Hello,1) I have this problem when I have my autopilot on and that is that I cannot read my own speed because it stays at 000. Is there a way to fix it?2) I am a beginner in flying a plane in FS2004 and slowly learning how to fly one. I know how to taxi, takeoff and use autopilot correctly. However I don't know how to land my plane after disengaging my autopilot. Is there a way you can automatically make your plane land safely without me doing it myself? If there is can somebody give me a full detailed explanation of how to do it?Thank You

Hi,1. Please start with smaller planes and work your way up.2. Your Pitot tubes are freezing up. Turn on heat by using the Shift/H keys before you begin your flight.3. No, there is no auto land function. But if you do start with the smaller planes and practice, practice, practice, you can get it.

Jim is right, practice, practice, practice. You never know when you may have to hand fly the AC.The newer addons like the Level D 767 have the ability to perform autolands... all you need to know is what the runway frequency is and how to tune your nav radio to receive the signal.Once you have established yourself on final and the AP is engaged you would first press the LOC and APP button is that order on the MCP (Boeing). Your approach altitude should be low enough (2000' or 3000') depending on the aircraft you are flying.

OK but I did start with a small flight to london to paris but I didn't know how to land it and what is ILS approach and then a number given? Don't get that and what does Squak stand for?

OK but I did start with a small flight to london to paris but I didn't know how to land it and what is ILS approach and then a number given? Don't get that and what does Squak stand for?

You really need to start with the basics, load up the default Cessna and learn to fly a basic traffic pattern.Autoland's not designed for pilots that cant land there aircraft ;) you will just end up getting more confused if you delve into more technical aspects without a basic foundation.Regards

All that stuff is just going to confuse you and will mean you have to learn more and more complex stuff before you know the basics, which will just infuriate you and waste time in the long run. Like everything, it is better to learn to walk before you try to run. No pilot in the real world is taught how to fly by being sat in the cockpit of an aeroplane and told to fly from London to Paris, they start by practising landing and taking off from their home field, and you should do that too.I would suggest firing up FS and looking at the very basic beginner tutorials, even the most hotshot pilots in the world had to start that way. When you start up FS, look on the left hand menu and you will find a series of flying lessons presented by Rod Machado, work your way through those, they don't take too long to do and you'll be a lot more comfortable when you have done so. Most reasonably smart people can be taught to solo an aircraft around a circuit in less than 12 hours in the real world. In a flight sim, since you can load things up quickly, you can probably do it in a lot less time than that.But, if you insist on doing it the hard way: Squawk is the radio abbreviation for the four digit code you set your navigation radio transponder to. The Instrument Landing System (ILS) numbers refer to the magnetic heading of the runway on your navigation radio course settings, in combination with the radio having been tuned into the runway's specific ILS frequency. When you select the autopilot and place it in navigation mode and then subsequently in localiser and then approach mode, it will lock onto the runway's radio signal and fly you in automatically. If you didn't understand any of that, you should probably do those tutorial lessons, and you'll get it in no time at all.Al

OK but I did start with a small flight to london to paris but I didn't know how to land it and what is ILS approach and then a number given? Don't get that and what does Squak stand for?

What aircraft are you flying?Squawk means to input the number given to you by ATC in your transponder, what program are you using that it asks to squawk?ATC will vector you to an area that will allow you to align with a runway, so they will say something like turn left 300° for final, landing on rwy 24R.In order to make the correct ILS approach you need charts which can be found at http://usa-w.vatsim.net/charts/#AfmeThere you will find the correct frequency for the rwy that you wish to land on.In this example I have selected RWY 24R to land on at Paris OrlyILS FREQ 110.9 Course 243° Expect to capture glideslope at 3000'In your nav radio 1 select the frequency I gave above and select the course, take off from RWY 24R and fly a circuit making right turns so that you are heading parallel to the runway to the north flying the opposite direction at 3000'. At about 6 miles from the airport make another right turn and if everything is set correctly as you approach the ILS beam the yellow line on your horizontal indicator will start to move toward the center of the display and you will begin your turn to final before it reaches the center. Keep flying that heading keeping yourself centered and begin your descent nose down approx 4°-6°.Start out by looking how to set your nav radio's and basic navigation on youtube, it's probably the best place to start.

OK but I did start with a small flight to london to paris but I didn't know how to land it and what is ILS approach and then a number given? Don't get that and what does Squak stand for?

If you are a novice you aren't allowed to do VFR flying out of your aerodromes 'training area'. Visual Flight Rules is when there is no clouds and is day time. Cloud cover can be above you but you cannot allow cloud to get between you and the airfield.Get familiar with your aircraft.By the way, should we offer basic tips for people we do not know (unbroken english?)? I know I'll get slapped for it but when riding on the flight deck was enjoyed by all (people were bragging about it!) I said myself on a board that they would have to keep it a bit more conservative. That was before September 11th and I was banned from the board for my opinion.In the interest of worldwide aviation security I think we should take care, that is all.