Pilot Vlog – first solo IFR flight to Latrobe Valley Airport

After several months training, a couple of conversion flights in the Cirrus SR20, examinations, and lots of simulator work it was finally time for me to fly my first solo flights under the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). I’d briefed the flight with my Instructor before and had decided to keep things really simple for IFR flight number […]

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ILS approach Essendon Airport and landing

I’ve  flown the ILS approach Essendon Airport a few times now in my Instrument Rating training, but always just to the missed approach point. On this flight we fly the ILS down to the ground for a full-stop landing on runway 26 at Essendon (YMEN). We departed Moorabbin Airport on runway 31R for pretty much a straight […]

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IFR Night Flight Moorabbin Airport to Latrobe Valley

Nearing the end of my Instrument Rating training, one of the last trips we flew was an IFR night flight from Moorabbin Airport to Latrobe Valley. The flight allowed me to practise a few things, including night take-off and landing practise, and night circling around a CTAF airfield. Plus I also got to try a position report, […]

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First time flying through cloud | flight VLOG

I’m towards the pointy end of my Instrument Rating training. Ask anyone what you can do with an Instrument Rating, and a lot would respond “oh, so that means you can fly through cloud right?”. Which of course is true (under certain conditions), however in the 5 weeks I’ve been training I’ve only kissed the edges of […]

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VOR instrument approach

For my Instrument Rating training today we departed Moorabbin Airport into Class C controlled airspace before tracking over to Mangalore Airport. Mangalore is a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) airport in Victoria with a VOR approach, which is what we were there to practise. Fly along in this video as we get clearance to transit over […]

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How to pass the CASA IREX exam – top 10 tips

I’ve just got back from passing CASA’s IREX – the Instrument Rating Exam. Hooray! Before I pop open something bubbly I wanted to share my top 10 tips for how I passed the CASA IREX exam. IMPORTANT: Before we start, please remember these are just the thoughts of an independent private pilot to try and help my fellow […]

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Cirrus IFR cloudsurfing in the SR20

During my Cirrus certification I had an opportunity to fly the Cirrus IFR between Moorabbin and Avalon. On this training flight the low clouds meant we chose to navigate some of the flight in IFR. This was only my second time in ‘real’ IMC whilst sitting in the cockpit. Conditions were perfect. A low but very […]

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