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More info?)
PMDG is coming... still a good 6 months off though I suspect. No official
date set yet.
"GeoffC" <geoff_noise@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:d0fau8$1i7$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
>I agree with John on that one. I don't fly the 747 these days, just the
> baby 737 and Concorde, however I think my approach would work for anything
> else and I did use it on the PSS747 many times. Basically I'm cautious.
> I
> normally program my approaches such that I'm down to around 2500' - 3000'
> as
> I turn onto the localiser at between 12 - 15 miles.
>
> I reckon if your at flaps 5 as you turn and around 210kts you are 30kts
> above stall even for a fully laden overweight emergency landing at
> 880,000Lb. Once turned and established on the localiser dial 160kts and
> flaps 10 then watch the glideslope come alive. As the glideslope comes
> alive flaps 20 and drop the gear.
>
> By the time the glideslope is captured you should have landing flaps set
> and
> a speed of maybe 150 dialled unless your really heavy (You only want about
> 20 tons of fuel left for a normal landing). Some may argue with the speed
> I
> suggest as many seem to come in at 170/180kts. I do not believe this is
> either realistic or helping to land in a controlled manner.
>
> If you follow all of the above you should be slowed and in landing
> configuration quite a few miles out, such that you can relax and enjoy the
> last phase of the flight.
>
> Once you have tried the suggested approach a few times you can then
> compress
> things a little as you will be comfortable with the way it flies. That
> said
> the relaxed and controlled landing that this will achieve is not a million
> miles from the real thing, just a slightly longer run in than some.
>
> You may want to consider buying the PSS 747 for 2002 if your still running
> that FS version.
>
>
http://www.phoenix-simulation.co.uk/default.asp?pss=browseproducts&images=checked&catid=183&nm=Boeing+747%2D400+2k2
>
> It's only £10 and comes with comprehensive documentation, great panels and
> an FMC (Not the best I have to say). It won't run in FS9 though.
>
> One final point, the 737 is slippier than the 747 and that slows at around
> 10kts per NM travelled if you want a rough guideline. Having said that I'm
> talking about the real bird, I don't know how the MS version compares to
> this.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Geoff
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "John Ewing" <none@needed> wrote in message
> news:422b12a1$0$11529$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>>
>> "Marc Wiselius" <RemoveThis.m.wiselius@chello.nl> wrote in message
>> news:BvBWd.296386$PH1.183412@amsnews05.chello.com...
>> > Hi, fellow flyers,
>> >
>> > I have problems with the 747 in FS2002, particulary with landing. Most
> of
>> > the time I'm used to flying with the 777. Microsoft supplies detailed
>> > instructions for the 777:
>> > at 20nm from the airport be at 10000 feet with 250IAS
>> > 15nm 210IAS flaps 1,
>> > etcetera.
>> > Can someone please give me similar instructions for the 747?
>> > The problems that I have has to do with slowing down the plane: it
>> > takes
>> > forever to slow the 747 down! When I come in for the final approach I
> end
>> > up too high and too fast.
>> > Any help would be appreciated.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Marc
>>
>> Marc, 10,000ft in 20nm is a steep descent. Even with flight idle power
>> setting you will need use speed brakes to keep below 250kt on the ASI.
> And
>> remember you need to be flying level to intercept the localiser at around
>> 10nm from the airport.
>>
>> Start your descent earlier.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> John
>>
>>
>
>
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