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             Flight Simulator Set-Ups by Joe Lincoln

Chicago1:

FLIGHT PLAN: You have to ferry your Citation to O'Hare early in the
morning. Surface wind is gusting to 12 knots @ 160 and winds aloft
are gusting to 15 knots @ 270 between 1800-2500 feet. The ADF is
set to 350 for Deana SW of O'Hare.  Set OBI #1 to about 90 TO and
fly your beacon on a heading of about 293. Stay on it until your
OBI centers   and begin a turn to 120 for your final.  Don't let
the moon and stars lull you to sleep. The climbout will nail you
and since O'Harehas cleared you for a straight in and fast
approach you might have to lay off the flaps and drop your gear at
about 300'.  You have a slight crosswind so crab to about 125 and
watch the turbulence from the surface to 300'.This is a nice little
realistic flight in coordinated mode. Since the winds will cause
a little bouncing around, and you're watching an ADF and VOR, you
might try to overcorrect for needle position. Usually, a slight
correction is all that is needed. Climb out over the lake and
circle back over the airport at about 3500-4000' heading about 293.
 TAKEOFF: Meigs 36 DESTINATION: O'Hare


Chicago2:

I think this should be named BUILDINGS IN THE SKY. Here's the deal.
You are on a straight in approach to Meigs 36 about 6 miles out.
VOR #2 is Chicago Heights and the DME is set to NAV 2 showing about
16 miles FROM 358. Rough times are ahead!  It's easy to get
attached to the buildings popping out of the top of the storm and
rain clouds. But, better drop it down below 2200 as quick as you
can.  You are descending into pretty rough turbulence and you need
to set up your approach NOW! Thunderstorms will wash you out at
Meigs real quick as they are moving to you.  This is a good time
to practice a missed approach and set up at about 3000' over the
lake, if you have to wait for the thundershower to pass.  I like
the night version of this adventure. Lightning flashes are bad
enough during the day. Make this one about midnight sometime.  You
might set your ADF to 350 (Deana) and try for O'Hare 12.  Check
ATIS for current data.  Fly the ADF on about 290.  It's located SW
of O'Hare and is visible as a small dot.  Keep out of the bumps
between 2200 - 3000'. I trim out about 1600.


Chicago3:

This uses the heads up display for an ILS approach to O'Hare 27.
Set your throttle for a normal 700 fpm glideslope and keep inside
of the boxes.  I use this adventure/mode as a setup for many other
approaches with weather problems and sometimes aircraft trouble.
This is especially fun with cloud density set thick to about 100'
off the ground and heavy ground level turbulence.  Thunderstorms
and dusk times really make this a nice landing approach setup for
the techies who have the latest avionics.  Personally, I fly the
needles.  This fancy stuff is nice for the real thing, but gimme
the "old time" ARC5's and COMMAND sets of the 40's when I'm
tinkering with radios.  (Should be an OTer out there who can
appreciate vintage stuff like me.)  Just kidding! The EFIS/CFPD
gear sure makes bad weather tolerable when you're putting around
in a Citation or Lear.


Chicago4:

This is a beautiful dusk approach to Meigs if you have VGA. Chicago
never looked more beautiful.  You are in clear weather about 6
miles out from Meigs 18 at about 3000'.  The time has just changed
and a few stars are out.  The lakefront and buildings seem to glow
in the distance.  Reduce your throttle and trim out for a normal
700 FPM descent.  There's not much to do except nose around looking
out windows, etc.  I like to make a touch and go at Meigs and then
head out for a touch and go at Midway and then hop down to Willard
for an ILS approach to 31.  Be surprised what you'll see if you
keep your altitude about 1800' on the way down to Champaign.  Your
VOR's for the trip :

Heights - 114.20    Peotone - 113.20   Roberts - 116.80
Danville - 111.00   Champaign - 110.00 (ATIS - 124.85)
LOCALIZER - 109.10 - 31/13

I'm going to go convert this "mild-mannered" adventure into a nasty
weather flight to Willard.  Winds aloft will not want me to get
there  from here.  Good for working on fuel consumption
calculations.

Chicago5:

This is a nice approach to Midway.  There are two versions of this
approach.  A NICE EASY one and a little rougher one called
CHICAGO6.  You are set up for an approach to runway 04.  Chicago
is in the background and the time is dusk.  You're at 4710' on a
straight-in landing.  I like to touch and go and then go on to
Meigs to power down.  The tougher approach is much more interesting
and fun.  You can change winds aloft and add other troubles for
this approach.  Watch out...don't land on something other than the
proper runway!  Check with ATIS.  Your OBI is on Joliet 068 FROM
and #2 is O'Hare (which you might need with CHICAGO6).  Remember,
check the read.me files that come with FS 3 for the beacons that
are not listed in the sectionals.  There are quite a few and they
come in handy for long troublesome flights.


Chicago6:

This is a pretty hairy approach to Midway 04.  Here's the deal.
You're at 4700' approaching Midway for a straight-in landing on 04.
You need to immediately throttle back and get below 4500 feet so
that you can see the airport about 8 miles away.  Winds are going
to play havoc with you on your way to a tricky landing approach.
The weather is more than threatening.  Thunderstorms with 45000'
tops are hanging around and moving!  You're gonna get bounced
around, but it isn't all that hard for experienced flyers.  Just
don't get too sure of yourself in calm skys.  Things change...  Be
sure to check in with ATIS as soon as you can cut loose.  These
storms are moving about 16 knots and I have had my approach runway
change at the last minute.  I like to stay in the pattern and wait
for the storms then..make my move for a landing.  I admit...I have
missed this one more than once.  The turbulence is only set to 1
in this adventure.  I usually set it to 3 which seems to exceed
safety margins in some cases.