Contact Approach: When The Weather Is Too Bad For A Visual

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7 жыл бұрын

Most IFR flights end with a visual approach. Which seems kind of funny, considering the majority of your IFR training centers around shooting instrument approaches.
But what about a contact approach? When would you use that? Watch our flight into Rocky Mountain Metro (KBJC) and find out.

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@Parker-di7ef 5 жыл бұрын

Many people ask me, “Oh you’re a pilot? That must be really tough to learn.” I smile and reply, “Yeah”, knowing very well that 10% of my aviation knowledge has come from books and 90% has come from videos like these. Thank you!

@samuelwarner9411 5 жыл бұрын

Notes • Visual Approach: ≥1000'cig, ≥3SM reported vis, airport or preceding aircraft in sight. • Contact Approach: COC, 1SM flt vis, reasonably expect to remain in those conditions (doesn't require airport in sight), requires there be a published IAP, there's no MAProcedure, ATC wont initiate a contact approach (must be requested).

@aviationenthusiast4353 5 жыл бұрын

I still do not understand what a contact approach is from watching this video.

@tylerfielding5311 3 жыл бұрын

Literally me too haha

@opus4rv 7 жыл бұрын

You are amazing in the way you teach. Keep up the excellent work!

@konturgestalter 7 жыл бұрын

The videos of you are awesome!!!! Please keep them coming!

@prathameshacharya9739 7 жыл бұрын

Your videos are always helpful! My CPL training starts in 2 months so really excited to experience all this. Please upload more videos though. Keep up the good work guys :) Cheers!

@keithrickson8522 4 ай бұрын

Just requested a contact approach on Vatsim. The guy had absolutely no idea what I was talking about and just ended up clearing me for the visual.

@hybridjohn1 6 жыл бұрын

The depth of knowledge with all of these videos is amazing.

@joshr783 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. I really like what you guys are doing with the SR22 stuff. Hope there are more to come :)

@johnnytyler 4 жыл бұрын

Super clear explanation. This detailed lesson was not included in my ground school lessons of Approaches. THANK YOU!!

@dsrduff 7 жыл бұрын

Great videos, thanks for posting.

@100alexsouth 5 жыл бұрын

I just did my first contact approach the other day! Approach loved it since they never get to do it. Tower, not so much haha. Weather was 2SM and 1000 broken. I was unable to do the RNAV approach that was in use and I remembered at the last minute before I went to my alternate that I could do a contact approach. It was a lot of fun!

@jackchung4725 6 жыл бұрын

A VERY GOOD VIDEO. clear and helpful, THANKS for manking this.

@isaackang7 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks this helped me a lot!

@williebrucee 7 жыл бұрын

Easy to understand and remember

@tallishyeti2756 4 жыл бұрын

So if the airport has IAPs but my plane is not equipped to fly them (ex: an ILS that requires DME but no DME or GPS installed) can you ask for a contact approach and they just vector and step you down until you have the runway. What’s the minimum altitude they can give you? Do you have to be equipped to shoot the published IAP? So many questions the IFH and the AIM don’t answer.

@capncrunch9313 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@bruhhhhh718 3 жыл бұрын

i think you only need 500 ft above minimum vectoring altitude for visual approach

@inbrekers11 7 жыл бұрын

Just a question, you intercepted the localizer, so what use was it to continue as a visual approach? Since you're already established on final... Just since we have this all the time but ATC clears us for the ILS non the less. Or is that an EASA thing?

@AleksUdris 7 жыл бұрын

Hauke - We could have asked for the ILS clearance, but by requesting the visual, we reduce ATC's separation requirements. We had the airport in sight before the outer marker, so picking up the visual could have reduced delays for following traffic.

@inbrekers11 7 жыл бұрын

Alright I see! Thanks for the clarification!

@stingerjc 6 жыл бұрын

No....you're still IFR even on a visual approach. ATC has the same separation requirements for you on an ILS as they would on a visual approach. If you want to reduce separation, you cancel IFR and become VFR.

@luardelchico5769 3 жыл бұрын

@@AleksUdris Great! Visuals make sense now! :)

@Galastin 7 жыл бұрын

SLC!!

@manualflight 7 жыл бұрын

Even with the arrow pointing where the airport was, I still can't see it in the video. :s Is it different getting the visual in real life or do I need better eye sight?