112th_Rossi Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 First of all, I love this module. It's a pleasure to fly. However, although I can land this beast I am having difficulty working out the approximate height I should be at for my final approach. The MiG drops like a stone when it slows down and I need a lot of throttle to stay on the approach. Any tips?
xxJohnxx Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 First of all, I love this module. It's a pleasure to fly. However, although I can land this beast I am having difficulty working out the approximate height I should be at for my final approach. The MiG drops like a stone when it slows down and I need a lot of throttle to stay on the approach. Any tips? First thing you want to make sure is your weight is low. This means no external payload and max 700L of fuel, or if you have two AA missiles onboard max 500L with fuel. This is a key point for flying the approach. If you are heavier than that you will need even more power to fly the approach. I normally start the initial approach at 600km/h. When extending the first notch of flaps I will slow down to about 450km/h at which I will extend the landing gear. Once that's out, I will extend the landing flaps. After that I will slow down to about 360km/h. Which I will maintain to a couple hundred meters out. I am trying to fly over the threshold at about 340km/h. The power setting will be quit high at that point (about 80-90%). After starting a gentle flare I will reduce power to about 50% and wait for the wheels to settle down. Reducing the power further than that will lead to the SPS system turning off, which will cause a loss of lift. Generally the SPS system will take a lot of engine power during approach, which might be a cause for the necessary high power setting during approach. Hope that was of some help. Check out my YouTube: xxJohnxx Intel i7 6800k watercooled | ASUS Rampage V Edition 10 | 32 GB RAM | Asus GTX1080 watercooled
Davros23 Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) The tutorial is very good at teaching basic VFR landings. You start IIRC at 1000m (3000') at 10 miles and 500KPH. The aircraft has about 1000ltrs of fuel. This is the rough ideal state I believe you want to be in for landing. Heavier is possible but you'll need more throttle and a higher landing speed. Don't forget to trim! At this point reduce the throttle to ~70% and lower the gear. Once gear is down select take off flaps (middle button). Keep flying towards the runway threshold and make sure you are nicely lined up on the centreline. Once speed has dropped to 400KPH increase poweer to ~85% and continue approach. At around 350m altitude lower flaps to landing position (aft button). You should be coming in nicely but use the throttle to stay on the correct glideslope. Vertical speed should be around 5m/s. You shouldn't be pulling back on the stick a lot to maintain your runway picture. If you are, without throttle input, you are probably sinking too fast. I like to keep the runway threshold picture on the bottom of the gunsight. Seems to work. Final approach speed, as John mentions, is 340KPH. Do not let the aircraft slow any more than this! As you come over the threshold start to reduce power a bit and prepare to flare. Things happen quite fast at this point so do not flare too late otherwise you will bounce hard, or worse. Do not flare too heavily either as you will float down the runway. Once on the ground you are supposed to aero brake but I don't bother. Just let the nose wheel sink slowly to the ground, idle the engine and release the chute. You're down and safe, someone else can park it. Go and get a beer... Edited October 21, 2014 by Davros23 Forgot to mention approach speed!
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