MSFS | TUTORIAL: PMDG Boeing 777 with a Real World 777 Pilot | Full Flight Lesson | Heathrow to SFO

[@piercecleary4228]

Eli is great - a very engaging and enthusiastic teacher

[@Veteah]

Don’t usually comment on videos but this is genuinely one of the best tutorials on KZbin for flight simming. Thanks Filbert and Eli for this, and thanks for the also doing the RNAV approach, really great for getting your head around Boeing’s slightly confusing vnav settings between decent and approach logic.

[@GibsonsLoveMarshalls]

This is, hands down, no question, the best friggen PMDG tutorial PERIOD!

[@es_flightsim]

I watched this video for almost 2 hours yesterday and I wrote ton of notes. Continue watch it tonight and will write more notes to be done. And thank you so much for this tutorial.

[@marijnjc]

This is the one you need to watch folks, rest is noise

[@PatriotUK78]

Agreed and I've Subscribed immediately 👍 brilliant video

[@flightsimulationtraveller]

Been subscribed for year or so. Some videos are worth watching again and again. Thanks for the time and effort!

[@scarsstitches636]

And bad English

[@TwoAwfulGuys]

I love how heavily Eli obviously prepared for this. Loved all the little stats and fun facts about the plane. What a champion.

[@FilbertFlies]

Yeah, all those stats and comparisons when we did the spin around outside were great weren't they? Really got me feeling enthused for the rest of it.

[@James777x]

As a former real world 777 pilot, I think this tutorial is superb and full of some excellent obscure knowledge about this fantastic aircraft. I love this guys teaching style. His expertise and experience shines through. PMDG really did a wonderful job of recreating this plane and it will only get better with future updates.

[@bagwaa9948]

This is amazing, thank you! I am 2.5 hours in and already have learnt a tonne coming from the 737

[@Rocky12323]

This was awesome, the fact a real pilot was able to do all the checks, preps, flows, and normal ops. Makes me supper excited to get my virtual hands on this beauty!

[@madsib5187]

Incredible tutorial!!! Step by step everything is explained perfectly, also for people who are slower and/ or coming from the Airbus... Can't wait to put the learning into action. Many thanks!

[@bendavis1563]

This is what I’ve been waiting for. Someone who knows the systems inside out to run us through the complexity and intricacies PMDG have been able to recreate. I have to say I’m mighty impressed!

[@joeynuggetz]

Great format. Pilot-splaining to a smart, inquisitive Brit=magic. Love this and the info being shared here. Having two people walking thru the setup in a way that I would if I had the opportunity to sit in a cockpit with a pilot is brilliant and dont think anyone else is doing. Perfection. Had to chime back in when you got to the arrivals bit - thanks so much for asking the question that no one ever asks or no other simmers on YT ever explain is if and should the arrival always be plugged into the box while still on the ground. Thank you!

[@skipshifter9609]

I have never watched a video or stream over about an hour and a half. This video was so educational that I could not stop watching. I have saved it and will be using the chapters after buying the 777. Thank you both for helping me learn.

[@subsonicflighttraining]

I am not a 777 pilot, but a 747-400, 747-8, and 787 pilot (retired) This is great, I will watch this full video since I will end up getting the PMDG version for MSFS. I did not realize how long this bird is. The -400 is 231 feet long, but it depends on fuel load whether the 777 is wider. The 747-400 is 211 feet wide with a low fuel load, but in loading a heavy fuel load, the wings flex out to 213 feet, making it 1 foot wider and the tail is higher at 64 feet on the -400…

[@FilbertFlies]

Oh how interesting! Thanks for sharing this and I hope you enjoy the 777 when you get it.

[@abdulrahman.5328]

thank you and Eli for the GREAT demonstration of the 777 and aviation in general, I've never thought that i could ever watch a 4 hours video about one topic in my life!

[@FilbertFlies]

Our pleasure!

[@kikque]

Hi Filbert, thanks to you and Eli for taking the time to do this. I found your previous 737 fly along tutorial really helpful so I’m looking forward to this. It will take time to learn how to operate this incredible aircraft, but it’s so satisfying once you figure it out. This will be a great companion to the PMDG 777 manual once they release it. Thanks again and happy flying.

[@FilbertFlies]

Glad the 737 tutorial helped and I hope this one does too. :-)

[@tazzidhum]

Very mindful, very demure, very cutesy. Thanks for the tutorial boss!

[@FilbertFlies]

You're most welcome!

[@hdyves8070]

Amazing tutorial - that was by far one of the best instructors I have listened to. Wanted to watch step by step but actually sat through the whole video in one go 😂. What a landing too - thanks for everything!

[@sensah3978]

I really thought I already had a decent understanding of the 777 for release on day 1 but Eli has really shown some great shortcuts to help simplify things even more!! Great video guys 🙏🏻

[@FilbertFlies]

Same here. Glad you found it useful.

[@Jens3007]

PC SPECS??

[@FilbertFlies]

PC specs are now in the description. Sorry, missed them off when I uploaded it on Saturday. My brain was a bit fried!

[@sensah3978]

@@FilbertFlies yeah I’m not the type to sit and watch hour long tutorials but their was just something about this one that kept me watching all the way thru. I now have about 2 pages of notes aswell from watching this video as if it were almost a little study session 🤣

[@Comedy3610]

Im terribly upset watching this video…that I have just now found this channel and not earlier. Great video!

[@FilbertFlies]

Haha, well, better late than never 😉

[@zaidooos]

DUDE THIS IS A WORD STAR CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@iaexo]

I absolutely love this! Can't help cracking up at Eli's commentary. Awesome!

[@JustinKozuch]

Brilliantly done. I love that this isn't just a "do this, do that" kind of video. I don't know how it took me this long to find your channel, but this video really helped me understand the 777. Thank you!

[@ROBBOKING]

The video he is referencing to is A330driver, he made a really good "How To" plan long haul flights including etops, great watch, also massive thanks for this video, I'm using it to prepare me prior to PMDG releasing the 777

[@osogn]

yeah i saw that video too. great stuff

[@FilbertFlies]

Several comments deleted here. Everyone is entitled to their opinions on other content creators but I don't like seeing offensive remarks made about people in any public forum and I certainly won't tolerate them in my comments section.

[@drashfaquehussain395]

​@@FilbertFliesgood work

[@AmazeTase]

Thank you both, Filbert & Eli for producing this tutorial for us mere mortals. Certainly makes for a more fulfilling experience for a non irl pilot. 👍🏼

[@vutti2893]

A great piece of work……Thank you. The fact that the genuine 777 pilot has been there, done that and got the ‘tee shirt’ to prove it, gives gravitas to the whole set-up/flight experience. After less than 10 mins of watching the tutorial (and I consider myself a fairly experienced pilot) I had already learnt 2 things that are specific to the 777 FMC set-up flow. Credit to you for putting this all together and of course to PMDG for a seriously amazing piece of development……..no wonder it took longer than originally anticipated……..but well worth the wait.

[@EasyPCUK]

This is a fantastic video, Eli is absolutely great. Very enthusiastic and fascinating to listen to as he talks about complex topics in an understandable fashion. You both really made a 4 hour video not seem long!

[@neilsmith5883]

What an awesome chap to listen too, very entertaining. Eli man, probably the most interesting video I’ve seen on KZbin for years. I just found him guiding us on flying this plane so interesting . I’ve flown in real life as a passenger in this aircraft many many times. Use to fly to Taiwan once/twice a year with EVA air who use the 777. Thanks Filbert for bringing us this amazing vid. Well done both of ya

[@cheexzzxy]

I was searching the internet for just this kind of video to help me learn about the pmdg 773 before release!

[@Loco_Suizo]

The best Tutorial i ever have seen and so understandably even for me as beginner. So funny and informative and where you can come back later when you have questions about anything. Thank you

[@StephenWestrip]

That was an excellent watch! A very entertaining and informative way to while away a Sunday evening. As was evident, a lot of time and effort went into making this, not helped because it was a pre-release build. I look forward to more of these tutorials.

[@kingalien36]

This pilot actually explains it well makes a lot more sense

[@Boeingflyermr]

this is the best tutorial i ever seen, thx to the capt too. great

[@ScottlySimmons]

+1! In prepping for SAEZ - MMMX, I followed along in my SIM. He not only explains what to do, but explains how and why for each step. It took an extra couple of hours but was well worth the time. Thank you FilbertFlies and 'guest'!

[@AOZ67]

Filbert's 737 Tutorial was the one i watch and note every frame while i was preparing my custom checklists and procedures for 737, this will be the one for 777. thank you for this masterpiece. For any new simmers that want so fly 777, this is the only video that you need to watch and learn how to fly 777 without a problem in MSFS.

[@Zero6BravoZ6B]

I've been looking for a tutorial like this for ages, then you pop up on the algorithm! This has to be the best tutorial out there, no BS, explained clearly, but most of all, educational. Thank you. 😉

[@GamingBen-v9t]

I absolutely love this format. It gets all the information we need while still being fun and lighthearted. In addition, Thanks so much for putting together the checklist. I use the one for the 737 and will be using this one for the 777 as well. I really appreciate your contributions to the flight sim community. Cheers!

[@FilbertFlies]

Good, that's exactly what my aim is with this format. 🙂

[@marcosavila8215]

this was the best guide i ever had not just the 777 but for all PMDG Boeing, i will add to the FAV, tx a lot

[@alexanderwerneburg8642]

definitely going to watch this a couple times but picked up quite a few things I had no clue about, thanks!!

[@TimAyro]

Incredible video Filbert. Thanks to you and Eli.

[@Manuel-9-]

Loved this video all the way through. Eli is a great teacher, it's nice you can even see tricks they do in the real plane working in the PMDG. Great vid!

[@Emirates_PTFSGroup]

Hi mate! This is an absolutely incredible video and tutorial. I bought the 777 2 days ago and have already flown from OMDB-EHAM and then EHAM-OMDB the same day. I’m currently flying to KJFK from OMDB and I have many more planned. I’m quite experienced in flight simming and knew how to fly the 777 straight away but I still watched this to get a bit more of a realistic experience and have things to do during cruise instead of watching KZbin the whole time so thank you so much man! Sorry about the rude comments, you 100% don’t deserve them and I don’t understand why you got them but keep up the amazing work! 💪

[@petdocvmd]

Fantastic video! Keep up the great work on your channel! Hope to see Eli back for some in-depth 777 stuff, non-normal procedures, etc. Thanks!

[@PAPERandPENCILguy]

This is SO good. Huge thanks to Eli and yourself for arranging this. Honestly this is so comprehensive and I feel MUCH more confident flying this thing in the sim now thanks to this video :)

[@CyclicPilot]

It took me 2 days to watch this but it was worth it! Thank you for creating this incredible learning resource. And beautiful job with that landing!

[@DonForceFeedback]

Ok, just starting this video, I may have to re listen to this whilst working my normal job like I did for the 737 video so as to learn how to fly the 777. Thanks for the upload.

[@jakgats1411]

Thanks Eli for showing us the ropes! Brilliant instructor, entertaining and educational about the 777. I'll be going over this video for some time to come, until I'm confident. Don't need to hunt yt this is the ultimate tutorial for the pmdg 777

[@PatriotUK78]

Thank you filbert flys for this amazing insight into the 777. I have just got mine. This weekend i will be flying from Boeings factory in Seattle to Heathrow on her maiden voyage. In BA livery of course.😊

[@RealDeraps]

Very useful. Very good instructors. Thanks a lot to you guys.

[@triforcegamerz7150]

What a great video. Thanks for making this collaboration.

[@sholayo]

Excellent as always, you guys keep us impressed every time such a masterpiece is published. There's plenty of similar videos all over YT but this particular one is the only one I'vee seen in full. More than nonce. Belive it or not ;)

[@FilbertFlies]

Very pleased to hear it. Thanks for the nice feedback. :-)

[@FU2Max]

Thank you Filbert for these type of "learn how to fly" videos. really do aappreciate it. o/

[@liambanning3674]

Eli is great! Brilliant teacher.

[@Mitnickjr]

wow! this was really helpful. just switched from the A320 family and the approach procedures of the 777-300ER were a bit difficult for me but you guys have made it really simple to understand. Thank you Captains!

[@Carl_Englishbee]

This is the best tutorial I’ve watched yet! This is the kind of tutorials that I prefer to watch because of the real world pilots experience and instruction that he has learned and implemented in the real aircraft! So it was very interesting to see watch and learn about his techniques, tips and tricks that he has learned from flying this airplane!🤓

[@AjitSidhu360]

Th clock will auto run, but you need to elect the option in the Config section of PMDG. There's a few things you mentioned that are actually in PMDG config

[@FilbertFlies]

Ah that's good to know, thanks.

[@cubingwithcarl4572]

Now that I'm done with most of my own timestamps - thanks for the amazing tutorial and walkthrough!😊

[@FilbertFlies]

Pleasure!

[@ryanpa2000]

Brilliant tutorial, many thanks to both of you, just need to work through it again and document some flows……

[@felipeturbayr]

this is beautiful work! many thanks for organizing this and thanks to Eli who is a wonderful instructor!

[@CaptRajuseriousflightsimmer]

Thank you Captain, I love your tutorial because you try explaining everything in detail , I'm a serious flight simmer and try my best to learn as much as possible even small things, I really love your tutorial video, I really appreciate it for your time and efforts . Again thank you so much . No

[@hevoksimpilot6359]

Great video. Learned the basics from other sources but this one filled a LOT of gaps. Outstanding! I love how he's dissing the 737 from time to time :D It's how I feel about it but never dared to express. The Boeing 777 is a plane I actually love coming from Airbus A320/321/340.

[@topgun1457]

tell eli thank you from us all will be using his lessons and tips for my flights

[@TheFlightLevel]

Fabulous video! Great for those learning real world procedures! Blue skies!

[@tj0cktj0ck]

love this.. sounds like a wet dream of mine flying with this guy on discord teaching me stuff. :D such a great teacher. great video!

[@gaahouho6840]

Thank you very much !!! This is the reason why I have to subcribe you, Because you made great great great great great great quality tutorials !!!!!!!!!!

[@UPS1000]

Wonderful video. Thanks to both of you for making this. Learned a lot and I have been flying the PMDG 777 since the FSX days.

[@YourSimCFI]

absolutely magnificent instructor. well taught well flown. would love to fly with a guy like that real world

[@dera_ng]

Amazing video!

[@yeetskeet691]

I remember trying to teach my buddy how to fly PMDG's 738 just over a discord screen share... I can agree with Eli it's a mental exercise - considering I can't point or anything and it's just a whole bunch of "no up, no too far up... no that's not autopilot panel, no that's the wrong screen." The best moment of that session was after getting them somehow all the way to the arrival airport their TCAS yells "traffic traffic", so I told him "there's no way I'm teaching you how to do a go around right now just continue the landing." Then 2 seconds later there was an A320 taking off on the perpendicular runway (it wasn't even active XD gotta love MSFS online) Anyway, just from my basic understanding of the 737 this tutorial was beautiful. I cannot wait for the airplane to release as now I understand (nearly) everything about this aircraft. Great video ty to you and Eli!

[@dobbo4596]

I am currently following along with this on an XboxX and it’s been flawless .. I am 9 hours in (real time) fuel good and everything exactly as per this tutorial, very cool 😎

[@sniper-sim]

Fantastic Video tutorial!! Thanks a ton for this! Cheers!

[@dylanclaesgens8394]

Great video, this will really help me when I get the 777, Thanks!

[@timzo5313]

Thanks for this video, I plan to start streaming soon and this really helps me with my confidence for this plane. If you have anymore vids like this then I’ll be a fan for a while :)

[@FilbertFlies]

I do! I have them for the 737 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4mYgoWfqc2WZqcsi=-3xnXN56-lMTvALt), CRJ (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH7ZqGSVeJisjMksi=a9pSTWIXQN4_vhxg) and CJ4 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGarpGNqqpZ9d5Ysi=vBNAvd3gYdAg4oWa). Good luck with the streaming. :-)

[@Mehrawki]

i enjoyed when he talked about the characteristics didnt know alot of that was pretty cool

[@stephenmckinnell7791]

Thanks to you both. As a retired Boeing guy, I found this very useful. The biggest I flew irl was the 767, but I too find taxiing the bigger aeroplanes in the sim, particularly the Jumbo, to be a more sedate, majestic sort of ritual. 😇

[@FilbertFlies]

Yes, I find it's very sedate and majestic until it suddenly isn't! 😂

[@jamiegrant7973]

This is excellent . Thanks for this tutorial !!!

[@stevesumner9988]

Outstanding job.

[@colinevans3190]

Fabulous video, very well done so much learnt 🙏

[@beingamit]

Thrughly enjoyed, learned a lot, thank you so much Captain. Thank you so much @FilbertFlies for arranging such a session.

[@scotty2553]

So helpful!!! Thank you and Eli for this!!!

[@doryds]

I like this a lot! This is reliable information. So thorough!

[@oscarbaggsmusic]

Cannot belive i did not find this sooner, absolutely amazing! (a321 next...?!)

[@inflightentertainment101]

Fantastic! I was on that flight irl 2 months ago

[@muhammadshukrizam]

the best video so far..keep it up..

[@renevandop7333]

Thanks for this, both! Super interesting and useful!

[@razorseal]

so question now that I re-watched it. @2:57:23 We say our new CRZ ALT is FL360 with the new step.... but earlier in the video, the instructor mentions they live and die by the RECD FL, which happens to be 340. so now we're over our RECD that we're supposed to live and die by which is supposed to give us best speed & fuel efficiency. Now we're 200 feet away from our MAX which he also mentions we want to have a buffer of 1000 or so to get over bad weather etc.

[@FilbertFlies]

It's a very good question, and I think the simple answer is that that's PMDG's step climb logic - it climbs as high as it can. Obviously as PIC, you can opt not to do this. I'll ask Eli for his thoughts next time I speak to him.

[@razorseal]

@@FilbertFlies Let me know! I thought the logic was pretty spot on. I'm curious!

[@mikebakkeyt]

Awesome video thank you! Please also pass the thanks on to Eli who is a fantastic teacher. Like you I will be rewatching a couple of bits - mainly the FBW section because the last part on pitch and speed threw me a bit. Have saved the URL to my 777 repo 🙂

[@AdrianDE01]

A to Z for all beginners! Thanks :)

[@conlethbyrne4809]

Very enjoyable video by both. Thanks. Slainte 👍

[@cjfs1948]

Great video FilberFlies and a big THANK YOU to both of you. I have a point for your consideration. In the approach phase (or all of the flight apart from TO and the visual portion of the landing) the focus is on the MCP, PFD and ND i.e. IFR flying. In your video, especially during the RNAV approach phase, half the screen is taken up with clouds! How about closing in on the instruments, maybe with occasional outside views?😯

[@RyanBreaker]

This is just about as good as those paid Airline2Sim tutorials.

[@pm110978]

Brilliant Tutorial Boss 👍

[@Britalex]

Thanks for the tutorial! I was hoping to see how to program the fix page with ETOPS for this flight. Could we have a video on that?

[@FilbertFlies]

Sorry, not from me I'm afraid, I'm on an extended break from video production after this one! I wouldn't be surprised if someone else does one though. :-)

[@_flyby]

Hello Filbert. I have sorted out the reverses. The 777 Flows document you have uploaded to flightsimto is awesome! I would like to ask you if it would be possible for you to upload a new document with just two columns per page as you now have four. I just fly VR and it is difficult to see and follow the written text with the present colums layout.Thank you so much!

[@DrakoDeaDr]

incredible work thank you can you do the same with the md11 pls

[@787gal2]

Well done!!!

[@boeingbwoy]

Well this is beyond excellent

[@MuscleMan38K]

Thank you both for this awesome tutorial. Will there be a base circuit training tutorial for 777 in the future?

[@FilbertFlies]

I don't think so I'm afraid. I feel the need for a good long break from making videos after this one!

[@MuscleMan38K]

​@@FilbertFlies I see. You deserve that nice long break!

[@FarouqJanmohamed]

great video and very informative - thank you!

[@matthiasgrunwald895]

PMDG good quality - as always