Filing for Practice Approaches

[rgrazian]

Hello PE team,

I have an operational PE question. I'd like to shoot multiple approaches in IMC. For example, I'd like to take off from KVNY, shoot a few approaches at KSMO and then back to KVNY for a couple. How would you prefer I file that?

Example:

KVNY to KVNY

Remarks: Practice approaches at KSMO and back to KVNY (flying IMC)

[Keith Smith]

where do you want to go if you lose comms? file that as the destination.

I typically file to the first airport, then do popups after that.

[Ryan B]

Agreed. If you wanted practice approaches at VNY... I'd file something like KVNY FIM KVNY.... and then make your mult app request with clearance. Where I work we give the pilots radar vectors (it's a standard operating procedure) which in my eyes is dumb because there's not really a lost comms fix with radar vectors. Yes we assume they'll land at our airport but via which approach? I'm not an instrument pilot so I don't know... but we assume the advertised approach on the ATIS.

Anyway I chose FIM for your example because it's an IAF on a few of the approaches.

[rgrazian]

Cool, thanks guys...