Landing and Taxiing Help

[TRflyman01]

[quote]I'll jump in here...



In theory... a given load will have a given pitch, at a given airspeed.. but in big jets, the transition time can be rather lengthy. If the approach

[Brett_Henderson]

[quote][quote]I'll jump in here...



In theory... a given load will have a given pitch, at a given airspeed.. but in big jets, the transition time can be rather lengthy. If the approach

[Brett_Henderson]

This table was taken from the FSX 747-400 reference.


VREF - Landing Approach Speed gear down ...
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880,000 lbs (flaps 25)    188 KIAS

880,000 lbs (flaps 30)   181 KIAS

450,000 lbs (flaps 25) 134 KIAS

450,000 (flaps 30) 129 KIAS


There's nearly a   SIXTY  knot spread  :o

[tcco94]

Okay,
ill give it a try..

[tcco94]

Are you guys real pilots?
Seems like some of you are becuase your more interested in props but dont get me wrong there fun but I guess I do fly bigger jets to much. Im thinking about starting to fly props now to practice when I deside to get my pilots license.

Another guestion is, how much degree's do you pitch up on the landing? 5? 10?

[Brett_Henderson]

Are you guys real pilots?
Seems like some of you are becuase your more interested in props but dont get me wrong there fun but I guess I do fly bigger jets to much. Im thinking about starting to fly props now to practice when I deside to get my pilots license.

Another guestion is, how much degree's do you pitch up on the landing? 5? 10?

I'm a pilot

[tcco94]

Okay well i wanna be a pilot when i get older. My grandpa talked me into it but ive still got about 3 years till i can go to the tests and stuff but im only thinking of flying props becuase big jets might take awhile to become that pilot. Do you have any advice i could do on fsx?

[Brett_Henderson]

Do you have any advice i could do on fsx?

The link in my last post

[BFMF]

Are you guys real pilots?
Seems like some of you are becuase your more interested in props but dont get me wrong there fun but I guess I do fly bigger jets to much. Im thinking about starting to fly props now to practice when I deside to get my pilots license.

Got my private pilot's license also, but i'm sure I have hundreds of hours, and several ratings less than Brett

Can I fire up the flightsim and successfully complete a cross country flight with one of the airline jets? Sure. It's not perfect, I don't fly on the numbers like I should, and my approach is a bit sloppy compared to others, but I can make it down in one piece without too many problems.

But my real joy is firing up a prop, and flying cross country with radio nav aids, and my trusty maps. I get a lot more satisfaction after flying for several hours and arriving at my destination without ever looking at the GPS, or the FSX map to see where I was. Sure, i'll use the FSX Map to look up a frequency I need, but Even when I do that, I already know where i'm at.

The scenery is just so much better at 3,000 ft AGL compared to FL360....

But I will admit that since Alrot released his Cessna Citation the other day, i've been flying that every night.

[Brett_Henderson]

But I will admit that since Alrot released his Cessna Citation the other day, i've been flying that every night.

That airplane is a blast

[tcco94]

But I will admit that since Alrot released his Cessna Citation the other day, i've been flying that every night.

That airplane is a blast

[BFMF]

[quote]I saw that airplane.. Is it really that good? Ill give it a try

[tcco94]

[quote][quote]I saw that airplane.. Is it really that good? Ill give it a try

[DaveSims]

I have my license as well, hiowever that has nothing to do with my selections of aircraft in flight sim.  The main reason I suggested to try a smaller airplane is because it is easier to learn the basics on.  Once you have the basics down, it is much easier to fly the big complicated aircraft.

[tcco94]

[quote]I have my license as well, hiowever that has nothing to do with my selections of aircraft in flight sim.