IFR 11: Holding in the Simulator
Back to the sim today. After the last lesson Instructor R and I start the sim to practice VOR and ADF holds and hold entries. Afterwards it is clearer to me. Also, using the sim is getting a little easier.
The sim, or more accurately, the PC flight training device, is more sensitive in the controls from the real airplane. I’m not sure why that’s so - all the behaviors can be modeling in physics after all. But I’d make an educated guess that there’s some computational short-cuts that have the side effect of making the controls more sensitive.
R and I talked through hold entries and worked out ways to enter the hold easily. Also a co-worker who used to fly for a large airline laid out a simple way for me at work the other day. See this article for an explanation of this way under “DG as Crutch”. It works every time! Between my conversations with my co-worker and with R things are becoming clearer.
Add that to Joe Campbell’s VOR technique reported by Viennatech commenting on my 3/14 post and I’m pulling things together. (Actually, it’s reported by Joe Campbell, but should be attributed to his CFII Charles.) I’ve used this VOR interpretation method for a while and it is great. No more “reverse sensing” nonsense.
My lessons have slowed down due to scheduling conflicts in my regular life and for the plane too. The annual is coming up soon too, this will unfortunately create more delays.