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757 Captain >> 757 version 4.x (FSX ONLY) >> approach speed https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1238354146 Message started by nhraracer90 on Mar 29^th, 2009 at 7:15pm

Title: approach speed
Post by nhraracer90 on Mar 29^th, 2009 at 7:15pm

I set my approach speed to 170 and I landed in the middle of the runway. What is a good approach speed? Do I turn the autopilot off when i land? or what

Title: Re: approach speed
Post by Ant1981 on Mar 29^th, 2009 at 8:55pm

170 does sound a bit high to maintain the glide slope.

Title: Re: approach speed
Post by Palmi on Mar 30^th, 2009 at 4:56pm

I always land beetween 133-145 knots ... i think the 170 knots is not good approach speed :-? And yes you need to turn your autopilot off when you land i think .... But you don't need to turn the speed off ... :)

Title: Re: approach speed
Post by rupesh on Mar 31^st, 2009 at 4:06am

around 140 is about right depending on landing weight but approach is +10 so around 150 or 155 and throttles idle for touchdown should work..this is with 25-30 flaps

Title: Re: approach speed
Post by Daniel West on Mar 31^st, 2009 at 4:11pm

Alternatively, if you do program the FMC with the correct weights etc, it will tell you the exact speed required. Look on the 'Approach' option on the 'initial' menu. It will also give you the flaps required. ;)

Title: Re: approach speed
Post by ALH on Apr 2^nd, 2009 at 6:59pm

What Daniel says is the best way to do it. Depending on your weight the approach speed varies a lot, but if you don't have better figures, mostly jets approach / land between 130 and 140 kts (this is very aproximately) but works usually. 170 kt is to high for landing and can bump a lot and even you can miss the end of the runway at high speed .

Hope it helps for better flights !!

Title: Re: approach speed
Post by rennman on Apr 3^rd, 2009 at 3:25am

the landing speed varies due to fuel weight and wind... which is always different ..
what i have been doing for years is keeping the plane level with attitude indicator on the approach..full flaps...and then flaring the nose up right before touchdown..this takes care of the speed all of the time no matter what it needs to be...i dont know if this is what real pilots do but it has worked for me in flight sim on all aircraft in all conditions

Title: Re: approach speed
Post by Bob Markey on Apr 7^th, 2009 at 4:13pm

Your FMC will tell you what approach speed to use for your current weight and desired flaps setting... assuming you've set it up right before the flight.

Before you get to your approach, click the INT REF button and it will show you your approach reference, and you'll note down one side of the display it will show you what your approach should be on 20, 25, and 30 flap positions. Fly her to the ground at about that speed, and you should be golden.

Title: Re: approach speed
Post by Aviator327 on Apr 8^th, 2009 at 1:43pm

Here is mine with a Gross Landing Wt of around 170.000lb.