Making a simple route in LittleNavMap, and replicating it in the PMDG Boeing 737 in Flight Simulator
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- A subscriber to the channel - and a newcomer to flight simulation in general - asked if I could walk through programming a route into LittleNavMap, and then setup the same route in the Boeing 737 FMS - just to show the absolute basics. This video doesn't get into performance, cruise levels, airways, or anything like that - just the basic departure, destination, SID, STAR, runway choice, and some simple modification of the route.
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I'm going to re-iterate - this video DOES NOT go through correct procedures, or the full story. I'm ONLY showing how to program the bones of a route in. In the real world you would be looking at altitudes, airways, and so on. Indeed - if flying for an airline the entire route would be dictated to you in an operational flight plan - which Simbrief can simulate for you. Anyway. Just heading off the legion of internet police that will land on this video and say "you didn't do this, or consider that" :)
No complaints from here - that was an excellent overview of a few of the basic LNM functions. I think you're the only Sim Pilot that I've seen that uses it, which is a shame as it's a brilliant tool and should be more widely known. Once you learn the basics it's invaluable, and can be as simple or as complex as you want.
Some of LNM features are now being introduced in certain payware ultimate subscriptions….LNM has been doing it better than anything else out there. Thanks Jonathan fir introducing us to LNM
@@TheXennner what subscriptions? you didn't say what you were referring to.
This is what I've spent forever looking for. Thank you so much for this very helpful guide. I can't thank you enough.
Thanks for that once again you nailed it, especially for a beginner. Your lessons on Little Nav Map have turned me from not enjoying it to just loving the program. I know some people want to run before they crawl, I believe what you showed was just perfect for someone starting out with the program.
Cheers!
Thanks for your work, Jonathan. I love your instructional videos. As someone mentioned earlier you are a great teacher. You get right to the key issue and make it easy to understand. I downloaded little nav map a few days ago after watching your videos, and have become quite fond of its features. I purchased a 737-600 a while back and am tickled that I recently was able to figure out their tutorial flight with success. One thing that's flummoxed me is entering little nav map's flight plan into the 737. When I copy the flight plan into notepad and begin entering it into the FMC, sometimes the names of SIDS/STARS are slightly different and don't appear in the FMC. It seems little nav map is more up to date than the FMC in the 737. I see a lot of discussion out there about this but I'm trying to figure out how to solve without having to buy into Navigraph or something along those lines. Keep up the Great Work, Sir.
There is no easy way of solving it without navigraph. Before I had a navigraph subscription (and I may ditch navigraph at some point), I would just choose a similar SID or STAR if I didn't have it - or tell ATC I would need vectors.
Thanks for that, if you are not an instructor/ teacher you should be. That was just amazing so well described. I used to dislike Little Nav map but since listening to you and learning the program I have become to love it is just fantastic. Keep up the good work I look for your latest every day.
Not a teacher, but I know a few :)
> "Thanks for that, if you are not an instructor/ teacher you should be."
You must be been drunk when you wrote that.... seriously.
Fantastic video on showing what can be achieved with LNM 👍🏻
Many thanks!
this is exactly what I was looking for next...thank you Jon!
You're welcome :)
Seem very cool for VFR planning, but think I stick with Simbrief for IFR. Seems like you need to do Dispatch work with LNM, however, very handy and cool for those that want that extra in depth :D
Both apps are good, and have their strengths and weaknesses.
Great video as usual, you're a good teacher Johnathan! Really helped me figure out the basics of LNM, thanks man!
Do you think you could make a video of the plane set up part for the FBW A32NX? I'm having a hard time figuring out how to do that. Thanks again :)
I've got several FBW videos on the channel back when it was the only game in town. Search my channel for them :)
Great video, thanks!
Good idea Jon !
Thanks 👍
Thank you Jonathan!
This is the first video I have seen of yours where you didn't start with "Hello" .... :)
Hey something even faster on the second row of the top rows of icons the 7th one with the + gives you a box simply type in KRDU space KATL gives you a faster flight plan. If you know your route you can type it in. Lots of times I do the Departure and Arrival then 10th icon with the Magic Wand at LNM can make a complete plan depending on your selection in the box that comes up. Then you can add a Arrival and Dep to that.
Yes - I worried that the video was already getting really long. There's a really good benefit to writing a route by hand too - you can choose airways.
Nice job! I am actually going to try this procedure for the Zibo 737-800 in X-Plane 12. I will let you know my result. Unfortunately, the binary system has not able us to safe the plan and introduce it exactly as designed directly within the FMC! 😥 Thank you and regards. Just landed and all went perfectly well.
I used to fly the Zibo in X-Plane 11 - it should work exactly the same.
Thanks for this. Very useful. May I ask where you would enter the aircraft type (assuming you are not using the 737?
You load an aircraft performance file, or create one yourself. Look in the Aircraft menu.
@@jonbeckett Thanks!
Did you know you could save this flight plan and load it directly using the FMC? If you would like to know how, just ask!
Yes - I did know :)
Thank you, now I get approach and STAR in LNM! One question - can you export the LNM plan into MSFS and import it into the 737 without typing the route into the FMS?
Yes you can but it will not export the Departure and Arrival procedures you have to enter those in yourself from the FMC, What I do is to develop the departure and arrival like Johnathon did but not put in the Departure and Arrival Procedures in LNM at this stage. I then use LNM to determine and to see what Departures and Arrival Procedures I can use in the FMC and enter those accordingly
@@stu3tristan9x9 Perfect, thank you.
For the record, I always program the route into every plane in the plane's own systems - it really isn't that hard, and it's more interesting than waving a magic wand.
I must update LNM to the beta version, it has some goodies I haven't seen before
It's changed quite a bit.
Can I use Little Nav Map to practice VOR navigation in a Cessna? Or is this really designed only for the big boys. :)
I've input this exact plan following your video to the smallest detail. I am able to engage LNav VNav and autopilot. Once i take off the AP takes control, but the flight veers farther south and never turns west to approach KATL.. just keeps flying south. Any idea what I've done wrong?
Is the autopilot staying on? Also - did you check the waypoints in the FMC (step through them)? Do you have Navigraph? Are you sure the AIRAC data between LittleNavMap and the Simulator are the same ?
@jonbeckett FIXED! I wasn't pulling my discontinuities up on the flight plan... in the last week after watching your videos, I've learned SO MUCH about the cold start, the flight plans, Perfs, Fuel, Take off... the list goes on. THANK YOU SO MUCH for these great videos! Def a subscriber!
What about airports that do not have procedures?
In the real world you would fly direct, and contact the tower (or failing that, announce your intentions on unicom).
Can I send the route straight from LNM to the FMC in 737-600 ?
You can export the route from LNM as an FMS file - which you have to save in the appropriate folder within the filesystem. When you've done that, the 737 will see it as a company route. I'm sure if you google for it, you'll find the folder path :)
How do I know what direction the wind is coming from? I'm talking about the parts where you said read the wind on the NOAA which I understood but I can't seem to understand how to know the direction. Sorry if it's a dumb question.
When you see the METAR for an airport (hover the mouse over it in LittleNavMap), it will look something like this:
TJIG 311351Z 10008KT 10SM HZ SCT030 SCT070 31/26 A3000
The first part is the ICAO code of the airport
The second part is the date and time
The third part is the wind speed and direction - in this case 100 degrees, 8 knots.
Wind is always written as the direction it's coming from - not the direction it's going.
@@jonbeckett Ah got it, tysm man you're great
what about exporting flight lane to msfs? does this not work?
In the file menu, explort the plan as a PLN file. Then in the simulator, while on the world map screen, click "More" at the bottom, then load the PLN file.