I swear, this is like the best ELI5 tutorial for MSFS 2024 I’ve watched especially for someone like me who’s just getting into the game. Keep ‘em coming! Subscribed :)
You can use FLC for descents also :) Just hit the FLC button then pull some power -- you'll start descending as the plane lowers the pitch angle to make up for lost airspeed. Constant speed descents are useful, especially in IFR when you need your ground speed to remain steady to manage timing between approach fixes.
You're incredibly good at explaining and simplifying things, would love to see a whole beginners guide to flying in msfs including navigation and other stuff :)
It's the first time I've seen a video about an autopilot and now I feel ready to put it into practice in a real airplane ;-) Thank you for the excellent video!
A friendly heads up. You do not slow the plane down to climb but raise the nose to the climb attitude, and that will reduce your airspeed. You will also want to apply full power when climbing.You want an attitude that will produce the Cessna's recommended climb airspeed of 75 knots to 85 knots.
Very informative and extremely easy to follow. This is exactly what I needed. I'll subscribe and see if you have more tutorials for different planes systems. Fantastic work!
Useful - I was wondering how to quickset the HDG bug, thats changed I think from 2020? FLC Nose Down seems counter-intuitive to me as it makes the nose go up when you set climb speed.
thanks for this very simple explanation. I knew i was missing a few steps when turning on autopilot. I just didn't know what steps they were. LOL. no i can try that with sim rate. what I can't get my head around with is IFR flights. I just can't seem to understand IFR with that quick tutorial in-game. If you can make a tutorial or some tips, that would be awesome.
I’m glad the video helped you Nathan. I will be making a video on GPS, VOR as well as instrument approaches and IFR flight plans within the next couple of days.
Please I need help every time I try to level out my plane it just dips or rises it sucks because I want to do long flights but I can't because I have to always be using the controller
Of course. I will be posting a video of flight planning tonight. Instrument tutorials will come out within a couple of weeks. RNAV, Localizer, ILS and IFR flight planning are on the list of videos to come.
thank you. I think I get it and it helps :-) sometimes the right screen is off. (garmin system). How do I get power it on? 2nd question: I think the Auto Pilot is able to follow the pink lines of the flightplan. But somehow I cant get it to work. Can you make a video about that? thankyou!
Glad it helped. Yes the pink lines are the GPS feature which you would select NAV on the autopilot to follow. I will be making a video on that in a couple days. Stay tuned!!
Not if it's in the EFB (I could be missing a MSFS feature here), It has to be loaded into the aircraft's flight plan. There is an option in the EFB to "send route to avionics" not sure how well it works though.
Absolutely! I am going to create a short video on flight plan activation while airborne as well as videos on Instrument approaches which will go over more autopilot features.
@@David-di5bo yeah there’s really no right or wrong way it’s mostly just preference especially for descents. For climbing it’s better to use FLC tho just to keep a safe airspeed; as to avoid a stall when approaching higher altitudes
Great tutorial videos! I'm from Germany and I try to learn the autopilot system of the 172 skyhawk at the moment. Most basic things I know, but sometimes the autopilot can't be activated? Don't know why. Mostly I try to trim the plane for a stable horizontal flight with normal RPM and stable speed, but sometimes I can't activate the autopilot. Do you know if there any other things, which I can do wrong?
@DizzySloth02 yes. Sometimes I fly and try to go on AP and it doesn't work. Some minutes later I can activate it, without any change. I tried to Google it, but found nothing. Maybe I'm the only one with this issue... 👀
@@DizzySloth02 on 06:25 you used FLC and pressed nose down and the plane beginns to climb. why? At the moment I only used vertical speed VS and there I have to press nose up to climb. That confused me now.
Yeah. it kind of sounds like a glitch. If you want to join the discord and create a form under the "questions for me" tab with a picture or video of the issue and I can help you better.
For the FLC question: Yes i know that is confusing for me too. I think it's the wrong way around in the game. Just click up or down and watch your airspeed next to the green FLC light up at the top of the PFD. This way you can tell if the airspeed is going in the desired direction. If you see that it's going the opposite way you want then click the other button
One question, you used VS function to descend only but you could use it also for climbing (instead of FLC), couldn't you?...and in the same manner, could FLC be used for descending?
Yes absolutely, you can use VS to climb and FLC to descend. The reason why it is better to use FLC when climbing is because it keeps a constant airspeed and reduces the chances for the aircraft to get unstable. Keep in mind climb performance decreases as you go up in altitude because of a reduction in air pressure. As for using VS instead of FLC for descents... it's 100% personal preference. I like using VS because it keeps me at a constant rate of descent.
@@DizzySloth02 ... and FLC is probably better because you can set the best climb speed (Y) that every plane has...but I'm wondering what speed the VS mode uses by default; shouldn't be the Y speed at then be also a constant speed as FLC mode allows?
@DANNYtheBOY11 Correct there is a VY speed for climb and FLC is good for that. There is no dedicated speed or descent rate when you're descending. In the Cessna a "Stabilized descent" is considered anything under 1000' per minute. Note: Many IFR approaches use vertical speed as determinations to stay on the appropriate glide path. This will be explained in future videos.
@@SK_1403 hit nav on the ap panel and make sure the plane is either on the course or headed for it (GPS green you’re good: GPS white fly intercept heading)
@@SK_1403 the best that I can tell you for this is to hit flight plan highlight the first point on your route and then hit direct Enter and activate. Make sure after, you activate NAV on auto pilot.
If you're straight and level just try to lock the power around 2,300. Make small adjustments if needed. Sometimes if it's windy the airspeed will go up and down, best advice is to just let it do it's thing if you're in cruise.
@@ironknobair try hitting heading on the AP panel. If it’s going in circles it’s probably because it’s on ROL. Also hit ALT on AP panel and it will hold the current altitude. Make sure you also hit AP to activate autopilot
That was so simple to follow. You dumbed it down enough for numptys like me.
One of the few good channels explaining stuff we need to know without expecting us to know everything someone in flight school should know. 😂
This has got to be one of the best tutorials i have ever seen in flight sim. Well done
Thank you I appreciate it!
I swear, this is like the best ELI5 tutorial for MSFS 2024 I’ve watched especially for someone like me who’s just getting into the game. Keep ‘em coming! Subscribed :)
You can use FLC for descents also :) Just hit the FLC button then pull some power -- you'll start descending as the plane lowers the pitch angle to make up for lost airspeed. Constant speed descents are useful, especially in IFR when you need your ground speed to remain steady to manage timing between approach fixes.
I would definitely love a IFR flight plan with autopilot and nav1. Great video
THANK YOU!! Finally a tutorial actually TAUGHT something, rather be a "look at me" video.
That's the goal lol
Great video man, you should keep it up. easy to follow and look forward to seeing more
You're incredibly good at explaining and simplifying things, would love to see a whole beginners guide to flying in msfs including navigation and other stuff :)
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Check out my latest video on GPS and VOR navigation.
I love your videos. Please do more of them about the cessna 172.
It's the first time I've seen a video about an autopilot and now I feel ready to put it into practice in a real airplane ;-)
Thank you for the excellent video!
Awesome! Finally I understand why my plane was turning left when I wanted to go right. Keep up the good work man!
Very clear tutorial. You earned a new subscriber.
thank you my bro helped me alot im learning autopilot on msfs24
Super helpful and explained well, thank you!
A friendly heads up. You do not slow the plane down to climb but raise the nose to the climb attitude, and that will reduce your airspeed. You will also want to apply full power when climbing.You want an attitude that will produce the Cessna's recommended climb airspeed of 75 knots to 85 knots.
Absolutely, definitely wasn't the best and most accurate explanation. I think I'll eventually remake the video better.
@@DizzySloth02 Common mistake made by non pilots.
thank you i new to the simulation and you made that so easy
Really good tutorial. I like the way the content was delivered. I'm going to go try this now.
Very solid explanation . Thanks bud
Part 2 GPS and VOR video out now, go check it out. Thank you everyone.
Wow. Thank you so much. I was wondering why my autopilot wasn't going to the altitude I had set. I needed to press flight level change
Great tutorial mate. Hope to see more tutorials from you. Thank you.
You did an excellent job. I really hope you keep making tutorials, because I understand everything your saying.
Of course the next tutorial is coming out tonight! RNAV
Thanks, hopefully this will prevent me dive-bombing in to a mountain next time I try the autopilot.
Super simple tutorial. Kudos!
Thank you for your amazing teaching skills. Very helpful for newbies like me. Subscribed!
Very informative and extremely easy to follow. This is exactly what I needed. I'll subscribe and see if you have more tutorials for different planes systems. Fantastic work!
New tutorial series on different planes are coming next!
@DizzySloth02 awesome!
Thank you for the simple explanation. Very helpful
Great video… appreciate the ease in which you explained. Definitely 👍🏾 and subscribed!
Thank you for the sub
Awesome Video THANK YOU!!
Perfect explanation. Great video
Solid tutorial!
You a legend dude, thanks for making my life easier
Thank for the video. It will help me and. I just bought a flight stick and i configure it but the next step will be to use the AP.
That's great I've been trying to get one too!
Thanks.so easy to understand 😊
Useful - I was wondering how to quickset the HDG bug, thats changed I think from 2020? FLC Nose Down seems counter-intuitive to me as it makes the nose go up when you set climb speed.
Yeah it is a little weird, i think it might be a glitch
@@DizzySloth02 I think it was that way in fs2020 as well
thanks for this very simple explanation. I knew i was missing a few steps when turning on autopilot. I just didn't know what steps they were. LOL. no i can try that with sim rate.
what I can't get my head around with is IFR flights. I just can't seem to understand IFR with that quick tutorial in-game. If you can make a tutorial or some tips, that would be awesome.
I’m glad the video helped you Nathan. I will be making a video on GPS, VOR as well as instrument approaches and IFR flight plans within the next couple of days.
Please I need help every time I try to level out my plane it just dips or rises it sucks because I want to do long flights but I can't because I have to always be using the controller
Perfect simple explanation. Thank you so much. :)
great job! looking forward to the next one that covers GPS Nav and approaches, hopefully an RNAV APR - Thanks!
Of course. I will be posting a video of flight planning tonight. Instrument tutorials will come out within a couple of weeks. RNAV, Localizer, ILS and IFR flight planning are on the list of videos to come.
Excellent tutorial!
THANK YOU! 🙏🙏
This is great, thank you. On to the GPS video now :)
Great! I'm glad you liked it!
Thank you for dumming it down for me
Great tutorial, Thanks
Great tutorial! Thanks! 🎉
Of course more to come soon
thank you. I think I get it and it helps :-)
sometimes the right screen is off. (garmin system). How do I get power it on?
2nd question: I think the Auto Pilot is able to follow the pink lines of the flightplan. But somehow I cant get it to work. Can you make a video about that?
thankyou!
Glad it helped. Yes the pink lines are the GPS feature which you would select NAV on the autopilot to follow. I will be making a video on that in a couple days. Stay tuned!!
Also make sure both of the white avionics switches are on
Can you talk about how to utilize the track following feature of autopilot?
Sure!
Very helpful thx for the video.
Subscribed. Great tutorial that is easy to follow
Thank you for the sub, glad you liked it!
Beautiful tutorial, thank you very much!
I'm glad it was helpful!
Thank you.
Awesome info. Now I also know
Very helpful, thanks
do you have a flight sim discord setup we can join?
great video.. still learning this. but if you Have a route in you EFB loaded and turn autopilot and FD on, does it follow that whole plan on it's own?
Not if it's in the EFB (I could be missing a MSFS feature here), It has to be loaded into the aircraft's flight plan. There is an option in the EFB to "send route to avionics" not sure how well it works though.
@@DizzySloth02 im guessing thats not working then, since when i press auto pilot its not working.
thx alot! good tutorial!
that one video i needed, than you!
Of course
I have the speedbrake lever stuck in half position; if I move it it always returns to 50%
is there a way to turn the second G1000 on, when Im flying the other one appears to be off
Whoa thank you!!!!!!
So.. is there a part 3 coming in the near future? The first two was great 👌
Absolutely! I am going to create a short video on flight plan activation while airborne as well as videos on Instrument approaches which will go over more autopilot features.
Great tutorial. Need help for nav mode
Best Sim CFI ever made me a garmin 1000 pro
Thank you
THX
Why use VS and not FLC + Nose Up for descend? I tried it, seemed to work fine. Seems simpler to just have one way to do ascend and descend right?
@@David-di5bo yeah there’s really no right or wrong way it’s mostly just preference especially for descents. For climbing it’s better to use FLC tho just to keep a safe airspeed; as to avoid a stall when approaching higher altitudes
At last something for total noobs like me. thanks. subed
Would like to kno how to work approach button
@@delroylake3262 check out the approach tutorials on my channel they explain everything you’d want to know!
None of the buttons on the G1000 work on my system (pc) though I can use the auto pilot using the circuit electronics hardware.
That’s wild because the autopilot works on my series x
Great tutorial videos! I'm from Germany and I try to learn the autopilot system of the 172 skyhawk at the moment. Most basic things I know, but sometimes the autopilot can't be activated? Don't know why. Mostly I try to trim the plane for a stable horizontal flight with normal RPM and stable speed, but sometimes I can't activate the autopilot. Do you know if there any other things, which I can do wrong?
Both avionics switches are on?
@DizzySloth02 yes. Sometimes I fly and try to go on AP and it doesn't work. Some minutes later I can activate it, without any change. I tried to Google it, but found nothing. Maybe I'm the only one with this issue... 👀
@@DizzySloth02 on 06:25 you used FLC and pressed nose down and the plane beginns to climb. why? At the moment I only used vertical speed VS and there I have to press nose up to climb. That confused me now.
Yeah. it kind of sounds like a glitch. If you want to join the discord and create a form under the "questions for me" tab with a picture or video of the issue and I can help you better.
For the FLC question: Yes i know that is confusing for me too. I think it's the wrong way around in the game. Just click up or down and watch your airspeed next to the green FLC light up at the top of the PFD. This way you can tell if the airspeed is going in the desired direction. If you see that it's going the opposite way you want then click the other button
One question, you used VS function to descend only but you could use it also for climbing (instead of FLC), couldn't you?...and in the same manner, could FLC be used for descending?
Yes absolutely, you can use VS to climb and FLC to descend. The reason why it is better to use FLC when climbing is because it keeps a constant airspeed and reduces the chances for the aircraft to get unstable. Keep in mind climb performance decreases as you go up in altitude because of a reduction in air pressure. As for using VS instead of FLC for descents... it's 100% personal preference. I like using VS because it keeps me at a constant rate of descent.
Fantastic question by the way. Really good critical thinking.
@@DizzySloth02 ... and FLC is probably better because you can set the best climb speed (Y) that every plane has...but I'm wondering what speed the VS mode uses by default; shouldn't be the Y speed at then be also a constant speed as FLC mode allows?
@DANNYtheBOY11
Correct there is a VY speed for climb and FLC is good for that. There is no dedicated speed or descent rate when you're descending. In the Cessna a "Stabilized descent" is considered anything under 1000' per minute. Note: Many IFR approaches use vertical speed as determinations to stay on the appropriate glide path. This will be explained in future videos.
@@DizzySloth02 ...ok, many thanks for the explanation
Why do you not use the autopilot controls on the left display?
Just a habit honestly
You can though it’s the same
Since the autopilot does not control the rudder, can I assist the AP by using the rudder when applicable?
@@kimghanson absolutely, let the AP control roll and pitch and you control yaw and power
how can i set the autopilot on the flight plan? (purple lines on the map while in mission)
@@SK_1403 hit nav on the ap panel and make sure the plane is either on the course or headed for it (GPS green you’re good: GPS white fly intercept heading)
@DizzySloth02 got it. GPS bugges some Times. Had a flight. GPS was Green but the plane was 100m on the right side of the magenta line
@@SK_1403 the best that I can tell you for this is to hit flight plan highlight the first point on your route and then hit direct Enter and activate. Make sure after, you activate NAV on auto pilot.
How do you keep the constant airspeed so steady
If you're straight and level just try to lock the power around 2,300. Make small adjustments if needed. Sometimes if it's windy the airspeed will go up and down, best advice is to just let it do it's thing if you're in cruise.
Pity. I hoped you would explain why the AP will not work it just makes the plane fly around in circles and loses Hight.
@@ironknobair try hitting heading on the AP panel. If it’s going in circles it’s probably because it’s on ROL. Also hit ALT on AP panel and it will hold the current altitude. Make sure you also hit AP to activate autopilot
Won’t work it doesn’t even want to engage I selected heading and altitude won’t work
For me auto pilot doesnt seem to work like 80 percent of the time
Are you on Xbox or pc
Probably you're doing something wrong then 80% of the time
Does this work in Career mode? I’m a first time player of MSFS.
Absolutely!
How did you get your mouse to not shoot all over the screen at the speed of light?
Earned a sub and a like 🫡 thanks and yes make more simple tutorials please
Thank you for the sub and of course
Won’t work it doesn’t even want to engage I selected heading and altitude won’t work