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Old 21st December 2012 | 21:39
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FlyingStone
 
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Originally Posted by this is my username
I was recently reading an accident report from the 1990s (Bandeirante at Leeds) which made reference to the limited amount of "partial panel" training which the pilots had received - which surprised me as it felt like half of my FAA IR checkride was done "no gyro" with a simulated Vac pump failure (so no AI or DI, just the electric turn co-ordinator), and the checkride included a "no gyro" approach (can't remember if it was an ILS or Localiser, but you get the idea).
I did "no gyro" (no AI/DI) NDB approach on my initial JAA IR skill test and of course I did assymetric approach & go-around as well. It's not really that difficult and it's quite safe (we did zero thrust as opposed to feathered prop). Your examiner should explain what he expects from you during the pre-exam briefing, so there shouldn't be any surprises.
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