Hey there, i been trying to land my aircraft smooth, straight and steady, but hardly land on the right spot and keep it straight. Any TIPS, How to autopilot landing, or helping advices for a smooth and pleasant landing? Thankz a alot for ya reply! :)
2006-10-05 09:17:58 · 6 answers · asked by Khim85 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Procedurally, with any large aircraft, you want to land on the centerline of the runway and within the touchdown. The allowable touchdown zone can vary from aircraft to aircraft. In the case of the aircraft that I fly, we can touch down anywhere from 800' to 3,000' down the runway. With most large airplanes, you set your aim point about 1,000 down the runway (which can be identified by the runway markings called the "Captain's bars"). The aimpoint can be identified in the windscreen by the fact that every single thing moves away from it (i.e., clouds, a car on the ground, etc. all move away from the aim point as the aircraft travels along). Once you enter the flare you shift your eyes down the runway. Allow the airplane to settle donw by itself. Landing softly is not the goal, landing on the centerline and in the touchdown zone are the goals.
2006-10-05 16:35:22 · answer #1 · answered by Kelley S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a private pilot I have noticed that most PC-based simulators have no feedback on the control column and they fail drastically to give you the sense and feeling of landing a huge wide bodied jet such as the 777. Landing a 777 is by no way a small undertaking, and FS9 is very realistic and unforgiving. Start practicing first with a Cessna 152 or 172 until you perfect your method, then work the way up to larger aircraft. Make sure you have the flight manual of the 777 and read and follow the pre-landing check and procedures. The good way to land is to take the aircraft through the best landing glide slope, using the correct speed and power and flap settings at the right timings, and the correct glide path, and correct alignment with the runway. The rest becomes trivial, it is reduced to cutting the power at the correct moment, and flaring the aircraft to get a smooth touchdown and a flawless straight landing run. Do not forget to follow the guidelines for using brakes and thrust reversers to make a full stop landing.
2006-10-09 06:37:14 · answer #2 · answered by kalizzi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First...turn on "Ignore Crashes" for practice.
Final approach should be full flaps (important), airspeed steady at about 140 KIAS (Knots Indicated Airspeed), and no more than a 700 fpm rate of decent until over the numbers. Begin the flare at about 50 feet by your radar altimeter and cut the throttles (thrust levers) at the same time. Arm your auto spoilers (shift & slash) early on final, too. This'll help you to not bounce as much during roll out.
It's also a little easier to fine tune direction if you turn off the auto-rudder...if you have a twist-grip joy stick.
2006-10-05 12:38:20 · answer #3 · answered by 4999_Basque 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-04 07:22:10 · answer #4 · answered by Karl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i usually use the autopilot until i get around 1000 feet above ground level and about 3 miles from the airport then i try to keep the aircraft at around -800 fps (feet per second, descending), then, when you are about 15 feet of the ground, raise the nose slightly to flare upon landing...
2006-10-05 10:49:56 · answer #5 · answered by mcdonaldcj 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simulators, even the multi-megabuck ones used at Boeing, have techniques for flying that have little to do with the airplane they're supposedly 'simulating'.
.......good luck
2006-10-05 09:23:24 · answer #6 · answered by Steve 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋