Monday, October 25, 2010

ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 3 LNY, Lanai Airport





Joining The Arc
Using a radial from LNY(Lanai VOR) intercept the 10DME Arc. At 11 miles start your turn to a heading that will join the Arc.

TURN 10, TWIST 10
While arcing you will turn 10 degrees towards the VOR every time your CDI needle lines up. Be flexible while flying an arc. If 10 degrees is too much or not enough adjust your heading to stay within one mile of the arc.

Approach Brief
Use this time to set frequencies, check the ID, and brief the approach.

Always keep in mind the radial from where you will intercept your final approach course. I've seen a few students fixate on flying the arc and pass right through their Final Approach Course.

Shooting the approach
Lead your turn inbound for the Localizer to avoid passing through your final approach course.

Be ready for an updraft when you cross over the sea cliff. The edge is 1,083 feet high and can create a bump on your glide slope.

Most airports in Hawaii have an elevation close to sea level. Not Lanai, the airport's elevation is 1308 feet. Don't fly yourself into the ground! Although flying an approach to minimums in Hawaii is very rare. Passing rain clouds can turn great VFR weather into IFR rather quickly.

Lanai Airport has only a CTAF, you will have to contact HCF Approach after landing or going Missed.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

VFR Departures at Honolulu Airport


VFR Departures commonly used at HNL. The actual departure directions are published in the Pacific Chart Supplement.

Red Hill 3 - From 4 Left or 4 Right fly runway heading until you reach Moanalua Freeway, turn left and stay over the freeway until you are cleared out of Bravo with HCF Approach. Maintain 1500 ft. Typically tower will have you contact HCF approach at 500-700 ft. HCF will clear you out of HNL airspace abeam Pearl Harbor.

Freeway 4- From 4 Left or 4 Right fly runway heading until you reach H1 turn right follow the freeway east. Tower will usually have you contact HCF approach at 500-700 ft. Stay over the freeway at 1500 ft. You will follow the H1 east until the freeway becomes Kalaniana'ole Hwy. HCF will clear you from Bravo either just past Daimond Head or at Koko Head.

West Loch- Not a very common departure. Used when the winds are blowing from the west. From 22 Left or Right at a safe altitude turn right and fly north. When you have cleared the airport fly directly to West Loch in Pearl Harbor. Be aware that "safe altitude" to tower translates to "once in the air turn right." You will buzz over the terminal building sometimes depending on your climb. Tower will switch you to HCF approach at about 700 ft. Then HCF approach will clear you from Bravo about midway across Pearl Harbor.