Thx...the new gauge fixed pitch control.  But now I rock back and forth...not very steady.

Now onto capturing the LOC and GS.  So far no joy.  Have watched and watched Mercuries video...he matches the FD to the AP.  Does the FD need to match setting in AP?   If I am MAN GS, HDG, ATL HOLD....does thr FD also need to be in MAN GS?  I have totally ignored the FD.

Is there a switch to change radio freqs between 1 and 2?  The tuning buttons are rediculous....how do you make it change from increase to decrease?

Still enjoying the learning process.  Love the old style of nav this bird offers.

Where do you go to find patches...how was I to know that a new gauge for pitch was required for FSX SP2, Vista 32??

Tutorial manual would also be nice.

ILS stuff from KB:
As you get close to the ILS intercept be at FLAPS 15 and around 150 KTS. This will give you a better degrees per second turn rate thus giving the old autopilot a better chance of success. (the faster you go the slower the turn rate for a given bank angle)

You can select AUTO-G/S anytime during your vectoring for the intercept. The autopilot will remain in HEADING SELECT until LOC intercept.
You must remain BELOW the G/S and intercept the LOC first.

I set up the plane on an intercept heading of around 30 degrees to the localizer and on the initial approach altitude for the ILS selected and about 10 miles from the airport.

I set up the autopilot & F/D in altitude hold and heading select.

I select G/S AUTO on both the autopilot and the F/D. I am flying at 150 KTS with flaps 15 which is a normal setting for this phase of the approach.

Give the autopilot a chance to do it's thing by not rushing the approach.

As the LOC comes alive, the autopilot and F/D will captured the LOC and intercept. The heading select will trip off. With the LOC captured and the plane at 150 KTS and flaps 15 degrees I am now trucking towards the runway. As the G/S comes alive select gear down. One dot to G/S intercept select flaps 30 degrees and as the plane pitches down at G/S intercept adjust power to maintain speed. For these approaches I set the fuel load to 20,000 # and I used around 125 KTS on final.

Note on the F/D... To get "all angle capture" by the F/D you must first select HEADING SELECT and be in that mode for a few seconds before selecting G/S AUTO. The F/D will remain in heading select and can be controlled with the heading knob up until capture of the LOC. If you do not do this heading select first and go directly to G/S AUTO the F/D will program a 45 degree intercept. Not a big deal, but this will give you the option of guiding the plane to an intercept heading during vectoring.

I am somewhat confused by all the verbage. Instructions bounce around between AP & FD with repeated instructuins??

My take:

Assume radios are tuned properly.

Initial APP
  AP -  MAN, HDG, ALT

ILS Intersect
  AP -  AUTO GS
  FD - HDG ALT  Leave this setting for several seconds to override 45 degree intercept???

  FD - AUTO GS

Is this the simplistic way of breaking down an ILS Capture?

I am hoping to get good enough to take her up on VATSIM...not sure it is possible with all the toggling and clicking going on.... I think I will get well versed in "Going Around" .