Newbie ILS ?

[skypilot88]

When do you set your ILS course?  If I set it prior to takeoff and fly IFR I find that the ATC changes the runway.

Thanks

[Brett_Henderson]

If you use real weather.. check the winds at your destination as part of you thorough flight planning. That will give you a good idea what runway to expect.

But, just like for real... you won't know for certain until you hear the ATIS .. or as you get near during an IFR flight, you can hear what runway the other planes are using.

[skypilot88]

Thanks a lot.  I'll need all the help I can get.

[tcco94]

Yeah when the atc tells you which runway to land on.
But that has to be IFR I believe..

[Dr.bob7]

belongs in the FSX section..

[-Crossfire-]

Set your ILS course and localizer frequency as soon as you can.  If your not using nav1 for navigation (ex. if your using GPS), set and identify the localizer well before you get near the aiport (20-30 miles back) and then set the course on the HSI when your on vectors or prior to intercepting the loc.

[skypilot88]

Thanks.  You can tell I'm new at this. I'm not sure of all the instruments yet.   Tell me about the localizer.  Not sure what it is or does. Thanks[edit]

[Anxyous]

belongs in the FSX section..

FSX hasn't been mentioned, so not really

[C]

[quote]Thanks.

[TSC.]

Have a look here: http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/ils.htm

The best radio navigation tute out there.

TSC.

[MeekRN]

at some point ATC will give you a long statement almost 2 full lines worth, and it starts with TSC you are 67 miles from Kxxx turn to a certain heading and maintain a certain altitude, and it ends with until established on the localizer.

somewhere in there they will say expect vectors for ILS rwy 22.

at that point i will adjust my heading, altitude and select map and go look at the localizer freq and put it in the NAV1. in real life not every runway is an ILS runway, in FS they are the ones with the green angle leading away from runways on the GPS.
Even on FS they dont follow approved procedures per FAA plates, but they will get youin the routine of how to land using ILS. when yoru good, you can turn down the visibliity and turn off atc and use the localizer and glideslope on yoru own without prompting from ATC.

also look up a few FS ILS landings on youtube, they wallk you thru everything.