Beginners guide to starting the MD-82 "Mad Dog" in Microsoft Flight Simulator from cold and dark
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- A quick beginners guide to starting up the MD-82 "Mad Dog" by Leonardo in Microsoft Flight Simulator from cold and dark - working our way around the various essential cockpit systems to get the aircraft ready for taxi.
This is an entirely "functional" guide - not following real-world procedures which will involve many, many checks and balances, and skipping the various sections of the avionics that Leonardo default to a "ready" state.
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you're the best
Just got it... came to your site, got me a glass of red wine and learning to start the MD-82 :) Life is good.
Heh - I love the MD-82.
Thanks for the intro to this mad beast, sir! Helpful and informative as always.
Great video, mmm before switching the APU gen we do reset the gen and check if we have correct voltage and frequency, then we switch the two electric buses to on. After that we set the right after fuel pump to on and switch the start pump to of. Well done video. I flew this lady several years in Aeroméxico in real life. Greetings everyone!
I did say this was entirely functional - and misses out the correct checks and balances... :)
@@jonbeckett Sorry, just comment.
Thank you, thus was such a life saver when I first saw the cockpit I was so confused, thanks so much
You're welcome
Finally bought it ! Thx Jon for helping me getting started :)
You're welcome :)
Wow finally someone with common sense. Thank you for your short useful excellent tutorial
You're welcome :) If you would like to join some group flights over the coming weeks with the MD-82, we are hosting them at virtualflight.online - just check the forum :)
Great video! Thanks for sharing your content.
Thank you for this video - I am in the air now!
You got this!
Awesome vid. Very simple and easy to follow. Thank you!
You're welcome :)
Thanks for the video, it was nice to watch... Technically you have a small logical error in your external lights usage, Steady Position Lights are the one you tell outsiders that the aircraft is electrically powered and crew is in there. Beacons (or Anti-Collision Lights) are for the phase "Ok, I am starting the engines, be aware". This applies to all airliners, not only to MD :) Normally or say procedurally, you would be turning Beacons on during "Before Start Checklist" close to the end of it.
Yep - I realised that afterwards. The interesting thing is if you read about different aircraft, and different operators - they all have slight differences in the exact time to switch on/off different lights.
@@jonbeckett Sure it is :) But I do not think that they will switch them though, timing may change but if you switch the order ground operators will be mad :D
Great vid, very helpful. Keeping an eye opened for your next one 👍
You're welcome :)
Tried one hour to start the engines. Then I saw in your video that these crossfeed valves have to be enabled. I think without your video I would still be searching, thank you!!!!
Glad it helped
Glad this channel got suggested. Good overviews and content. I also feel like there is an element of learning as you go with you which is refreshing. But you clearly put some effort into the research of operating the aircraft. 👍🏻
You're welcome :)
Very concise and helpful! Thank you sir! Excited for you next video on programming a flight.
Glad it was helpful!
Very good tutorial!
Thanks a lot!
Veru Nice. Very profissional. M gonna do a lot of flight with it. Thanks for all.
Best of luck!
New sub here...appreciate your pleasant manner and technical explanations...quite enjoyable, thx!
Welcome aboard!
Thx for this video (watched it before purchase haha). you made it verry well, I can start without the video now :) (only watched the video twice!!!!, Quality tutorial!!!)
Glad you liked it!
I hope she's worth it, there are a lot of buttons to press, to get her up and running. Nicely demonstrated. It's the rest that will count, just guessing. Thanks/Slainte, Johnathan
The great thing about the Leonardo MD-80 series is they make sense - because everything works, there is always a reason why something is not working or behaving in a given way.
You're not wrong, lol Slainte 😅👍
Good work Jon ! Always enjoy your videos, so well explained. Surely you must be a lecturer in a University, teaching Aviation :)
Ahem.. good at pretending maybe :)
Hi Jon! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge, your videos are amazing. Do you think Maddog products will be available for Xbox in Marketplace any time soon?
Not that I know of
Good work Jon ! Hopefully you’ve done a video how to program FMS. I’m thinking of buying Aviaworks licence, so that I can program from my iPad. Thanks for the functional checklist, already downloaded a copy.
Yes - I think there's a few different videos showing it.
I would love to have this on Xbox some day.
hey jon , hope you are well , just quick one . where is the overhead panel light ?
How to get that teal coloured cockpit???... I am only getting a greyish one..
I like the rough look of the flightdeck, looks like a tank ! Is MD-82 close to DC9 ?
I don't actually know the DC9 very well - the MD-82 is very much like a tank though :)
My plane goes off after I finish the procedure.
As if no power is supplied at all.
But if I keep the APU On it will work any hints?
The engines should provide power once they are running - you must be missing a step somewhere.
Good video Jonathan! I’m little confused 😐 why called Mad Dog ? Then the MD-80 and MD-82, same thing ? Seems mix these as they please
I just googled it - "The Mad Dog nickname came not only from its MD initials but also because it takes off like a rocket and makes a hell of a lot of noise. Unlike later automated planes, the Mad Dog also needs full hands-on attention from the pilot during takeoff and landing." :)
can you use the load manager to make a plane do wheelies down the runway? :P
I've not tried. I know you can use the reversers to make the plane role backwards, then hit the brakes, and make the nose tip up. Just like accidents with the real thing.
Can anyone tell me if it's possible to change nav/com/adf freq etc while on pause?
I cannot and I don't know how to fix it
I very much doubt you can - because you can't in real life either :) Welcome to "workload" :)
@@jonbeckett thanks for your reply!That's too bad, as i wanted to use it for training.It's almost impossible to fly manually accurately while changing frequencies etc.
@@argi_dem it just needs a bit of practice :)
Question: you said you would make your start up checklist available. Where can we get that? Thanks!
Link is in the intro, below the video 😋 (hit “Show More”)
@@redguard2946 lol, thank you!
Is the Aerosoft CRJ not considered “study level”? I would’ve thought so
Not really - the CRJ is very forgiving in terms of doing things out of order, or having no repercussions. For example - if you don't switch on nose-wheel steering, you can still steer. Lots of procedural things can be done in any order in the CRJ too.
What exactly is a “study level” aircraft? I’ve heard you use this term before and I don’t know what it means.
Procedures and flight model like RL
As Jep replied - "study level" usually means you can follow the real documentation, and it applies to the simulator.
It gets quite subjective and heated at times. One man’s study level is another’s fairly detailed…reality is the default aircraft are basic…really basic. Then you get add ons from developers like carenado who build highly detailed exterior and interior models but leave out some of the systems and procedural stuff.. anything by pmdg is pretty much as detailed as they get…as for this developer..no experience of them but it looks very complex. I consider study level to be something that without reading the documentation you would never get in the air. As most of us never fly the real things it’s hard to be certain if it flys and works as true life
Every time I try to takeoff, I get a warning saying something inaudible and then saying something about “auto spoilers”
You need to make sure the flaps are set at the same level as both the FMC, and the flap calculator on the back left of the central console.
At what point do you turn the PACKS on?
If you look in the notes, I link to a document - which tells you what order to do things in :)
I can not taxi with my thrustmaster airbus pack.... I have to keep pressing right mouse button to made aircraft move.....as soon i stop pressing stop taxi... I check the binding in control but no clue..Please help....
It sounds like you've messed up your control mappings. The most reliable method is start from the default profile for each controller, duplicate it, and then modify to suit each aircraft. It takes time to do, but is worth it.
Hey guys, is anyone else having issues with the in-game default ATC stuttering when flying the Mad Dog in MSFS2020?
Yes. It completely loses the plot if you throw the aircraft around too much (e.g. intentionally throw it into a veritical climb)
that stuttering has been fixed with a recent update from Leonardo.
@@retiredat.......60 Yes - I installed it yesterday.
Hmmm. The Maddog or the 146? Which would you recommend for a fella that usually sticks to GA?
The 146 is more polished, and a lot more forgiving. The MD-82 is perhaps more satisfying from an academic challenge point-of-view.
I’m torn between this the 146 or the 737. Given the time I have to spend flying the 146 probably makes the most sense. Short regional routes and a good degree of complexity
@@onewez13 the 146 is great fun - you can shortcut start-up too, which as you say - for short flights - makes it very easy and quick.
@Jonathan_Beckett Hey there, i just got this and saw your video. the plane is awesome but i can't seem to figure out how you got the blue cockpit. mind helping me out? and for the price i thought i'd get a blue like yours and a black like the one i currently have.
I think it's part of the livery. Try switching liveries.
Is this ever going to come to console?
No idea :)
When i flip the L and R starter switches on, for one they dont stay in the ON position unless i hold left click on my mouse and even when i do that the engines dont start spinning, nothing on N1 and N2, any thought why?
You have to use the mouse wheel :)
You forgot the most important part: how to get the airplane in cold and dark, because I Googled it, and can't find it.
The software that runs alongside the simulator lets you choose the start-up state.
my engines start to catch fire after i start them
That's a bit unexpected!?
Is this plane came out yet?
Well I'm flying it, and I bought it from the simmarket website - so I'm guessing it must be :)
Are you a real pilot?
No - just a simulator enthusiast :)
This video is half as long as the loading time for this aircraft.
The first time you load the MD-82 it compiles the shaders.
Hello Jonathan, I have encountered an issue after engine start. When idle, the engines shut down by themselves. I am using the Saitek Panels at the moment.
I've never had that happen... it must be something else you're missing? I haven't flown it for a while - I'll have to go look. I know it's had several updates. Maybe it's more realistic now ?
@@jonbeckett I think it’s a problem with Saitek Thrust, because it is set to simulate the mixture with smaller planes. This probably turns off the engines when touched