The article outlines two challenging IFR flight simulator scenarios in Alaska, designed to test pilots on unique regional procedures and demanding conditions.
The first flight, Iliamna to Nondalton, emphasizes precise GPS management for a complex NDB-based ODP and an RNAV approach to a short, gravel runway in low visibility, underscoring the importance of terrain awareness.
The second flight in Juneau disables GPS, requiring proficiency with traditional navigation (ADF, VOR, LOC back course) for a difficult ODP and LDA approach, highlighting the extreme terrain and high approach minimums in the region.
For this challenge you’ll take on two flights in Alaska, with IFR procedures like you’ve never seen before. Well, unless you’ve flown in Alaska. You’ll need an IFR GPS for the first flight and an ADF for the second. Any plane with modest performance will do the job. In fact, slow could be your friend on this one.
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