Q251377: FS2000: How to Fly an ILS Approach in Tutorial 15, Situation 2

Article: Q251377
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
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Keyword(s): kbui fsim kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to fly a successful instrument landing system (ILS)
approach in the Tutorial 15, Situation 2 flight in Microsoft Flight Simulator
2000.

MORE INFORMATION
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To use the autopilot successfully when you fly an ILS approach, use the
following methods in the order in which they are presented.

Install the Flight Simulator 2000 Update
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To implement instrument fixes that improve game performance, download and install
the Flight Simulator 2000 update from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs2000/downloads_fs2000update.asp

Change the Autopilot Heading Hold to 285 Degrees
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Change the autopilot heading hold (HDG) from 295 degrees to 285 degrees. To do
this, use one of the following methods.

Use the Heading Bug Adjust Knob Button:

To use the heading bug adjust knob button to change the autopilot heading hold
from 295 degrees to 285 degrees:

1. Start Flight Simulator 2000.

2. On the Flights menu, click Select Flight.

3. Under Available Flights, scroll down until you see Tutorial 15, Situation 2.

4. Click Tutorial 15, Situation 2, and then click the green check mark to start
  the tutorial flight.

5. On the instrument panel, click the heading bug adjust knob button on the
  heading indicator (a red triangle labeled HDG at the lower-right side of the
  heading indicator) to set the heading to 285 degrees.

  Click the right side of the heading bug adjust knob button to increase and the
  left side to decrease the heading in degrees.

6. On the autopilot which is located at the bottom of the radio stack, click the
  APR button (the Approach Hold function).

Use the Autopilot Dialog Box:

To use the Autopilot dialog box to change the autopilot heading hold from 295
degrees to 285 degrees:

1. Start Flight Simulator 2000.

2. On the Flights menu, click Select Flight.

3. Under Available Flights, scroll down until you see Tutorial 15, Situation 2.

4. Click Tutorial 15, Situation 2, and then click the green check mark to start
  the tutorial flight.

5. On the Aircraft menu, click Autopilot.

6. Click to select the Autopilot Active check box.

7. Click to select the "HDG - heading hold" check box, and then type "285"
  (without the quotation marks) in the "HDG - heading hold" box.

8. In the "Navigation mode" box, click "APR - Loc Glidescope Hold".

  NOTE: You do not need to deactivate the "HDG - heading hold" and "ALT -
  altitude hold" autopilot functions if they are selected when you select the
  "APR - Loc Glidescope Hold" mode.

  The "HDG - heading hold" and "ALT - altitude hold" autopilot functions are
  automatically deactivated as the autopilot recognizes the glideslope and the
  localizer.

9. Click the green check mark to save your autopilot settings.

Maintain an Airspeed of 90 Knots
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Maintain an airspeed of 90 knots during your approach.

A descent into the denser air that is present at lower altitudes tends to
increase engine power. Reduce engine power slightly to maintain an airspeed of
90 knots as you make your descent.

Change the Altimeter Setting to 29.92
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If you land short of the runway, the altimeter setting may be set to 30.15 by
default.

To resolve this issue, download and install the Flight Simulator 2000 update
mentioned under "Install the Flight Simulator 2000 Update" near the beginning of
the "More Information" section of this article.

To work around this issue, manually use the altimeter calibration knob (the black
button at the lower-left side of the altimeter) to set the altimeter setting to
29.92. Click the right side of the altimeter calibration knob to increase and
the left side to decrease the altitude setting.

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Keywords          : kbui fsim kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbinfo

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