I'm a retired US Air Force jet mechanic. Simming since 1984. I mostly fly QW787. I use both PFPX and SimBrief. Like them both. Thank you for these videos and tutorials. I must be a glutton for punishment because my favorite part of simming is the flight planning and knocking all the "paperwork" together to look and feel as real as possible. Continued success for your channel and happy landings!
You're not alone 1derol, I used to love getting flight plans and weather when I was a serious simmer years ago, it just enhances the experience further! FD2S
As a real pilot who's into simming myself, I'm amazed at the quality of your videos. Love the live commentary, it helps to learn the techniques you are using.
Great videos really help me get more confidence with procedures such as holding at a specific waypoint and contacting ATC on Vatsim !!thanks FD2S you’re amazing
For the weather, set the update interval in xSquawkBox preferences to 0 minutes (meaning disabled) and also make sure to check you want to use VATSIM as the source in ASXP
If you put a flight plan into AS, you can tune 122.025 to hear the arrival ATIS. From Simbrief, save the flight plan as a XP11.fms and AS can read it. You can also type “.metar XXXX” in SB text line (without quotes). As Spike said earlier, make sure to check the VATSIM Wx option in AS and disable Wx in VATSIM.
You can send a flight plan through the plugin in game. There is a menu item under the SBx plugin called coincidentally enough..”Send flighplan”. I always use this for filing them. Also, not sure if you know this or not, but you can use Ctrl G to see in game winds and pressure (and a lot of other things as well. I show FPS as well as lat/long for instance).
Great flight again :) You can set options in Active sky to use Vatsim Weather so you dont have to set it in Vatsim and also there is a setting so the weather doesnt change on approach so it doesn't do what it did last night to you. Vatsim Weather option is: Options, General Options, Vatsim Online Weather. Approach Weather is Options, General Options, Prevent downloads on approach. Hope this helps :)
I do keep forgetting this! Visual effects - High (HDR) Texture - High Antialiasing - 4x SSAA+FXAA Number of World Objects - High Reflection - Medium FD2S
I was hoping you might consider adding some information about which flight simulator hardware (yoke etc) in your "About" section in UA-cam. A lot of us are very interested in streamer's equipment such as computer and so on that professionals use. Having said that, I just found your videos and am devouring them, I hope you keep up streaming! Thank you for the content and happy landings!
Fantastic video. Thanks! One question, your Reus airport scenery shows the real VOR hut highlighted in the video (which is pretty cool), but I can’t figure out a way to show it in mine. I copied all the visual settings and updated my libraries. Any ideas? Or is it a plugin or a new feature of xplane 11.30+?
What a legend. Thanks for replying back! I have it indeed, only downloaded it after watching your recorded stream 😉. Don’t worry though, just wondered if you had anything like a plugin or a scenery add on to make VORs pop up like buildings like that (I have a small wee aerial instead, not a hut 😂) - yet I have all the recommended libraries up to date. Maybe a Mac vs Windows thing.. 🤷🏻♂️
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Forgot disconnecting the GPU myself a couple of times and learned how the ground crew will then take care of that automatically. Goes both for the GPU and the chocks.
In reality they always ask but sometimes you can have a bad connection, I've lost power a few times! Thankfully not had anyone leave the chocks either!
Is it customary at your company to put into the Fix page the fix rings and radials for the SID for example when when leaving that first airport as a backup to the FMS? I think the VOR was ALT at Reus.
Hi Bill, Yes if available set NAVAIDS/SID to assist with departure to backup the FMC, from REUS I tuned the RES VOR and 240/178 for the initial radials to track FD2S
Excellent video. I just installed XP for the first time yesterday. How do you control the reversers? I have a TQ6 and would like to control them like I do with P3D.
I'm watching now this video and see how you struggle with avitab, you can select it from menu bar at the top of the screen in plugins menu-->avitab and then you have avitab as movable window it's really esier to manage with it that way :D
Can you try manually entering an above below altitude restriction as in 17000B15000A? I can’t get the Zibo FMC to accept it. Sometimes these are missing from the FMC and need to be manually inserted. Have a good week at whatever base you are going to be at 😀.
Hi Bill, I haven't tried to input that information, I have found the Above and Below restriction are usually coded correct as per chat and I think the way to enter that restriction would be 17000B/13000A FD2S
Yeah, doesn’t work. Have found lots of STARS where that info is missing. Can enter restrictions, just not above/below ones. Also can’t enter lat/long waypoints in the usual Boeing way, have to input the whole string.
Is the docking guidance system a plugin? If so, what's its name? I looked it up and there's a plugin called Autogate that does that, but I don't see it in the plugin list. Is it part of the scenery? Thanks and I love your videos!!
Hi FD2S just a quick question about, were can you get the minimums on the Simbrief sheet and how to do you know what the Landing ALT. is for an airport so you can you it in the landing alt on the overhead pannel.
Hi Irishboy1212 The minimums are found on the approach chart, not the flight plan. Reference CAT C aircraft for the 737. Landing ALT is based off Elevation, set to the nearest 50ft FD2S
Hi Adam! It's the default XP11 camera! You need to find the view you like moving around the flight deck/cabin and then assign that view to your keypad. I have assigned the views to my NUMPAD by selecting CTRL 1 as an example. When I push 1 on the numpad it smoothly transitions to that view! FD2S
Hi Melvin, Not much to it. In the 737 you can get advisory information as to when to step climb, if you want to then go higher set that altitude on the MCP (once cleared) and push ALT INTV FD2S
Hi Melvin, For the next month or so it's going to be difficult to stream as I'm operating away form home and with my work it's difficult to commit to a date, apologies. I'll see if I can manage something one evening this week but cannot promise anything! FD2S
Hi Santiago, I use Navigraph which uses identical charts to Jeppesen For the OFP you will be pleased to know simbrief (www.simbrief.com/) use the identical format (LIDO) and is generated in the exact same way as the real world OFP, pretty much identical! You might find this useful! ua-cam.com/video/mVBDUoDstLA/v-deo.html FD2S
Away home but my best guess is that FOV was around 85% Visual effects - High (HDR) Texture - High Antialiasing - 4x SSAA+FXAA Number of World Objects - High Reflection - Medium FD2S
When pdmg releases their Boeing fleet for XP, do you think they would consider making the 737 800 (severe competition from zibo)? If they make a 737 will you stick with zibo or get the Pdmg?
Hi Ali! I'm yet to try some of the other 737's for XP, I have know idea whether PMDG will try XP11 for their Boeing aircraft! I sure would give it a go! FD2S
Hi nashym, The course is primary used to set the final approach track for the approach you're flying, or to backup a SID departure like I used during this stream. FD2S
Hi phips! LNAV/VNAV are just roll and pitch modes the aircraft use to fly guidance programmed in the FMC. It's used in all phases of flight and can be used to fly an approach in the FMC, the FMC is still able to generate curved lines and radius to fix tracks and is extremely accurate, We use it to fly RNAV, VOR, NPA approaches at my outfit and can be just as accurate as an ILS! Hope this helps! FD2S
@@phipsd8388 If you want to use the FMC and have the aircraft follow the route you'll need to use LNAV and VNAV but lots of other modes you can use! FD2S
Do you have the bug where an alert window saying “xplane activation successful” and the plane’s controls are locked, AP sends the aircraft into a vertical climb?
@@flightdeck2sim I have the steam version and suspect its some sort of DRM bug, bug its super annoying, especially when you flew for so long, then this.bug made you redo the entire flight...
Yep .. 3.32 zibo is 11.30 with experimental flight model enabled
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I've tracked the spammer down and reported him/her in the VATSIM general forum including all the information I could find. Haven't watched the full video yet so don't know how it ended and if you eventually were able to get rid of the low life but I'm truly sorry you had to experience such a moron when you so kindly share your knowledge with all of us. Will carry on watching the rest of the video now and let's hope you don't have to experience these kind of things going forward.
If the F/D's are not providing accurate guidance (they wouldn't have as I turned final) this gets rid of them and also ensures that in the event of a go around the F/D's stay on as you approach your missed approach altitude FD2S
@FD2S Are you unable to fly it, or are you just not interested in? I mean you said, you can't fly it in real life, but in a sim it might be possible for you(?).
I'm a retired US Air Force jet mechanic. Simming since 1984. I mostly fly QW787. I use both PFPX and SimBrief. Like them both. Thank you for these videos and tutorials. I must be a glutton for punishment because my favorite part of simming is the flight planning and knocking all the "paperwork" together to look and feel as real as possible. Continued success for your channel and happy landings!
You're not alone 1derol, I used to love getting flight plans and weather when I was a serious simmer years ago, it just enhances the experience further!
FD2S
As a real pilot who's into simming myself, I'm amazed at the quality of your videos. Love the live commentary, it helps to learn the techniques you are using.
Thanks Azmee!
FD2S
Very good Job, do you use the Aerosoft Scenery for Malaga?
You are such a great Pilot. Thanks for your excellent streams
Thank you kindly!
FD2S
Great videos really help me get more confidence with procedures such as holding at a specific waypoint and contacting ATC on Vatsim !!thanks FD2S you’re amazing
You're most welcome Joseph! Good luck!
FD2S
For the weather, set the update interval in xSquawkBox preferences to 0 minutes (meaning disabled) and also make sure to check you want to use VATSIM as the source in ASXP
Richard Åsberg all done! Apparently ASXP have had some issues updating he visual elements of the weather someone told me from last nights stream.
If you put a flight plan into AS, you can tune 122.025 to hear the arrival ATIS. From Simbrief, save the flight plan as a XP11.fms and AS can read it. You can also type “.metar XXXX” in SB text line (without quotes). As Spike said earlier, make sure to check the VATSIM Wx option in AS and disable Wx in VATSIM.
Thanks Bill! All complete
FD2S
Great job as always! I learn a lot from your streams, thank you, thank you, thank you . . .
No drama!
FD2S
Missed this one live due spousal Ikea requirements, but thanks for uploading it :) Looked like a good one, minus the bits at the end!
Don't you worry Stuart, many an evening I've spent building IKEA furniture !
FD2S
Well done as always! Especially the first approach with High Terrain and exciting VOR Nav was fantastic! 😀
Thanks Stefan!
FD2S
Thanks for a great video as always!!
You're most welcome Peter!
FD2S
You can send a flight plan through the plugin in game. There is a menu item under the SBx plugin called coincidentally enough..”Send flighplan”. I always use this for filing them. Also, not sure if you know this or not, but you can use Ctrl G to see in game winds and pressure (and a lot of other things as well. I show FPS as well as lat/long for instance).
Hi Bill,
I file them through the simbrief/VATSIM site, useful in that it pre-populates all the fields. Yes knew about the CTRL G too!
FD2S
Great flight again :) You can set options in Active sky to use Vatsim Weather so you dont have to set it in Vatsim and also there is a setting so the weather doesnt change on approach so it doesn't do what it did last night to you. Vatsim Weather option is: Options, General Options, Vatsim Online Weather. Approach Weather is Options, General Options, Prevent downloads on approach. Hope this helps :)
Thanks a lot Spike and His Bike,
I have now disabled VATSIM weather and made the changes you suggested here.
FD2S
Murcia main name is san javia if anyone wants to fly in there very nice small airport its actually a military airport that takes normal flightd too :)
Fantastic very educational as always also could you pls show us your settings if you get the chance thank you again mate well done 👍!
I do keep forgetting this!
Visual effects - High (HDR)
Texture - High
Antialiasing - 4x SSAA+FXAA
Number of World Objects - High
Reflection - Medium
FD2S
You can hit cursor keys up and down in XSquawkBox to bring messages you posted before, and use page up/down to scroll the chat history :)
Nice fly to LEAL, I have specially enjoyed watching this video. You know LEAL is special for me! ;)
I was based there a few years ago, it's special to me too!
FD2S
I was hoping you might consider adding some information about which flight simulator hardware (yoke etc) in your "About" section in UA-cam. A lot of us are very interested in streamer's equipment such as computer and so on that professionals use.
Having said that, I just found your videos and am devouring them, I hope you keep up streaming! Thank you for the content and happy landings!
Thanks Daniel and welcome!
It's just a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick and Saitek Rudder Pedals, works well for me !
FD2S
What a guy and excellent pilot to carry on with all the problems you had with trolls etc bet you cannot wait to get back to the real world flying
Hi VIC, yes this individual was quite a tool but thankfully one I could ignore for the most part. None of those problems in reality haha!
FD2S
Absolutely superb, thankyou so much!
You're most welcome phil thanks!
FD2S
Thanks for another great video, take care.
Thanks a million CKUKMale!
FD2S
Fantastic video. Thanks! One question, your Reus airport scenery shows the real VOR hut highlighted in the video (which is pretty cool), but I can’t figure out a way to show it in mine. I copied all the visual settings and updated my libraries. Any ideas? Or is it a plugin or a new feature of xplane 11.30+?
Hi Denis,
I'm not sure! Do you have the Reus scenery installed? (LERS Reus Airport Spain 1.0.0 by tdg)
FD2S
What a legend. Thanks for replying back! I have it indeed, only downloaded it after watching your recorded stream 😉. Don’t worry though, just wondered if you had anything like a plugin or a scenery add on to make VORs pop up like buildings like that (I have a small wee aerial instead, not a hut 😂) - yet I have all the recommended libraries up to date. Maybe a Mac vs Windows thing.. 🤷🏻♂️
Forgot disconnecting the GPU myself a couple of times and learned how the ground crew will then take care of that automatically. Goes both for the GPU and the chocks.
In reality they always ask but sometimes you can have a bad connection, I've lost power a few times! Thankfully not had anyone leave the chocks either!
Is it customary at your company to put into the Fix page the fix rings and radials for the SID for example when when leaving that first airport as a backup to the FMS? I think the VOR was ALT at Reus.
Hi Bill,
Yes if available set NAVAIDS/SID to assist with departure to backup the FMC, from REUS I tuned the RES VOR and 240/178 for the initial radials to track
FD2S
Excellent video. I just installed XP for the first time yesterday. How do you control the reversers? I have a TQ6 and would like to control them like I do with P3D.
Thanks Jack!
I just use the default CTRL /
You can then set the thrust setting manually and then CTRL / again to stow!
FD2S
Thanks, @@flightdeck2sim so I can't control the reversers with the TQ6? With P3D and FSUIPC it's no problem.
I'm watching now this video and see how you struggle with avitab, you can select it from menu bar at the top of the screen in plugins menu-->avitab and then you have avitab as movable window it's really esier to manage with it that way :D
Thanks for that! You might notice in newer streams I’ve utilised that feature.
FD2S
OK, I didin't went that far for now ;D
Is this Malaga Airport a default airport in X-Plane? LOL, you answered my question: freeware.
Can you try manually entering an above below altitude restriction as in 17000B15000A? I can’t get the Zibo FMC to accept it. Sometimes these are missing from the FMC and need to be manually inserted. Have a good week at whatever base you are going to be at 😀.
Hi Bill,
I haven't tried to input that information, I have found the Above and Below restriction are usually coded correct as per chat and I think the way to enter that restriction would be 17000B/13000A
FD2S
Yeah, doesn’t work. Have found lots of STARS where that info is missing. Can enter restrictions, just not above/below ones. Also can’t enter lat/long waypoints in the usual Boeing way, have to input the whole string.
Flight Deck 2 sim the logo lights and the wing lights don’t work for me do you know how to fix this or make them work
Is the docking guidance system a plugin? If so, what's its name? I looked it up and there's a plugin called Autogate that does that, but I don't see it in the plugin list. Is it part of the scenery? Thanks and I love your videos!!
It's the Autogate function that provides it but I think it needs to be added by the scenery maker.
FD2S
Hi FD2S just a quick question about, were can you get the minimums on the Simbrief sheet and how to do you know what the Landing ALT. is for an airport so you can you it in the landing alt on the overhead pannel.
Hi Irishboy1212
The minimums are found on the approach chart, not the flight plan. Reference CAT C aircraft for the 737.
Landing ALT is based off Elevation, set to the nearest 50ft
FD2S
@@flightdeck2sim Ok thanks
What's the keyboard shortcut to change the view within the cockpit for the overhead panel etc?
Hi Adam!
It's the default XP11 camera! You need to find the view you like moving around the flight deck/cabin and then assign that view to your keypad. I have assigned the views to my NUMPAD by selecting CTRL 1 as an example.
When I push 1 on the numpad it smoothly transitions to that view!
FD2S
Can you do a tutorial on how to create step climb? I have trouble with that
Hi Melvin,
Not much to it. In the 737 you can get advisory information as to when to step climb, if you want to then go higher set that altitude on the MCP (once cleared) and push ALT INTV
FD2S
flightdeck2sim thanks you answered my question 😁
Can you please post in the zibo community when your next stream? so I can join and become a member.
Hi Melvin,
For the next month or so it's going to be difficult to stream as I'm operating away form home and with my work it's difficult to commit to a date, apologies. I'll see if I can manage something one evening this week but cannot promise anything!
FD2S
flightdeck2sim I’ll be waiting 😁
You must get XPRealistic Pro
Do you have navigraph and pfpx? Or u use real world ops apps for calculating, charts and flight planning
Hi Santiago, I use Navigraph which uses identical charts to Jeppesen
For the OFP you will be pleased to know simbrief (www.simbrief.com/) use the identical format (LIDO) and is generated in the exact same way as the real world OFP, pretty much identical!
You might find this useful!
ua-cam.com/video/mVBDUoDstLA/v-deo.html
FD2S
New to X-plane, are you able to share with us your Graphics options and FOV (Field of View) to compare?
Away home but my best guess is that FOV was around 85%
Visual effects - High (HDR)
Texture - High
Antialiasing - 4x SSAA+FXAA
Number of World Objects - High
Reflection - Medium
FD2S
@@flightdeck2sim Many thanks
When pdmg releases their Boeing fleet for XP, do you think they would consider making the 737 800 (severe competition from zibo)? If they make a 737 will you stick with zibo or get the Pdmg?
Hi Ali!
I'm yet to try some of the other 737's for XP, I have know idea whether PMDG will try XP11 for their Boeing aircraft! I sure would give it a go!
FD2S
@@flightdeck2sim right!
More people would have the zibo just because it is free and it very nice too
Just a question out of curiosity. Where do you get the course heading on the mcp?
Hi nashym,
The course is primary used to set the final approach track for the approach you're flying, or to backup a SID departure like I used during this stream.
FD2S
Whats the difference between LNAV and VNAV? That might be a stupid question, but I just began simming.
Hi phips!
LNAV/VNAV are just roll and pitch modes the aircraft use to fly guidance programmed in the FMC. It's used in all phases of flight and can be used to fly an approach in the FMC, the FMC is still able to generate curved lines and radius to fix tracks and is extremely accurate, We use it to fly RNAV, VOR, NPA approaches at my outfit and can be just as accurate as an ILS!
Hope this helps!
FD2S
@@flightdeck2sim thank you for your answer, but did i get it right that it doesnt really matter if use VNAV or LNAV?
@@phipsd8388 If you want to use the FMC and have the aircraft follow the route you'll need to use LNAV and VNAV but lots of other modes you can use!
FD2S
@@flightdeck2sim thanks :D
I keep missing your live streams, when you doing next one?
Not sure Adrian, I've only just got back from a week trip! I'll see what I can do this week!
FD2S
@@flightdeck2sim Thanks for getting back to me, looking forward to next stream, always learn something new.
Would you land the 737 with a dual engine failure in IMC? I reeeeeeeeeeeeeally want to find out how to.
Well if that was to happen it would be extremely difficult to fly any sort of approach conventionally!
FD2S
Do you have the bug where an alert window saying “xplane activation successful” and the plane’s controls are locked, AP sends the aircraft into a vertical climb?
Not seen that one before!
@@flightdeck2sim I have the steam version and suspect its some sort of DRM bug, bug its super annoying, especially when you flew for so long, then this.bug made you redo the entire flight...
How does one set the autoland from fail operational to fail passive?
Hi Ali,
In the ZIBO MOD only fail operational is currently implemented (I think)
FD2S
@@flightdeck2sim right thanks!
Anyone know any good Reus scenery for FSX?
Are this zibo update Only works with the latest x plane update?
Yep .. 3.32 zibo is 11.30 with experimental flight model enabled
I've tracked the spammer down and reported him/her in the VATSIM general forum including all the information I could find.
Haven't watched the full video yet so don't know how it ended and if you eventually were able to get rid of the low life but I'm truly sorry you had to experience such a moron when you so kindly share your knowledge with all of us.
Will carry on watching the rest of the video now and let's hope you don't have to experience these kind of things going forward.
Hi Richard! Thankfully he hasn’t resurfaced but he’s been doing it to some other streamers apparently. Some people have nothing better to do!
What is the purpose of cycling the flight directors?
If the F/D's are not providing accurate guidance (they wouldn't have as I turned final) this gets rid of them and also ensures that in the event of a go around the F/D's stay on as you approach your missed approach altitude
FD2S
What did you fly before the 737?
I've not flown any other commercial aircraft, all my hours are on the 737 series! Otherwise last aircraft was the Seneca II for the IR!
FD2S
39:43 I’ve done that before on fsx 😂
Classic!
When u get online u have to show your self also bro, it's good to be u
Can you fly Airbus?
Negative!
FD2S
@FD2S Are you unable to fly it, or are you just not interested in? I mean you said, you can't fly it in real life, but in a sim it might be possible for you(?).
1st comment . Love it .