REDEYE_CVW-66 Posted August 28, 2014 Posted August 28, 2014 When coming i to land I go through the usual proceedings, however, when and whether I get the "cleared to land" message from the ATC feels random. (This is in a scenario with no friendly planes waiting ahead of me in line) Sometimes I get the message right away- sometimes I circle the field forever with no clearance given. Is there some soecific criteria that must be met before asking for landing permission? (Geographic placing, speed, altitude etc?) Also- how do I cycle my ILS to get to the correct airfield? Cheers!
NeilWillis Posted August 28, 2014 Posted August 28, 2014 You'll get landing clearance from the ATC when you are on finals. The ILS is set up for airfields using the frequency details from the relevant airfield data - assuming it has ILS available, and specifically, available for the runway you are landing on. The ILS panel is on the right side of the cockpit, and you can cycle through the frequencies in the usual manner by rotating the knobs using your mouse. You also need to make sure the ILS panel is switched on, and ILS is selected on the NMSP panel in front of the joystick, and the needles are active on the ADI. For the system to work properly, select the bearing of the runway on your course knob on the HSI too.
REDEYE_CVW-66 Posted August 29, 2014 Author Posted August 29, 2014 Regarding ILS I was thinking for FC3 aircraft, specifically the f-15. Regarding "CLeared to land", I do get "Dodge 1, check landing gear" when I am on final approach, but that I would also get if I cut through everyone else landing in line before me, instead of waiting for my turn. Oh well, I'll keep checking:)
HiJack Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 Regarding ILS I was thinking for FC3 aircraft, specifically the f-15. Regarding "CLeared to land", I do get "Dodge 1, check landing gear" when I am on final approach, but that I would also get if I cut through everyone else landing in line before me, instead of waiting for my turn. Oh well, I'll keep checking:) When you are on final you call the ATC to confirm you are landing and you will then get confirmation "Cleared to land, runway XX". Just takes a bit of training :)
secret1962 Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) When coming i to land I go through the usual proceedings, however, when and whether I get the "cleared to land" message from the ATC feels random. (This is in a scenario with no friendly planes waiting ahead of me in line) Sometimes I get the message right away- sometimes I circle the field forever with no clearance given. Is there some soecific criteria that must be met before asking for landing permission? (Geographic placing, speed, altitude etc?) Also- how do I cycle my ILS to get to the correct airfield? Cheers! When you call the ATC saying that you are inbound, listen to it, it will say something like "fly heading *** for **". That means you have to fly ** miles heading ***, then you can request landing, it's not random. This also gives you the correct position for turning final into the correct runway. When you are on final, the ATC will also remind you to check landing gear, etc. I think this should answer your question. EDIT: also the ATC detail is definitely NOT high, so there are no queues, no emergency landings... nothing like Falcon (which has a better ATC, but still, the AI is pretty stupid I must say :P ) Edited August 29, 2014 by secret1962
Gloom Demon Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 How do I know if I have already flown the *** miles? AMD Ryzen 3600, Biostar Racing B850GT3, AMD Rx 580 8Gb, 16384 DDR4 2900, Hitachi 7K3000 2Tb, Samsung SM961 256Gb SSD, Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS X, Samsung S24F350 24'
secret1962 Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 The ATC says that you're in view of the tower and then you can request landing. (The radio text should popup)
Gloom Demon Posted August 29, 2014 Posted August 29, 2014 secret1962 Oh - ok - I'll try it out, thanks :-) AMD Ryzen 3600, Biostar Racing B850GT3, AMD Rx 580 8Gb, 16384 DDR4 2900, Hitachi 7K3000 2Tb, Samsung SM961 256Gb SSD, Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS X, Samsung S24F350 24'
BRooDJeRo Posted August 30, 2014 Posted August 30, 2014 Additionally you can use the map on satellite view, zoom on the runway in question to see the runway numbers and see from what side (left or right) you need to approach.
rob10 Posted August 30, 2014 Posted August 30, 2014 How do I know if I have already flown the *** miles? The way I do it is drop a waypoint at your current location as soon as ATC responds with the range/bearing information (using the UFC button) then create a offset waypoint from this one to the bearing/range that ATC gave you (which is relative to the point where you initially called from). That way you can navigate to the new waypoint and end up where you're supposed to.
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