Nice landings in Quito Bruce !  I prefer the first one, you should cry "Banzaïïï"... 

Mric --- I DID!!  Bonzai!!!

I tried it again in the 707 from Cali, Columbia ---- not a whole lot better. Still not getting slowed down enough. Three point landing this time. Will post video when Vimeo finishes processing. Wait till you see the Cali Airport!! FSX graphics glitch that wasn't fixed. While I was typing the response to Lou the video got published. Here it is:

http://www.vimeo.com/26739637

Capt. Lou --

Will never get that mission completed---- ever!! I would love to see you do it! I'd almost bet no one could do it! Seems impossible!

If you don't have FSRecorder install it ---- it's FREE. You can probably record the whole mission as I don't think there is a time limit. The resulting file is called an frc file. You name and save it and anytime you are in FSX you can replay that recorded file. I am assuming you can email that frc file to me and I could start FSX, load a flight and play it. It's like an instant replay, but you have to have FSRecorder to play it and you can only play it when you are in FSX with a flight loaded. You can download it here:

http://www.fs-recorder.net/downloads.php

Salute!!

Bruce

PS -- You come here and teach me to fly FSX and I'll show you the movie making!! Didn't you say you had a Harley Softail? Ride it out here--- I'll meet you in Mt Vernon, IL!  

Lou, that's just hard to believe! How the heck you get from 17000 to 12000 @ 210 kts only 14 miles from the runway to begin with and get lined up like that is beyond me. In Big Bird no less! I'd almost pay to watch that in person! That's why you were fly'n and I was in res--- I guess!

That's a 2 Manhattan job--- on ME! Ooops, I just had your two!  

Bruce

Lou -

NO CHERRIES while in FSX, and no FSX after cherries! I learned that a long time ago!  

I got the turn to 150 okay and the descent to 12000 at 210kts. When I paused the sim at 14000 and went into spot view I was overflying the runway and way left of it. That happened twice. The first try I did turn to 350 too fast like you mentioned, but it seemed that that was after I had already past the rwy!??

Later today I'll try it again and I'll record the whole thing with FSRecorder and make a video. Right now I'm heading out on my scoot to Estes Park! 94 and severe clear here today!

Catch up with you later.

Bruce

BrianG, that is another good approach. What I did was save the flight about 10 to 12 miles out and then load the flight each time from that point and just play with the approach and windshear.

You are correct. Just listen to the controllers instructions and you have a lot of time to do the approach.

Lou

Nice video and nice landing Bruce. Fun stuff.
So Lou, does the FSX 747 mimic the flight characteristics of  a real 747 in those conditions as presented in the Singapore approach? It kind of seems like wrestling a wild animal the entire time. Sometimes on that flight for what ever reason I pull up just a bit to much for the flare and I find I have a real hard time getting the plane to settle on the runway. At this point I hit the speed brakes for not more than a second and then after a couple seconds delay, the plane settles nicely. It this not good form using speed brakes for this application?
Also, I have my default flight set up  for KPAE to KSEA in the CS 70 7 with 1/4 miles visibility, heavy turbulence and 25k wind 90 degrees relative and heavy rain. My approach is on 16R in KSEA. I can only land this successfully maybe 1 out 5 tries. My landing weight is about 220K. I can generally make the landing if I have the localizer just a bit off center at 2 miles on the DME so that when I actually get to the runway threshold the drift will have carried me to the right spot for the touch down. But that is a lot easier said than done. From that point the window of opportunity to set the plane down is so brief because in a split second the drift will have carried you off the runway and for me its very difficult to get in back in alignment. No real second tries unless you do a go around it seems.   In real life should a well seasoned pilot be able to make an instrument approach in such conditions in a 707? So I'm wondering at what point does an airport become shut down?
I have a better success rate using the 727 ( of course with a light landing weight). Thanks for your help.

Thanks, Brian--- it didn't look that good while I was doing it! Thought I might have to abort!

Whoa! Lou--- that's some really heavy iron in your garage!

You should move out here! We could ride to places like this in the Summer and Fall,

http://vimeo.com/26786657

and we could fly FS all winter. By the first Spring I would know how to fly FS and they'd be calling you Cecil B. De - Capt. Lou!  

Btw---There's a little airport 6 miles straight down the road from here. You could keep your Cub there, and I'd help with the gas! Whaddaya think!?  

Bruce