How to Use Prop and Mixture Controls in X Plane ~ Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024
- This video explains the proper use of Throttle, Prop, and Mixture controls for the Baron 58 in X Plane. What settings to use for takeoff, climb, and cruise.
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Wow Skip! This lesson is so clear and straightforward. God bless you for putting your time and effort into helping us simmers. Thank you so much.
Hi neilvincent5571, Really glad to here it helped and thanks for watching and the Blessings :-)
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Dear sir. This for the beginners was such an easy explanation. Thank you for your time. I really did enjoy the video and sure learnt from it. Also I appreciate the slow and patient speaking. THANK YOU
Thanks Homayoon glad it helped and thanks for watching.
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Skip, ty! This is what I’ve needed! You are an amazing person! Even with people posting rudely and somewhat snide comments you still keep it cool and explain and re explain. You have the heart of a teacher and the patients of a saint! May god bless you for many more years to come! I’d love to be able to find someone like you to help me learn to fly my Comanche. If you don’t object to pm or a call, I’d appreciate some helpful teaching in the complex area. Thanks and again, god bless! Cheers
Hi Scot, Thanks so much for your kind words!! Are you talking about a real Comanche or X Plane's? What I teach here is for X Plane and flight simulators I do not have any experience flying twin engine aircraft so what little knowledge or understanding I have was pretty much all said in this video, I doubt I can be much help beyond that. What real flying experience I have is limited to the Cessna 172N so that is were I am most suited and comfortable teaching. I also prefer to discuss issues here in comments so others may benefit, that is the whole point of what I do, hope you understand. I will do the best, if I can, to help you here if that's all right :-)
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Totally understand Skip, I can appreciate that. I bought an actual 1965 Piper PA-24 260 Comanche. Working on an annual and avionics upgrades but trying to find someone that can explain how to run this so I don’t damage my engine and explain it so I can understand it is almost impossible. I felt it a godsend that I found your video lol. We will talk soon! Thanks my friend, god bless. Cheers
Hi Scot, Oh what I'd give to have my own airplane!! I hope you can find the info you need, let me know how it goes :-)
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because of you and others , I keep learning , and at 73 it is harder to do ! Thanks for the great video !
Hi David, I know what you mean, I'm 73 also :-) I'm glad the videos help.
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Waw, very well explained ! All necessary steps, step by step unbelievable well explained and animated. Terrific job!!!
Hi Didir-Dirk, Thanks so much, glad you liked the video and hope it helped.
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Excellent explanation. Just enough detail without being too complicated.
Thanks Dan Glad you liked it hope it helped and thanks for watching.
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Great video! I've been flying x-plane for over a year and never knew where to put the prop lever.
Hi Ric, Thanks glad it helped. Happy Flying!
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Skip. Thank you for your excellent explanation of these controls and their efficient use. Quite the best and easiest to understand that I’ve come across.
Thanks so much Donald glad it helped and thanks for watching.
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Thank you, Skip! I just started flying the Centurion and between the POH and checklist was trying to learn exactly what those controls did.
Hi SERT, Thanks for watching glad the video helped, good luck with your Centurion :-)
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Great tutorial Sir, just switch between a 152 to a DV20 in FS2020 to give it a try, and I was confused about the prop control, you made it all clear, thanks a lot. Blue skies !
Thanks Robert glad it helped and thanks for watching :-) How do you like FS2020?
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I absolutely love it, it had got me seriously interested in aviation but also all other subjects related to it like meterology and geography, of course it has just launched and need improvements but we need just to be patient I am sure. Cheers.
Yea it looks really good but I don't see my airplane. I spend almost all my sim time in a 172N which I fly in real life, I'm hoping a third party will come up with one then I'll probably get it. Thanks for letting me know :-)
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The 172 Skyhawk (G1000) is available on the standard version and the 172 Skyhawk (Steam Gauges) is on Deluxe Premium version.
Cheers.
Thanks Robert, I saw that but I'm just not ready to spend $89 just to get the Cessna that is close to what I fly and I'm not interested the G1000 version however I may give in and hope the 172N is offered by some third party in the future.
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Just want to say a big thanks. Learnt everything about flight simming from this channel while using X-plane 10 a few years back. Now on MSFS 2020 and loving it. These are still the best videos out there.
Hi Kevin, Wow, Thanks!! Glad you have found my channel useful and glad it has helped.
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Thanks Ramon. I should have mentioned settings for landing :-( For landing, use the same prop and mixture settings for take off, you want to have full power available in case you need to go around. So prop full forward mixture full forward under 3000 ft. Skip
Thanks Skip! Another fantastic informative video. My virtual flying knowledge and skills have improved enormously thanks to your videos. Keep up the good work, it's greatly appreciated.
Robert Phillips Thanks You Robert! Always nice to know I'm helping. Blessings, Skip
This is the best explanation I've seen so far. The Baron 58 is my preferred aircraft, too, so this is perfect. I'm glad I found your channel.
Hi PIK, Thanks so much glad I'm able to help.
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Outstanding Skip, you're whole series has been very valuable and this particular video for me, even more so. Thank you for doing all of these.
As many here have stated, it's very much appreciated!
Thank you so much Bog glad the videos are helpful and thanks for watching!
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Thanks skip. I always struggle to get these setting correct. You've given a good explanation of how they work together. Very nice video. Thanks and God Bless. ~Chuck
+chuck poole Hi Chuck, Thanks, glad it helped.
Blessings back to you :-),
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It was perfectly explained here. Hopefuly soon I'll find you while you explaining those aviation stuff based on MSFS. Thanks for an excellent video!
Hi Mariusz, Thanks so much glad you found the video helpful and Thanks for watching.
I'm sorry to say I don't have any videos using MSFS but most my videos should be easily applied to MSFS. You can find all my videos here:
ruclips.net/channel/UC_cytwz_KcUBCqHZ7SZQIjA
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Great clear explanations Skip, your analogies make it miuch easier to understand. Once again, thanks for this series of tutorials
Cheers Steve
Hi Steve, Glad it helped, thanks for watching.
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Such a good explanation, he let's me relate it to other things that are sooo easy to understand
Hi BigChicken, Thanks glad you found the video easy to understand, hope it helped :-)
By the way if you are watching my other videos and would like to use the same airplane I'm using to follow along, X-Hanger has given me the rights to their Cessna 172N and have allowed me to give it away to anyone who would like to use it for following along in my videos. You can learn how to download it by watching the video in the link below:
ruclips.net/video/mmOxFBkgEBE/видео.html
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@@WEHVideos I’ll check it out! My uncle is a 182 pilot and I’m trying to learn to become a pilot as well!
Looking good, and I hope you are able to become a "real" pilot, there's nothing like it :-)
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@@WEHVideos same here, thanks bro!
Thank you for these tutorials I'm learning a lot, nothing like a good educator.
Hi Geoff, Thanks, glad they are helping!
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I always enjoy your videos Skip 🤙 Hope all is well your side ! Iam sure that many beginners enjoy the way that you sucintly explain the most relevant stuff in your videos . Mahalo and keep up the excellent work 🙌🤙
Thank so much Pedro glad you liked the video hope you got something from it.
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Great lecture for a newbie to the flight simulation world just like me. Indeed helped me out understanding both the basic principle of how they work and how I can use them in the practical flight.
Thanks Econ glad it helped and thanks for watching.
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Great videos, Skip. I've just discovered them and subscribed immediately. Greets from The Netherlands.
Hi Jan, Thanks, glad you find the videos helpful and thanks for watching :-) By the way, if you fly with X Plane 11 and are interested, X-Hanger has given me the rights to their Cessna 172N for X Plane 11, the airplane I use in most of my videos, and they have allowed me to give it away to anyone who would like to use it for following along in my videos. You can learn how to download it by watching the video in the link below:
ruclips.net/video/mmOxFBkgEBE/видео.html
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@@WEHVideos that's nice, maybe I'll do that later. For now I edited a cessna with my own company logo, only for private use. It's not too hard to edit I encountered. Thanks!
That's great always nice to personalize :-)
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@@WEHVideos I just made a flight in 'The Lady' (Airwolf) and put it on my channel: ruclips.net/video/nTz_gTPV01M/видео.html
This may be a little old, but it is still the clearest explanation of throttle, prop and mixture. Thank you. Could you do a video for turbo props? Thanks again.
Thanks John glad it made sense and thanks for watching :-) I'm sorry to say I no nothing about turbo props so can't help you there, sorry.
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Thanks Skip
Like all your videos I've seen, this was informative and professionally presented in a way that is easy to understand.
Your method is a perfect manifestation of Einstein's theory that:
"Everything should be made as simple as possible - but not simpler"
I took flying lessons when I was young but didn't go beyond my private lic. due to $$ and life getting in the way. I've been into flight sims since FSX 2002 but only recently bought Xplane after being constantly fed up with the instability and fragile nature of FSX.
Xplane is much more what I remember flying real airplanes felt like...keep up the good work. MH
+Michael H Hi Michael, Thanks I appreciate your comments. I love your Einstein quite and it's exactly my philosophy.
I'm still in the process of getting my private pilot certificate and will probably be a student pilot for years to come for just the reason you mention $$. If I'm lucky I can fly every other month for an hour or two. At 72 years old I really don't care if I ever get the certificate I just enjoy flying, thank God for X Plane, it's as close as we can come to the real thing.
Like you I started years ago,. For me it was on an Amiga 1000 in the 80s then Falcon 4.0 then to FS98 to FSX and then X Plane 10. In 2012 I started taking real flying lessons in a Cessna 172N which is why I use that airplane in most my videos and when I flying X Plane just for fun.
I agree X Plane is more realistic in many ways compared to FSX and is getting better and better. I'm sure there are some FSX folks who would argue with us on this but I stick with my statement :-)
Hope you had a Merry Christmas. And Blessings for the New Year.
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same to your and yours Skip..
I've been looking everywhere for this exact explanation on twin turbos. Perfect !!! . Thank you.
Hi Mike, Great, glad the video was what you were looking for hope it helped and thanks for watching.
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Good video! A note about power and prop controls, reducing the rpm with the control lever will cause a slight increase in manifold pressure. Good practice when setting up for cruise (to prevent manifold pressure rising above max) is to pull back power first, set manifold slightly below target, and then pull the control levers back to set rpm. The manifold will rise slightly to the desired setting without risking a high mp :)
Hi C.B. Thanks, and great tip I'll give it a try.
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Very very instructive for all of us, the beginners, and really well explained! Thank you very much; subscribed!
Hi Enrique, Thanks very much, glad you found the video helpful and thanks for subscribing :-)
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Great tutorial and explanation of these three controls!
Thanks Johnny glad you liked it hope it helps :-)
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Great video. Very well written and narrated. Thank you.
Hi Albert, Thank and thanks for watching, hope it helped.
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Great job! Thanks for providing this useful information to the public.
Thanks Tony glad it helped.Blessings,skip
thanks a lot
i have been looking for explanation about the mixture and throttle its kind of complected but you explained very well , thanks again
Hi Abdullah, Thanks, glad it helped.
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Your videos are so helpful-thank you!
Hi Tubeztoonz, Thanks and thanks for watching glad you found my videos helpful :-)
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Skip, you are the best!
+Christoph Eich Thanks Christoph, hope the video helped.
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Yet another super useful video, thanks Skip!
+Xavier Colomés Thanks Xavier glad it was helpful. Merry Christmas. skip
Thank you sir, incredibly well explained. I got it now. Ten thousands thumbs up. From Argentina, best regards. Be well
Thanks Marcelo, glad you liked the video and it helped!
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Excellent, professional and well executed. Thank you for sharing this information.
***** Thanks for the kind words, always appreciated!! Blessings, Skip
thanks for your help Skip. I will check the POH. I see that I also don't have a manifold pressure gauge. I have an oil pressure gauge. Maybe it's a 'Down-under' thing.
Hi Ken, Glad to help, what airplane are you flying?
Thanks alot. Im working on my Commercial Cert. and will have to fly the Piper Arrow for it. havent stepped in yet but this is a good start
+Joel Montoya Thanks Joel, good luck with your certificate. Please let me know how it goes and if there is anything I missed in the video, I suspect there could be some difference between the Baron and Arrow.
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Thanks. I always wondered where are the gears in an aeroplane.
Thank you Sir for your knowledge , i just bought MSFS 2020 ( my first flight sim ) , and an X56 Hotas to go with, I was struggling to understand the propeller thing shortcut on the Hotas. Have a good day.
Hi RVC, Welcome to the wonderful world of flight sims. Glad to here this video helped, happy flying :-)
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Very helpful and well taught. God bless you too! Many Thanks.
Thanks for the blessing, glad the video was helpful and thanks for watching.
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Thia original post is a few years old, so hopefully, you are still responding to comments. As a new simmer, and non real flyer, extremely helpful. Question: I wonder what your suggested settings would be for a landing back at, say, sea level or close to it. Do you reverse the adjustments made on the way up? Thanks again. Excellent!
Hi billjirsasr3025, Yes indeed I'm still responding :-)
For takeoff and landing you always have the prop control all the way forward and mixture would depend on altitude, all the way forward below 3000ft above sea level. You want to be able to get full power if you had a problem and had to go around so prop forward takeoff and landing. I don't fly constant speed prop airplanes so I'm not the best for information other that what I said in the video so if this is your airplane of choice might want to check other videos with pilots with more experience than me!
Since you are new to flight sims check out my channel and videos for new pilots get a free Cessna 172N, the one I use in most of my videos in the series, by watching the first video:
ruclips.net/p/PLjqSrWIZDAi8IsbmFdGfJBVJ7jYSxAt26
Let me know if you decide to follow along with the training and get the Cessna, hope you do :-)
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What a fantastic video. You have an amazing way of teaching! God Bless to you to!
Wow! Thanks Gavin, glad you liked the video hope it helped.
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I was searching for this exact information. I have to say that you presented it simply and clearly, and I feel I got it ! Thanks Skip. For landing, I use prop and mixture full forward and control the speed with the throttles -OK? I subscribed as I am sure I can use your clips to mentor my progress. I am using the Grumman Mallard turboprop amphibian for my coming world cruise, so I hope I can call on you if I strike trouble. Gunster
Thanks Ken. What a cool airplane you should have a great world cruise, let me know how it goes and I'd like to hear about each step of the way.
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Thanks Skip .. another superb tutorial to x-plane and fly/plane lesson.. WE WANNA MORE :)
Zbyszek Masternak Your welcome and thanks for watching, glad you liked it!! Blessings, Skip
Good video! So in simple terms, always keep the middle throttle lever ahead of the left throttle? On the ground and landing, constant speed prop in full forward position. In cruise, pull the throttle manifold pressure first before touching the constant speed prop lever?
Hi First, If I understand you correctly then yes. When increasing power you move prop control "what you are calling "middle throttle" forward before moving the throttle. So that would work with your statement keeping "middle throttle" or prop ahead of the throttle. And the reverse is true when decreasing power you move the prop back before the throttle.
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Great refresher for me. Thank you!
Thanks David, glad it helped some.
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Thanks So Much Skip, great video, really insightful
Hi Blake, Thanks a lot, glad you liked it.
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+WEH Videos I want to be an airforce pilot and I've got flight screening coming up soon. This was really valuable to learn in preparation for that
Hi Blake, Wow that''s great I pray you will be able to get in I know it's tough. Glad I was able to help you some, let me know how you make out with your screening.
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Thank you so much for this informative video. Makes flying XP11 so much more fun. Again.......THANKS!!!
Thanks for watching Herb, glad you liked it>
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I have a question skipper what can you liken the mixture control to in a vehicle because for me its kind of confusing in its working especially on the CHT EGT and thermal efficiency workings. All in all this has opened my understanding to the workings of the levers.
Hi Heta, Well that's a bit difficult but I'll do my best, understand I'm stretching things a bit but it should help you get the idea.
If you understand how altitude effects a cars performance at high altitude because the air is "thinner" the higher you go, the same is true for airplanes. It's all about air fuel ration or the amount of fuel for a certain volume of air. The Air Fuel ration for cars are designed at sea level I believe so the air fuel ration is best at sea level. If you ever have driven high into the mountains you surely noticed you car had a lot less power the higher you went and that's because the ration is not right, the air is too thin, there are fewer air molecules so you end up drawing too much fuel into the engine messes up the air fuel ratio.
Since there is no way to make adjustments in your car for this you loose performance. This is somewhat compensated for in the gas you buy at the higher altitude to improve the Air Fuel Ratio but for the most part your car won't perform very well unless it was designed for high altitude and I suppose that's a possibility.
Now in airplanes we know we are going to be at high altitudes hence the Mixture control on piston engine airplanes. The effect of altitude on the airplane engine can start at 3000ft. so we need to make adjustment. What the mixture control does is allows less fuel into the cylinder to compensate for the fewer air molecules as I mentioned earlier. So as the air "thins" out we "thin" out the fuel to do the best to maintain the air fuel ratio for the best engine performance. Please let me know if this helped.
Here is a link to my video on mixture control:
ruclips.net/video/7LswJWcEIEs/видео.html
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@@WEHVideos thank you so much skipper. This of great help.
God bless you too as you enlighten and inform us on aviation.
Thank you!
I just found your site. Excellent video, it help me to have better understanding on how to understand EGT meter and use it correctly. Can you make same video but using the beech craft c90b king air . Take off ,climbing, cruise and decent setting. Just like your Baron 58. Thank you.
Hi ecevans, Thanks, glad you liked the video. Sorry I don't have the time to remake videos right now. I'm working on another series that is taking forever for me to work out the details and I'm way behind. You might try searching RUclips for tutorials on the c90, sorry that's the best I can do right now.
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Oh it ok. You have a lot of other materials that I can go back over again and relearn and how instruments are use. I have subscribed and look forward to your upcoming project.
Big help! Recently got back into flightsims with x plane 11 and just bought the REP Model Baron & REP mod for it in x plane.
I didnt worry toooo much about these settings with the original. Probanly would of burnt my motors up!
Glad it helped Don, thanks for watching and welcome back :-)
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Excellent video! Thanks for the knowledge
Thanks Marco and thanks for watching hope it helped.
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Thank you very much. Very good explanation.
Thanks and and thanks for watching hope it helped :-)
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Great explanation! Thank you for that one
Hi Holli61, Thanks glad it helped.
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Gracias amigo. Muy bien explicado. Saludos desde Argentina.
Hi ThePechoboy, Your welcome thanks for watching hope it helped :-)
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Thanks for posting. 🙏
Your examples were helpful to understand more of the ‘why’.
Your welcome iMatti00 and thanks for watching glad it helped, Blessings, skip
This was very helpful. Are the rules of thumb also hood for a small single engine plane?
Hi pgreenx, Glad it was helpful thanks for watching :-). As for the "rules" these so called rules of thumb are for constant speed props and could work on single engine airplanes but it's best to read your POH (Pilot Operating Handbook) and find out what's recommended for your airplane. Also these "rules of thumb" are just guidelines and they may not be appropriate in some flight conditions so, again, if you don't have a POH for your airplane try and get one, you sometimes can find one in .pdf format online and you might have got one with your airplane so check the folder for your airplane and look for Documentation it should give you some tips on flying. Hope this helped.
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@@WEHVideos thanks. I’ll print on and read it. Trying to fly like a real plane even though I have no intention to fly a real plane. Your videos are the best I’ve see. So far and I’ve been watching all of them.
I also need to mater the 152 first but I’ve been doing the “missions” in mags and love the cub x. Will be going back to the 152 starting tommorrow
Looking good pgreenx you have the right idea and thanks for your kind words :-)
I would strongly recommend you master one airplane at first like your 152 or the 172 or similar trainer. Get to know the airplane you are training in like a real pilot would. You will find emergency procedures and a lot more in the POH. Just knowing how to "fly" isn't enough. You should thoroughly know your airplane, all the working parts, what they do so you will know how to react in an emergency. I realize this is just a simulator but the more you learn like a real pilot the more fun it can be.
A fun emergency to practice in the sim is engine failure. The POH will tell you what the best glide rate is to help you figure out how much time you have to pick a landing spot. You should know at any altitude how much time you have before you hit the ground. Start by just setting the throttle in idle when on the downwind at pattern altitude and see if you can land on the runway. This is exactly what a real flight instructor will do to students, he/she will reach over unexpectedly and set the throttle to idle and tell you to land, give it a try. Have fun and let me know how it goes.
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@@WEHVideos thanks again and for the thorough explanation: My plan is to learn everything including the comms, nav approach stuff etc.
I already printed the handbook
Thanks again!
A video on condition levers in turboprop aircraft would also be interesting.
Hi Warren I'm afraid my knowledge here is extremely limited :-( but thank for watching :-)
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@@WEHVideos No sooner did I post that comment and the RUclips algorithm actually linked me to AUstin Meyer's channel where he explains the use of the condition lever.
There's a lot of great stuff on his channel.
ruclips.net/video/hHNvdiPMFp8/видео.html&ab_channel=AustinMeyer
@@WEHVideos You mentioned in another video that you had no idea what the longitudinal value in the viewport page did. He talks about it here.
ruclips.net/video/hHNvdiPMFp8/видео.html&ab_channel=AustinMeyer
Thanks Warren ,I'll check it out.
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Wouldnt you set the RPM lower than your MP as the prop would rotate thousands of times LESS, giving it a longer life?= less tress on the prop?
Hi Ruth, Good question but unfortunately it's just not that simple and I can't explain it all here. I will say that just lowering RPM does not necessarily mean less stress, prop position makes a big difference. In a car you would not try to drive up a hill in fourth gear, this equates to Low RPM and no power with lots of stress on the engine.
Each aircraft with a constant speed prop has it's own recommended "cruise power settings" for best performance that the pilot would use to find the best settings for Prop and Throttle depending on what they are doing, climbing, descending, or cruise along with the order the controls should be operated. Hope this makes sense, let me know :-)
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What about when the aircraft is descending; do you reduce the mixture and rpm the same way? Thank you for this tutorial.
Hi Heron, I'm a bit confused with your question. The mixture is separate from the constant prop controls. You use the mixture in relationship to your altitude. You normally don't need to adjust the mixture until you are above 3000ft. then you would start to lean the mixture because the air is "thinner" the higher you climb as you descend you gradually return the mixture to "rich" below 3000ft. Sorry, I'm not sure if this answers your question!!
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Very helpful video. Thank you so much.
Thanks Henning glad it helped and thanks for watching.
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Thank you sir. My question is how to use the autopilot please?
Hi cherfieldm, Here is a link to my videos on autopilot, hope you can find what you are looking for there. ruclips.net/p/PLjqSrWIZDAi9S9ds3QbfiTkjGAmE6b7IG
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Good explanations overall, one point though. When you want to decrease your manifold pressure and RPM you should decrease manifold pressure first (slightly below what you want) then adjust the RPM. When increasing power/RPM, the prop RPM should be adjusted first. A good memory device for this is "prop on top" meaning that the prop is in forward of or above the throttle.
Hi E Richert, Thanks for that bit of information, "prop on top" I like that!
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Hi. Good info here on mixture and pitch. Thanks. However I have a question. In flying the Avanti P180, my range is terrible! It is half what it should be and I am wondering if I have the mixture thing wrong as the problem. I thought that a turbofan engine does not use mixture control at all being a turbine source of power, not anything with carburator(sp) adjustable settings. What is the score on this. Could you offer some advise please.
John Pringle Hi John, I've never flown the P180 but here is a link to a website that has a pilot operating manual. www.avialogs.com/en/aircraft/italy/piaggio/p180avanti/p-180-avanti-pilots-operating-handbook-and-airplane-flight-manual.html There are many factors that effect fuel economy, altitude, air speed, etc. Might look to see what the best cruising speed is and check your configuration. Check out section 5 on flight planning page 214. I know this is pretty complex but you might find some help there. Let me know how you make out. Blessings, Skip
Great explanation, best tutotial...
Thanks ilankrt glad you liked it hope it helped.
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Sir that was stunning video awesome tutorial about T P M , thank for share the knowledge about it i did appreciated your video thank you
+Nirond Thanks Nirond glad it helped.
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Great Lesson. What your adjustment would be for landing?
+Ramon Arriaza Hi Ramon, Not sure what adjustment your are referring to. I check the POH for V speeds for landing and flaps. Flap setting will depend on winds. For example if you are landing in a strong headwind then you don't need a lot of flaps. The flaps give you lift at slow speeds and help you slow down. In a strong headwind you don't need much help to slow down so you might use less flaps. Read the Pilot Operating Handbook (POH) to find the speeds for takeoff and landing. check out all the V speeds.
Hope this helped even if it's almost a year in replying :-)
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Prop levers always full-forward for landing - just in case you need full-power for go-around - you never can tell when a go-around might happen, and you don't want to be looking around the cockpit trying to find out why your heavily loaded and under-powered six-seater won't outclimb that row of trees in front of you - very unfunny I promise you. During downwind checks to land, and over-the-threshold, always check 'carb heat cold, props fine' and push both full-forward.
that was awesome and very informative. Great explanation for beginners.
Thanks so much Ryan glad it helped :-)
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happy found this explanation, thank you sir!
Hi Jo, Hope it helped and thanks for watching :-)
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@@WEHVideos yes skip helped a lot! just to ask you; is the fuel pump switch in real life always in "on" position during flight? many vids turn the switch off after engine start. which way is the right one, thank you!!
Hi Jo, As I understand it, depending on the aircraft, there are two fuel pumps for GA airplanes. One on the engine, like your car, which is mechanically driven. The pump you operate with the switch(s) in the cockpit is an electrical booster pump you use to prime the system before starting so you would normally shut this aux booster pump off in flight, also this pump can be used in emergencies if the maim pump fails. The Pilot Operating Handbook (POH) will tell you how and when to use this aux pump so check that out if you have one. Hope this helped :-)
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@@WEHVideos i don`t have a handbook but you helped, thank you! the c-172 is my favorite aircraft although i try to learn the king air c90 for longer flights. maybe you can do a vid about this aircraft in the future if you like. all the best and happy landings. jo
Hi Jo, Assuming you are using X Plane 11, There is a POH for the X Plane KingAir C90 in the KingAir C90B folder (X-Plane 11>Aircraft>Laminar Research>KingAir C90B). You can also search the internet for a POH pdf file for most airplanes that can be very helpful. Good luck and happy landings to you also :-)
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Very very nice video! Thank you very much for this video!
Hi hugge6267 Thanks so much glad you liked the video hope it helped :-)
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Very clear explanation. Thank you.
Thanks signman Bob hope it helped and thanks for watching.
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Very good video...do you have any idea how to hide BAron B58 yoke? Thanks a lot and congrats
Thanks Mauro. I believe there is a switch on the left side of the instrument panel for that, I'll have to check.
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Man, these are great explanations! Thanks.
Hi controller, Thanks so much, really appreciate your comment and hope the video helps.
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I was understanding right up until you said pulling the prop control back makes the blade take a "bigger bite" out of the air. If this is true, why do we fly with the prop full forward for take-off and landing? I thought full forward meant the greatest angle of attack for the blade, thus a greater production of thrust.
Hi Ryan, Think of driving a car with a manual transmission. You start out in low gear where you get the most power to get the car moving. You can't stay in low gear you would never get much speed, the engine would be running at high RPM but you would not go to fast so you shift gears. As you pick up speed you shift gears again. If you tried to start driving in high gear the engine would not be able to get the car moving because of the gear ratio, it would put too much strain on the engine and it would probably stall. The reason we have the prop full forward for takeoff and landing is for power. You can accelerate faster like using low gear in a car. So if you find yourself in an emergency situation you can accelerate fast. If you had the prop control all the way back and then tried to accelerate fast nothing would happen the prop is taking a "bigger bite" of air and the airplane will not accelerate and this would be a big problem if you were landing and need to go around. So for takeoff and landing always have the prop control all the way forward for maximum power if needed. Hope this helps.
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@@WEHVideos Yes, I understand the gear analogy and how it correlates to engine RPM. I guess I'm confused on how pulling the prop lever back results in a higher angle of attack for the blade (or does it?). I thought having the prop lever full forward would result in the blade taking a bigger bite (and thus more thrust), while pulling the prop lever back would result in a lower angle of attack, meaning a smaller bite (and less thrust). Forgive my confusion, thank you for trying to clarify.
Hi Ryan, Having the prop control full forward has the prop taking the smallest bite (low gear) so when you go full throttle the engine is not stressed. So using you analogy "higher angel of attack" would be like high gear in the car. Going full throttle in this mode would really stress the engine because of the air resistance the prop experience. Looks like you just got the positions of the prop backwards when the control is forward or back. Did this help?
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@@WEHVideos Yep, I had them backwards. Thank you very much for clearing this up, sir. Awesome video.
Great, glad you liked it and it helped.
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Great job explaining
Thanks Dexter glad you liked it hope it helps :-)
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Excellent video! Very informative and explained well.
Hi vadermike777, Thanks a lot glad it helped.
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Skip, how do the settings vary from these settings for a turboprop aircraft - or don't they?
Hi Ken, I'm sorry to say I'm not sure. I don't have any real world experience with constant speed props so I'm not much help other than what's in this video, however, I would be surprised if all constant speed prop airplane operated the same. I suggest you check your Pilot Operating Handbook, if you have one, for the airplane you are flying for their recommendations (You usually can find a POH online). Sorry I"m not much help.
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Nice video and great explanation. I'm 53, been into FSX/P3d since the dawn of time and just started getting seriously into simming again. I only have a Saitek Pro Flight Yoke and throttle at the moment so I assume that the Prop and Mixture settings are straight up in the forward position (100) at take off and then you adjust down accordingly at your selected flight altitude. Is that so?
+Mark Hyde Hi Mark, Thanks, glad you liked the video.
As for Prop & Mixture, mixture is strictly an altitude thing, the "thinner" the air (higher altitude) the leaner the mixture. The Prop is not that simple, it depends on the airplane you are flying I believe. If you have a POH (Pilot Operating Handbook) for your airplane you will find settings for the prop. Yes, if you are below 3000 ft. then the Prop and mixture are all the way forward during takeoff.
You can thing of the prop control as a kind of manual transmission like in a car (well almost). With the prop control all the way forward the propeller is taking small "bites" of air so the RPMs will be high for takeoff just like a car using first gear. When you get to cruising altitude you then adjust the prop control (pull back) like shifting into fourth or fifth gear in the car. You want the prop control all the way forward during takeoff and landing. The idea, again is like the car, you have more power in low gear and can get to speed faster than if you were in a higher gear. You put the prop control forward in landing because if you have to preform a missed approach or something you have the power available. One benefit of the constant speed prop is fuel efficiency just like overdrive in a car.
Welcome back to simming! I, like you, have been doing this since the first simulators, I started on an Amiga 1000 when they first came out. Anyway, hope this helps.
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+WEH Videos Thanks Skip. Been spending a couple of days getting the hang of prop and mixture settings and the video and explanation helped a lot, thanks. I remember the Amiga, but I started on the Amstrad PCW8256. Went to visit my girlfriend at the time In Horsforth Uni outside Leeds, bought it in Leeds and had to take the bloody thing back home to Essex via Kings Cross and the tube. Wasn't a lot of fun.
+Mark Hyde Hi Mark, Seems we got into it around the same time. Believe it or not I still have my Amiga 1000 set up in the kitchen nook and use it once in a while. There are several programs I still like to fly. F16, 18 Interceptor, and Falcon the first of the Falcon series. I flew Falcon 4.0 for years. Got tired of just flying around shooting down airplanes and got serious about flying. That got me taking real flying lessons after I retired. Sims have come a long way since the 80s. I just may do a video on the Amiga if I can find a way to capture the screen without it being too ugly a picture.
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Very helpful, much thanks.
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Thank you very much for your explanations, certainly helps a lot! :) ....except for all the mentioned inches I had convert into centimetres.. my head is still spinning! ;D
Thanks Tranefine glad to hear the video helped :-) sorry for the need to convert :-( but thanks for watching.
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Good video tutorial, helps me a lot thanks for the good explanations! Thank you!
Thanks tlmf1010 glad it helped. Blessings, skip
Absolutely amazing video! Thank you!
Thanks Nnamdi, glad you liked it.
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A very informative video. Thank you so much for sharing.
Tucson Thanks Tucson, I appreciate the feedback! Blessings, Skip
Very well explained thank you
Thanks rackum44 glad you liked it hope it helps
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Thank you sir, great video, lots of information.
Hi cherfieldm, Thanks and thanks for watching, hope it helped.
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Nice presentation, thank you.
Thanks Michael hope it helps and thanks for watching,
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Guess a lot of FS2020 Noobs like me watching this now! Very helpfull still! Thx.
You could be right :-) Thanks for watching glad it helped.
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Very well explained. Thank you
Thanks Antonio hope it helped and thanks for watching.
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Fantastic video !!!
Thanks Ivan glad you liked it hope it helps.
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Great tutorial! Bookmark 6:57
Thanks iNEXISter hope it helped and thanks for watching.
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Great explanation
Thanks LucidHawk glad you liked it hope it helps :-)
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Still a wonderful video! Thanks :)
Thanks Jan and thanks for watching hope it helped:-)
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Thanks bro, the video is very educating
Thanks JudeViation, glad you liked it!
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I am flying the freeware Grumman Mallard by Milton Schupe. It has the turboprops and a good cruising speed, and being an amphibian it is ideal for my ambition to fly around the world following the track of some of the simmers with more local knowledge than I have. Already I have flown from Hobart (Tasmania) to Launceston then Devenport, then I crossed 'The Ditch' to Avalon in Victoria, then across to the east coast of OZ and up to Townsville. in Queensland - now I'm headed for the tip of Cape York. En route, I landed on Eildon Weir (north east Victoria), and Sydney Harbour. It's pretty wild country from Townsville north. That's where we keep our sea-going crocodiles and large sharks, plus killer jellyfish etc. You have probably heard how climate change is impacting our Great Barrier Reef (an area I sailed in 1990 on my catamaran. I plan to 'drop in' and check the reef out for myself with the amphibian. It would be fun to share the experience with another simmer - if anyone is interested.
Oh yea, you told me about that earlier I forgot, sound like your well on your way. Happy flying and good luck!
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Helped a lot I’m a student pilot
Glad the video helped and good luck on your journey becoming a pilot :-)
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thanks again for a great video
+Mr FairyCake Hi Mr. FairCake, Thanks, and thanks for watching.
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Amazing explanation thanks skip, and keep up the good work :D 👍
Thanks Trinity glad you liked the video and hope it helped :-)
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From your voice I can make out you are a seasoned exprt..and alos an instrutor /teacher may be
Hi paedru, Wow thanks!! I'm not a "seasoned expert" just an ordinary guy who loves flying. To help me learn I found making videos helped me learn so much more. I found that when making videos I realized I don't really know what I was talking about and had to do a lot more studying to make sure I really understood the subject. Thanks again and thanks for watching, hope it helped.
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