How to use a Flight Director - MSFS. (Alpha Hotel Flight Simulator Training - Quick Looks #3)

[@stefanogrillo6040]

Best aviation channel i've found

[@alanmangroo3656]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@fish7days]

Great videos all round !! Thanks !! I just watched the NDB vid. Helped a ton with using bearing pointers to intercept a VOR radial.

[@AlphaHotelFlightSimulation]

Glad you found the content helpful, Florida Pilot. Thanks for watching!

[@AlasdairMacG]

I'm late to the party once again! Great video - really helpful. Thanks for making and posting. Regards, Alasdair

[@AlphaHotelFlightSimulation]

Glad you found it helpful Alasdair. Thanks for watching!

[@DakotaPilot-gn4zt]

Great job! You leave everyone else in the dust when it comes to making thorough, comprehensive tutorials. Your videos are my go-to's if I need an explanation or question. As a real world steam gauge pilot this has been a big help making the transition. I just downloaded the latest version of MSFS2020 and noticed something on the PFD that I can't find an answer for anywhere. 1- There is a bubble that looks like a aircraft silhouette that floats on the face....what is that? 2-There is a altitude window right next to the window that you program the altitude in....what does that do/mean? If you or anyone else can answer these questions it would be appreciated!

[@AlphaHotelFlightSimulation]

Thanks for the kind words, Dakota Pilot3571. Glad you are enjoying the content, and finding it helpful. I believe the "bubble" you refer to is the flight path indicator or flight path vector. It is a a green airplane symbol (on the G1000) that depicts where the nose of the aircraft is traveling (i.e. climbing/descending & lateral track of the aircraft.) The best way to think of it is that the attitude indicator shows where your nose is pointed, and the flight path indicator shows where your nose is *going* (which may not be the same is your attitude.) I may make a dedicated video on it some day, but for now, here is an explanation from one of my G1000 NXI videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJfGeq2uorxoq8k Not sure what you're referring to with the "altitude window next to the window you program the altitude in." On the G1000, the Altitude preselect window for the autopilot is at the top of the altitude tape. When in vertical speed hold mode on the autopilot, the selected vertical speed will appear beside it. The current altitude displays at the center of the tape, with the current vertical speed on the VSI beside it. If neither of those answer your question, let me know. Thanks for watching!

[@mikeoreilly4020]

As a hack for go-around mode, if the MAP altitude is set on the display, and the heading bug is set to RW heading, when minimums are reached with no joy, can you apply max throttle and start to pitch up until climb speed is achieved, and then hit the FLC button, confirm it's working, and then reinstate the AP and then do the climb check? My new sim system isn't arriving for a week or so, or I'd try this myself. I enjoyed your very thorough video. The airline I flew for used McDonnell Douglas aircraft with Collins flight director systems which are very close to what's on the G1000. Collins had a pitch setting knob which we set to 16° on T/O to comply with noise reduction procedures. Sorry Garmin didn't emulate that.

[@AlphaHotelFlightSimulation]

I guess that would work - but it might be just as easy to turn the flight director off and on to reset it once you're climbing. I'll have to try it. Most flight director systems have a go around or takeoff/go around (TOGA) mode. I think the G1000 actually has it in real life, but there's no way to activate it in MSFS.

[@chrisgoddard1855]

Thank you - just need to work out how the Approach mode links to this

[@AlphaHotelFlightSimulation]

Chris - If you arm/activate the approach mode on the Automatic Flight Control System panel, the FD will give you pitch and roll guidance throughout the approach. If you're interested, I'll leave a link below to my video on how work the Autopilot/AFCS on the G1000. Thanks for watching! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHSxeWCCraedf7s

[@jakew9887]

Great presentation. Thanks

[@AlphaHotelFlightSimulation]

Glad you enjoyed the content, Jake. Thanks for watching!

[@PrivateVoid1]

Really helpful video. Many thanks.

[@AlphaHotelFlightSimulation]

Glad you found it helpful, PrivateVoid1. Thanks for watching!

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Perfeito 👏

[@AlphaHotelFlightSimulation]

Thanks, and thanks for watching!