Without a doubt, the best tutorial on ILS flights, ON the internet! Very clear, step by step procedures, and all under 20 minutes. 5/5 mate, you earned a sub! :)
I actually enjoyed this tutorial. I learned quite a bit from it. No worries about the mistakes, I got what you were trying to do and executed it just fine. I tried it and it worked great! I know how to do an ILS approach now. Thanks for sharing.
Legit I dont go over 145 knts when landing. And it's better than me landing at 160 knts. And I rotate at 140. I feel it's exactly the same. It's my procedure. It's how I land. If u gonna judge me then I'm fine because everyone is different. Everyone uses different ways to do things, just like you and I. So, any mistakes, I'm sorry, but I find it comfortable for me. Might not be for you though.
Just to let you know, you don't have to wait for both diamonds to be in the middle, as long as both diamonds appear you turn the approach hold on and it will sort the diamonds out to the middle itself.
Brilliant demonstration..After watching more than 20 videos,noting could come to the feet of this video...this really helps in understandin the ILS..gr8 subscribed...
The hardest part is intercepting the ILS. 1) Obtain the ILS frequency. Try to do this as soon as you obtain your landing runway. 2) On heading autopilot or GPS descent, insert the ILS frequency (should be a number, in example 109.50) in to the STANDBY for NAV 1 on your radio console. May vary by plane, but this is almost always the same for standard fixed-wing aircraft. 3) Switch GPS to NAV if not already in NAV (typically a button or switch around the autopilot dash/console) 4) When you hear a Morse code signal, you have intercepted the ILS frequency. 5) Around then, turn on “APP” or “Approach.” 6) Once about 20 meters above the ground, Disable the auto-pilot and auto-throttle, and land. Note: The pink diamonds may be skewed throughout the approach in the case of a heavy crosswind as NAV won’t compensate for the wind forcing you to do a crab-walk landing. In this case, though, I would avoid using autopilot once you are 2,000 feet or less above the ground. This doesn’t include specific directions on flaps, airspeed, altitude, how to use the in-flight GPS, or how to land. This is purely for using the ILS. Use what you normally would to land your plane. ILS will only take care of lining your plane up so you don’t have to.
thrust shouldn't be idle until you are up on the runway not before reaching the runway, and reverse thrust must be activated the moment your landing gear hits the runway, nose can come down after R/T is on, no problem with that. GREAT VIDEO btw :)
Don't forget to take off the auto throttle switch when at runway and do set your auto brake before you land so you won't need braking with pedals unless you have to tweek brakes to stop.
I’ve had this game along time. Never played it as I didn’t kno much bwt flying. Still don’t but I’m slowly getting there with ur videos. I final found a airport and managed to land at it all thanks to you and ur videos. Keep it up
Thank you very much sir! The navigation to the runway was an obstacle for me before, but now i am able to land perfectly centered with the runway! It was a gigantic help xD
disabled gamer, I contact the ATC and it gives me a heading total different from my GPS heading and takes me into a different runway and different airport. Not where I want to be. Can you help me? how can I tel the ATC that I m flyin with GPS and let me land at the riggt runway?
MR COURIER You can't tell the ATC that your on GPS. The ATC wants to direct you to the runway by giving a heading. You can either tell ATC that you want another approach / runway, but personally I just ignore the instructions giving by the ATC, I just fly in to the runway.
I recommend that you don't uses the heading, but that you set up direct gps and fly in to the runway, by turning on ILS approach. So, just fly in to the runway and use your gps. I can't understand the dumpiness of ATC too
I have been watching so meany tutorials and this is the perfect one thank you for helping me on my first ever flight with a proper landing and line up to runway Im bad at landing iv only been playing for 3 weeks but thank u very much dude the best tutorial on ils iv LIKED AND SUBSCRIBED ✌️
hey brother thanks for the quick video I really appreciate it. I tried a number of times on my own and totally f'd it up this time i actually got it. and dont worry about the haters if there are any we ve never done a video of an ils while doing an ils. Keep them coming and thanks
Fast forward to 2022. Wow, thanks for the walk down memory lane. I still have the disks for MSFS Acceleration. I can't believe how much better the sim is now. 😮
Really good video I enjoyed it . The flight was great to see . Watching this I was really impressed . Keep up the great work you make some great videos !
Just getting back into FSX after some time away. I agree with other comments that this is the best no bs tutorial on ils and relevant autopilot settings for GPS routing on youtube. Would love it if you could do a VOR one in the default cessna using both NAV dials and autopilot. Most other videos I've found to be washy washy at best in comparison! Subbed!
Ay mate this tutorial helped me lots and made me discover things i never knew before. Wish you the best and i will definitely watch and await other vids
This is a great instruction. I've flown the flight multiple times trying different weather and time settings. It's a good length to fly. I learned a lot from it. Thanks!!
Awesome tutorial dude! Highly appreciated and the small mistakes you did wasn't bad because you pointed out what you should've done. The video is old but I really learned how to fly with the autopilot and how to use ILS. Also checked out your updated video and that one was also good! :)
Cheers for that mate. Now i have an idea about whats blinking and burping :) . I have definately been doing it the hard way... manual flight all these years!. Now i can have a coffee and a cigarette without hitting the pause button! . Cheers for sharing :)
Actually did a ILS manual landing in a real simulator(located near Schiphol) in very foggy circumstances. It's pretty hard to keep an eye on the screen, and also to keep an eye on the runway while you cant see it. But you have to cause if you dont see the runway at a certain height...than you have to make a go around. My years of experience in a PMDG 737 made it a lot easier, i knew what every single button did....PMDG did an awesome job. And the instructor was a real world Transavia pilot(NLD) what better compliment can you get than a pilot saying that you're talenten and should apply for a real pilot job. I got a nice paper from school, but sad enough it's not high enough to apply for it.
Are all the people who are saying his accent is bad stupid????!!!!! This guy had a great tutorial after i had watched 5 other videos i understood this one and i live in america and his accent was more than understandable. Thanks for the help DisabledGamer!!
Good video mate don't listen to all the moaners saying you did this that and the other wrong most of us realise that this video was intended to show people how to make an ILS approach
Dude I take this game very seriously , but man I was laughing at how you shrug off the mistakes you made 😂 and yes I do know the thingy ma jiggy bibbly Bob 😂 10/10 for this vid bro
+Matthew duke I did a reamake of this video, took me days, id mess up and wait a few days before retrying. I have to make things pretty much perfect before releasing them, i actually hate this video but its the most popular haha!
thanks i followed all your steps and landed perfectly in the center line and i bough about two weeks ago so i am still a beginner so this is my first landing and it was perfect
Brilliant- Actually works including ils frequency. No morse code this time so will fly this again. A very good simple tutorial and enjoyed . Subscribing now . Lots of learning still to do so all good:-)
Great tutorial. landed my first jet safely (Bombardier CRJ700). PS: Hope you can fix the framerate in future videos. but this one is very helpful. 11/10
Thank you for this great and Laidback tutorial Most are so Starchy like sitting in a lecture hall! Very helpful and informative. Thanks for taking the time to do this for we NEWBIES! :)
good tutorial. i'm able to fly the airline missions pretty good but that's because they have someone giving you help, so when it comes to my own flight plans I get lost. thanks
Very good job explaining how to do an ILS approach.Yoy basically held everyones hand,and guided them through it step by step.I dont understand what people are so anal retentive about.
best tutorial on this subject on YT. by the way what PC you running for fsx? specs... I wanna pinpoint the best PC, graphics card, ram all that jazz for running fsx in full graphics. I'm actually commenting on this video for a year ago it helped me with ILS, sold my pc since then and now gonna get a new one and started flying again.
Questions: I have been flying the Lear 45 lately using the GPS to get me to he airport and it's working great I usually use autoland, having already pre-programed the ILS runway freq. My questions: When exactly do I switch from the " GPS " button to the " NAV " button , as sometimes pressing it too late I overfly the runway and pressing too early causes my plane to get lost... When should I press the " APP " button What is my best alt. for intercepting the a runway localizer
Thanks for excellent video, I learned a lot I am very new in this world so sorry for my very basic question, I am using FSX but I have never able to look around cockpit and touching keys , How did you you do that? I mean zoom, looking to the left and right and.... Thanks
Good rule of thumb for any aircraft during final approach regarding the speed: 10 nm - 200 knots 9 nm - 190 knots 8 - 180 ... Then at 4 nm - 140 knots. This should be your final approach speed.
ok so here's a summary of how to use ILS: 1. On the flight planner, find the runway your landing at and click on the ILS Feather (the green arrow on the runway) 2. Make a note of the frequency the ILS radio works at (for this vid it was 110.30MHz) 3. Fly your plane and when your around 10 miles away, switch your NAV1 radio to your ILS radio frequency 4. You know it will work as you will start to hear the morse code beeping and a pink diamond that shows on your PFD, showing you the horizontal alignment of the plane to runway 5. Turn on the ILS and APP (not AP for autoPILOT) buttons on your front panel. This will then give you the vertical diamond, showing your glideslope as well 6. The plane should start making its corrections in its directions and rotations, readying itself for landing and lining itself 7. Remember, the ILS doesn't affect your other AP factors (ie speed), so make sure you deploy your flaps, landing gear and lower your throttle lever to lower your airspeed for landing 8. If your within a few miles, turn off your AP, but leave the Approach hold (APP) on and ILS 9. Once you reach the first sets of lights, set your thrust to idle (this is basically normal practice lol) 10. When you reach the runway's threshold, flare the aircraft, making sure the main landing gear touch the runway first 11. Apply brakes and reverse thrust 12. Taxi to gates/parking/fuel 13. whatever you want
Sir, I like your video to Heathro, it was intuitive. You mention flaring or pitching, is it common when you land, the nose of the aircraft goes beyond a 45 degree angle? I have had more tail strikes then anyone can imagine. Other then pushing forward on the Joy stick, is there anything that I might not be doing? Any help or suggestions, would be wonderful.
Ashish Solanki use the map whilst in flight or when viewing the flight plan...click on your chosen destination airport and you will see the airport info such as frequency etc.
Nice video thanks for sharing. Just one question tho.. The purple square coming down the left side was that part of the GSI? (Glide Slope Indicator). Also how are you able to zoom in and around the cockpit like you do? Is it an addon for fsx? Best wishes from a wheelchair fsx pilot
I am not an expert and only have about 20 or so flight hours in FSX, but... When you are flying on GPS, you are flying a course on your map and being kept on that course via GPS relays. This keeps you on an X,Y axis, you still set the altitude via the autopilot or manual control. When you switch to NAV, (in the case of using ILS to land) your course is now being kept by radar positioning and corrections being fed over the ILS communication, this also has the ability to control your X,Y,Z axis. I write this reply with the disclaimer that I am not a professional in any manner and corrections are welcomed. This is just my understanding based on my experience thus far.
Thank you my very first ILS landing. Just one thing i keep trying to get the plane to line up but it doesn't follow flight plan and end up continuing forward to the airport. My VOR LOC is on and then the plane just ends up circling the airport so i had to teleport the airplane out to the route which was off the coast and then it followed the flight plan and landed. If this could be addressed it would be greatly appreciated. Great video!
Thanks for the video. Commentary was great. Wondering why the spoilers didn't come up. I'm pretty sure they will deploy on landing even if they aren't armed on real 737-800. Not sure about the Simulator though.
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I think this is by far the most helpful youtube video I have ever seen.
you think ! d a m m y ?
I KNOW ITS BEEN SO MUCH TIME BUT I LOVE IT AND AFTER ALL THESE DAYS I FINALLY LANDED TYTYT!!!
Without a doubt, the best tutorial on ILS flights, ON the internet! Very clear, step by step procedures, and all under 20 minutes. 5/5 mate, you earned a sub! :)
I actually enjoyed this tutorial. I learned quite a bit from it. No worries about the mistakes, I got what you were trying to do and executed it just fine.
I tried it and it worked great! I know how to do an ILS approach now.
Thanks for sharing.
Maybe some improvements:
Takeoff - speed 140 flaps 5
Landing - 10 miles: flaps 0 speed 180
7 miles flaps 5 speed 165
5 miles: landing gear down flaps 15
3 miles: flaps 25
2 miles: flaps 30
altitude 100ft: disengage the autopilot and auto-throttle
50ft: power idle
30ft: start flaring 5-10 degrees
touchdown: reverse thrust, spoilers up
speed 60knts: disengage reverse and start manually braking
near taxiway: exit
Hope that gives you better performance! Good luck!
XpertPilotFSX Rotate speed is 145 Knots not 140..... And landing speed is 145 - 160.!!!!!
Legit I dont go over 145 knts when landing. And it's better than me landing at 160 knts. And I rotate at 140. I feel it's exactly the same. It's my procedure. It's how I land. If u gonna judge me then I'm fine because everyone is different. Everyone uses different ways to do things, just like you and I. So, any mistakes, I'm sorry, but I find it comfortable for me. Might not be for you though.
XpertPilotFSX So touching :D. Not. xD
XpertPilotFSX Lol ur mad bro. u gotta chill. and learn fsx
Dont fuckin mess boiii. (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง
As a complete noob, you've just made my life a hell of a lot easier
I´v been watching many tutorials, but this is the best! Thank you!
Ghostman113 Thanks man
DisabledGamer
I must agree with Ghostman113, very informational. Gave me a better understanding off many of the buttons and their functions.
Thanks
+p0kinsmot me too
Yes now my first fflight with autopilot works and turns works also :D now
Good info on the ILS/Autopilot ,will defo help me out in FSX
Just to let you know, you don't have to wait for both diamonds to be in the middle, as long as both diamonds appear you turn the approach hold on and it will sort the diamonds out to the middle itself.
Great video man. Don't sweat the mix ups - they made it more entertaining. It was informative and funny. Thanks again for posting it!
Brilliant demonstration..After watching more than 20 videos,noting could come to the feet of this video...this really helps in understandin the ILS..gr8 subscribed...
Pressing SHIFT + / will arm the spoilers. Then they will deploy automatically once the aircraft touches down.
The hardest part is intercepting the ILS.
1) Obtain the ILS frequency. Try to do this as soon as you obtain your landing runway.
2) On heading autopilot or GPS descent, insert the ILS frequency (should be a number, in example 109.50) in to the STANDBY for NAV 1 on your radio console. May vary by plane, but this is almost always the same for standard fixed-wing aircraft.
3) Switch GPS to NAV if not already in NAV (typically a button or switch around the autopilot dash/console)
4) When you hear a Morse code signal, you have intercepted the ILS frequency.
5) Around then, turn on “APP” or “Approach.”
6) Once about 20 meters above the ground, Disable the auto-pilot and auto-throttle, and land.
Note:
The pink diamonds may be skewed throughout the approach in the case of a heavy crosswind as NAV won’t compensate for the wind forcing you to do a crab-walk landing. In this case, though, I would avoid using autopilot once you are 2,000 feet or less above the ground.
This doesn’t include specific directions on flaps, airspeed, altitude, how to use the in-flight GPS, or how to land. This is purely for using the ILS. Use what you normally would to land your plane. ILS will only take care of lining your plane up so you don’t have to.
I watched so many videos on how to use ILS and so far you are the best one I have seen so far thank you very much for sharing
Thank you for this tutorial you have solved my biggest part of FSX.
thrust shouldn't be idle until you are up on the runway not before reaching the runway, and reverse thrust must be activated the moment your landing gear hits the runway, nose can come down after R/T is on, no problem with that. GREAT VIDEO btw :)
That was a highly buttered landing... Realized the plane touched down only after seeing the nose come down... Amazing
Don't forget to take off the auto throttle switch when at runway and do set your auto brake before you land so you won't need braking with pedals unless you have to tweek brakes to stop.
I’ve had this game along time. Never played it as I didn’t kno much bwt flying. Still don’t but I’m slowly getting there with ur videos. I final found a airport and managed to land at it all thanks to you and ur videos. Keep it up
Thank you very much sir! The navigation to the runway was an obstacle for me before, but now i am able to land perfectly centered with the runway! It was a gigantic help xD
Uploading a newer version soon, without mistakes
disabled gamer, I contact the ATC and it gives me a heading total different from my GPS heading and takes me into a different runway and different airport. Not where I want to be. Can you help me? how can I tel the ATC that I m flyin with GPS and let me land at the riggt runway?
MR COURIER You can't tell the ATC that your on GPS. The ATC wants to direct you to the runway by giving a heading. You can either tell ATC that you want another approach / runway, but personally I just ignore the instructions giving by the ATC, I just fly in to the runway.
Lucas Delmarcel ok but the heading never lines me up with the rnwy
I recommend that you don't uses the heading, but that you set up direct gps and fly in to the runway, by turning on ILS approach. So, just fly in to the runway and use your gps. I can't understand the dumpiness of ATC too
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I Learned alot of Things about Autopilot Because of you... :)
I have been watching so meany tutorials and this is the perfect one thank you for helping me on my first ever flight with a proper landing and line up to runway Im bad at landing iv only been playing for 3 weeks but thank u very much dude the best tutorial on ils iv LIKED AND SUBSCRIBED ✌️
hey brother thanks for the quick video I really appreciate it. I tried a number of times on my own and totally f'd it up this time i actually got it. and dont worry about the haters if there are any we ve never done a video of an ils while doing an ils. Keep them coming and thanks
Yay thanks for the tutorial, now I can do professional flights 😀😀👍
Glad I could help!
Fast forward to 2022. Wow, thanks for the walk down memory lane. I still have the disks for MSFS Acceleration. I can't believe how much better the sim is now. 😮
Really good video I enjoyed it . The flight was great to see . Watching this I was really impressed . Keep up the great work you make some great videos !
Just getting back into FSX after some time away. I agree with other comments that this is the best no bs tutorial on ils and relevant autopilot settings for GPS routing on youtube. Would love it if you could do a VOR one in the default cessna using both NAV dials and autopilot. Most other videos I've found to be washy washy at best in comparison! Subbed!
Ay mate this tutorial helped me lots and made me discover things i never knew before. Wish you the best and i will definitely watch and await other vids
This is a great instruction. I've flown the flight multiple times trying different weather and time settings. It's a good length to fly. I learned a lot from it. Thanks!!
Awesome tutorial dude! Highly appreciated and the small mistakes you did wasn't bad because you pointed out what you should've done. The video is old but I really learned how to fly with the autopilot and how to use ILS. Also checked out your updated video and that one was also good! :)
Cheers for that mate. Now i have an idea about whats blinking and burping :) . I have definately been doing it the hard way... manual flight all these years!. Now i can have a coffee and a cigarette without hitting the pause button! . Cheers for sharing :)
Actually did a ILS manual landing in a real simulator(located near Schiphol) in very foggy circumstances.
It's pretty hard to keep an eye on the screen, and also to keep an eye on the runway while you cant see it.
But you have to cause if you dont see the runway at a certain height...than you have to make a go around.
My years of experience in a PMDG 737 made it a lot easier, i knew what every single button did....PMDG did an awesome job.
And the instructor was a real world Transavia pilot(NLD) what better compliment can you get than a pilot saying that you're talenten and should apply for a real pilot job.
I got a nice paper from school, but sad enough it's not high enough to apply for it.
Thank you so much! This tutorial was simple, yet very clear and easy to understand.
Thank you very much, thanks to your video I have just completed my first IFR landing. one of my best in a very long time
What an enjoyable ttutorial, not perfect, but it explains the basics really good! Thank you!
Are all the people who are saying his accent is bad stupid????!!!!! This guy had a great tutorial after i had watched 5 other videos i understood this one and i live in america and his accent was more than understandable. Thanks for the help DisabledGamer!!
Enjoyed this a lot, thank you, well explained and the errors kind of makes it more engaging, thanks again
Good video mate don't listen to all the moaners saying you did this that and the other wrong most of us realise that this video was intended to show people how to make an ILS approach
Dude I take this game very seriously , but man I was laughing at how you shrug off the mistakes you made 😂 and yes I do know the thingy ma jiggy bibbly Bob 😂
10/10 for this vid bro
+Matthew duke I did a reamake of this video, took me days, id mess up and wait a few days before retrying. I have to make things pretty much perfect before releasing them, i actually hate this video but its the most popular haha!
+DisabledGamer (IWikzGB)hahaha i'd do more like this its brilliant lol
Best video on UA-cam!!! Thank you so much!
I now finally know who to use the ILS. Good demonstration, thanx!
This really helped me as a FSX beginner, many thanks for your tutorial.
thanks i followed all your steps and landed perfectly in the center line and i bough about two weeks ago so i am still a beginner so this is my first landing and it was perfect
What a beautiful video it literally taught me everything that i wanted to know thnx and nice landing
thank you very much, i struggled to understand how to land with ils but you explained it well. nice video
Brilliant- Actually works including ils frequency. No morse code this time so will fly this again. A very good simple tutorial and enjoyed . Subscribing now . Lots of learning still to do so all good:-)
Great tutorial. landed my first jet safely (Bombardier CRJ700).
PS: Hope you can fix the framerate in future videos. but this one is very helpful. 11/10
Thank you so much DisabledGamer for this. I can finally understand how the ils decends automatically. You're awesome!
best ils tutorial quick and easy this m8
Thanks mate you gave Much better instructions than the other videos awesome!!
Thank you for this great and Laidback tutorial Most are so Starchy like sitting in a lecture hall!
Very helpful and informative. Thanks for taking the time to do this for we NEWBIES! :)
"frozen f*** it all" on his desktop LMAO! You into some kinky sh** xD
good tutorial. i'm able to fly the airline missions pretty good but that's because they have someone giving you help, so when it comes to my own flight plans I get lost. thanks
Brilliant, wished lve seen this before my birthday treat of a visit to 737 simulator
behappyynot where did you do this?
@@hahahahahahahahahah6869 It was at Newbiggin, Newcastle, UK
Best tutorial ever on fsx for ils landing
i learned i suck at ILS approaches the tutorial was spot on i just need to get good
Thank you so much! This was very helpful for a newcomer to FSX!
Thanks I landed my first ils landing cause of your vid cheers
this really helped me a lot
Lovely video. hope to see some more.
Very good job explaining how to do an ILS approach.Yoy basically held everyones hand,and guided them through it step by step.I dont understand what people are so anal retentive about.
Awesome job Sir.........love fsx !...thankyou
We don't use brakes only if its necessary. its only Reverse Throttle / Spoiler / and 45 Fully Flaps :3
easy to understand and listen to.. well done
yo this video is very helpful man, thanks
10 out of 10, clutchiest takeoff ever.
Thanks. I like to live on the edge.
thx it worked I had the smoothest and neatest landing I have ever done!
best tutorial on this subject on YT. by the way what PC you running for fsx? specs... I wanna pinpoint the best PC, graphics card, ram all that jazz for running fsx in full graphics. I'm actually commenting on this video for a year ago it helped me with ILS, sold my pc since then and now gonna get a new one and started flying again.
LOL thanks. Way more entertaining than instructional.
thank you so much! very good explaining! :D:D
Best video on this very clear thanks!
Thanks for the great explanation
Thank you very much. What is the add on where it shows ground traffic and peoples voices etc?
Thanks for showing this to us! :)
Great video! Really helped! Funny as well! ha
Man you are just a charm !
very helpful and so easy to follow and understand, liked and subscried
Thanks that was good, your flight plan is so easy to do, I use X-Plane 10 on a Mac and have to use a FMC, nightmare.
I CAN LAND IN FSX!!! Thank you so much!
Now that i finally now how everything works in fsx, i think it is very very very easy
9:10 Hey mate how did you bring this thing on the right? I am tired of twisting my neck to read what's written there!
Shift 2
Questions:
I have been flying the Lear 45 lately using the GPS to get me to he airport and it's working great
I usually use autoland, having already pre-programed the ILS runway freq.
My questions:
When exactly do I switch from the " GPS " button to the " NAV " button , as sometimes pressing it too late I overfly the runway and pressing too early causes my plane to get lost...
When should I press the " APP " button
What is my best alt. for intercepting the a runway localizer
Thanks a lot for the video. But how can you make zoom in- out in the flight? Is there any addon or special equipment?
sanerm Space bar and scroll wheel
DisabledGamer (IWikzGB) Great :) I have been flying in FS9 and FSX since 8 years but I just heard this. Thank you again :)
Thanks for excellent video, I learned a lot
I am very new in this world so sorry for my very basic question,
I am using FSX but I have never able to look around cockpit and touching keys ,
How did you you do that? I mean zoom, looking to the left and right and....
Thanks
Good rule of thumb for any aircraft during final approach regarding the speed:
10 nm - 200 knots
9 nm - 190 knots
8 - 180
...
Then at 4 nm - 140 knots. This should be your final approach speed.
I don't fly FSX anymore but this is good info!
ok so here's a summary of how to use ILS:
1. On the flight planner, find the runway your landing at and click on the ILS Feather (the green arrow on the runway)
2. Make a note of the frequency the ILS radio works at (for this vid it was 110.30MHz)
3. Fly your plane and when your around 10 miles away, switch your NAV1 radio to your ILS radio frequency
4. You know it will work as you will start to hear the morse code beeping and a pink diamond that shows on your PFD, showing you the horizontal alignment of the plane to runway
5. Turn on the ILS and APP (not AP for autoPILOT) buttons on your front panel. This will then give you the vertical diamond, showing your glideslope as well
6. The plane should start making its corrections in its directions and rotations, readying itself for landing and lining itself
7. Remember, the ILS doesn't affect your other AP factors (ie speed), so make sure you deploy your flaps, landing gear and lower your throttle lever to lower your airspeed for landing
8. If your within a few miles, turn off your AP, but leave the Approach hold (APP) on and ILS
9. Once you reach the first sets of lights, set your thrust to idle (this is basically normal practice lol)
10. When you reach the runway's threshold, flare the aircraft, making sure the main landing gear touch the runway first
11. Apply brakes and reverse thrust
12. Taxi to gates/parking/fuel
13. whatever you want
Sir, I like your video to Heathro, it was intuitive. You mention flaring or pitching, is it common when you land, the nose of the aircraft goes beyond a 45 degree angle? I have had more tail strikes then anyone can imagine. Other then pushing forward on the Joy stick, is there anything that I might not be doing? Any help or suggestions, would be wonderful.
Steven Schlereth If you need to pull up this much to slow your decent you are probably going to slow, i can make a video on it if requested :)
Thank you Sir
Thanks for the tutorial, from where to get the details you have input of frequency, head and course?
Ashish Solanki use the map whilst in flight or when viewing the flight plan...click on your chosen destination airport and you will see the airport info such as frequency etc.
Nice one. Is it possible to do the same exercise with Boeing F-18?
Nice video thanks for sharing. Just one question tho.. The purple square coming down the left side was that part of the GSI? (Glide Slope Indicator).
Also how are you able to zoom in and around the cockpit like you do? Is it an addon for fsx?
Best wishes from a wheelchair fsx pilot
***** Hold down space and use the mouse and mouse wheel. If you do want an camera add-on i recommend EzDock
***** Also just re read your comment, the purple square is indeed
helped me alot Mate, thanks!
In almost all UA-cam videos they are saying switch from GPS to NAV but nobody is saying why, what's the reason???
I am not an expert and only have about 20 or so flight hours in FSX, but... When you are flying on GPS, you are flying a course on your map and being kept on that course via GPS relays. This keeps you on an X,Y axis, you still set the altitude via the autopilot or manual control. When you switch to NAV, (in the case of using ILS to land) your course is now being kept by radar positioning and corrections being fed over the ILS communication, this also has the ability to control your X,Y,Z axis. I write this reply with the disclaimer that I am not a professional in any manner and corrections are welcomed. This is just my understanding based on my experience thus far.
@@ID10TDriving thankyou.. is very helpful
Thnx, very good vid, and sry, one stupid question, is ils frequency always same?
Thank you my very first ILS landing. Just one thing i keep trying to get the plane to line up but it doesn't follow flight plan and end up continuing forward to the airport. My VOR LOC is on and then the plane just ends up circling the airport so i had to teleport the airplane out to the route which was off the coast and then it followed the flight plan and landed. If this could be addressed it would be greatly appreciated. Great video!
You hit your nav button too late??? Your altitude was too high or too low???
Thanks for the video. Commentary was great. Wondering why the spoilers didn't come up. I'm pretty sure they will deploy on landing even if they aren't armed on real 737-800. Not sure about the Simulator though.
The glideslop diamond is always at the bottom and never changes no matter where I am during my approach
I think I heard you say about having an updated default 737-800? Where can I download it?
Thanks, and good video!
Helped out alot, thanks
Glad to hear it!