Full ILS Approach | Sim Challenge Part 4 | How to Fly an ILS Approach

This is the final part of our Sim Challenge IFR flight to Astoria, Oregon. We'll fly the ILS into runway 26, including briefing the approach, communicating with ATC, setting up the GPS and avionics, and flying the needles down to decision altitude and landing.

[trent_dyrsmid]

Just watched all four parts. Fantastic job! I really enjoy watching your videos as I’m working on my commercial :)

[megacode]

Thank you for the great videos. I just flew this series in my sim and with slight differences from your charts the flight was great and an excellent learning experience.

[brandondrake]

Firstly, AMAZING channel! You do a superb job of explaining, demonstrating, and pointing out all the nuances that an instructor should. I was in the middle of my CPL training when COVID hit, and I haven't been in the air since January 2020, so I'm knocking the rust off and simming a ton before finally getting back in the saddle.

I'm not sure if it would make for an interesting video, but at my home airport of Bowman Field (KLOU) there is a VFR-to-IFR departure procedure called the Air Devil departure. I could be wrong but I don't think it's like a standard ODP. I never got a chance to fly it actual IFR before my last flight following my IFR checkride, but I'd be curious to see if there are any special takes on procedures like this, perhaps if there are other more challenging non-ODP procedures out there?

[MrEndoftheRoadRC]

This is fantastic. KAST is my home airport, currently working on my rating. ZINKY, ILs to 26 was my first approach.

[christophvz]

I love all your videos and made them an essential part of my ongoing training. This sim challenge series is fantastic. Keep up the great work!

[scottbeyer]

Another great video. It was watching all these freebies that convinced me to buy your IFR ground school module.

[jktz]

Would you ever consider a video covering the additional planning that goes into an international flight? Say, from KBZN to CYBW?

[brykeller]

Awesome video as always! This sim challenge was in my backyard, I fly out of KRNT. Keep up the great work. Your videos are so informative. Thanks

[craggslist]

I really enjoyed the vectoring and the communication aspects of this video. I've gotten to a point where I can keep the needles centered all day long (at least in the sim)but I don't have the context of the rest of the flight. I need to work on that.

[tTenKay]

Thank you for this! Great ground! Keep ‘‘em coming

[arcticcowboy]

You wanna have some real fun, fly the JMAAL THREE Obst dep from PAVD (Valdez) to the ILS Y 26 into PADQ (Kodiak) Alaska. Love your channel, lots of good info!

[dolhOfficial]

Great series!!. These videos have improve my knowledge on ILS landing and showed me what I needed about departures. I practice in my home airport (YPPH) but on short final my planes always turn away in MSFS. I am not sure if it is me or there is an issue with the Sim. I will practice using these instructions and then report to MSFS support if it is not a user error :). thanks again. Keep up the good work.

[coredeveloper]

The only thing I ould recommnd is to setup the second radio for the approach (DME/ILS) since it's a good practice.

[johnc.]

Nice. Guess I am doing a lot of things correctly in the sim after all. Some of that FAA textbook reading did stick, after all.

[aviatortrucker]

Ok you have the field insight and cancel IFR. What happens if you have to pass through small clouds that may have you in IMC for even 4 or 5 seconds? I wouldn’t cancel until I was sure of being below all the clouds on the approach.

[JohnTucker-sj]

I suggest a position call at 3 mile and 1 mile final

[davidrivera]

Can you do a simulation of a missed approach on a tower airport then tower sending you to hold to get back in the approach ? (Perhaps KBFI)

Because you are keeping it very real, I would to see the whole communication, transfers and steps to land after the missed approach.

I will be starting my IFR rating soon.
Thank you.

[Jv_R]

Which one do you think is better for instrument flight Xplane 12 or FS?

[kevindavis]

When I use the phrase “Request ILS runway XX, ” the PilotEdge controllers always ask what transition I want to use for the approach. I see in this video that they told you to expect the ILS.

[alk]

Great series. How about a video about splitting attention between flying on instruments and other tasks (like setting up avionics and briefing approach plates)? I'm very curious how people do that with no automation in solid IMC.