Hi. can anyone explain why the aircraft that come with FS9 cannot catch the glide scope? You can line aircraft up perfectly with the ILS with the nav radios tuned into the correct freqs but it will never catch the GS. However when you use the add-on aircraft from PSS, Airbus and Dash 8 those aircraft do, why is this?

Must be user error, I don't have any problems with the default aircraft.

Maybe it's out of the scope of those aircraft to catch the glide slope ;-) (PUN INTENDED) Best Wishes,[h4]Randy J. Smith[/h4][h3]P M D G's 747-400[/h3][h4]coming to a runway near you[/h4][/font color]Caution! Not a real pilot, but do play one on TV ;-)AMD 64 3200+ | ASUS KV8 DELUXE | GFORCE 5700 ULTRA @535/1000 | Maxtor 6Y080M0 SATA 80 GIG | 512 DDR 400 | Windows Xp Pro | Windows Xp Pro 64 |

You have to try and capture it from below, not above as you would in real life.XP Home SP2Asus P4P800-SE Intel 3.0GHZDDR 400 D/C 2x512MBGeForce FX 5700 256MB (56.72)SB AudigyMSFF2 & X45 throttleSee you in the fence...CYYZ

Actually on a RW 737 NG you can capture it above OR below..Best Wishes,[h4]Randy J. Smith[/h4][h3]P M D G's 747-400[/h3][h4]coming to a runway near you[/h4][/font color]Caution! Not a real pilot, but do play one on TV ;-)AMD 64 3200+ | ASUS KV8 DELUXE | GFORCE 5700 ULTRA @535/1000 | Maxtor 6Y080M0 SATA 80 GIG | 512 DDR 400 | Windows Xp Pro | Windows Xp Pro 64 |

>You have to try and capture it from below, not above as you>would in real life.Maybe I'm misinterpreting your words but in real life most aircraft capture the glideslope from below to prevent establishing on a false 6 or 9 degree glideslope.

How do you captue the glide from above, sounds like a pilot that screwed up if he's doing that.

You can capture from below or above but in MSFS you are better (with default aircraft) to capture from below.

Those darn phase angles and harmonics...Regards,Roman(KGRB)http://home.new.rr.com/spokes2112/images/Image2.gif

The air traffic controller's manual states that an aircraft will be vectored onto a precision approach course at an altitude at or below the glideslope. The intent is for the pilot to intercept the glideslope from below. This prevents false glideslope signals usually found above the real glideslope....http://mywebpages.comcast.net/geofa/pages/rxp-pilot.jpg

I said it can, did not say it was perfered.Best Wishes,[h4]Randy J. Smith[/h4][h3]P M D G's 747-400[/h3][h4]coming to a runway near you[/h4][/font color]Caution! Not a real pilot, but do play one on TV ;-)AMD 64 3200+ | ASUS KV8 DELUXE | GFORCE 5700 ULTRA @535/1000 | Maxtor 6Y080M0 SATA 80 GIG | 512 DDR 400 | Windows Xp Pro | Windows Xp Pro 64 |

No problems capturing the glide slope here either, with default airliners. In fact, it's a far cry better than the travesty that was the FS2002 autopilot. One other thing to check is your approach weight and airspeed. It's going to be difficult for any autopilot to hold the glide slope if it's heavy with a full fuel load or screaming in at 200+ KIAS. Even a 747-400 has an initial approach speed of about 180 KIAS.http://www.2decker.com/media/solent1-2.JPGAlex ChristoffN562ZBaltimore, MD