MSFS | TUTORIAL: PMDG Boeing 737 with a Real World Pilot | Full Flight Lesson | Stansted to Dublin

Learn how to fly the PMDG 737-700 for MSFS along with me in this full flight lesson with a real world 737 pilot, following Ryanair SOPs! We take you through everything you need to know to fly almost any flight realistically, from setting the aircraft up from cold and dark to shutting it down at the other end. This tutorial has something for everyone - it's simple enough for beginner flight simmers and detailed enough that even the most seasoned PMDG user will learn something new.
If you'd like to fly along as you watch, see below for the flight plan, links to the sceneries we used, and a Ryanair checklist.
There are also bookmarks to allow you to jump to a particular section, although I do recommend you watch the whole thing before jumping about so as not to miss anything.
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THE FLIGHT
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From: London Stansted (EGSS) Stand 63R
To: Dublin (EIDW) Stand 127
Weather: Few Clouds
Startup Aircraft State: Cold & Dark, with GPU connected
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LINKS
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PDF Flight Plan: drive.google.com/file/d/1aiTJ...
Real-world Ryanair Checklist: drive.google.com/file/d/1DaMC...
My Ryanair Combined Flows & Checklists document: filbertflies.com/pmdg-737-flows/
Navigraph Charts: www.navigraph.com
Toolbar Pushback (freeware): flightsim.to/file/15033/toolb...
Stansted Scenery (freeware): flightsim.to/file/18965/londo...
Dublin Scenery (payware): orbxdirect.com/product/mkstud...
Topcat perfomance calculator (payware): www.flightsimsoft.com/pricing/
Advice on getting gear lever into 'off' position with Honeycomb Bravo: forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-for...
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CHAPTERS
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PRE-DEPARTURE
00:00:00 - Introducing Seb & Ryanair procedures
00:03:20 - Establishing electrical power & initial safety flows
00:09:03 - Rainbow check
00:12:35 - Light & oxygen tests
00:14:15 - Fuel & payload setup
00:16:29 - FMC setup & performance calculations
00:35:10 - Trim & MCP speed setup
00:36:35 - Final flow - overhead panel
00:44:10 - Final flow - MCP, EFIS, radios, SID, FMC check
00:51:15 - Final flow - autobrakes, MFDs, throttle quadrant, config check, aft panel
00:55:09 - Safety Inspection & Before Start checklists, pre-pushback flow
PUSHBACK, ENGINE START & TAXI OUT
00:59:00 - Pushback
01:00:06 - Engine start
01:08:44 - Taxi out
01:11:00 - Before takeoff review, checklist & briefing
01:12:52 - Line up, before takeoff checklist & flow below the line
TAKEOFF, CLIMB & CRUISE
01:15:23 - Takeoff discussion
01:17:38 - Takeoff
01:20:55 - Initial climb, ALT INTV usage, altitude capture bug
01:23:18 - Transition altitude, climb flows, use of V/S in climb
01:28:20 - LVL CHG & V/S risks, IAS to Mach changeover
01:30:14 - Vertical modes and their uses - VNAV, LVL CHG, V/S
01:35:27 - Additional 10,000ft actions
DESCENT, APPROACH, LANDING, TAXI IN & SHUTDOWN
01:40:53 - Descent planning
01:48:08 - Starting a descent early with ALT INTV
01:49:11 - FMC setup
01:54:54 - Approach preparation
02:02:23 - Descent checklist & VNAV descent path
02:04:08 - Direct To on descent, effect on VNAV
02:09:46 - Descent below transition level, 10,000ft (FLAPS) checks
02:12:30 - FRISC checks
02:14:34 - Approach checks
02:15:32 - Approach
02:20:38 - Landing checks & landing
02:23:40 - After landing flow, checks & taxi in
02:28:23 - Approach speed discussion
02:31:00 - Shutdown
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[@philippe165]

I know it's an old ish video, but I'm new to this. I just want to thank both of you for this superb tutorial. I have flown the 737/800 a few times, but often, hit and miss 😮. Now, I've watched your video and taken six pages of notes, I'm hoping my flying will improve. Thanks again Captain for taking the time to share your knowledge, and you Filbertflies for making it possible 👍

[@Mr.Martini549]

So much information out there for this plane. It’s like drinking from a fire hose!

[@-Owly-]

I like when tutorials are kept as short as possible. I was searching for a 10ish min cold&dark tutorial and stayed because 2,5hrs was as short as possible to provide - as u said - around (i expect) 90% of everything you need to know for operating the PMDG 737-700/800. Calmly, professional and catchiy even tho it's been over 4 hrs with putting it step by step straight into practice while watching it...i'm sweating and tired but still so glad i found this gem of a video..cheers to u guys!

[@FilbertFlies]

Really pleased it kept your attention and thanks for the kind words :-)

[@user-oq2fr9je6o]

Exactly I thought I would listen for five minutes but I couldn't stop listening

[@Myersman0]

I think a lot of people have been waiting for this one! Thanks very much to you and Seb for doing this!

[@Kadesh86]

I watched this video about 4 times before buying the PMDG 737 yesterday... It is amazing and this video is amazing. Thank you and thank Seb for his time and patience.

[@JC-xz4ec]

I know I'm late to this, but I wanted to say that I appreciate the work you both put into this l, but also the fact that the guest pilot was willing to say that he didn't know something when you asked him about things he wasn't sure about. Too many people try and pretend they know things that they don't. I respect the fact he would say he didn't know, when he didn't know the answer.

[@highspec_tech90]

After giving up on the 737 for a while vs A320NX, came across this video and unlike a few videos out there, this one gets everything right. Took a good few attempts but managed to complete a cold & dark startup and full flight. You’ve greatly widened my MSFS experience!

[@abarth003]

A mega video again. This tutorial is above every other PMDG 737 tutorial on youtube at the moment. Thank you very much for both of you.

[@FilbertFlies]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@Mr.Martini549]

Agreed!

[@SavionBostick-zb8jz]

went from knowing nothing 3 months ago to have watched this 3 times fully and know know how to do it by memory all of it! thank u alot i use the real world delta procedures tho i get from my pilot for the 738

[@andrewsanderson1235]

Fantastic team-up 737/320 pilots. Having been flying the 320 in the sim for last 2 years I found it quite difficult to learn the 737 all over again but this tutorial helped enormously. I made notes and referred to them on my first full flight and it worked out pretty well. Many thanks indeed.

[@PlastikDream]

Maybe one of the best video on the subject on KZbin ! thank's a lot for that !

[@theedge1231]

What a great video. Best tutorial I’ve seen for any aircraft

[@Cookie2k]

You absolute star. Appreciate you both raking the time out to produce this tutorial.

[@ooDemiurgus]

As a decades long simmer, I really appreciate these videos, step by step. Always something new to learn! Well done, lads. You both work wonderfully together! Very nice video.

[@mikebakkeyt]

Excellent! Many thanks to Seb for a very interesting session. These real world pilot collabs are the most useful of streams - still remember the CRJ one you did which helped me so much.

[@Chamsix]

This is by far the most interesting tutorial video for the 737 !!! Thank you

[@FilbertFlies]

Thanks for the comment - glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@mathiasaut617]

Thanks very much for that awesome tutorial. I normally hate to watch a 2,5h tutorial, but with you two chatting to each other it felt like 30mins. And you coverd so much, also very easy to understand. Thanks!

[@slicker55]

Absolutely brilliant - a definitive reference for anyone new to the PMDG or for those wishing to refresh their memories... the list of chapters is also very useful ... many thanks ... already subscribed but another 'thumb up'...

[@CenturyMediaFilms]

exactly the video I waited for! excellent captains

[@Pickle24H]

just bought the 737-800 started searching for tutorials as I didn’t even know how to give it electrical power, saw a lot of tutorials that just didn’t give me enough info for me and a lot of my flights failed, saw this watched it all the way through and I am proud to say i’ve done 2 perfect flights so far

[@FilbertFlies]

That's really good to hear - I'm pleased it helped you :-)

[@ryerye3147]

just purchased the aircraft and this has been helping me tons! it is definitely a different beast and I look forward to getting to grips with it.

[@canprince]

I really enjoyed this and appreciated the additional insight you both provided. Often time, tutorials provide steps to complete tasks without any context or clarification as to why. Thank you for sharing. I was captivated throughout the entire video and watched it right to the end. :)

[@FilbertFlies]

Thanks for the nice feedback. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

[@FlightSim700]

Yall forgot to put the gear to off position lol

[@ArieGBoom]

What a great tutorial it is and certainly a (the) benchmark for simmers flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)! Yes, looking forward to a next session e.g. including holding patterns. Many thanks for this one.

[@SpaceJelly45]

I didn't think I wanted to watch a 2hr 40min tutorial, but it turns out that I absolutely did. I will probably watch it at least one more time. I also was thinking I wanted a 2 page checklist that just covered the necessities but your 7 page checklist linked in the description was exactly what I wanted, I just didn't know it until now. Thank you, awesome job!

[@hs1296]

Your similar video on the CRJ was what got me started off...and I must say I really enjoyed it, and learnt a lot as well too. Thanks for this - wasn't expecting tbh, but am ecstatic!! Awesome stuff as always! 🤗🤗😍😍

[@user-ll5jp6bu4p]

This video helped me alot! Coming from the a320 and a330 i've been trying to learn the 737 and hopefully the 787 for VATSIM and this video has been a big help for that. Would 100% recommend this to anyone who is learning the 737.

[@BackcountrySTOL]

Wow, pretty awesome video and huge thanks to a 737 1st officer for taking the time to teach a bunch of rookie sim aviators how to handle a 737.

[@RetroSteve0]

Filbert does it again!

[@42LGK]

finally, been waiting for this one :)

[@Ste_Doc]

one of the best tutorials ever seen, good thank you

[@wootle]

Excellent video, so great to hear the great aviation banter in this detailed video. The Ryanair pilot has a calm voice, will make such a good instructor. How lucky we are to have real world pros guide us in our airplane games.

[@planevideos001]

My fav flight channel on YT! Keep up good work!

[@FilbertFlies]

Thank you :-)

[@ToxicDover]

This was fantastically thorough and helpful! Thanks to you both for putting this together!

[@Ravasssz]

This is exactly the video I was looking for! Thank you Filbert! You are the best!

[@LuLeBe]

This is truly the best tutorial for this aircraft. As are all of your videos. Watched the CJ4 Tutorial years ago and then the CRJ when I got it. I tried shorter videos to get to know the 737 but nothing beats this one. I hope you'll continue with this series on various other aircraft. MD82, A320 and once they release the A310, 757, 777 and so on. Maybe someone from FBW or Salty could come in for an A320 or 747 video? That'd be amazing!

[@FilbertFlies]

Thank you! Would love to do similar videos on all of these aircraft but it's a question of tracking down real world pilots who want to devote 6 hours of their days off to doing a video with me, and that's easier said than done sadly.

[@LuLeBe]

@@FilbertFlies oh I can only imagine the work in the background. I'm not saying this as a request, merely saying that your effort wouldn't be wasted on any aircraft, really. For the A320 there are two really nice German pilots (capt320 and riiva) who do regular streams and seem really cool. Night be worth a shot.

[@flyingfrankgaminggrandpa3251]

Excellent work gents, very informative done at a comfortable pace.

[@jammiesimulations8274]

Oh my lord. This is absolutely bloody fantastic. Extravagant. Fabulous. Legendary.

[@ehameham3816]

Thank you so much - this is really helpful to increase the fun of flying the 737. Really learned a lot. Appreciate the time you took to do this.

[@paulwain4248]

Thank you to you BOTH for creating such a high quality and detailed video on how to fly the PMDG. Thank you for the checklist as well :D

[@dana4jetson]

Best tutorial so far on the pmdg 737 for msfs!!! Thank you so much and lets have more of it!!

[@Reilly001]

Awesome video, nice to see dublin included 😉

[@topgun5054]

I took notes ... ended up with 12 pages of steps for this. Wow that's a lot to take in. Good video guys.

[@eric_langat]

This the best PMDG 737 tutorial I've watched. Thank you for this. 👍

[@stevemartis97]

You both have real good chemistry and the pilot was very easy to understand and listen to. Really needed this to learn a whole new aircraft coming from the a320 neo. Thank you!

[@nils-eriknilsson6071]

Thanks for this tutorial, been only in Airbus 320 and just started with the PMDG 737-800 and really felt i needed someone to hold my hand in the first flights.

[@rafaelcosta5107]

This is the clearest and most comprehensive tutorial I had ever watched about Flight Simulator. Congratulations. Even though it was "in depth" (for Flight Sim purposes) it wasn't hard to understand and unlike other in depth videos, it was not prolix nor boring at all. I would just like to add one simple suggestion, which is simply avoid whispering. Try talking "loud and clear". The whole video sounded like the Ryan Air pilot was struggling not to wake up a child or was hidden somewhere he shouldn't be speaking. Specially for non native english speakers, this makes a LOT of difference. But this is no demerit at all. The video is marvelous, well structured and everything was explained very clearly. Congratulations again.

[@ksi9302]

Just the tutorial I've been waiting for, hats off to two of you for the top notch walkthrough

[@MikeMurphy65]

Thank you both very much for producing this video. It is very informative and easy to follow. Very much appreciated to someone like me returning to flight sim after a 10 year absence.

[@gzibeczek]

I've been searching for an full, great explained tutorial for this aircraft and for sure this is what I was looking for. Thank you very much😘

[@FilbertFlies]

Pleasure 🙂

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Another fantastic airliner tutorial.

[@MrScott_e]

Great job by both of you. Seb sounds like a great guy and friend. Luck you to have 737 FO as a bud! Great questions by you to Seb and hope you can keep doing these videos. Well done!

[@hiortintexasracing]

The textures looks amazing on the close ups on the pedestal

[@scottryder2598]

That’s the best tutorial video i’ve ever seen brilliant learnt so much . Thanks both amazing

[@its-kemo]

Used to guide me through PMDG 737-800. Excellent content. Thank you very much for the video! Happy flying!

[@pilotpawanc]

One of the best and most detailed video on PMDG 737. Kudos Cap!!!

[@user-oq2fr9je6o]

This is the most detailed run through of the plane I've ever heard!!

[@therealpoody7485]

Thank you so much for this. I wrote down 7 pages of notes from this and will make my own check list with it. Anyone else watch this all the way through 2 times now?

[@KomradeDoge]

Always appreciate these tutorials with the real deal. Keep up the great videos.

[@qsurfy]

one of best pmdg 737 tutorials, thank you!

[@Astros52]

I just wanted to thank you for this in depth tutorial, while a lot of this seems sort of un-needed, it's nice to know what all actions do in the sim and in real life. Keep up the good work!

[@FilbertFlies]

My pleasure! Appreciate the thanks. 🙂

[@_alienblood]

Its great to get a real world pilot tutorial on this aircraft many thanks.

[@mowax74]

That was a good slow pace of the tutorial. Exactly what i needed. ;-)

[@northwind5879]

Thank you both for an absolutely *excellent* tutorial! So interesting to have a real 737 pilot teach us, and very useful to have everything covered in a single video. A big thanks also for providing the checklist and the flow documents, extremely useful as reference material when doing your first flights on your own. Please keep doing more of these when new aircrafts come out.

[@FilbertFlies]

I'll keep doing them for as long as I can find real world pilots who want to give up 8 hours of their lives to make them ;-)

[@Vonobox1]

WOW! What a fantastic video, I've seen many similar but this was the best by far, I love the explanations of WHY things are done, rather than just 'click this, then that'. I had the PMDG for P3D, this has just inspired me to get it for MSFS. Watched every minute of this truly fascinated. Great job... thanks!

[@Mr.Martini549]

Easily the best cold and dark start up tutorial I’ve seen for this aircraft. Slow, concise and thorough. Which is what I need. Drawing the red box around each noted setting is so, so helpful. One question though, just before taking off, wouldn’t one start the chrono timer that references the elapsed flight time?

[@roymassart1832]

Awesome job Filbert, love this series of pilot lessons 👍

[@geoffh2560]

What a brilliant tutorial and great real-life knowledge too - I learned a lot, thanks!

[@jollyrioger2572]

This is amazing. Thank you so much for your efforts both, I've learnt so much!

[@felipeturbayr]

Wow! So cool thanks for this tutorial! 👏👏

[@leonardolima388]

Thank you Filbert and Seb for this masterpiece

[@daviddixon101]

Great tutorial! Hoping you’ll do more like this in the future, but I know how much time and work goes in to this! System failures and emergency ops could be fun, as an idea. Thank you both for this!

[@MontSutton01]

I know this has been out awhile, but I also want to give my high 5. Logical and precise, well explained and easy to go back to when your not sure of one part or another. Also, your checklist Ryanair Flows is perfect.

[@Pilot_JeffMSFS-sv1zj]

this was the best 2 hours ive ever spent thank you

[@jankin880]

Best run through and explanation I ever came across….

[@dlep9221]

Thanks a lot, the best tutorial i've ever seen about this plane.

[@chrispietersen804]

Absolutely remarkable! Liked, subbed and saved! Kudos to Mr Pilot Seb!!!! Loved it

[@exiletsj2570]

Love these tutorials.

[@danp1975]

Really enjoying this! I’m taking notes to try to get it in my old brain. Thanks for another fantastic video!

[@apolloB747]

What a great video I have been taking so many notes and writing down EVERYTHING on google docs I have been flying the 737 in the sim for about 2 months but have just now realised how much I've done wrong hahah

[@FilbertFlies]

Glad you've found it useful 🙂 I've been flying 737s in sims for longer than I'd care to remember and I also learnt a huge amount.

[@apolloB747]

@@FilbertFlies I’ve just finished a flight from London city to Dublin using everything I now know while going through steps that I have wrote down from your video it turned out perfectly although it will get a lot of getting used to learning it all off by hart of course I will still need things that are required like checklists 👍 (sorry for making you read this essay of a reply)

[@PhilippeBorfiga]

Thanks for sharing real point of view both of you ! Great job for real !

[@kevinwaters-vj3my]

What a fantastic video, just purchased -800 for Xbox and this is my go to tutorial for learning the aircraft. Bonus learning the real world procedures from a current real world 737 pilot

[@simcaptainrik]

Excellent. Big thank you. Like you I had bad habits from previous 737 sim products. This is great.

[@flightsimulationtraveller]

Thorough, extensive and detailed tutorial. Honestly these 2 and a half hours went so quick. Watched it 2 times b.t.w and will still come back to it. 've tried to even replicate but yeah... missed couple of things. Will definitely stick to it as much as I can from now on. B.t.w... the voice of the host seemed familiar from another channel I follow for quite some time. Keep up the good work!

[@bwonline5725]

Absolutely amazing job. Well done!

[@alexanderlayouni7301]

one of the best video ever seen ! thank you so much !! very clear and instructive, good job on both of you ! Cheers

[@danielhatami]

This has been great. Learned so many little details

[@donc9751]

This is just the video I needed to work my way thru starting up and programming the fmc with all the info it needs to complete its flight plan and everything else a newbie could need for learning to set up the PMDG 737! Im flying the 737-700 but am assuming the process will be basically identical so im giving this a go thru and hopefully Ill be able to fly with a livestream group later tonight! Thanks for posting this video to walk us thru the process!

[@Owencr905]

Lovely video. Best tutorial on YT!

[@jamesmitchell9561]

That video was so informative and instructive!!! I have been flying B738 variant and this will help immensely!!! Big thanks to the 737 First Officer too

[@baphi865]

The best tutorial i ever see. Thank you so much!

[@iprohoodini7889]

This is amazing, thank you!

[@ItsMe-nk7mx]

This was a really useful video, thanks guys.

[@renevandop7333]

Thanks both, this was great 👍🏻 learned a few nuggets!

[@chamguna6738]

Thank you so much! Been waiting for this 😊

[@najimann_]

2--3 years ago I like to speedrun through the cold and dark process ( no oxygen test, instrument test etc ). but now I really want to learn how to fly the airplane the right way. thanks to ur video I learned alot from it. the only downside is my brain can't keep up with the sequences. I tend to forget things easily so I had to follow this video from start to engine start every single time I want to fly. Good thing it usually take 4-5 flights before I can remember and fly without help from your video. 😂😅

[@FilbertFlies]

Thanks for the kind words. I've put together a flows & checklists document, which might help once you stop watching the video! filbertflies.com/pmdg-737-flows/

[@SymeonPhronema]

@@FilbertFliesThis is AWESOME! Thank you for the time invested on the video (and to Seb!), but also thank you for this flows/checklists doc. VERY helpful! You have a new subscriber!

[@SymeonPhronema]

@@FilbertFlies I ended up having trouble with programming the RTE portion of the FMC. It somehow didn't work for me. No SID or STARS. It was very strange that I did everything the same but got a different result. I suppose there's always tomorrow.

[@theaustralianconundrum]

As a former line pilot this video brings back many memories. That said, as a new owner of an Xbox Series X, I am delighting myself and friends doing sight seeing flights via our 86" UHD 4K LG TV. That such a small innocent black box can crank out such decent textures in 4K at a high frame rate is amazing. One note I would make is there needs to be an alteration to Microsoft's technical advice that 50MB/sec internet connection speed is optimal when running Bing photogrammetry, live weather and live air traffic. I have a 100MB/sec fibre connection and it's perfect. However if I look at so many KZbinr channels dedicated to MSFS 2020 it's very clear their internet connection speeds are very low indeed and I'd estimate most are below 30 MB/sec. Cheers from Australia.

[@FilbertFlies]

Yeah, it's incredible just how amazing this sim can look on pretty basic hardware. Did you fly the 737?

[@theaustralianconundrum]

@@FilbertFlies My first jet post Fokker F-27's. VH-TBI. Boeing 727-276A Then every Boeing until my retirement 2017. Cheers sir. What a life. Enjoy your career!

[@jackharrison6771]

BTW, I just saw you huge resource of tutorials and other videos, and they're great. I'll certainly be looking deeper.

[@jackharrison6771]

Great video, thanks to you both. I wish I'd seen this when I was sim fling originally.

[@davidsayed9283]

This was fantastic and will require me watch it several times to absorb it!

I'd had loved to have this available when I was first learning 737 NG setup ❤️