FS2020: Back to Basics With MSFS Part 7 - Setting Up & Flying a Manual ILS Approach

Continuing our Back to Basics Series - in this video I show you how to fly and land using Manual ILS Navigation.

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⌚Timestamps⌚
Introduction: (0:00)
Setting up the Flight Route: (0:57)
Flying the Manual ILS Approach: (4:49)

Title Music: Elektronomia - Limitless

#MSFSManualILS #MSFSILSApproach #MSFSManualILSNavigation

[rogerminn]

Thank you for another educational video. Sometimes while watching other instructional videos it’s easy to become overwhelmed. But your videos are both informative and enjoyable to watch as you share your enthusiasm for flying.

[wombleway]

If you click "More" on the map screen, and then select "Open Filters", you can scroll down and turn on Navaids - this will add small dots at the end of any ILS enabled runway, which, if you click on them, will bring up the ILS frequency for that specific runway.

Just saves you having to check any external websites!

[jeffchapman]

You're assisting me in learning that VOR is effective in terms of ILS. Didn't know that. Thank you.

[lyskmusic]

I'm brand new at this (and learning so much thanks to you) I always thought the instrument in question was just for VOR navigation. Wow... amazing!

[SLDG]

You have seriously read my mind! where I am its the Australia Day holiday which Ive put aside to set up my Honeycomb peripherals and then relearn ILS landings! Impeccable timing! Ty for this.

[Old_BH_Gunner]

Finally some avionics I am familiar with, yeah I’m old lol and have not been able to stay current, so all that glass cockpit stuff took me a bit to get used to in msfs. One way to make it a bit easier is to fly the glide slope with mainly trim, small movements using trim until you have it steadied.

With some older planes that also had rudder trim you could use trim for horizontal small movements in the yaw axis as well. I got to do this the first time in a T38 as a teen, I was a cadet in Civil Air Patrol which is The US Air Force auxiliary.

Nice job as always 👍

[flybeeson]

As well as the excellent tutorial on manual ILS, as a rookie pilot I have learnt another valuable lesson. I was wondering why my plane was banking sharply to the left and then falling out of the sky after about 2 mins in the air. Then I remembered that when over 3, 000 ft in a Cessna 152 you have to set the mixture to lean. After I did that I was able to make it to Denver in one piece!

[clarkac]

What is especially helpful is to do these basics videos in the 'basic' plane using steam gauges. Then it's not a question of also learning how to operate a G1000 or similar, which adds to and confuses the learning. It also helps people who avoid glass cockpits because of various issues, one of which is being colour blind (that's me).

[clarkac]

Good stuff, very useful - thanks. A hands-on video like this beats theory lectures every time!

[riflemusket]

Nice tutorial on flying the ILS frequency in the C152 (which has no autopilot)! I’ll try this in my C152 as well. The vertical level line should give you the optimal glide slope to the runway. I’m used to flying the ILS with autopilot in an Airbus A320.

[hammerpgh]

Finally managed to get myself some time to copy your flight from Rocky Mountain to Denver using the ILS. Successfully completed the flight so thanks for the instructions. I didn't have quite so much luck trying myself to make the return flight though.. I got the ILS frequency for Rocky Mountain ok and entered it into nav1 fine before using the ATC to get myself taxi clearance to the runway (using the info from your ATC video (thanks again 👍) and took off. Unfortunately i think i must have got my directions confused and headed away from the destination airport and didn't realise for some time lol. Anyway, it was still a useful execercise in getting used to the various views, checking the instruments, more trim practice, etc. so all good. Definitely need to scrub up on my geography though doh!!

[Pindi]

Another brilliant tutorial with much good info and very well presented, thanks again.

[EDCtexan]

I need to start at beginning of these back to basics this video would of helped me last night im getting back to vor flying and trying to find runway is crazy cause im having to look on littlenav map and it i dont think gives ils freqs so i end up in the round about forever

[Rosenrot]

You can get the ils frequencies using the world map, goto filters and turn on nav aids - then click the nav icon next to the runway on world map :)

[tomjanzen]

Thank you so much, Mr. H. That was a real kick. I've long wished for a simple explanation on how to use the VOR signals in a practical way.

[TWOKDOK]

Thanks H.. I find that using the trim to track the glideslope more accurately and then tweaks on the throttle to maintain desired IAS works better for me. Happy New Year !

[jesseburgess]

Thank you for all your videos. When will you be reviewing the TCA Boeing Yoke, really looking forward to your review and setup.

[ramnik.khanna]

@Huddison, thanks for another crisp and excellent tutorial video!
I really like the way you explain everything which is easy to comprehend and follow!

I find it really susrprising that MS has not included in the SIM itself, the runway ILS frequencies of all airports that are equipped with the system?!

[DarkGT]

Cool and informative video as always Mr Huddison. I really like your plane's color scheme, it's quite eye popping 😄.

[Old_BH_Gunner]

You can do much the same in the 172 using the flight director. I like to call it chasing the bat lol.