Vertical Landing

A Vertical Landing procedure brings an aircraft down from the air to a VTOL Point. An aircraft cannot perform a Vertical Landing procedure while in forward flight mode.

The procedure contains two control points - the procedure site and the Hover Point - as indicated in the diagram below. The procedure site is defined as the point at which the aircraft is landing. The Hover Point is placed at an altitude equal to the Altitude above point parameter, directly above the procedure site.

Field	Description
Altitude above point	The altitude at which the aircraft begins the procedure. The altitude is constrained by the lowest ceiling value of the active performance models in the current mission phase.
Final Altitude Rate	Select the altitude rate of the aircraft at the end of the procedure from the drop-down menu: Automatic - the rate during the procedure will be maintained if appropriate for the next procedure’s maneuvers. If the subsequent procedure requires a reversal in the altitude rate, it will be set to zero at the transition between procedures. Always Stop - the altitude rate will be set to zero at the transition between procedures.
Altitude offset	The altitude offset above the ground level of the procedure site.

Field

Description

Altitude above point

The altitude at which the aircraft begins the procedure. The altitude is constrained by the lowest ceiling value of the active performance models in the current mission phase.

Final Altitude Rate

Select the altitude rate of the aircraft at the end of the procedure from the drop-down menu:

Automatic - the rate during the procedure will be maintained if appropriate for the next procedure’s maneuvers. If the subsequent procedure requires a reversal in the altitude rate, it will be set to zero at the transition between procedures.
Always Stop - the altitude rate will be set to zero at the transition between procedures.

Altitude offset

The altitude offset above the ground level of the procedure site.

Heading

Select the mode and ultimate final direction of the aircraft at the end of the procedure from the drop-down menu:

Independent - define the heading The direction that the aircraft is pointing. of the aircraft from north; specify a True or Magnetic north reference using the drop-down menu.
Align with Translation Course - define the heading of the aircraft as aligned to the aircraft's course while translating to the hover point.
Align with Translation Course - Override Final Heading - define the heading of the aircraft as aligned to the aircraft's course while translating to the hover point, but specify an independent heading that it will achieve upon arriving at it.
Heading into Wind - define the heading of the aircraft as into the wind.

Translation Radius Factor

The Translation Radius Factor is the maximum amount - expressed as a multiplier - that the turn radius will be increased to minimize the bank angle required to complete the turn. The factor is applied only to turns that are performed while translating to the procedure's hover point. The full circles that correspond (or are tangent) to the start/stop turns at the extended radius may not intersect if the factor is set high enough. This parameter is a limit and may not actually be achieved due to the requirement to generate an appropriate turn sequence. You can adjust the slider or enter the value manually in the box, with the minimum value being 1 and the maximum value being 10.