Can any advice as to a good strip (long, no FPS challenging spots an any of the 360 degrees) where I can practice IFR? I want to set up a training flight, and would also appreciate if possible pointers on which weather settings to adjust for no hassle, high fps IFR.Hope that made sense,regards

Hi,I use KTNT for all my "training", is is a quiet airport, with a fair size RWY with ILS and nice flat surrounding areaDan.

Will try it out, and thanks for the quick response.Happy flying

>Can any advice as to a good strip (long, no FPS challenging>spots an any of the 360 degrees) where I can practice IFR? I>want to set up a training flight, and would also appreciate if>possible pointers on which weather settings to adjust for no>hassle, high fps IFR.>>Hope that made sense,>regardsYou may also want to try CYXU London, Ont. Canada it has an ILS front course for Rwy 15 and also a back course Rwy 33 and its length around 8,000 feet.ILS freq. is 109.5, VOR Freq. 117.2.Good LuckKenny G.

I could recommend LOWL. Did all my training there and always go there for test flights. Flat area, ILS, enough runway - don't expect taking off with MTOW B747 or A340 :-) But will do just nicely for mid-weights.

Hi,The great thing about FS is that you can easily train IFR in any area of the world, and make it as challenging or easy as you want. For example, lately I've been enjoying difficult non-precision approaches in mountainous terrain down to minimums :-eek . For better FPS, turn down your graphics settings and/or avoid heavily populated areas. As for weather, I suggest an "all stations" setting of visibility to 1nm, with the vis ceiling all the way to 50Kft. This gives IMC everywhere with no clouds, scenery or any FPS-hungry items to be drawn (except on the ground and short final of course!).Hope that helps!-Damian

And if your apetite grows in time for some realistic weather experience like getting in-out of IMC then don't neglect to purchase the great AS2004 (Active Sky) weather program from Damian.Michael J.

Hi, I practiced a lot in my hometown

Thanks guys for all the responses. Damian: I appreciate the weather tips, as I was using clouds before and getting some slow down. Uwe: not ready for charts yet! I'm still trying to get around the 172 IFR model :)

Hi, nevertheless - if you PM me your mail address I make a PDF for you to get started, short flight from Frankfurt or Hamburg for example. Even the 172 needs paper. :-)Regards, Uwe

The strip that helped me out alot was Beiging Intl (might jave miss spelled it)You know its in China actually its the capital of China I got really good FPS there on my P2 comp wit a 2mb card so u can safly say its a good local.Also there is a little bit of Air traffic there so that helps you out to.One thing that I like to do during a IFR landing is staying a little below the popi lights.This allows for a smoother landing and i like to maintain about 180 KIAS during the landing in Larger Airplanes (737,757,767,777,Airbus,etc)Hope this helps out. Have fun Flying Konrad

KCOE is a good non-towered airport to practice IFR approaches.The have an ILS, NDB, and VOR approach. The frame rates are also good at this aiport.KCOE - Coeur d'Alene, IdahoScott :-)

KFLL - almost E/W and a long distance ILS

Just practice at your home field/area. When I want to brush up my IFR if I haven't done any in a while, I depart my home field KTVR, fly to KJAN for an ILS, and a LOC BC. Then I do the VOR/DME at KHKS, and on the way home I do the NDB at KVKS, then the LOC back home at KTVR. All airports are less than 50nm from home.Sometimes I go back to KRNV and recreate my IFR checkride. I did the checkride in actual IFR conditions, ceiling 400-800 overcast and 1 mile visibility in heavy rain.If you want to fly an approach down to minimums with FPS friendly weather, just set the visibility and don't worry about the clouds.

I've been doing ILS landings for the past two days, and this has opened up a whole new side to FS9. I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't gotten around to this. Alot of fun, and a higher heart rate! For someone like me new to all of this, this sim is a great instrument trainer. Uwe: PM on the way.