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Bob Gardner wrote:
> 
> I agree with the others who replied....the first five hours or so should be
> devoted to learning attitude instrument flying. In the long run, jumping
> immediately into approaches will slow your overall progress.

I agree with Dennis Monroe -- you have to get back to
the airport somehow: Why not finish the lesson with
a practice approach? The instructor can handle as much
of the task as the student is unable, which gradually
shifts as the student progresses through their training.

This is how my instructor handled it with me, and I loved
having some glimpse at my eventual goal (let's face it,
approaches are the 'fun' part of instrument flying, even
though there's a lot more to it than just that).

I agree, though, that the majority of the first stage
of learning should be spent putting together the flying
skills rather than the 'approach' skills.

John Price wrote:
>
>
[snip] starting with the non-precision then ILSes!

I'd start with an ILS any day -- it's far easier to fly
than any non-precision approach. Just keep the needles
in the center. :-)

Certainly better than tossing an off-field NDB approach
with a hefty crosswind at a new student. :-)

Brett

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