Intercepting LOC/ILS Question..
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Is it correct operation of the AP in the STARSHIP to steer the aircraft towards the Localizer immediately it senses the LOC when in APR mode??
"Normally" in all aircraft i believe, when selecting approach mode when way out of the beam centre, and the CDI is all the way out to the right or left, it should not "capture" until the CDI needle starts moving towards centre.
For me in the Starship, it turns immediately towards the runway and the intercept to established gets vary late in best case. Does not seem to matter if I am in HDG or NAV mode when selecting approach mode on the AP.
Should it be this way?
Thanks! / Dave.
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This comes up from time to time with all my aircraft when astute observers notice it. This is just the behavior of the native MSFS autopilot implementation in approach mode, I'm afraid. Some 3rd part avionics developers have undertaken the substantial effort of developing their own completely independent autopilot can avoid this shortcoming. Starship would be an ideal candidate, if I was ever going to explore doing this, because my other aircraft are hamstrung by 3rd party avionics support and interoperability.
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Ok. Just for info, I have tested the exact approaches with my other beloved BKSQ aircraft last night, including the Caravan Pro. They all seem to behave in this respect. I even did a "brute" intercept angle of 90 deg off and about 5-10 nm out from the LOC course, and it activates nicely, sensing the LOC & waiting for the course path to get closer to turn up onto.
-just my observations
