Estimated time to complete:
- 60 minutes

Aircraft:
- Beechcraft Baron 58

Objectives:
- An ILS Approach with the Baron

 

Part of your multiengine training is instrument approaches. You'll fly an ILS with everything working. There is a little turbulence in these clouds, though. It's not much, but it's just enough to keep it fun. (If it's too much, you can choose World > Weather > User-Defined Weather, and click Advanced Weather. Now change the cloud type from Cumulus to Stratus for all stations.)

This approach is the ILS Rwy 26 into the Front Range airport (KFTG) The flight starts you at 9,000 feet approaching Denver International Airport. You'll pass by Denver on your way to Front Range. You're on a vector so you can set up for the approach. Just for fun, find out what you should expect at KFTG. Put the ATIS frequency of 119.02 in your COM2, and listen in.

Ref.: West, Jeff Van. Microsoft Flight Simulator X For Pilots: Real World Training. Wiley. Kindle Edition(Location 11935).

MISSION'S SCENARIOS

ILS Approach

  1. The flight start at 9000 feet approaching Denver, Colorado.
  2. There is a little turbulence in the clouds.
  3. If too much select "Weather/User-Defined Weather/Advanced Weather" and change cloud type to Cumulus for all stations.
  4. Review the approach on the kneeboard or in the Mission Browser window.
  5. You will pass by Denver on your way to Front Range.
  6. You are on a vector so you can set up the approach:
    1. Put the ATIS frequency of 119.02 in your COM2 and listen to the weather report.
    2. Press "Direct-To Button" on your GPS and enter KFTG, or select it from your flight plan.
    3. Check the distance and time estimate to the airport.
    4. Put the ILS frequency of 109.3 in NAV1.
    5. Set your OBS on the HSI to the inbound course of 260º.
    6. Put the Falcon VOR (FQF) in your NAV2.
    7. Put the SKIPI locator outer marker (LOM) at 321º on your ADF.
    8. Both signals will show up on the Radio Magnetic Indicator (RMI):
      1. The green hollow needle shows the bearing to the VOR.
      2. The yellow solid needle shows the bearing to the NDB or LOM.
      3. The RMI has a compass rose that turns with your heading.
      4. You can always see what course you'd have to fly to get to either of these stations.
  7. Fly the vectors as you are given them.
  8. Remain at high cruise until you are on a base leg to the localizer.
  9. Slow to low cruise.
  10. Select and activate your approach on the GPS (useful for situational awareness).
  11. Verify that the HSI is being driven by NAV1 and not the GPS.
  12. Intercept the localizer.
  13. Start tracking inbound.
  14. Check your speed.
  15. If you are going faster than 120 knots and slower than 152 knots, extend approach flaps to help slowing down.
  16. When the glideslope indication is at one quarter scale deflection:
    1. Drop the gear.
    2. Extend the flaps to approach setting (if they are not already there).
    3. Reduce the power to 15 inches as the glideslope centers and you head down to Front Range.
  17. Once you are on glideslope:
    1. Adjust power as necessary to keep 110 knots.
    2. Pitch to stay on glideslope.
  18. Watch the RMI as you pass over SKIPI, indicated by:
    1. Being on 044º from (or 224º to) FQF.
    2. Watching the yellow ADF needle swing from pointing at your nose to your tail.
  19. Turn on your marker beacons.
  20. For the end of the approach and the landing:
    1. Press "W" on the keyboard (to better see the runway).
    2. Press "Shift + 3" on the keyboard to see your GPS moving map.
  21. The key upon breaking out is just extending full flaps and holding 105 knots until you cross the runway threshold.

MAPS & CHARTS

Figure 21-13b:


KFTG Airport Diagram: