I can't find an answer in the manual, (if it is there, I apologise).What governs the handover from the VP ("My plane") on approach to airports?I always land big planes on ILS: sometimes I get down to around 500' before the handover and therefore land using ILS.On other occasionsI can be on the last vector before the ILS ought to kick in (somewhere around 20 nm out ) when the handover takes place and then I have to fly manually to intercept the ILS.

I can't find an answer in the manual, (if it is there, I apologise).What governs the handover from the VP ("My plane") on approach to airports?I always land big planes on ILS: sometimes I get down to around 500' before the handover and therefore land using ILS.On other occasionsI can be on the last vector before the ILS ought to kick in (somewhere around 20 nm out ) when the handover takes place and then I have to fly manually to intercept the ILS.

The hand over of Otto is done by pressing CTRL/SHIFT and the K key with the default RC keyboard assignment. Planes like the PMDG and LDS767 cannot use a virtual pilot, either their auto-pilot commands the plane or you do it manually by disconnecting the AP.Hope this helpsBob

No,I'm talking about automatic handover, not with the key presses.What triggers the "Captain" to say "My Plane"? Is it weather,obstruction height or a setting in the dialogue?

From page 130 in the RC43 manual:"Likewise, when descending, the copilot does not change setting from mach to knots IAS. Do that yourself. Remember to maintain 250 knots or less under 10,000 feet. The copilot does not set flaps, lower gear, or land the plane. These are all things you have to do yourself. Also, beware that he will hand the controls back to you when on final. A special word on NOTAMs: When NOTAMs are on the copilot will not turn on course from a departure airport until you have advised the controller you can proceed on course. Likewise, when you have filed NOTAMs for arrival, at a certain moment the copilot will hand the controls back to you, Pilot in Command (PIC). Be prepared for this, because if you do not pay attention, the plane will fly in heading and at an altitude that was last set by the copilot. It is easy to forget when you have turned NOTAMs on. Suppose you have missed your approach at your destination, where you would have turned NOTAMs on, and you decide to head out to your alternate. NOTAMs are still valid at this new stage of flight, but this time they are departure NOTAMs, not arrival NOTAMs."Without notams it will probably be in the vicinity of intercepting the localizer as the mode of the AP needs changing. With notams for destination it will happen when you get the announcement the the PIC is responsible for avoiding obstacles.