Hi Lou.

Thanks again for your very informative and detailed advice. I always use the AUTO G/S to capture the localizer and g/s and then once this has been achieved, I switch to MAN G/S for the remainder of the approach and landing until turning the A/P off at between 200 and 150 feet AGL and landing manually. This works very well and gives me a great success rate (see my post above).


LOU wrote on Mar 8^th, 2010 at 3:51am:

G/S AUTO should be used to intercept the ILS when below the glide slope. Using G/S MANUAL will cause the autopilot to intercept both the LOC and G/S right now! G/S MANUAL is used when you are above the glide slope or when you are already on both the LOC & G/S. In older 727's this would EXTEND the glide slope and re-sensitize the G/S signal if on a long final. As you approach the runway, the G/S signal is desensitized by the auto pilot so as to lessen the pitch movements as you get closer.

It was this line here (underlined in the quote) that I originally got the idea from. ;)

With this new piece of information I am going to have to try it this way to see how it goes!

EDIT: The Topic, that the quote above came from, can be found HERE. I highly recommend reading the whole Topic as it turned the CS727 into a very enjoyable experience for me. Prior to that, I was struggling with this beast (especially landings).

Mark