I guess it's true, from the tutorial since the ILS freq is given in the manual. Tell me though, is it possible it is in the FMS, even though I don't see it? Seems odd to have an FMS with no frequency provided, leaving you with either the default FSX Garmin, or an approach plate. Tell me I'm missing something!Noel

Why don't you type in the ILS frequency into NAV1 and fly the FD bars? The JS4100 does not have autoland capability. The AP is not designed to fly the landing... you should aim to disconnect AP at 200' AGL and hand fly the final approach...If you live and fly in the US, getting approach plates for nigh on every single airport with apporach plates is easy, and free... airnav.com coupled with skyvector.com, should you not know that already...Andrew

Why don't you type in the ILS frequency into NAV1 and fly the FD bars? The JS4100 does not have autoland capability. The AP is not designed to fly the landing... you should aim to disconnect AP at 200' AGL and hand fly the final approach...If you live and fly in the US, getting approach plates for nigh on every single airport with apporach plates is easy, and free... airnav.com coupled with skyvector.com, should you not know that already...Andrew

Andrew, thanks yes I know all about how to find ILS frequencies and saw the J41 does not autoland nor fly a landing. What I was puzzled by is a very nice payware product that does not display the ILS freq in the FMS. That may well be because the real thing doesn't either and they are trying to be true to form, but that surprises me. I tend to enjoy things a little more user friendly, even if it fudges authenticity a little.

The flight management system built into the JS41 wasn't an original avionics option as I understand it. It was a retrofit option.Now, the unit is nowhere near as sophisticated as the FMS in modern commercial aircraft, and from what I read in the forum here, as well as elsewhere, is not RNAV certified. The VNAV implementation is purely a guideline and not an autopilot option (the FMS does not control VNAV at all, just gives predictions, which can be followed using the various pitch modes available, such as IAS hold or V/S)I for one am glad, as the routes I use the JS41 on are much more user intensive than the fire and forget Boeing/Airbus/MD11 type of flying (whcih I also enjoy from time to time...)Andrew

Andrew, thanks yes I know all about how to find ILS frequencies and saw the J41 does not autoland nor fly a landing. What I was puzzled by is a very nice payware product that does not display the ILS freq in the FMS. That may well be because the real thing doesn't either and they are trying to be true to form, but that surprises me. I tend to enjoy things a little more user friendly, even if it fudges authenticity a little.

The FMS in the J41 was a very early unit - it is nowhere near as advanced as what you find in a modern jet. It is not even certified for approaches, it's advisory only. Real pilots also carry charts with them, they don't need an FMS to tell them what the ILS frequency is, they have the approach plate right there clipped to the yoke or to the side of them. I simulate this with a laptop next to my main screen that I can open charts on btw...

I don't have a second screen, so I fly in windowed mode and when I need to peak at the approach plate I open the pdf. I wouldn't like flying an approach without the plate, even in a simulation.

Before I started using approach plates, I was always guessing what the correct approach transition was from the direction I was flying. Terminal procedure books changed all that, and are very economical. In my area, $7 each covering a two state region; or just download your favorite airports for free.Curt Branch

Curt, I used to use the books for flight sim, and still use them in the real cockpit but at home I now use this source exclusively: http://naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=aeronav/applications/d_tpp

Thank you all for your insights. As I am much more a pilot for entertainment only I'll just use the FSX garmin for now which contains what I am interested in finding. Maybe some day after I retire I'll dabble in reading approach plates, but for now that is not on my agenda. I still use FSX's ATC, and fly just for fun with FSPaxX. I wanted a regional commuter, so will use this, plus the ERJ-145 for those flights. Thanks again,Noel