I was using 40 flaps and drug the tail a few time. I am getting use to the A/C and now pretty mush slowing down and hitting the ground 15 flaps. Anybody have any info on over stressing. I am having some difficulty some difficulty when flying along at altitude (8000 to 1000) at 36.9 torque/fuel flow at 548 which is what Carenado says for Max cruise and the A/C becomes over stressed and FSX stops and resets. I am going to cut power back next flight and see if that makes a difference.

 

First off, I'd turn off the Aircraft Stress causes damage.  It's about useless. 

 

Second, however, is that you can not ever go over the short red line or the barber pole, whichever is lower.  At low altitude, at max cruise power settings, you're going to push past them so reduce power so you don't.

 

Pretty impressed that you got it to drag the tail.    It doesn't like it's nose up.  My technique, which will get you by until the experts arrive, is to pull back power slowly just before the approach end of the runway and, when I get close to the runway, raise the top of the glare shield up to just a touch above the horizon and let it float over the runway.  As the speed bleeds off it drops and settles on the main gear.

 

Gregg

Very helpful.  And for the ILS?  What flap setting and speed is normal down final?

 

Really situation dependent again.  But I'll see flaps 15 on downwind, or vectors to base/final.  Then flaps 30/gear at the FAF aiming for 90-100 KIAS on approach maybe, slowing as you get closer.  Or even gear before or after the FAF then flaps 30.  There really is a variety of flavors to fly it, like any other aircraft.

 

And, for instance, a pilot today I was with preferred using flaps 40.  He selected flaps 40 at about 500 AGL.

 

 

My technique, which will get you by until the experts arrive, is to pull back power slowly just before the approach end of the runway and, when I get close to the runway, raise the top of the glare shield up to just a touch above the horizon and let it float over the runway.  As the speed bleeds off it drops and settles on the main gear.

 

That's how it's done!