18.03.2010, 23:31
Joe Torran-
Here's a little advice from a real pilot (yeah only a cessna, but it counts right??
)
Prepare your landing before your descent, and by the right approach speeds.
If you're going too fast to slow down in time, i'll say it to everyone who does this - GO AROUND.
And try not to use speedbrakes, although there good to slow down in a rush, it increases your descent profile dramaticly, which should also lead to a go around/stall.
Go by the PAPI lights/Glideslope, once you're 5 miles and/or captured the glideslope, get your gear down and lower full flaps, the rest of the descent is controlled by power, not pitch, in a heavy aircraft such as a 767, 777, 747, it's ok to have between 1-5 degrees of nose up, but will increase your chances of a stall, and at that low to the ground, there's not a very big survival rate.
If you can, get your hands on a payware aircraft such as the Level-D 767 (I fly this alot, and it's worth it!) PMDG 747 etc.
These have a FMC which, in default aircraft, you do not have, you have a GPS.
The FMC Can calculate your approach speeds varying on weight/temprature and basicly control your hole flight, Takeoff to Landing.
Practice Practice Practice
Nice though, good luckk!
Here's a little advice from a real pilot (yeah only a cessna, but it counts right??
)Prepare your landing before your descent, and by the right approach speeds.
If you're going too fast to slow down in time, i'll say it to everyone who does this - GO AROUND.
And try not to use speedbrakes, although there good to slow down in a rush, it increases your descent profile dramaticly, which should also lead to a go around/stall.
Go by the PAPI lights/Glideslope, once you're 5 miles and/or captured the glideslope, get your gear down and lower full flaps, the rest of the descent is controlled by power, not pitch, in a heavy aircraft such as a 767, 777, 747, it's ok to have between 1-5 degrees of nose up, but will increase your chances of a stall, and at that low to the ground, there's not a very big survival rate.
If you can, get your hands on a payware aircraft such as the Level-D 767 (I fly this alot, and it's worth it!) PMDG 747 etc.
These have a FMC which, in default aircraft, you do not have, you have a GPS.
The FMC Can calculate your approach speeds varying on weight/temprature and basicly control your hole flight, Takeoff to Landing.
Practice Practice Practice
Nice though, good luckk!