I was doing a visual landing into EGLL last night and was cleared to land 27L using side slip on 27R.

Is this an expected procedure? Was this because there is no ILS on 27L but, since I was visual, why would I care?

 

Also, is there some correction required to the location of this airport? I was vectored to right on top of Heathrow and then cleared to land. Do I need to pick up the AFCAD files for UK2000 scenery?

 

Be gentle, this is my first time flying in the UK sim space.

 

Also, recommendations for good scenery? The stock stuff looks really, really bad from on high.

I don't know where you are flying, but, in the real-world, there isn't a side slip procedure at EGLL and it has ILS at 27L.

Hi,

 

It is called a 'sidestep'  At Heathrow you would normally need to do that if the runway was blocked, not something you would see often since both runway's are constantly in use (one for departures the other for arrival)  

 

If an aircraft takes too long to vacate you would be asked to go around.

 

Sounds like you are using a simplified ATC program. You should have been flying a STAR

 

Scenery - UK2000 EGLL  - http://www.uk2000scenery.com/newsite/My_Homepage_Files/Page17.html

 

              Orbx EU

-  https://fullterrain.com/product_eueng.html

 

Always fly with charts, they are free..

 

 http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=94&Itemid=143.html

I'm sure that I have in the past been given a sidestep approach into EGLL too.

 

IAN

try uk2000 amazing scenary you can download a free scenary or pay around £15-£20

Thanks everyone.

I think I have a good handle on where to start my UK flying adventures now.

Yes, you definitely want to use something other than default scenery!

Depends on what type of aircraft your using if your using  a  jet for example you wont see much from 30000 ft or  so, but if you just using  ga  aircraft yes well worth  getting  scenery packages

There's also a very good payware photoscenery available (Horizon), but my preference is with FTX England (ORBX) and the UK2000 airports.

Depends on what type of aircraft your using if your using  a  jet for example you wont see much from 30000 ft or  so, but if you just using  ga  aircraft yes well worth  getting  scenery packages

 

This kind of comment has always confused me  Even in an airliner you still fly low and slow on the SID & STAR. Only reason why I wouldn't purchase a scenery package is if I don't plan to fly over that region. 

Or in my case, I fly "low and slow" at all times in an airliner!

This kind of comment has always confused me Even in an airliner you still fly low and slow on the SID & STAR. Only reason why I wouldn't purchase a scenery package is if I don't plan to fly over that region.

Couldn't agree more, I only fly airliners but the eye candy of fsx with payware scenery is what makes it what it is. Couldn't imagine not using things like ftx global, utx and payware airports.

I'm assuming sidestep means going for one runway and then changing to the other, that doesn't happen really unless there is a need to change runway. Aircraft do however sometimes get vectored to land on both runways at EGLL simultaneously, especially in the morning when it is busy.

 

I use the new UK2000 EGLL V3, it's excellent!