I find it best to line up on the ILS from a fair way out (10nm - 15nm) and below the G/S. Once I have captured the ILS, I wait until just before the G/S reaches the center of the ADI. Once ILS and G/S are captured, I switch to MAN G/S on the A/P. MAN G/S is much smoother than AUTO G/S, less rocking and rolling while it is trying to stay "on the ball", so to speak. This works for me every time. I get a nice smooth approach and landing.

Hope this helps.

Mark

Tim is right, I also usually land manually, or rather just use
the localizer, err Mike G/S doesnt have a horizontal component
thats called the localizer.  But I was practicing some landings
this evening and just tried to follow the glideslope and it did
NOT follow it.  And, yes, I think i know how

Have no such problem in the 757 or 767 on the same approach,
this is on auto g/s, what is the manual supposed to do??

Its not a big deal to me as I prefer to land manually but it would
be nice to know what's wrong.

Jack Vogel

Thanks for the info (regarding "Localizer) - I�m not yet used to all the slang but got a new one now thanks to you 

I wonder what Version you are on? You can find that out in your aircraft.cfg - it�s written quite on the beginning.

Since I own the boxed version I still am on Version 2.3.  You may be on version 2.4? Pls check as maybe you and I have a bug while Mark -being probably on SP 2.4 doesn�t have this issue anymore.

If you have bought the plane directly at CS via download then you are fine as you could download a patch. If you have the boxed version like me - you are not fine. But I�ll stop here as my blood pressure already starts raising 

Happy Landings

Mike

Hi Mark

This is really strange - I indeed am always able to get the A/P to catch the localizer. It�s the descent that�s not working. In some cases it even happens that the A/P (no matter if on Auto or MAN G/S) veers off the horizontal path after he catched it propperly.

It catches it, keeps on track for a certain time - then seems to loose track and veers left or right. Happened yesterday on approach to Managua - Nicaragua.

I don�t want to ask too much of you, really. But if you have time at hand - could you do me a favour and fly the route "Guatemala City - Managua" It�s around 1 hour flight time. You will be directed to land at Managua Airport by flying over the city of Managua. Mind - there are some trees right bevore the RW treshold. I wonder if you can catch the ILS and land "free handed" until around 200 ft as you normaly do. I could not.

As a reminder, here my procedure:

a) Stay on A/P Manual with heading/alt engaged - direction and alt as 
    adviced by MS ATC. ILS Frequency tuned in.
b) As soon as I see the glide slope approaching on the instrument,
    I engage A/P Auto GS. At this moment I am at around 190 kn.
c) A/P Auto GS catches localizer and veers to intercept G/S course.
d) Once A/P Auto GS is established on localizer, I switch to A/P Man 
    GS in order to avoid coaster ride.
e) Now what normally happens is that "it" does NOT descend the G/S

I managed recently to have it descend the G/S that way when I was on Approach to Gran Canaria. There it went down just perfectly.

If you have the nerve to check that out - you would make my day 

Cheers

P.S.: Are you using ORBX (http://fullterrain.com/) As an aussie it�s a must. You know it? If not - have a look. You will cry tears when you see that. I don�t have it as it�s not "my main place" - but you need it - no doubt  )

Merlin

Mark!

Thanks a lot for your kind support! Sorry for wifeys MoBo - I know how "urgent" those IT-Issues are � �They could miss updating Facebook �

I was almost sure you already have FTX - man I envy you for that I don�t even have to try to convince my wife of the "urgent necessity" to have this addon - I am currently on the "watch list" as we got an unexpected tax bill and thus finances are a bit "difficult"...


Have a look at this video (bet you already know it too) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqRRyegf0ns

Cheers Mate

Mike

P.S.: On 1992 when I got to know my wife whe was bound to go to AUS to learn english (LOL - she came back with that accent hehehe) and there she was a couple of weeks at Ocean Grove where she has family. The world IS actually small he?

I7 and GTX-480 made a huge difference.  Now there's no such thing as worrying about frame rates.  Captain Sim, bloom, everything <shrug>

Ya, I have I7-975 and GTX275, would like a Fermi, maybe for
christmas, but I'm still pretty happy at near max settings

I did buy my 727 via download, and I'm pretty sure I am at the
latest service.

I've tweaked the autopilot section of the aircraft.cfg based on a
posting over at avsim, but after all is said and done I'd still say
this is broken.

What I usually do is 1. Tune to localizer, get a vector into the
path and then set AP to NAV/Loc, once in the signal path it
catches the localizer just fine. BTW, I did discover that if you
had the 'Heading Select' switch set it will not capture the localizer
either, have to make sure to turn that off. 2. As I watch the
G/S indicator when it starts to fall, I'll drop gear, and then
toggle the AP over to auto g/s. What I expect to happen is as
it crosses the horizon point that the plane noses down and
keeps it there, right, its what every other Boeing does, its what
DF will do on FS9, there's not supposed to be any secret hand
signal , but it ain't happening guys, tried it multiple times in
the 28L approach to KPDX last night, no joy