![]() ![]() Again a controller would rather know sooner than later if you are going to follow his instructions or not. ![]() Don’t be afraid to use it when it’s justified. If you can’t comply with the instruction at all the magic word isn’t ‘please’. If you can’t find or comply with a SID, ask for vectors. It’s much better that you do that then pretend to understand or read back something you obviously can’t do and end up causing havoc in the controller’s airspace. Remember there is no harm asking a controller to repeat a part of a clearance or a direction. Hopefully the above tips help you out with that a little. The nice thing is there usually aren’t too many vector SIDs at an airport, and in North America (not sure about Europe) I’ve found that the most commonly used vector SID usually starts with the airport/VOR name. Another thing you can do if there are multiple aircraft going to the same destination as you or in a similar direction as you are, listen to what SIDs they are getting cleared on cause there’s a good chance you’ll get the same thing. One final tip is to look at the runways in use (ATIS) and that will allow you to eliminate any of the SIDs/STARs that only apply to the inactive runways. Although it can still be confusing from time to time, being prepared and having an idea as to what to expect goes a long way. Vancouver) it may help to read the names of ALL the possible SIDs you might receive so you at least somewhat recognize the name of the SID when you pick up your clearance. Even with airports that only have vector SIDs (e.g. This works pretty good with airports that have RNAV or hybrid SIDs/STARs. So when I fly into or out of an airport I’m not familiar with I always brief myself on the possible SIDs/STARs I could receive based on my flight plan (usually your first enroute waypoint for SIDs and your last enroute waypoint for STARs). I mean I get if you fly out of the same airport every time, you get to know the various SIDS/STARS, but if it's my first time flying there, I usually can't even repeat back the instructions as I have to scroll through tens of pages of charts and SIDS and STARS to find something that remotely sounds like the name. I use all freeware aircraft, and only one has an advanced FMC that works.Īlso, this may be a bit of a weird question, but when you're cleared for an IFR SID, how do you write it down? Some of them are hard to make out, as often times they're not really words. It's pretty hard for me to quickly just switch my plan - I usually have to pause the flight, open the map, and drag my flight plan over to the point if I can even find it. Something I've had trouble with is when I'm flying my flight plan and ATC will tell me to fly DIRECT (insert point here). Lastly, selecting the approach is done through the PROC key as you have been doing, only tip I can give you is, if you don’t have a lot of time and you need to LOAD( flying it later, using different source of navigation now) or ACTIVATE( flying the approach now) you can set your minimums later, using the Timer/Reference softkey.I'd consider myself to be an intermediate pilot - I can fly VFR, know most ATC communication, can fly IFR with advance preparation, and so on. Practice these on the ground first!!! Preferably on a G1000 desktop trainer or FTD. Select Nearest soft key –> scroll down using the big FMS knob to highlight the airport–> Select Direct Enter ( confirm) EnterĢ) select Direct and move the small FMS Knob LEFT, instead of preselecting K for you it will open up a list, which you can further move through by moving the small FMS knob right, two useful lists here: Nearest ( this is one other way of accessing it, and the most useful Recent( shows all the recent airports,fixes and an aids you have recently used- which will be the ones you need). Two methods are quick enough ( each option should take you about 1.5 to 2seconds to complete the entire process)ġ) Nearest, which always displays the nearest 25 airports that fit the criteria set on the MFD AUX folder, Setup page. Step 1- direct to the approach destination I would highly recommend the Max Trescott G1000 guide for more thorough knowledge of the g1000 functions The ” active flight plan” and ” direct to” navigation are two separate means of navigation. First off, no need to delete the current flight guy plan. ![]()
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