Just a little mention when you select the your alt then select your climb rate, the aircraft will begins to climb and your ALT light goes out because your in climb mode as soon as you reach your chosen altitude the VS goes out and the ALT comes on automatically.
@@Huddison I've also bought the switch panel which is another fantastic bit of kit. Makes the whole SIM experience much more like flying my real aircraft (a Van's RV-9A)!
Same here, but I would have loved my multi panel if it worked as well as it works for Huddison. For me personally, it is a waste of money till Logitech fixes the issue with sensitivity of adjustment knob.
Wonderful explanation on how to use it on the A320Neo! Seems to work just fine to get a more tactile feel while navigating. It is a hassle to use the mouse especially when it’s a bumpy arrival haha
It will be perfect if Saitek changes the rotary switch in the multi panel to be dual, one for the thousands and one for the hundreds l like the radio panel that has one for the big numbers and the other for the small ones. Good video and thank you
I haven't tried with the airliners yet but have been working with my multi panel with the GA aeroplanes that have auto pilot. Everything you say is true. I'm not clever enough to to enter my flight plans in the flight computer, I am yet to learn how, but I enter the details in my simulator, and for instance, for GA aircraft I will likely choose Low Altitude Airways and choose ILS approach at my destination airport. I can then take off and start my flight manually and when appropriate, select the NAV, ALT, VS & AP buttons and the plane joins the flight plan. It will fly to the next station on the plan and change course for the next and so forth. (Very handy if you want to make an inflight coffee etc) On my radio panel (which you could do on the plane panel) I set NAV 1 to the ILS frequency at the destination, and set the CRS heading on the multi panel. At the right time, I press the APR (approach) button on the multi panel which engages the ILS approach. It controls the course and altitude for the final decent. I disengage the AP just before the threshold and land manually. I'll be trying this soon with an airliner quite soon. Happy flying :)
Hi Squirel, got my multipanel 2 days ago, loving it, radio panel due tomorrow! Any chance you want to do a video demoing the above, suspect it'll save me a load of trial and mainly error!
@@BrardyDan I've been doing some trial and error too. The panels work seamlessly with MSFS 2020 but do behave a little differently to P3D V4 which I was flying previously. There are differences too between different aircraft as Huddison was finding out, particularly with ALT and VS buttons on the multi panel. I have the Cessna 182 and the PA 44 by Carenado and the altitude part of the auto pilot works quite differently in each plane. Sadly, I wouldn't know where to begin with doing a video - I'm really good at watching them but no equipment/software for making them.
'Dew it' Squirel; Vegas Movie Studio software is reasonably priced (it's what I use). Very interesting to hear about your own adventures with the Multi Panel - thanks for sharing👍
What's the use of APR, REV and NAV in this panel ? Or I do not understand what that means and their usage in this panel. Please someone explain. Google search did not quite explain what it means in this particular panel's application.
Apr will allow Autopilot to bring you down on an approach Glideslope; Nav will activate GPS and follow a flight route you have set; Rev - I'll leave to my wonderful subscribers to explain ;)
I had problems with the display not lighting up on the Multi panel and after a search found it to be a power saving option in the register files now working fine. This applies to PCs running the new windows 11. It was ok up to that Windows Update so look out folks. To fix go to Search>Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Devices and Printers>Choose Multi Flight Panel then Right Click it and choose Properties on the Hardware tab choose USB Input Device and Double click device properties then choose Events tab in the information there make a note of the Device settings number (it will read something like USB/VID_06A3&PID_0D06\589) Close all these windows down then in Search type regedit then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>Current Control Setin the dropdown list choose ENUM>USB>then look down the list until you find the match to the number you saved, keep opening each folder to Device Parameters then Enhanced Power and change the 1 to 0 your done close all windows and SHUT DOWN and restart Windows. Your Multi Panel should now light up. Hope this helps you, it worked fine for me
Love my multi panel, 100% GA aircraft, makes life so much easier, hoping one day they fix the trim wheel sensitivity, tries SPAD, don’t care for it Nice video sir
Hi, I have already installed the drivers for msfs2020, my flight multi panel works only on some aircraft, for example it works on the Cessna 172 but it doesn’t work on the A320
@@Huddison no, it turns on and only shows the name of what i am in, for example if i have it set to change hdg, the display only says "HDG" and doesn't show the value neither does it change it. but if i go to a GA plane like a cessna, a g36, it works fine with the values and everything...
@@HuddisonI just found out that, if i start the plane by myself, using all the standart procedures it doesn't work but if I use autostart, it magically works...
Is there a way using the autopilot to go from (not sure what its called) pilot controlling the speed and alltitude to manage mode? Want to use it for vatsim and approaches in the a32nx needs to use manage mode- where the aircraft puts a speed in and on speed it shows - - - -
@@Huddison When you go into manage mode on approach- down arrow on the knob. Then if you have programmed the mcdu it goes into approach speed-normally around 120-130 in a320
I find the auto pilot stops responding. It will get to altitude but if I dial another level it doesn't repsond. I have to disengage ALT then re-engage or even disengage AP then re-engage, any ides please?
Yes I find that I have to do that myself - possibly something conflicting with the A320 Autopilot itself. I'm sure others viewing this will feed in their ideas and input.
@@Huddison So far only using the Cessna with G1000. Thought it maybe I need the Cessna with the standard auto pilot panel that matches the Logitech. But upgrading my basic version of MSFS 2020 is a big call as not mega impressed with it so far. I miss the 2D view which to me is more realistic when using external hardware. Virtual view reminds of a third person game. Thai you for the videos.
Thank you for the review! it seems several buttons are missing from a real garmin. What would you consider being a good addition in terms of button for such a device?
Hi, i like your videos and especially the way you talk, not too fast like other youtubers. For a non-english born like me it is easy to understand every word. My question is how did you manage to get multipanel working in MSFS 2020 because the only things that work for me are the yoke and the throtle quadrant. Thank you.
Thank you for your fantastic comments - it really encourages me👍😊 Check this video for tips to get the Multi Panel working with FS2020: ruclips.net/video/4UqOvMFdhXQ/видео.html
How do you setting HDG in manual mode? I´ve try to do that, but it´s not working? When i try do it, the HDG is just "flash", i can´t change the HDG. I have the same multi panel, do you have any suggestion?
@Huddison sorry, try that to, not working. It seems like its only Neo320, if i fly Boeing 747 its working. I have Done à little movie, can i upload this here so you can see hos its works for me?
Hi i know this video is very old but I was flying the a320 neo with the multi panel it doesn't seem to work on the airspeed I can se a new airspeed but it goes straight back to the old airspeed do you have any fix? Or suggestions I have updated the drivers and re installed multiple times so I'm unsure.
My panel wont display the correct altitude til y click on manual. The panel i mean. It reacts in the simulator, but wont show it on de panel til i press manual. Any suggestions?
Hi, Falcon 2000EX EASy pilot and CFI/I here. These modes seem a little strange...I see a lot of unnecessary button-pushing. In a real aircraft, ALT is an altitude-hold mode, so you woudn't be in ALT and VS at the same time (ALT ARM and VS perhaps, but that's another confusing situation that's specific to the KAP-140 autopilot). In any well-designed autopilot (e.g. NOT the KAP-140!) you'd be in VS mode (or Pitch mode, or FLC mode) until reaching your selected altitude, at which time the AP would capture the altitude and switch to ALT mode on its own. In fact, if you pressed the ALT button at any given time -- climbing or descending -- the AP would typically cancel your climb/descent mode and immediately level you off at same altitude at which you pressed the button. In a real airplane, if you were level at 2000 feet in ALT mode, and were assigned a climb to 3000, you would set the selected altitude to 3000, then press VS, then dial in your selected vertical speed, and let the airplane capture the altitude automatically. No need to press the ALT button. There hardly ever *is* a need to press ALT on all but the most simplistic autopilots. When pressing VS, the ALT mode should automatically disengage (as it appears to do in your video) because you can only have ONE active vertical mode at a time. The real question is, if you set the selected altitude well above the aircraft, and climbed ONLY in VS mode, would it capture the selected altitude with no further action required? It should. No offense, but are you certain you're using the controller buttons and modes as the designers intended?
Possibly not as the designers intended, but keep in mind, it's a simulator and I was simply demonstrating the Multi panels' features, without pertaining to absolute perfection - look elsewhere for that 😉
(My motives for asking are a bit selfish...I'm thinking about buying this controller, and want to make sure it works reasonably similar to a real autopilot.) :O)
@@jmd12127 Ah, well many of us can't live without it now - although, I tend to mainly fly light aircraft nowadays in MSFS, without Autopilot. Still, a very highly rated piece of hardware for your Flight Sim adventures.
Just a little mention when you select the your alt then select your climb rate, the aircraft will begins to climb and your ALT light goes out because your in climb mode as soon as you reach your chosen altitude the VS goes out and the ALT comes on automatically.
Thanks very much. I've just bought a multi panel and was struggling to work out how to use it, so your video has been very helpful.
Good to hear. The Multi Panel is a fantastic peripheral.
@@Huddison I've also bought the switch panel which is another fantastic bit of kit. Makes the whole SIM experience much more like flying my real aircraft (a Van's RV-9A)!
your reviews made me get the yoke now it will make me buy the multi panel xD Thanks for the awesome reviews!
Lol sorry about that and thanks ;)
Same here, but I would have loved my multi panel if it worked as well as it works for Huddison. For me personally, it is a waste of money till Logitech fixes the issue with sensitivity of adjustment knob.
Great video, you made me buy the multi panel! I am glad the screw holes are compatible with the Honeycomb yoke.
Good to hear, I didn't know that the holes were also compatible with the Honeycomb; thanks for letting us all know ;)
@@Huddison I just received my multi panel and I can confirm that it works wonderfully with the Honeycomb yoke :)
@@Spoggi99YT Excellent! Enjoy your new gadget ;)
When you press the VS button the ALT button light will go out, then come back one once its reached the set altitude. No reason to re press it
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Wonderful explanation on how to use it on the A320Neo! Seems to work just fine to get a more tactile feel while navigating. It is a hassle to use the mouse especially when it’s a bumpy arrival haha
Yes, totally agree.
It will be perfect if Saitek changes the rotary switch in the multi panel to be dual, one for the thousands and one for the hundreds l like the radio panel that has one for the big numbers and the other for the small ones. Good video and thank you
Thank you and completely agree with the Rotary switches.
Clear and great video ! Small question though, can one set altitude in managed mode ?
I've not used it a great deal with airliners tbh; but that's something I mean to rectify soon.
I haven't tried with the airliners yet but have been working with my multi panel with the GA aeroplanes that have auto pilot. Everything you say is true. I'm not clever enough to to enter my flight plans in the flight computer, I am yet to learn how, but I enter the details in my simulator, and for instance, for GA aircraft I will likely choose Low Altitude Airways and choose ILS approach at my destination airport. I can then take off and start my flight manually and when appropriate, select the NAV, ALT, VS & AP buttons and the plane joins the flight plan. It will fly to the next station on the plan and change course for the next and so forth. (Very handy if you want to make an inflight coffee etc) On my radio panel (which you could do on the plane panel) I set NAV 1 to the ILS frequency at the destination, and set the CRS heading on the multi panel. At the right time, I press the APR (approach) button on the multi panel which engages the ILS approach. It controls the course and altitude for the final decent. I disengage the AP just before the threshold and land manually. I'll be trying this soon with an airliner quite soon. Happy flying :)
Hi Squirel, got my multipanel 2 days ago, loving it, radio panel due tomorrow! Any chance you want to do a video demoing the above, suspect it'll save me a load of trial and mainly error!
@@BrardyDan I've been doing some trial and error too. The panels work seamlessly with MSFS 2020 but do behave a little differently to P3D V4 which I was flying previously. There are differences too between different aircraft as Huddison was finding out, particularly with ALT and VS buttons on the multi panel. I have the Cessna 182 and the PA 44 by Carenado and the altitude part of the auto pilot works quite differently in each plane. Sadly, I wouldn't know where to begin with doing a video - I'm really good at watching them but no equipment/software for making them.
'Dew it' Squirel; Vegas Movie Studio software is reasonably priced (it's what I use).
Very interesting to hear about your own adventures with the Multi Panel - thanks for sharing👍
What's the use of APR, REV and NAV in this panel ? Or I do not understand what that means and their usage in this panel. Please someone explain. Google search did not quite explain what it means in this particular panel's application.
Apr will allow Autopilot to bring you down on an approach Glideslope; Nav will activate GPS and follow a flight route you have set; Rev - I'll leave to my wonderful subscribers to explain ;)
I had problems with the display not lighting up on the Multi panel and after a search found it to be a power saving option in the register files now working fine. This applies to PCs running the new windows 11. It was ok up to that Windows Update so look out folks. To fix go to Search>Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Devices and Printers>Choose Multi Flight Panel then Right Click it and choose Properties on the Hardware tab choose USB Input Device and Double click device properties then choose Events tab in the information there make a note of the Device settings number (it will read something like USB/VID_06A3&PID_0D06\589) Close all these windows down then in Search type regedit then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>Current Control Setin the dropdown list choose ENUM>USB>then look down the list until you find the match to the number you saved, keep opening each folder to Device Parameters then Enhanced Power and change the 1 to 0 your done close all windows and SHUT DOWN and restart Windows. Your Multi Panel should now light up. Hope this helps you, it worked fine for me
Thanks for sharing; I'm sure it'll help others.
Love my multi panel, 100% GA aircraft, makes life so much easier, hoping one day they fix the trim wheel sensitivity, tries SPAD, don’t care for it
Nice video sir
Thank you. Apparently Spad helps with trim wheel sensitivity.
I can't get the IAS to work with the Cessna 172. May be it's not supposed to?
I believe IAS acts as FLC (effectively your fixed climb rate) in the C-172 - I need to refresh my memory on that one.
Hi, I have already installed the drivers for msfs2020, my flight multi panel works only on some aircraft, for example it works on the Cessna 172 but it doesn’t work on the A320
Hi, does it have any functionality at all with the A320?
@@Huddison yes, only the right part of it (flaps, trim)
@@dewthedev My main AP button doesn't work/ light up, but hdg, alt etc, works fine and light's up; is that the same with yours?
@@Huddison no, it turns on and only shows the name of what i am in, for example if i have it set to change hdg, the display only says "HDG" and doesn't show the value neither does it change it. but if i go to a GA plane like a cessna, a g36, it works fine with the values and everything...
@@HuddisonI just found out that, if i start the plane by myself, using all the standart procedures it doesn't work but if I use autostart, it magically works...
Please could you explain without mincing words how to configure spad and multipanel? Nothing is understood
It doesn't work properly. When I push auto pilot or nav button plane turning and turning around. Any idea why?
It sounds like it may be having difficulties locking on to your GPS line/route. Try a simple route first to see how you fare.
can you use panel on xbox or is this a pc only? much obliged👍☕
PC only currently
Is there a way using the autopilot to go from (not sure what its called) pilot controlling the speed and alltitude to manage mode? Want to use it for vatsim and approaches in the a32nx needs to use manage mode- where the aircraft puts a speed in and on speed it shows - - - -
I'm not fully sure what you mean.
@@Huddison When you go into manage mode on approach- down arrow on the knob. Then if you have programmed the mcdu it goes into approach speed-normally around 120-130 in a320
@@swales3511 I'm not convinced that there's a way to replicate this on the Multi Panel - not natively at least.
I find the auto pilot stops responding. It will get to altitude but if I dial another level it doesn't repsond. I have to disengage ALT then re-engage or even disengage AP then re-engage, any ides please?
Yes I find that I have to do that myself - possibly something conflicting with the A320 Autopilot itself.
I'm sure others viewing this will feed in their ideas and input.
@@Huddison So far only using the Cessna with G1000. Thought it maybe I need the Cessna with the standard auto pilot panel that matches the Logitech. But upgrading my basic version of MSFS 2020 is a big call as not mega impressed with it so far. I miss the 2D view which to me is more realistic when using external hardware. Virtual view reminds of a third person game. Thai you for the videos.
@@rayerdinc2441 I like the 3D cockpit in the Cessna 172 with the G1000s - but yes, some 3D cockpits do look a bit 'game-ish'.
Thank you for the review! it seems several buttons are missing from a real garmin. What would you consider being a good addition in terms of button for such a device?
Either assigning buttons on your flight controller, or some people use I-pads and the like, for extra functionality - I'm yet to try this.
Hi, i like your videos and especially the way you talk, not too fast like other youtubers. For a non-english born like me it is easy to understand every word. My question is how did you manage to get multipanel working in MSFS 2020 because the only things that work for me are the yoke and the throtle quadrant. Thank you.
Thank you for your fantastic comments - it really encourages me👍😊 Check this video for tips to get the Multi Panel working with FS2020:
ruclips.net/video/4UqOvMFdhXQ/видео.html
It works fine now, thank you 😊
@@jameslost4346 Good to hear :)
How do you setting HDG in manual mode? I´ve try to do that, but it´s not working? When i try do it, the HDG is just "flash", i can´t change the HDG. I have the same multi panel, do you have any suggestion?
Just in case: you do turn on AP master before selecting heading mode?
@@Huddison It´s not working. i cant find the "engaged selected heading mode"?
@@mikael3529 Press the 'AP' & 'HDG' buttons on your multi panel.
@Huddison sorry, try that to, not working. It seems like its only Neo320, if i fly Boeing 747 its working. I have Done à little movie, can i upload this here so you can see hos its works for me?
@@mikael3529 Join the Discord and upload it there please.
is this panel work directly to MSFS just plug and play or you need to use third party software
Just the driver as I showed in the video & PC only.
@@Huddison
what is spad. next used for.? do we need this thing to work in msfs? because im planning to buy this panel... thank you
@@watchthemoves Spad.Next is just an add on that lets you reprogram how the switches work on the Multi Panel.
It's not a requirement to use the panel.
@@Huddison
thanks waiting for my panel to be delivered... god bless 👍✌️
@@Huddison
did you try this on FBWA32NX.? is it working properly?
Hi i know this video is very old but I was flying the a320 neo with the multi panel it doesn't seem to work on the airspeed I can se a new airspeed but it goes straight back to the old airspeed do you have any fix? Or suggestions I have updated the drivers and re installed multiple times so I'm unsure.
Best asking in the Discord for help on this: discord.gg/xDKwFYDsZk
@@Huddison thank you
My panel wont display the correct altitude til y click on manual. The panel i mean. It reacts in the simulator, but wont show it on de panel til i press manual. Any suggestions?
Its the fly by wire version, the included a320 seems to work
fine.
I'm not sure, I don't have that aircraft installed, but hopefully, others may be able to offer help.
Does it work with the fenix a320? Thanks for the video!
Yes, it's fine with airliners.
Hi, Falcon 2000EX EASy pilot and CFI/I here. These modes seem a little strange...I see a lot of unnecessary button-pushing. In a real aircraft, ALT is an altitude-hold mode, so you woudn't be in ALT and VS at the same time (ALT ARM and VS perhaps, but that's another confusing situation that's specific to the KAP-140 autopilot). In any well-designed autopilot (e.g. NOT the KAP-140!) you'd be in VS mode (or Pitch mode, or FLC mode) until reaching your selected altitude, at which time the AP would capture the altitude and switch to ALT mode on its own.
In fact, if you pressed the ALT button at any given time -- climbing or descending -- the AP would typically cancel your climb/descent mode and immediately level you off at same altitude at which you pressed the button.
In a real airplane, if you were level at 2000 feet in ALT mode, and were assigned a climb to 3000, you would set the selected altitude to 3000, then press VS, then dial in your selected vertical speed, and let the airplane capture the altitude automatically. No need to press the ALT button. There hardly ever *is* a need to press ALT on all but the most simplistic autopilots.
When pressing VS, the ALT mode should automatically disengage (as it appears to do in your video) because you can only have ONE active vertical mode at a time.
The real question is, if you set the selected altitude well above the aircraft, and climbed ONLY in VS mode, would it capture the selected altitude with no further action required? It should.
No offense, but are you certain you're using the controller buttons and modes as the designers intended?
Possibly not as the designers intended, but keep in mind, it's a simulator and I was simply demonstrating the Multi panels' features, without pertaining to absolute perfection - look elsewhere for that 😉
(My motives for asking are a bit selfish...I'm thinking about buying this controller, and want to make sure it works reasonably similar to a real autopilot.) :O)
@@jmd12127 Ah, well many of us can't live without it now - although, I tend to mainly fly light aircraft nowadays in MSFS, without Autopilot.
Still, a very highly rated piece of hardware for your Flight Sim adventures.
@@Huddison Thank you, sir! It's a slippery slope, becuase I will invariably want the matching switch panel and dual radio stacks, too. :O)
@@Huddison Noooooo!!! **mortgages house**
how to you switch from manual input to managed?
You may have to do that via the airbus itself.
thank you for all the info!!! Does the airspeed only works with A320neo cause I try to set airspeed in a 172 g1000 and it does nt work.
My intuition says that the IAS will work with aircraft that have that autopilot functionality.
@@Huddison I think so too.I was worried that the airspeed fonction was broken or something.. But I dont think so..
@@martindescoteaux9288 A couple of other aircraft have IAS autopilot functionality; I'll leave you to find these for yourself ;)
How does it work? My msfs 2020 is not recognising it
This will hopefully help (watch through it all): ruclips.net/video/4UqOvMFdhXQ/видео.html
Are you sure the outer knob doesn't do 100's or 1000's
It's one solid knob on the Multi Panel.
@@Huddison Odd, doesn't really make sense.
@@robertfeal-martinez3065 Cost saving in my bet.