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EHM-2101 Tarik:
Thanks everyone, especially Bruno. I'll practise my landings today with those instructions ;)

EHM-2097 Andrei:
Hi Tarik,

I'd like to add two more advices.

If you change planes often, you should search the Internet (flight sim ressource sites, I mean) for sim checklists. You can be lucky and find one for exactly "your" version of the plane. These checklists may be perfectible, but give a good "first idea" of the way to fly the plane, including the approach procedure - descent, deceleration etc.

By the other hand, if you fly one single plane trying to achieve perfection (don't we all?), I suggest that after each landing you analyze what you did not like and fine tune your procedure. That's what I recently did myself taking advantage of the same Capitals Tour.

Cheers
Andrei

EHM-1838 Andrew:
Tarik
Go to this site ........http://www.dauntless-soft.com/PRODUCTS/Freebies/HandlingNotes/simchecklists.asp
There you will find FREE checklists for all the popular Flightsim aircraft,form little Cessnas to mighty Boeings.You can print them out(there only four or five pages or so)they will tell what your correct approach speeds, flap settings etc etc they are for FS aircraft not real world and are very helpful.
cheers Andy

EHM-2029 Sotiris:
Hi Tarik,

it's a bit off-topic but your avatar picture has an incorrect date. I think it's April 2007 when you joined as opposed to 2006.

It still looks very nice though.

EHM-1001 Robert:
If you prefer manual flying, I would like to add some more practical numbers:

I used to set OFFLINE approaches, to start at least 7nm from landing point, and around 2000 feet above ground. That is similar what you get from inbuilt ATC.

But lets see a possible approach procedure for the B737 ;)

- TOD (top of descent): start descending at around -2000 fpm, and 300 KIAS
- FL150 / 60 nm out: set your speed to 250 KIAS, and decrease descent rate to -1500 fpm. Apply a little speed-brakes if necessary to slow down.
- FL100 / 40 nm out: entering at max 260 KIAS. Decrease speed to 230 KIAS and descend rate to -1000 fpm.
- 5000' / 20 nm out: decrease your speed to 200, and as you reach it, apply Flap 5.
- 3000' / 12 nm out: decrease your speed to 160 KIAS, and apply Flap 15.
- 2000' / 7 nm out: catch ILS, slow down to 140 KIAS, gear out, apply Flaps 30, try descending at -600 fpm.
- 200' / 1 nm out, decide about touchdown...if your plane was too light, slow down to 120 KIAS and apply Full flaps with -500 fpm.
- at treshold: flare
- after touchdown: apply reversers
- at 80 KIAS: close reversers and apply brakes
- slow down and taxi in

That is all ;)

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