chris
07-05-2005, 10:29 PM
http://www.totalnfs.net/cpd/fs2004/kai_tak.jpg
Although it wasn't included in a properly usable state, Microsoft did include a model of Hong Kong's infamous old Kai-tak airport, just without markers, ILS31 and the scary curved IGS13 approach, flying low over Kowloon.
Here's what you need to do to get it working nicely:
You'll need to download the following:
1. VHHX4v1.zip found at: http://www.swiremariners.com/cathayhk.html
2. Hong Kong autogen scenery: http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?Name=&FileName=hkautogen2.zip&Author=&Description=&CatID=Root&DLID=&OldL
3. Kai-tak AFCAD files: http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=38703
Now, to install it, do the following:
1. Install HK autogen scenery as per the included instructions. This will give you some more realism, and it doesn't seem to impact performance greatly!
2. Out of VHHX4v1.zip, you want to get VHHX_ILS.bgl and VHHX_MKR.bgl, and also get AF2_VHHX.bgl from the Kai-tak AFCAD archive. Now copy them all to \Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Addon Scenery\scenery\
4. In FS2004, the only thing you should need to do is to go into the options for scenery, and add-in the Hong Kong auto-gen scenery V2, if it isn't listed already. Then quit and restart FS2004 if you've made changes.
Now, you should have a properly working Kai-Tak airport that you can fly into using ILS31 or the hair-raising IGS13.
http://www.totalnfs.net/cpd/fs2004/igs13_landing.gif
The procedure for IGS13 is:
1. Fly towards Cheung Chau VOR (112.30mhz) on the 270 Radial. Also tune in the SHA-LO-WAN (aka SL) NDB on 268khz. After passing Cheung Chau, you'll continue on for another 7nm. At 7nm, SL NDB will be at 360 degrees, or exactly to the right. Slow down your plane to around 190-200kts and have it ready for landing. For Concorde, you'll fly at 210kts.
2. Now at 7nm, execute a turn back to heading 50 or 60, making sure you pass over the SL NDB again (for slow planes) or for faster planes like SST's, do a wider turn back to those headings. Have your NAV1 tuned into 111.90Mhz, and set the NAV/ILS course to 86. Have your plane flying in HDG HOLD or TRK HDG (Concorde) mode, but also have the NAV or VOR LOC (Concorde) primed. When plane nears the localiser, the HDG HOLD or TRK HDG should disengage automatically, and the plane will now acquire the IGS (instrument guidance system) path.
3. You should now be on heading 86, flying back towards Kowloon. You'll soon activate approach mode (or GLIDE mode for Concorde), and intercept the glide slope. Tune the ADF to 377khz. This is the RW NDB right at the beginning of runway 13. You'll use this to help your final, manual turn to land.
4. Before reaching the Middle Marker (listen for the buzzer), disengage the autopilot(s) and autothrottle(s). Now fly the plane manually on the IGS course of 86, until reaching the middle marker. Fly at your landing approach speed. When you pass over the Middle Marker, begin the final turn towards the runway. Use the ADF which is tuned into RW NDB (377khz) to help you judge the turn.
http://www.totalnfs.net/cpd/fs2004/kai_tak_2.jpg
And that's basically it. The hardest bit is the final turn. It's really, really tricky. But it's a lot of fun if/when you get it right. Don't feel bad about not getting it right first go, plenty of the real life pilots made a mess of things as well, so you're in esteemed company. :) One airline actually lost a 747 into the harbour! It landed during a typhoon, visibility was terrible, the pilot eventually touched down, but so far down runway 13 there was no chance to slow the plane down - and it went off the end of the runway.
It's best to start off trying this approach with stable, slower planes. The Boeing 747-400 is excellent, since with a low-fuel load, it can fly along quite slowly. Big, fast planes like SST's nearly always have very high landing speeds, making the final turn all the more tricky because the runway arrives so quickly. Notice that the VHHX4v1.zip you download also has a video included with it showing a Cathay pilot and co-pilot landing a Boeing 747-400 at Kai-Tak.
I may make a video demonstrating the approach with the default FS2004 Boeing 747-400. When it's available, I'll post it here. :)
Although it wasn't included in a properly usable state, Microsoft did include a model of Hong Kong's infamous old Kai-tak airport, just without markers, ILS31 and the scary curved IGS13 approach, flying low over Kowloon.
Here's what you need to do to get it working nicely:
You'll need to download the following:
1. VHHX4v1.zip found at: http://www.swiremariners.com/cathayhk.html
2. Hong Kong autogen scenery: http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?Name=&FileName=hkautogen2.zip&Author=&Description=&CatID=Root&DLID=&OldL
3. Kai-tak AFCAD files: http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=38703
Now, to install it, do the following:
1. Install HK autogen scenery as per the included instructions. This will give you some more realism, and it doesn't seem to impact performance greatly!
2. Out of VHHX4v1.zip, you want to get VHHX_ILS.bgl and VHHX_MKR.bgl, and also get AF2_VHHX.bgl from the Kai-tak AFCAD archive. Now copy them all to \Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Addon Scenery\scenery\
4. In FS2004, the only thing you should need to do is to go into the options for scenery, and add-in the Hong Kong auto-gen scenery V2, if it isn't listed already. Then quit and restart FS2004 if you've made changes.
Now, you should have a properly working Kai-Tak airport that you can fly into using ILS31 or the hair-raising IGS13.
http://www.totalnfs.net/cpd/fs2004/igs13_landing.gif
The procedure for IGS13 is:
1. Fly towards Cheung Chau VOR (112.30mhz) on the 270 Radial. Also tune in the SHA-LO-WAN (aka SL) NDB on 268khz. After passing Cheung Chau, you'll continue on for another 7nm. At 7nm, SL NDB will be at 360 degrees, or exactly to the right. Slow down your plane to around 190-200kts and have it ready for landing. For Concorde, you'll fly at 210kts.
2. Now at 7nm, execute a turn back to heading 50 or 60, making sure you pass over the SL NDB again (for slow planes) or for faster planes like SST's, do a wider turn back to those headings. Have your NAV1 tuned into 111.90Mhz, and set the NAV/ILS course to 86. Have your plane flying in HDG HOLD or TRK HDG (Concorde) mode, but also have the NAV or VOR LOC (Concorde) primed. When plane nears the localiser, the HDG HOLD or TRK HDG should disengage automatically, and the plane will now acquire the IGS (instrument guidance system) path.
3. You should now be on heading 86, flying back towards Kowloon. You'll soon activate approach mode (or GLIDE mode for Concorde), and intercept the glide slope. Tune the ADF to 377khz. This is the RW NDB right at the beginning of runway 13. You'll use this to help your final, manual turn to land.
4. Before reaching the Middle Marker (listen for the buzzer), disengage the autopilot(s) and autothrottle(s). Now fly the plane manually on the IGS course of 86, until reaching the middle marker. Fly at your landing approach speed. When you pass over the Middle Marker, begin the final turn towards the runway. Use the ADF which is tuned into RW NDB (377khz) to help you judge the turn.
http://www.totalnfs.net/cpd/fs2004/kai_tak_2.jpg
And that's basically it. The hardest bit is the final turn. It's really, really tricky. But it's a lot of fun if/when you get it right. Don't feel bad about not getting it right first go, plenty of the real life pilots made a mess of things as well, so you're in esteemed company. :) One airline actually lost a 747 into the harbour! It landed during a typhoon, visibility was terrible, the pilot eventually touched down, but so far down runway 13 there was no chance to slow the plane down - and it went off the end of the runway.
It's best to start off trying this approach with stable, slower planes. The Boeing 747-400 is excellent, since with a low-fuel load, it can fly along quite slowly. Big, fast planes like SST's nearly always have very high landing speeds, making the final turn all the more tricky because the runway arrives so quickly. Notice that the VHHX4v1.zip you download also has a video included with it showing a Cathay pilot and co-pilot landing a Boeing 747-400 at Kai-Tak.
I may make a video demonstrating the approach with the default FS2004 Boeing 747-400. When it's available, I'll post it here. :)