ILS

[chris49]

ok, so i was on the ILS to runway 15 at Birmingham, england.
i was in the default A321, i had the visibility down to 1/2 a mile.
i was about 16nm out according to the DME. i was going in fully automated, and then, for no reason, at about 10nm out, the plane went into a 40 degree nose up attitude.
i took off autopilot, then put her level again with about 6nm to go.
i got at the correct altitude, and direction, then turned it on again, only to find that it does the same thing again.
what the heck happened?

[eno]

How much fuel were you carrying?

[vololiberista]

Sounds like you were ignoring your airspeed and the a/c was approaching the stall
Vololiberista

[chris49]

does fuel make a difference?

and i wasn't, i was holding at 180k

[BAW19]

Doesn't suprise me at all - I was flying the default 747 downwind for 09L at Heathrow the other night having followed my usual departure, cruise and descent check lists. I was speaking with a VATSIM controller when the outside view went completely black and all 4 engines stopped simulatansously. My first thought was "Program Exception!" but the engines were spooling down and the instruments were working just as if I'd cut the fuel. A quick check told me I had loads to spare and since I disabled the 'Failures' feature I could only shrug and disconnect from VATSIM with embarrassed appologies.

Not only that, the autopilot in the default 747 occassionally forgets how to fly and sends it into a steeper and steeper climb until the engines are screaming and the plane stalls.

And did I mention the pushback doesn't work? (Yes, in a different topic....)

Sigh. I love this simulator so much, why can't it love me back???

I'm going to try a re-install tonight and report back.

[TSC.]

does fuel make a difference?

Sure does, you may have been carrying enough fuel to take you over the maximum landing weight of approx 75,000 kg for the A321 - so with too much weight, your speed of 180kias may have been insufficient, leading to an eventual stall & the autopilot trying to maintain the correct height by pulling the nose up.



TSC.