[HD] PMDG 737 NGX | Full FMC/CDU Tutorial

[@michaelorsini9695]

Without a doubt the best FMC tutorial for the PMDG 737 I have yet to see on youtube! BRAVO!!!

[@jetcat120]

I just bought PMDG737 NGX and I find this tutorial extremely helpful as you have explained in good detail the step by step procedure.

[@dbvetter7485]

This is great, first time I've seen a really good tutorial on the FMC, by doing a in depth step by step.

[@themtoniraniremaxbroker2447]

Hello Mr Newman, I saw your Video while I was in my office and literally STOPPED working and just cannot wait to go home and try what you have shown. I only wish their were nice folks like you who were willing to take up a class and I would gladly pay!! Thank you very much and please do do Similar FMC based Tutorials between Europe and a North American City....Much Appreciated and looking forward to more from you sir. Themton, Toronto, Canada

[@J1mmyWA]

Great tutorial - thank you. I can't believe people click on dislike after you have put the time and effort into sharing your knowledge. I wonder how many tutorials these people have done?

[@Morgow1]

I've never seen a proper tutorial or good speaker when it comes to any flight videos. But I guess this is better than nothing.

[@stanleyallan6997]

Thanks to Josh Newman and ReNewReViews for taking the time to put together this informative and well produced tutorial video

[@2018paulrobbinx]

Hey man, it took me 1 hr and 30 mins to watch this video, then take a lot of notes over almost every little thing you did, then go through it in my head once or twice, you really learn how to use the FMC/CDU. Great Video! Helped a lot!

[@teach4944]

very well introducted. it took me years to finallly figure it out. thank you

[@victorpilkington8325]

Hi I am new to this wonderful hobby of ours and as such at times find some of the paperwork we really do need to inwardly digest very over whelming I learn most by watching rather then reading so when I find a site like yours I grab it with both hands . I have learnt more by just watching this video of yours and most certainly be watching more of them so from a 69 grey desktop flyer many thanks

[@ReNewReViews1]

You're very welcome, glad to have helped :)

[@janwillemverbeek]

I have to say: Your tutorials really help me getting some control of this endless options airplane, I strongly recommend everyone who is looking for good tutorials watching these one :D

[@morrislester6798]

Great information. I just purchased the 737ngx and know very little about programming the cdu. Thank you.

[@brendantravers1044]

thanks for posting this, this is the only video that bothered to explain the FMC. Very helpful!

[@acorazadobismarck5644]

Thanks ReNewReView. I am new with this. I’d just bought 737 from PMDG and you answered me a lot of questions specially a simple one like what V1 is standard for.

[@ReNewReViews1]

V1 is basically a speed reference, so it changes with flights usually dependant upon weight of the aircraft, thrust rating of the engines etc.. you have many V references.. main ones being V1, Vr and V2.. V1 is basically the calculated speed at which you must be commited to takeoff.. so say if its 132 knots as soon as we hit 132 knots we must commit to taking off regardless of any failure. Vr is simply rotate, so obviously the speed at which the pilot would perform the takeoff rotation. V2 is the safe climbing speed which is obviously the speed at which is the minimum they shjould at least be climbing at which is safe.

[@rikhirazdan4960]

The route generator really helped plan my flight on the pmdg 777 and pmdg 737

[@ReNewReViews1]

You're very welcome, might I suggest heading to a website called edi-gla, create a free account and you will have access to real world flight plans, call signs, routes etc..

[@elliotthayot1378]

Hi Josh. Very helpfull mate! I use some parts from this to explain to my students how to use the FMC and I gave them the link to your video as I think it covers it all very well. Great job!

[@lekoman]

Generally speaking, you program your arrival (even your STAR) during cruise. It's nice to be able to set it all up ahead of time (and you can get away with it if you're not simulating ATC), but that's why it's all selectable from the CDU. You just pick the best STAR for the arrival ATC wants you to do and program it in.

[@FlyingThereAndBack]

PMDG did an amazing job on this FMC.

[@niksmathew]

As an alternate to entering the gate co-ordinates, you can also enter the GPS position in case you are not parked at the gate. Overall good job. Pretty well explained.

[@AustinAure]

Very nice mate. Studying the ATPLs at the minute and this helped a lot, thanks

[@kenwalsh4672]

amazing lesson...you took a very complex subject and made it understandable...thanks

[@-Wreckanize-]

When you take off, at least 500 feet above ground, or more if you wanna fly the climb, you'll press lnav (controls lateral movement) and vnav (controls vertical movement and engine thrust) located on the mcp. Press z to engage auto pilot and it'll follow the route. FYI you need to have the mcp altitude at your cruising altitude before takeoff, or it wont climb to it, as well as lowering it while in the air before decending, or it wont decend.

[@juancamiloza]

You can't select a takeoff cg taking as reference the crz cg, because they are different stages of flight with different fuel weight distribution. So if you trim the aircraft for takeoff as if you where cruising, you'll need to apply lots of pressure to the yoke (push or pull)

[@aero_sw]

Thank you so much. The most helpful FMC tutorial.

[@sujayr9327]

Now I know what all those things on the FMC means!! Thanks!!

[@vgfan80]

I had the same problem too when I tried to program the FMC for a KATL to KJAX; even though I was at gate A 26, I actually had to type in gate "0". What you have to do is go into the SIDSTARS folder of your PMDG directory and click on the text file of your airport (for me it was labeled "KATL" for Atlanta). The gate numbers should be listed on the bottom.

[@singmelo]

Thanks so much for your tutorial on the FMC/CDU very detail looking for more videos

[@kirklorange]

I believe that the TRIM that you enter is the take-off trim, not anything to do with trim for the whole flight. It's allows the pilot to use minimum effort on the controls when rotating. Could be wrong, though! I'm not a pilot.

[@fmpphoto]

Very well done on the FMC... Thanks for helping many people.

[@rolls7372]

What a great tutorial! thank you for the effort. Now we need one on how to program Vnav and Lnav and what those are all about. :)

[@jamesodowd4063]

When you finish with the departure and arrivals page press the PROG page and that will tell you the cost index

[@Odei73]

3 words, I LOVE YOU! Best tutorial out there! Subbed and liked!

[@QuickZ_]

Very nicely done video, mate. I love this little tool the aircraft has. It made my fsx a hell of a lot more fun ^^. I was going to buy a gps just because the default one is so annoying and faulty.

[@FuzzyD007]

Simply, thank you! This really helps... now just need to find a tablet FMC for FSX

[@ChicagoPilotProductions]

Transition Alt in the U.S. is always FL180 and all that means that you're in Class A airspace which goes up to FL600. In class A, you can only be IFR and you just switch threw center controllers.

[@telosfd]

Very good explanation, but a bit complicated until someone familiarized perfectly or nearly perfectly. To tell the truth I'm friends with the A320 and the environment within the cockpit. Again to say it's wonderful example.

[@Exploratorium360]

Ma men. 👍Great ! Tutorial... Thanks buddy. Good job ! It helps me a lot.

[@waypoint74]

Thank you very much Mr. Newman. It is very clear and helped alot. Please keep on.

[@ReNewReViews1]

Thank you very much I'm glad you liked it :) more will be on the way soon

[@guarachero123321]

The SEL TEMP, is given by a serie of information, in order to use reduced power on the engines. The company makes a performance rate according to QNH and Air Temperature.

[@drumdude46]

Hi Jappie! the answer to that question is ..NO. the reference manuals are there to do just that! "Reference". meaning, Pull them out if they need to run an abnormal checklist or something like that. now, do pilots have to 'know' nearly every inch of this airplane, and have training that crams them full of knowledge and understanding about nearly 'every system' on the Bird? YES. but they don't have to 'store' and recall, every byte of info they've learned, in their heads. it's in the books

[@AbbaFana]

I am just learning this....Your video is well detailed but as a beginner to PMDG ngx,it looks a lil complicated. Hopefully i get to know how to do this over time.

[@grahamking7734]

Thank you it was very helpful I'm just starting to use flight sim and need all the help I can get . Cheers for the video mate.

[@johansnyman3123]

Both your videos on the PMDG 737 NGX are the best on KZbin at the moment. Well done. Could you do one on the Auto Pilot function and modes? Thx.

[@Vtrontv]

this video deserves a like from every viewer :) awesome video bro

[@towe1ey8]

Amazingly done. Very well explained. Finally! Subbed!

[@ReNewReViews1]

Thank you very much, welcome to the channel! stay tuned, there's plenty to come soon ;)

[@ReNewReViews1]

Yes what you do to change you fuel is on the menu page select FS Actions then go to fuel you can also change the payload aswell

[@daveroberts858]

Nice one mate, very thorough and well described...I've subscribed to your uploads and look forward to more tutorials. Do you do requests?

[@ReNewReViews1]

I can take a request yes :)

[@dezh6083]

Awesome well described video,I destined now how to programme my fmc

[@Shannow46]

Excellent Tutorial you have saved me hours of headaches thanks

[@electriciandallastx9182]

Thanks for the thoughts you have contributed here.

[@paulschofield9367]

Very nice and very educational. Why LBS and not KGs though for the weights?

[@ingamingoffical3668]

It's certainly very odd that the one time I choose to fly properly it's from cardiff, and so is the tutorial video. Thanks :)

[@krelshell4]

Check the overhead upper panel, and make sure both IRS switches are set to NAV

[@writtenflop495]

I finally understood the CDU thank you soooo muchh!

[@9111logic]

Excellent tutorial, clear, very concise and good English, which is much appreciated (and that’s been said by an Italian) Just one question from a novice: is this the Pro Flight Simulator, the Microsoft or what? Once again thank you

[@arnejordaaen8339]

Amazing tutorial! You made everything perfectly clear!

[@ABCTEST213]

I don't really know what's going on at "VIA TO"waypoint, if I search route planner EGFF (0.0nm) -SID-> BCN (20.0nm) -UN864-> DIKAS (23.1nm) -UN864-> TOPRO (31.2nm) -UN864-> NITON (69.7nm) -UN864-> MONTY (90.1nm) -STAR-> EGGP (119.1nm) you type BCN and N864? and MONTY?? how come

[@ReinventedOrigin]

Have you figured this out if so. help?

[@gabhombreduro]

Adam Desjardins Speaking of saying "things you don't know" and leading "people into thinking false things": The Transition Altitude (TA) has nothing to do with entering class A airspace whatsoever. Below and at the TA, the altimeter is set to the local QNH and the vertical position of an aircraft is reffered to as "altitude". Above the TA, QNH is set to ATM (29.92 inHg or 1013mb) and the vertical reference is "Flight Level". And assumed temperature is NOT used to save fuel (biggest bullshit I ever heard) but to reduce engine wear. the difference in fuel consumption between a "flex"/"assumed temperature thrust reduction" T/O and a regular T/O is not really worth mentioning...

[@drumdude46]

pressing the "ALT HOLD" button, does JUST THAT. if STOPS a current climb or descent, at the altitude your aircraft is at, at the "time' you pressed the button. for a climb, set a higher altitude that what you currently are at, IN the Alt. Pre-Select Window, then choose a Vertical Mode ie; FLC (flight level change) VS (vertical speed...the simplest for beginners) or VNAV, the most complex. the later takes some understanding, practice, and ideally, some study and reading of how it works

[@dadas2170]

Thank you for this FMC/CDU tutorial

[@mileskfranklin]

Great tutorial...although you missed some points as PLANNED FUEL, CRZ WIND AND DEGREES, other then this....as I said....GREAT...

[@diogofigueiredo6435]

For the IRS Alignment is wrong, you have to press next page and take GPS Left Position ;) and some explanations are missing as well as route winds etc..

[@90sarcadefighter5]

16:57 ....I'd love to see a future video explaining this message and how you sort it out in the FMC so I can apply the same to different flights please do, or just try to explain ;) thanks

[@matthewduke7008]

Amazing lesson made me subscribe...cant believe you are not a pilot. i feel like going fight club on you putting a gun to your head and insisting you be on your way in 6 months to being a pilot lol I watched both tutorials and they are the dogs ball bags mate would still be trying to turn on the battery if it wasn't for you, so thanks a bunch dude. i have a request, if you would, please do a full flight tutorial from cold and dark to landing and taxi, that would be amazing.

[@matthewduke7008]

+Progamer79 FSX good you should keep going I was looking into some lessons myself, I wish I was young I'd smash university to become a pilot and flying upside down is something every pilot in the world wishes he could get away with doing 😄 any chance of you doing the full flight tutorial for us minions of the flight SIM world??? go on be a sport...???

[@ReNewReViews1]

+Matthew duke Thanks for your kind words it means alot :) i'll defintiely consider more tutorials for yourself, I am currently just a pilot under training (expensive life) i fly the PA28 Warrior, the XtremAir XA42 and i'm around 23 hours of flying now :)

[@matthewduke7008]

+ReNewReViews sorry for my late reply and thank you for replying. You deserve the praises dude and I hope you do more videos because you are the only one I've found that just informs and teaches as opposed to showing off and trying to be funny (like most do). glad to hear you are training to fly (don't have to go all fight club on you now haha) good luck for the future man all the best and safe flying you lucky #&@?+! 😂

[@ReNewReViews1]

Your comments are far too kind :) you make us want to do more now!! thank you :D

[@matthewduke7008]

😂 my master plan is working...

[@dennyf57]

Thank you really short tutorial and straight foward much appreciation m8!

[@magzire]

I got lost at N864 and MONTY. Where do these figures come from?

[@Uganice]

great tutorial, almost like the 747. Image and sound is 10/10. Would be nice if you could make an autoland tutorial for the NGX. (approach and landing)

[@PilotBbqBob]

Hi, best tutorial yet, thank you. Can you tell me how to delete waypoints if ATC give me a "Direct to" and how do we add the RWY and STAR in the air? Thanks again

[@PaulFoye]

What a brilliant tutorial, it has cleared a few things for me. I have spent the best part of 3 days trying to work it. I just have 2 questions, how do I find the best SIDS for the route I take. Example; EGLL to EIDW, runway 27R, it gives me at least 8 SIDS to choose from. Is there a site that shows the location. I looked at the free flight route, but it only shows way points not the actual SIDS. And lastly if, I picked the wrong SIDS, how can I delete that waypoint without having to start in cold and dark to refresh FMC. I appreciate any help or your time to resolve my issues 😀👍

[@jesus443211]

Thank you for your help, everything is ok, but when I take off with all programmes of the FMC this stop to work. I can't push any button. I hope your answer

[@blueeyessonny]

Excellent vid, well explained. can I ask how we would know which runway we are to land on? I want to be able to put my route in while I'm at the departure airport but I don't know where to get the information from for the arrival airport until they give me the ILS runway when I'm about 50 miles out.

[@TheFlightMaster101]

So helpful! What enb do you use?

[@ReNewReViews1]

No Enb is used :) thank you very much

[@mrDmastr19]

Great video! Is it possible to have the auto pilot track the flight levels of the waypoints that are programmed into the fmc? I can't get it to do the flight levels even with lnav and vnav both working.

[@guripilot]

can you please make a video of missed approach tutorial??? because i want to know how to use the missed approach through fmc/autpilot. properly how to select its approach etc...

[@DominicanRat83]

Thank you so much for the education bruh, your video really helped me a lot. I subbed 👍🏾

[@contrivix_quest_kwt]

is it necessary to add airways to the fmc

[@derekoreilly5938]

Great tutorial, can you do a tutorial on engine derate and assumed OAT?

[@sixfoursoul2538]

Thank you ! I learned alot from this tutorial , but where is the link to get the flight plans and way points you said you were going to share ? did I miss it?

[@vetle7879]

hey, this was a very good video if renewreviews makes videos like this every time i'll subscribe

[@ReNewReViews1]

Thank you very much, stay tuned more is coming!

[@vetle7879]

ReNewReViews u replyed. omg im gonna subscribe right now

[@Kev4tv]

ReNewReViews how do you make the gps lock on your plane like your little triangle that is you, instead of having to zoom out on certain waypoints to find your plane

[@awd486ify]

Hello ReNewReViews. How do you know an airways you have tape in to the CDU?

[@Mgcook1193]

Very helpful video - thank you. In the video the FMC shows a message "unable Cruz alt" or something like that. You say that you would fix that error message if you were actually going to fly. Would you please tell us how to fix the error message. Thanks again.

[@cavalryman_s197]

Bro ur a hero-thanks-this helped a mill. One question though (non-related). U know how the PMDG's come with operating manuals. Now i'm not sure if u know the answer to this, but before real world commercial pilots can fly for an airline, do they have to know ALL that in those manuals? For instance, the one PDF manual (FCOMv2) that's 1240 pages..now i know those manuals are just for reference but in the real world, once again, does a pilot need to know every little detail of those manuals? Cheers

[@benjiminus04]

Good video, but @ 16:16 the cost index would never be 100%. Most airlines use something between 20 - 25%. That is why it told you that your max CRZ ALT was only. 11,000 ft.

[@spotflightsim2866]

Hello, Where did you get the N864 from in the airways and waypoints page?

[@sealssystems]

Great vid but which web site did you use to get your route.

[@MrAndrew1907]

Hello, awesome vid, im considering buying this addon soon, VERY useful. One question, does PMDG simulate SIDs and STARs for the whole world? or is it just the UK or something specific like that? Thank you! Cheers from Canada.

[@larryhoffert3785]

Hi Josh what keys do you press for the FMC to come up on your screen?

[@markcomputertech7997]

The PMDG CDU has no gate info for the US. WHen entering in the Gate, it says "Not in database" even with latest AIRAC installed.

[@justtocomment2423]

Thank you so much!! But i have a issue with the gates on the airport of Amsterdam, Schiphol. I dont have the default scenery, but the realistic one. But the FMC does not accept for example D26. Why?

[@nmlpsousa]

In the route planner the airway is UN864, but you enter N864. Why?

[@jeffhiew5795]

Thanks for your video, need some help. I ran into problem with the auto pilot for PMDG 737. Sometimes i could activate the auto pilot during take off, other times, it wouldn't light up at all. For auto pilot to be activated, I understand that there are two conditions: 1. Set altitude, or 2. program the route in FMC, Since I'm doing a quick flight to test VS and FLC in auto pilot mode, I set the altitude only. But during the climb, the auto pilot button didn't light up when I press the button. Which step did I miss out?

[@szubovic]

When hit from MAP to PLAN, don`t see STEPS before hit ACTIVATE. Where i am missing point ?

[@Mike.Jester]

I dont understand where you got N864, if i plan a route on rfinder it just displays waypoints like BUCAL OLRAX TOKON TOSOV and so on. Where do i find the Airways?

[@SciencefictionfantasyUk]

Just a slight point from waypoint to arrival airport you put in two sections that linked. How do you do a direct instaof putting in waypints.

[@larissasousa5052]

Hello, Josh. I want to congratulate you for your excellent FMC tutorial. I am new to this and I would like to learn about ILS landing, approach and top of descent procedures. I wonder whether you could give me some paid classes on these topics. Regards. Larissa.

[@reaperman1924]

How do you correct things when the "unable cruise altitude" message is displayed?

[@themtoniraniremaxbroker2447]

Good Stuff Sir!! Thank you so Very Much...Keep Well.

[@umarhabib5362]

tnx alot.u deserve 2 thumbs up..it really help me

[@markperez2890]

Hello! Thanks! Can't wait to get started. Quick question, the route finder link doesn't seem to be functioning. Keeps telling me the server is receiving too many requests. Never actually gives me a route. any other suggestions?

[@ReNewReViews1]

No worries, a better route finder is found here, simply sign up: www.edi-gla.co.uk/

[@markperez2890]

Outstanding! I'm going to try to find a documentation version of your tutorial because it's hard to remember everything you've covered (and location of knobs/switches) and can't really well watch while in FSX ;-)

[@thatpilotguy9866]

in stuck with the sids. I will look at my flight plan and select runway 33R at Toronto and then I'll look for betes1 witch is the first thing on the list. I can't fined it on the sids page and when I try to select a random sids and continue inputting way points I'll try and put betes1 in but it said invalid entry