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the Boeing 747 for example the Airbus A320 won't descent automatically.
Click the altitude knob with the left mouse button to push it in.
Descent
The autopilot will command idle thrust in the descent and tries to match the magenta target speed
range and the green altitude target by just pitching up and down. When too high the autopilot flies a
bit faster and with the increased drag it can catch up to the profile.
Display The ILS
Click the “LS” button in the glare shield to display the ILS localizer and glide slope on the
primary flight display.
Note - Depending on how far you are to the runway only the scale for the localizer and glide slope will
show up but no magenta needles can be seen. This is normal because the ILS ground stations only
have limited range and we can't receive them yet.
Approach
Let the aircraft descent until you reach 5000 to 4000 feet. We are now going to prepare the approach
into San Francisco. Luckily for this there is actually barely anything to do in the A320.
At this point the ILS should be automatically tuned and you can see magenta arrows for the ILS
localizer and glide slope deflections on the primary flight display in front of you as highlighted on the
next screenshot.
