We provide a comprehensive guide to all the steps required to land an Airbus or Boeing aircraft.
Preparations for landing begin already from the descent to 10,000 feet, when theLAND L and R-ONlights turn on.
Use the knob to set the value and confirm by pressing Selected Air Speed Mode.
Slowing down below 200 knots already requiresFLAPS-in position1.
In the meantime, the tower controller will respond with the landing information, e.g.
the runway number or STAR procedure.
VLS to Lowest Selectable - the lowest speed maintainable by the autopilot and automatic throttle.
In theNAV SERIEStab of MCDU, verify that the system frequency isILSfor the selected landing runway.
The frequency of ILS can be found on airport maps or in the game.
Detailed instructions can be found in the FAQ section of the guide.
In the center of the instrument panel, adjust the force of the automatic wheel brakesAUTO BRK.
With long runways, MED.
is usually enough, with shorter ones, use MAX.
After landing, they will automatically extend and help to slow down the aircraft on the runway.
Be sure to confirm the speed selection by pressing the button on the selected speed mode.
According to the range rings on the navigation screen, we’re about 12 miles from the runway.
APPR mode is indicated on the PFD monitor as lettersG / S(or Glide Slope).
The blue marking below the green indicates that the mode is armed but not yet active.
The plane hasn’t picked up the ILS signal yet.
There’s no iron rule here.
Some pilots take over the controls earlier, around 3,000 feet above the ground.
Others do it later.
In case of bad weather, strong crosswinds this is done earlier.
Press the autopilot buttonAP1.
The on-board computer will inform you about the altitude during the approach.
If there is no strong wind, you will not need to make any major adjustments in the steering.
Two white and two red indicate that the aircraft is descending correctly on the path.
The advantage of red means that you are too low, and white-too high.
Pulling the rod towards you.
The flare allows the main landing gear to land.
With Auto Brakes well set, there should be no need to brake with the wheels.
The aircraft should decelerate to taxiing speed.
For more realism, you might still turn off the landing lights.
you might now exit the runway at the nearest exit marked with a yellow taxiway.
In general, you just need to drive up to the selected gate.
Using the rudder and gentle throttle control, steer to your chosen parking spot.
The ideal manoeuvre is to park the front undercarriage on top of the letter “T”.
It remains only to tighten the parking brakePARK BRKand shut down the engines by pointing both levers down.
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