It's been about 4 years since you published this video, and many months since a comment was posted. But I want you to know that these tutorials are still being viewed. I've just started doing flight sims with FSX and have been going through your tutorials one at a time and they're proving to be invaluable to me. I've sampled several other teachers' videos and, for me at least, yours are the best. Your voice is very easy to listen to. The volume of the airplane vs your voice is spot on. And the quality of the video production is perfect. I'm so happy I found this channel. Thank you!
Thank you very much for the kind comment, I'm really glad that my content has some longevity to it! A lot of time, effort and consideration was put into the videos so I'm really glad that it's all paying off :)
Ur not doofer bro ur supreme super mate...ur voice warmth and it doesn't matter bro. ..professional make mistakes. .no one is born perfect but practice can make it....nice tutorials...
i paid a pilot ( who did lessons in a 172 to take me aloft for some touch and gos, i was jsut a passenger because im an amputee so i was basically along for the ride. way he did his was nearly the same as yours, a tad pricy , but fwiw i thoroughly enjoyed it. i listened to him discuss whats done and when. being an amputee i couldnt use the rudder pedals.
Just started FSX a month back, and your tutorials are by far the best ones. Viewing this in 2022 and really appreciate the effort you’ve put into the videos. Cheers!
I’m Just getting into flight sims and just purchased FSX on steam, before I decide if I want to go to the expense of a new pc and better sim software. Your instructions and explanations are calm, clear and very educational. This series has to be one of the best on TH-cam! Well done and happy Christmas!
Dec 2021 and watching this in order to learn how to fly for MSFS2020. The tutorial is not as good as your explanations and I can't find a youtube video as good as this series. Thank you!
Have been working through your tutorials from the beginning and have found them excellent - clear, concise and practiced (and nice to have some Scottish scenery!). This was the best yet and I've been working on my circuits whenever I get a moment. Struggling with getting a nice smooth climb/descent (you make it look easy!) but I'll get there... Thanks very much for the work you put into these. Ian
You make the absolute best videos. You should really consider becoming a CFI. You are a natural. Thank you so much for all the time you took to make these great videos!!!
2022 and I'm on here learning how to do circuits v good how you're talking through elevation, flaps etc as it is a lot to take in when we're starting out.
Good video but with a few major errors... After leveling off at the circuit height (or altitude if at QNH) reduce the throttle to the aircraft specific cruise RPM, (in the aircraft I fly, its 2250RPM) that will hold you roughly at the speed you need to be in straight and level flight, so you dont need to fiddle with the throttle the whole of your flight.... Also, begin reducing power back early on Base-Leg, Not end of downwind... Select Carb Heat to hot, and bring the power back whilst maintainig your attitude, so the speed drops into/stabilizes in the White arc, then add flaps gradually.... With this, whilst decending on approach, use the pitch/elevator to control your airspeed, and your throttle to control the glideslope/decent.... There are a few other small things but other than that, all okay really.... Make sure you arnt turning past 15 degrees when in a climb or decent, and 30 degrees when level....
I love these these tutorials and your calm teaching style! I spent a lot of time on Flight Simulator when I was a kid, about 25 years ago and watching these videos make it all come back to me! I'm very rusty and want to get the basics back under my belt before FS2020 comes out next month, I'm so excited!
Thanks Doofer for this set of superb videos. They are very informative and I like how you have kept the slight error on the approach still in. It helps us novices to understand more and shows what sort of a man you are . Plenty of others are frightened to make a mistake and hide it needing to appear perfect. Cheers .
I just see it as part of the learning process. Everyone's going to make mistakes when they're learning something so I just wanted to show people that it's ok to make mistakes.
Thanks to your videos I've managed to do three circles, and that is my first try! No red-white lights in my game or airport, don't know why. So I've landed just on your description and sight :) Thank you very much!
Something you didn't say that needs to be said... On that end of the downwind, when you throttle back, and flap once and turn base... from that point on, you use the nose to control the speed, and the throttle to control the altitude. Sounds bassacwards, but that was how I was taught, and it is important... Might save your life.
+VroodenTheGreat Sorry to reply to myself, but, the airspeed reacts INSTANTLY to a change in pitch. The throttle takes a little minute. You control the airspeed with the nose, that way it will be on the nose. The throttle is to keep you in the air.
+VroodenTheGreat Thanks for pointing that out! I did cover the Pitch = Speed, Throttle = Rate of Decent in my Landing video but I can't remember if I explicitly mentioned it in this video, always good to remember though :)
I was told power gets you to the runaway. I don't use the nose for the base leg w/ altitude, because the movement is too rigorous. I use power for altitude and airspeed, the nose naturally rises and sinks on the power level
Your tutorials are also good for flying real life. The theory you do is very good. I would only say don't use flap on a large runway takeoff in a single engine prop aircraft. Overall tho great, keep it up
Enjoying these Tutorial, found this one so helpful, flew with the tutorial running on my Ipad. Worked great. Getting to feel more confident with each video 🛩
Hey there, I really enjoyed your videos, in this one there are some things we do differently, like climbing turns are at a bank of 20 degrees and descending turns are at 30, or the position of turning from upwind (departure) into crosswind needs both safe altitude (500') and reaching the end of the runway . And about the number of touch and go practices, it depends on the company Standard Operating Procedures . For us it's 3 times touch and go (landing check) and one full stop .
Many thanks Doofer, even five years on your excellent tutorials are the bees knees. One thing I don't understand, your plane somehow achieves altitude much quicker then mine (although its the same type). I always take longer than you and seem to end up higher and further away from the airport on my downwind leg... EDIT: I think I've found it: I'm using the metric system and Doofers 500ft translates to my 500m. FSX doesn't change e.g. the vertical speed indication. I think I'll change to imperial and try again. Yes, that was the problem. I had assumed that the altimeter & vertical speed indicator were still reading in feet (as on the face) but they had (silently) converted to meters. A bit confusing of FSX.
Hey Doofer Thanks so much for this excellent tuition series. I'm so glad I found you on TH-cam! You've helped me enormously (even though I'm still a scarily bad sim pilot) I'm having much more understanding and enjoyment flying thanks to your lessons. I do hope you''re in the teaching profession as you are a gifted educator. Good man!
Hey Burt, I'm really glad my videos could help you gain confidence flying :) Thanks for the kind comment. I'm not a professional teacher/educator in anyway, just these videos sharing my hobby with the world!
Well Doofer I'm very glad you do this, as I say you do a marvelous job. I somewhat blame my erratic flight on trying to cope using X-box controller as my yoke (I like that it's held in both hands like a real one, lol) I don't know if I'll ever advance to jetliners but I imagine I'd need better, more specialised kit for that, right?
Not nessecarily, a lot of the "work" inside a jetliner is flicking buttons and levers which I assume you're using a mouse and keyboard for. I've flown with a relatively simple joystick from the first tutorial up to now. Don't really see the need for a bespoke HOTAS or Yoke and Pedals control system at the moment.
before you start doing the circuit, i think you have to move the barometric meter on the altimeter so that the altimeter reads 0 feet. If you don't do this you will be lower than 1000 feet in reference to the runway
How did you know u was at 45 degree before turning? What instrument were you looking at when you said it? Love your vids please keep them coming. Every one has helped me more than the lessons. Thanks
He is just visually looking at the end of the runway in respect to the plane.... draw an imaginary line and voila... 45 degrees or close. Do the same circuit 10 times in a row and you'll find a visual landmark to use instead.... practice makes perfect.
Try starting your descent and first flap(10) right after you cross A-BEAM. not at 45° to runway.That could help you keep correct altitude at base and then final approaches.
i was always taught vacate the runway as quick as can be done safely..not stop and chat on the runway. this is a simulater sure but might be worthwhile mentioning that in real flight we probably should not stop and chat on a runway.
I cant compliment you enough on these awesome vids. Question... are you going to do any complete series of FSX Multiprop, Instrument, Commercial and ATP for the default planes in the FSX program?
That was really good! Just one comment: the length of the crosswind leg around an aerodrome must be fixed: you don't have to wait reaching 1000' AGL before turning downwind. Otherwise the width of the circuit would depend on each individual aircraft performance. And that would be dangerous in real life :) Instead count 5 seconds after levelling the wings in crosswind, then turn to downwind, even if you haven't reached 1000' AGL yet. Sometimes you will reach 1000' during the downwind turn, and it is a bit more difficult. When you are in downwind, you can eyeball your lateral distance from the runway by looking at your left and checking where it "cuts" the wing (or the wing strut, for high wing airplanes). The runway should be roughly in the middle of the wing strut, your circuit is a bit too wide :)
Thanks a lot for this tutorial however, when it comes to making slight adjustments It can get pretty damn hard with the mouse yoke. Any tips would be highly appreciated!
Sure, Trim is a way of adjusting the Pitch without moving the controls. It allows you to fly level without having to hold onto the controls. It's a bit complicated to explain fully in a comment but I covered it in the first video in my series where I talk about Takeoff and Level Flight: th-cam.com/video/0Km3cmRTvUI/w-d-xo.html
Basically, when you speed up, the wings provide more lift, so the aircraft's nose wants to rise, so you have to keep pushing the stick forward to stay level. Likewise, when you slow down, you lose lift, so the nose wants to drop, so you have to keep pulling back on the stick to stay level. Trim solves this, so that the nose will stay still when you center the stick. This makes things easier on the aircraft and your wrist :D
MFS2020 just came out on Xbox and I found your vid series. Wow, you have some great content and wonderful way to explain things. I know these are old but really appreciate them. I had a question… I really like how you use that orange marker on the heading instrument. I don’t know the proper term (bug?). Anyhoo, The closest analog aircraft I found in MFS2020 was the Cessna 152 but it doesn’t seem to have this option. Do you have a suggestion for using a marker in that plane? I’m trying to find an easy way to do circuits and your method seems so easy, I wish I had that feature, lol.
I can't remember off the top of my head, I've not done too much flying in MSFS 2020, waiting for the sim to mature a bit and for some of the higher quality developers to add their aircraft. On the Heading indicator, you should have a little marks around the outside at the top, at 90 degrees, at 180 and at 270 degrees. Before you turn, take a look at which heading is next to that mark... that will then give you a "target" heading after making the turn :)
Don't give up! I still hope to be a pilot one day, that's why I use FSX as a tool to learn how to fly. So if I ever find myself in a position where I can afford to pay for lessons and do the tests, I should already have a solid foundation of knowledge for it.
I know the feeling mate. You're still relatively young. There's still plenty of time to make a career change. You just have to do a little something to work towards your goals each day and you'll get there. It takes time but you'll get there.
You have been turning too steeply. A standard rate turn is used (in almost all circumstances) and is indicated bu the turn coordinator (under your airspeed and to the left of your heading indicator). A standard rate is the first notch within this instrument. Here is why and what it means: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_rate_turn
Hey Mega, Yeah I realise now that I was turning too steeply. This video was made very early in the series so I wasn't aware of Standard Rate Turns at the time. Because this video is also intended for complete beginners to flight sim, I wouldn't have talked about standard rate turns anyway because I wanted beginners to just get comfortable with learning to control the plane without worrying about perfecting procedures, doing every single little thing by the book etc.
+Jose A It's just a guess to be honest. Take a look out of the plane and when you think you're at 45 degrees then start the turn :) If you practise at the same airport, you might be able to pick a landmark on the ground that you could use as a reference point for turning,
My altimeter reads 600 feet whilst i am on the runway. I adjusted the altimeter to read zero but the sim (fsx) warns me that my altimeter is reading incorrect and that i should press the D key to correct it. Am I wrong to adjust the altimeter?
Kind of but I suspect that if you're watching this video, you're quite new to flying. Your Altimeter probably reads 600ft because the airport itself will be around 600ft above Mean Sea Level (MSL). I've done a video talking about Barometric Pressure, that's when the air pressure changes and has an effect on the Altimeter. It's kind of complicated for a beginner so don't worry about it too much. For now, just keep in mind that the airport may be about 600ft above sea level, so if you want to fly a pattern, just fly up to 1,600ft.
I think pilots do them at night for training purposes but I'm not 100%. I think there's a rule that says that circuits done at night have to be Stop and Go instead of Touch and Go.
I THINK that involves flying straight to the runway after turning Base. So rather than turn 90 degrees onto the Base leg of the Circuit, you turn and fly straight onto short final then line up on final close to the end of the runway. So you're sort of cutting the corner for the Base > Final Turn.
The simulator is Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition and the plane comes with the simulator. You can purchase and install it via the Steam online store.
sir, I came back to flight sim practice after spending hours on calibrating my joystick and such (I still don't have rudder control, but tapping on my keyboard allows me to land without totally crashing 50% of the time lol) and ask what is a good vertical speed for cessna 172 aircraft? Or really any aircraft similar to that. Whenever I climb or descend I try to keep the pointer on the 500 feet per minute mark, and I do quite well, but don't know how much further I can go with this. climbing at 2000 feet per minute feels just so odd and weird.
For climbing, it should be about +700fpm after takeoff and at low altitude. At higher altitudes you'll need to climb at maybe 300-400fpm to prevent stalling. For approach, about -500fpm is right.
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It's been about 4 years since you published this video, and many months since a comment was posted. But I want you to know that these tutorials are still being viewed. I've just started doing flight sims with FSX and have been going through your tutorials one at a time and they're proving to be invaluable to me. I've sampled several other teachers' videos and, for me at least, yours are the best. Your voice is very easy to listen to. The volume of the airplane vs your voice is spot on. And the quality of the video production is perfect. I'm so happy I found this channel. Thank you!
Thank you very much for the kind comment, I'm really glad that my content has some longevity to it! A lot of time, effort and consideration was put into the videos so I'm really glad that it's all paying off :)
Ur not doofer bro ur supreme super mate...ur voice warmth and it doesn't matter bro. ..professional make mistakes. .no one is born perfect but practice can make it....nice tutorials...
I watched them again today 😀
I am watching them now and these tutorials are fantastic
I even do watch this videos to get into Flight Simulator 2020 (I got into Alpha whoho), so thanks a lot! Your series is the best I've found so far!
6 years on, and this series of videos is very worthwhile. Thanks for producing them. Much appreciated!
have a look and make sure the airport is still there,
it is
fantastic.
love it.
You never know
they could have moved it to Cleveland :-)
i paid a pilot ( who did lessons in a 172 to take me aloft for some touch and gos, i was jsut a passenger because im an amputee so i was basically along for the ride. way he did his was nearly the same as yours, a tad pricy , but fwiw i thoroughly enjoyed it. i listened to him discuss whats done and when. being an amputee i couldnt use the rudder pedals.
I've been quite sick lately. I'm in a lot of pain and fear. Your videos have been very calming for me. Thank you so very much.
Feeling better now?
hope you’re better now buddy
@@hayhay7789 I’m sure he is 4 years later 😂
Just to let you know these awsome videos are still being watched in 2023.
Just started FSX a month back, and your tutorials are by far the best ones. Viewing this in 2022 and really appreciate the effort you’ve put into the videos. Cheers!
That's very kind of you to say, thank you. There was a lot of work that went into them so I'm glad it's appreciated!
I’m Just getting into flight sims and just purchased FSX on steam, before I decide if I want to go to the expense of a new pc and better sim software. Your instructions and explanations are calm, clear and very educational. This series has to be one of the best on TH-cam! Well done and happy Christmas!
This has to be the best and most comprehensive FSX tutorial series created to date!
I definitely put a lot of time and planning into it lol
@@Doofer911 I appreciate the effort and polish man, incredible work.
mate thanks for this really helps me getting started on the fsx ! :) love how your voice is calm and you are very easy to read.
I'm glad :) Welcome to the world of FSX!
Dec 2021 and watching this in order to learn how to fly for MSFS2020. The tutorial is not as good as your explanations and I can't find a youtube video as good as this series. Thank you!
I press like first and then start watching your video. You are my guru. I trust you completely.
Have been working through your tutorials from the beginning and have found them excellent - clear, concise and practiced (and nice to have some Scottish scenery!). This was the best yet and I've been working on my circuits whenever I get a moment. Struggling with getting a nice smooth climb/descent (you make it look easy!) but I'll get there... Thanks very much for the work you put into these. Ian
+Ian Gray It simply comes with practice mate.
Excellent and clear use of pedagogy. These videos MUST be watched at every flying school, can save lives, Can't thank you enough
You make the absolute best videos. You should really consider becoming a CFI. You are a natural. Thank you so much for all the time you took to make these great videos!!!
Wow.. I have never considered flight analysis to be useful.. UNTIL JUST NOW.. that is great.
2022 and I'm on here learning how to do circuits v good how you're talking through elevation, flaps etc as it is a lot to take in when we're starting out.
Good video but with a few major errors... After leveling off at the circuit height (or altitude if at QNH) reduce the throttle to the aircraft specific cruise RPM, (in the aircraft I fly, its 2250RPM) that will hold you roughly at the speed you need to be in straight and level flight, so you dont need to fiddle with the throttle the whole of your flight....
Also, begin reducing power back early on Base-Leg, Not end of downwind... Select Carb Heat to hot, and bring the power back whilst maintainig your attitude, so the speed drops into/stabilizes in the White arc, then add flaps gradually....
With this, whilst decending on approach, use the pitch/elevator to control your airspeed, and your throttle to control the glideslope/decent....
There are a few other small things but other than that, all okay really.... Make sure you arnt turning past 15 degrees when in a climb or decent, and 30 degrees when level....
V good video though mate, very clear!
+Lewis Plant - Flying Thanks for the comments, good to hear it from someone with real world experience!
No worries my friend! :)
This playlist is awesome. I think it's not wrong to say that we all are very thankful for your work!
Thanks a lot!
Thank you for the kind words :)
This has been one of the easiest tutorials for me to understand about flying circuits. Thanks.
I love these these tutorials and your calm teaching style! I spent a lot of time on Flight Simulator when I was a kid, about 25 years ago and watching these videos make it all come back to me! I'm very rusty and want to get the basics back under my belt before FS2020 comes out next month, I'm so excited!
Thanks Doofer for this set of superb videos.
They are very informative and I like how you have kept the slight error on the approach still in.
It helps us novices to understand more and shows what sort of a man you are .
Plenty of others are frightened to make a mistake and hide it needing to appear perfect.
Cheers .
I just see it as part of the learning process. Everyone's going to make mistakes when they're learning something so I just wanted to show people that it's ok to make mistakes.
@@Doofer911 Cheers 😀
This video is still Gold this year 2023 even though you have posted this year's (8 years)back thanks
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These are the best training videos on TH-cam. Thank you.
thanks so much! I was searching for something just like this. very helpful.
Thanks to your videos I've managed to do three circles, and that is my first try! No red-white lights in my game or airport, don't know why. So I've landed just on your description and sight :) Thank you very much!
Something you didn't say that needs to be said...
On that end of the downwind, when you throttle back, and flap once and turn base... from that point on, you use the nose to control the speed, and the throttle to control the altitude.
Sounds bassacwards, but that was how I was taught, and it is important... Might save your life.
+VroodenTheGreat Sorry to reply to myself, but, the airspeed reacts INSTANTLY to a change in pitch. The throttle takes a little minute. You control the airspeed with the nose, that way it will be on the nose. The throttle is to keep you in the air.
+VroodenTheGreat Thanks for pointing that out! I did cover the Pitch = Speed, Throttle = Rate of Decent in my Landing video but I can't remember if I explicitly mentioned it in this video, always good to remember though :)
I’m a CFI-Sport. I teach in an Ercoupe. I teach my students: POWER Controls: PITCH & Descent Rate and PITCH Controls: AIRSPEED.
I was told power gets you to the runaway. I don't use the nose for the base leg w/ altitude, because the movement is too rigorous. I use power for altitude and airspeed, the nose naturally rises and sinks on the power level
u r a great teacher. and thanks for all your efforts in making fsx n flying easier. cheers..!
Thanks for the kind words, glad my video could help :)
Great job. I learnt lots
Very good video my friend. That help me perform my landing. Thanks very much!
Glad to hear that!
Great videso Doofer .. thanks for making them. Best I have found so far.
Your tutorials are also good for flying real life. The theory you do is very good. I would only say don't use flap on a large runway takeoff in a single engine prop aircraft. Overall tho great, keep it up
Patterns always a challenge. After watching this I know I can improve
Love your videos and the fact that your not an expert. You say things that are easy to understand and that basically work. Keep doing it.
Thanks very much, will keep doing my best!
Enjoying these Tutorial, found this one so helpful, flew with the tutorial running on my Ipad. Worked great. Getting to feel more confident with each video 🛩
Learning for fs2020: wonderful series, thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to post this video tutorial . I am new to FSX and it is a great help :)
Hey there, I really enjoyed your videos, in this one there are some things we do differently, like climbing turns are at a bank of 20 degrees and descending turns are at 30, or the position of turning from upwind (departure) into crosswind needs both safe altitude (500') and reaching the end of the runway . And about the number of touch and go practices, it depends on the company Standard Operating Procedures . For us it's 3 times touch and go (landing check) and one full stop .
Many thanks Doofer, even five years on your excellent tutorials are the bees knees. One thing I don't understand, your plane somehow achieves altitude much quicker then mine (although its the same type). I always take longer than you and seem to end up higher and further away from the airport on my downwind leg...
EDIT: I think I've found it: I'm using the metric system and Doofers 500ft translates to my 500m. FSX doesn't change e.g. the vertical speed indication. I think I'll change to imperial and try again. Yes, that was the problem. I had assumed that the altimeter & vertical speed indicator were still reading in feet (as on the face) but they had (silently) converted to meters. A bit confusing of FSX.
Thank you for your excellent tutorials. I feel like I have learned a lot from them.
Your videos are very informative and are explained in a way that is easy to understand 👍
Glad you like them!
Hey Doofer Thanks so much for this excellent tuition series. I'm so glad I found you on TH-cam! You've helped me enormously (even though I'm still a scarily bad sim pilot) I'm having much more understanding and enjoyment flying thanks to your lessons.
I do hope you''re in the teaching profession as you are a gifted educator. Good man!
Hey Burt, I'm really glad my videos could help you gain confidence flying :) Thanks for the kind comment. I'm not a professional teacher/educator in anyway, just these videos sharing my hobby with the world!
Well Doofer I'm very glad you do this, as I say you do a marvelous job.
I somewhat blame my erratic flight on trying to cope using X-box controller as my yoke (I like that it's held in both hands like a real one, lol) I don't know if I'll ever advance to jetliners but I imagine I'd need better, more specialised kit for that, right?
Not nessecarily, a lot of the "work" inside a jetliner is flicking buttons and levers which I assume you're using a mouse and keyboard for. I've flown with a relatively simple joystick from the first tutorial up to now. Don't really see the need for a bespoke HOTAS or Yoke and Pedals control system at the moment.
That's good to know. I'll stick with my X-box controller and keep practicing then. I'm definitely improving since following you.
yeah, I like how you explain the tutorials.
I'm glad :)
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Doofer911
i do thank you for that bit of assistance. with the heading bug.
I assume the 45 degrees is a sighting estimate on the Base turn?
"Power to idle and flair." Very nice. I can see how this is good practice. Liked.
Still watching these 👍
very good tutorial ! thank you
before you start doing the circuit, i think you have to move the barometric meter on the altimeter so that the altimeter reads 0 feet. If you don't do this you will be lower than 1000 feet in reference to the runway
No, the barometric pressure is set to what ATIS states.
very challenging and very entertaining👍🏻
Thank you very much for such an informative videos on FSX. It is a great tool.
I'm glad I could help :)
Hi as I've said I'm watching all your vids and I thought that was great.well your teaching me a lot .thanks
Clear and concise as always. Time for me to practice. Thanks a lot. Subbed.
How did you know u was at 45 degree before turning? What instrument were you looking at when you said it? Love your vids please keep them coming. Every one has helped me more than the lessons.
Thanks
Just watched it again and i got it now. Thankyou
He is just visually looking at the end of the runway in respect to the plane.... draw an imaginary line and voila... 45 degrees or close. Do the same circuit 10 times in a row and you'll find a visual landmark to use instead.... practice makes perfect.
Just estimating,
Great video
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it :)
Woohoo Doofer . Just done it at Blackpool Airport six times . What a Fantastic help and so simply explained . Thanks ! :-D
Woohoo! Congrats! That's awesome! You'll be flying cross-country in no time! :D
Try starting your descent and first flap(10) right after you cross A-BEAM. not at 45° to runway.That could help you keep correct altitude at base and then final approaches.
Many thanks for excellent tutorials! Actually made me buy FSX on Steam and the same joystick you have. Trying circuits all day here.. :-)
Mats Andersson which joystick does he have?
This is awesome!! Thank you so much for your time in making these videos Im a visual learner and these have been great for me.....Thanks
Glad I could help! :)
i was always taught vacate the runway as quick as can be done safely..not stop and chat on the runway. this is a simulater sure but might be worthwhile mentioning that in real flight we probably should not stop and chat on a runway.
This video is aimed at simulator pilots, not real pilots.
Love these videos, your instructions are nice and clear and have already learned alot, looking forward to catching up on all your videos :)
VERY NICE AND CLEAR.
Wonderful job 👏
nice video, probably the best tutorial on youtube
I cant compliment you enough on these awesome vids. Question... are you going to do any complete series of FSX Multiprop, Instrument, Commercial and ATP for the default planes in the FSX program?
Top bloke, very clear demo
That was really good! Just one comment: the length of the crosswind leg around an aerodrome must be fixed: you don't have to wait reaching 1000' AGL before turning downwind.
Otherwise the width of the circuit would depend on each individual aircraft performance. And that would be dangerous in real life :)
Instead count 5 seconds after levelling the wings in crosswind, then turn to downwind, even if you haven't reached 1000' AGL yet.
Sometimes you will reach 1000' during the downwind turn, and it is a bit more difficult.
When you are in downwind, you can eyeball your lateral distance from the runway by looking at your left and checking where it "cuts" the wing (or the wing strut, for high wing airplanes).
The runway should be roughly in the middle of the wing strut, your circuit is a bit too wide :)
thanks so much i really loved this video! It was so informational
+Brett Layun Glad I could help :)
Very helpful. Thanks!
great job explaining what's going on. Keep'em coming :). Liked and subscribed...
Welcome to the channel and thanks for watching! More videos on the way :)
Thanks a lot for this tutorial however, when it comes to making slight adjustments
It can get pretty damn hard with the mouse yoke. Any tips would be highly appreciated!
I have a problem with straight in. When do you start your decent ??
What joystick are you using? Might be a little late but i found you videos recently and they have been really helpful!
A Logitech Extreme 3D Pro :)
I LEARNED A LOT. THANK YOU
+Lajiyoujian You're welcome! Glad my video could help :)
Invaluable! Thank you.
You're welcome :)
Bit late to the party I realize ;), but great video, I'm off to have a go myself!!!
You are doing very well I can say excellent, did you fly with a real Cessna 172 ?
hi when do you come on live i am still struggling to set my fsx up
Also btw flaps aren't necessarily used for T/G's
Great lesson. Would you explain what Trim is and why you use it before take off?
Sure, Trim is a way of adjusting the Pitch without moving the controls. It allows you to fly level without having to hold onto the controls. It's a bit complicated to explain fully in a comment but I covered it in the first video in my series where I talk about Takeoff and Level Flight: th-cam.com/video/0Km3cmRTvUI/w-d-xo.html
Basically, when you speed up, the wings provide more lift, so the aircraft's nose wants to rise, so you have to keep pushing the stick forward to stay level. Likewise, when you slow down, you lose lift, so the nose wants to drop, so you have to keep pulling back on the stick to stay level. Trim solves this, so that the nose will stay still when you center the stick. This makes things easier on the aircraft and your wrist :D
MFS2020 just came out on Xbox and I found your vid series. Wow, you have some great content and wonderful way to explain things. I know these are old but really appreciate them. I had a question…
I really like how you use that orange marker on the heading instrument. I don’t know the proper term (bug?). Anyhoo, The closest analog aircraft I found in MFS2020 was the Cessna 152 but it doesn’t seem to have this option. Do you have a suggestion for using a marker in that plane? I’m trying to find an easy way to do circuits and your method seems so easy, I wish I had that feature, lol.
I can't remember off the top of my head, I've not done too much flying in MSFS 2020, waiting for the sim to mature a bit and for some of the higher quality developers to add their aircraft. On the Heading indicator, you should have a little marks around the outside at the top, at 90 degrees, at 180 and at 270 degrees. Before you turn, take a look at which heading is next to that mark... that will then give you a "target" heading after making the turn :)
@@Doofer911 Thank you for the reply. I will take a look on my next flight :)
which version of fsx is this
This is FSX Steam Edition.
Question, are you also a pilot. Great videos, you really give better information then Sporty's flying lessons give on the fundamentals of flight....
Nope, just an aviation and flight sim enthusiast :)
Doofer911 I've wanted to be a pilot for years just can't get there. So I just get to play the Sims and study and hope that someday I can fly for real.
Don't give up! I still hope to be a pilot one day, that's why I use FSX as a tool to learn how to fly. So if I ever find myself in a position where I can afford to pay for lessons and do the tests, I should already have a solid foundation of knowledge for it.
Doofer911 I still have hope, just bummed out. I wanted to fly for my career and now I'm 33 and a truck driver. Not where I wanted to be..
I know the feeling mate. You're still relatively young. There's still plenty of time to make a career change. You just have to do a little something to work towards your goals each day and you'll get there. It takes time but you'll get there.
Still watching :)
your departure stage is called the upwind
my hand held controls have disappeared cant get them back
What software do you use? PowerPoint? It's amazing
Combination of Sony Movie Studio and Photoshop.
You have been turning too steeply. A standard rate turn is used (in almost all circumstances) and is indicated bu the turn coordinator (under your airspeed and to the left of your heading indicator). A standard rate is the first notch within this instrument. Here is why and what it means:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_rate_turn
Hey Mega, Yeah I realise now that I was turning too steeply. This video was made very early in the series so I wasn't aware of Standard Rate Turns at the time. Because this video is also intended for complete beginners to flight sim, I wouldn't have talked about standard rate turns anyway because I wanted beginners to just get comfortable with learning to control the plane without worrying about perfecting procedures, doing every single little thing by the book etc.
Where are you from
How do you determine the optimum point to begin turning base to final?
It's just something you get a "feel" for with practice.
Thanks for video. It definitely helps.
I'm glad it helps, thanks for watching :)
Hi there.. how you calculate the 45º after pass the threshold ?? or how can you see that into the instrument, I hope you can clear my doubt.
+Jose A It's just a guess to be honest. Take a look out of the plane and when you think you're at 45 degrees then start the turn :) If you practise at the same airport, you might be able to pick a landmark on the ground that you could use as a reference point for turning,
My altimeter reads 600 feet whilst i am on the runway. I adjusted the altimeter to read zero but the sim (fsx) warns me that my altimeter is reading incorrect and that i should press the D key to correct it. Am I wrong to adjust the altimeter?
Kind of but I suspect that if you're watching this video, you're quite new to flying. Your Altimeter probably reads 600ft because the airport itself will be around 600ft above Mean Sea Level (MSL). I've done a video talking about Barometric Pressure, that's when the air pressure changes and has an effect on the Altimeter. It's kind of complicated for a beginner so don't worry about it too much. For now, just keep in mind that the airport may be about 600ft above sea level, so if you want to fly a pattern, just fly up to 1,600ft.
Could you please say the name of the airport in this video? Thanks.
Sure, it's Inverness in Scotland (EGPE)
I don't quite understand how you assesses that you are 45° degrees with respect to the airport
It doesn't have to be precise, but you're looking back over your shoulder to get a rough idea
@@Doofer911 Got it, thanks!
in which scenario would you stop and go instead of touch and go?
I think pilots do them at night for training purposes but I'm not 100%. I think there's a rule that says that circuits done at night have to be Stop and Go instead of Touch and Go.
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Ive heard something about " dog-leg" what does this term mean?
I THINK that involves flying straight to the runway after turning Base. So rather than turn 90 degrees onto the Base leg of the Circuit, you turn and fly straight onto short final then line up on final close to the end of the runway. So you're sort of cutting the corner for the Base > Final Turn.
What flight simulations are you using and the plane, and the process of installation the software and add plane to the simulation.
The simulator is Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition and the plane comes with the simulator. You can purchase and install it via the Steam online store.
Do I need any hardware for me to play on Steam, I am not sure how steam online works.
sir, I came back to flight sim practice after spending hours on calibrating my joystick and such (I still don't have rudder control, but tapping on my keyboard allows me to land without totally crashing 50% of the time lol) and ask what is a good vertical speed for cessna 172 aircraft? Or really any aircraft similar to that. Whenever I climb or descend I try to keep the pointer on the 500 feet per minute mark, and I do quite well, but don't know how much further I can go with this. climbing at 2000 feet per minute feels just so odd and weird.
For climbing, it should be about +700fpm after takeoff and at low altitude. At higher altitudes you'll need to climb at maybe 300-400fpm to prevent stalling. For approach, about -500fpm is right.
Doofer911 thank you Sir.
Just remember: Power gets you to the runaway
do you know if this has Oculus Rift DK2 support ?
Just had a quick look and I think it is. I'm not familiar with Oculus Rift but there's a few forums out there saying that it works with FSX.