Clearing turns in the sim.

[xkuzme1]

I fly behind a Primus 1000. It does clearing turns automatically.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

that!

 

[urflyingme?!]

Conn sonar crazy ivan!

 

[BoilerUP]

If the APD/TCE wants clearing turns, you do clearing turns.

Play the game, cooperate to graduate, etc....

 

[doh]

I've had a couple of guys who want to you to ask if they want clearing turns. It's bush league because you can't fly vfr in the real world, but cooperate and graduate...and roll your eyes and think: what a dick...

 

[MoreDaysOff]

Why do you need to fly VFR "in the real world" to do clearing turns? Is there no chance of a mid air after filing IFR?

 

[airplane wizard]

Doesn't the traffic show on the tcas screen?

 

[mkingmei]

VFR or IFR you should always look out the window before you turn(in the real world). SIM world, just do as your asked and B!tch about the instructor at the bar.

 

[xjgearbtch]

VFR or IFR you should always look out the window before you turn(in the real world). SIM world, just do as your asked and B!tch about the instructor at the bar.

Screw that, show me where in the FOTM, clearing turns are required in the damn sim. Lol what a waste of time. PS We used to do it back in the day.

 

[bri5150]

Screw that, show me where in the FOTM, clearing turns are required in the damn sim. Lol what a waste of time. PS We used to do it back in the day.

Yeah, before common sense came into the training program?

 

[Sig]

This entire thread comes down to the day I was checking out a Taylorcraft on the ramp with a few other CFIs back in the 13th century. She looked cool as hell, with a venturi on the left side for gyro vacuum.

I was in the glowing arms of simple pilot love with a machine, when one of the more "clever" guys piped up. "This is a POS. If you get caught in icing conditions, you lose EVERYTHING!! Dangerous plane."

After sipping my coffee, I looked at him and said, "If you're flying this thing IMC, you're a bigger turd than even I imagined. Besides, it be a taildragger. You're unqualified to even crash it, thank god."

Where, oh where did common sense go?

 

[doh]

You will not be on a vfr flight plan in real life. Yes, by all means, look out the window. But if the controller asks for a steep 180, he is giving you separation. The look out the window is not a clearing turn, just normal operating procedure.

 

[twighead]

Are we talking about looking out the window and saying "clear left", or actually making clearing turns with the airplane like you did before starting a chandelle your flight instructor?

Both are ridiculous, but the latter is completely absurd.

 

[tomgoodman]

Well, if you don't do clearing turns, and then crash into another simulator, it will be your own fault.