agreed. this was indeed very well done!

+1

Understandable, however having to repeat this process is what makes it more realistic. Eventually being able to memorize it all :)

Glad it helped!

You are welcome!

Andre, man, what a nice comment! Thank you so much! I 100% agree, checklists are so essential. I use flows when I fly for real but I always pull out the checklist after my flow to ensure I didn't miss anything!

@@MicahMesser Pleasure! ...and thanks for reminding us of the different but equally important roles of 'flows' and 'checklists'.

Thank you!

Thank you!

It's planned!

Use STKP SimToolKitPro for your flightplanning. It integrates Simbrief, Windy.com, Naviigrapgh, etc.

Did this ever come out? If not can you cover the install as well? Thanks 😊

Viktor Pousette I think your supposed the get the bottom diamond lit for VOR LOC then the right one lit for app

They have to be centered and active

Need to go to the EFB and change to LED lights.

Headphones

Ensure the autothrottle is in the Arm Position and VNAV is pressed in flight. On Takeoff or go around, press TOGA

737 pilot, here. Bounced landings are generally the result of a pilot trying to save an approach that wasn't stabilized or chopping the power to a degree that exceeds the aircraft's rate of descent. The 737-800 is longer than most pilots first realize and because of the length the flare has to be less to avoid a tail strike. Flying by the numbers (i.e. %N1) and attitude (degrees nose up) makes landing the 737-8, easy, although it's still an airplane that requires the pilot to fly it. You might try landing with Flap 30, Vref + 5, and between two degrees and two degrees nose up. The real trick again is a stabilized approach. Check out this video from the feds. (I used the autoland feature in the Zibo mod so my son could get an idea of what a stabilized approach looks like. Stabilized approaches, however, are the result of getting your descent planning nailed--which can be tricky and depends on such factors as how the controller uses transitions to stack arriving aircraft, the prevailing wind component, the weight of the aircraft, etc. A good rule of thumb to manage descent is to go from top of descent to 10,000' at a pitch angle of about three degrees or slightly more, reduce it to 2 degrees or shallower when approaching 10,000' by bleeding off the power, and then when ATC clears you to a lower altitude you pitch up to 3 degrees again. It's not a coincidence that glideslope angles are three degrees. The short answer to not bouncing is the result of a stabilized approach and a stabilized approach depends on a well-managed descent.

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Could be a glitch. You can always manually put the CG

Google - METAR "AirportCodeHere" OR Tune ATIS/AWOS OR Use Third Party Program

I get that outside of the flight plan. I check the ATIS or METAR for the airport.

Easiest thing to do: Google METAR "AIRPORT NAME HERE". QNH is just the altimeter setting.

@@MicahMesser Thx Micah. I have another question, where did you get to know so much about Aviation and not be a pilot. I have been simming for over twenty years, and the information you give ,i doubt real pilots can do better? Im now looking for all info that you hsve. You in fact has brought my level of flying up tremendously. Thank you for that. RobertC

Low fuel

Engine antiice off?

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@@MicahMesser thanks for everything you do! making this learning process a lot easier

Page 6 of your briefing document. Usually page 6.

Micah Messer thank you.

Yes it is possible. I am doing it all the time. You can use the skyvector. Try to create your own route and then enter it in the FMC manually. For some waypoints the FMC can give error. It means that those waypoints does not exist for airac 1708. At this point you can try to choose another waypoint in the skyvector. For fuel and CI numbers you can use the simbrief. The route that you have created will not be the same as the route ceated by the simbrief but at least it will give some values.

Do you have N1 engaged or speed? When the aircraft is climbing it can only operate on N1.

Course is the course according to the chart, for example your RNAV departure says flight course 100 after departure. However, the runway's heading is 107. Heading get's set to runway heading and course gets set to departure course.

I thing he has the newest Version of xplane cause i use the old one and i have a low cam too.

Download xChecklist, install it in your plugins.

Yes

It depends on what you want. There is not a good Payware 737 for X-Plane 11. Zibo is far superior to a lot of payware aircraft now. For Airbus, Toliss cannot be beaten for quality and frame rates.

@@MicahMesser thank you.

Jacob, I fly 737's and the Zibo mod is surprisingly realistic in its requirements to follow certain procedures precisely. There are some work-arounds and different carriers might do some things differently. One, for instance, might not put on the fuel pumps until just after the brake set subsequent to pushback. Another will turn on hydraulic pumps right after connecting to the GPU so the PNF can see any hydraulic leaks. Insofar as your question goes, you might try this when setting up your FMC for routing: (It's pretty much the sequence Micah uses, but sometimes it's difficult to follow it.) First, clear the "enter IRS position" message. you don't have to concern yourself with that until you begin populating the POS/INIT data. Key POS/INIT, then enter REF ARPT. Select next page and your GPS co-ordinates should appear. Key the first one then go to "Previous Page" and when you set the IRS, your GPS co-orinates should appear in the boxes. Hopes this helps.

@@andredarin8966 Thank you very much for the help. I actually did figure it out before hand. I wasn't putting the IRS's in Nav. I'm loving this plane now! Check out my landing in Boise if you have a minute.

If you mean xChecklist. In-game, go to plugins > xChecklist > Settings (I believe) and uncheck it.

@@MicahMesser thank you, sir. It worked for me)

I leave Vectors in because in real life, those stay in there to allow ATC to vector you onto final or wherever. I manually vector myself. You *can* remove them but risk having issues with ILS capture and other small issues.

@@MicahMesser so, I never heard a vector request during this tutorial during that leg...how did you intercept the approach?

Was the vector on approach or what?

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Not anymore. Now I just use the default camera built into the game. X-Camera for sure has its uses, especially the new version, but I never used its full possibilities.

MFD does that for you, look at the little triangle on the display near the top of the compass arch.

What kind of bugs though?

Sure. So, I use the Fix page to create a ring that is my roughly calculated top of descent. It's calculated by taking your current altitude divided by 1,000. Formula: (ALT/1,000) x 3 + 10 = estimated distance

@@MicahMesser thank you for the explanation! But why do you have to calculate this when the nav display already shows the t/d point.

@@DavidJohnson-yy4de A few reasons, mainly as a secondary reference if the system malfunctions. It is also to allow for an easier descent for your passengers. The Zibo isn't known for the best logic for descent rates

@@MicahMesser so is this possible on an actual 737 too?

@@DavidJohnson-yy4de I cannot say that is guaranteed. I am not a real 737 pilot. I suppose it's close to the real thing. I got the formula from someone who worked closely with real pilots.

Set a preffered view and then hold ctrl and click a number in the numped. Make sure that your numpad is on.

Try reinstalling the plane or just update it

What Redd said.

Well, the LevelUp doesn't have any animations or sounds for the Start Ground Service Crews. Not sure why it wouldn't be happening in the Zibo.

@@MicahMesser thank you! I was able to get it working on the zibo. Good to know it’s just not implemented on the Level Up

Well, I cover how and where to find that information on the other tutorials I've done. 1) that is found on page one of the flight plan under ISA DEV in the column in the upper right hand side of the page. 2) that is the local altimeter which can be found numerous ways and is ever changing with the weather. Google METAR for the airport you are going to. 3) the flap and speed information is the reference information for the aircraft and you on approach and landing. It is calculated two ways: in the FMC itself or with a secondary program. I use ApSoft Toolbox and it is very useful. I plan to do a tutorial soon on it.

@@MicahMesser My bad for neglecting to look for more basic videos you've uploaded before getting into a complete guide. Now I know what I am looking for and will enjoy even more following your guides. I have found basic and more detailed videos on your tutorial list. Thank you so much for all the great work, time, and passion you put into these guides. You have no idea how helpful it can be to someone like myself who has no prior knowledge in flying but has little or no education on aviation. Thank you again.

@@eugeneyoung2803 no apologies necessary. You are most welcome. Welcome to the sky!

@@MicahMesser Hey Micah, one more question. As I was studying your FMC setup video, I am understanding better each minute. I found one thing odd which is in your FMC video when inputting RTE before departure, you input the waypoints in order(starting w/ CACD2) as exactly written on the flight plan, but in this video, for some reason, you seem to start from the middle as 'WANTA' WP is not the first waypoint in the flight plan(your flight plan). Can you explain a little about this procedure?

@@eugeneyoung2803 checklist calls for the pilot to insert the waypoints then add the SID and STAR. Why it's like that, idk. With the Airbus it's different, it's the SID waypoint then STAR.

You won't find the Barometric reference on the flight plan. You have to look up the current METAR for the airport you are flying from and to.

@@MicahMesser where can I look this up? Is it on skyvector?

@@cwa4584 aviationweather.gov/metar

@@MicahMesser thank you so much!!

@@cwa4584 you are welcome!

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Austin and his crew have to make a living to support their families. I don't blame them at all!

@@MicahMesser oh… ok sorry

Do you have all the legs set and executed in the FMC? Does the take off have an initial RNAV waypoint or a heading?