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DHL...

Posted: 22 Sep 2006, 17:34
by petermcleland
Well hopefully aircraft from this company will soon be winging their way around the World with cargo holds stacked with DVDs for FSX.

Here is a sequence of the approach in real weather into McLeland Field's difficult Runway 13, performed by a DHL Boeing 727. The weather is not brilliant and I'm using GE Pro's overcast textures...I'll let the pictures tell the story:-

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The full sequence can be seen by clicking this address:-

http://forum.fsscreenshots.com/dcboard. ... =full&page

Thanks for looking :dance:

Posted: 22 Sep 2006, 18:11
by RAF_Quantum
Hi Peter,

Nice sequence of pictures there and you've answered a question I was about to post elsewhere. I see you have an ILS with a GS of 4.5degs. I was going to ask if it's possible to alter GS angles in FS and obviously it is. In anticipation of BAe146 operations with the VA into EGLC we need to get the GS angle changed to 5.5degs on rwys 10 and 28. Is it possible to alter the default ILS GS angles?

Rgds

John

Posted: 22 Sep 2006, 18:27
by TSR2
You can set it with AFCAD2 John. :wink:

Posted: 22 Sep 2006, 18:35
by petermcleland
RAF_Quantum wrote:Hi Peter,

Nice sequence of pictures there and you've answered a question I was about to post elsewhere. I see you have an ILS with a GS of 4.5degs. I was going to ask if it's possible to alter GS angles in FS and obviously it is. In anticipation of BAe146 operations with the VA into EGLC we need to get the GS angle changed to 5.5degs on rwys 10 and 28. Is it possible to alter the default ILS GS angles?
John,

They are already set at 5.5 degrees in both the default FS9 airport and also in "VisualFlightLondon" scenery.

Posted: 22 Sep 2006, 18:42
by RAF_Quantum
Hi Pete,

Hmm.... I haven't flown the ILS into EGLC for a couple of years so wasn't sure. I thought I'd have remembered a steeper approach. Thanks for the info.

Rgds

John

Posted: 22 Sep 2006, 19:15
by RJP
Arrrggggghhhhhhh, a yellow 727... I spend half my life trying to avoid the things & 'bump into' one here :wink:

At least this didn't happen;

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Posted: 23 Sep 2006, 11:54
by petermcleland
Well no RJP,

As you can see in the sequence, my 727s make the smoothest landings of any AI aircraft I have...I made this one from the Dreamfleet especially for my base and I run three of them, DHL, AA and Mexicana. I put a lot of work into making it fly correctly, especially it's use of flaps while in flight...I just wish I could make my AI "Echo" land with such perfection...I'll get there one day :smile:

Posted: 23 Sep 2006, 12:31
by Charlie Bravo
RAF_Quantum wrote:Hi Pete,

Hmm.... I haven't flown the ILS into EGLC for a couple of years so wasn't sure. I thought I'd have remembered a steeper approach. Thanks for the info.

Rgds

John
It used to be a 7.5 degree approach until the runway was extended. 5.5 is still impressive to watch though :cool:

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Posted: 23 Sep 2006, 13:18
by petermcleland
That's a really great shot CB, says it all :think:

Posted: 25 Sep 2006, 12:33
by RJP
petermcleland wrote:As you can see in the sequence, my 727s make the smoothest landings of any AI aircraft I have...I made this one from the Dreamfleet especially for my base and I run three of them, DHL, AA and Mexicana. I put a lot of work into making it fly correctly, especially it's use of flaps while in flight...I just wish I could make my AI "Echo" land with such perfection...I'll get there one day :smile:
Peter,

I've wondered a couple of times...... are you self-taught in the A.I. department? I am impressed with your AI, especially as I've only really had something flying (badly) from A to B. If you're not self-taught did you find a tutorial that covers stuff like formation flying?

Rgds
Richard