Originally Posted by
golfbananajam
Going back quite a few years when I did my IMC, NDB approaches were quite difficult as I could never get lined up on the runway. Then the penny dropped, I never would, the instruments line you up on the antenna, not on the runway. an NDB approach is only meant to get you to a minimum height at which you need to be visual, or it's a GA.
The point I'm trying to make is not to beat yourself up about things not going smoothly all the time, try to understand what's going on, get a good mental picture.
Once I had that cracked, my IMC flying training was great. Never used it in anger, but that wasn't why I wanted the rating either.
Absolutely, the track of a non precision approach can look abysmal on the screen but still be acceptable as long as you don't bust the platform or minimums. Once you understand where the needle should be pointing at each corner of a potato shaped NDB hold, everything becomes quite easy.