Hi,
Only about 6 weeks ago did I master the Instrument Landing System on Microsoft Flight Simulator, but even though I’m using it, my landings are nearly always terrible.
Once established on the ILS, I flick the approach switch, set the flaps to full and slow the aircraft to somewhere between 140 and 150 knots. Unfortunately, the larger aircraft that I occasionally fly go out of control. The nose will go up and the aircraft will stall, resulting in a crash.
So, where am I going wrong and why am I sometimes missing the runway by a few metres?
Can someone please explain what should be done in order to ensure my landings are smooth?
By: Moggy C - 25th February 2005 at 23:38
A good basic rule is that your speed on the final approach should be 1.3 x the stalling speed of the aircraft you are flying
Moggy
By: andrewm - 24th February 2005 at 23:05
Michael,
Does this happen for smaller aircraft such as the 737?
Have you tried faster approach speeds of 160 with larger aircraft such as 777 or 747?
MSFS isnt THAT accurate in terms of approach speeds sometimes. Also do you play about with the trim settings at all? If not have you tried trimming the aircraft? Take Num Lock up and press num pad 1 to trim elevators UP and 7 for down.
By: robmac - 24th February 2005 at 19:48
Hi Micheal
When I fly my flight sim I tend to crash alot also on approach but flying ILS doesn’t neccessarly mean you will automatically land on the runway. For a start off, on my approaches I reduce speed down to around 140knots but only drop the flaps 1/3 rd distance down. As I get closer, I continue to decrease the speed to about 120kots with 2/3 flap and then only when I’m practically on the parameter of the airfield will I go to around 90knots then decrease the flaps fully. Even doing it this way, their is still an element of control required to steady the aircraft on approach. Dropping the flaps fully at 160knots will create a tremendous amount of lift resulting eventually in a stall. Slowly, gradually and gently works for me.
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February 24, 2005 at 6:41 pm