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Hi. I love the MSFS CJ4 but why does it veer/bank violently left to right on approach trying to find the LOC on an ILS landing? I'm following the guidelines, tuning is fine, the LOC1 is PRESET and the LOC diamond moves to the centre of the PFD but the moment I hit that APP button on final it goes completely crazy and banks all over the place and only stabilises when I'm about 5m from TD. Am I hitting APP too early? Should I wait until just before FF? Any advice gratefully received!

The WT CJ4 was one of my favorites, and the improvements that are now part of the default aircraft are excellent. I'm relearning the aircraft now and discovering new capabilities with the FMS. Weather throughout the Midwestern US was certainly challenging yesterday, and it allowed me to push the NAV system and performance quite a bit. Flying into Cedar Rapids, Iowa (KCID) from the eastern US, I was forced to make a change of runways and approaches, changing from the ILS Rwy 09 to the RNAV Rwy 31. The FMS handled the change very well, but as I was now way too high for the IAF I needed to adapt. I found the Hold menu and easily set up a hold at the transition point where I could descend to initial approach altitude. I was able to select the hold exit and the system went right into the approach beautifully. The approach included VNAV so I kept it coupled most of the way down and she did a beautiful job, breaking out right at the DH and in great alignment (even with the approach change, wind was still a major factor - about a 50° crosswind at 9 Kts gusting to 21 Kts). The previous model from WT landed well when given only a slight nose-up before touchdown - this time she slammed down hard, so I'm guessing that a little more flair may now be required? Overall, quite a gem. Also, it was great to see the runways, taxiways and tarmacs free of snow!

Please enjoy this quick CJ4 repositioning flight from Montgomery KMYF to Palm Springs KPSP We're very light so it'll be a quick climb to 17k via JLI V208 TRM direct KPSP. MYF is freeware from our favorite developer @vbazillio ! At the end I show off some of iniBuilds scenery Thank you for viewing Ready for taxi Untitled-1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Embarking on our 25 min flight Untitled-2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Coronado bridge, downtown San Diego, Lindbergh field and North Island NAS in the background Untitled-3 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Doing around 4500 fpm here - one of Waffler11's new paints which includes user selectable tail number - he did a nice job! Untitled-4 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr I-15 which will take you north towards Ontario, CA and onward to Barstow, Las Vegas, and points beyond Untitled-6 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr A nice tailwind before we turn the corner at JLI... over 400 kts just at 17,000 ft Untitled-7 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Turning towards Thermal CA and then beginning descent into PSP Untitled-8 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-11 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Do they ever get any water in this Whitewater River? Untitled-12 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Final for RY 31L Untitled-13 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr A bit of headwind/crosswind situation - kick of the rudder to align Untitled-15 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-16 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Taxi in to Signature to pickup pax Untitled-17 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-18 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Landside and airside appear to both me modeled well Untitled-20 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr I "walked" up to a gate and found the quality to be sufficient, I didn't visit the terminal interior yet however. That's not important to me though. Untitled-21 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Quite pleasant entry at the regional concourse Untitled-22 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Entry to the airport well modeled Untitled-23 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr And a nice airside for the Atlantic FBO. They do have statics on the field...mostly at GA parking. Which I prefer as there's not many quality GA AI. Untitled-24 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr