This week I learned about the "approach plate" for landing a plane based on instruments.

· Bits and Bobs 7/14/25
  • This week I learned about the "approach plate" for landing a plane based on instruments.
    • The precise approach plate is extremely finicky, and it's very easy to get wrong.
    • Garmin apparently has a product that will tweak the approach plate for landing your particular plane in these particular conditions.
    • This gives a sense for the value of context.
    • If you're flying based on instruments (e.g. auto-curated context), then it's imperative you trust that the curator didn't make a mistake.
    • If they think you're a 747 but you're a Cessna, you're going to crash.
    • The distiller could do a bad job distilling the wrong things, or think you have different goals, desires, or context than you actually do.