Subject: Re: How do you line up on final when flying VFR?
Author: wim.dijkgraaf
Date: 15 Jul
Ref:

You should line-up a little right from your capt seat. The centre of your
aircraft.

"Bill" <someone@home.net> schreef in bericht
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> "VectorVictor" <guythiebaut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> On Jul 15, 11:34 am, "Bill" <some...@home.net> wrote:
>>> "VectorVictor" <guythieb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> > It took me a long time to get this one down.
>>>
>>> > To begin with I had the little V positioned on the screen so that I
>>> > could line up with the centre line precisely.
>>>
>>> > My moment of inspiration was when I read that the idea is to aim to
>>> > get the centre line between your knees.
>>> > Ever since using this technique I have found the aircraft lined up
>>> > with the centreline with very little need for swerving or overcontrol.
>>>
>>> > What technique do you use when lining up on a VFR approach?
>>>
>>> Find runway, point nose at runway, land plane :-)
>>>
>>> But your technique works. Strange thing is if you flew in real life and
>>> tried it from the right seat it looks completely different.
>>> Bill
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>> I will give this a go from the co-pilot's seat, in the simulator, this
>> evening to see if my technique works.
>> Is it easier to line up in real life than in a simulator?
>
> In my opinion everything in real life is easier to do than the simulator
> because in real life you have peripheral vision, depth of field etc etc.
> The only thing better in the sim is crashing.... no one dies :-)
>
> I have never tried right seat in the simulator and did not even know it
> could be done. I am using FSX now so I will see if its possible. If not
> let me know how you do it
>
> I have flown right seat in real life and it takes getting used to . Flight
> instructors (CFI's) go through added training to become proficient at it
> and of course so do first officers who fly commercial
>
> Bill
>




How do you line up on final when flying VFR?
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