ATR 72 & 42 Tutorial 1: Cockpit Preparation | Real Airline Pilot

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My hardware:
Thrustmaster Boeing Yoke
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog
Thrustmaster Pendular Pedals
Honeycomb Bravo Throttle

[@Agent-OO]

And here we go! Time to learn a new aircraft, the right way!

[@cubingwithcarl4572]

Timestamps for me: 0:56 - Fueling 1:28 - GRD Power - Doors OPEN 2:32-3:40 - Batteries - External Power 4:20 - Remove White Lights (except Fuel Pumps) --- Overhead Panel 5:35 --- Panel 1: 5:37 L Fuel Pump ON X-Feed ON then OFF R Fuel Pump ON Panel 2: 7:02 Beacon OFF Hydraulic Pump ON Propeller Brake ON Panel 3: 7:55 Emer Lights ARM Seat Belts ON Panel 4: 8:36 Only tests --- --- --- --- --- 12:30 - Speed Target AUTO

[@rodneylackey9726]

Many thanks for sharing! Without documentation and, in the absence of a crystal ball, your information is vital to learning the ATR!

[@lkslokinhow]

11:07 You can assign a button to center the rudder trim again! Flight Control Surfaces -> Control trimming surfaces -> reset rudder trim

[@jip5873]

Your videos are always so informative and detailed, no matter what aircraft you fly, and what systems you're exploring. Thanks for everything you've learned me!

[@A330Driver]

Thank you so much!

[@Jannik_Stein]

I'm really excited for this one! I miss those times, buying an aircraft you don't know, watching tutorials, following every step and finally being able to fly❤

[@A330Driver]

Indeed, as much as I apprechiate that people want 737s and 320s and stuff, it's always a special feeling to sit in a plane for the first time!

[@Deelta_9]

Damn, I remember doing this when I was 12, months and months to finally understand a little bit of avionics, really miss those times...

[@DeanArnold1066]

This is what we all need. Nice one

[@ricardosands6155]

Really appreciate u starting these tutorials yours are always the best by far❤

[@flyingpedal]

As always you are great teacher Captain !!

[@davidcayden]

its a good thing , it brings up good memories from the time on ATR. many thanks

[@ElitistMagi]

Without your videos, I would have almost a zero chance of being able to fly this properly... thank you Emi.

[@A330Driver]

Happy to help :D

[@thatguy7085]

The power settings I didn’t know about. I don’t think I’ve ever even sat jump seat in an ATR. I’ve been a passenger, but never been on the flight deck.

[@tuhkathri9126]

Excellent. This seems like a worthwhile plane

[@paulphibbs5362]

Fabulous series of videos. Thanks.

[@tomwerling3867]

Surpurb video for learning a new plane the right way 🙂

[@CMDRRustyDog]

Great! Thanks for doing these. I was struggling a little with some things but this has so far cleared up the prep side. I didn't do my fuel and payload from MSFS weights and balances though. But it seems this IS the right way. And it's so awkward because the MSFS fuel/payload is in Lbs and the aircraft is in KG. Then if Simbrief gives you 45 passengers, it's an arse-ache to input them in correctly. So yes, this plane is in desperate need of an option on it's EFB to input passengers/fuel/cargo.

[@jcsk8]

Once again, a big thanks.

[@craigmcallister2310]

Thank you!

[@alejandromg3705]

Thanks very very much Captain!!

[@neomallorca9040]

Thanks man

[@Jake_op81]

Thank you so much.

[@mrmisterno1]

Awesome aircraft.

[@Ste-sr8tl]

Thanks for the help on another beautiful airplane! Can't wait to fly it on vatsim to weird places

[@hpharold23]

You can pop out the screen by pressing RightAlt+Click at a specific screen.

[@jxk4500]

I love your channel bro

[@RedEye737]

Needed a regional airlines to jump to from 737 once in a while. Thank you as always 💕✈️

[@jeremyhaberman]

Where is the Majestic Dash 8 when you need it 😉

[@RedEye737]

@@jeremyhaberman fr Majestic, we need the dash too

[@gwalker3092]

Very useful I’m glad your providing these videos. There’s obviously more to this plane than I realised

[@Kim-ov2mq]

Ich hab so gehofft, dass das von dir kommt. DANKE für die Mühe für uns

[@A330Driver]

Gerne! Wenn ich ein gutes Flugzeug sehe, kann ich einfach schwer widerstehen :D

[@Kim-ov2mq]

@@A330Driver Fühle ich! :D Sag mal, konntest du das Problem beseitigen, dass der Coursor über manchen "Schaltern" zum Pfeil wird und man nicht klicken konnte?

[@alphabravo4402]

Thank you for the tutorial. I would love to know how you got your Honeycomb Bravo throttle quadrant to work with the ATR

[@GertJanMes]

Thx for the video! I miss some more in-depth information on features that are specific to this aircraft. Like the TLU and MFC buttons you mentioned but skipped explaining the purpose. Is this mentioned in another video or will this come up in different installments of the series?

[@UisgeBeathaMountain]

The FMC can set W&B / fuel etc, you do not need to use the inbuild MSFS menu.

[@A330Driver]

mmh, Asobo told me to use the MSFS menus.... don't they know their own planes? I guess a manual would solve such mysteries LOL

[@copper_115]

Off is ON except when its not. HAHA. I can't get the prop brake to come on (even after pressing the hydro button) or the oxygen. I must have missed a step somewhere. Really appreciate the tutorial videos. Thank You!

[@alexandrealex2786]

Hi there, Why don't you check SMK, side electric gauges and PM oxygen circuit ? Thanx

[@motosikletveotesi]

Hello captain , captain pilot how does the taplet there hurt

[@christiankarlsson7562]

What is X feed used for and what is it really doing in the airplane ?

[@juancamilogonzalezva]

A cordial greeting to you, thank you for the explanations, in reality, I have had several problems with this plane, it has not been easy, being able to fly it, at this moment, what is happening to me is that when I start the flight in cool and dark, the flap lever is stuck. No. It moves, if I try to move it it blocks, but if on the contrary, I start the flight, with the plane turned on at the runway edge. The flap lever already moves, so I suspect that it must be some omission in the cool and dark process. Could you explain or give me a guide as to where it might be? my problem . Beforehand thank you very much. greetings.

[@begadkhallaf]

Is there any possibility you’d make a detailed A320 MCDU video? I’m also switching from the 737NG to A320 and can’t find detailed videos online, other than idk initial preparation and approach etc.. something more like fixes, extending centerline, speed limitations below 10,000, some of the 737 tricks. Thanks

[@Withamm5]

search "blackbox711" he makes great airbus tutorials

[@A330Driver]

For now I'd refer to blackbox's videos as well, he's done a great job on many! However once I'm actually flying the A330 and got a bit of experience on it you can be sure I'll post some tips and tricks on the MCDU!

[@chris22capt]

Regarding to the icing test, you actually don't need to press the test button as the system itself will continuously self testing in normal condition and will produce an eicas msg if the system went wrong.

[@A330Driver]

Thanks! My copy of the FCOM is a bit outdated, I just saw Fly With Magnars video on the topic as well. It has probably been changed since my eleven year old FCOM copy was released. I wish we had a good manual with the current SOPs!

[@flo4401]

Great video and needed! I only have 1 problem with this airplane. When I connect gpu to the airplane the dome light goes on and when I turn it off in the overhead panel it remains on. I don't know if I am doing something wrong or the airplane has bug.

[@A330Driver]

I wondered about that as well already, but couldn't find anything out yet.

[@Tom-EHRD]

Hi there. I have no 'ready' or 'prop brk' light burning. What I'm doing wrong? Anybody?

[@Avalaxy]

With the latest version of the ATR, this flow no longer works for me :( I get additional errors on the screen when I turn the ext power on, for example "air pack 1+2", "air bleed 1" and "air bleed 2". And when I press the Aux Pump button under HYD PWR, it doesn't go on "LO PR", but instead the light goes completely off. Is this a bug, or did they introduce some new steps that aren't covered by the video?

[@zdp-189]

Speaking of this plane- I flew multiple times today. Creepy military/MIB like guys suddenly appeared surrounding my ATR-42! Was like 4 of them, Front back left and right. Once was lining up per ATC at KFLL on runway for next takeoff. Then screwing around in Micronesian Islands, I saws the guys just pop in again, this time perhaps an eerie premonition that my STOL attempt will crash into the water obviously seconds after I blasted by these ghosts lol. WTF is this, new with update?

[@A330Driver]

Maybe check with the catering Company what that white powder was that was on their last meals. It seems to be good, but I guess you can make more out of it by selling it.

[@VictorThu]

Quick question, it doesn't look like you need to align the IRS like the Airbus and Boeing? Is that correct?

[@paulwilson8367]

In which video do you give your overall impressions of this sim? Not "study level" is all I heard you say. I am actually typed in the ATR. Ha, from the mid 90s when I was on furlough at Continental Express. Those airplanes of course sported a dramatically different cockpit look because they were largely analog instrumentation. I don't claim to remember a LOT about the airplane from flying it a year on furlough. It was slow and considered ugly, ha. But I thought it flew well otherwise. The rudder was not hydraulically boosted, which made this high winger a bitch in strong crosswinds. Landing it in general was an adjustment, and yes, my early attempts were pretty awful. I eventually got the hang of it. The ATR was also considered an "ice magnet" and there was a very bad icing accident that I recall. In the US northeast through a winter, I really loaded some ice on it and alarmingly had the tail covered in it. That was with all the stuff on to prevent it. I have all my manuals, but with the new digital cockpit I doubt they would help me much. My biggest reservation is the underlying, weak and puny MFS flight model. For me it largely cripples the excellent and beautiful PMDG 737, in which most of my career flying was done. I can adjust to the flight model, though I am left with the feeling that knowing the actual handling qualities of the real aircraft are working against me. MFS could improve their flight model and make these aircraft pilot sims in addition to them being gamer sims, which is admittedly where their audience is. Your tutorials are, as usual, a cut above. You seem to have a real feeling for the systems, and I think you should expand your expertise to XP12, where there is more of a pilot orientation. Your channel is a very good one and also I wish you well on the (gulp) Airbus. If I was flying with a guy like you, inflight I would be saying, "so, tell me again what this does"!😁

[@haydensupra]

man i was so hoping this thing was going to be alot better the engines sounds somewhere between a washing machine and a broken king air 350, I'm just going to bite the bullet and go back to the darkside and get back into xplane, I'm so sick of all these updates and all these planes releasing half baked and having to wait weeks or months for updates back to the flyjsim stuff especially the q400 msfs is getting so tiring imo.

[@mylesbestianich5045]

random question! since this is fairly study level, if you put in a route normally though the map , will it transfer into the FMS when you load? or will you have to put it in manually each time? im not great with the FMS yet so just asking.

[@A330Driver]

I haven't tried that yet, sorry.

[@mylesbestianich5045]

@@A330Driver no worries! thanks so much for responding, love these videos

[@yanalalhwayan7680]

how to proceed direct to a waypoint ?

[@A330Driver]

Use the DTO key.

[@quickdrifter6352]

Complex plane may I say 😜

[@Rizzler21-i3q]

Msfs is at a point airlines should use it to train their pilots

[@mizuwarikun]

Junge, Junge, Du bist ja fix!! Vielen Dank!

[@A330Driver]

Hab auch den ganzen morgen dran gearbeitet die SOPs hinzubekommen und immer immer wieder den Flieger in Cold And Dark zurückversetzt, um ihn dann wieder anzumachen. Aber so langsam klappt es :D

[@thorben246]

@@A330Driver Ich meine dich heute morgen irgendwo höhe der Kanaren gesehen zu haben bei Vatsim :D. Bin selbst mit der ATR als Binter Canarias unterwegs gewesen :D

[@mizuwarikun]

@@A330Driver Ja, also ich juxte, aber ich verstehe vollkommen dass diese Videos sehr viel (Vor-)Arbeit brauchen. Also bitte meinen leichten Ton nicht missverstehen. Tausend Dank fuer all diese Videos, 737s, 320s, 310s und nun fuer das ATR!

[@MathijsKok]

The missing manual.... It is such a shame MS does not allow documents etc to be part of a product. adding these vids would have seriously made this a way better product.

[@A330Driver]

Thank you so much Mathijs! I really wish there were better manuals included in so many flight simulation products! The Twin Otter being an exception of course ;-)

[@1963rincewind]

Danke!

[@A330Driver]

Gerne! Die anderen Videos sind übrigens in der Playlist auch schon anzusehen :)

[@renegadejagd758]

This will help some people to justify 13 bucks xD

[@mariozga]

I think that the load manager you just put it via the fmc, then it loads the fuel and weight, no?

[@A330Driver]

No, it doesn't. It'll copy the numbers into the EFB, but that's it. It doesn't load them into the sim.

[@heaye]

Too side view.. TT