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Landing Via Backcourse - Am I Doing This Right?

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Can someone tell me how to do this in a heavy, or point me to a good, easy to understand and not overly verbose tutorial? It doesn't happen often and I do hit the backcourse button on the autopilot which gets me set on the localizer, but am I correct in assuming I'm on my own to set the descent rate myself? That there is no glideslope in a backcourse ILS signal?There is so much that humbles me in this hobby! Thank you, folks!

Smooth Skies! -- Chuck B.

 

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>That there is no glideslope in a backcourse ILS signal?Correct. No complete ILS just the localizer

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Thank you for answering what must appeared to be a stupid question: I just wanted to be sure I hadn't missed something.Thanks again!

Smooth Skies! -- Chuck B.

 

MACHINE 1:FS2004/WinXP Pro 64, Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Clocked to 4.35 GHz, Corsair H50, Asus Maximus Formula, 4GB PNY XLR8 DDR2 @1067, ATI 4870 and 4650, WD Raptor 10K RPM 160 GB HD, Seagate 500 mgb 32mgb cache, 2 Analog 2HTGs w/ 3 19" I-INC flat panel monitors 1280x1024x32, and 1 17" at 1280 x 1024, PC Silencer 750 Quad, FSPassengers, FSUPIC, (Payware), WideFS

MACHINE 2: Dell Dimension, P4, WideClient, FDC Live Cockpit, Pro Flight Emulator, Active Sky v6.5

MACHINE 3: ASUS u81A Laptop, Windows 7 (what a joke!), WideClient, FlightSim Commander

There are no stupid questions only stupid answers.Questions like yours are the reason why such forums exist :-)Keep the blue side up, Bernt

A little tid bit from former UAL CPT. Mike Ray 747-400 manual. You cannot fly a back course in a 747-400.....

Al Stiff

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