FSX How to Use the GPS | Flight Plan + Approach Set-Up

[@nateweter4012]

I've been a real pilot for years and this is well done for a very quick how-to. It's edited and done the way we want, you just give us the information we want quickly with clear concise commentary. Well done.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thank you so much! I'm glad the video works so well and it's great to hear from a pilot - thanks for watching :D

[@sauve1104]

Ive seen a video of you flying before!

[@avidoes7472]

damn noice

[@dannycnoble]

7 yr old video that i just stumbled on. I have been playing FS9 since 2004 and i knew how to program the gps but i never knew the autopilot would follow it. I mainly fly VFR but i am getting ready to go flight school so i am trying to fly actual arrivals. Like the real world pilot said this is a 5* video. Straight to the point. No lame ass music or going off and talking about stuff that does not pertain to the video. I definitely have to go watch his other videos on the GPS. I know this is this is FSX but the GPS on FS9 and X are virtually identical.

[@avidoes7472]

Sir I was stuck for a long time and i was manually maneuvering the 737-800 and it wasn't pretty. But this video... It's an absolute lifesaver Thank You!

[@accomify]

Thank you so much for this extremely helpful and clear guide! Can this method somehow be integrated into an IFR flight plan? I have landed, am now sitting at the gate, have just chosen the next destination via GPS as per the first half of your video, but now I want IFR to guide me there (altitude, heading, ATC centres, etc.), rather than relying manually on GPS. Is there is way to integrate this or is the Flight Planner function the only way (which then auto-loads the GPS anyway)? Thanks a lot!

[@FlyboythaACE]

Haven't completed an entire flight in around 4 years, you have helped familiarize me with simulator. I used this tutorial in flight and landed ILS approach perfectly using my new mcp pro and saitek radios first time.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Glad the video was so useful to you and you were able to complete a landing first time! Thanks for watching :D

[@UnoBadBadger]

Dude you have been a life saver. As someone who doesnt get a ton of time but wants to have fun you've really helped.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Glad I could help you out! Thanks for watching :D

[@UnoBadBadger]

Although for some reason, when I activate my approach for final, or approach in general, the aircraft doesn't seem to bank to that path, it just keeps flying to the center of the airport. Am I missing something?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Try reading my written version of this on my website

[@samuelpattison]

Thanks a lot man, this helped me land for the first time! (It wasn't pretty)

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem! Thanks for watching.

[@teedal7203]

lol the first time i landed i wasnt using gps at all and i landed at a gas station that i thought was an airfield in a piper cub

[@JacksFSVideos]

It's better than a house 😂

[@teedal7203]

@@JacksFSVideos lol

[@AmauryChihuahua]

@@teedal7203 LOL

[@kevinrobbau]

I'm using FSX:SE but no runways show up when I try to set up an approach, even for a big airport like Brisbane International YBBN. What am I doing wrong, or is something missing or not set up?

[@v.m.p.8204]

Hi Jack, thanks for the video. I went to London Heathrow on the GPS and nearest airport was still showing as London Heathrow.?? Any idea why this is? Thank you.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Well because if you're at LHR then LHR is the closest airport xD

[@async03]

nice, thanks. How would you delete a step in a flight plan?

[@godlystoupid]

Your videos are amazing man, but I have a little problem, I don't know the airport code wich I'll be taking-off it, so I can't program the GPS, also I have a question, what's the diffirence between this and the fms thing?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thanks! You can look up the airport code online (like Fly Away Simulation or Wikipedia). The GPS isn't available on most commercial aircraft, the FMS is the main flight computer

[@godlystoupid]

@@JacksFSVideos I know but, I want alot to work with the fms, because like... You feel like a legend when you program the while flight with it, but I can't it's so difficult and people who make tutorials just order us to make this and this and does not explain "why is that for?" "How do you do that?" I mean you got the point.

[@JacksFSVideos]

I've never made a tutorial for the FMS, as I don't use it myself, but I might in the future :)

[@weatherbog]

Do you (or do you intend to) have a video for executing a missed approach? Thanks.

[@JacksFSVideos]

I don't but I'll add it to the list of suggestions :)

[@mikemacdonald4917]

good explanation.. ty. where do I find the ATC codes you mentioned

[@JacksFSVideos]

You can look them up on Fly Away Simulation or just on each airport's Wiki page

[@mikemacdonald4917]

@@JacksFSVideos didn't know the in game airports had wikis...

[@JacksFSVideos]

Nope, but the internet does xD

[@nal2us2]

Beautiful Jack. That clears up so many mysteries for me with regard to GPS for FSX. Thank you thank you oh and in case I forget THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[@johnkbijo]

So extremely grateful to you. Finally able to navigate for the first time in fsx lol. Thank you again

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem! Happy I could help :D

[@pcpug]

Is there a way to add multiple waypoints in a line WHILE your in the air?

[@iamoyaks]

I was also wondering, do you use it when you're flying an IFR flight, cause sometimes this clashes with the instructions that the ATC gives

[@kfl16]

Daniel Oyakhire no just do it when it tells you descend and maintain 2000 until activating localizer after this do what he did

[@JacksFSVideos]

ATC will also follow the GPS you have set up, just as long as you set it up correctly

[@josephsnyder9611]

Best instruction for Garmin 500 of all the ones I've been watching. Congratulations, Jack!

[@JacksFSVideos]

An honour! Thanks man :D

[@bogdanmoraru1972]

Can you please explain what the white path on the GPS is? What's the difference to the pink one?

[@JacksFSVideos]

The white path is what the aircraft is not currently following and is what is coming up for the aircraft to follow, once it's completed its current magenta line

[@LunarGlow76]

Thanks so much for this, I was able to fly a 737 from Gatwick to Heathrow and actually land a the plane rather than crashing. I might try to sort out autopilot and try longer flights

[@craigfarrow6811]

Great explanation but my learjet seems to turn into runway fun to late any ideas?

[@dannycnoble]

with me (and again i use fs9 but the garmin is virtually the same on both) i notice the same thing so i start the turn a tad early and then let the airplane catch up.

[@alexmc3885]

Bro you are the best without these videos I wouldn’t understand a thing! I’m now a qualified builder thanks to these fsx videos thanks from the bottom of my lip

[@JacksFSVideos]

Always glad I can help the building community

[@simplifiedmaya6591]

#question 03:00 this is who to sit up a flight plan thank you . But if i made a mistake and i want to delete it how ? and again to re adjust it how ? thank you very much

[@JacksFSVideos]

You just go over the same instructions again and renter another airport code :)

[@klauss.2696]

but the atc usually vectors me to the runway, when would i be able to do it like this?

[@mattwoodford1820]

Anyone know if there is a way to manage the descent using GPS? I'm thinking more for runways without ILS where there is no glideslope to follow? Is there anything in the GPS that you can use to create a glideslope or do you kinda have to guess it using VS and making tweaks to match the PAPI's (which is how I'm bodging it at the moment) can GPS manage the climb/descent rate or is that outside of the scope of the FSX GPS?

[@ThomasDeWolf-tt6xd]

i have a quick question. when I choose vectors to land the gps gives me a really odd trajectory, it has lots of turns and often it doesn't line up at all. do you know how I can maybe get a better approach without me circling around the airport 5 times?

[@JacksFSVideos]

The first vectors should simply be a straight line (unless you go past it). Have you tried it at different airports?

[@ThomasDeWolf-tt6xd]

@@JacksFSVideos I have tried at multiple airports and very often its a straight line and then it lots of turns. so I shouldn't follow the complete trajectory? at 108 mile ranch (British Colombia) it just doesn't line me up at all. I also have another question whats the difference between those approaches? overall I just want to say that I have found your tutorials very helpful. thank you!

[@JacksFSVideos]

You just want to follow that initial line towards the runway, none of the other turns around it. Once you've landed, you can just ignore them. They're there for other approaches and/or for going around. Glad my videos have helped tho! Thanks for watching :)

[@ThomasDeWolf-tt6xd]

@@JacksFSVideos thank you for the explanation!

[@alienhive2947]

Thanks for the video. But I have a problem where I don't see the green runways on the gps, it says term on your gps but on mine it says end. I only can see a blue circle like thing around the airport. How do I see the runway?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Have you tried it at any airport that definitely has ILS for at least one runway? Try EGLL for example and then see if the green stripes are there :)

[@lightinggeek_uk2477]

Jack, I use FSX Steam Edition but I don't know how to open the navigation? Can you tell me? Also what is the difference between activate and load

[@JacksFSVideos]

It's the exact same as normal FSX, Shift+3 (but some aircraft can be different or not even have a GPS). I do explain the difference in the video, but Load is just getting it ready, but the aircraft wouldn't be able to follow it yet, nor would you be able to even see the line on the GPS, then all you would do is hit activate to see the line etc. as Activate is getting to that bit straight away :)

[@lightinggeek_uk2477]

Thanks :)

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem! Don't forget to subscribe and watch the live stream today at 17:00 UTC!

[@TheBigLez]

hey man what's the difference between activating the approach and activating vectors to final?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Activating the Approach is for when you've saved the approach earlier and you're now going to activate it. You would then need to Activate-Vectors-To-Final as well.

[@jamesb1988]

Ugh, Im so confused. So if you were at crusing altitude when you did this activating the approach would be an instant nightmare as the plane descends at a sickening rate while making an almost 90 degree turn to land on the runway properly. If you weren't at crusing altitude/speed, how did you learn when to begin descent in flight and what speed you should be at when you activate the Approach Hold? I'm so frustrated that I flew for an hour and a half under the impression that the approach hold/auto pilot would automatically line me up properly with the airport runway that I was landing on, instead all that happened was it flew me straight into the ground with the runway at a 45 degree angle difference from my direction. I don't understand what I did wrong... like 15 minutes out I checked the heading of the runway and the ILS frequency and loaded those numbers into my Course dial (in auto pilot box, the knob all the way to the left with orange cross lit up on it) and the Nav 1 frequency COM (and yes it was active). Boeing 737-800, if anybody cares. I don't know why everyone makes Approach Hold sound like it automatically lines you up with the runway of whatever Airport you have selected in your flight plan and all you have to do is just manually set it down at the end. Because that is NOT what happens..

[@harsh.sharma]

How can I enter holding pattern through GPS?

[@JacksFSVideos]

No idea I'm afraid, never used it for that

[@harsh.sharma]

@@JacksFSVideos Thanx for replying 🤩😊!!!

[@ALL4AVIATION]

Hi! Do you maybe know if I am able to make my custom fixes into .bgl file and then use them in the default GPS?

[@jetblue6728]

Hello Jack. How do I go direct a waypoint and how do I use VNAV? Thanks.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Not sure how to do waypoints on the GPS, I usually just do them in the FSX interface

[@jetblue6728]

Do you know how to use VNAV?

[@JacksFSVideos]

No, sorry I don't ;/

[@786free1]

I have tried flying from Gatwick to Heathrow using the GPS and the ILS approach as shown on your video but for some reason the plane does not exactly follow the final-to-vecors route even thought it has been activatrd and can be seen on the GPS as a majenta line followed by the white runway; instead it goes over it. The other routes I have tried using the same method seem to work fine. Could it be that the turn required to land at Heathrow from Gatwick is too sharp? Help woukd be appreciated.

[@JacksFSVideos]

I imagine it's because you'd have to turn the aircraft around and make it to the runway at Heathrow in the same direction you took-off, so if you enabled the GPS soon after take-off, it wouldn't be able to make the turn in time, once it got to the start of the line. You would be able to do it if you preset a flight plan to line-up better or used ATC

[@786free1]

Jack's FSX Videos ok thanks

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem!

[@ricardocolla526]

Hey man, is there a way to add waypoints in the GPS? Thank you

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'd assume so, but never tried it myself

[@robertporter5320]

That's what I'm trying to find too. Can't seem to find anybody on KZbin who knows how to make a flight plan in FSX with the Garmin 500 with waypoints.

[@Gio-vf1zf]

Is there a way I can use this type of GPS instrument on all my aircrafts on FS2021 Xbox Edition?

[@luckarm5481]

I’m kind of confused since I’m new to aviation. Can you make waypoints with gps?By waypoints I mean custom waypoints or do I have to use the flight planner and do real life pilots have custom waypoints? Or they just use the thing that you explain in the video?

[@JacksFSVideos]

In real life, pilots use the FMC to create custom waypoints. For many FSX aircraft, the FMC doesn’t work. I’m not sure if you can create custom waypoints in the GPS, I’ve never tried it, but pilots wouldn’t use the GPS at all - only in light aircraft

[@luckarm5481]

Jack's FSX Videos Thank you so much! And i subbed

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem and thank you so much!

[@ericc7936]

hi again. i noticed on your gps window that u said the heading to Gatwick is 167 on the nav page but the brg shows 332 degrees. so then do i set my heading on the hsi to 167 or do i do the formula + magnetic - 360 to get new course?

[@JacksFSVideos]

No idea what most of that means, sorry. You just set your heading to whatever you want it as or set it to autopilot and you don't need to set your course at all

[@garyvale8347]

everything is loaded correctly however when attempting to land using the ILS, when exactly do I switch from GPS to NAV to the APP button......as sometimes my plane will overfly the runway , even if at 3000 feet alt..........thanks

[@JacksFSVideos]

You can watch my ILS tutorial which will explain all of that :)

[@duffywolves]

why I can't type anything in the field of id facility&city? is there any trick to make the keyboard usable in the GPS module?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Make sure you've clicked the dial two types before trying to type anything

[@duffywolves]

@@JacksFSVideos You mean it 2 times? thanks a lot. I'll give it a try.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Yeah 'times' sorry

[@souk-tv]

Why does my FSX look like a potato with everything set on ULTRA?

[@kacperknopp2333]

Cause this guy has a ton of mods

[@Jacob-js7sf]

get addons on piratbay and it will look amaxing

[@milzyywilzyy9922]

set to fullscreen resolution with anistropic/anti aliasing high it'll run

[@JacksFSVideos]

All on my FAQ at jfv.tv/faq

[@jakethecreep5782]

Hi, Love your videos. They really help me but I have struggles getting the right angle to land, I always get the GPS to the airport but then I land almost 50 degrees to the runway or next to the runway. Any help would be appreciated !!!!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Have you tried the written version of my tutorial on my website?

[@goodisnipr]

The GPS in FSX has so much more to offer than that though. I have found how to use it, instead of the in-game chart, for finding VORs and NDBs and Airports in emergency situations because the GPS tells you info about the airports (like runway length) faster than you can click on it in the chart. P.S. The GPS in a couple of the Glass Cockpit aircraft (I think the Mooney Bravo is one) has a much different GPS than the others/the one in this video.

[@eaglemotion292]

Great series of tutorials! You've made my life easier

[@jairomujanga1251]

well i have to say Jack this is really helpful i can land so easily

[@JacksFSVideos]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching :))

[@themuffinbg516]

ok how when i set-up for approach but how automaticlly autopilot make approach because manually is so hard for me ?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Check out my video on How to Land

[@rackum44]

Thanks for this video,I am going to try it right now

[@jordanperschke1468]

I like your videos and I appreciate the work you put into them, but can you please go into more detail about how to do all this? I tried using autopilot, setting a flight plan from KIAH to KDFW and doing an ILS approach and landing on 13R, followed your videos step by step but my GPS/autopilot et al. acted completely differently from what you showed in your videos and I ended up over flying my runway at 3,000 ft at about 180 knots.

[@JacksFSVideos]

That sounds like an ILS issue, did you switch from GPS to NAV?

[@ericc7936]

i started and saved about 8 flights from the free flight panel now i'd like to delete them but don't know how. can u help it'd be much appreciated as i can't seem to set a direct pt to pt flight now.

[@JacksFSVideos]

The easiest way is to go in to save another flight. Then double click in the file path bar along the top and copy it, open up Files Explorer and paste it into the same bar and you'll see all of your plans you can delete etc.

[@initialbreez]

Hey, Jack. I just started flight simulation and the ATC told me to head 020 but on my pink line on GPS, it is way off. Should I follow ATC or the GPS pink line?

[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

Ofcourse the ATC they know what to do.

[@JacksFSVideos]

If you set it up in the FSX Flight Planner, it should sync up

[@michelfrance75]

On a real GPS 500/530, it seems that we can enter a departure procedure or complementary waypoints. Unless it is not simulated in FSX, I did not find how to do it.

[@JacksFSVideos]

You can do that in the FSX Flight Planner

[@gertrummo9007]

I will download flight simulator to my computer again and will land perfectly too is this aswell for the real planes?

[@JacksFSVideos]

No these videos shouldn't be used for real world flying

[@Ronald7077]

Now I can at least find an airport and make the correct approach. Very helpful instruction and easy to understand. Thanks

[@nobudgetkalle]

How you get this cockpit view? If I try to zoom out in the virtual c.v., I´m ending up inside the chair, or behind the pilot´s seat. 😂

[@sal_strazzullo]

I cannot type inside the GPS, when I type, commands will be sent to the simulator. Also I can't seem to find a way to add intermediate waypoints (intersections, VORs)...

[@JacksFSVideos]

Just click onto the GPS, make sure the right field is selected and then start typing and you can use the FSX Flight Planner for the waypoints

[@Rivan1812]

Bro can you show how to fly and land a beech craft king

[@harryroberts388]

Pls make a video on flying missed approaches

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thanks for the suggestion! I might do when I'm back :)

[@chrmantilla]

hi. is there a way to imput multiple waypoints from the gps?

[@JacksFSVideos]

There might be a way, but unfortunately, I only really know the basics of the GPS.

[@alexn8219]

How do you get the heading line from the gps to show up on the flight displays

[@JacksFSVideos]

The heading is displayed on the navigation display in the cockpit at the top

[@mustafakose1663]

Omggggg u are the best Man U make everything clear to understand new subscriber on its way

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'm really glad you liked the video and found it clear to understand. And thank you so much for subscribing!

[@Rodwayy]

how do you load up the planner?

[@JacksFSVideos]

The built-in planned? Just click Flight Planner in the main FSX interface

[@columnedfox5508]

i got FSX on my laptop and when i do long flights i always use concorde

[@AviationBlenheim]

when are you going to upload?

[@jeannetennis2441]

ok so ik ur a amazing utuber and i was looking at ur sub count expecting 1m or something and it is 9k and its like..WHAT?!?! BRO U DESERVE SO MANY SUBS + ur voice is really cool idk y i think that bit i wont ur voice

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thank you so much for your support! I really appreciate it and hope I can keep creating great content! And if I could, I would give you my voice xD (thanks!)

[@phutureproof]

@@JacksFSVideos I'm gonna chime in really late to the party I know, forgive me, you have a unique voice, there's nothing wrong with it, you're easy to understand and you speak with a good tempo, love the vids brother, so useful! I come back to them everytime I reinstall fsx and forget what I'm doing, cheers man o7

[@JacksFSVideos]

Haha never really had so much said about my voice, but thanks xD

[@abnormaalz]

Nice video. I wonder, how do you make a manually make a flight plan (with VORs and waypoints on your route) without using the FSX planner, but hardcore programming in the GPS itself?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Not sure for the GPS itself, after all, real-life commercial aircraft don't have a GPS. In real-life, pilots will use the FMC, otherwise you will have to use the FSX planner

[@mmpcudahy]

how did you use the keyboard to type at 2.18? Thanks

[@JacksFSVideos]

Just make sure you've turned the dial twice to the right and simply start typing on your keyboard :)

[@mmpcudahy]

I got it, thanks for the tip

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem!

[@Ihdc1]

On the list of approaches, what's the difference between ILS and GPS.

[@JacksFSVideos]

ILS uses the guiding system to bring you down to the airport, you use that if you’re going to land using ILS. Otherwise use the GPS approach

[@criticalthinker7822]

Easy to understand. Thanks!

[@dhiaeddinemoula3215]

what are your computer specifications and your addons for FSX

[@JacksFSVideos]

You can see my computer specifications in my set-up video here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqOXg52Ppatqoc0. I have so many add-ons, I wouldn't be able to list them all - if there are any specific things you'd like to know if I have an add-on for or want to know what it is, just comment.

[@ryanloughren7839]

I’d love to know why your cockpit looks zoomed out, I cannot seem to find a field of view option,

[@TacoMighty]

Thanks for being so clear and to the point!! Finally!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Haha no problem!

[@rahulmaurya3886]

m havin some problem with Garmin 430 in P3D v3 bonanza A36. I am not able to create a flight plan plz help!

[@rahulmaurya3886]

Ohhh got it. It was me being a NOOB! XDXD

[@JacksFSVideos]

Glad you sorted it cus I would have no idea for P3D xD

[@craigers37]

Thanks, now i dont have to use the flight planner to put in a vfr flight plan, your videos explain everything really well, thanks

[@JacksFSVideos]

So glad I was able to help you out! Thanks for watching :D

[@Tripexz69]

Which mods did you have in this video? this cant be default fsx?

[@JacksFSVideos]

I've used a HD Graphics Enhancer from Steam and REX 4 for weather.

[@Tripexz69]

Thanks! I will probably buy those things too. And great video ofc already subbed :p

[@JacksFSVideos]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching and thank you so much for subscribing! I really appreciate it!

[@twamley]

6.51 my plane always overshoots as this is too close to runway to get in line.

[@metalmichew2]

that was literally what i needed!

[@MrR0ckstar]

How to make the yoke move to and fro by using keyboard??

[@JacksFSVideos]

Use the arrow keys or Crtl+Y and use your mouse

[@gilloselton824]

Thanks for being there :)

[@JacksFSVideos]

Haha no problem!

[@Aru-2005]

I learn this: before starting the flight go to your flight plan and plan everything (where to land,where to start) then you don't have to do it on the gps because once you start you open the gps you can see your flight plan.

[@timothylam4289]

how come I couldn't type any letter?help me,and what controler do you use?

[@JacksFSVideos]

I use the Saitek Yoke and Throttle Quadrant (find more details on the FAQ). For typing, did you make sure you turned the smaller dial twice to the right?

[@anitmatic]

On the G1000, it's very difficult to turn the small knob and not the larger one. (In fact, I've never successfully done it purposefully.) I use the keyboard to enter the code instead.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Devin Carless, how did you get to the screen then? Without pressing the smaller dial twice to the right, as that's what timothy is asking

[@anitmatic]

I'm using the G-1000 in 3d cockpit mode. The D-> button brings up the 'Direct to Ident, City, Facility' sub-page. Turning the FMS knob changes the first letter and brings up map, location and course information for the selected ident. At this point I can use the keyboard to enter the ident I want, but the FMS knob just doesn't work. No option is presented mousing over the FMS knob to turn any smaller knob on the G-1000. Hitting Ent brings up the Duplicate Waypoints page, which does not respond to the FMS knob at all.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Oh right I see, it's an add-on aircraft with a different GPS - thanks anyway

[@asjadecosta9759]

My question is if im going ifr Should i use that only problem i have with ifr is they will terminate my services for example if they said turn left 150 go to 150 no contact or anything the. They terminate me

[@JacksFSVideos]

I always use the GPS when completing an IFR flight, they'll only terminate you if you divert from their course etc.

[@geomodelrailroader]

thanks I used it to set up a vector route from Joslin Field in Twin Falls City Idaho to Salt Lake International Airport

[@JacksFSVideos]

Great to hear the video helped you out! Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe!

[@harrypage2307]

Hey guys does anyone know how the autopilot of the Captain Sim L1011 works?

[@JacksFSVideos]

No idea, never tried it!

[@tubzvermeulen]

Thanks for the video

[@RandyClarke-zd2kv]

Which airport did you took off from?

[@jeesiejones8745]

DAMN!!! THIS WORKED OUT PRETTY WEL FOR ME THANKS MAN I APPRECIATE

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem!

[@tomhughes9639]

Excellent tutorial...........thanks

[@JacksFSVideos]

Glad it was useful!

[@yousuffarhatkhan6470]

Thnx mate it helped quite alot

[@icantcomeupwithausername3936]

What's the key bind for the GPS?

[@homer_simpson9863]

Shift+3

[@unit0033]

not a very user friendly sat nav, when I try to enter the airport code the second letter goes lower case and it cant find the uk airports im looking for!

[@electric7679]

It may not work because this game was made in 2007, the airport you are reffering to might of been built after 2007

[@aadhavan7127]

I know how to get the GPS panel up (shift 3) but where in the cockpit is the actual gps panel in real life I'm curious.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Actually almost all aircraft won’t have a GPS like seen when you bring up Shift+3, they’re almost all on the navigation display in the centre

[@aadhavan7127]

Jack's FSX Videos OK thanks!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Yeah most airlines will use either the FMC or CDU

[@vickyxlr9935]

Can i ask? 1. What is difference between vectors to final and activate approach 2.what is?/ How to use trans beside vectors

[@JacksFSVideos]

Do you mean Load to Final and Activate to Final? As loading is just getting ready and keeping it on standby whereas activating it actually engages the flight plan. And no idea on your second one - sorry!

[@vickyxlr9935]

Oh, thank you so much

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem!

[@mattroberts8495]

Can you enter multiple waypoints into the GPS?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Yeah you can just do it from the main FSX Interface before you launch into the flight

[@nielslauritsmeldgaard4031]

really good and understandable video. Im sitting with my little notebook trying to remember everything so i can do it on my own. thank you:)

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thanks! Glad I could help you out :D

[@vinayak2346]

sir I m not able to get approaches for ils in fax it shows nothing!!! please solve this problem

[@JacksFSVideos]

What airports are you trying it at?

[@kbuss10]

hi man! how on earth do you advance the waypoints if you have a flightplan and had a detour or cut a route leg? if i get back on the track later and omitted a few waypoints, the gps wont jump to the current route leg im on. even ATC want me to get back to the omitted waypoints and wont advance. its extremely annoying, and a joke. also how you insert a detour waypoint into a preloaded flightplan for example for refuelling reasons over the ocean? it wont let me do this after a selected leg it just deletes the whole previous flightplan and gives one leg whatever i do. I cant believe the real life gps500 would work like this. are there any game extension that address the dump ATC and GPS and would make it work more thorougly and logically? Also a lot of things doesnt seem to work properly sometimes like if the autopilot is buggy. im on FSX steam edition, is that a problem? hey thx a lot :)

[@JacksFSVideos]

Just go into the FSX Flight Planner and reset up your plan with the same waypoints. You can't add in a detour on the GPS, in real life pilots wouldn't even use this GPS on commercial aircraft and they don't have one (those that do would allow you). There are bugs in FSX, it's somewhat become the big joke of the flight sim community, but there are fewer in Steam Edition

[@danta3177]

thank you man, finally i know why my plane wouldn't follow the ILS Bravo

[@JacksFSVideos]

Glad I could help!

[@giancarlogonzales1528]

Thanks for making a big part of my life easier!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Haha no problem!

[@alfiebailey7049]

how do u bring up the flight planner in mutiplayer

[@JacksFSVideos]

As I haven't used the multiplayer feature for years, and since I assume it's not the same way, I'm afraid I don't know - sorry!

[@alfiebailey7049]

oh ok thanks

[@alfiebailey7049]

but can you do an update on the hole gps

[@JacksFSVideos]

This video was only released 5 months ago, so I don't think I'll be doing an update video anytime soon for it.

[@joeemerson8503]

Awesome!!! Thanks. This helps a lot after years of just winging it :)

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem! Glad I could help :D

[@ahhcaffeine9948]

What is the intro music called?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Hope - Tobu

[@markmcculfor6113]

I just press alt and then click on the far left dropdown, then I click on "plan flight"! It makes it much easier!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Yeah you can do that in the main interface before evening starting a flight, but then it's just less realistic

[@markmcculfor6113]

Jack's FSX Videos but it might be more like filing a flight plan

[@JacksFSVideos]

Well in real life, pilots will enter it on the FMC, or the GPS for smaller aircraft

[@markmcculfor6113]

Jack's FSX Videos but first they would file a flight plan using the internet or phone

[@JacksFSVideos]

Yes but that's all arranged before the flight and usually by the airline