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A group of experienced instructors in the PA46 owner's group --MMOPA-- have created an iPhone application to assess risks of a particular flight. It is intended specifically for PA46 operations and based on the risk factors known to be germane based on accident history. The tool is based on the FAA FRAT model but extended to include factors not in the FAA list. Cross-country flights in Mooneys are similar enough in nature that the MMOPA FRAT tool is of use to us, too. Of course almost all PA46 are FIKI and pressurized so the tool presumes de-ice and high altitude capabilities. Download from the Apple App Store; it is offered to the aviation community free of charge. Sample screen shots: The pilot works through the app entering information about himself, the aircraft, weather at destination and alternate. There are about 30 factors considered. As you go through the questionnaire the score is updated with each answer.
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I garnered so much good stuff from my earlier thread "IFR question" that I thought I would open up a new one. I am over halfway through Collins, Taylor and Machado and now have what on it's face may look like a stupid question. That said, keep in mind that the dumbest question is the one that wasn't asked, so here goes: So, you have an instrument rating and you decide you want to fly from KXXX to KYYY and the weather is IFR at KYYY. What if there is no approach at KYYY that you have the equipment for? For example, in my E I have dual VOR CDI's and one of them has a GS. That's it other than a mode C transponder and a GPSMAP 295. The 295 is WAAS and has approaches of all sorts built into it, but it is HH and thus for "situational awareness" only. So, I can only fly (IFR) to airports with VOR, LOC, ILS and "RADAR ONLY" approaches? What if the ILS is out at KYYY? What if the ILS goes out while I am enroute? Is there any easy way to quickly determine whether or not I am eligible to land somewhere? Is there a database that only lists, for example, airports with ILS approaches? Or VOR? Or LOC? ...but not DME, GPS or ADF/NDB? This really has me perplexed and I think I am missing some fundamental flight planning element.
