MSFS - NDB approach tutorial. (AH IFR flight lesson 12.)

Hello flight simmers, and welcome back to Alpha Hotel Flight Simulator Training.
In this video, we'll take a look NDB approaches. We'll talk about what they are, how they are designed, and how to fly them. Then we'll demonstrate flying one in the G1000 equipped Cessna 172.
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To learn the basics of instrument flying in MSFS, click here: • MSFS - Basics of Instr...
To learn the basics of how instrument approaches work, click here: • MSFS - the basics of i...
To learn the basics of navigating with NDBs or an ADF, click here: • MSFS - NDB/ADF/Bearing...
To learn the basics of flying procedure turns, click here: • Procedure turns in MSF...
To learn how to operate the Garmin G1000 avionics suite, click here: • Garmin G1000 training
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All charts used in this video are available at SkyVector.com
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
04:31 - NDB approach basics
15:18 - Demo flight briefing
17:36 - Approach plate briefing
26:41 - Approach technique
31:34 - Flight setup
39:06 - Clearance/initial climb
43:05 - Initial approach
48:05 - Final approach
55:20 - Proficiency standards

[@mishmish1968]

I've been waiting for this tutorial , NBD is an old navigation system,but it's a challenge when you add adverse weather, i wonder how pilot used it when they had a fixed card ADF mixe with wind ,thanks a lot Captain for making Fs more enjoyable.

[@AlphaHotelFlightSimulation]

@mishmish1968, as always, thanks for your continued support of the channel. I'm glad you continue to enjoy the content.
Believe it or not, NDB's were a major upgrade from the systems that preceeded them - but the disdain for them grew as things like VOR's and ILS approaches became more commonplace. Still, they were an inexpensive way to get an instrument approach at a relatively small airport back in the day - and if you learn to get good situational awareness by using an NDB, you will have superior SA with any other type of navigational system (and you'll likely find any other type of navigational system easy to use.)
Thanks for watching!

[@elirohnphd5613]

NDB beacons are all but gone in the USA. I used to fly commercial from out of KMMU. It had an NDB for runway 5. It's gone, like all other NDBs I was familiar with. GPS / RNAV are more accurate and easier to fly. NDB is much more reliable because it doesn't use GPS that is subject to electronic warfare, as we've seen in the Middle East during the first part of 2024.

[@AlphaHotelFlightSimulation]

@elirohnphd5613, NDB's are indeed becoming a rare breed - but there are still a few out there. There are quite a few in Alaska still, and a few still haning nearby the ATL metro area - and there are still 176 NDB approaches on the books.
You can actually use the "nearest" function on the Garmin G1000, GNS 530 or GNS 430 to find one near where you're flying. That's probably the easiest way to find them nowadays. (Oh, the irony! 😄)
Thanks for watching!