such a newbie question

[Staiduk]

[quote]Thus proving it's cheaper to learn in the States.

[Staiduk]

Muz24:
OK; as requested I've made a video of an IFR flight and landing. It's a bit longish; about 14 minutes so even after zipping it's about 2.5Mb!
In the video; I covered entry into the circuit, then a proper circuit and landing. Upside: You see what the ILS looks like during a good approach; and how to handle your craft to do a good zero-visibility landing. (IOW; trimming out and using throttle, not elevators to control the descent.) Downside: none of the moves I made - i.e. using VOR2 to set up the circuit, dropping the flaps, etc. - actually happen in the video (flaps stay up the whole way) so you can't see that; damnit.
Hee hee - you also see a rather serpentine base leg as I was arguing with the tower; it's real easy to get overloaded and miss something on an IFR approach.
Even still; if you want to see what a half-decent approach looks like; I can send it to you; or I can try making a shorter one by ignoring the entry and just starting the video when I roll onto final - your choice.
The flight was made in a 172; the only aircraft in FS9 I'm real comfortable with handling; from Stratford to Kitchener, Ont.

[MattNW]

You didn't mention which plane you are flying but if it's the Cessna then you simply follow the needles for an ILS approach. In general you want about a 500 foot per minute descent. Look at the VOR guage with the two needles and keep them crossed in the middle. If they aren't centered then fly toward the needle. For example if the vertical needle is tending toward the right side of the guage then you need to correct to the right. If the horizontal needle is above the center then you want to slow down your descent. Dont't climb just go from say 500 ft. min. to 400 until you fly back into the correct glide path.

[Skittles]

Staiduk,

   Did you send it directly to MUZ24.  I'd love to see it!

Joe