IFR #12: How to Prepare for a Visual Approach | RNAV to Visual

In this video we'll cover how to prepare and brief yourself (or your safety pilot) to fly a visual approach at your destination, whether you are on a VFR or IFR flight plan. This technique is a great way to prepare yourself to enter into the terminal environment at an airport where the weather in above VFR minimums and you do not plan on needed to fly the entire approach procedure.

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[Habibiradio]

Great video. What is the pattern 10-20?

[Cbermeo]

Great video, Jon. Thank you! One question - if you go "missed" on a visual approach, would you not just do a vfr "go around" and just stay in the pattern, as opposed to climb 2000 for X many miles, to X WP, etc., for an ifr "missed approach"? I'm guessing that because you're still on an ifr flight plan, you're required to follow through with the missed approach.

[wlbwjln]

Hi Jon, genuinely​ appreciate your video and great explanation. For my further understanding, I'd like to ask you a question regarding the missed approach procedure. Having referenced the AIM, I note that there is no 'published missed approach' on a visual approach. Wouldn't it be prudent upon the first contact with the control tower, to "request missed approach instructions in the event of a go-around" or would I complicate matters?

[stevenbernstein]

What does that mean when you say that "our expected traffic pattern will be 1020?" What is 1020?

[mikemakesmusic]

Student pilot here. Where did you get the pattern altitude?

[larryluffel]

Is there a fire in the studio? Please slow down when you talk.