Description
In this video, I explain the recent upgrade I made to the Vans RV-12 Light Sport airplane to make it IFR capable and IFR legal. This includes flying into IMC (instrument meteorological conditions).
I’ll explain what I had to do to install a new Garmin GPS175 IFR navigator, then we’ll go for a flight to practice some RNAV GPS approaches and follow the glide slope down to LPV minimums. LPV minimums on an approach are as good or better than an ILS approach in most cases.
The only way to legally fly Instrument Flight Rules in a Light Sport Aircraft is to take a close look at the regulations for experimental aircraft.
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00:00 Intro
01:24 Update
02:22 IFR Legal in LightSport?
04:00 GPS Install Process
07:08 Test Flight
11:04 Varla Scooter
13:08 1st Approach
14:08 2nd Approach
16:18 Windy Landing