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Old 19th May 2006, 02:19
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Charlie Zulu
 
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I must be one of the unlucky few then...

Having been through the FAA IR training over in the United States, we had an NDB on field and at a few local airfields to us. Needless to say I had plenty of practice at Partial Panel NDB Holds and Partial Panel full procedural NDB approahces.

During my checkride, I had to demonstrate a full procedural NDB approach using the compass... oh the examiner "failed" the vacuum pump on me so had to do it without the gyro's. Grrrr.

The hold was full panel and based upon an intersection from two VOR's on the missed approach to the preceeding full panel ILS approach.

Yes I would agree what has been said above in regards to the FAA ATP demanding much higher standards than the FAA IR checkride.
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