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On Flight simulator 2004 when on final approach how do i steady and land evenly i mean what tool do i use i would guess auto pilot but im not sure how to use this on a landing the plane evenly and smoothly. Im about medium level but just cant land strait and even. any help??

2007-03-30 04:54:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation Aircraft

i do know how to fly with a stick i just would want a even flight

2007-03-30 04:59:22 · update #1

14 answers

First of all, in a 737 you do NOT come in at 160 KIAS!!!!!!!!!!!! One problem many people have is they come in with way to much fuel. Less fuel=slower stall speed. A landing can not be good if you come in fast. I usually come in with 5-10% fuel. Some do as low as 3%. When you have that little, your stall speed can be as low as 100 KIAS. Also, I always come in 20 KIAS above the stall speed. After the flare and touchdown, I am usually about 10 KIAS above stall speed. So, if you manage your fuel right, then you should be doing long final/downwind at 140, final at 130, then touchdown at 120. That way you will have the very important part of speed on your side.
Also, make very gentle movements. If you are too high, do not yank the stick.
As far as autopilot landing systems go, don't use them, because they are for LOSERS. Do not try to fly a plane seriously if you can't fly it.
Another tip:
If you are serious about learning how to fly planes, dont go in the 737. Start in the cessna. Most pilots have to fly for about 30-40 years before they get to the 747, and 20-30 to get to the 737.
Last tip:
buy fsx. better physics. better graphics (although doesn't help your training). It also has shared cockpit in multiplayer, so you can go up with a good pilot and take lessons from them.

2007-03-30 07:40:10 · answer #1 · answered by Leo Lenz 2 · 0 0

Hand-eye coordination ;-)

Alternatively you are going to need to intercept the glide slope from below. I fly xplane, which is a more rigerous simulation in some ways, so I don't know exactly what Micro$oft has implemented. But I'd need to have something like LNAV and VNAV selected with the glideslope frequency selected in the NAV1/2 radio and that radio selected as the nav source. In some aircraft there's a glideslope (GS) or approach (APP) button which does the same as selecting LNAV and VNAV.

YMMV as they say.

160kias on a 737? More like 135-140 with a normal load. If you land something big at 160kias you may not be staying on the runway, one way and another. You should cross reference the load with the landing speed anyway. Practice with something easy like a 737 or an A320 and then move on to something more entertaining like a 3 engine cross wind landing with a lightly loaded C5... or doesn't Micro$oft have that?

2007-03-30 14:19:58 · answer #2 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0 0

Yeah good question happens to me to what i try to do is to keep the plane on auto-throttle (at 160 kias for the boeing jets) until im about a mile from the airport and i shut it off b4 im about to land. I also use the GPS for the approach and select the runway im landing on and select the NAV switch on the autopilot panel that helps u to line up the runway properly. Other than that i guess its all about practise!!

2007-03-30 17:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by Top Notch 3 · 0 0

give yourself some good distance to land. let you aircraft bleed off the speed from a distance. try to keep the speed 30 or so over the stall speed. using the white arc if you re using full flaps. Your speed should be in the white arch anyways while you are on your landing phase. if there is a wind across the RWY, try using the rudder to keep the aircraft pointing on the same direction as it were traveling on the ground. and the ailerons to keep the aircraft over the extend Rwy center line. yaw the plane into the wind and use the rudder to keep the noise pointed at the runway.

2007-03-30 12:36:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

i usually use Autopilot to help me line up with the centre of the runway, and i make small adjustments to it. as soon as i know i've got it centred, i switch off the autopilot and fly the final approach manually. a little tip, that i learned from a real world pilot, if you find yourself landing too short of the runway or too long (too far down) is that for every 3 statute miles (3 and a half nautical miles) you are away from the airport, you should be 1000 feet in altitude above ground level.

2007-03-30 13:13:00 · answer #5 · answered by mcdonaldcj 6 · 0 0

Hi, if you tune your NAV1 frequency to the ILS frequency (which you can find by going into maps and clicking the green beam from the runway) the lock the NAV icon on autopilot, as long as you are in the ILS catchment area, it will fly you to the runway. PS you will need to correct your speed for approach and be prepared to disconnect autopilot just before touchdown

PS to the guy above, so pilots flying in their 20's as captains and 1st officers (plenty of them in the UK) flying 737's and A319/20/21 shouldnt be doing so? hmmmmmm.........

2007-03-30 15:53:40 · answer #6 · answered by chrisbowe82 4 · 0 0

EPPOSN is wrong! There is a system which you most proberly have herd about calld the ILS you use that i offer free flight simulator traing e-mail me and i will be able to help you i can talk you though a few landings which we can do over voise or i can explane it over text e-mail me at: mail@jamiewheeler.co.uk or thomaswheeler1991@yahoo.com

Hope i can help and you do some training with me

Tom

2007-03-30 12:01:59 · answer #7 · answered by thomaswheeler1991 2 · 0 0

You don't use autopilot. If you don't use a flightstick, it is kinda hard. Just make sure that you use the keyboard in small taps and not hold the arrow. give yourself lot sof distance on final. depending on aircraft, (set autothrottle to 160 KIAS on 737) and guide yourself in. turn off autothrottle rightbefore touchdown and throttle down to bring yourself onto the runway. Make sure you use flaps correctly. You can use ctrl + W to watch yourself, this helps you see a smooth landing. Good luck!!!

2007-03-30 12:31:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Sometimes I come in a bit askew too.
Do you have a joystick with a twist handle to simulate rudder control?
The joystick sensitivity may be off also.
But this is definitely not an auto-pilot problem on FS2004.

2007-03-30 14:36:29 · answer #9 · answered by Rusty 4 · 0 0

There's no Flight simulator 2004 aircraft equipped with an autoland.
You can use add-ons aircraft but most of those which have an autoland are paywares.

2007-03-30 12:04:49 · answer #10 · answered by oz_faf81 2 · 1 0

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