________________(15 pts)

FLAPS_________________________________(15 pts)

STROBES_______________________________(10 pts)

18) Press "P" to continue the simulation

Missed Approach Point:

1) When field is in sight at "254" feet, set FLAPS to second notch (20 degrees)

"Right on the money! Get thirty degrees of flaps in! This is great!"

2) When stabilized, set FLAPS to third notch (30 degrees)

3) Airspeed should be 70 knots

4) 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

5) When you are five feet off the 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

6) After touchdown, reduce power to 600 RPM

7) Apply the brakes

Oakland Tower:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, WELCOME TO OAKLAND! TURN RIGHT FIRST INTERSECTION. CONTACT GROUND POINT NINER EXITING THE RUNWAY."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, FIRST INTERSECTION. GROUND POINT NINER."

"What are you sweating so much for? You made it look so easy! I'll tell you what! I'll buy you a rum and coke, with no rum! To the right, it looks like a regular metropolis. Don't be in a rush. Relax a little, and then contact Ground. You 're quite disciplined to fly as well as you have!"

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

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

10) Set FLAPS to "0"

11) Tune COM to "121.9" (Oakland North Complex Ground)

You:

"OAKLAND GROUND, CESSNA 9413MIKE ON ECHO FOR TAXI."

Oakland Ground:

"CESSNA 9413MIKE, OAKLAND GROUND, TURN LEFT AND TAXI TO THE EXECUTIVE TERMINAL ABOUT YOUR ELEVEN O'CLOCK POSITION."

You:

"CESSNA 13MIKE, EXECUTIVE TERMINAL. THANKS!"

**                    12) Record the TIME____________________________(5 pts)

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE FOR THIS FLIGHT     1365    

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