ILS and LPV for supplemental visual approach guidance

[chili4way]

When flying VFR (or a visual approach) into a new airport (especially when there are parallel runways or at night), I like to tune in the ILS and use the LOC/GS for supplemental lateral & vertical guidance - when these are available.

I've looked into doing the same thing with the LPV GP capabilities of the G1000, but it appears that unless you are intercepting the final approach course outside the FAF (after activating vectors-to-final), you will never see a glidepath.

When Diamond eventually supports Garmin's visual approaches on their NXi-equipped models, I anticipate that this 'outside the FAF' limitation will go away after activating a visual approach.

Until then, I'll keep asking approach or center to vector me onto the approach course outside the FAF when I want to use the LPV GP.

Is this consistent with your experience and practice?

[Scottsware]

I think you can just activate the leg from the FAF to the runway. I think this is done in the flight plan page, select the leg you want, press the menu button and activate leg. I think I did this twice this week

Sorry for the “I think”s but I’m not positive on this, just pretty sure.

[chili4way]

Scott, thanks! You are correct, you have to activate the post-FAF leg you're going to intercept and be within about 3.5 miles cross-track error of the intercept before the GP will show up. I tested this on the Garmin G1000 PC trainer, and will also flight check it next time I'm flying.

[Colin]

That's exactly what I do. And did just recently landing in Cleveland.

[jb642DA]

Scott, thanks! You are correct, you have to activate the post-FAF leg you're going to intercept and be within about 3.5 miles cross-track error of the intercept before the GP will show up. I tested this on the Garmin G1000 PC trainer, and will also flight check it next time I'm flying.

Great to do this! Also, by knowing the distance to the runway, you can apply the "3 to 1 rule" to give you "target altitudes" (no matter how far out you are from the runway). 1 mile out - 300'AGL, 2 miles - 600'AGL, 3 miles- 900'AGL etc.....

Even on a "visual approach" in an airliner, most airlines REQUIRE the underlying instrument approach be loaded as a reference.
Stops you from landing at the near by, but wrong, airport too!!!