Some issues about A340 panel/ILS landing

[krusbullen]

Hi,
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[FlightSimKid]

Would you be able to point me to the panel you are using, I may be able to help.

[krusbullen]

I use this one: http://www.fsfield.com/viewfile/905.html

[FlightSimKid]

Ok, I think It does have a VSI. If you look at where it says the altitude your at on the left hand side of the panel. There should be like a green dot dropping up or down next to it depending on whether your decending or climbing.

Hope I helped!

EDIT: I think the thing I have circled is the VSI:

[Nav]

krusbullen, that panel is a modified version of the default Boeing 777 panel. The Indicator you want is the large black screen second from the left.

About not pressing 'APP' until the last moment, that's not correct. You can in fact activate the ILS settings well in advance, and the autopilot will automatically switch off the Heading Hold at the right moment and line you up, and later turn off Altitude Hold and start you down the glideslope.

This will take you through the full procedure:-

http://205.252.250.26/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?board=COF;action=display;num=1111322151

[dave3cu]

As Nav says, the GSI (glideslope indicator) should display on the HSI. However it appears that the visible elements are missing.

Looking at the  'hsi_a340.xml' gauge (in the 'a340_pr' xml gauge folder), it calls 2 .bmps for the GSI: 'nd_glideslope_bg.bmp' and 'nd_glideslope_filled.bmp'. Neither are present in the '640' or '1024' texture sub-folders.

If you look in the default 'Boeing747-400.cab' gauge file, you'll find the 2 files in the '640' and '1024' sub-folders. Extract them to the appropriate sub-folders in the 'a340_pr' folder and you should have a working GSI.

Dave

[krusbullen]

Many thanks to everyone. I will test it

Edit: I tested it now and made a perferct glideslope ILS landing on Arlanda RW26.

The thing that concerned me was that when i pressed the APP button the NAV was dissengaged and i thougt the aircraft would turn away from the runway heading but it just continued the flightpath until it automaticly started descending towards the final. Many thanks!