Cessna 172 IFR Visual Approach during Rain Storm

[ChrizRockster]

See this looks bad, but I had a Cirrus SR20 G3 GTS up in slight rain and the way it beaded up the windscreen turned a challenging approach into a multi-crew scenario. The Cirrus is an issue when being used for teaching as the Instructor can't get a good view of PFD or backup instruments so it really was a case of Instructor flying, me handling flaps and calling out our airspeed on the way down. Good landing btw! 8o)

[pattyochiai]

Nice landing...

[PartialObserver]

You should use RainX.

[denhou1974]

Nice video.

[DreamVikings]

Looks like an old 172. Is it carburated or injected? Id stay the hell out of that weather w a carburated engine.

[210482fmj]

I don't see why all light aircraft are not using jet engine technology now when it is lighter, smaller and uses less manafacturing materials. a jet powered 172 would be sweet.

[DreamVikings]

@210482fmj the engines are chosen in regard of speed an purpose. A cessna has a max speed of like 160 knots. More than that and there is risk of material fatigue (followed by death). Ull need a new airplane, more expensive, more heavy, more consuming... ur just joking right?

[zadeh79]

You make it seem so easy.

[Treetop64]

Some nasty stuff there off to the right...

[Piano1515]

great landing

[ilovetogoflying]

"Remember guys, NEVER cancel your IFR, just ask to be cleared for the visual, that way your covered and most of all SAFE! If it went IFR, I would side-step to 30L to the ILS."

Thanks for your advise. I think it is a good point to remind myself if I encounter into such situation.

[April4th1984]

Great job on the landing! How many flight hours did you have at the time you made this video?

[davenicoll43]

Excellent video...Hats off to the pilot with excellent airmanship....

[tenminutetaxi]

Well you greased in anyway rain and all :) Nicely done!

[familyguy958]

good flying!

[V1astr]

Wow! Missed approach would have been rough! :)

[NIGHTEHAWK]

Airline pilot: HOLY CRAP! THAT DUDE IS INSANE! *watching you fly overhead*

[CA477544]

You tracked the center line very well, nice flare as well I am impressed.

[schildgen1]

You could acctually see the rain shadows out side the aircraft

[CaptainJoeLewis]

I love the way, suddenly the rain just hit you.. at one point I couldn't see thr runway, because of the sun reflecting off the puddles, thanks for uploading :)

[topgunnaxa]

love this vid by the way what video camera did you use and what did you mount it with ? plz reply..........<<

[GingBread]

Nice flying- yeah, will only cancel my IFR when practicing and in VFR (obviously- hence the "practice")

Cool vid, I fly out of ABIA.

[3IDLukeK]

nice landing, seemed like a fast approach? 

[SenorSpode]

@3IDLukeK My impression: you don't want to get too slow in IFR conditions, even if IFR visual. You don't have as good distance/depth perception in rain, your vision is somewhat limited compared to VFR. Better off a little hot in this instance. I'd do the same.

[FlyC152]

Greaser!

[MrJettsetter]

Nice Landing in bad whether!

[marco21falcon]

Holy crap man, you are gonna need GPS just to get to the hangar LOL. Was it a bumpy ride? I couldn't tell from the vid. GJ anyway. Texas is littered with so many airports I woulda picked a different one to wait for that to blow over.

[BA0084]

beautiful scenery too.

[SenorSpode]

Still enjoy watching this. Excellent dynamics and technique.

[jmr604]

Nice.

[bleyland629]

very nice im currently doing some training in the cessna 172 on fsx :) ILS :D its not the real thing but i will know alot :P

[dipalma07]

Those guys at the tower must've been really keen on the weather conditions, because those rain showers could''ve easily developed into thunderstorms, with possible downdrafts. That pilot was as cool as a cucumber, though.

[pilotgian]

storm.??? hahaha, its a light rain man... its like app landing in SKBO...

[biggestMetallicAfan]

@pilotgian

Yeah it ain't bad, but you would be surprised at what something so small can turn into.

[drankone4u]

Nice landing. You had the center line nailed!!

[captOrange1]

nice touch down

[PropHead30]

that was an awesome final over the two 737's!

[futureav8r]

@PropHead30 notice that they are both southwest ;) LOL

[helobelow]

Nice job!

[MrSkyGuy]

Great landing! That was intense.. I fly out of Hobby pretty often. Great work.

[strangerx1]

I FLEW C-150 INTO A STORM

[witcherdude]

intentionally or accidentally?... if it was intentional it was a stupid move on our part, if it was accidental you must be a great pilot to still be here today

[kimiles1]

Great centreline management in the flare. Good work!

[cookiemonster0626]

UNREAL MAN ! ! !

Is it difficult to fly the 172?

[wellerocks]

depends on what you compare it to. Compared to a car, a boat or a motorcycle, then yes. If you compare it to a PA-28 or a Piper Cub there's not that much of a difference.

[witcherdude]

the 172 is one of the most well built, forgiving aircraft i know. It is an amazing beginner airplane, and also one you can enjoy for the entire length of your aviation career

[rjonno]

that was seriously bad ass.

[Lackyserbia]

nice one really

[drummerkid69]

perfection at its best man, good job

[2DMGOOD4U]

That was a great approach and landing, Im not an IFR rated pilot but this video makes me remember once I landed on a 152 with rain, not as heavy as the one shown but I dont know why the feeling of the wind and rain while approaching and landing was great!

Good Job.

[SenorSpode]

I hyperaccuracised this airport in FS2004 & then took a C172 off in IFR from nearby Ellington in identical WX for KHOU, ILS approach RWY 30L sidestep to 30R and did just as good a job. It even felt like the video, right down to the exit off the active & crossing 30L & 35 to the west tarmac. Houston Hobby's pretty kewl.

[SenorSpode]

Excellent approach & landing!! The plane brings back memories of when my dad & I flew a Cessna 206 from Anchorage to Seattle via the Al-Can Highway: The plane had no electrical (no flaps), no interior except for 2 seats & the panel, & we used a handheld radio for COM. We encountered rain worse than this at one point & the windscreen was cracked but tied shut with chicken wire twists...rain all over us & the maps. What a time! 5 stars.

[Airtransrecon]

Hmm. I think I've seen this somewhere before....

[PrinceofIndigo]

No stall horn on landing, how'd ya pull that off?

[SenorSpode]

Skill, eh? ;)

[acsmashing]

Ive never flown in rain before in a Cessna. I learned in California how to fly and have my instrument rating. Is it relatively safe to fly in moderate rain conditions in a Cessna 172?

[chrisharper80]

Yes. Rain showers are relatively harmless. Convective activity hiding in the soup is the big issue. If you are in stable air rain showers, the rain itself has very minor effect on aircraft performance (other than t/o and landing rollout of course). Not sure where you fly. CA Central Valley rain is usually pretty tame, as convective storms are rare and stable inversions rule the day. Some places convection is a big issue.

[yazzam]

yo that was such a sick landing! cant wait till I get the money and upgrade to IFR someday cuz it looks so awesome.

[worldofaviation]

For the Record, I was on an IFR Flight Plan and ATC said, "Cleared for the Visual Rwy 30 Right". It was VFR between me and the touchdown point on the runway, but if I had to go missed approach, I would have gone 0/0 on the visibility, but since I was still on an IFR flight Plan, I would have been legal to execute the missed. Remember guys, NEVER cancel your IFR, just ask to be cleared for the visual, that way your covered and most of all SAFE! If it went IFR, I would side-step to 30L to the ILS.

[sidebyside123]

When executing a missed approach after a visual approach clearance the instrument pilot must maintain separation from clouds until obtaining further clearance from ATC

[skipplet]

@worldofaviation Eh... even if you cancel, you can pick up an IFR clearance on the go. It's really not that big of a deal.

[goldylocks612]

@worldofaviation there is no missed approach procedure for a (IFR) visual approach.

[pilot4321]

@worldofaviation

Actually your flight visibility needs to be 3 miles to shoot a visual. And if you had to go missed, what procedure would you have flown? You weren't cleared for an IAP hence you wouldn't have a MAP to fly?

[JBattaile]

sketch

[DreamboyCAT]

LOL! Now I understand.

[DreamboyCAT]

What does it mean "IFR Visual approach"??? It's IFR or it's visual?

[SecondsFromEternity]

it means executing a visual approach in IFR conditions then getting a nice phone number to explain to some perturbed individuals why you did it

[DreamboyCAT]

That is a great definition. LOL!

[1085oliverda]

lol very funny,

[jacobssandy]

it's when you only use your intstruments in flight, not relying at all on what you see out the windows.

[DreamboyCAT]

Then it should be called an Instrumental Approach and can be performed under Instrument Meteorological Conditions or Visual Metereological Conditions. But never IFR visual approach.

[RobertGary1]

No, that is incorrect. The "Visual Approach" as defined by the FAA and ICAO is only available to aircraft on an instrument flight plan. When you are VFR you can never be told "cleared for the visual approach". -Robert, CFII

[SenorSpode]

Of course. The main reasons why are (1) The weather is IFR-category & thus airports can deny VFR take-offs, (2) the pilot filed an IFR plan to begin with, (3) weather can change at any time & you always assume the worst, (4) There's other air traffic, including air passenger service, in the area, & (5) all such pax aircraft operate exclusively IFR. That's why such procedures exist. Frankly, if I was a 737 pilot, I'd dread small craft flying VFR in IFR conditions.

[Corny357]

Free plane wash!

[daddygreenjeens]

I wouldn't have flown in all that but nice landing! (And nice ass bose headset!)

[cessnapilot13]

great landing

[MAYINSANTI]

THANKS TO MY GPS.!

[Bacteriod]

Doesn't look like a very nice day for flying