MSFS Aerosoft CRJ Tutorial Ep7: Taxi Out And Taking Off! (REVISED)

[@oldowl4290]

Your tutorials have been excellent. I was a commercial pilot and stopped flying. A few of my friends flew the CRJ. Back in the FS9 days I used to love the Project Opensky CRJ-200. For the longest time it was the only RJ available and had a decent-looking 3D cockpit but was minimally functional of course. I got into home cockpit building with the goals of wanting / needing the most realism for training but now.. FINALLY.. we are starting to see aircraft that are actually worthy asIde from maybe 10 other jets. It’s good to see a regional. I have a 32" 4k desktop now and this video looks so good. I used to also hate 3D cockpits because it was so hard to see on a CRT and 24" displays. But with large 4k and this kind of fidelity I think I may be ready to scale everything back down and be the keyboard/mouse flyer again. It's certainly a lot cheaper. And VR is nice, but it is still going to be a few years before it matures and costs come down. Anyway, just this jet alone gets me excited for MSFS2020.

[@thomazz1976]

Love how the screens are rounded at the borders.

[@eggs1632]

You mean like on the FMC/S?

[@thomazz1976]

@@eggs1632 yup

[@CanadianStig990]

Thank you for the video. I hope the nose up/down oscillations during climbing can be fix/tune down a bit. I think it’s a bit too radical right now. Edit: Bunch of mad lads, its super smooth in the released version.

[@Flyer0245]

I hope so too!

[@Flyer0245]

They fixed it now!

[@eddiepuchales9016]

You helped me so much with your tutorials! Keep up the good work!

[@AITullball3333]

"They are very nice guys...and girls...and women...and men". Perspiration increase detected!

[@Flyer0245]

True that! :)

[@dannyappleby5019]

Every helpful thank you

[@hairsiluet]

Thank you very much for this revised video!

[@ianyeates9872]

Well done excellent tutorial for a complex looking cockpit, I think this is a must as it seems really well done, I know what I would like for Birthdays, Fathers day and so on. Very impressed, wait, I will have to slow up how much I buy as I have gone a little crazy with all the great things that are now available or not so far away from release.

[@Flyer0245]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@gordo1163]

Any chance there will be the sound of the nose wheel on the ground, a big part of immersion lost, sound-wise.

[@cesarperezargota]

You're right, hopefully they'll add this soon!

[@CraigyBabyJ]

Done a good job with these videos :) Cant wait!

[@Flyer0245]

Thanks

[@tibor1234]

I realy like the wind sound :) For me it cant be loud enough. Grest Video.

[@JulianBloehm]

18:35 How does the aircraft know the wind direction and speed when standing still? I thought it would need significant airspeed to calculate that.

[@mauriciodiaz5895]

Great series. I really appreciate all the time dedicated to these tutorials. I'm having an issue with the autopilot. Its automatically disconnected many times along the fly. I would like to know if could possibly give me some help.

[@ryanp6999]

Just one question: how do you know all of this? It's impressive.

[@Flyer0245]

Thanks! Flying it IRL for over 5000 hrs and doing beta testing for it since ages. 😉

[@exiletsj2570]

I’m a maverick, I’ll never centre that heading bug, ever 😝

[@darrenabbott4047]

Great video learning a lot about the CRJ. Can I ask where you got the Paderborn scenery from?

[@Flyer0245]

Thanks, it is free and you can get it at Aerosoft or at the ingame MSFS shop.

[@peterfiedler9214]

I am learning the CRJ based on your great video tutorial. My actual problem or question is, that after taking off and although I am above 600 ft the AP cannot be activated either in HDG or NAV mode ? All other systems works fine ? FD is on.

[@Flyer0245]

Two things come to mind. 1) Are there any red or yellow messages on the EICAS? Do you have multiple controllers? If the yawdamper is not engaged (ON) for example the AP will not work. If you have more than one controller it could be that MSFS automatically assigned some functions without you knowing and this could be a problem. MSFS once assigned a spoiler axis to my rudderpedals during a newe install without me knowing. And one last question; Do you see the HDG or FMS1 modes on your PFD with the FD is on after selecting one of the modes after take off? Cheers

[@peterfiedler9214]

@@Flyer0245 Thank you for answer, after checking again i found out, that the problem because the AP didn't start was based on the yaw dampers. For now, all is quite well. :-)

[@captain_r0g3r58]

When do u decrease throttle to climb detent?

[@MSFSAviator]

Hey there! Excellent videos! What are you using to record your screen?

[@dambuster6178178]

Brilliant videos just a quick question how do you do a circuit in the crj?

[@Flyer0245]

Have to look that one up myself, it has been a while. But normally you fly them in 1500' AGL and the timing abeam threshold is 3 sec per 100' +/- the wind component.

[@dambuster6178178]

@@Flyer0245 many thanks for the reply I take it the fmc is programmed?

[@Flyer0245]

@@dambuster6178178 yes, this is always an SOP.

[@dambuster6178178]

@@Flyer0245 mate any chance you can do a vid on this please 👍

[@stanleychu2380]

Your tutorial guides are legendary and are by far the most comprehensive compared to any others I've seen. One thing that has me coming back to recheck however is at 19:23 , you said that the nose (pitch) of the plane has to go to 20 degrees. Having flown the A32nx by Flybywire and other GA aircraft in the sim, a pitch degree of 20 in comparison is terrifyingly high. Even when I go to the passenger view of the CRJ wing I see the plane (at 20 degrees) climbing steeply. Are CRJs IRL or the CRJ in the sim supposed to climb that steeply? When I fly the CRJ in-game or watch other people fly Aerosoft's CRJ in the sim, they all seemingly pitch at about 20 degrees on Takeoff. Am I just paranoid that the 20 degrees pitch feels steep?

[@Flyer0245]

Hi, thanks for the nice words! 20 degrees of nose up pitch is indeed a lot but with aircraft like the CRJ and MD80 not unheard of. The AS CRJ is a bit overpowered at the moment but I have seen the pitch above 20 degrees numerous times on the real CRJ with low weights. Anything above 15 degrees in an Airbus would indeed scare me to death....

[@captnhutch]

2 questions… how do you start cold and dark? Every time I start at the gate the engine and instruments automatically turn on… second question on my display there’s a TO and a TO with a line across. Been having troubles with the auto pilot lately. Btw love your channel! I start my CRJ550 training July 13th! So just trying to prepare a little before class

[@Flyer0245]

Starting cold and dark should be straight forward. Just select C&D as the default state on the "AIRCRAFT" tab in the EFB or select C&D when you are already in another loaded state. TO TO crossed out means you activated the FD take off mode without all the necessary pre-conditions. Most probably the Flaps are not yet in their 8 or 20 degrees take off position. Good luck with your CRJ550 training! You will love it for sure.

[@captnhutch]

@@Flyer0245 ok great thanks for the feedback and quick response!! Super excited seems like a great aircraft to fly!

[@cynaptic]

Would you normally have to make any additional changes to your original flight planned cruise level (in the CDU/FMC) since you adjusted your final cruise level after take off due to icing (in this case FL180 to FL240)? Or does the CRj automatically adjust for any potential changes in winds aloft at the different altitude?

[@Flyer0245]

I would, and will in the next video, enter this new altitude in the performance page just to keep it "synced".

[@cynaptic]

@@Flyer0245 I see. Thanks.

[@blainemartin1397]

Any idea when this aircraft will be available on MSFS for Xbox??? Really looking forward to it

[@Flyer0245]

From previous experience I would say it is most likely when Asobo releases another SU. But I am not involved with the Xbox version.

[@SneakyCaleb]

wow that cockpit looks pretty accurate I am in one 5 days a week

[@Flyer0245]

Stefan, the 3D artist, did an excellent job here!

[@stefannirschl5129]

Great tutorial, thank you. When did you move the throttle from toga to climb?

[@Flyer0245]

Normally you should select climb thrust at the thrust reduction altitude which can be anything between 800'-1500' roundabout. Sometimes I delay it a little to get a nice positive speed trendvector.

[@stefannirschl5129]

@@Flyer0245 thank you for the response bzw danke!

[@nicoroz6912]

I´m curious as to what climb profile you used because it doesn't look like anything I've seen before. I fly the CRJ 1000 in real life. It's not at all according to the Bombardier manuals... You accelerated from 189 kts directly to 250 kts. No such profile exists in real life. You either have NADP 1, 2 or specific to the airport. Please note as well that when the pilot monitoring presses the speed mode button, he then adjusts the selected speed back to whatever had been planned (V2 +10 to 20 kts). This is because when speed mode is called for by the pilot flying, the pilot presses the speed button and the aircraft will simply capture the speed at which the aircraft is flying at and not what had been selected before take off, which is why you were climbing at 189 kts rather that what was intended... The climb out profile we use is NADP 2, unless there is a specific profile for the departure airport and it goes as follows: - Positive rate, gear up - Call for speed mode (V2 + 10 to 20 kts) - 400 feet NAV mode - 600 feet Autopilot - 1000 feet ASFC (AGL), speed 200 kts - Retract flaps on schedule - When the flaps are up, set climb power, and call for climb checks - 3000 ASFC, accelerate to 250 kts.

[@Flyer0245]

Thank you for your post. I have about 5000 hours in the CR1-9 and I can tell you that every airline does their SOPs a bit different. In these videos we fly by the Aerosoft SOPs. This take off was neither NADP1 or 2. It is meant for instructional purposes for a public that is new to jet aircraft. It is not meant as a type rating for the real deal nor does it reflect 100% RW ops. That will be in another series where we will go for the highest degree of realism. But we have to crawl first before we can run.

[@Modswanted]

lol... relax Mr. As you are a pilot, then I'm sure you know, that there are such things like OM-A and OM-B and that procedures written in these books are based on manufacturer FCOMs and are madified by the airlines to their needs. So as the content creator already mentioned, his flights are according to aerosoft books... whatever they wrote in them. Just because your airline's procedures are different to the ones in the video, doesn't mean they are wrong. It's not really an elegant way to show other people, that you are a pilot (no offense).

[@davidh7280]

I set the speed mode prior to take off, then when you engage AP the speed is as pre selected. If you fly the sim with MCE, you can ask the FO for a speed and he/she will dial it for you, then ask for speed mode, the MCE FO will engage it for you. If your flying this aircraft like a Cessna (single pilot....most unrealistic) you must adopt non real world procedures. Well done Mr Dude, your showing how novice Asobo pilots can fly this complex sim in a "game" simulation!

[@GTReplayMaster]

I fly the CRJ9 in the US and the profile shown here is exactly how we typically perform the initial climb. The only difference is when there are SID restrictions (speed, altitude), terrain considerations, or the Class C or D speed limit.

[@Elidor109]

ACTSHUALLLLYYYYYYY *pushes glasses back up his nose* At 400 feet it is either NAV mode or HEADING mode, as appropriate for the situation. No such profile exists that has you nav to a point every time, so I'm curious what profile you're using. Please note, real pilots hand fly it as long as possible and don't turn on A/P at 600 feet. A little perspective on how you sounded ;)

[@longjonsilvers802]

Thank you for these videos! Will we get a cruise, landing, and shutdown video soon?

[@Flyer0245]

Yes, soon. Meaning sometime in the second part of next week.

[@ironhideautobot4731]

Why do you only turn on cowl anti ice? When would wings also be on?

[@BobbyFuzzy]

Great video again, thanks! Really looking forward to release! Question about the FD's - what speed are they asking to pitch for on rotation? It looks like they were too shallow for the FCP selected speed/V2+10?

[@Flyer0245]

There are some FDE hick ups with the latest Asobo changes that need adjusting.

[@BobbyFuzzy]

@@Flyer0245 Fair, thanks for the response!

[@pusher9061]

Hi. Hatt der Crj kein IAS Geschwindigkeits holder autopilot?

[@Flyer0245]

nope

[@goranlinder2387]

Just a question... Are you not supposed to ask ATC for taxiclearence?

[@Flyer0245]

IRL yes, in this tutorial video I did not use ATC. In MSFS it does not matter.

[@quecksilber457]

And now? Where are all the naysayers who thought MSFS would need another 2 more years till we would have such a simulation depth? Or that MSFS is not meant for people who love study level aircraft and it is only a beautiful GA game? Very well done aircraft, Aerosoft. Super Arbeit und grüße nach Paderborn. WOW! As this is the revised version i thought i have to write my comment again. :)

[@activex7327]

These are Xplane fanboys and they're too busy crying to Austin for improvements, at least Austin gave the fanboy a website where they can submit their tears lol

[@quecksilber457]

@@activex7327 I have a friend who is a huge X-Plane fan, but he saw some footage of version 12 and he said it won't stand a chance against MSFS. It is quiet sad but the future belongs to Asobo and Microsoft.

[@activex7327]

@@quecksilber457 The problem is Austin, he just doesn't understand customer base and his business model and vision is quite different. I also question the ability of LR developers now, what they actually can do and cannot do. For example, their rendering engine is like 5-8 years behind, how can you let that happen? That is also why Xplane fanboys are so mad these days when someone mentions that their beloved Xplane is bad. Just recently, I witnessed an implosion of an Xplane fanboy on youtube, he just lost it, ... I had to try to cheer him up by sending a link to MSFS2020 video lol

[@Mooks_24]

Still cannot get Ap to work it will not engage yd on fd on toto on throttle on hit 600ft press nav button and the autopilot and it doesn't engage can someone help

[@bmaising4422]

I saw in another video, that the nose of the CRJ doesn’t go up at the VR and keeps down longer, sometimes until the runway end - what could be the reason?

[@Flyer0245]

No idea, maybe conflicting controller axis or an out of trim CG.

[@bwc1976]

The airline may be German, but the flight attendant's voice sounds very Australian. :)

[@nekron75]

*Austrian

[@bwc1976]

@@nekron75 Nope, to me she sounds Australian as in down under. Maybe they asked the voice over agency for Austrian but they misunderstood and sent them Australian by accident? :)

[@kev0256]

hope its not just me, but I'm having trouble trying to program the FMS to intercept a course to a GPS waypoint on certain GPS departures.. (EX. departing runway 01 at KDCA)

[@Flyer0245]

For support please go to: forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/forum/1025-aerosoft-crj/

[@geley5285]

From your experience flying it so far, does this CRJ feel brand new, or has it been flying for a number of years? If you had to guess, how old do you think it is?

[@Flyer0245]

I would say the revision I am flying in the video was 15 minutes old at the time. ;)

[@elbapino6531]

Hello friend, where can i get your livery please ? beautiful ! nive stream !

[@Mr.President]

why do you need to press HDG every time? is this done in real life as well?

[@ChrisMuellerMusic]

I don’t really know but I do believe, you do this to avoid unexpected/sudden turns should you switch the autopilot to HDG mode or - more likely - should a system failure force autopilot into HDG mode.

[@Flyer0245]

Yes, this is also done IRL. It is considered good airmanship to always update your heading bug in any aircraft that has this capability. If you have to switch to HDG mode, for example when editing the FMS waypoints, you already have the correct heading and the risk of inadvertent turns is reduced. Ofcourse the aircraft will not crash if you never update the heading. ;)

[@Mr.President]

@@Flyer0245 thanks!!

[@sneaky_lari6377]

How to change the Baro to Standard?

PLEASE HELP MEEEEEEEE. Is the nose train not working, does it have any blockages?

[@Flyer0245]

No idea what you mean. For support please go here: forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/forum/1025-aerosoft-crj/

[@raymar2010]

Can you enable the Closed Captions/Subtitles please.?

[@Flyer0245]

Should work now!

[@raymar2010]

@@Flyer0245 Yep. thanks for the quick update.

[@mjj3298]

How is the FPS compared to the A320?

[@Flyer0245]

No idea, I do not fly the A320 in MSFS.

[@cypher9000]

Why should you always center the heading bug?

[@Flyer0245]

It is a mantra that was repeated from flightschool onwards and also practiced by the airline. If you fly an aircraft that has a heading bug it is considered good airmanship to keep it centered. This way you know what your HDG clearance by ATC was (if given) and some aircraft have HDG mode as their default AP/FD mode. When you engaged the AP/FD or when it reverts to these basic modes the aircraft will not turn towards some random "forgotten" HDG bug setting. So it is not a CRJ thing perse but a general recommendation.

[@nogagoesbrrr1275]

why is it "revised" ? what has changed

[@Flyer0245]

There was a lot of discussion about leaving the APU on till FL100. I decided to make a new one that reflects the tutorial flight as described in the manual. Next to that I added some small stuff.

[@oof_ee]

When I make a flight plan on the Msfs menu it does not load into the plane would you know why?

[@Flyer0245]

This function does not work. There are two way to model and aircraft in MSFS. The CRJ was modeled in a short of "legacy" mode which does not communicate with the MSFS flightplan. Maybe Asobo will make this possible in the future.

[@oof_ee]

@@Flyer0245 I hope they fix it thanks

[@davidh7280]

With EDLP DME in hold mode, where is the range to the DME displayed?

[@Flyer0245]

Best to watch the final preparations video!

[@coder236]

it's weird because the Autopilot does this on all aircraft, bobbing and swaying etc... like a major feature and they still haven't got it right.

[@Flyer0245]

Just use VS or pitch mode and it is rock solid.

[@Elidor109]

Sounds like they made it pretty realistic then! CRJ autopilot isn't the greatest. It'll bob its nose up and down in the climb as well in real life (sometimes). So lots of people use VS to keep it steady.

[@Flyer0245]

@@Elidor109 Try telling that the 4000hr Vatsim sim pilot. 😉

[@Dan-pv7cu]

How does the throttle work? it doesn't wanna stay at one speed at cruise...

[@Flyer0245]

I do not follow you here. The throttle works by moving it. Maybe you need to calibrate it first in the EFB.

[@Elidor109]

It isn't an autothrottle or anything fancy like that. FADEC is what ya get. So your throttle controls power, that's it. Speed is up to you to manage. Speed bug in cruise is just going to be for reference, the system isn't advanced enough to adjust power to match the speed you set. During climb/descent you can make it track a speed, but its not doing so by adjusting the throttle/power. Its just pitching for that speed.

[@Dan-pv7cu]

@@Flyer0245 ahh no worries! I managed to get it working :)

[@Dan-pv7cu]

@@Elidor109 ah thank you! I managed to get it working earlier so should be all good from here on out 😁😁😁😁

[@Flyer0245]

@@Dan-pv7cu Good to hear, enjoy the CRJ!

[@ellonysman]

Must be a Tesla CRJ, so quiet!

[@Flyer0245]

As this is more a tutorial than anything else I almost muted the cockpit sounds so it would not interfere with me talking. Rest assured you will hear enough sounds with normal volume levels.

[@sluflyer06]

Should there not be a audible v1 call-out by the FMS?

[@Flyer0245]

No, if you are revering to the intro V1 call out than I must disappoint you.

[@sluflyer06]

@@Flyer0245 Yea, the intro implies it will, but my real world experience doesn't extend to anything bigger than king air's so I don't claim to know the FMS on the CRJ. Sounded cool so I was hopeful haha.

[@Flyer0245]

@@sluflyer06 Unfortunately the RW CRJ does not have an auto V1 call out.

[@sluflyer06]

@@Flyer0245 how's the aero model compared to RW? This is what interests me highly since I build sims for a living for pointy nosed things.

[@ElitistMagi]

The GPWS bug is still present :D

[@Flyer0245]

Yeah, it is airport dependant and unfortunately it is still there in PAD.

[@azizdurzy]

why is the Altitude in

[@Flyer0245]

Sorry, I have no idea what you mean with this.

[@simoneguanziroli3310]

how much fps do you have?

[@Flyer0245]

I have it locked at 30 and never go below that. No idea what the PC is actually capable off.

[@simoneguanziroli3310]

@@Flyer0245 thank you very much. in 1080p or 2k? which vga do you have?

[@SuperPippo87]

When did you switch from toga to climb thrust?

[@Banshee365]

1,000’ AGL, acceleration altitude.

[@Dany-gf9zu]

why dont you have stuttering..?

[@Fabiannorrby]

lock your fps

[@Mr.President]

His specs: Core i9 9900K OC @ 5.0Ghz | ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E | ASUS 3080GTX TUF @ 2.0Mhz | 32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200Mhz

[@LiveFlyGuy]

It’s his broadcasting software for KZbin he mentioned in another video that it’s actually really smooth just the broadcast software causes small stutters :)

[@Dany-gf9zu]

@@Mr.President thank you! :D

[@article1934]

20 minutes of something, just to click autopilot after 600ft.