stanley steemer

thanks guys,all replies combined made me make some adjustments in my latest tests and lately i haven't been missing any g/s. i suppose the main reasons for my problems were too high approach speed and too high g/s intercept altitude which the ap probably cannot compensate for. all in all the 737 seems to require being flown within smaller margins than other planes, but that's fine.thanks to all of you for assisting me sorting out my problem and making me learn new stuff :-)cheers, stanley

thanks, but i am already on the g/s descendeing nicely in app-hold mode when for an unknown reason the plane all of a sudden loses the g/s. this is the issue. speed and flaps are set, things are seemingly fine (at least that's what i think and that's what i do with any plane without problems) but then they aren't.mysterious.is it possible that the 737 only allows a very minor deviation from g/s to disengage app-hold? like for example adjustments to maintain on course in windy conditions? if so that plane would be very unique in that respect. the manual doesn't explain much either.cheersedit: approach speed 160, autothrottle on, and i have the same issue on other airports as well.

hi,i have a problem when descending on an ils path in autopilot. i approach the g/s, switch on the app-hold button in cmd-a mode. the ap engages and i descend along the g/s. at some point though for an unknown reason the app disengages and the plane levels off. i can't figure out how to manage a normal uninterupted ils approach. i did a series of ils approaches on the same airport just now. out of 4 attempts only 1 time did the ap lead the plane poperly, the other 3 times the ap lost the g/s and i had to land manually. i found a variety of old forum discussions but nothing helpful really. any help is appreciated.cheers