SurClaro Flight Simulator Resources

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:26 am Post subject:

ok well i tryed the learning center and cant find it?? so where is it also im so frustrated on the ILS Approch! i mean it says turn right headinf 085 and i do and im uneven with runway still and makes me contact RDU and all they say is turn right base! so they dont tell me like turn 050 when i should!! ?? so can some 1 explain a little more in detail please Sad

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:22 am Post subject:

Can't believe you missed the Learning Center...right on the main menu...

Exxman

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:42 am Post subject:

no i didnt miss it just where in learning center is it under???

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:50 am Post subject:

Sorry...under Lessons...Instrument pilot....Landings.

Exx

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:04 am Post subject:

...and to learn the specifics of the GPS, go to the Learning Center and scroll down until you see GPS.

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:24 pm Post subject:

hmm when i disengage autopilot on FS2004 for my landing.. the Aircraft veers off to One side lol Crying or Very sad

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:20 pm Post subject:

exactly how does it do so? is it possible to relevel Your craft with some help from the joystick/yoke?

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:33 pm Post subject:

Perhaps you need to adjust your rudder or aileron trim???

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:47 pm Post subject:

You have to fly the airplane you know. Rolling Eyes

In real life, pilots are first trained to fly the ILS manually. I hear about this AP ILS hold button all the time. Learn to fly the ILS APR your self. Its not as hard as you might think. Just dont over correct, and practice alot, thats all.

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:11 am Post subject: maual ils

In my view, landing the plane is one of the best features of the game and using the AP APPR setting makes it too simple. Fly the Private Pilots lesson on ILS approach and practice it a lot. Flying an ILS approach manually with low visibility is great fun and requires you to concentrate a lot more.

I'm working my ILS manual approaches up through plane size. So far i'm up to the Learjet.

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:51 am Post subject: ILS

try and follow this

i use teeside UK from my departure

and newcastle for arrival

in your NAV1 box tune 111.50

NAV2 tune VOR 114.25

make sure you have the little white lights on the radiobox on nav1 nav2 and dme.

request IFR deprt

climb 4000ft use AP with HDG-IAS set to 210 max for a 737 ALT 4000ft

when your glide slope becomes active click NAV and follow ATC till decends you or clears you on ILS usually 2600ft RWY 07 for me.

reduce speed to 170KNTs to capture GS

when your HDG light goes out and your 7-8 nm's away from airport

hit APP and reduce your speed to 130 for landing full flap or there abouts.

thats what i do....

hope it works.

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:42 am Post subject: Thanks from a newbie

Hi guys and gals, just a quick thx from this novice pilot. I've just discovered this site having just been given fs2002. This landing lesson is superb and I look forward to learning so much more from this site.

Cheers,

Stuart

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject:

Hi CrazyStu, nice to have you here. I'm running FS2002 as well and I'm having a blast. Enjoy Surclaro, I was lucky to find this site early in my simming quests too. Smile

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:23 pm Post subject:

so, in summary:

Make a flight plan from X to Y

Take off and follow ATC instructions

When ATC says something along the lines of "until established on localizer" hit nav1 , dme and adf frequencies in and you shuld hear sounds

then, this is where I get confused, but if I hit APR, my plane goes wild, but I'm not sure when to hit approach mode. I also punch in my final heading into CRS, does that have anything to do with it?

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:51 pm Post subject:

just to mention it again... when doing ILS approaches... when flying AutoPilot: once you call "in range" about 20-25 miles out... select APPR on the Auto Pilot panel, and just before touchdown... TURN OFF AUTOPILOT, decrease your speed to IDLE, and flare the nose up just a bit... the plane will / should establish itself on the Localizer.

"Keeping it really simple, for runway approach, simple way to do is establish altitude and heading as directed by tower, and once you can see the runway lights at a distance, you are straight and level - hit APPR (approach). Now your tower will take over landing...it will guide your aircraft straight on to the runway and even establish your descent... Of course, you gotta alighn a bit urself, turn off AP and AT just before touchdown and flare!"