jjoecaptain

To All Who Have Replied, Thanks a lot for your input and advice. I will try to see if I can change the AFCAD first. Joe

To Fellow Simmers, I was landing my 737NGX into KSJC Rwy 30L using ILS approach (Freq = 110.90, CRS = 303, ID = I-SJC). I tuned the freq according to the "ILS or LOC/DME RWY 30L" chart during approach to IAF at GILRO. For some reason it locked on to the opposite ILS beam for Rwy 12R (having the same freq of 110.90 but CRS=123 and ID= I-SLV), so it turned my landing from a straight-in ILS to a "back course" landing. I am using the default KSJC from FSX. Did anyone experience this? What went wrong or how to correct it to lock onto the right beam I-SJC? Thanks for any input. Joe

To Jon & Jeff, Thank you for your input, will try as suggested until I can master the landing. Yes, it is fun, especially with the Tongass Fjord scenery installed. Joe

Hi, Has anyone used the short field package to land your NGX on a short rwy? Here is my experience trying (PAWG-PAPG tried to simulate Alaska airline flight #65) to land on Rwy 23 at PAPG (FSX 92ft elevation) using IAN with FMC generated glide path. I stablized on the approach about 1200 ft after an approximately 90 degree turn from the south in the fijords. With the plane properly trimmed and thrust setting to maintain Vref+5, flaps 40. At about 600ft, turned off auotpilot and auto-throttle, I followed the FCTM manual's instruction on flare and retard after 50Ft RA after rwy threshold. But everytime, I will either land or float about 1/2 way down the runway or crash into the runway at the touch down zone. But then I tried another way, retarded the throttle early and dropped the air speed to below Vref-10 and cross the rwy threshold with a high pitch angle, then I was able to land within the touch down zone and stop the plane about 1/2 way down the short runway. Is this the right way to land on a short rwy and what the short package supposed to do? Any thoughts or suggestions? Joe