WingsofMontana

Yes and also the planes have different descents in ground effect. Low wings will have a very shallow flight while the high wings are steeper. Also the weight of the plane greatly effects its characteristics while in ground effect. For example in a PA28-235 will flare better when it has passengers in the back then when it is just a pilot.

I have seen this type of behavior once before right after I had changed settings in the PMDG 738 FMC. Are you using this aircraft? If so, have you change setting recently or even added or removed equipment. Could be maybe a failure that need reset in the FMC. If you are not using this aircraft what aircraft are up you using?

Ok then when the Boeing 737 gets into ground effect it wants to float. There is no need to be rude. If I feel in that I disagree with a post that is my right to disagree with it. It is not up to you. When the Boeing 737 gets into ground effect if wants to float. And as for the PMDG, it is not modeled in the aircraft.cfg but that is not to say that is in another place.

It might be due to high temperatures which effects the performance of the aircraft.

Yes it can you will have to edit the AFCAD since it is a airport background ground polygon. To do this use can use Scruffy Duck's Airport Design Editor for FSX.

Am sorry but lurking up is not ground effect and the original poster was asking about ground effect. This is not just a private pilot definition, but a general principle of the airfoils effect near ground. Yes I used a Cessna 172 as an example but could have used any plane. I just wanted the original poster to have some knowledge as to what ground effect is. Is that a crime?

Yes lots of the old planes would have super long cables to connect controls. Even now a days, general aviation planes have cables.

Ground effect is when the airfoil of the wings drag is reduced because it flows away from the wing a long the ground. This intern makes the aircraft want to fly before it truly can. Also the plane will float in ground effect when landing as well. Also, it is only between the ground and ruffle the wing span length of the plane. The higher off the ground you go the faster the ground effect lift is diminished. Ground effect can be a great think especially when you have a muddy field. For example in a C172 you can perform a soft field take off by adding power and holding the yoke back to keep the nose from digging in the ground. At around 50 to 55kt the plane will want to lift of the ground due to ground effect. Once this accrues the plane is rotated off the ground and then level off just a few feet of the ground until airspeed has built up to Vx so that the plane can successfully climb out of any objects. If the plane is climbed out of the ground effect before sufficient airspeed and lift is created the plane will start to sink and could even stall. Many accidents have been caused because the pilot believes the plane is "ready" fly but in fact it is not.

Ok so it's a C177 very cool.

Do not forget to keep the fuel balanced by switching L to R on the fuel selector. Does it have a constant speed prop?

Great photos. I want to say that is a Cutlass II but the body looks to stretched. Is it a Centurion?

Finally someone shares the same feeling about people learning to fly after flying simulators before. I have taken people up and all they are doing is constantly chasing the needles. Outside of the window is the best gauge a pilot can have it you can tell what the attitude of the plane is and even have a good idea of your airspeed when combining the natural horizon with the pitch of the engine.

Also airliners are required to have the loc tuned in to one of the NAVs now. There where a few accidents a while back on clear days with visual approaches.

Extremely unprofessional. This reminds me of the people that start screaming matches over the CTAF because some one cut some one off.

Hi I have looked around on the PMDG page and could not find an answer. I bought the FS9 MD11 version from the PMDG store. Now that I have a new computer I started using FSX. I was wondering if you get the FSX version at a reduced price if you bought the FS9 version from PMDG. Thanks. Casey Penney