Tutorial #7 - Flaps - Microsoft Flight Simulator

[@DavidAinsworth37]

Watching these tutorial videos has increased the enjoyment of the Microsoft Flight Simulator massively, you should be on the payroll for MS. looking forwards to the next video.

[@DiggyPowell]

@squirrel The yellow arc represents the CAUTION SPEEDS also known as smooth air speeds. You're allowed to fly within the yellow arc but only when wing load factor is low and air is stable or not turbulent. But a standard 172 or 152 will never reach those speeds during accelerated/cruise flight, only on descents. I'm a private pilot working on my instrument rating now but I enjoy watching your videos and to see how you try to explain these concepts to non-pilot and new simmers! Love the content! Keep it up!

[@HumpherWT]

Thank you! I was a bit confused!

[@skippychurch2965]

Squirrel, please do one on how to taxi. I use those blue markers and would love to not have to rely on them. It's a complete mystery

[@piotrkol91]

Airport charts are your friend in that case. The ATC gives you directions using taxiway names (letters and numbers), you write those down and look for them on a chart and use it just like a map :) It gets complex at big airports

[@mostafa4691]

@@piotrkol91 How would you pull up the chart is there a certain button u can press to pull up the charts?

[@skippychurch2965]

@@piotrkol91 that's lovely.... where are these charts?

[@bar10dr]

piotrkol Since all but 15 airports have random letterings, real-life taxi charts are pretty useless in msfs2020

[@jamiedenton2321]

The taxi instructions to GA parking at Brussels National are still giving me nightmares. . It just went on, and on, and on. . . and on, and on, and on. 😱🥵 My mistake though. I exited the runway to the left, GA parking was to the right so it looped me right around the airfield crossing runways 3 times. Fun times :D

[@mattspencer4395]

For someone like me who has never played a flight sim before MSFS2020 and is just getting started these tutorials are such a great help! Great stuff!

[@DennisAnneveldt]

Great one Sqrl! Did you find the 'real' pause function already? To help out: In controls config / keyboard set search filter to ALL and search for PAUSE. You will find two unbinded Pause entries: PAUSE and PAUSE OFF (yes, TWO keybinds needed for ONE action). I 've set PAUSE to P and PAUSE OFF to CTRL-P. Works as you'd wish it would do. 😋

[@remander3873]

I had always thought about flaps as increasing the wing curvature, rather than altering the angle of attack. The principle is the same, in that lift is increased. I like how you're covering all of these aspects that many MSFS players would overlook.

[@coriscotupi]

Flaps do both things. They do increase curvature (or camber). And they also increase the angle of attack because with them deployed, the wing's trailing edge is lower than when retracted, i.e., the chord line (the line from the leading edge of the wing to the trailing edge of the flap) changes significantly whey flaps are deployed.

[@jetBlue_83]

@@coriscotupi I thought the same and looked it up, and you're right

[@houstonb9646]

Squirrel could you please do a tutorial on how to use FMC/FMS/G1000/Autopilot? You make it so much easier to understand clearly 🙏🏾

[@dcviper985]

Check out a channel called "P Gatcomb". He's got G1000, G3000 in the TBM and he just dropped a vid on the G3x in the XCub.

[@houstonb9646]

@@dcviper985 Ok. Will do Thanks alot

[@hansbaraka7439]

I also need to know how to do that I'm not that good with FMC on things like center of gravity and ICAO codes and approach configuration

[@saibhargavaramu5749]

@@dcviper985 I find it hard to understand. I recently started flying in MSFS2020. Can you tell what to look for before starting with Autopilot. I am able to fly visually but I can't understand where to begin if I want to fly with instruments

[@mosasa1307]

its been three years, you ever figure it out?@@saibhargavaramu5749

[@heyyojojo7939]

I'd love tutorials for using the autopilot and ILS landings in the Neo.

[@KGSOsimpilot]

YES! Please.

[@harryganz1]

Honestly, I just want autopilot in the Cessna 172.

[@akshayd211]

SECONDED! PRETTY PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@VroodenTheGreat]

I would just like to point out that the top of the white arc is max speed for FULL flaps. I was taught that below 100 knots IAS you CAN deploy 10 degrees of flaps if you need to slow down. Doing so will slow you quickly to below 85 knots. Not something I ever had to do, but it's good to know in case you need it. I haven't broken a plane yet.

[@pragith]

You're one of those rare gems on KZbin. Carry on the good work and thank you! :)

[@jackvegt1042]

I started with FS98 towards X-plane11 and have about 5 hours of real flight training. I am not a rookie. But boy, these videos really put me back on track again. I am going to love the new MSFS 2020. Keep them coming!

[@mosesve1]

I'll have to say, your videos are the key to a non-frustrating entry into the world of flight simulation. So far I have done all of your tutorials in MSFS2020 and I am really enjoying it. After only three days I am able to take off, trim the aircraft, take a look around in this beautiful world and then perform a heavy bump somewhere behind a runway into the ground, so I am totally looking forward to your next tutorial :) Till then I stick to that little water aircraft, which is really great and in which I managed to land in the rhine near cologne today, smooth as butter. Thank you!

[@lamvidao189]

I am glad you cover flap topic. Many commercial pilots forgot the flap and caused plane crashes during takeoff.

[@lomelyo]

On one hand I love short videos because I can use them for reference. But I love your videos because I actually understand the concepts behind flying. Instead of blindly following flaps instructions.

[@theEbizGuy]

Your videos are so helpful. A calm voice, orderly presentation, and friendly demeanor. I would love to have you as a real flight instructor. Thank you for all your videos.

[@MrMarlby]

Only just discovered you over these last few weeks as I’ve only just veered into the flight simulator world from racing sims. Thank you very much for this video series, it’s absolutely invaluable for a complete noob such as myself 👍🏻

[@andrewconway3202]

That was such a good explanation of flaps. As a new player of flight sims this was enormously helpful. I'll be sure to look up your other videos. Thank you.

[@funnyFlex]

Dude, best tutorials on Microsoft Flight Sim that I found!! Really good job man, keep up the good work. Cheers

[@louiseb9692]

Thank you so much for this. The cessna flight training in MFS references 'adding flaps' so briefly but didn't explain how or why. Your explanations are perfect.

[@hons3543]

Your series of tutorials are the absolute best! I'm a newbie; I watch them over and over.

[@imellor711]

Absoletely Love all these tutorials, big thx to Squirrel and keep them coming....

[@Tygrmoth]

Superb tutorials. Thank you from a flight sim noob, your tutorials have made me want to actually ‘fly’ instead of just bumbling around the skies like a demented nut case.

[@steelrazor]

Really good tutorial series! I'm learning all the stuff that I haven't learned properly in the game's own tutorial. Looking forward to properly figuring out how to properly navigate in this Cessna.

[@germanstorms2785]

Its SHOCKING how many things long time Aviation Enthusiasts like me can learn from these kind of Videos eben if you dont expect it! Thanks Sqrl

[@powerblazing3603]

its shocking how someone that has never got on a plane can learn how to actually fly these things with just a game and good mentor like squirrel!

[@germanstorms2785]

@@powerblazing3603 agree here but you have to keep one thing clear: You cant fly every Ga plane just because you mastered the 152 in the sim. If you know all the limits of it then theres a very good chance nobody will see you are just a sim Pilot.

[@powerblazing3603]

@@germanstorms2785 oh believe me i know the difference. Flying a big plane is a very different thing and its giving me a hard time, which makes flying the smaller planes easier every time. Theres a great feeling of improvement when you get things right. Thanks to squirrel i now know how to flight stable, descend and ascent at certain speed with out my instruments going crazy! its fantastic.

[@germanstorms2785]

@@powerblazing3603 I remember when I first felt like you now! :) Enjoy that time cause now you can really fly!

[@michaeloberly6129]

Some of the best training vids I've ever seen.

[@McGuire2778]

Really enjoying your tutorial series. Great pace. Not to fast/slow not too much or too little. Spot on.

[@rogerpaige4132]

These tutorials have been great and I'm learning lots. One of these days I'll also have FS2020 and use all this!

[@MrEliterose]

Squirrel, your tutorials are fantastic, what a great help in learning so many things on flying in MSFS 2020 in a calm en easy way! Thanks a lot !

[@tobleroneuk]

Like some other comments, your channel is going to blow up congratulations on all the hard work and dedication. Been loving the game so far and even as a non-enthusiast, it's still very manageable and your explanations are awesome! good luck getting to 1m hope you've got some epic flights planned!

[@thefridge71]

This series is incredibly good Squiz. Amazing work, thankyou. I understand how to fly in a much more comprehensive way. Cheers

[@andrewhowe4266]

There is a full pause you can map which isn’t there by default. It doesn’t toggle so you have to map on and off. No more untimely deaths when I get back from sightseeing in the drone.

[@naumanstechworld8881]

Great tutorial. All concepts explained very clearly.

[@johnsherrit316]

keep the tutorials coming enjoying seeing you on twitch yesterday. Thanks again for the tutorials.

[@FOX11GUY]

For anyone having trouble with the S172 autopilot bug. When you turn off AP. Readjust the vertical trim wheel.

[@PierreJohansson]

Great Videos. New on Flight Sim. Looking forward to see navigation and radio tutorials in MS FS 2020! Keep up the excellent work. One of the best teatcher i ever had :) Clean and simple.

[@GeoWhizzz]

A tutorial for ILS landings in both glass cockpit (g1000 etc) and old style cockpits would be fantastic. Seeing so many conflicting tutorials. People doing things differently.

[@Apollyon_Rev911]

Learning so much. Thanks Squirrel👍!

[@ryanleech9139]

These are the best and make me want to get a gaming pc...I think I may have to just to play this game. Thanks for the ELI5 like videos Squirrel

[@TheM6]

YES! more tutorials! Thank you Squirrel :)

[@cindyblacklock9764]

Thanks so much, these are the BEST tutorial video's I've seen so I just Subscribed. I've owned MSFS 2020 for a few weeks & am still struggling with many of the keyboard commands. These video's showed me things I didn't know existed concerning camera settings & such. I'm an ex-pilot so flying is not the issue ...it is figuring out what does what & where with the plethora of options. Do you do a tutorial on the Spitfire? It has a rather peculiar take-off pitch setting that I just can't nail! ...lol.

[@chunkychuck]

There is a normal pause on and off, but not bound to any controls by default. (you've probably learned this by now but just in case)

[@Mexxy]

Hey Squirrel - could you edit your thumbnails so the text doesnt go behind the video length box please? Then you can read the subtitle fully on Subscriptions page. Cheers! Loving the vids!

[@lucdecraene5952]

Who needs PPL lessons if you've got a personal instructor like Squirrel? I simply love your style, the pace of teaching, the tone of your voice. Keep them coming: I cannot get enough of your lessons. I like MSFS2020 very much, too. The immersion, the realism, simply awesome. I eagerly await VR. I feel sorry for Austin Myers and his team. Whilst X-Plane still keeps the edge on some specific points, one must admit that Asobo has taken a clear lead.

[@mohamedbataouche2660]

it's really help me and your tutoriels are clear thanks a lot, can't wait for the next tuto

[@HFSDRRadiotonynyc46]

Great vids. I hope you’ll do a vid on using auto pilot and the garmin cockpit.

[@darrenboedeker2045]

Very useful! Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@KaliCarter]

Excellent tutorial brother!

[@ginger-viking]

Great video!

[@lajkutya]

Where can one find manuals for the different aircrafts and systems in the game? The game doesn't seem to arrive with any included, and the built in tutorial is woefully short, and only covers the small Cessna and VFR...

[@rdo1991]

I feel like a pilot with all this information. Waiting for more!

[@sadskytristeciel1439]

Thank you for your videos. I love your voice. (French Canadian here.) Take care. : )

[@happydad242]

Excellent video as usual. Would you consider doing a VOR navigation video in the C-152 also? I'm having major difficulty with it...

[@paparuffy406]

Great information, really enjoying these videos and learning a ton.

[@sirgen001]

Great tutorials. I cant wait for radios

[@Belfrahn]

Please oh please do one on flight planning and autopilot using the Garmin.

[@joby1387]

Your videos are really great. Did you make a video on the p factor anywhere would be interesting it effects the cesna quite a lot

[@julien3578]

great pedagogy, thanks!

[@crimpy4219]

This was very helpful thankyou😀

[@Sbinott0]

Flaps are not aimed to change the angle of attack, they create a more curved wing which increases lift and drag

[@hansbaraka7439]

That applies only to twin engine planes but on smaller planes they are meant to change the angle of attack because they won't glide as far so you need to try and keep altitude by bringing the nose up but ur right tho

[@Sbinott0]

@@hansbaraka7439 no man applies to every plane, the change in the angle of attack is a consequence of the improved lift

[@hansbaraka7439]

@@Sbinott0 well I learned something new thanks

[@Sbinott0]

@@hansbaraka7439 you're welcome hahahah I can give you the full boring scientific explanation if you want (I study aerospace engineering)

[@hansbaraka7439]

@@Sbinott0 impressive

[@nathangrandmasterk9760]

Man I'm learning things I definitely thought I knew, but didn't.

[@Robert-yj2fu]

Fantastic tutorial, thank !

[@DouweBuruma]

Thank you, I already learned a lot of your video’s.

[@Flowtanka]

Thank you for your tutorials..theres so much to learn :D

[@eriksxo]

These are so helpful possibly in the future can we get an airbus in depth tutorial? :)

[@hyperformancellc]

live pause will mess you up. I used it during one of the bush flights while coming in for a landing. just paused really quick to sign for a package and when I got back my plane had over sped and over stressed while in pause! terrible waste since it was such a long flight mission.

[@bluescanfly1981]

Also, since all the systems are alive in live pause you can overheat your engine or experience any system failures.

[@elpidiomanuelalvarenga4223]

Super excellent. Thank you.

[@gamechanger2324]

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 4K Ultra Settings Airbus 150+Fps. Great videos BTW!

[@minijaff2004]

Great video ! Any chance you could cover some VOR work ? Cheers !

[@visionz4081]

Is there a reason your game looks so much better than mine? Because I have my setting on ultra and your trees and buildings look so much better.

[@travis9144]

These are so good... I thumbed up and subscribed!!

[@landen99]

Flaps are not for stall. They are primarily for dumping energy during the landing descent, so you don't have to cross control with the forward slip. The lower stall speed is a nice side effect, not a primary feature, because (for the Cessna 172) we always land at 60-65 knots anyway (flaps or not). Please teach flaps correctly: proper use in flight, not for the side effects of stall or slow flight training.

[@PintsofGuinness]

so i know he went over elevator trim to keep your plane at a steady altitude/attitude, but how do i keep it steady from rolling left and right? i find myself constantly adjusting the rolling pitch and if i leave the cockpit view for more than a few seconds i start to spin out.

[@JoeTheSpaceGuy]

Hey can you do a guide on mixture? No idea how it’s supposed to be used

[@Bigyin1963]

Hi Squirrel, I know your doing tutorials on FS 2020 and now sure if this is something you can help with. I've been trying to setup Vatsim on fs2020 there is a lot of tutorials for fsx but things are different for FS 2020 is this something you could do a tutorial on. PLEASE many thanks

[@squirrel]

I don’t want to do tutorials that ask you to run before you can walk so they will come later

[@bigluc2491]

after getting fairly comfortable in the cessna 152, what plane should i move onto next in terms of difficulty?

[@mhdyzn6028]

Please do some upper air works video

[@Pipelyd]

This is great! Thanks :)

[@darreno1450]

Well done!!

[@rettson22]

great video!

[@nottomsdiscontinuedchannel3710]

When will you get back to My Summer Car?

[@TheColinAndMindyShow]

Hey dude great flight sim videos but I have a question that I can't seem to find the answer im looking for, basically once I've planned a flight and landed and dropped off my passengers and refuelled is there any way to replan another flight inside my commercial airliner?

[@willhemphill5480]

Squirrel, can you do a tutorial on startup sequences?

[@1960imp]

Try using the checklist?

[@WakeyWake]

How do people learn how to cold start each aircraft? Even following the in-game checklist I struggle

[@JongRo_MEDICAL]

your so kindly instructor! did you got instructor license?

[@syliaandronikou8213]

You Are the best!!💪

[@rcflyer6241]

Just curious Squirrel. Can you still manipulate the throttle while in "Active Pause"? I haven't tried it myself. Great series btw...keep it up!

[@mikaleon]

Thanks!

[@Android811]

Technically, a wing will stall at an angle, not a speed. You can stall a wing at any speed if you pull back hard enough!

[@janmenzinga]

Hi Squirrel, I've become a big fan of X-plane 11 lately. And also a big fan of your fine videos! But I cannot find the Cessna 152, the one you're using. Do you happen to have an URL where I can download it from? Best regards from The Netherlands.

[@TheSimPilot]

Even if I know exactly what you'll be talking about I can't keep myself away from watching your videos. Am I being obsessive :)?

[@TheShroomHunter]

I'm curious, what type of GPU do you have? You have some good graphics.

[@jaspercarrot6796]

Just bought the Thrustmaster T.Flight Hortas Kit with pedals cant wait to fly n learn how to these videos are so good what head tracking do u recommend that’s not to expensive

[@richavery66]

I recently got FaceTrackNoIR - very cheap and works well. I also have TrackHat which is more accurate and uses IR. Having both means that no matter what light conditions I have, I can use head tracking in the sim.

[@jaspercarrot6796]

Rich Avery thank u rich

[@josepuga5529]

How can I change the tail/cockpit name?. Thanks for the video.

[@sanatpratap2258]

How do you fast forward journey in fsx 2020 ..is there any button( on previous fsx it was Z)

[@frankbarr1101]

what happened to 40' flaps on 152. Any Ive flown have always gone to 40??

[@jonsjoberg8326]

I would love a tutorial on how to use the auto pilots in the Garmin flight computers (G1000 and G3000), they seem to want to kill me every time I turn them on..

[@knightlypopeye]

You asked what do flaps do? Well they change the cord line in a aircraft. That’s what flaps do.

[@prirezkidestrianto1308]

finally i can landing with propeller plane, thx request : tutorial with jet or turboprot plane pls for landing. i land airbus 320 neo so hard and not smooth than with propeller plane

[@jonathanyoung6397]

Brilliant, as ever. Loving these! I flew the 172 today for the first time and the flaps just refused to deploy. They work fine in the 152 though. Any idea anyone?

[@TheCannabisExperts]

Really enjoying this tutorial set. Looking forward to the next one 👌

[@simonberglund2645]

I really struggling with ils landings works in x plane but is doesnt work in mfs 2020 im clearly does something wrong. Arr you planing on making a making a video on that subjekt

[@BreadOnAStick]

About tutorial number 6: I just have a few questions. What if you wanted to go faster in level flight? Would you give more throttle to reach the rpm that gets you the speed you want. So like you were flying level flight at 80 knots but if i wanted to go faster could i increase throttle to a higher rpm, and then i would need to trim more to keep it level? And also what about descending at a vertical speed would i just pitch more down? And could i go faster airspeed with the same vertical speed? What happens if i throttle? And the airlines (a320 for example) do they descend at idle throttle? Sorry for all of this i am noob.

[@POolBacK]

You should watch the previous video. Pitch is speed, throttle is altitude. If you want to have more speed you pitch down. If then you are losing altitude as a result you throttle up, to bring your vertical speed to 0. If you want to descend at a vertical speed, you throttle down to reach your negative vertical speed, then you pitch up to control your airspeed. Obviously, it's not as black and white, and one affects the other. But the general idea to keep in mind is that you want to use the throttle to control the altitude/vertical speed, and the pitch to control the airspeed. If you are descending at a good vertical speed but your airspeed is too high, you pitch up to reduce the airspeed, then you reduce the throttle to go back to your previous vertical speed.

[@BreadOnAStick]

@@POolBacK thanks a lot. I watched the previous tutorial, but i still had these questions. Thanks! :D