Real Boeing Pilot | 737NG Cold & Dark Setup Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- In this tutorial we’ll perform a full setup from Cold & Dark in a pre-release version of the ZIBO MOD (BETA Version 3.29)
Simulating a flight from Corfu (CFU/LGKR) to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) we’ll go through the entire setup based on real world procedures used every single day at a European Airline.
This is more an insight and the procedures have been tailored slightly to suit single pilot operations in a desktop simulator.
The setup covers in the detail the order in which things are completed and includes all applicable charts, briefings and performance calculations, matching exactly what I would to if I was setting up this flight in real life.
Enjoy!
#coldanddark #zibomod #boeing737
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All guidance in my tutorials are based on real world operating procedures, I have over 4000 hours on the 737-800 (The real one) and I'm also a full-time Instructor working in a full motion Level D simulator.
The aim of this channel is to provide realistic, informative and useful information to help you enhance your flight simulation experience by following me apply real world procedures
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THIS TUTORIAL IS NOT TO BE USED FOR REAL WORLD FLIGHT TRAINING
All guidance is for Flight Simulation on your PC only. These videos are NOT for professional guidance or instruction but to provide an insight to commercial operations. You must only consult your approved training material/official guidance from your operator.
For enthusiasts, I am in no position to share/copy company material. All guidance is purely to enhance your home flight simulator experience. Any comments/view expressed are mine only.
If you happen to be an Airline Pilot in training or a curious operator firstly thanks for watching! Secondly PLEASE make sure you consult your operators approved training material ONLY.
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Addons Used:
• X - Plane 11
• ZIBO MOD 737NG (Version 3.29 BETA) with FMOD sounds by AudioBirdXP - forums.x-plane...
• TerrainRadar by DrGluck - forums.x-plane...
• Aircraft Skin/Livery - flightdeck2sim by Michal Fogelman. Available here - drive.google.c...
• Airport Environment HD 0.9 by MisterX6
• Jeppesen Charts from NAVIGRAPH - www.navigraph.com
• Airport Scenery - FlyTampa (Corfu)
PC Specs:
• Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake Processor/8MB L3 Cache
• Chillblast 120 CPU Water Cooler
• Asus PRIME Z270-P Motherboard
• 32GB DDR4 2400MHz
• 500GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Graphics Card
You and Zibo are legends. Thanks so much for the time and effort you put into this project
ZIBO and his team are the legends! I just test and compare to the real aircraft!
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1:27 Is it me because I LOVE the ding sound the GPU switch makes
I love it too! So satisfying
Thank you, Captain, from the start to the end of this masterpiece. This is flight simulation taken really seriously. I will save this video to watch so many times as required, just like a classroom.
Thanks a lot Edson, this is what we do from cold and dark on the 1st flight of the day 👍🏼
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One of the most complete and hight quality tutorial I ever seen. Thank you very much for you time sharing your experience in real life with us.
Thanks a lot Bruno!
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Think ive memorized the whole of this video now after around 100 views, wont be long before im speaking out loud in my sleep
Finally a real tutorial from an expert, Thank you Captain!
Even the manual gear system is modelled to a degree. Incredible mod and great work by everyone involved especially Zibo
Plenty more to come Bob!
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I'd watched this once before, but I hadn't flown the Zibo yet. I've learned how to fly the plane fairly well, but I haven't attempted a cold and dark startup yet, watched this again
and now feel confident I can manage it. Can't thank you enough! Now I feel much more so that I've got a handle on all the systems and startup procedures.
Glad I could help! Good luck! FD2S
@@flightdeck2sim I meant to try one weeks ago but was busy moving and didn't have time for simming until recently again. I feel like you gotta block out extra time for a cold and dark! Whereas just pushing back and taxing out doesn't take that long, really.
@@flightdeck2sim I did a dry run at Miami Intl., following a flight I did the other night on Zibo to Jamaica, I followed your tutorial exactly and got the cold and dark startup done! I had some minor trouble transitioning to APU Power, bus, etc., but I managed to fix that. Did my pushback, so that's accomplished. Otherwise I was chuffed. P.S. Nevermind, I managed to
figure out XCamera and set up my basic camera views for the Zibo. That should solve those problems. The plane's impossible to fly properly without them set, since it requires
frequent switching to the overhead, pilot view, pedestal, FMC, etc.
Brilliant as always!
One tip I world like to share for those who don't already know about it is when putting in a long route in the FMC. To save yourself a bit of time you can stick to putting in just the airways and the waypoints connecting the airways will populate automatically as long as the routing is correct.
So let's say you have a route like this -> A A1 B B1 C C1 D. In this case you could put in A followed by A1, B1 and C1 where B and C would be automatically inserted for you.
If not using saved routes and when doing longer flights it's quite convenient!
Great video! Whether you are an expiring pilot or just a simmer that wants complete immersion I think these videos do an incredible job of showing real world procedures. This is good stuff that you cant get out of a manual. Yeah you can read the norm procedures for a 737 and just do them, but to here why exactly you do them from a real pilot is priceless knowledge. Thank you for doing these videos and keep them coming!!!
Thanks a lot Thaddaeus88, one thing is reading the manual/flows but it's whole different thing putting it into practice!
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Crikey,..there are some great tutorials here on RUclips but to actually find a whole channels worth of tutorials by a Real Pilot is fantastic. So glad I stumbled across your channel. Many thanks for your work and for showing us simulator fans how things should really be done as in the real world.
Thanks a lot Nunsweepit421!
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Thank you so much for this video. Awesome to see this done by a real pilot!
Thanks ScubaSteveWA, returning to my roots!
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Great tutorial, thanks so much. I'm lucky enough to know a retired pilot who has helped me with all this but it's great to watch it all happening on screen with your expert commentary. 👍👍👍
just excellent..being older the first thing i thought was he sounds young!...and in my ignorance whenever i see young pilots i always feel less safe..so reasuring and impressive to hear how knowledgable and well trained you are ... seeing things from a more educated perspective now ..god speed
Hi Lee!
Let me dispel a myth! I started flying the 737 with 280 hours total time. I had a lot to learn and I still to this day as an instructor teaching people how to fly the 737 have lots to learn!
Yes with more hours does come more experience but regardless of experience, you have to still pass the same check every 6 months. Sometimes the old boys can struggle with certain elements of the operation where as a fresh cadet straight out of the type rating would be more proficient with dealing a situation they recently practiced in the sim. With more experience you develop better decision making and exposure to different situations but ability can vary considerably
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@@flightdeck2sim Love to see how you fly a plane manually without all the auto controls,,, bet you'd have no idea.
Probably the best tutorial I've come across so far (just been simming for a month or two). Thank you! Just changed from MSFS2020 to Xplane 11 as my PC is desperately overdue for a makeover. Still running a GTX970 and a 12 year old i7 haha. Struggles to play MSFS2020 unless settings are minimal but plays XP11 fine.
Well, I really gotta say there is no stone unturned, you fill in any information about real life procedures. Such good explanation as always, thank you so much!
That's what I try and do with all my tutorials! Glad you enjoyed it!
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Best study level for xplane and the best part its free. Thank you Zibo and you 🤩 keep up the good work
amazing! I can't wait to follow this tutorial for the new PMDG 737 that's coming to FlightSim2020!
Absolutely fantastic videos dude.
So clear and articulate in your explanations.
We are so fortunate that we have a real world 737 pilot like you who gives his own time to share real world operational procedures with us humble simmers who work office jobs and live our virtual pilot dreams in Xplane 11.
Thank you to you and Zibo!!! Respect.
You're most welcome AeroNevin, just returning to my roots!
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Wow this is straight to the point and really simple!! thanks alot for this i'm just a random 14 year old who loves planes and i just couldn't figure out why i was getting IRS warning and no intruments!! what a detailed video i also learned how to properly start the engines and everything else XD
It's amazing to see how the community works - you teach us how to fly the damn thing yet others show you how to set X-Plane up etc. Thanks again for the top-notch tutorial!
Cheers :-)
I wish I knew more about tweaking! Had great assistance so far!
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Thank you for showing us the right way to enjoy our flight sim
How anyone could unlike this! Into sim or av geek heaven in general, this is just perfect! Anytime you kindly wish to educate us more pls feel free 😉
Really pretty impressive an awesome tutorial, thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!
Glad you enjoyed it MegaBasher666 😎 FD2S
Thank you, excellent tutorial. One of the best on RUclips. You communicate everything so clearly and your company is lucky to have you.
Thanks awfully Sean, means a lot! Expect plenty more content in the future!
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Thanks for all you do to help make the Zibo mod the best of any 737, payware or otherwise. It is amazing to have your tutorials and knowledge to make our sim experience as real as possible.
Thank you so much!! The main display was just black and I was not sure why. But by following you instructions it worked.
I flew 320 for 8 years, now I've been upgraded to Captain but i'll probably go on Boeing 737, so I am really enjoying your videos, they are really helpfull and professional. Basically all the Stuff that it's done automatically by Airbus on boeing it's done by the F/O 😆👍🏻 Safe flights.
Awesome! I’ve taught a few Airbus guys in the Sim, once they get back to hand flying you usually see a smile back on their face 😉
Good luck!
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Thank you so much for this amazing video. Now I can fly the Zibo all the way from cold and dark to the gate after landing! :) Still need to learn ATC talk fluently, so I haven't tried VATSIM yet.
Without a doubt the best tutorial on the Zibo 737 I've seen so far and I guess it will be extremely hard to beat... Thank you so much.
Thanks Robin, I would've loved for a 737 pilot to have given me advice/tutorials years ago! I'm just returning the favour to what was my aspiring self!
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Clear, concise, informational. A preferred series for the B738 Zibo. Thank you kindly.
Thanks a lot Mario and welcome to the ZIBO MOD
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If I had to rate this video out of 10 would give it an 11! just awesome tutorial great job....and to Zibo mod I dip my hat extremely awesome what you'll have given to the X-Plane community, this is just speechless work and it's great that modifications are still coming, best 737-800 EVER!!!, keep up the awesome job! looking forward for more updates.
Another excellent tutorial FD2S, thank you for all your efforts and thank you Zibo for an outstanding 738
All the thanks to ZIBO and his small team, I just test the aircraft for him and provide feedback in comparison to the real aircraft.
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Brilliant. For a novice watching it really does help an awful lot. Thanks again!!
Best tutorial I've ever seen in my life.
Thank you so much for this tutorial FD2S! I was able to organize my checklist to align to real life ops. Thank you for supporting us simers. I definitely missed my calling in life but this mod and your tutorials allow me to live the ATP dream somewhat. 🙂👍
Thanks again Massimo, will be writing a checklist for the MOD for ZIBO very soon.
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@@flightdeck2sim Do you have a checklist ready?
Best 737 tutorial I’ve seen, and I’ve watched a lot! Thank you so much!
Superb video as always. Thanks for continuing to make these quality and informative tutorials.
Thanks a lot!
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Outstanding and very informative, as always! No other tutorial needed! Cheers!
This is the best tutorial i've seen so far. Good job.
Thanks Zuikis!
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Hi and thank you for making such great and helpful videos. I have a problem using the ZIBO mod : the ATIS voice and message doesnt stop coming back. Even if I change comm frequency or even shut down the sound. Do you have any idea ? Thank you
You might have the frequency tuned on the other radio!
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flightdeck2sim thank you i figured it out it was that ! Keep up the vids!
Thank you so much for your hints, advices and professional introduction. Helps me to get prepared for my Type Rating in April! :-))
Cool!
It goes without saying make sure you consult your approved training material/official guidance. These videos are more for entertainment/reference but are NOT a substitute or replacement , more an insight in how to apply a particular set of SOP's
See you up there!
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The new zibo's mode looks absolutely magnificinent !
Your tutorials are awesome!
very detailed and nice! i have one question though.. how do we get an accurate takeoff performance calculator that is not from an airline?
I learned more from this video then 5 years of high school.
Brilliant!
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That's a lot to learn and know. Thanks for the video.
You're most welcome!
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Absolutely amazed by the quality of your content. Actually took a pen and a paper to take down notes so as not to miss any of the information. One question if I may, do you actually still do a TCAS system test on the real aircraft or can that be left out? Thanks a lot.
Ur so awesome i love you. I want to be a pilot when i grow up but i know it’s hard work. Just being a first officer would be mu dream.
Work hard and you will get there!
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This was very useful! Thanks a lot!
This may be a slightly weird request but I'd really love a video explaining all the different noises etc you get when the elec-hyd pumps come on and the fuel pumps. Would be cool to fly on the 737 knowing what each noise is and what's actually happening when you hear it. Would make a cool video I think.
Hi Andy! It will be two things you can hear primarily, especially if sat over the wings. The Fuel Pumps and the Electric Hydraulic Pumps!
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Just updated to 3.29a. If you are talking to Zibo can you pass on the following:
I can confirm in 3.29a centre tank fuel pumps prevent engines from starting and will shut down an engine if turned on after engine is started.
Also, FMC gives incorrect "Unable Cruise Altitude" and "Using Reserve Fuel" message once airborne.
Weight was 55 tonnes for takeoff, cruise alt was 33,000 in FMC so "Unable Cruise Altitude" is incorrect.
Reserves were 2.0 tonnes and arrival fuel was 6 tonnes so "Using Reserve Fuel" message is incorrect.
Thanks Speed Bird, testing pre-release version, center tank pump issue has been fixed.
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Absolutely great video. Thank you
Missed ya vids! Never leave us for so long :P
I’m still here, just had a very busy couple of months, will try and provide content more frequently! Take care!
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flightdeck2sim no stress ofc, work comes first, that's the reason you can make the content you're making! Keep up the good work as per usual!
Looking forward to learning all this. Thanks for the video.
Great tutorial. Thank You for all your great work.
Brillant video as always, thanks you !
thanks very imformative sir. and ur other tutorials. I especially like it when u live stream. I can now start a 738x. not proper procedures maybe. but can start it...
Absolutely awesome! Thank you so much for your tutorial.
Thanks a lot Storm Aurora
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You and Zibo are Gods for the Flysim World!
Haha, I'm just one of the guys that tests it to make sure it's as close to the real aircraft as possible! You have ZIBO and his small team to thank!
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Thanks for the top quality video once again! I was wondering if you could please do a video about high altitude operations like thrust settings, pack setting and pressurisation settings? Keep up the good work!
Thanks Adam,
Pack and Pressurisation setting are pretty much left unless there is a technical problem, something I might cover in the future!
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lovely tutorial mate 👍🏻
thank you for doing this video, really helped me out a lot
No problem!
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A great tutorial, very concise and articulated. Thanks for the effort. What software are you using to record. I'm experimenting with OBS Studio.
Hi! Which takeoff performance calculator do you use or recommend? Thank you!
Good tutorial for sim pilots to learn real life procedures. Next time you are talking to Zibo, ask him to fix the GRD POWER AVAILABLE light so that it is not on when you set the park brake after engine start or when you set the park brake on the runway for instance !! Also the PM/auto call-outs need to be customisable. For example, in my airline, we do not get PM/auto call-outs at 400 feet and 1000 feet on takeoff. (PS I have over 14000 hours on the real 737 - currently flying the 737-800).
Thanks Speed Bird! (GPU available moving to EFB at some point) and ZIBO will be adding more customization features. New SYNC feature you'll find very useful single pilot in a 737!
Feel free to provide feedback to myself or ZIBO at any time based on your experience,
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Your explanations are spot on and any feedback would only be procedural differences which we know are operator-dependent so not really worth discussing. Keep it up. Who knows, your videos may inspire someone to become a 737 driver. Question: Do you have a textures mod for your overhead panels and centre pedestal panels (they seem darker than normal) or is that the stock standard Zibo installation? I haven't updated Zibo in a while.
Make sure you have the latest version, the MOD is updated periodically! FD2S
wow I got a laptop for my birthday on July 27, 2018 and this was the first video i watched on it
Nice!
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Excellent video as always. Thanks
Cheers!
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Absolutely awesome and informative video. Thank you so much!
Great video ... Everything works exactly the way you presented it. I have one question though. Do I have to have the APU unit hooked up at the gate? If I don't, then the IRS on rt. will beep. I did not see the Outside unit hooked up?
hahahah, found the solution in other conversations .. thanks so much for what you do
What a really good and informative Video thank you so much it helped me a lot
You're most welcome David, hope it helps with your setup!
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Great presentation. Very helpful. Thank you.
Great video!! One question, is it a mod you're using to get those quick views to snap to different parts of the controls? Like pressing x and you see the overhead, y for throttle quadrant, etc. I see there are some free mods but the ones I have tried aren't working correctly or as well as what you seem to have set up. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
Hi Evan747,
It's the default XP11 camera! You need to find the view you like moving around the flight deck/cabin and then assign that view to your keypad. I have assigned the views to my NUMPAD by selecting CTRL _1_ as an example.
When I push 1 on the numpad it smoothly transitions to that view!
Good luck!
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Great tutorial, Thanks!
Thank for taking the time to make excellent video. Do you think the Zibo feels correct and close to reality when landing? I cannot get smooth landings for some reason I just drop like brick when retarding thrust above 20 ft agl and try to flare little.
That’s simply great!! Thank you . you are an amazing tutor! Lucky for us that you have time to share. best!:-)...
Thanks a million momix2000, you're most welcome!
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This was extremely helpful thank you
Cheers!
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You rock my man!
Fantastic, informative video
Thanks a million!
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Great video...one day I'll get the courage up to figure all this out...haha!
Second thing, how the hell calculate in FMC/N1 LIMIT SEL TEMP? I am digging PMDG-737NGXu-FCOMv1.pdf and I stucked on tables in chapter PI.10.14 about Assumed Temperature Reduced Thrust.
I downloaded Onboard Performance Tool from microsoft side, but it works only in DEMO mode :(
At 14:04: after waypoint BIG I see 2 waypoints CI27R and FI27R on the legs page; I don't see these waypoints on the approach charts- are these waypoints generated by the FMC? If so, does the "CI" and "FI" have any special meaning? Thank-you for your awesome ZIBO tutorials!
Hey many thx for the video! One question: if you Need a pushback, is it necessary to turn off A-Pumps hydraulic system during it? Due to gearpin or something like that?
Hi there!
We used to turn the A pumps off as it was a procedure passed down from the classic 737s. On the -800 it makes no difference. During the initial startup we select all hydraulic system on and they stay on, this helps identify any leaks during the walkaround.
Prior to pushback a bypass pin is installed to the nosewheel, this isolates the hydraulic system to the nosewheel steering and prevents inadvertent movement of the nosewheel. Some SOP's (ours used to) instruct to turn off both all SYS A pumps prior to push and start, this adds an additional safety net from unintentional nosewheel movement during pushback.
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Fantastic, thanks for the video.
Than you for these videos they are awesome!!!
You're most welcome Dorian!
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@flightdeck2sim When would you ever populate the dashes in plan/fuel of perf init page? I read in the FCOM and didn't really see a clear answer.
I dispatch using LIDO flight planning software and plates for a US 121 commercial carrier. Lufthansa Systems all the way!
Thanks, I actually use EFASS. And just looking for information on the Zibo Boeing. But apparently there is hardly any information on the internet that Efass would like to have. I took the following values for the Boeing which I found.
AverageVS = 1800 ft / min, Average Climb GS = 290 kts, Average Descent GS = NO Information kts, Average Cruise GS = 340 kts, Average Climbfuel / min = NO INFORMATION (kg), Average Decrease Fuel / min = NO INFORMATION (kg), Average cruising fuel / min = NO INFORMATION (kg). How could I get such information?
Not sure if you've covered it but would be cool to see what procedures are for cockpit callouts on approach. Like "sink rate" or "terrain" and how often they happen in real life :)
Hi Jake,
Dependent on the callout! For eg “SINK RATE” would require a simple correction to the rate of descent. An Aural Warning such as “TERRAIN TERRAIN PULL UP” requires a mandatory terrain escape manoeuvre!
Something I might cover in the future!
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Great as always! At what point do you generally start to board the passengers?
Hi Francesco, thanks!
Ideally as soon as possible, typically 20-30 minutes before off block.
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Dude this mod is sick
Hello Captain, Thank you for sharing!! Qty about CRZ/Wind. You are saying Take it fro TOC. I See also ad page 1 from the flightplan sheet AVG Wind. Why not use this? Also ad page 3 the payload section and fuel they talk about POSS EXTRA. for the extra fuel RESERVES. Now I'am a little bit confused. Great because I must learn now. Thanks and bye bye from The Netherlands and happy to see you back again.
Good Question!
We use TOC wind so VNAV give us the most efficient speed climbing to TOC.
You can update the average wind on the LEGS - RTE DATA page to give you a more accurate ETA/Fuel Burn. (Should have explained!)
Not sure what you're referring to regarding POSS EXTRA?
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Great tutorial. Can you do a segment on how to properly load the aircraft with cargo and fuel? I'm using simbrief and the zibo panel (?) on the left side of the flight deck.
Do you have a complet Checklist for all the things you are Doing in this Video? Whene yes, do you share this :-) ?
Great Video!!
I wouldn't call it a checklist. Thesse steps are in Operator's manual but are done from memory.
Checklist is used only to check essential items and is done after.
Hint : register to vryr and you'll get ryr's SOP which will guide You.
Thanks for the great video instruction! I would like to know what camera (to move around the cockpit) you use for x-plane?
Hi Michael, thanks!
It’s just the default XP11 settings. You can assigned commands on the keyboard which I use to move and pan around the flight deck!
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Is there a Checklist avaliable, what does the Pilot Flying and what the Pilot Monitoring do during the Startup from Cold and Dark?
Hello, has something worth mentioning in procedures changed from this version to the early July 2020 one? I like that you make the real world procedures and would like to follow them with the new airplane version. Thanks
Hello,
Thanks again for all your videos and tutorials. Makes my flights more realistic.
I have a question regarding SEL, assumed temperature on the N1 Limit page of the FMC. I have understood what SEL temperature is, but I just want to know how I can, as a simmer, simply set this temperature. I do not have any tables from Boeing, nor the electronic device you are showing in the video. As I understand, this SEL will depends on Airport, Runway length, payload, OAt, QNH, etc.
Is there any tool or website where a simple simmer can have this information to setup SEL correctly ?
And a final question: if we don't know SEL, is it better to leave it blank in the FMS N1 Limit page, or do I need to use the OAT as SEL?
Thanks for your answer, looking forward for the next Live stream.
Hi Seb! Thanks for the feedback!
To work out the assumed temp for T/O performance you need a performance calculator or RTOW chart to work out the maximum weight you can lift for a assumed temp.
I'm very fortunate to have the Boeing OPT app from my work EFB which calculates the highest assumed temp for you. Not sure what's available as a suitable replacement for the sim community.
OAT is independent to the Assumed Temp calculation, you just simply put the OAT but an assumed temperature is not required.
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Thanks a lot taking time to answer. I will continue to leave the SEL blank in the FMC for my flights.
Regards from Switzerland.
And in case you are looking for another challenging airport in Switzerland (you visit Sion LSGS in one of your video) you can try Lugano, LSZA. It's a very interesting approach, especially with the circle to land. Maybe once in one of your future video. I will be very interested.
THIS VID HELPED SO MUCH
Amazing tutorial. Muchly thanks and the very best to you
from Barty Black
Thanks a lot Barty Black, I hope you found it useful!
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