Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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One of the most common IFR checkride failures? Not briefing the missed approach, especially on non-precision approaches. In this video, we fly the RNAV 24 into Brookneal, Virginia (W78), a true LNAV/LP approach with no vertical guidance. But thanks to WAAS, we get an advisory glidepath—and that can be dangerous if you don’t fully understand what it is and isn’t.
You’ll see how easily a candidate can bust the ride:
Descending below the stepdown fix at OVMUY due to high temperatures.
Initiating the missed approach at minimums instead of the missed approach point (SOZIY).
Failing to brief the MDA and missed approach procedure properly.
We’ll walk through each of these traps and how to avoid them—so you stay legal, safe, and pass your checkride.
Check out IFR Ground School at flight-insight.com/ifr
One of the most common IFR checkride failures? Not briefing the missed approach, especially on non-precision approaches. In this video, we fly the RNAV 24 into Brookneal, Virginia (W78), a true LNAV/LP approach with no vertical guidance. But thanks to WAAS, we get an advisory glidepath—and that can be dangerous if you don’t fully understand what it is and isn’t.
You’ll see how easily a candidate can bust the ride:
Descending below the stepdown fix at OVMUY due to high temperatures.
Initiating the missed approach at minimums instead of the missed approach point (SOZIY).
Failing to brief the MDA and missed approach procedure properly.
We’ll walk through each of these traps and how to avoid them—so you stay legal, safe, and pass your checkride.
