ComandanteBigote

Altitude was tough for me but after reading up it got a lot easier. 3 degrees is normal for an approach (and I think even for descending from cruising altitude). This is easy to calculate. Miles to go divided by 3 equals elevation above runway in thousands of feet. For example: at 90 miles away- 30,000 feet; 30 miles away- 10,000 feet; 9 miles away- 3,000 feet; 1 mile away- 333 feet. Also, all those horizontal lines in the heads up display are 5 degrees apart. So for quick reference (if the runway is in sight) a little lower than half way between level flight and the first line down. Ps remember this is for elevation above runway! Be sure to add the elevation of the runway to determine desired altitude!

If you select the airport as your only waypoint then you are correct: using the bearing (BRG) given as your heading will get you to the airport but you will not be lined up with the runway. When planning your flight, you will notice that there are long, skinny, triangular paths that represent the approach to the runway. Sometimes there will be a waypoint available at the beginning of the approach. Use that one as your first waypoint and then the airport as your second waypoint "Add To FPL". To go into a little more detail... Sometimes flying directly from your origin to the approach for your desired runway will require you to make a sharp turn. In this case I find it is better to add an extra waypoint- one before the approach. By doing this you can keep your course changes to 90 degrees or less. And lastly, you may find that (especially at large airports) the waypoint named for the airport isn't even on the desired runway. If not, look for a waypoint available at the beginning of the runway. Have fun and let us know how it goes!

Has anybody gotten the "Astronaut" achievement? You have to fly up to 328,000 feet. In my attempts I can reach 145,000+ ft and am still doing Mach 1.0 and climbing at 66,000+ ft/min when the software crashes.