IR Checkride
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born2aviate
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Don't let that partial panel trip you up! Got me on my IR. :banghead: Good luck!
A150K
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What kind of approach did you have to do? Personally, I don't have any issues with partial panel, it's holding that I'm slightly worried about; however, with OBS mode on the 430 the 172 I'll be using has (after all, the pts says to use the moving map display if so equipped), it shouldn't be too much of an issue.
A150K
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I'll be taking the checkride at SAF (Santa Fe, NM, about 40 nm NE of ABQ). I've shot every approach at SAF atleast once (and some so many times that I have the procedures memorized) and the majority of the approaches ABQ/AEG have to offer, so I'm not at all worried about the approach part of the test. According to my CFII, the local DPE likes to get vectors for an ILS at AEG, come back and do a full procedure, full panel LOC only approach into SAF, and end it with a partial panel GPS approach if equipped.
NDB 35 into ABQ, followed by the ASR 3, circle to land 17 at ABQ.
A150K
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I don't even think I was living in NM when the NDB 35 was still around. Heck, 17/35 is almost never in use these days (I've shot the RNAV 35 once and flown the north-south VFR transition directly over it tons of times, but I've never actually landed on it).
Yeah, used to shoot it all the time back in my 135 cargo days in the mid-90s, and land on 17 or 35. If Im not mistaken, ABQ is looking to close 17/35 anyway eventually. Besides the noise from departures off 35 or arrivals on 17, the airport doesn't want a repeat of the Sept 1958 landing accident of a USAF F-102 Delta Dagger which landed on RW 35 in heavy rain and nil braking action, overran the end, went through the perimeter fence and struck a car on Gibson Blvd, killing its two occupants.
Because you'll be doing many things in a short amount of time, I'd say the best thing you can do to help yourself is to stay ahead of the airplane. If you're disoriented, request delay vectors to get your head straight. If you have a KLN 89 or 94 GPS, remember to switch to OBS mode for procedure turns and to switch back to leg mode when established inbound!
Best of luck on your ride.
Best of luck on your ride.
A150K
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The 172 I'm using has a Garmin 430W, so the only time I'll be using OBS mode is for the hold not associated with an IAP or miss (those are built into the system as long as it is up to date on the 430 and 530). The big thing I have to remember is to turn off WAAS for the Partial Panel GPS approach.
A150K
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With how close Gibson is to the departure end of 35, it wouldn't suprise me if another Burbank gas station situation were to happen if they were still using it...
snOOp
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Hmmmmm.... Make sure you stay ahead of the airplane, and if you do find yourself not doing something, then you are doing something wrong. lol! There is always something you can do to stay ahead of the airplane! And also go in confident, be clear, concise, and accurate! <----- I'm sure you already do all those things, becuz then your CFI would not be signing you off!!!! Most important have fun, and get ready to enjoy the adventure of having an IFR rating!!!!!
Whatusername
Well THIS is awkward!
Good luck on the ride I'm sure you will do fine.
I remember when I did my check ride for the IR I was really nervous about doing the partial panel NDB. Worse yet that maneuver was the last maneuver that the DPE would pull too. Luckily I resolved this issue by flying to heck out of the sim (gotta save cash somehow
). By the time that maneuver came up it was a non-event. Although it also helped that the winds were calm 
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I remember when I did my check ride for the IR I was really nervous about doing the partial panel NDB. Worse yet that maneuver was the last maneuver that the DPE would pull too. Luckily I resolved this issue by flying to heck out of the sim (gotta save cash somehow
). By the time that maneuver came up it was a non-event. Although it also helped that the winds were calm .
troopernflight
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It is a nerve racking checkride, but it won't be as bad as you may be expecting. Just don't bust below any minimums or DH's, or that'll end your ride real quick. I always made sure to stay about 20-30 feet above MDA's to give a little buffer space. Make sure you practice missed approach procedures. That about got me when I got a little flustered. You'll probably find that you are over prepared and will pass with flying colors. Good Luck!
Tld
Waffles Brah.
Stay ahead of the plane, stay mellow, and don't dwell or focus too much on what you may consider a "screw up," provided it's not a failing item.....just keep swimming, just keep swimming....
You'll do great. (Emphasis on the stay mellow, and everything else will fall into place.)
You'll do great. (Emphasis on the stay mellow, and everything else will fall into place.)
A150K
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Checkride no longer has a firm date....The DPE I had scheduled with (who I also used for my Private) has to renew his DPE ticket in order to give checkrides, he'll be doing some seminar on the 22nd and my CFII and I are hoping that he will be available shortly after that...The other option was to use a different DPE that my school uses, but he suddenly retired...The other two out of ABQ/SAF are notoriously crazy, one of which claims to have been abducted by aliens as a child (I'm not kidding...). He's also known to fail applicants for odd reasons outside of the PTS (Not coming down final at 30 kias in a 172 for a short field landing comes to mind. The recomending CFI almost punched the guy out--he had to be restrained). Plan A is to wait a couple of weeks for the preferred DPE to return and Plan B is to probably fly up to Alamosa, CO to take it with DPE Jim Fleming (not my preferred choice, I'm unfamilar with the area and nobody else has even heard of the DPE). I'm hoping Plan A works out though....