Microsoft Flight Simulator X - ILS Approach

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twoodster said:
Would definately be useful if you could do one of these for the jets too - I don't tend to use the Cessna's etc very much
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I'll try and get something up later.... Any preference of plane?
 
I tried it in the 787-800, it seems once you tap in the ILS Freq
the heading/glidescope is automatically picked up once you pick up the frequency?

Did a nice flight from Gatwick to Jersey in one :)


One last thing that I am confused about is probably;

1: the speed to use on approach, I guess I need to find the aicrafts stalling speed with x flap settings?
2: (constant) trimming to stop the aircrafts nose falling and rising above my wanted flight path other than doing it with the joystick manually. I don't need to use autopilot's 'approach hold?' do I? Never figured out what that was for.
3: What's the screenshot button :D
 
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ChrisJSY said:
1: the speed to use on approach, I guess I need to find the aicrafts stalling speed with x flap settings?
2: (constant) trimming to stop the aircrafts nose falling and rising above my wanted flight path other than doing it with the joystick manually. I don't need to use autopilot's 'approach hold?' do I? Never figured out what that was for.
3: What's the screenshot button :D
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1. The approach airspeed is different for each aircraft, refer to the kneeboard for checklist info (includes approach....though i was flying the 747 earlier and the max airspeeds for each notch of flap is printed on the control column)

2. Just as in the real world the order is Power, Attitude, Trim...set it up in that order and she'll be fine.

3. V :)
 
Hmm in it's infinite wisdom, XP has decided to stop working. I will reinstall later this week and get the guide up.

God bless Arch Linux :cool:
 
Bes said:
Ok I will do the Singapore monsoon mission again and post some screenies for you... Back later :p
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...piece of cake...stay (or get on) auto pilot and fly the line as much as you can, then take it off when you get final approach and a visual

i got the yakutat approach tonight, but was veeerrryy close to landing in the sea :eek:

good luck :D
 
twoodster said:
747 would be good seeing as I'm having a right mare landing them at the moment ;)
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Since you've asked! The 747 is the original beast of the sky so I've setup the following short guide.

Landing the 747 using ILS

Check the screens below. I've setup a flight from Charles De Gaulle in Paris to London Heathrow. It's early afternoon so we have light but I'm running Active Sky so the weather isn't too good and visibility has suffered.

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As before, it's an IFR route direct.
 
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So we're cleared for takeoff and on our way. I've been instructed to fly runway heading and climb to 4000ft.

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After reaching height and heading for Heathrow London, we're now leaving France and into the English Channel.

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Now we're within distance of Heathrow, ATC has contacted me and told me to 'Expect vectors ILS runway 27L approach'.

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Now I know the runway, I can load the map and gather the two important pieces of information we require, the ILS frequency for the localizer and the ILS heading which is the runway heading.
 
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Check out the image below.

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You'll need to press SHIFT+2 to load up the radio panel as shown above. If you look for NAV1, this needs setting to the ILS frequency for 27L Heathrow which is 109.50. Also, in the radio panel, check the bottom to see if the NAV1 button is highlighted. Once activated and tuned, we're fixed for the localizer.

Look below. We also need to set the runway heading. On the 747 it's within the Primary Flight Display as shown. Hover the mouse over the CRS figure and you'll get the + and - operators to allow you to set this. In our case, runway 27L is heading 273.

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Now we're tuned in to the localizer and we're near Heathrow, we need to follow ATC instructions until we're established on the localizer. The image below shows we've picked it up and we're vectored in the right direction.

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Now I've intercepted the vertical line of the glideslope I'm inline with the runway but the altitude bug suggests I'm still too low.

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Still slightly low and slightly too left but much more in the glideslope now. We can also see the red/white PAPI lights [Precision Approach Path Indicator], runway and the airport so it looks like we're in for another smooth landing.

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Touchdown runway 27L London Heathrow.

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Note

If you use autopilot to fly the plane and then you wish to track the localizer you can also use the autopilots 'Approach Hold' option which will override the altitude and atitude to guide you in. It won't manage your speed so you'll still need to know landing speeds and use flaps manually but it will get you within feet of the runway in the most severe of conditions.

Auto approach however is for wimps and we like to fly our planes, particularly monsters such as 747's.

:D
 
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Just bumping this thread for spinner (sorry in advance if it appears to be a thread highjack)

I saw this photo today: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0297683/M/

and though "wow, thats an amazing shot"

then you-toobed the same approach in real life and FS9:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOpxn-2Hsco&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF-**4YNIyw

....now here is the challenge: try the ILS approach on this with real-world weather running including the notorious cross-winds..its apparently one of the most demanding approaches in europe if not the world.. :cool:

...i'll get me parachute :D
 
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