Visual Approach Explained | Contact Approach | IFR Training

Most real world IFR flights end in a visual approach, instead of an approach down to ceiling and visibility minimums. It sounds easy to just spot the runway and land like a VFR approach, but there are some special considerations going from the instrument environment to the visual one without any required navigational aids.

[abbieamavi]

love your videos, using them to brush up IFR for my CFII checkride this month. Keep up the fantastic work!

[-The-Stranger-]

Any chance you could make a video detailing Contact Approaches a bit more? I get the idea behind them, but a bit more info wouldn't hurt. Thanks, big fan!

[gort]

What a coincidence that I left a comment about contact approaches on a different video before seeing this one. A contact approach is a very useful clearance when you can't get a visual becuse the airport is reporting prevailing vis just below VFR mins, but you have sufficient visibility in your piece of the sky to spot the airport and arrive visually. I would not plan on such an arrival in lieu of an instrument approach, but when you cannot fly the instrument approach due circumstances such as a thunderstorm over the FAF, a contact approach can allow you to deviate around the weather and arrive safely.

[grantsmiley]

Instrument checkride is just around the corner, and these are so great as I prepare. Thank you FI!

[joseurena]

Great vid they way I know I won’t land on the wrong airport i keep the fp opening some pilots delete the plan when they hear visual approach

[venkataramanareddy]

Your videos helped me
Immensely in passing my IRA knowledge test yesterday. Such a high quality videos with amazing explanation of concepts. Thank you 🙏🏻

[HarrySingh-pdlk]

Once you’re cleared for the visual, should you expect further vectors or instructions from atc or are you able to navigate as you wish visually?

[billkinzler]

Another excellent explanation in less than 10 minutes that makes a whole lot of sense. Keeping it simple and thanks for the videos.

[peterellison]

Excellent video! I can tell you spent lots of time finding the perfect examples for these subjects to include all the "gotchas" and unique aspects of visual/contact approaches (other traffic on straight in to 24L, river visual procedure, and highway that leads to airport). I learned that for a contact approach, your destination simply has to have an instrument approach, and you don't necessarily have to be near it or load it up. Contact approach basically like Special VFR while on an IFR flight plan. Great video, as always

[rangerrick]

If possible, I always like programming in the ILS approach for guidance, even if it is a visual.

[cobra]

Used the contact appch often in Northern Canada. The definition of legal vs wise

[WarcraftPvPFilms]

Great video explaining the real life scenarios of a visual approach. I haven't gotten one yet but we will see as I get more IFR flights under my belt.

[stevekirk]

Thank you for theses videos. I'm not a pilot though I do have an interest in flight simulation where procedures and requirements can be ignored in safety - particularly coms and ATC. You have a great skill in illustrating and explaining every thing about how things are done and why they are necessary and make it very interesting. Thanks agai.

[nuhadabou-hadour]

You are the Best! 👍🏼
Excellent information! 😎
Please keep doing it!🙏🏼

[faaacademyairportcertifica]

IN IFR YOU HAVE TO CHNGE RADIO TO FACILITY RADIO? IN CAT II NO CONTACT WITH GROUNDCREW IS REQUIRED FOR TAXI?

[gonetoearth]

Another awesome video! Just recently flew the Quiet Bridge Visual into 28R at SFO. Approach asked 180kts to 5 mi final….able to pull that off in my Cirrus 😀

[rackum]

Cool video! LNN where your plane was at the very beginning of the video is my home airport.

[dukebeach]

Thanks very much. I’m new to the GA world and it is extremely helpful how you superimpose the aircraft symbol on the landing plates and charts.
It’s a little thing, but for a newbie, it makes a huge difference.
Learned a great deal in this short video.

[marshie]

I really appreciate your videos bud. We'll explained

[josephb]

Thank you for all this information but is good for flight simulator 2020 to use it and the ho I will do like download every airport division