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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 12 May 2009 13:56:07 -0500, Mike Raiford wrote:
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>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Flying is pretty common for me.
>>>
>>>
>> I've had several dreams where I'm attempting to land a 747 on a highway.
>> Usually I'm successful, then wind up taxiing the plane all around
>> town, being careful not to snag any telephone poles.
>
> Mine tend to be without the aid of aircraft. Just floating/flying,
> seeing my neighborhood from a bird's-eye-view.
>
>> NOTE: I have no clue how to fly a jet like that. If I'm ever at the
>> controls of such a beast .... :/
>
> Get on the radio and call the nearest tower (hopefully the frequency set
> correctly) and ask for the vectors to an airport with an instrument
> landing system. Ask for the frequency of the ILS on the active runway
> and the tower frequency (so you can notify the tower you need to make an
> emergency landing). Ask the tower for a precision radar approach to the
> ILS.
>
> Use the autopilot heavily to adjust altitude, heading, and airspeed. Set
> the NAV1 radio to the ILS frequency and set the autopilot to use the NAV1.
>
> Set the autopilot also to follow the glidescope.
>
> And make damned sure the altimeter setting is correct. You don't want to
> hit the ground until the right moment.
>
> Oh, and put the landing gear down. That helps.
*Jots this down* I'll keep that in mind, should I ever need to act out
the heroic efforts of poorly acted action at 35,000 feet film. ;)
> (Can you tell I spend too much time flying simulators? And in particular
> 747s?)
>
> Jim
Heh. I have FSX. I've played around with the Airbus A380 (I think?) Love
it when I approach the airport and start getting "Sink Rate" and "Pull
Up" messages. :D Though, I can land properly in FS, but basically in
free-flight, I've never tried to use the NAV equipment or talk to the
tower...
--
~Mike
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