Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , is the capital of the United States and you will see famous buildings such as the White House, the Pentagon, and the Washington Monument in the default scenery.

City tour

Takeoff from runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National (KDCA) and fly runway heading until you reach the Pentagon. Then turn north east, cross the Potomac River, and you will reach the other famous buildings.

Marine One flight

Andrews Air Force Base (KADW) is the home base of the two Boeing 747-200B Air Force One aircrafts. Start in a helicopter at the base and bring the Commander-in-Chief from the White House to a waiting 747 at the base.

Ronald Reagan Washington runway 19 approach

The runway 19 approaches at KDCA are spectacular and highly recommendable. A straight-in approach is not allowed because it will cross the prohibited area covering government buildings such as the White House. Consequently the 5 approaches to the runway follow the Potomac River and require a final 30° to 40° visual right turn before lined up with the runway:

• Rosslyn LDA and VOR/DME or GPS lead the plane to about the runway threshold. A minor left turn may therefore be considered before the final right turn. Rosslyn has a 3° glide slope.
• LDA/DME gives you a short distance between the LDA course and the runway threshold. I believe the glide slope in FS is not present in real-world.
• River Visual is special becase the pilot follows visually the river to the airport.
• RNAV (RNP) is not possible to make because the intersections are not present in FS.

For all approaches use the bridges as landmarks for where to initiate the final right turn. Observe carefully on the GPS navigator that you don't cross the prohitibted area (else a couple of jets from Andrews may soon guide you to the final apporach :-)

You may also try the Mount Vernon Visual approach for rwy 1 where you follow the Potomac River northwards. Even though the approach has no late turns it complicates the approach that the runway doesn't have PAPI/VASI.

If you set the date/time to New Year you'll see fireworks at the Washington Monument.

See charts for the airport.

IFR New York - Washington

Make a short IFR flight from John F. Kennedy, New York (KJFK) to Ronald Reagan Washington (KDCA) with the rwy 19 approach. Set wind at KDCA to around 185° so you will be cleared for a runway 19 landing.