Aviation Forum / General / IFR / February 2006

I know the rules on IFR currency as far as the FAA certificate is concerned
but I have a scenario which my be worth a debate.
A pilot holds independently both a FAA/IR and a JAR/IR. The JAR IR is valid
for 12 months and must be revalidated in the three months preceding the

Last night I took a quick trip to KYUM.  On approach, the controller
mentioned that the "arresting gear was up" on the runway I was to land
on.  Being unfamiliar with arresting gear and flying an Archer, I asked
the controller specifically what that meant.  He indicated that it

  Here's a situation that keeps coming up:   I'm coming home to SQL
and want to fly the GPS30
approach.  Like many GPS approaches, this one looks like the letter
"L".  The corner of the L

I am new to IFR (pilot a long time just working on rating now, not sur
how much I will use it but hope too).
I am restoring an old plane and doing a completely new panel, which
need to spec out in about 6 months.

Does anyone consider it somewhat dangerous that at your alternate
airport, the weather can be forecast to be as low as your alternate
minimums?  Seems the potential for problems.  
For example, using Carlsad  California  CRQ as the planned alternate,

fY'All,
I've changed servers and it's taken two weeks to get back.  In the interim I
have had a first experience in an off-airport emergency landing.  More when
the authorities get finished.

http://www.nar-associates.com/technical-flying/Vibration/Vibnet.pdf

I've only done one approach in the last 6 months.  I've let my currency
lapse, so as I read the regs I now have to do an IPC, right?  What does an
IPC consist of?  Just 6 approaches and a hold, or is there more to it?
Can it be fewer than 6 approaches?

  It's been over a year since I got the rating, and aside from popping
through the
coastal stratus a few times, I never used it.
  Well, yesterday I used it.  1.5 solid hours in the clouds.  There

  I was on the ground at an uncontrolled field.  I got a clearance to
"On departure fly runway heading Radar Vectors xyz VOR Victor xxx abc
VOR"
Before leaving, I programmed the entire route into the GNS430.  Since

Question A:  I'm trying to get fast and accurate at programming routes
(and possible reroutes) into the KLN94 and G1000 navigators our club
planes are equipped with.  I was wondering, does ATC usually give you
the VOR 3 letter ID or the full name?  If it's the full name and it's

This contains an angle on the story that I'd never heard before: that
Holly's pilot radioed another pilot that he was in trouble just before
the crash.
http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/articles/2006/02/04/news/news01.txt

If you want to maintain IFR status until you're on the ground at an
uncontrolled field, who do you call when you're on the ground, assuming
there's no remote ARTCC radio facility within reach?
FSS?

I have to make an IFR flight on or about the 15th of february. My plane
has a garmin GNS430 in it, and the navdata is several years out-of-date.
The GPS is also reporting navdata errors, so I need to get a new card. I'm
going to buy a Jepp one-time update.

Anybody know whether this is an airworthiness issue?  I was flying CAP cadets
today and discovered the problem.  We have a kid taking a private ride on Monday
and would not like to switch airplanes on him.
Obviously it's not on the required VFR equipment list, but since without it ...