Hi,

I wasn't experiencing this problem until I have been flying in Europe. Now I have flown over Island and Greenland to Canada (unofficial WWT II ) and it started ...

So I have made a test. I have flew two very similar filghts with C172: EGPF TO EGPG and CYHZ TO CCF4. In the one in Canada I've got "Landed without a proper approach OR off runway surface." and a very poor score (see below).

I have also noticed that FSFS does not recognize the runway when passing 500ft AGL. Even though it knows where I’m landing, because Mr. Smith has read the plan, set OBS to proper heading and is complaining about the glide slope .

KADet piloting Cessna Skyhawk 172SP Paint4 ended 26 marzec 2011 at 18:06
FSFlyingSchool 2011 (Jan 21 2011)
Using: FSX
Visibility: 62.14 Miles     Wind: 0 Knots

Aircraft: Cessna ID: SP-KAD Airline: Flight:
Flight plan: EGPF TO EGPG Cumbernauld:Cumbernauld NAV1: CBN
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:00 Hours 11 Mins 59 Secs

Landing Score:80.50

Landing was successful in the following areas:

• Good alignment with runway on visual approach. [90%]
  
• Gentle touchdown. [95 FPM]
  
• Good landing speed - not too fast. [52 KIAS]
  
• Wings were level.
  
• Distance from runway threshold (visual approach): [968 feet]
  
• Landed on runway surface.
  
• Glideslope held until flare.
  
• Good pitch control after touchdown.
  
• Good pitch at landing.
  
• With flaps - good job.
  
• Heading aligned with runway.
  
• Throttle(s) idle.
  
• Good controlled final descent to touchdown.
  
• Good steering after landing.
  

Landing included the following problems:

• Poor glideslope on visual approach - you can do better. [40%]
  

Definite room for improvement...


Flight Score:100.71

Flight commended in the following areas:

• Smooth turns.
  
• Nice banking.
  
• Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
  
• Comfortable G forces.
  
• Smooth pitch control.
  
• Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
  
• Gentle taxi turns.
  
• Good take off steering.
  
• Rotation was not late.
  
• Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
  
• Safe taxi speed.
  
• Smooth braking during taxi.
  
• Smooth climb during takeoff.
  
• Wings level near ground.
  
• Well coordinated turns.
  
• No stalls.
  
• No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
  
• Smooth comfortable descent rate.
  
• Pitch not too high.
  
• Pitch not too low.
  
• Flaps down on time.
  
• Approach speed not too fast.
  
• Low altitude speeds not too fast.
  
• Good clearance of obstacles.
  

A smooth flight!

KADet piloting Cessna Skyhawk 172SP Paint4 ended 26 marzec 2011 at 18:21
FSFlyingSchool 2011 (Jan 21 2011)
Using: FSX
Visibility: 62.14 Miles     Wind: 0 Knots

Aircraft: Cessna ID: SP-KAD Airline: Flight:
Flight plan: CYHZ TO CCF4 Cumbernauld:Cumbernauld NAV1:
Failure(s): None at landing
Failure Event(s) (Zulu Time): None
Failure Bonus:0% Flight Duration:00 Hours 10 Mins 33 Secs

Landing Score:25.94

Landing was successful in the following areas:

• Gentle touchdown. [105 FPM]
  
• Good landing speed - not too fast. [49 KIAS]
  
• Wings were level.
  
• Distance from runway threshold (visual approach): [934 feet]
  
• Glideslope held until flare.
  
• Good pitch control after touchdown.
  
• Good pitch at landing.
  
• With flaps - good job.
  
• Heading aligned with runway.
  
• Throttle(s) idle.
  
• Good controlled final descent to touchdown.
  
• Good steering after landing.
  

Landing included the following problems:

• Poor glideslope on visual approach - you can do better. [30%]
  
• Poor alignment with runway on visual approach - line up and stay there. [0%]
  
• Landed without a proper approach OR off runway surface.
  

Definite room for improvement...


Flight Score:100.63

Flight commended in the following areas:

• Smooth turns.
  
• Nice banking.
  
• Correct matching of flaps to speeds.
  
• Comfortable G forces.
  
• Smooth pitch control.
  
• Flown within aircraft's maximum speed limit.
  
• Gentle taxi turns.
  
• Good take off steering.
  
• Rotation was not late.
  
• Appropriate position of flaps during taxi.
  
• Safe taxi speed.
  
• Smooth braking during taxi.
  
• Smooth climb during takeoff.
  
• Wings level near ground.
  
• Well coordinated turns.
  
• No stalls.
  
• No flying dangerously close to stall speed.
  
• Smooth comfortable descent rate.
  
• Pitch not too high.
  
• Pitch not too low.
  
• Flaps down on time.
  
• Approach speed not too fast.
  
• Low altitude speeds not too fast.
  
• Good clearance of obstacles.
  

A smooth flight!

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I'm using W7 64bit Polish and FSX Deluxe with FS Global 2008 and UTX Europe (some other local sceneries installed but should not affect those two flights).

Maybe this will be helpful to find a solution.