FS2004 ILS question

**success** · 05-02-2009, 08:28 PM

hi,

Just a quick question

When I join ILS, the plane bobs up and down. Is that normal?

Sometimes the bobs up and down become worse and the plane gets slamed into the ground?

Am I approaching too slow or loaded with too much fuel? I just fly with whatever FS2004 has preset for fuel, and keep the speed just above the danger zone line on approach.

Thanks for your help.

**Avechelice** · 05-02-2009, 08:50 PM

Hello,

What I can say:

When I join ILS, the plane bobs up and down. Is that normal?

Yes it's normal in the FS2004 world.

Sometimes the bobs up and down become worse and the plane gets slamed into the ground?

It's not normal

Can you elaborate?

Wich plane ?
Wich location ?
Or it's a general phenomena ?

Regards.

**T18** · 05-03-2009, 12:15 AM

I've seen this and mostly is because your AP reacts too slow and just continues to over correct, the best solution is to take the stick and get it on the fix and then try the AP again, or just land it by hand which ever you would rather do.

**skywalker** · 05-03-2009, 02:22 AM

Or do you use Active sky. Active sky sometimes creates wake tubulence and some other phenomena when on approach........anyway just a guess.

**ubersu** · 05-03-2009, 07:39 AM

>>I just fly with whatever FS2004 has preset for fuel<<

FS loads full fuel by default. If that's what you are doing, you are far too heavy for approach and landing unless you are flying the Cessna...

DJ

**Avechelice** · 05-03-2009, 12:59 PM

Hello,

All landings in those videos are made with the max load ...
Never a ILS problem for me ... all smooth .(crash and physics limitations enabled)

http://www.vimeo.com/4452262
http://www.vimeo.com/4360312
http://www.vimeo.com/4111257
http://www.vimeo.com/3278703

Methink .. load is not the problem of the O.P

Regards.

**success** · 05-06-2009, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by Avechelice

Hello,

All landings in those videos are made with the max load ...
Never a ILS problem for me ... all smooth .(crash and physics limitations enabled)

http://www.vimeo.com/4452262
http://www.vimeo.com/4360312
http://www.vimeo.com/4111257
http://www.vimeo.com/3278703

Methink .. load is not the problem of the O.P

Regards.

Perhaps, though, my approach speed was way too low.

I only recently discovered a Dash 8 has the nose up attitude of a jet; I've been trying to get the thing nose down and having no end of trouble with it!