Just ran a short flight from Calgary to Edmonton to check the step-down descent in FSNav. It ran OK except that FSNav had difficulty hitting a specified fix at exactly the right altitude. It seemed to miss the crossing altitude by between 200-300 feet on the high side(8200 instead of 8000). This was easily corrected by adjusting the crossing altitude by 200-300 feet. I ignored all the other boxes though I did try a speed restriction at one intersection and it worked OK. Hope this helps. Denis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair McIntyre" <a.mcintyre@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jhb_airlines@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 4:31 AM Subject: [jhb_airlines] Re: Descent > Gerry, > > I have found exactly the same with FSNAv. It is very difficult to enter > a 'stepped' decent profile. > > Perhaps, someone out there may know how to achieve this.! > > Alastair > > gwinsk@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > Jumping slightly sideways, trying to enter a height profile into FSNav is not easy. In > > theory, its facillities for Altitude Crossing and Altitude After, should allow the heights > > specified in SIDs and STARs to entered. In practice, it seems to have a life of its own, > > which reduces its FMS attraction. I used to have a Shareware FMS package but seem to > > recall its designer dropping out, before FS2002. Is there an alternative around? Better > > still, is there an external hardware lump that will interface with FS9? Pipedream? > > > > Gerry Winskill > > gwinsk@xxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > On 14 Nov 2004 at 3:58, Bones wrote: > > > > > >>Careful using the word London as I don't know whether you mean London > >>as in Heathrow Approach or London Centre.. > >> > >>>From Glasgow to Heathrow you would change from Scottish Centre to > >> > >>>London > >> > >>Centre around 55N. You won't go to Manchester as they only have > >>control up to FL150 in real life but FPI might differ on this. > >> > >>If only Heathrow Approach is active this can be trickier but plan > >>ahead to sort out your descent to be at BNN VOR at FL70. Approach may > >>very well take you on early enough to give you a descent but if he > >>gets too busy with his stack traffic its going to be up to you to get > >>down in time. > >> > >>bones > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: jhb_airlines-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>[mailto:jhb_airlines-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alastair > >>McIntyre Sent: 13 November 2004 21:23 To: jhb_airlines@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>Subject: [jhb_airlines] Descent > >> > >> > >>A 'quick' one for John. > >> > >>John, assuming I am on a IFR flight from EGPF to EGLL. > >> > >>Only one controller on line at, say, London centre. > >> > >>Q. on reaching abeam Trent VOR, do I start my descent from F350 > >>WITHOUT contacting the London controller? (As I am out with his > >>controlled airspace at that point). > >> > >>I am thinking that it is not too good to leave the descent too late. > >> > >>Unlike the real world, at this point I would be under the control of > >>Manchester, who in turn would hand over to London control. > >> > >>Thanks, again. > >> > >>Alastair > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >