ILS Approach Tips for MSFS

This is not quite a tutorial, but I do point out a few good pointers about flying the ILS.

Here is the link for the rate of descent table:

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@janujan995

That is actually a compliment what you just said, LOL, inside pilot joke - "needles are not moving, the instrument must be broken", just means a well flown approach if you are not chasing the needles.

Look at VOR 1 (top VOR), the horizontal needle is the glideslope, the vertical needle is the localizer.

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I missed that it was a back course at first glance, the BC did not even compute, but you got it. So great job seeing that.

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@janujan995

1. Have a good attitude (counts more than you think - REPUTATION).
2. Solo by the time you're 14 (you can do that in Canada)
2. Get a Private Pilot License (PPL) by 17.
3. Get a instrument and multi-engine ratings before 18.
3. Have your Commercial (CPL), instructor (CFI, CFII, MEI) ratings by 18
4. Get as many hours as you can by the time you're 21.
5. Get you're ATP rating by 21 (if you can).
5. Apply at all the airlines (there's a lot of competition so get in anywhere you can) .

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You don't need the ATIS except the departure and arrival airports.

You will be given the initial ATC frequency when they give you your clearance, then the ATC's will transfer you just as they do in the flight sim. It is exactly as it is in the flight sim.

When you check in with your new ATC, if you are under 18, 000 feet the ATC will give you the altimerter setting, example "Cessna 654 roger, altimerter 29.97", same as it is in the flight sim.

All altimerter settings for above 18, 000 are 29.92

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@MrAdex10

The plane is a Carenado C-182, one of the best flying models out there. It's flight characteristics are very similar to the actual C-182. Thanks for the comment.

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@janujan995

The needles show you the correct FLIGHT PATH, where you need to be.

If the localizer needle is to the left, you flight path is to the left so you need to adjust your flight path a little to the left.

If the glideslope needle is a little down, then your flight path is a little bellow you so you need to adjust your plane to be a little lower.

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No, when flying IFR, airspaces don't matter because you are under the control of a ATC the whole time, so you do not have to ask anyone to transition through their airspace.

To be more technical, when you get your IFR clearance on the ground prior to takeoff, they basically clear you thru everything, that is your permission to enter different airspaces.

Localizer DME Approach East with a Visual Approach Procedure 11-1 at Innsbruck

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@janujan995

Well, that is what google is for, find local flight schools and ask them about pricing, package deals, etc etc etc.

Solo is your first solo flight without an instructor, usually 3 takeoffs and landings in the pattern.

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@Armydude771

In the US, people don't care about math scores, that is only in Europe and Asia where companies like Lufthansa (et al) require students to have good grades to get into their flight training programs.

In the US, you pay for your own training. No math scores, no school grades, as long as you have good judgment, good attitude and put your time in, you're fine.

Someone should tell the rest of the world that being a nerd does not make you a good pilot.

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There isn't a published back course approach at KSBA, but you can ask for it ;)

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@jonthedoors

Thanks, flying the simulator is always so much harder to do than actual flying. Hard to explain, in a way you feel your way in an actual plane, where as everything seems to be so much more sensitive in MSFS. It is so hard to fine tune your flying in the FS. Check out that actual Santa Barbara video I have, my sister caught a nice "fine adjustment" in a closeup shot a minute or so into the video. You can just see how much (or little) adjustment is needed.

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@TeamLeftmatch777

ATC will give you a final altitude from him/her, in this example I used 1900 feet. We will maintain 1900 feet until we INTERCEPT THE GLIDESLOPE, once we intercept the glideslope, that is our Final Approach Fix (Point), that is the point we START our final descent to follow the glideslope.

Time wise on the video 4:00 to 5:10

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@ciremh24

Thanks, glad you like the video(s). They are based on my actual training, somewhat simplified for MSFS. Though not a certified flight instructor yet, I'm getting there slowly. Then I'll have to start charging for my instruction, LOL, but you guys have some time before that (a year or so). But for now, enjoy them as much as you wish.

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It is a Carenado Cessna 182Q, just google Carenado and then go to their website.

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I have around 20-25 videos on reading approach plates.

You can find them in my "Extreme Airports" and "Flying into World Airports" playlists.

There are also some basic one in my "Flight Simulator Tutorials" playlist.

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I used a screen capture software called Fraps, then edited everything together in Adobe Premier Pro.

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@TeamLeftmatch777

Approach plates for all US airports can be found at:

skyvector . com or on-final . com

for others you just google them.

As far as question 2, I answer both parts of the question specifically in this video.

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@CubesForAKid

Ahh, you guys are too sensitive, LOL, I misspoke anyway, I meant to say Geometry and the Pythagorean Theorem, LOL, sorry I just have 3 minutes to burn, thanks for the comment :)

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You are not wrong in the way you do it. It is how airliners do it.

But you have to understand that airline pilots have been through hundreds if not thousands of manual approaches to be where they are today, so they use the autopilot for safety and reducing the workload.

Also remember that airline pilots can at any moment disconnect the AP and fly the plane manually.

So it is important to learn how the ILS works and to fly it manually, otherwise all you have learned is to push buttons.

[KAINE]

Nice landing. learned something new as I always do with your vids. Calculating rate of descent. Thanks for sharing.