Flying on Instruments with Flight Simulator
by Jonathan M. Stern
Index
ADF (automatic direction finder) 25, 51, 54–56
aileron 7
airspeed indicator 4, 12
and constant airspeed climb 17
altimeter 5–6
attitude indicator 7
auto-coordination 8
bank 7
circling approaches 78–79
clearance 29–30
cloud quirks 31–32
computing groundspeed 5
DH (decision height) 67, 76
DME (distance-measuring equipment)
34, 67
arcs 79–80
en route low-altitude charts 23, 245–52
flying maneuvers 12–20
climb 17–18
climbing and descending turns 19–20
descent 18–19
right turns 14–16
straight and level 12–14
glideslope 66–67
HAA (height above airport) 44
HAT (height above touchdown) 44
heading indicator 8
IAF (initial approach fix) 45, 69
IAP (instrument approach procedure)
charts 23–26, 105–243
ILS (Instrument Landing System) 65–72
approach after glideslope fails 81
night approach 75–76
tracking inbound on 66
tracking outbound on 66
inclinometer 7
instrument scanning 11
knots 4
localizer 65
LOM (Locater Outer Marker) 69
magnetic bearing 54, 72
marker beacons 67
MDA (minimum descent altitude) 56, 67
measuring true airspeed 5
missed approach point 81
missed approach procedure 25
MSA (Minimum Safe Altitude) 43
NDB (nondirectional beacon) approaches 51–61
NOTAMs (notices to airmen) 24
OBI (Omni-Bearing Indicator) 32
OBS (Omni-Bearing Selector) 30
PB (bank performance) 12
pitch 7
Pitot-static system 4
PP (pitch performance) 12
procedure turn 42
radar vectors 44
to final approach course 82–83
rate of descent 67
table 113
relative bearing 54
rudder 7
skidding 7
slipping 7
standard rate turn 7
takeoff minimums and departure
procedures 87–103
terminal route 39
terminal VOR approach 44
throttle 14
touchdown zone elevation 43
tracking 56–59
inbound 59
outbound 56–57
turn coordinator 7
vertical speed indicator 6
and constant-rate climb 17
victor airways 23
VOR 23, 34–35, 39–47
DME approach 76–77
tracking with wind 33–34
wind compensation 33
wind correction 57
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