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Predators and Prey

DRGN Juno

DRGN Juno

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
TR273 said:
Thanks :)
In review, I think I came in too fast and too steep, partly because I cut the approach too short (and I'm a blundering goof). I was practicing the approach to Meigs Field in Chicago and I started my turn to the field over navy pier which is far too close.
I just tried a second landing from much further out (I can't do ILS approach yet so I have to be close enough to see the field) it went much better, (it was still bad) no bounce, much shallower approach, I did have to give the throttle a little nudge since it looked like I was going to come down a little short.
I'll see if they have the PAPI system in this.
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Keep practicing. Once you're low enough to the ground, all you have to do is cut power. These planes are much better at gliding than you'd think, so you're not going to just fall. You seem to be getting the basics (as far as I can tell with this back and forth via text).

You also want to keep a constant scan going, and you never want to focus on any single instrument. Here's a breakdown of the typical "six pack" of instruments.

www.mcico.com: The Six Pack: Aircraft Instruments Explained

Centre on the attitude indicator, scan outwards to another instrument, and return to the AI. Turn and bank indicator and VSI are nice to know, but your key instruments are the remaining four. Also check outside to get a sense of what your instruments are telling you vs. what you see, so you get an understanding of what the readings mean. You should also be monitoring powerplant readings, but since you're in the sim and starting out, don't worry too much about them. You want the prop pitch full fine and mixture full rich, and only focus on the throttle.

There are a few key altitudes and positions as well that you should know when setting up in the circuit, but those can come later. Focus, and stay VFR. Trust me, there's more to an ILS approach. Much more.

E: I see we've started again.

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E2: Story time, I once got kicked out of the pattern back in college. It was a particularly busy day, and I decided to play around with the VOR receiver in our non-IFR rated Diamond. Every landing, I'd intercept the ILS and glide slope on final just to see what the approach looked like and to get some practice setting the instruments properly for my later IFR flights.

Well, IFR glideslopes are a bit more shallow than visual approach paths, and tower caught on fairly quick. After the third setup, I got the call "<Callsign>, tower can no longer accommodate you in the circuit. Cleared to land 06, full stop, exit taxiway delta."

Thankfully, I didn't get a flight safety writeup for it.
 
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