FSX How to Use Autopilot | Boeing 737-800 | Tutorials

[@bonazzatony7035]

I am a real world co-pilot for a Canadian airline on 737 800 equipment. great video for others learning, keep up the good work

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thank you! I'm glad you like the video!

[@ker.5321]

West jet?

[@QuackenBall]

Bonazza Tony where is the altimeter like when control tower says 2992

[@amaneshak8605]

Why is a real pilot here checking how to turn on autopilot. I'm scared to fly rn

[@JacksFSVideos]

Haha just brushing up? xD

[@alexmc3885]

Just bought the new Boeing 797-1000 for the family and its so much easier to sail now I’ve watched your videos, thanks so much jake!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Hope that's going well for you, 797s are very popular with families these days

[@everettrailfan]

​@@VKBOSS2 _ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?_ lol did you hear it got cancelled? it was gonna be the NMA but they literally just deleted it recently. the 777X launched this year i guess (it had it's first flight, which I got to see in person! :D)

[@mgsaviation9292]

@@everettrailfan then which aircraft will be the NMA? The 757 and 767?

[@marsz1]

@Alex Mc, I agree with ya. Also, his name's Jack. Not Jake. Just wanted to point that out. XD

[@zaifixgaming3780]

@@JacksFSVideos i like you

[@johnywesco4143]

I had a confusion about gps and NAV. Now it's solved thank you

[@jesusa404]

Yes now I know how to use autopilot. I just started fly for like a month now.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Nice! Thanks for watching :)

[@madmikemackas]

Thanks for making a straightforward video about this. I feel like you could save a person flying a plane who isn’t a pilot should the actual pilot become incapacitated. Simple, informative, and straightforward. If all instructional videos could be this simple ! Thanks , bro!

[@pbr2805]

Don't forget that it is important that you know how to work the radio so you can talk to air traffic to get you vectors and help you to land. It could help save you.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Well yeah obviously irl 😂 but not for this tutorial

[@willem_vds]

Super!!! Now I know how to use it! You deserve WAY more subs!

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'm really glad you like the video and have found it useful! Don't forget to subscribe!

[@willem_vds]

Jack's FSX Videos I did!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thank you! I really appreciate it.

[@BlueSiege01]

Thanks for this tutorial brother!

[@ukshaandumasia1446]

this man deserves more subs!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Preach 🙌

[@avidoes7472]

I have been following ur channel for a long time sir This is the most helpful tutorial Thank You!

[@filipinordabest]

Rn i am in a plane over the baltic, pilots down, im watching this to help me land. thank you.

[@justsomerandomostrich1906]

I just started flight sims and this really helps since there is no clear in-game tutorial in flight sim x. This knowledge will come a long way after my transition to FSX to FS2020 ( cause I cant run FS2020 just yet) so thanks man! cheers!

[@noodlesthe1st]

I am using this in flight sim 2020 cause I couldn't find another video for it. Mostly still applies. Buttons are a little different but I got the hang of it. Thank you.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Yeah it should be pretty similar as they're both based on reality

[@buttonscasper]

Thanks Jack! very helpful. I've been using fsx for months now and never known how to use autopilot so thank you!

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem! Glad I could help and don't forget to subscribe!

[@CaptainEarls]

Finally figured out what I've been doing wrong. Thanks a lot!

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'm glad the tutorial was helpful for you! Thanks for watching and don't forget to press the Like button!

[@CaptainEarls]

Sorry I forgot😂

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem! Again, thanks for watching!

[@AlfexOmega]

Thanks for the videos, very helpful :)

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'm really glad the video helped you! Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe!

[@blueangelsgta8409]

I just completed my first flight thanks to you and I’m going to do my pilot training in 2 years so ye!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Wow that's so cool! Let me know how that goes :)

[@blueangelsgta8409]

Jack's FS Videos will do

[@dazedhotdog3459]

Very Usefull Thank you for this video. Subscribed

[@CaptainDL01]

tnx this video is clear and easy to understand especially for who that just started to learn how to fly an airplane thanks a lot

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you found the video useful - don't forget to subscribe!

[@evo3s75]

Thx dude, I'll sub cause of all the useful things you have on your channel

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thanks so much for subscribing! I really appreciate it :)

[@jaime1375]

Very useful as I'm new to FSX! Thanks alot for the vid!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Happy to hear it helped!

[@jordanvannortwick9426]

Extremely helpful. Thank you, Jack. Subscribed.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thank you so much for subscribing! I'm glad you found the video useful!

[@bensgaming7511]

I had fsx for a while now and never knew how to do auto until now thanks jack

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'm really glad the tutorial helped you out! Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe :)

[@jasminelohjiaqian5464]

3:19 and turn on the caption (sex the garlic) 😂😂😂I m dying

[@jozsiolah1435]

Autopilot is useful if you don’t connect joystick or game controller for any reason. Boeing 747 can do nice acrobatics with the autopilot, even little children can handle it, and they will be amazed. The plane is safe, doesn’t try to crash, if kids miss their moves, the plane may not crash.

[@johnlewis092]

Very helpful. Defiantly deserve more subscribers.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

[@aaaaaa721.]

So helpful! Thanks! 🙏❤️

[@mahmoudarab8516]

Helps a lot thanks.

[@7liel7]

great stuff, many thanks :)

[@JoeDelaney64]

Very helpful Jack 👍thanks

[@mr.mgaming7725]

Thanks this video helped a lot. We have the same intro song lol.

[@Graythedefiler]

Thanks a LOT. I had a six hour flight to Canada and I wasn't planning on doing it manually.

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem! Glad the video helped, don't forget to subscribe!

[@LakeArrows]

This was great. I wanna learn this stuff. Will watch again.

[@rohrichoak9740]

It's amazing how airliners in fsx sink like bricks upon landing while in Xplane you just have them behave like the real deal, smooth flying all the way to the runway. Couldn't try MFS 2020 yet, but I hope lesson has been learnt.

[@simen27u19]

Super helpful. Thank you, I subscribed👍

[@the_epic_cat2132]

Ever accidentally turned auto throttle while parked at the gate? It’s usually not a fun time.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Hahaha no I haven’t!

[@starrycavereal]

OMG I was doing that and then I saw your comment and realized what I was doing wrong! Thank you!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Haha good job you saw that!

[@starrycavereal]

Yup!

[@kacperknopp2333]

You're meant to arm the autothrottle at the gate.

[@ruksanaahmad2556]

This is such a useful video

[@janusbongon1206]

how do we engage the autopilot? like how do they start doing their work? do we need to press something?

[@trasherdoesmontage9244]

Great vid, i had no idea how autopilot works and i didn´t exspect to understand it but i did after the video, great explenation

[@JacksFSVideos]

Glad I could help!

[@nathanelliasin8739]

Thank you so much very helpful👍

[@jdmvcc]

Very helpful and easy to follow cheers

[@JacksFSVideos]

Glad to hear the video helped so much! Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe!

[@devasurya4952]

Great Video!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thank you!

[@BeamFlix]

thank you so much and keep up the good work

[@tomik_brumik1328]

When i enter the menu where i want to fly before the start of the flight .turn on and switch autopilot. Thanks!

[@mundise5312]

Hello, what to do when I have a flight plan created in the game?

[@JoachimPetersson]

And were do i find the course and HDG to every airports? Many years ago i played this, so I don't remember. Thanks!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Go into the map within FSX or you can look them up :)

[@nicks7117]

I know how to use autopilot on the 737, 747, a340 etc on fsx btw great video

[@JacksFSVideos]

That's good to hear you know how to use the autopilot. Thanks for watching.

[@johnywesco4143]

If I'm using keyboard and mouse (not joystick) how can I decrease the speed of autothrottle while controlling the yoke with mouse!? It's difficult to do multitask without joystick but still some people manage it, how???????

[@JacksFSVideos]

Unfortunately you literally just have to switch between yoke and normal mouse! I'd highly recommend a joystick

[@Dracolo1988]

nice guid ethx man

[@MultiSciGeek]

It keeps drifting from the set altitude. Should the vert speed be 0?

[@mervinhodgins2497]

Thank you this helped me a lot 😀

[@daanialmirzapour1636]

How come when I press the altitude hold switch the vertical speed says 550 instead of 1800

[@lorenzolicitra6017]

nice video congratulations

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thanks!

[@yayaanetwork2530]

Thank you very much

[@aod8770]

I really have a question how to disengage aoutopilot without sudden pitch up or pitch down because of the trim

[@TheNicry1]

So helpful

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'm really glad you like the video! Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe!

[@spadeney3722]

So usedul!!! Thanks dude :)

[@BenderPY]

Thanks man!

[@rapaviation]

Ok how to use autopilot and all but my nah wasn’t working. Thx so much. I was abt to fly to Singapore from Dulles nonstop going over Europe lol. It works now thx so much. 11:11

[@ELPaso1990TX]

How do you use the course selector? Do you have any videos of how to use Course?

[@JacksFSVideos]

I talk about it briefly in my ILS videos

[@redtriangle091]

Thanks,Subscribed

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

[@haydnmcbratney4194]

What does the course knob do?

[@JacksFSVideos]

It’s used for ILS landings

[@patrikstreng6834]

From the experience in the pmdg and all the time flying in the default 737: Mach 0.78 is the best cruise speed at most high altitudes

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thanks for the advice! This was mainly a video on how to set the speed, rather than what to set it to. But you're correct - thanks!

[@patrikstreng6834]

Yeah, if you're wondering how to set them, might as well know how fast to go This is speaking from my own problems back in the day so I just want to help :)

[@tudorciuc2630]

You're the best bro!!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thank you for your support!

[@pbr2805]

Oh! I left off the word; basically that you say a lot. Thanks!

[@JacksFSVideos]

Just don't watch them bro 😂😂

[@rudrakshkatiyar5829]

Really helpful

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem! Glad you found it useful :D

[@IFRSKIES]

great video

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thanks!

[@YAboss1243]

Great vid

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'm glad you like it! Thanks for watching.

[@bonazzatony7035]

I'd really like to see one for an approach to rnwy 23 or 24R at toronto Pearson international. keep up the great work on ur videos

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thanks for the video request! Please send it in to me here - jacksfsxvideos.com/request.

[@iTzSam1337]

do u have a video of how to set checkpoints?

[@JacksFSVideos]

No, I don't yet. You can send in a video request here - www.jacksfsxvideos.com/request.

[@rayatlast]

Can you explain what the 1/2 moon does on the primary flight control?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Moon?

[@OyunProfesorleri]

helpful! Thanks.

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem! Thanks so much for watching!

[@NickyG0123]

Great tutorial, how do you find the 4 character flight path for other airports?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I'm not sure what you mean - could you explain?

[@NickyG0123]

At 10:20 in the video, when you typed, "EGGW". That was an airport in London. How would you find that for a different airport?

[@JacksFSVideos]

I see what you mean. I usually find them on Wikipedia. If you just search for the airport on Wikipedia, in the right column of its page, should be the ICAO codes.

[@NickyG0123]

Thank you, this tutorial really helped.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Yeah in the main FSX interface, but not if you're not sure on the full airport name etc.

[@nikolaszisoudis8408]

Is there an option wich there i have not to change the HDG all the time and it to change itself?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Yeah check out my How to Use the GPS tutorial :)

[@bryanchrles]

Hello jackkk,you videos are so nicee ,but i want to ask,what's the fuction of couse ,i hope you can tell me

[@JacksFSVideos]

It's used for ILS landings mostly, you can find an ILS tutorial on my channel :)

[@pbr2805]

Very good video. Please on your next video don't use the words; so and well so many times. It will make for a better video. Thanks!

[@mikaguitars1477]

Very helpfull!

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem!

[@shadezentertainment9877]

thanks!

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'm glad it helped! Thanks for watching.

[@shadezentertainment9877]

one more thing. is altitude and altimeter the same thing? if not, how do you set altimeter in a 737?

[@JacksFSVideos]

The altimeter is the instrument in the aircraft that measures altitude of the aircraft.

[@shadezentertainment9877]

***** so when atc says "altimeter 2992" how would you set that since altitude is measured by hundreds on the autopilot altitude indicator?

[@JacksFSVideos]

To be honest, I've never actually payed attention to that when ATC says something like that. Therefore, I don't know exactly what it means, but I'm sure you'll be able to look it up somewhere.

[@c-dawg2145]

I set my cruise altitude to 41000, and my speed to 0.77 mach, but my aircraft pitches up about 4 degrees. Any idea why that might be happening? Thought it might be trim, but I'm not sure. Great video!

[@JacksFSVideos]

That sounds a bit too high, what aircraft you using?

[@c-dawg2145]

@@JacksFSVideos Stock 737-800. Looked into it, and I think it might have been the OAT.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Ah okay, and a 737 would normally cruise anywhere between 30,000 and 37,000

[@kamleshjha1978]

FL410 is the service ceiling for the Boeing 737 series. It struggles to keep level there, and later. Don't go that High, could result in a deep stall. That level is used only for aircraft testing and isn't safe =)

[@appleappington7346]

Is there a way to make te autopilot take all the req infornation heading vert. Speed etc. From the gps instead of having to manually enter it thanks

[@jgsh8062]

Nope, only payware planes have that sort of thing

[@appleappington7346]

@@jgsh8062 ahh I see thank you Kinda makes things difficult because sometimes I forget to update the autopilot and it straight up nosedives and crashed into the ground xD

[@gluino]

At around 8:33, why does the vertical pink line of the FD only shift very slightly left of center, even when heading is drastically off in terms of angle? The pink vertical line does not even tell you how much to roll the aircraft, right?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Actually it does move left and right, just much slower than the horizontal line. At 8:08 it's over to the left, if you keep watching to 9:38, it's more centre-right, and even before I made that right turn, it was centre. If you keep the central dot on the cross-hairs of both lines that will determine your rate or turn as well

[@gluino]

If you kept central dot on the both lines beginning at around 8:33, wouldn't it take ages before the plane's heading reaches the HDG bug?

[@JacksFSVideos]

No because the nose also moving up assists in turning the aircraft much faster

[@gluino]

But the pink lines do not indicate roll angle. When the vertical pink line is so close to center, it would be easy to center on them using only yaw+pitch.

[@JacksFSVideos]

No not angle, but it does indicate a turn, the bank angle always has the same maximum of usually 30 degrees. And a pilot simply knows not use the rudder on the air except in emergencies and some crosswind landings

[@colton2712]

What is the course option?

[@spadeney3722]

Colton Vayda idk lol one time i mistake it for heading oof

[@JacksFSVideos]

You only need it for ILS landings

[@neg9402]

thancc mae comrade dude

[@premwithphysics6955]

What is BARO 200 on the PFdisplay??

[@kamleshjha1978]

Decision Height or "Minimums" Basically the Land/Go Around point in an approach =)

[@Yourbuddy_Holly]

Do you use a entire setup or just a keyboard and mouse for this? If you use one of the ones that simulate the flight (like the throttle brakes etc.) what do you use?

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'm assuming you're asking what hardware I use to control FSX. If so, I use the Saitek Yoke and Throttle Quadrant, keyboard and mouse.

[@Yourbuddy_Holly]

Yeah sorry I didn't know how to word it at the moment XD. Thanks!

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem! Glad I could help.

[@Yourbuddy_Holly]

Sorry if im being the most annoying person ever but where did you buy it?

[@JacksFSVideos]

I personally purchased the Saitek Yoke from Amazon.co.uk, however, it's available from a variety of retailers. You can just Google the name and loads will come up. Hope this helps!

[@criticalthinker7822]

What does N1 do?

[@ericc7936]

is there communications from tower or elsewhere can't seem to get any for fsx f5-e. also can't print out headings etc from flight plan. any help would be terrific. thanks

[@JacksFSVideos]

Yeah you communicate with the tower. You don't have to print them out, you can just write them down on some paper, if you can't print it, it's most likely a problem with your printer connecting FSX

[@ericc7936]

if u select ie as default browser printing is cured.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Okay cool

[@tylersharpeboi8748]

Why is it that when we change the altitude selector to a different setting, the nose just all of a sudden dips downwards or upwards very fast, that really confuses me, that doesn’t happen in reality does it?

[@JacksFSVideos]

That shouldn't happen at all, try it in a few different aircraft

[@maxrl5618]

Hi what does the course mean that is 340 what does it do?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Absolutely nothing for normal autopilot

[@DWADE611]

I want to know why I get over speed warning when I hit 300 knots ? It goes click click click click i thought big planes normally fly around 540 knots

[@JacksFSVideos]

It all varies on the aircraft and the altitude your flying it at, for example the 737 will overspeed at around 320

[@littlesnaper4386]

Thx!!

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem! Glad you found it helpful and don't forget to subscribe!

[@atnentertainment8592]

Great Video, now my plane actually going up! 😄 But it's going above the Altitude I'm expected to maintain. I'm supposed to climb and maintain FL240 (24000 ft) but the plane goes up to 27000 and keeps increasing, why does it do this and how do I stop it? Thanks, Marc.

[@JacksFSVideos]

I've not heard of this problem before. However, starting with the obvious, have you made sure all the correct autopilot is on? Including the Flight Director switch, Master Autopilot, Altitude Autopilot and the Vertical Speed Hold Selector is set correctly to about 2,000.

[@atnentertainment8592]

Jack's FSX Videos Yes, it was the hold switch that I forgot to switch on. Thanks for your help

[@JacksFSVideos]

No problem, glad I could help!

[@Smelville272]

I have to use keyboard for auto pilot. How do i change that to actually clicking buttons on the dashboard of the cockpit.

[@JacksFSVideos]

You should just be able to click them on-screen

[@Smelville272]

@@JacksFSVideos all good. Figured it out

[@foxhound_Eclipse]

hey all. what's the difference between heading and course?

[@typingsquirrel2128]

heading is like the compass direction so the direction the nose is pointing, and course is the direction the aircraft travels over the ground which means that it will travel in the right direction even in strong winds. its kinda hard to explain without a diagram but maybe search one up sorry

[@t.marius1564]

btw, is there a programme incorporated which takes into account the curvature of the earth?. Many says that the gravity does this job for the airplane. I don't think so.

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'm not really sure on what kind of program you're referring to or what you'd use it for. If there is such a thing, I'm not aware of it.

[@t.marius1564]

Ok. I will give you an example: An airplane which takes off from a runway in South Africa , southern Hemisphere ( Cape Town) with final destination in Paris ( France), Northern Hemisphere.. In this particular case the airplane on its entire journey has to adjust continuously and follow the curvature of the earth , otherwise it will go straight into space. That's why i said to you that many are convinced the gravity does this job and here's why the airplane has no programs incorporated to address this matter.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Thanks for the example. However, as I said, I'm afraid I'm not aware of any program.

[@t.marius1564]

if there is no such a program , then we can draw three conclusions: 1. We are not aware of any program . 2. The gravity does this job for airplane. 3. and most shocking :)..the earth is not a ball , sphere. We must find out which of these 3 conclusions is right.

[@JacksFSVideos]

As I mentioned in my first comment, I'm simply not aware of any such program. However, having researched it, there is no need for this program anyway - www.askcaptainlim.com/flying-the-plane-flying-90/1301-does-a-jet-aircraft-need-to-constantly-adjust-nose-down-to-follow-the-curvature-of-the-earth.html.

[@shuvam4613]

hey jack, hope you are doing well. Wanted to know something, in the b737, to keep the ground speed more than 400knots, i have to set my airspeed at more than 380knts. And due to that my fuel gets burned more. I do that just because in real life, all the flights have the ground speed of more than 400 knots, but their airspeed is below 300knots. Even yours is below 300knots and gs is above 400 knots. What should I do? should i do any changes in weather? PS:- I set my weather as fair weather.

[@JacksFSVideos]

Don’t worry about ground speed when you’re flying - pilots don’t. Just set your airspeed to what it needs to be at each stage of the flight :)

[@shuvam4613]

Jack's FSX Videos oh..okay. Even I'll not bother then, :) Thanks😁

[@JacksFSVideos]

Haha good idea!

[@kolejwstarogardzie3201]

How it works in MD11? I dont know how to read what course i need to take because there are not a purple trail.

[@JacksFSVideos]

I'm afraid as I don't own any MD11 addon aircraft, I can't help you with what you're asking. Sorry!

[@kolejwstarogardzie3201]

I see a arrow in a random direction, and i set autopilot on that arrow and atc contacting with me and didn't turning me, is that good? (sorry for my bad english, i am from Poland)

[@JacksFSVideos]

I assume you're referring to the arrow in the Navigation Display. If you're using ATC, they will tell you what heading to fly at. Simply type this into the autopilot system and turn the Heading switch to On. The aircraft will then fly in that direction. If you don't understand a part of the video, try reading the tutorial on my website here - jacksfsxvideos.com/fp-how-to-use-autopilot.

[@kolejwstarogardzie3201]

I just requesting a IFR Clearance and tower send me to good course. I need to teach how to land don't nose to ground decending and how to land not in a city. :P

[@JacksFSVideos]

If you're looking to improve your manual landings, I do have a few videos on my channel.

[@calebmadlom3263]

For long overnight flight can I just turn on gps mode as you did then go to sleep for the night, let the game fly and complete my flight In the morning? ATC usually tells me to change my heading or altitude and if I don’t they yell at me and terminate my IFR flight plan. How do I fix the problem so I don’t have to be up every 15 minutes changing heading and listening to ATC?

[@JacksFSVideos]

It's certainly possible to do that if you don't use ATC at all. Otherwise, you'd need to climb to your cruising altitude, turn on LOC to follow the GPS and then they won't tell you to adjust anything. However, they will still point out traffic and tell you to change frequencies every now and again which will need a response

[@joelpena8212]

Hey which flight sim x is this? I see there’s different ones and I want this one and Is the latest?

[@Jimmiiii]

There is steam edition and normal the steam edition you can play o line

[@JacksFSVideos]

This is the Steam Edition, which includes the Gold Edition of FSX

[@Jimmiiii]

@@JacksFSVideos do u ever plan on making more fsx videos?

[@robertkobefitness]

I have windows 10. i7 4790k and 980. but I just have the regular fax and is giving me problems. should I get the steam edition?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Personally, since getting the Steam Edition, I've not had a single crash or problem with the game.

[@robertkobefitness]

thanks. do you have windows 10?

[@JacksFSVideos]

Yes, I use Windows 10 64-bit.

[@kherentheresine572]

How to use fmc