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User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-17T23:43:48Z

PTMN: /* Step 5: Take-off */

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in FlightGear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in FlightGear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of FlightGear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic FlightGear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Briefing ==

The flight for this tutorial will be short for a 777-200, but it doesn't have to be pointless.

Our mission will be to fly the large but empty 777-200 airliner from San Fransico International Airport (KSFO) to Sacramento International Airport (KSMF). The day before, the 777-200, which was headed for KSMF, was diverted to KSFO because all runways at KSMF were shut-down. The reason for this shut-down was not disclosed, but everything is back to normal now.

== Step 1: Launch FlightGear ==

* Start the FlightGear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch FlightGear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What FlightGear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Active.png|thumb|center|The route after activation.]]

* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Extra Waypoint.png|thumb|center|The FATHM waypoint added to the active route]]

* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Map Configured Route.png|thumb|center|Shows the route used in the tutorial, as it should look in the "Map" dialog.]]

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Autopilot Settings.png|thumb|center|Autopilot Settings for our trip.]]

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Autopilot Cockpit.png|thumb|center|Set these settings in the 3D Cockpit (although they also work in the dialog)]]

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 160 kt and 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air and the aircraft is climbing, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps back to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 3000 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

After capturing the ILS LOC you can:

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is pointing up ( ~ 5 degrees)
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit but make sure you're not stalling, at this point, it's kind of hard to recover from that.

At some point, you will intercept the vertical glideslope. When this happens the plane starts to descend to the runway. Here, if you notice you're ending up above the glideslope, lower your speed some more to make it easier to follow the slope.

Note: If your plane gets a bit wobbly while flying level at low speeds, try switching off the Autothrottle and control the throttle manually to maintain your desired airspeed. When you are stable again, switch Autothtrottle back on. Or you can just let it wobble :) This usually is only a problem on leveled flight, once the glideslope is being followed, the plane usually becomes stable.

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (and reverse thrust using the "del" key) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything. But this is only an ideal scenario.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* All Checklists
* Manual Landings
* Navigation via radio
* Full understanding of the autopilot (climb / descend using V/S, NAV, ...)
* Procedures (alternative airports, go-around, System Failures, ...)
* Flight Rules
* ATC Communication
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

In FlightGear, when in multiplayer mode, you can encounter ATC's (Air Traffic Controllers) run by a real person. You will have to be able to follow their requests in order to approach the airport, instead of a pre-programmed route. You'll get instructions for headings, speed, following "VOR", ... So before you do that, practice your maneuvres by controlling your autopilot to make sure you can follow the ATC requests.

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for FlightGear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation. They also seem to be even more realistic, making them a bit harder to fly for novice users (at least that is my experience).

== Other Resources ==

Youtube:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RZPAUye_I FlightGear 3.2 (HD) / Tutorial on the New 777 / Full Flight EGKK-EDDL *Commented*]

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-17T22:32:38Z

PTMN: /* Debriefing */ Trying to explain all the stuff that is left out of this tutorial.

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in FlightGear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in FlightGear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of FlightGear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic FlightGear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Briefing ==

The flight for this tutorial will be short for a 777-200, but it doesn't have to be pointless.

Our mission will be to fly the large but empty 777-200 airliner from San Fransico International Airport (KSFO) to Sacramento International Airport (KSMF). The day before, the 777-200, which was headed for KSMF, was diverted to KSFO because all runways at KSMF were shut-down. The reason for this shut-down was not disclosed, but everything is back to normal now.

== Step 1: Launch FlightGear ==

* Start the FlightGear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch FlightGear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What FlightGear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Active.png|thumb|center|The route after activation.]]

* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Extra Waypoint.png|thumb|center|The FATHM waypoint added to the active route]]

* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Map Configured Route.png|thumb|center|Shows the route used in the tutorial, as it should look in the "Map" dialog.]]

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Autopilot Settings.png|thumb|center|Autopilot Settings for our trip.]]

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Autopilot Cockpit.png|thumb|center|Set these settings in the 3D Cockpit (although they also work in the dialog)]]

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

After capturing the ILS LOC you can:

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is pointing up ( ~ 5 degrees)
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit but make sure you're not stalling, at this point, it's kind of hard to recover from that.

At some point, you will intercept the vertical glideslope. When this happens the plane starts to descend to the runway. Here, if you notice you're ending up above the glideslope, lower your speed some more to make it easier to follow the slope.

Note: If your plane gets a bit wobbly while flying level at low speeds, try switching off the Autothrottle and control the throttle manually to maintain your desired airspeed. When you are stable again, switch Autothtrottle back on. Or you can just let it wobble :) This usually is only a problem on leveled flight, once the glideslope is being followed, the plane usually becomes stable.

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (and reverse thrust using the "del" key) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything. But this is only an ideal scenario.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* All Checklists
* Manual Landings
* Navigation via radio
* Full understanding of the autopilot (climb / descend using V/S, NAV, ...)
* Procedures (alternative airports, go-around, System Failures, ...)
* Flight Rules
* ATC Communication
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

In FlightGear, when in multiplayer mode, you can encounter ATC's (Air Traffic Controllers) run by a real person. You will have to be able to follow their requests in order to approach the airport, instead of a pre-programmed route. You'll get instructions for headings, speed, following "VOR", ... So before you do that, practice your maneuvres by controlling your autopilot to make sure you can follow the ATC requests.

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for FlightGear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation. They also seem to be even more realistic, making them a bit harder to fly for novice users (at least that is my experience).

== Other Resources ==

Youtube:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RZPAUye_I FlightGear 3.2 (HD) / Tutorial on the New 777 / Full Flight EGKK-EDDL *Commented*]

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-17T21:27:04Z

PTMN: /* Step 4: Configure the Autopilot */ Added some screenshots for the autopilot.

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in FlightGear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in FlightGear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of FlightGear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic FlightGear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Briefing ==

The flight for this tutorial will be short for a 777-200, but it doesn't have to be pointless.

Our mission will be to fly the large but empty 777-200 airliner from San Fransico International Airport (KSFO) to Sacramento International Airport (KSMF). The day before, the 777-200, which was headed for KSMF, was diverted to KSFO because all runways at KSMF were shut-down. The reason for this shut-down was not disclosed, but everything is back to normal now.

== Step 1: Launch FlightGear ==

* Start the FlightGear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch FlightGear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What FlightGear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Active.png|thumb|center|The route after activation.]]

* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Extra Waypoint.png|thumb|center|The FATHM waypoint added to the active route]]

* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Map Configured Route.png|thumb|center|Shows the route used in the tutorial, as it should look in the "Map" dialog.]]

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Autopilot Settings.png|thumb|center|Autopilot Settings for our trip.]]

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Autopilot Cockpit.png|thumb|center|Set these settings in the 3D Cockpit (although they also work in the dialog)]]

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

After capturing the ILS LOC you can:

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is pointing up ( ~ 5 degrees)
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit but make sure you're not stalling, at this point, it's kind of hard to recover from that.

At some point, you will intercept the vertical glideslope. When this happens the plane starts to descend to the runway. Here, if you notice you're ending up above the glideslope, lower your speed some more to make it easier to follow the slope.

Note: If your plane gets a bit wobbly while flying level at low speeds, try switching off the Autothrottle and control the throttle manually to maintain your desired airspeed. When you are stable again, switch Autothtrottle back on. Or you can just let it wobble :) This usually is only a problem on leveled flight, once the glideslope is being followed, the plane usually becomes stable.

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (and reverse thrust using the "del" key) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Manual Landings
* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for FlightGear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

== Other Resources ==

Youtube:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RZPAUye_I FlightGear 3.2 (HD) / Tutorial on the New 777 / Full Flight EGKK-EDDL *Commented*]

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2015-05-17T21:17:04Z

PTMN: /* Step 3: Set the Route */ Cruising altitude not relevant here ...

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in FlightGear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in FlightGear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of FlightGear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic FlightGear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Briefing ==

The flight for this tutorial will be short for a 777-200, but it doesn't have to be pointless.

Our mission will be to fly the large but empty 777-200 airliner from San Fransico International Airport (KSFO) to Sacramento International Airport (KSMF). The day before, the 777-200, which was headed for KSMF, was diverted to KSFO because all runways at KSMF were shut-down. The reason for this shut-down was not disclosed, but everything is back to normal now.

== Step 1: Launch FlightGear ==

* Start the FlightGear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch FlightGear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What FlightGear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Active.png|thumb|center|The route after activation.]]

* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Extra Waypoint.png|thumb|center|The FATHM waypoint added to the active route]]

* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Map Configured Route.png|thumb|center|Shows the route used in the tutorial, as it should look in the "Map" dialog.]]

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

After capturing the ILS LOC you can:

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is pointing up ( ~ 5 degrees)
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit but make sure you're not stalling, at this point, it's kind of hard to recover from that.

At some point, you will intercept the vertical glideslope. When this happens the plane starts to descend to the runway. Here, if you notice you're ending up above the glideslope, lower your speed some more to make it easier to follow the slope.

Note: If your plane gets a bit wobbly while flying level at low speeds, try switching off the Autothrottle and control the throttle manually to maintain your desired airspeed. When you are stable again, switch Autothtrottle back on. Or you can just let it wobble :) This usually is only a problem on leveled flight, once the glideslope is being followed, the plane usually becomes stable.

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (and reverse thrust using the "del" key) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Manual Landings
* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for FlightGear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

== Other Resources ==

Youtube:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RZPAUye_I FlightGear 3.2 (HD) / Tutorial on the New 777 / Full Flight EGKK-EDDL *Commented*]

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-16T22:54:00Z

PTMN: Added screenshot of the route in the "Map" view.

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in FlightGear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in FlightGear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of FlightGear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic FlightGear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Briefing ==

The flight for this tutorial will be short for a 777-200, but it doesn't have to be pointless.

Our mission will be to fly the large but empty 777-200 airliner from San Fransico International Airport (KSFO) to Sacramento International Airport (KSMF). The day before, the 777-200, which was headed for KSMF, was diverted to KSFO because all runways at KSMF were shut-down. The reason for this shut-down was not disclosed, but everything is back to normal now.

== Step 1: Launch FlightGear ==

* Start the FlightGear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch FlightGear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What FlightGear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Active.png|thumb|center|The route after activation.]]

* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Extra Waypoint.png|thumb|center|The FATHM waypoint added to the active route]]

* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Map Configured Route.png|thumb|center|Shows the route used in the tutorial, as it should look in the "Map" dialog.]]

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

After capturing the ILS LOC you can:

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is pointing up ( ~ 5 degrees)
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit but make sure you're not stalling, at this point, it's kind of hard to recover from that.

At some point, you will intercept the vertical glideslope. When this happens the plane starts to descend to the runway. Here, if you notice you're ending up above the glideslope, lower your speed some more to make it easier to follow the slope.

Note: If your plane gets a bit wobbly while flying level at low speeds, try switching off the Autothrottle and control the throttle manually to maintain your desired airspeed. When you are stable again, switch Autothtrottle back on. Or you can just let it wobble :) This usually is only a problem on leveled flight, once the glideslope is being followed, the plane usually becomes stable.

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (and reverse thrust using the "del" key) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Manual Landings
* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for FlightGear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

== Other Resources ==

Youtube:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RZPAUye_I FlightGear 3.2 (HD) / Tutorial on the New 777 / Full Flight EGKK-EDDL *Commented*]

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2015-05-16T22:50:37Z

PTMN: Added screenshot of FATHM waypoint

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in FlightGear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in FlightGear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of FlightGear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic FlightGear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Briefing ==

The flight for this tutorial will be short for a 777-200, but it doesn't have to be pointless.

Our mission will be to fly the large but empty 777-200 airliner from San Fransico International Airport (KSFO) to Sacramento International Airport (KSMF). The day before, the 777-200, which was headed for KSMF, was diverted to KSFO because all runways at KSMF were shut-down. The reason for this shut-down was not disclosed, but everything is back to normal now.

== Step 1: Launch FlightGear ==

* Start the FlightGear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch FlightGear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What FlightGear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Active.png|thumb|center|The route after activation.]]

* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Extra Waypoint.png|thumb|center|The FATHM waypoint added to the active route]]

* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

After capturing the ILS LOC you can:

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is pointing up ( ~ 5 degrees)
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit but make sure you're not stalling, at this point, it's kind of hard to recover from that.

At some point, you will intercept the vertical glideslope. When this happens the plane starts to descend to the runway. Here, if you notice you're ending up above the glideslope, lower your speed some more to make it easier to follow the slope.

Note: If your plane gets a bit wobbly while flying level at low speeds, try switching off the Autothrottle and control the throttle manually to maintain your desired airspeed. When you are stable again, switch Autothtrottle back on. Or you can just let it wobble :) This usually is only a problem on leveled flight, once the glideslope is being followed, the plane usually becomes stable.

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (and reverse thrust using the "del" key) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Manual Landings
* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for FlightGear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

== Other Resources ==

Youtube:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RZPAUye_I FlightGear 3.2 (HD) / Tutorial on the New 777 / Full Flight EGKK-EDDL *Commented*]

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User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-16T22:45:16Z

PTMN: Added screenshot of route manager

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in FlightGear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in FlightGear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of FlightGear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic FlightGear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Briefing ==

The flight for this tutorial will be short for a 777-200, but it doesn't have to be pointless.

Our mission will be to fly the large but empty 777-200 airliner from San Fransico International Airport (KSFO) to Sacramento International Airport (KSMF). The day before, the 777-200, which was headed for KSMF, was diverted to KSFO because all runways at KSMF were shut-down. The reason for this shut-down was not disclosed, but everything is back to normal now.

== Step 1: Launch FlightGear ==

* Start the FlightGear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch FlightGear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What FlightGear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Route Manager Active.png|thumb|center|The route after activation.]]

* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

After capturing the ILS LOC you can:

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is pointing up ( ~ 5 degrees)
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit but make sure you're not stalling, at this point, it's kind of hard to recover from that.

At some point, you will intercept the vertical glideslope. When this happens the plane starts to descend to the runway. Here, if you notice you're ending up above the glideslope, lower your speed some more to make it easier to follow the slope.

Note: If your plane gets a bit wobbly while flying level at low speeds, try switching off the Autothrottle and control the throttle manually to maintain your desired airspeed. When you are stable again, switch Autothtrottle back on. Or you can just let it wobble :) This usually is only a problem on leveled flight, once the glideslope is being followed, the plane usually becomes stable.

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (and reverse thrust using the "del" key) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Manual Landings
* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for FlightGear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

== Other Resources ==

Youtube:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RZPAUye_I FlightGear 3.2 (HD) / Tutorial on the New 777 / Full Flight EGKK-EDDL *Commented*]

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User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-16T22:38:45Z

PTMN: It should be "FlightGear" not "Flightgear"

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in FlightGear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in FlightGear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of FlightGear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic FlightGear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Briefing ==

The flight for this tutorial will be short for a 777-200, but it doesn't have to be pointless.

Our mission will be to fly the large but empty 777-200 airliner from San Fransico International Airport (KSFO) to Sacramento International Airport (KSMF). The day before, the 777-200, which was headed for KSMF, was diverted to KSFO because all runways at KSMF were shut-down. The reason for this shut-down was not disclosed, but everything is back to normal now.

== Step 1: Launch FlightGear ==

* Start the FlightGear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch FlightGear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What FlightGear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

After capturing the ILS LOC you can:

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is pointing up ( ~ 5 degrees)
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit but make sure you're not stalling, at this point, it's kind of hard to recover from that.

At some point, you will intercept the vertical glideslope. When this happens the plane starts to descend to the runway. Here, if you notice you're ending up above the glideslope, lower your speed some more to make it easier to follow the slope.

Note: If your plane gets a bit wobbly while flying level at low speeds, try switching off the Autothrottle and control the throttle manually to maintain your desired airspeed. When you are stable again, switch Autothtrottle back on. Or you can just let it wobble :) This usually is only a problem on leveled flight, once the glideslope is being followed, the plane usually becomes stable.

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (and reverse thrust using the "del" key) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Manual Landings
* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for FlightGear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

== Other Resources ==

Youtube:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RZPAUye_I FlightGear 3.2 (HD) / Tutorial on the New 777 / Full Flight EGKK-EDDL *Commented*]

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-16T22:36:20Z

PTMN: Some brief motivations - in case that helps someone.

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in Flightgear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Briefing ==

The flight for this tutorial will be short for a 777-200, but it doesn't have to be pointless.

Our mission will be to fly the large but empty 777-200 airliner from San Fransico International Airport (KSFO) to Sacramento International Airport (KSMF). The day before, the 777-200, which was headed for KSMF, was diverted to KSFO because all runways at KSMF were shut-down. The reason for this shut-down was not disclosed, but everything is back to normal now.

== Step 1: Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch Flightgear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What Flightgear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

After capturing the ILS LOC you can:

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is pointing up ( ~ 5 degrees)
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit but make sure you're not stalling, at this point, it's kind of hard to recover from that.

At some point, you will intercept the vertical glideslope. When this happens the plane starts to descend to the runway. Here, if you notice you're ending up above the glideslope, lower your speed some more to make it easier to follow the slope.

Note: If your plane gets a bit wobbly while flying level at low speeds, try switching off the Autothrottle and control the throttle manually to maintain your desired airspeed. When you are stable again, switch Autothtrottle back on. Or you can just let it wobble :) This usually is only a problem on leveled flight, once the glideslope is being followed, the plane usually becomes stable.

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (and reverse thrust using the "del" key) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Manual Landings
* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for flightgear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

== Other Resources ==

Youtube:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RZPAUye_I FlightGear 3.2 (HD) / Tutorial on the New 777 / Full Flight EGKK-EDDL *Commented*]

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-15T00:01:53Z

PTMN: Wobbly plane? No probs.

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in Flightgear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Step 1: Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch Flightgear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What Flightgear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

After capturing the ILS LOC you can:

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is pointing up ( ~ 5 degrees)
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit but make sure you're not stalling, at this point, it's kind of hard to recover from that.

At some point, you will intercept the vertical glideslope. When this happens the plane starts to descend to the runway. Here, if you notice you're ending up above the glideslope, lower your speed some more to make it easier to follow the slope.

Note: If your plane gets a bit wobbly while flying level at low speeds, try switching off the Autothrottle and control the throttle manually to maintain your desired airspeed. When you are stable again, switch Autothtrottle back on. Or you can just let it wobble :) This usually is only a problem on leveled flight, once the glideslope is being followed, the plane usually becomes stable.

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (and reverse thrust using the "del" key) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Manual Landings
* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for flightgear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

== Other Resources ==

Youtube:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RZPAUye_I FlightGear 3.2 (HD) / Tutorial on the New 777 / Full Flight EGKK-EDDL *Commented*]

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-14T23:24:44Z

PTMN: Added other resources + rephrasing

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in Flightgear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Step 1: Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch Flightgear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What Flightgear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

After capturing the ILS LOC you can:

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is pointing up ( ~ 5 degrees)
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit but make sure you're not stalling, at this point, it's kind of hard to recover from that.

At some point, you will intercept the vertical glideslope. When this happens the plane starts to descend to the runway. Here, if you notice you're ending up above the glideslope, lower your speed some more to make it easier to follow the slope.

Note: I always end up really wobly when flying levelled at low speeds, it goes away once the plane descends the glideslope. Either myself or the the autothrottle is at fault here. If you know drop me a note.

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Manual Landings
* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for flightgear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

== Other Resources ==

Youtube:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RZPAUye_I FlightGear 3.2 (HD) / Tutorial on the New 777 / Full Flight EGKK-EDDL *Commented*]

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-14T22:03:33Z

PTMN: /* Step 2: Start The Engines */ Image of flaps setting

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in Flightgear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Step 1: Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch Flightgear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What Flightgear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 2 Flaps.png|thumb|center|The flaps set to 5.]]

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 degrees) while descending
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for flightgear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

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User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-14T21:57:27Z

PTMN: centered the thumbnail to avoid overlap with next sections.

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in Flightgear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Step 1: Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch Flightgear

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|center|thumb|What Flightgear should look like after start-up.]]

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 degrees) while descending
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for flightgear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-14T21:36:40Z

PTMN: /* Step 1: Launch Flightgear */ Added a screenshot

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in Flightgear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Step 1: Launch Flightgear ==

[[File:777-200 Quickstart - Step 1.png|top|thumb|What Flightgear should look like after start-up.]]

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location
* Launch Flightgear

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 degrees) while descending
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for flightgear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

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User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-14T20:31:02Z

PTMN: Added "Step" to the headers ...

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in Flightgear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Step 1: Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Step 2: Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Step 3: Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Step 4: Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Step 5: Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Step 6: Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Step 7: Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Step 8: Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Step 9: Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== Step 10: ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 degrees) while descending
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit

== Step 11: Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Emergencies
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training
* Much more ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets for flightgear which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user (but there are some great tutorials though).

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-14T20:28:16Z

PTMN: Rephrasing

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed at people who simply want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are new to jet flying in Flightgear.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will be a good starting point to learn more in depth.

There will be things done here which are not realistic or correct. The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a real 777, rather it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear.

== Prerequisites ==

* An hour of your time
* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off with a cessna, take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]] first

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 degrees) while descending
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-12T21:48:56Z

PTMN: Detail on nose pitch

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed for people who quickly want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are reasonably new to Flightgear. The target audience is people who have already taken off in the [[Cessna 172P]] and now want to fly a little bit further by flying an airliner.

The reason to use the 777 is that it flies almost completely by itself.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will motivate you to learn more and look at the more in depth tutorials.

There will be things I say to do which are not realistic or correct, the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a 777, it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear. I will not repeat this throughout the tutorial though.

== Prerequisites ==

* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off yet take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]]
* An hour of your time

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 degrees) while descending
** If not, try lowering your speed a little bit

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-12T21:46:34Z

PTMN: Flap detail

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed for people who quickly want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are reasonably new to Flightgear. The target audience is people who have already taken off in the [[Cessna 172P]] and now want to fly a little bit further by flying an airliner.

The reason to use the 777 is that it flies almost completely by itself.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will motivate you to learn more and look at the more in depth tutorials.

There will be things I say to do which are not realistic or correct, the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a 777, it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear. I will not repeat this throughout the tutorial though.

== Prerequisites ==

* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off yet take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]]
* An hour of your time

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps (25)
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 - 10 degrees) while descending

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-12T21:43:12Z

PTMN:

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed for people who quickly want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are reasonably new to Flightgear. The target audience is people who have already taken off in the [[Cessna 172P]] and now want to fly a little bit further by flying an airliner.

The reason to use the 777 is that it flies almost completely by itself.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will motivate you to learn more and look at the more in depth tutorials.

There will be things I say to do which are not realistic or correct, the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a 777, it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear. I will not repeat this throughout the tutorial though.

== Prerequisites ==

* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off yet take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]]
* An hour of your time

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 15 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 - 10 degrees) while descending

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-12T21:38:02Z

PTMN: Grammar bug

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed for people who quickly want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are reasonably new to Flightgear. The target audience is people who have already taken off in the [[Cessna 172P]] and now want to fly a little bit further by flying an airliner.

The reason to use the 777 is that it flies almost completely by itself.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will motivate you to learn more and look at the more in depth tutorials.

There will be things I say to do which are not realistic or correct, the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a 777, it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear. I will not repeat this throughout the tutorial though.

== Prerequisites ==

* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off yet take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]]
* An hour of your time

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 25 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can also do now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 - 10 degrees) while descending

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-12T21:22:45Z

PTMN: Some details fixed while running through the tutorial

{{Draft|tutorial|Please do not pay much attention to it yet.}}

This tutorial is aimed for people who quickly want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are reasonably new to Flightgear. The target audience is people who have already taken off in the [[Cessna 172P]] and now want to fly a little bit further by flying an airliner.

The reason to use the 777 is that it flies almost completely by itself.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will motivate you to learn more and look at the more in depth tutorials.

There will be things I say to do which are not realistic or correct, the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a 777, it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear. I will not repeat this throughout the tutorial though.

== Prerequisites ==

* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will only use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off yet take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]]
* An hour of your time

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on 777-200 > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 280 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 25 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can do also now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 - 10 degrees) while descending

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-11T23:48:48Z

PTMN: /* Debriefing */ What did we NOT learn, expanded.

'''This is a draft page, please do not pay too much attention yet!'''

This tutorial is aimed for people who quickly want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are reasonably new to Flightgear. The target audience is people who have already taken off in the [[Cessna 172P]] and now want to fly a little bit further by flying an airliner.

The reason to use the 777 is that it flies almost completely by itself.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will motivate you to learn more and look at the more in depth tutorials.

There will be things I say to do which are not realistic or correct, the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a 777, it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear. I will not repeat this throughout the tutorial though.

== Prerequisites ==

* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off yet take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]]
* An hour of your time

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on Aircraft > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 250 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 25 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can do also now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 - 10 degrees) while descending

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...
* Aviation regulations
* ATC communications
* And all the rest that is involved in a real pilot training

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-11T23:45:58Z

PTMN: /* Set the Route */

'''This is a draft page, please do not pay too much attention yet!'''

This tutorial is aimed for people who quickly want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are reasonably new to Flightgear. The target audience is people who have already taken off in the [[Cessna 172P]] and now want to fly a little bit further by flying an airliner.

The reason to use the 777 is that it flies almost completely by itself.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will motivate you to learn more and look at the more in depth tutorials.

There will be things I say to do which are not realistic or correct, the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a 777, it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear. I will not repeat this throughout the tutorial though.

== Prerequisites ==

* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off yet take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]]
* An hour of your time

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on Aircraft > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in KSMF and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 250 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 25 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can do also now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 - 10 degrees) while descending

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-11T23:34:27Z

PTMN: Add destination info

'''This is a draft page, please do not pay too much attention yet!'''

This tutorial is aimed for people who quickly want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are reasonably new to Flightgear. The target audience is people who have already taken off in the [[Cessna 172P]] and now want to fly a little bit further by flying an airliner.

The reason to use the 777 is that it flies almost completely by itself.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will motivate you to learn more and look at the more in depth tutorials.

There will be things I say to do which are not realistic or correct, the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a 777, it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear. I will not repeat this throughout the tutorial though.

== Prerequisites ==

* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off yet take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]]
* An hour of your time

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on Aircraft > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to KSMF (Sacramento International Airport) A very short flight. It's so short we take a little detour in our route.

We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in ... and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "FATHM"
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type FATHM
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 250 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 25 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can do also now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 - 10 degrees) while descending

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-11T23:18:12Z

PTMN: Something about the radio and ILS ...

'''This is a draft page, please do not pay too much attention yet!'''

This tutorial is aimed for people who quickly want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are reasonably new to Flightgear. The target audience is people who have already taken off in the [[Cessna 172P]] and now want to fly a little bit further by flying an airliner.

The reason to use the 777 is that it flies almost completely by itself.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will motivate you to learn more and look at the more in depth tutorials.

There will be things I say to do which are not realistic or correct, the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a 777, it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear. I will not repeat this throughout the tutorial though.

== Prerequisites ==

* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off yet take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]]
* An hour of your time

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on Aircraft > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to .... A very short flight. We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in ... and choose runway 16L
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "...."
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type ....
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 250 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

=== Radio ===

In order to land, we need to configure our radio (NAV1) to listen to the ILS frequency of the landing runway (16L).

* Open Equipment > Radio
* For NAV1 fill set the frequency to 111.75

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 25 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can do also now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 - 10 degrees) while descending

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-11T23:08:12Z

PTMN: /* Start The Engines */ rephrase

'''This is a draft page, please do not pay too much attention yet!'''

This tutorial is aimed for people who quickly want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are reasonably new to Flightgear. The target audience is people who have already taken off in the [[Cessna 172P]] and now want to fly a little bit further by flying an airliner.

The reason to use the 777 is that it flies almost completely by itself.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will motivate you to learn more and look at the more in depth tutorials.

There will be things I say to do which are not realistic or correct, the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a 777, it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear. I will not repeat this throughout the tutorial though.

== Prerequisites ==

* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off yet take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]]
* An hour of your time

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire checklist and start-up procedure.

* In the menu, click on Aircraft > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to .... A very short flight. We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in ...
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "...."
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type ....
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 250 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 25 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can do also now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 - 10 degrees) while descending

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-11T23:06:58Z

PTMN: First draft, missing details, screenshots, error checking.

'''This is a draft page, please do not pay too much attention yet!'''

This tutorial is aimed for people who quickly want to go from A to B with the [[Boeing 777]] and are reasonably new to Flightgear. The target audience is people who have already taken off in the [[Cessna 172P]] and now want to fly a little bit further by flying an airliner.

The reason to use the 777 is that it flies almost completely by itself.

Here, we '''will''' cut corners, a lot of corners. But hopefully, getting the Boeing safely off the ground and back down where you want it will motivate you to learn more and look at the more in depth tutorials.

There will be things I say to do which are not realistic or correct, the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to fly a 777, it's to teach you how to do it in flightgear. I will not repeat this throughout the tutorial though.

== Prerequisites ==

* Basic installation of Flightgear 3.4
** We will use things that are installed by default
* You have to know the basic flightgear controls to fly an airplane manually
** If you haven't even been able to take off yet take a look at the [[FlightGear Manual]]
* An hour of your time

== Launch Flightgear ==

* Start the flightgear launcher
* Select the Boeing 777-200 as your aircraft
* Select KSFO (default runway) as your departure location.

== Start The Engines ==

We'll skip the entire startup checklist but .

* In the menu, click on Aircraft > Autostart
* Set the flaps to 5 (press ] twice).

That's it, we could already take off.

'''Note: ''' If you want the full manual procedure, have a look at the [[Boeing_777-200#Start_Procedure_.28Extended_Version.29|Start Procedure]].

== Set the Route ==

We're going to fly from KSFO (San Francisco International Airport) to .... A very short flight. We'll have a "cruising" altitude of only 16000 ft (FL 160).

* Open the Route Manager (Autopilot > Route Manager)
* In the destination airport, fill in ...
* Click "Activate"
* Add a waypoint "...."
** Select KSFO in the list of waypoints
** At the bottom, type ....
** Click "Add"
** The waypoint should be added right under KSFO itself, if not, move it up there (you can just drag and drop)
* Open Equipment > Map to view the generated route
** You'll notice it already has some waypoints to set you up for the final approach

If the route in the map looks sensible. You can close both screens.

== Configure the Autopilot ==

Our aim is really to let the autopilot fly the route we configured in the Route Manager.

You can configure it via the cockpit by clicking on the appropriate buttons and rotating the various wheels, but I find it easier to use the autopilot dialog window for some of the settings.

* Open Autopilot > Autopilot Settings
* Set HDG to 250 (runway heading)
* Set altitude to 16000 ft
* Set speed to 250 kt
* Close the Autopilot Settings

Now, in the cockpit itself:

* Switch to FD (flight director) mode
* Click the "LNAV" button
** This will ensure the autopilot follows your Route
* Switch on the "Left" and "Right" throttle controls
* Click on "A/T" (nothing will happen)

That should be about it, now, when you are above 400 ft after take off, you'll be able to click the "AP" button to activate the autopilot.

== Take-off ==

To take off:

* Unlock the handbrake (Shift + B)
* Move the Yoke a little bit forward (so the nose pushes down a little bit while you gain speed)
* Move the throttle up to at least 80%
* Keep your airplane on the runway while it speeds up
* At about 180 kt you can move the Yoke backwards which should lift you off the ground
* As soon as you're in the air, retract the gear (G)
* Move the flaps up to 0 (click [ twice)
* Keep your vertical speed to about 2500 fpm
* When above 400 ft, angage the autopilot
** Make sure you also engage the Autothrottle (A/T)

== Climb ==

The climb should just be happening now with the autopilot, but what I like to do, even though it's probably incorrect is click on the autopilot's "FLCH" (flight level change) button. Which will then automatically move you up to the set altitude (16000 ft).

== Navigation ==

This should all happen automatically, once we hit our Waypoint ... (see Equipment > Map, and your cockpit display as well) you'll notice the plane banks and sets you on course for the next waypoint.

''Here comes a screenshot to see the waypoints in the cockpit, the distance, GS, ...''

== Descend ==

When at about 50 nm of the next waypoint, in your autopilot set the altitude to 2500 ft.

You'll notice nothing happens.

Click on "FLCH" to actually start the descend.

At around 10000 ft I like to reduce my speed to 230 kt.

== Final Approach ==

When you reach 2500 ft at 230 kts the plane will level off and will stick to this altitude as long as we don't get into our glideslope. We can use this level flight to lose more speed.

Gradually lower the autopilot's speed until you are at about 170 kt. You'll have to move your flaps down to about 25 (todo: some more details on this).

One thing you can do also now is set the autobreaks, I usually set them to 2 (todo: screenshot)

== ILS Intercept ==

When you hit the waypoint APP-4, click on "APP" on the autopilot. not much should happen but this will tell the autopilot to LOC to the ILS localiser.

Soon, you'll also automatically capture the glideslope at which point the plane will start to descend to the runway.

* Extend your gear
* Lower your speed to about 140 kt
** Make sure you always have enough flaps
* Ensure the nose is point up ( ~ 5 - 10 degrees) while descending

== Landing ==

You'll want to be ready to take control, but normally the plane is pretty good at landing itself. As soon as the wheels touch the ground, move your flaps up again to reduce lift. Once the nose wheel touches the ground, apply some break (or reverse thrust probably) to slow the plane down.

== Debriefing ==

So, really, to get from A to B with the 777 using automated flight, you hardly have to do anything.

Again, this is not a realistic flight. There is much more involved in a real flight. We haven't covered:

* Navigation via radio
* Abort procedures
* Go-Around procedures
* Any checklists
* Correctly (from a realism point of view) using the autopilot, route manager, ...

The 777 is a pretty complete plane. There are some other large jets which are very complete: the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380. But these are not in a standard 3.4 installation and also, they are kind of hard to fly for a casual user.

User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart

2015-05-11T22:19:26Z

PTMN: Placeholder for hopefully a tutorial

'''This is a draft page, please do not pay too much attention yet!'''

User:PTMN

2015-05-11T22:18:31Z

PTMN:

I occasionally play flightgear and will probably do some wiki stuff now and then.

Sometimes I appear on IRC under the moniker "pittaman". When I'm on the multiplayer server my callsign will probably be PTMN.

Under this user page, I'll probably put some drafts and such.

[[User:PTMN/Tutorial 777 Quickstart]]

User:PTMN

2015-05-11T22:13:46Z

PTMN: Just a user page.