06-06-2023, 04:33 PM
Hi there,
It could be that the lack of navigation aids such ILS system to help you land at PABT may put you off the challenge of flying the race.
I have found that there are two essential tasks to master, flying the descent to touchdown and getting on the correct runway heading to land.
When creating the GPS Flight Plan for the race using the Flight Planner tool, using your Mouse drag the flight path line from the point on the landing airstrip out on the same line as the strip, you will need to zoom in to do this. You may need to create a couple of waypoints like this, making a longer approach line, you need about 8Nms.
Fly the flight using the GPS nav settings.
When you turn onto the final GPS approach make sure you are about 2500ft above the strip altitude.
Select approach speed, flaps and gear.
When the strip becomes visible under the aircraft in the spot view you have set up, set the altitude on the autopilot to zero and set the descent rate to -800ft.
As you fly the approach, using the spot view of your aircraft, adjust your rate of descent on the autopilot to keep the start of the runway just below the wheels of the landing gear, all the way down the glide slope to touchdown.
Nearing touchdown it is better to have a bit of height in hand, you can increase the descent and when nearing touchdown reduce the descent to create a flare for a soft landing.
This is how I flew and landed my Learjet 45 the three times I have flown this Trial Event.
Once you have mastered this, no small backwoods strip will put you off.
Simon.
It could be that the lack of navigation aids such ILS system to help you land at PABT may put you off the challenge of flying the race.
I have found that there are two essential tasks to master, flying the descent to touchdown and getting on the correct runway heading to land.
When creating the GPS Flight Plan for the race using the Flight Planner tool, using your Mouse drag the flight path line from the point on the landing airstrip out on the same line as the strip, you will need to zoom in to do this. You may need to create a couple of waypoints like this, making a longer approach line, you need about 8Nms.
Fly the flight using the GPS nav settings.
When you turn onto the final GPS approach make sure you are about 2500ft above the strip altitude.
Select approach speed, flaps and gear.
When the strip becomes visible under the aircraft in the spot view you have set up, set the altitude on the autopilot to zero and set the descent rate to -800ft.
As you fly the approach, using the spot view of your aircraft, adjust your rate of descent on the autopilot to keep the start of the runway just below the wheels of the landing gear, all the way down the glide slope to touchdown.
Nearing touchdown it is better to have a bit of height in hand, you can increase the descent and when nearing touchdown reduce the descent to create a flare for a soft landing.
This is how I flew and landed my Learjet 45 the three times I have flown this Trial Event.
Once you have mastered this, no small backwoods strip will put you off.
Simon.
AS 423 Simon Utley.