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Author:  darem [ Mon Feb 08, 2016 4:52 pm ]
Post subject:  FAF distance
Isn't 4 miles much too close? Every flight I had so far vectored me way too high and way too close to the runway.

Last waypoint of the FP is more than 15 miles away, btw.

Am I missing something? ANy recommendations? Every flight until the approach is picture perfect, then all the trouble starts.
Author:  Dave Leesley [ Mon Feb 08, 2016 4:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FAF distance
Everything is configurable on options#1 screen,so if you don't like the distance then change it to your preference..
Author:  Dave March [ Mon Feb 08, 2016 4:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FAF distance
4 Miles? Where did you get 4 miles from?

Please send me all the files from you PF3\Logs folder
Author:  darem [ Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FAF distance
dmarch wrote:
4 Miles? Where did you get 4 miles from?

Please send me all the files from you PF3\Logs folder
Sending right now. But 4 miles was the default when I opened the options.

What would you suggest for these FAF values (height, distance) under ini-Settings?
Author:  darem [ Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FAF distance
Dave Leesley wrote:
Everything is configurable on options#1 screen,so if you don't like the distance then change it to your preference..
you mean options #2 (that's where the FAF values are set)?
I know, but I thought the 4miles default were there for a reason, not to cause constant troubles :-)

Which values do you have there?
Author:  sgreen91 [ Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FAF distance
My setting is 7 to 10 on the distance. Altitude is pulled off the approach chart and varies between airports and runways.

If you listen to live atc they vector them in about 5 miles from the outer marker on most approaches. U


Sean
Author:  darem [ Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FAF distance
sgreen91 wrote:
My setting is 7 to 10 on the distance. Altitude is pulled off the approach chart and varies between airports and runways.

If you listen to live atc they vector them in about 5 miles from the outer marker on most approaches. U


Sean
Thanks, I'll try nine on the next flight...
Author:  vololiberista [ Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FAF distance
darem wrote:
sgreen91 wrote:
My setting is 7 to 10 on the distance. Altitude is pulled off the approach chart and varies between airports and runways.

If you listen to live atc they vector them in about 5 miles from the outer marker on most approaches. U


Sean
Thanks, I'll try nine on the next flight...
If you expect to capture the glideslope 3,000 agl assuming a 3deg glideslope then 7nm should be ok.
Author:  ThomasAH [ Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FAF distance
My FAF Distance setting is 7 and I never changed it.
And an unchanged copy of the PF3.ini directly after installing PF3 3.0 has the line "FAFDist=7" in it.
Additionally the help popup mentions 7 as the default, so I'm pretty sure it is the default ;)
Author:  darem [ Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FAF distance
Well, at least on my system (Win10, P3D) there is no help popup when I click the question mark :-)
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