Landing and Taxiing Help

[Brett_Henderson]

Vodka has good reference points...

Renember, in a 737 you should decend at around 700 feet per minute on final approach, with the nose 2 -3 degrees ABOVE the horizon

But these are things you aim for. You can't concentrate on a vertical speed, or aim for a certain pitch. Those things will fall into place if the approach is set up properly.

In that picture, Tacco, you're TOO high

[tcco94]

tcco94, no offense but that picture of you landing is crazy and if pilots did that in real life we wouldn't have many aircraft still flying in the sky. We would however, have a surplus in aircraft grade aluminium cans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYB4NOv_I7Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IB9q4MF ... re=related

Just try and base your landings around those as close as possible. Renember, in a 737 you should decend at around 700 feet per minute on final approach, with the nose 2 -3 degrees ABOVE the horizon. Once you're low gently pull the nose up to acheive a SOFT landing within the first 1/3rd of the runway. In real life you idle throttles when you're 27 feet high, but for the moment idle them when you're comfortable. Read tutorials on ILS and PAPI lights too.

If you can't do them then re-read the tutorials and keep trying again. Once you master that we'll give you more advanced advice.

Alright ill give it try on a propeller first then if i get it down ill try the 737 on a short flight for practice. Thanksss

[DaveSims]

To help with your glidepath, use the approach indicator lights on the left side of the runway, about 1000 feet past the approach end.  Depending on what airport you are at, there will be different styles (PAPIs, VASIs, etc.)  By using these lights, you will know you are on at the correct height and glidepath.  And from the picture you posted, you are fast, high, and coming in very steep.  When flying the big tubes, its important to fly a stablized approach, and your flare will be minimal.

As for stopping, that is where the spoilers (things on the wing you asked about earlier) and reverse thrust come into play.  In FS, to get reverse thrust you bring the engine to idle, then hold F2 to engage the reverse.

[tcco94]

[quote]To help with your glidepath, use the approach indicator lights on the left side of the runway, about 1000 feet past the approach end.

[RxZ]

Had you not been using spoilers before this when flying the airliners?

[tcco94]

Had you not been using spoilers before this when flying the airliners?

Well no i dint know how to and then when i showed it here asking about the spoilers and they said its not comly used...
But i went ahead and tried it becuase i kept overshooting the runway.

[Slotback]

Had you not been using spoilers before this when flying the airliners?

Well no i dint know how to and then when i showed it here asking about the spoilers and they said its not comly used...
But i went ahead and tried it becuase i kept overshooting the runway.

Spoilers are occasionally used to slow the plane down while in the air, however, they are ALWAYS used after touching down. Press Shift / to arm the spoilers so they automatically go up when you land.

[tcco94]

Had you not been using spoilers before this when flying the airliners?

Well no i dint know how to and then when i showed it here asking about the spoilers and they said its not comly used...
But i went ahead and tried it becuase i kept overshooting the runway.

Spoilers are occasionally used to slow the plane down while in the air, however, they are ALWAYS used after touching down. Press Shift / to arm the spoilers so they automatically go up when you land.

Okay ill give it a try..
Thanks  ;)

[tcco94]

Okay well i found a taxi panel on simviaiton i think it was in the misc. Now my 2 questions are..

1. How do i put it in all airplanes..?

2. How do i put it in a airplane?