The best thing to to is to practice in a wide open area. Try to find the best speed and then do it on an airport.
On 12/8/06, Jorge Banderas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Landing at 130 knts, full flaps and speed brakes applied.....lands cool!!! > > > >From: Chris Wilkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: FlightGear user discussions > ><[email protected]> > >To: FlightGear user discussions <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Boeing > >Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 10:51:28 +1000 > > > >Hi there, > > > >Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: > > > On Tuesday 05 December 2006 19:39, Jeremy Santizo wrote: > > > > > >>Can anyone tell me the right speed (vertical speed too) for landing the > >747 > > >>and 737 (i've tried 175knots, full flaps, but something goes wrong > >always > > >>and i finish in the middle of the city,)and if it has thurst reverse > >like > > >>the citation, or other way to reduce speed before applying brakes? > > > > > > Don't use full flaps unless you are at 150kts range. > > > > > > I normally land at 175kts with 1/2 flaps. > > > >I find I have to introduce flaps notch by notch on the 747, > >ensuring I bleed off as much speed as I can before selecting > >the next notch...it pays to begin your slowdown well out from > >the runway. The 747 version I have doesn't have speedbrakes > >which makes it trickier to balance the attitude of the jet > >when the flaps are opening...it has a tendency to lift if > >you're carrying too much airspeed. Does the cvs 747 have the > >speedbrakes? > > > >The 737 and 777 are much easier to slow...ctrl-b to activate > >speedbrakes (you'll see them rise up on the top of the wings) > >then apply flaps notch by notch (watch your attitude, you can > >still lift too much if you put too much flap out at too high > >a speed, even with speedbrakes)...its not the controlled > >speedbrake operation of a real jet, but its better than nothing! > > > >Only the 777 has reverse thrust, of the big heavies I think, > >but its reversors are animated (cool!)... > > > >Kind regards, > > > >Chris Wilkinson, Brisbane, Australia. > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > >Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > >your > >opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > >http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > >_______________________________________________ > >Flightgear-users mailing list > >[email protected] > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users > > _________________________________________________________________ > Live Search en Prodigy/MSN. Todo lo que buscas ahora más rapido > http://live.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users > -- ----------------------- Olivier V. Meyer Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
