Can't land the 50 North 737

[Guest JimC1702]

I'm ashamed to admit it, but I am having a terrible time landing this plane. I've only made 2 successful landings in the time I've owned it. I try to gently float it onto the runway but it still sinks into the ground as shown:http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/128548.jpgI've never had this problem with airliners from POSKY, Dreamwings, etc. Judging from the screenshots in the Screenshot Forum, others are landing this plane with no problem. I'm wondering if it's a fuel/weight issue as I've only been taking short flights, such as Albany, NY to NYC or Montreal, etc.Sometimes it triggers a crash and sometimes not. In the shot above, even half buried in the ground I didn't get a crash detection.Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!Jim

[UKflyer 630]

Hey Jim, Sorry to here you're having problems, as it's a very nice plane otherwise. Try re-downloading the package and installing again as something might be missing. I guess you've tried different airports so it can't be a scenery problem. Try putting in 30% fuel in each tank (center tank empty) and do one circuit, as you may be landing over-weight. That's all i can think of, hope it helps :)Cheers

[Guest]

definately an overweight landing

[W2DR 1,860]

I'd try dropping the fuel down to 10% and then land it with FLAPS30 at 130KIAS. Should work OK then.Doug

[Guest JimC1702]

Thanks guys, you were right! Now I feel like a dunce; all these years of flight simming and I had never clicked on the Fuel/Payload button before. And to make matters worse, I had "unlimited fuel" checked so I never got any burn off.You can tell I don't fly airliners much. Good thing for the passengers! :)Just made a very successful landing at JFK. Guess my flight planning will have to involve more than just picking departure and arrival points and altitude.Thanks again,Jim

[altstiff 71]

Bit off topic here guys but how does this work? I see it has no panel or VC. I know you can use any panel you like but how would one use a VC with this plane? I thought the VC was part of the model?XP Home SP2Asus P4P800-SE Intel 3.0GHZDDR 400 D/C 4x512MBLeadtek 6800GT 256MB (77.72)SB AudigyCH Products Yoke/Pedals USBSee you in the fence...CYYZ

[FlyinIron406 3]

You are correct, VC's are part of the model. The 50 North model does not have one. I don't really know what you mean by your question on how does it work.

[Guest ThrottleUp]

-----------------------------------------------I had "unlimited fuel" checked so I never got any burn off.-----------------------------------------------Not that its a factor anymore for you but if Im not mistaken (?!) even with that option checked fuel will still burn off until the tanks are at 0%....but of course the engines will keep running! Its a trick I use for my Posky A330 - it was suffering an extreme nose-up attitude when flaps were deployed...like 30 degrees or something. I found that emptying the tanks to 0% and selecting unlimited fuel fixed it! Yay.

[Guest JimC1702]

The developer has said that a VC is forthcoming. Meanwhile, I've tried several panels and settled on this one which offers photo-real views in all directions:he733v2.zipAnd I've just downloaded this sound set which is excellent:cfm56-3.zipBoth are here in the library.Jim