747-200 Civa INS Navigation Tutorial | Felis 742

Comprehensive beginners guide to the CIVA INS (Inertial Nav System) found aboard Felis's B747-200 "the classic" in XP12.
The video will cover:
- What the Civa INS does
- What Coordinate System Does INS Use?
- Where to get Civa INS Flight Plans from
- Starting up the 747-200 Civa INS
- Aligning the Civa Navigation System
- Choosing Suitable Waypoints for the CIVA
- Entering our Route Into the INS
- Departing in RADIO mode
- When to Switch to INS mode
- Autopilot Civa INS navigation
- When to switch back to Radio mode
- Final Approach
Note: This video assumes you know the basics on the aircraft, and some flying / navigation 101, like how to tune in a VOR beacon. While it includes Navigraph for some of it - this is not required, you can use free alternatives like chartfox.
To do this flight, we will include a short flight from Baltimore - JFK using a suitable flight plan for our aircraft type. We will touch on performance based navigation - but it is not essential to understand this, beyond the fact that "older navigation = not as good" and that other people (for example ATC, or Vatsim controllers) will be aware of this.
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[@timokohler201]

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. Very interesting topic, plane but the most important thing, you explain very good.

[@dbvetter7485]

Great tutorial, I’ll be using it as I’ve yet to make a successful CIVA flight.

[@CAL1MBO]

I always take-off straight into a 20kt tailwind when I feel the need for speed.

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

40:00 that's a thumbwheel switch