Approach and Landing Tutorial

[Kozmyk]

In the approach and landing tutorial there is insufficient fuel to follow the landing instructions.

There's enough to go straight to the landing but not enough for the break and go-around as directed by the training mission.

[escaner]

I just re-did it. There is plenty of fuel (you start with 1,000 lb). The whole maneuver takes about 400 lb, but a couple of notes:

 

1. The mission starts in active pause, so engines use fuel while you read the instructions. Make sure they are not in afterburner!

 

2. It is a military traffic pattern, not a go around. Again, no need to use afterburners, your max speed in the approach is 300 knots.

[Kozmyk]

OK. Bad choice of words "go-around"

The instructions are to to follow quite a wide circuit pattern, wider than a normal overhead break.

I just edited the .miz file, for myself, but for part of a tutorial it needs more fuel.

[escaner]

I agree that the pattern is pretty wide, but as I said, the actual flight took me around 400 lb of fuel. Still 600 as spare. How much are you using?

[Kozmyk]

I was running out at the end of the down wind leg.

I dare say I could make it around by rushing the text but that's just the point. It's a training mission where one is meant to read the text.

Like I said, I just added more fuel to give myself time.

I think more fuel should be added for the mission before module release though.