volo, ok..i set up a vor flight from southampton to leeds bradford..but the ils would bring the glideslope..why? and when should i set the radio? into nav1 or 2? and when i take off..should AP be on hdg or nav?

thank you

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Just try to recreate the exact flight at the beginning of this thread, and once you've done that a few times, you'll be quite acquainted with the routine for an ILS landing.  Thus, you'll be more adaptable to a flight like that one.

You got two NAV radios
The captain's NAV radio is NAV 1
Co.pilot's is NAV 2

As you're in the captain's seat you will use NAV 1 as your primary tool. The ILS frequency will go here.
During an single channel ILS approach, if the ILS has no DME, it is common sense to put the aiport VOR in the other NAV radio for DME awareness.

An ILS has very limited range, so I usually make it active 20nm out. It's pointless to activate it right after take-off since it obviously will be out of range.

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Before pushback but after taxi clearance set the HDG (heading) bug to the magnetic heading of the departure  rwy
If you're flying VOR to VOR ie not GPS then set your NAV1 to the frequency of the first VOR. Use NAV2 for reference headings eg On an approach plate you will often see something like "turn left on LON radial 114"
On take off after you have crabbed the a/c into wind to keep it straight select HDG on your AP. After ATC hand you over they will vector you and tell you to "resume own navigation"  When the a/c has settled onto the vectored heading select NAV or GPS on your AP depending on what type of flight plan you have set up.
As you arrive at your destination remember to reduce your airspeed in stages. At about 30nm out you should be at 180kts IAS. ATC will vector you to establish on the localiser. Now select the ILS frequency on NAV1 and turn the OBS knob to the magnetic heading of the ILS approach. It's good practice at this point to have the heading bug set to the heading you are flying before you switch over to the ILS otherwise the a/c will turn unexpectedly whilst you are setting up the ILS and you will probably have to initiate a missed approach.
Hope this helps
Vololiberista

DOH!


thanks alot, the idea of saving a flight 20 miles out is absouletly amazing, i am so usually wrapped up in landing that i have never thought of doing that. after all landing is the best part right...

There is no fuel on board? Could be an explanation why you could hold 140 kts without stalling.

Extremely well done documentation!

Many happy landings,

Conan

Didn't see this before... very nice job! 

In addition to forgetting the wind, Nav, you left the Nav lights off!!
Oh, the irony...   

Flying around w/o port and starboard marker lights, are we?
 

And on a sort of side note, for what it's worth I don't think the hoops in the FS tutorial help at all... they are a distraction to holding the right airspeed, following the approach procedure, and remembering your wind and weather info, as well as the checklist ("Nav lights: ON"; before takeoff! ). there's still talk about incorporating such visuals into future RL glass panels, and I think it's a bad idea.