Glide Slope Problem

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I continue to have a problem at some airports staying on the glideslope during an ILS approach. At, KSEA for example, the Dash will track all the way to the threshold. At CYVR, it will capture the GS for a short time and then lose it and fly straight. Landing at a new airport you never quite know if the GS will work. KJAX is another where it will not track. Its not a major problem since the Dash is so easy to hand fly to touchdown when the GS is lost. But it is a bit annoying. Others have noted this as well and am wondering if there is a fix. RegardsRogerKROA

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Hi Roger,I was having lots of problems with the Glidescope, like you and did a ton of searching around to see if I could find a solution. One that came up and I tried was as soon as you have localizer lock, set the V/S to a shallow descent of -300 fpm. This ensures you are below the GS when it is captured and it seems to work well. I have tried it twice, once coming into CYYJ and another into CYVR and both times it worked flawlessly when the glidescop capture wasn't working before.Jason

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Hi JasonThanks for the reply. Will give it a try.RegardsRoger

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Hi JasonNo joy. Tried it twice at CYVR. Same problem. Set a gradual 300 FPM descent rate but as soon as the GS was captured the Dash started to pitch up, not down. I have tried all sorts of things but nothing seem to work. Since the Dash is a legacy product at PSS we probably won't get any help from that quarter. Its just a complete mystery why some airports work and others don't, since according to the charts the glideslopes are essentially the same at 3 degrees. I would say it might be an FS9 problem but I don't have trouble with other aircraft. Will just have to live with it I guess. The Dash is still a great plane to fly.RegardsRoger

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Sorry it still isn't working for you.I tried KSEA last night, and it worked like a breeze again for me.One thing though, I am using FS8. Wonder if that might be the reason???You might want to try doing a search at this forum because I know there have been several posts on this subject in the past.Jason.

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I'll try that. I have searched a few but come up empty as far as this particular problem is concerned. KSEA works fine for me too.Roger