Landing The 737

[AlphaBravo119]

Okay ppl, i need some help ???. Im a new pilot and im not exactly good, I can take off, climb, and cruise fine, but I screw up on my approaches, and even if I approach okay, then i mess up my landing . Can anyone give me a detailed step by step description on how to land this jet, any help is appreciated.

Thanks
     MajikalMax

[Nexus]

I'd love to help you, but I need to go to bed.
But here's a quick guide.
Unfortuneately the picture is abit advanced, but pay attention to the FLAP SETTINGS. That's one of the important things for a good approach.
Nevermind the other technical jibberish, wont serve you any good since the default 737 in FS is in no way realistic, and lacks lots of instruments found in a real 737.

Here's an ILS (instrument landing system) approach diagram for the 737



Got this picture from a friend of mine.

The flare should be about 4 to 6 degrees in pitch, more than that and the risk of tail strike is high.
Initiate the flare when the main gear is about 15 feet above ground level (AGL) and cut throttles to idle. Do not use pitch trim during the flare, that's a no no.

I hope it helped you a little bit buddy. You're always welcome to ask more!

[OTTOL]

First off, go to Aircraft, and then Fuel, and set your levels in your tanks to at least half, or less. You won't land most airplanes with full tanks in real life! The biggest thing this will do is lower your REF(approach speed). Try raising your seat height two notches(shift/enter), and establish a stabilized approach (speed and configuration) at least 5 miles out from the runway. Using the settings and speeds on Nexus' diagram should work well. If you have any more questions, you know where to come to. Good luck!!  
Pat

[zcottovision]

There's also the ILS (Instrument Landing System) tutorial at http://63.217.28.218/files/1misc/ILSTUTORIAL.zip , which is really useful!

[bayisle66]

Visit this website:  http://www.av8n.com/how/

Scroll down to chapter 12, Landings, for an explanation of how to get a plane back on the ground.  It doesn't talk about 737's; this is basic pilot training which is readily applicable to any aircraft.  Much of it won't be applicable to a flight sim aircraft, but you can skim through this and get a solid education in making contact with the earth.  Good luck.

[OTTOL]

Just noticed the diagram doesn't have speeds.............they should be on the checklist or tutorial. Fully configured(landing gear and flaps DOWN) should be around 140kts.  

[Liam]

When landing a big jet on FS, speed is vital.

When I used to have problems landng most of the problem really was because of the speed. You may want to start off using auto throttle just to get used to it, then after you've odne some landings start adjusting the speed yourself.

[Scottler]

Also, if you're that new, definitely start with the smaller general aviation (GA) aircraft, and get comfortable in those before you try an airliner.  You'll learn a lot quicker that way.  ;)

[KnightHawk]

I'm fairly new at this too and I find a big thing to a sucessful landing is just practice.  Just learn the proceedure one bit at a time.

[AlphaBravo119]

Hey, thanks alot guys, thanks to you all i made my first landing today .. it wasnt a perfect landing.. VERY close to a crash, i landed beside the runway, and did all of the procedures in random order, but i didnt crash and i made it to the gate.
I cant thank you guys enough.
Landmark23Heavy

[BFMF]

Atleast the passengers survived

Good landings come with lot's of practice

[Tailspin]

Any landing that you can walk away from on  your computer is a good landing.

[PSW]

Hello,

          This is what I do.At the point which you decent altitude,you set your IAS and around your 60 nm point to the desired airport,your airspeed on the 737 should be lower than 300 kts.Minus 10-20 knots every 1.5 or 2 nautical mile and when you are on your final approach,you should be around 160-180.Remove the autopilot IAS when you are very close,apply flaps & speed brake levers or spoilers.Be sure to add some thrust when you get off your IAS or your plane will drop down.When you are on the runway,pull on the brakes and voila you are there.

PSW

[KDSM]

you need to know a couple of things if your going to land an aircraft probably the most important 2 things are

1)Trim:you control your speed with this

2) Throttle:this controls your rate of descent (too high decrease throttle too low increase throttle