TSR2 wrote:Well, I was thinking, as my bandwidth will be rubbish when I move, I've just gone and got it
OMG! What are you like, Ben?
Well. The only way to make a successful landing in a jet on Rwy 13 is to follow the approach chart that comes in the manual. Every time I try a shortcut, I fail. You have to set it up a long way out. You also need to be flying the approach on the autopilot until around 1000ft or less. Fly the downwind leg over the VOR on Cheung Chau island at 8000ft, HDG 270, and start your descent. At DME 7nm from CC you turn right round the end of Lantau island and over Chek Lap Kok to intercept the ILS at around 4500ft. Gear and full flaps early and speed about 10kts above VaT about 2000ft. Disengage autopilot (and auto throttles if in the VC10) and wait for the middle marker audio. When it finishes beeping, wait for about 3 seconds, then start your turn keeping inside the curve of the approach lights and let it drift back to the centre line as you straighten up.
And you should have reset the heading bug to runway heading so when you go around it'll be easier to set up the autopilot to climb out for your next run. If you make a tight climbing right turn over Hong Kong island you should be able to get back over Cheung Chau at the required heading and altitude for another run. This saves time for practising. Or you could set up a saved flight with your aircraft already overhead Cheung Chau.
Ask Dave - he's seen Tonks do it in the real VC10 simulator!
Oh - I don't know about videos Paul. I've installed fraps but can't get it to run and can't find any helpful suggestions on the web. There's something it doesn't like about my laptop but I haven't figured it out yet.
Ian
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