As the title implies, I have a question about landing IFR in FSX.


At some point you are told the following.

Southwest 1123, You are 23 miles west. Turn left heading 125 Climb and maintain 2,500 Cleared ILS runway 9L approach. Maintian 2,500 until established on the localizer. Contact tower on 124.750.



This might be something I should know but how do you know when you are established on the localizer?


Thank guys!

Oh also I was flying a Cessna 172SP in some bad weather(windy with bad turbulence) My heading indicator was showing that I was heading 330 but when I pulled up my GPS it said 345. Which one do I go with?

Thanks guys!

You must tune the ILS frequency in your NAV1 radio (and your NAV2 if you want extra security). Also enter the runway course in the OBS. MS FSX ATC will always send you at an intercept course of 30° off the runway centerline. At one point you'll see the needles start to move left-to-right or right-to-left (depending from which angle you approach the runway. As soon as that happens, turn "into" the needle and keep it centered. You're now flying on a perfect course towards the runway.

The other needles - going from up to down - give you altitude info. You'll always intercept these from below (in MS FSX). Keep these centered and you'll end up at the runway.

A much better explanation can be found at http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/

Awesome thanks for the site. Its exactly what I needed! I have been fly Flight sims for a long time. I never took FSX or FS9 serious. I always just used them as recreation. I did however always take my Military flight sims serious. But landing an F-15 or A-10 is way different than landing a Cessna or a 747.


Anyway thanks again man! I got some reading to do.