Hey guys. Forgive me. I know most of you will wanna punch me in the mouth with the manual, or even Google or YouTube, but believe it or not, I can't find anything on ILS Landings in the 737-200.

I have read through the systems manual, and I found a small tutorial on YouTube about the basic operation of the auto pilot, but I'm still stuck on the more fine points of performing the ILS landing in the 200.

For example, I know in the FSX Default 737-800 you tune the ILS frequency for the runway you'd like, then you punch in the course, make sure your switch is set from GPS to NAV and then once you're below the Glide Slope you engage the approach. All is good and you line up with the runway, and viola. You're home.

My experience in the 200 is not so easy. I found the radio stack and tuned my radio to the proper ILS frequency. I then could not find the course setting knob or anything I figured might be related. So I used the Heading Select and set my heading to what I would normally set the course. I then made sure the AP was set to Auto App and it seemed as though the 200 started to attempt to line up to the runway, but, it had some issues and almost stalled, and I ended up hand flying it home to KPDX.

So, what am I missing? Can someone point me to a specific tutorial or a step?

I'm very sorry to probably be the 10 nanillionth guy to ask this, but thanks in advance!

--Lee

OMG!!!


You have no idea how hard I just face palmed myself. There may be a nose bleed in the works...Sheesh. Thanks again for the help!

Sorry to butt in - three years late.
So, you get to vicimity of target airport (I know not the correct lingo).

I can get to a waypoint that shows in charts as the start of the ILS. Do I have to line up heading and drop altitude manually until i'm in glide slope area.

I really am trying. I am reading manuals like crazy. Got to within a mile of Geneva apt tonight and ran her into the lake!