IFR CCR to OAK
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OAKRunning commentary presentation method:
Preset #1 Com to 118.75, #2 Com to 121.9, #1 Nav to 117.0 with OBS within 10 degrees of north and the #2 Nav to 112.1 with OBS at 10l. Set Nav #1 and #2 ident switches up and set Nav volumes so that idents will be heard while in flight. Set the ADF to 341 and make sure the markers are ON. After starting engine contact Clearance Delivery on 118.75. Give aircraft identification, equipment suffix, and IFR destination. ATC will put clearance on request. Place radio console switch on speaker. Get ATIS and contact ground on 121.9. Advise ground that you are IFR so that the IFR runway is assigned. Maintain listening watch on 118.75. On arrival at runup area advise Clearance Delivery that you are ready to copy on 118.75 and change 121.9 to 119.7 which is Concord tower. you will await clearance. When clearance is available you will be advised and asked if you are ready to copy. Say you are ready.

Clearance will be: "Cessna 1407U is cleared to the Oakland Airport via Buchanan Seven departure, SABLO transition, Victor 195 direct. Climb and maintain 4000. Departure will be 119.9 and Squawk 4231. Copied clearance will be:
C-1407U C / OAK Apt
B 7 SABLO T
V 195 D
/4000
119.9
4231

Clearance will be advised of readback and clearance will be given verbatim as given initially. Clearance Delivery will tell you to advise when ready. You will so advise. You will be told to monitor tower for takeoff clearance. You will change 118.75 to 119.9 which is Travis Departure.

The tower will clear you for takeoff. Pre-takeoff Checklist. Check the heading indicator. You will climb on runway heading until reaching 5-600' at best rate of climb between 70-80 kts. You will continue best rate of climb direct to VOR. Shortly after takeoff you will be told to contact Departure on 119.9. You will acknowledge and then make contact by saying, "Travis departure Cessna 1407U out of (altitude) for 4000 will report VOR." Departure will give further instructions such as IDENT, report the VOR, etc. You will at this time also reset your other Com radio to 133.775 to get the ATIS at OAK when altitude permits. Set this radio switch to speaker. When you make the turn to the VOR center the needle with the OBS and then keep it centered with headings. This tends to be very difficult since the distance to the VOR is too short to allow determination of wind correction angle. Also the winds accelerate and change direction as you approach the VOR. IDENT.

At moment of VOR passage when FROM shows make left turn to heading of about 210 which will give intercept to desired 230-degree radial to SABLO. Change #1 Nav OBS to 230-degrees; and #2 Nav to 116.8 with OBS set to 347-degrees. IDENT VOR. Continue climb to 4000 and get the ATIS at OAK. When you have the ATIS, reset radio to 127.0 in anticipation of the handoff to Bay Approach. Set your altimeter. Travis will give you a handoff to Bay Approach by telling you to contact them on 127.0. Acknowledge and change 127.0. (On Sundays the frequency may be 120.9)

Establish contact by saying, "Bay Approach Cessna 1407U level at 4 and I have ATIS (ALPHA). Change 119.9 to 135.4 since that is the sector frequency to follow. Check heading indicator. Bay approach will then give you an assigned heading of 130-degrees, for radar vectors to ILS 27 approach to OAK. You will immediately turn to 130-degrees and while in the turn acknowledge by saying, 07U turning left to 130 for vectors ILS 27. Since you are now being vectored away from SABLO you will use your VORs to keep oriented.

Set #1 Nav to 116.8 with the OBS at 022-degrees which will reference V6 airway. Set the #2 Nav to 114.1 with OBS at 329-degrees both as an orientation guide outbound and the setting for HAZIE inbound. IDENT VOR. When you cross the OAK 022 radial reset the OBS to 060 and anticipate the handoff to 135.4. This would be a good time to IDENT the ADF.

When you are handed off to 135.4, acknowledge and establish contact by saying, "Bay Approach Cessna 1407U level at 4 and at this time include information as to how you expect the approach to terminate; published missed, full stop, another approach, VFR departure, etc. You may be told to advise tower as well. Reset 127.0 to 118.3 for OAK tower. Reset 116.8 to 109.9 the Localizer frequency and the OBS to 275-degrees . IDENT. ATC will shortly advise you to descend to 3000. You will acknowledge by saying, "07U out of 4,000 decending 3000".

ATC will assign new heading of 180-degrees. You will immediately turning right to 180 and saying, "07U turning right to 180". Shortly after ATC will give a new heading of 240-degrees; and additionally say the heading is to intercept the ILS outside HAZIE, that you are to maintain 3000 until established and that you are cleared for the 27 R approach. You will immediately turn right to 240 and acknowledge clearance by saying, "07U right to 240 maintain 3,000 until established cleared for approach". Check the heading indicator. Slow to 90 kts. You now must concentrate on maintaining heading and altitude as you intercept the localizer needle. In no wind conditions a heading of 275-degrees. When you have intercepted the localizer, intercepted the glide slope and initiated your descent set up your missed approach on the #2 Nav by putting in 116.8 with the OBS to 313. IDENT. You can do this because you are now inside HAZIE. Check the heading indicator.

Fly headings to bring in localizer and headings to keep the localizer centered. Fly the airspeed at 90 kts and make very small changes in rudder, yoke and power to keep glideslope centered. ATC will hand you off to OAK tower. Acknowledge and switch radios. Contact by saying, "Oakland tower Cessna 1407U inbound will report the outer marker". Tower will probably clear you as requested. Report the outer marker and note the time and confirm minimums of 254'. At minimums check time. The inner marker is about 12 seconds from runway.

I prefer to execute the published missed to PEERE intersection. This requires that we maintain runway heading while climbing to intercept the 313-degree radial of OAK and climb to 3000. You will have moved the #2 Nav to the #1 and set the #2 off SAU 072-degree (ident). You will be asked to hold below 3000 to avoid the TCA. I usually hold at 2800' until the hold is well established and then request a clearance to CCR.

A return for another approach or VFR departure is usually done by radar vectors.

IFR CCR to OAKLAND back to CCR
Preparation
Route
Buchannan 7 with right turn to CCR VOR then SABLO transition with left turn at VOR to intercept the 230 radial to SABLO. Expect radar vectors before SABLO with turn to heading of 130 and further minor vectors to correct for wind variations. When abeam GROVE expect vector toward base of ILS and then a vector to 240 for 30-degree intercept of ILS at 276.Approach will be followed by published missed with climb to 500' and a right turn to intercept the 313 radial to hold at PEERE

Departing PEERE will be VFR below 3000 on heading of 030 to intercept and track to CCR VOR while descending to 2500 preliminary to tracking outbound on the 010 radial for the VOR 19 approach. The procedure turn is made at 2500 and then the inbound approach on 191 is made at 1000'. At VOR passage the descent is to 640' or 460 depending on aircraft equipment. Time is 2:04. VDP must be homemade.

Altitudes
Takeoff climb is to 600' and continues until reaching 4000' which is maintained until abeam URZAF at which time ATC commands a descent to 3000' which is maintained until intercept with the ILS and descent to 254'. Missed climbs to 500' and then is usually required to remain VFR below 3000' on the missed.

See above for altitudes back to CCR.

Nav-Radio
#1 117.0/ OBS is preset to 010 to the VOR. #2 is preset to 112.1/101 as poormans's DME to show where VOR is. #1 is changed to 230 on VOR passage and tracked toward SABLO. When initial vector occurs #1 is changed to ILS 109.9. #2 is set to pick up V-6 at 116.8/022 and then to 060 and then to 114.1 328 and 336 to keep track of vectors parallel to the ILS.
Once inbound the #2 is set to 116.8/313 and once established on the missed radial should be changed to 116.2/072 and the #1 changed to 116.8/313 for PEERE intersection.

#1 to 117.0/030 back to CCR. #2 to 112.1/101 as poorman's DME. On passage set #1 OBS to 010 for outbound part of VOR 19 approach. #2 OBS goes to 090 for help in starting
procedure turn outbound. Set OBS back to 101 on turning outbound for 1-minute. During
procedure turn set #1 OBS to 191. On VOR passage turn to 171 and reset #1 OBS to 171

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