5 Mistakes Flight Simmers Make

DISCLAIMER: The following tips apply to Microsoft Flight Simulator, not real life. If you are a real life pilot feel free to correct any mistakes!

1. Extending spoilers on a jet before touchdown. If this is done too close to the ground, it often results in the plane crashing because of a too high descent rate, if realism settings are on hard.

2. Landing on all 3 wheels.

3. Trying to flare the 747 too much on landing. The 747 can be put on the ground with a fairly flat attitude. Simmers flying the Cessna 172 and moving onto something like the 747 often have the tendency to flare too much. Three degrees nose-up on landing is often sufficient. This applies to other jets but is very noticeable in the 747. Remember that the whole point of flaring a plane is to reduce the rate of descent. Don't flare just for the sake of it. If in doubt check your VSI and see what the rate of descent is.

4. Over correcting for crosswind landing. Planes will tend to point their noses into the direction of the wind anyway.

5. Using the Approach Hold as Autoland. The approach hold is not supposed to autoland the plane. It crashes your plane directly into the ground. You need to disconnect it before landing.