ILS Landing

[concordski]

Please! Could someone tell me how to do an ILS landing for fs2002? For a 737 panel, the default one.
Cheers!

[Rocket_Bird]

I dont fly the 737 much, but the idea is still the same...

First of all, you need to determine the ILS frequency of the runway for the airport your landing at.  You can find that out in the map.  Also note the exact heading of the runway.  Enter that frequency onto your Nav 1 control head and turn your course knob for your HSI to the exact course you found earlier.  This all together will give you ILS information.

To land with the autopilot on ILS, simply turn on your autopilot, make sure your aircraft is approaching the runway below the glideslope, and click the approach button, and once your aircraft picks up the localizer and glideslope, it should automatically align and glide your aircraft for you.  Dont forget to flare!

[Saratoga]

The much more complicated and FS ATC version. ATC will leave you about 20 miles out on the correct heading and at a good altitude to interept the ILS most of the time. As stated before, make sure your NAV 1 radio is tuned to the ILS frequency (found on the map), and your course is set to the correct heading. And make sure your NAV/GPS switch is set on NAV!

Let the aircraft establish on the heading and altitude set by ATC (should be about 30 degrees from the runway heading and about 1500-2000 feet above the ground) using the Autopilot HDG and ALT modes. Once it's established, just hit the APR button. If you are pretty far out, the APR button will light up and nothing else will change. When it gets ready to line up with the runway, the HDG button will automatically click off (good time for flaps 5 abd your desired landing speed) and the aircraft will turn to the runway heading. When the glidescope needle starts moving (on the side of the attitude indicator) extend your landing gear and flaps 15. The ALT button the Autopilot will disconnect and it will eventually find and capture the glidescope. Once the glidescope indicator is in the center, go to full flaps (or flaps 30, your choice depending on runway conditions) and check your autospoilers are armed. At about 200 feet above the runway, click the autopilot off and hand fly the approach.

Welcome to the real world, that's how we do it!

[concordski]

Thanks guys, but how do you find the ILS frequency? Because when you click on the green long triangle near an airport, it doesn't tell you what the frequency.

[beefhole]

Hit the star sign on your panel, or go to "World, Map".  When you're there click on the airport (not the ILS feather) and it'll give you the freqs.

[Saratoga]

MAKE SURE if you are at an airport with multiple ILS's that you pick the right one (i.e. if there is a 16L and R, pick the correct one you want to land on). I've made that mistake and it's not fun.

[concordski]

your course is set to the correct heading.

How do I find that?

[Saratoga]

When you go the airport in the map it says something to the effect of:
Runway: Length:            ILS Freq:     ILS Heading:
16L         14,000 feet     109.35        159


Kinda sorta, you get the idea.

[marick626]

here is my technique
click on the top side of the dash board of the panel and pull it up so that you cannot see anytrhing out side

then open your GPS and prey to god that you dont touch down in water.

[JackieAdkins]

ok when you have the autopilot set to land for you, is there any way you can set the thorttle to do the work for you also or do you have to control the spped yourself?

[Nexus]

Actually, you are NOT allowed to perform autolandings with manual throttle, the throttle needs to be under the authority of the auto flight system.

[beefhole]

Basically, Nexus means use the Autothrottle capability.

[JackieAdkins]

ok so i jsut switch the autothorttle to on and it will power up and power down for me?

[beefhole]

You need to do three things-

1.  Set the speed you want (for example, 135) in the KIAS/Mach window on the AP stack.

2.  Turn the A/T (autothrottle) on.

3.  Hit the SPD hold button.

You can do #1 and #2 in any order, but always do #3 last.  That should cover it.

[concordski]

Lol, in most of my landings my aeroplane usually sinks into the runway on "impact"