Bruce, you only had the first notch of flaps! 

No wonder you could not slow!!! 

Lou

I landed the 707 (Ecuatoriana livery) a few times at Quito airport (SEQU), 9,200 ft (2,800 m) above mean sea level, and I never had any kind of problem with ILS, althought it was always a very hard approach to landing because the high surrounding mountains, mainly at night and with bad weather.

I saw the video. It seems your final approach was very fast - approximately 200 knots - and you touched the runway at approximately 190 knots. I usually do it at 140 knots with full flaps. But it was a nice hard landing, despite distressed passengers.

I´m with you here Brucito. The reason why I have time flying now is because I´m on holiday. Otherwise: 2 or 3 hours on a weekend now and then

Probably you already know that, but here´s something which could help and what I´ve seen in your Videos what could be improved.
Whether you have a plane which captures the ILS or not: On most of the Runways around the world you have the 4 PAPI lights (Precision Approach Indicator??). Whether they are in line or in a pair of 2 depends on in which part of the world you are flying. On both of your flights, they are all white, which means that you are far too hight in your approach (4 red means that you are far too low, for the rest: Just do the math).

Since you can see them from very far away, try to get 2 red and 2 white lights. That means, that you have the correct glide path. Most of the time I end up with a rate of descent of around 500 feet/minute when I try to stay in 2 red / 2 white on approach until I touch the runway. I guess that´s the 3° Glideslope most runways are using if there are not obstacles in the way.

Mark,

In the past in the real world I would fly N.Y. to Cairo which took 12 to 14 hours. Now with FSX I take off from N.Y. to Cairo and when I get to cruise altitude I put it on the autopilot in LNAV and go to bed.

Next morning after crew rest and breakfast I get back in the cockpit and get ready for the descent.  

Hey, that is the way it really works!  

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As for the PAPI ( Precision Approach Path Indicator )



For a non jumbo - 2 RED 2 WHITE, for a jumbo, 1 RED 3 WHITE is what you shoot for.

Or the VASI ( Visual Approach Slope Indicator )



VASI, it's RED over WHITE for non jumbo, and PINK over WHITE for the big boys.

Lou


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Lou-- I didn't know there was a difference between VASI and PAPI?? Does FS model both?? I don't remember seeing anything but that which you call PAPI(all in a row).?

As I mentioned above I seem to recall rwy 4 at JFK doesn't seem to have any lights in FSX. I have experienced that at a couple major airports which surprises me.

Btw, I downloaded paint.net and still can't figure out how you do the circles and squares with arrows on the pictures. What's the secret?

Bruce

Oh, Lord! Lou, you're going to get me kilt! I'll let you know --- if I'm still alive! I'd post a video, but CS doesn't want anything but their stuff on here, which I understand.

Regards paint-- I pushed every tool icon and looked at every single feature for about an hour and still couldn't figure it out. (and you wonder why I don't do VOR to VOR or use the ADF?)  

Bruce

No way in hell, Lou!! Just tried that mission 3 times and there is something not right! You're only 14 miles from the airport at 17000 and 220kias (flaps 10 in a nose up position) to start the mission. I immediately went to flaps 20. ATC says right to 150(which does not put you in the proper position for landing), reduce speed to 210 and down to 12000. Descending @ 2000 fpm I'm at 14000 and practically parallel with the rwy. Tried it 3 times ---it ain't going to happen!?? What's the deal? I'm thinking now that maybe it's supposed to be a go around type thing?? They do tell you to turn to 350 after you are well past the airpatch. But at that point I scrub the mission! Done!

Man, It's 1100 here and I'm ready for that dark amber thingy with the cherry already!!  

Bruce