chad52
04-13-1998, 10:43 PM
Hi there,
( Someone has to post the first message, huh? Hope someone will
help me and post the first reply... )
I've been having this problem lately. It seems that the approach hold
feature from the autopilot never works with me. As I see on the airport,
all aircraft land right over the centerline, but when I'm back home at
FS, it does not.
Sometimes I start the approach some 20 or 30 nm out, but it seems it
cannot center on the localizer, and when I'm at 1 or 2 nm he starts to roll
to one side or other and then I have to choices:
1- Crash
2- Disconnect and try to align on the manual. ( which does not work on
a heavy 747 or even 737 ) - the results are awful.
Thank you!
Ricky
rwickert@netpage.com.br
Ricky;
I have always had the same problem lining up on the center line. I
very seldom am right on the center line. One thing I have learned is to
disconnect the autopilot when you are approx. 400' above ground or other wise
the aircraft goes all over the place. I never fly the bigger aircraft so I
can't really comment on them.
Doug (doug@brunswickmicro.nb.ca)
I rountinely fly ILS approaches with the larger aircraft. I found that being
about 15 miles out will usually allow the aircraft to "settle down" it's
approach. I found that if you have severe weather (gusty winds, etc.) that the
ILS does a good job keeping it's centerline. As with real aircraft, maintain a
little higher speed, and don't use full flaps when the winds are set higher.
Uncouple the ILS hold about 500 feet before touchdown and land manually. FS
5.* just doesn't have autoland capability, although it would be nice!
( Someone has to post the first message, huh? Hope someone will
help me and post the first reply... )
I've been having this problem lately. It seems that the approach hold
feature from the autopilot never works with me. As I see on the airport,
all aircraft land right over the centerline, but when I'm back home at
FS, it does not.
Sometimes I start the approach some 20 or 30 nm out, but it seems it
cannot center on the localizer, and when I'm at 1 or 2 nm he starts to roll
to one side or other and then I have to choices:
1- Crash
2- Disconnect and try to align on the manual. ( which does not work on
a heavy 747 or even 737 ) - the results are awful.
Thank you!
Ricky
rwickert@netpage.com.br
Ricky;
I have always had the same problem lining up on the center line. I
very seldom am right on the center line. One thing I have learned is to
disconnect the autopilot when you are approx. 400' above ground or other wise
the aircraft goes all over the place. I never fly the bigger aircraft so I
can't really comment on them.
Doug (doug@brunswickmicro.nb.ca)
I rountinely fly ILS approaches with the larger aircraft. I found that being
about 15 miles out will usually allow the aircraft to "settle down" it's
approach. I found that if you have severe weather (gusty winds, etc.) that the
ILS does a good job keeping it's centerline. As with real aircraft, maintain a
little higher speed, and don't use full flaps when the winds are set higher.
Uncouple the ILS hold about 500 feet before touchdown and land manually. FS
5.* just doesn't have autoland capability, although it would be nice!