Boeing 787 Autopilot Tutorial | Microsoft Flight Simulator

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

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[@PluckyUnderdog]

These tutorials are very user friendly. I'm not a novice flyer myself but these are very accessible for beginners. There's often tutorials from people that do not know how to articulate the information in such a way that people can assimilate it easily. But that's not the case here. Good stuff 👍

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Thank you. That’s always my goal. Explain things in a way anyone can watch and understand the concept in one viewing. I also have a Learn To Fly Here series that starts with basics and works up towards getting a pilots license. I only 4 videos are up but they take a while to make so they come out every 1-2 weeks. Feel free to ask questions.

[@chrismcmullen3014]

Thank you! Clear, concise and straight to the point. I just wish all of the tutorials on KZbin were as excellent as this.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I really appreciate comments like that! Thank you!

[@StinkyScript]

now half of them suck becuase they removed the dislike button

[@GarfieldtheDestroyer]

This really helped me figure out flying without the MSFS autopilot which is honestly a buggy mess, this has more controls available and most importantly doesn't go vertical for no reason which is how I have had a few flights end early. Plus you can actually descend before reaching the airport which the MSFS autopilot seems to have trouble with so you end up overshooting the airport by a couple hundred km if you aren't careful Other tutorials I just couldn't wrap my head around, this explains it really well

[@SammyJCH]

Thank you for simplifying the process. Great video

[@okay_then8472]

Thank you so much for this video. After weeks of watching videos and trying to land and failing I have finally managed to complete my first successful ILS landing on a flight from KLAX to KSFO. Your explanation and about the localizer/ approach mod was very helpful and helped me effortlessly descend into the runway.

[@frankkky7375]

lol i think everyone does sfo lax to practice flights 😂

[@Maelachlainn]

This is great. I hadn't really understood VNAV before, but it makes more sense now!

[@bluesfool1]

I second this comment. It would be pretty nice if they get it working. Flying ILS approaches into KORD I always find myself high when it’s time to intercept the GS. My guessing at a feet per minute descent is not to good. 😂

[@kennethalarcon440]

Incredible video. I just bought the premium deluxe version on my series X and this vid helped a lot. Thanks!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Good to hear it!

[@sebastianthehotsaucedude5473]

Same.

[@Retsam03]

Thank you! I know making videos isn't easy. But you have by far the best ones around. Keep up the great work.!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

They do take a lot of time and I really do appreciate comments like that. Thank you!

[@dimmm1]

Thanks dude you helped me use the 787 autoland AND got straight to the point

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I am very glad to hear that. Good to hear it worked for you! You're welcome dude!

[@andrewmallek]

Just a minor correction: The green box around the mode on the FMA is to indicate a mode change, not that it has “intercepted” the mode. Any time a mode is changed, a green box will appear around that mode for 10 seconds.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Thank you. I made that video nearly 3 years ago and I’m not overly familiar with those avionics and publications are not available online for reference. That video is being deleted soon anyway because it will be outdated.

[@F34RTEHR34PER]

Subscribed!! I have to learn the dang plane to get the Asobo to Seattle achievement lol. Literally let my co-pilot fly the entire flight, and they did really well. Except, when they were supposed to land, they didn't think they needed to decrease speed. So, hitting that runway at 250+knots, destroyed the landing gear. Hence, 9+hr flight went fruitless.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

That co-pilot sounds like a jerk and a real horse's rear end. Like they say, if you want something done right you have to do it yourself. On a serious note, thank you for subscribing!

[@EprivOone]

Super helpful! Matches what I was able to figure out and added on to everything else! Thank you!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

You’re very welcome.

[@linen8231]

For me, the autoland just decided to nosedive into the runway. Everything goes smoothly until the very last point, about 10 feet above the runway, but then it goes down for some reason instead of holding height and descending naturally. It's an ILS approach, KDMA to LRAX, RWY 25L. I could of course land it myself, or hold the stick to stabilize touchdown, but I just thought the Autoland function would've been so cool if it worked. Might've just been an unlucky attempt or a bugged runway, but still. Feels bad

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

When I made that video I had great success with autoland. Since then, and a few updates later, it does not seem to work as well.

[@NanookOblivion]

My auto throttle doesn't even work for some reason, even with this very nice tutorial

[@familychallenge4465]

Thanks, man you helped me fully learn How to control the 787-10 so big thanks you are the best 787-10 msfs 2020 youtuber

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

That is nice to hear! I haven't flown the 787 since they broke it even more a few updates back. I do wish they would get an FMC that works better . I do have a video on the FMC in the 747-787 that shows how to add and change routes.. I fly the CJ4 WTM most of the time. The WTM guys are the best and have done a great job.

[@familychallenge4465]

@@thecorporatepilotdad yes, I agree but they fixed the FMC in the 787 I flew it today and it worked

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@familychallenge4465 Good to know. I'll have to check it out.

[@dantesquassi4116]

First of your vids that I've watched, and it's helped me so much thanks, great vid!!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Glad to hear it helped you. There are around 100 more on the channel and a new video every 1-2 weeks.

[@GG_Booboo]

This is such a good tutorial! Thank you!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

You are welcome. This video was made 2 years before AAU1 that is in the sim now. There may be some small differences now.

[@jeffnorwood-brown8407]

Great - thanks - just bought MSFS on Xbox and could not make the plane descend in time! It's all become clear now.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Glad to hear it. This is an amazing simulator that will only get better.

[@hotsteper100]

Very Neatly explained

[@K0JIKABUTO]

Great vid! Very informative. I'm learning to fly this atm (on MSFS of course) My only gripe about this plane is the throttle up button (A) on the controller flips up the HUD when your view/cam is reset to center. I don't have a Hotas yet so It's a nuisance. Other than that, it's an amazing plane.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

A lot of people like it but just wait until the CJ4 Working TItle mod comes to XBOX (I hope someday soon). That airplane is very functional compared to the B787 in terms of avionics. I rarely fly the B787 because it is so limited in terms of functionality.

[@nexuslux]

excellent tutorial. many thanks!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Glad you like it. Many more to come.

[@KludgeMaker]

Not very PC of me, but I have trouble with foreign accents... and you don't have one! Plus this is concise, well arranged and illustrated, and just the right size. I'll be returning many times till I get it all down. Now, off to see what else ya got. ... Well Done. Thanks, it's just what I needed.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

There is a lot of stuff on the channel. I hit my 100th video last week and another one is coming today. I'll try to always use my American accent although I do find the British accent is very easy to listen to. Some British presenters could narrate a video of a car rusting and I'd watch it.

[@KludgeMaker]

@@thecorporatepilotdad Ha. Yeah, I like listening to the blokes, too. I was over there for a few years as a child. That would be the one "foreign" accent I can somewhat keep up with.

[@MrJimcday]

Thanks!

[@cerewet7727]

thx heading hold helped

[@TheMaglor]

ty so much bro

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Glad it helped.

[@z0688]

Another awesome video. Thanks

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Thank you. Feel free to spread the videos around!

[@z0688]

@@thecorporatepilotdad I sure will, I throw it out on some Discord Channels. Thanks again.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@z0688 Thank you. These things are lot of work and it is hard to get them the attention I want them to have.

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

Another great tutorial! I have not been able change or add altitude constraints or speeds or alter the legs page ie IAD departure with and arrival into KJFK. On the return trip to IAD with and arrival and the ILS and to 19L it wanted to take Tom RIC Richmond then back up! I tried take the last waypoint on the arrival and tie it to Iaf it would not let me do that.😩🛫

[@leezinke4351]

Great video!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Thank you!

[@leezinke4351]

@@thecorporatepilotdad you welcome. 😊

[@everythingvideos24]

I'm on a 8,000 nautical mile flight as of now. The autoland would be great for this flight.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

But if you go that far you can't let automation finish the flight. You should do it.

[@everythingvideos24]

@@thecorporatepilotdad alrighty. Yeah I'm on a mission to pass Bruce Greene's longest record of the 16hr flight. This one should be at least 17-18hrs.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@everythingvideos24 That is a long flight. I hope you packed snacks.

[@everythingvideos24]

@@thecorporatepilotdad Haha I'll sleep through some of it. Thank god for Autopilot. 😂

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@everythingvideos24 No kidding. Hand flying a 152 in FS2020 is a chore in an of itself, but fun.

[@LucaZeller]

Really good Video! Thank you!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

You are welcome and thanks for the compliment!

[@BD_Prodz_]

THANK YOU I’m flying ho chi mi city to San Francisco and I need to do the corse thanks!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

That’s a long flight. Have fun!

[@BD_Prodz_]

@@thecorporatepilotdad thanks almost at crushing then I’m gonna go to bed and have it fly it self

[@crawl3ysnipe]

Great vid and info. Thanks. I had a bit of confusion with the Dreamliner last night. I was flying in to KATL and every time I tried to click APP or LOC the plane would try and turn the opposite direction and I was looking at the landing plate on Navigraph. I should have been picking up the GS. Any idea why that might happen? Thanks again.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

It is hard to say. In the 787 if you hit LNAV it follows the GPS route. If you press LOC/FAC on the far right side of the flight guidance panel, it will ignore the GPS/FMC route and intercept the localizer. Once you're cleared for the approach or in this example, on the localizer, reach up and press APPR on the panel. I haven't used the 787 in quite a while but when I did use it in FS2020, that's what should make it work correctly. The LOC/FAC button is the solution, I believe. I think button and it's explanation is at the end of the video. You did say you pressed APP and or LOC and had that problem so if you already tried this, let me know.

[@crawl3ysnipe]

@@thecorporatepilotdad thank you. I did try that. But I think I very well may have programmed something wrong from the start. I'm pretty new to flight planning and it's a pretty big learning curve. At least for me. I wish I had a tutor lol. Thanks for what you do for the rest of us.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@crawl3ysnipe Out of curiosity, did you input the localizer frequency into the FMC or were you doing a GPS approach? What airport and which approach were you doing?

[@crawl3ysnipe]

@@thecorporatepilotdad well, that got complicated lol. At the end I put the localizer but apparently that was too late. I was flying from KDFW-KATL. Also for some reason, the plane didn't fly the correct rte. That had to be me inputting the wrong wpt. I'm actually trying it again right now and I already know I'm going to have the same problem. I tried to load the FP from SB and chose the wrong wpt I guess.

[@DSLRMAN]

Thank you

[@antoniofernandes3135]

How did you control the speed using the autopilot painel if the autotrottle was suddenly deactivated (7m40s)? It looks like A / T was still working. How did the plane keep 180 and then 160 knos with A / T Off? Thanks

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I was adjusting the throttle manually.

[@nuothe11th]

That autoland was more like an autoslam but that's still pretty impressive for a (prem deluxe) stock plane.

[@mohammedfouzan9115]

Atleast it can land much better than me

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

But you can practice and get better. The machine cannot.

[@mohammedfouzan9115]

@@thecorporatepilotdad you truly overestimate my capabilities kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2KbfqGvq7-DnbM this is my “best” landing

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@mohammedfouzan9115 That wasn't bad. The touchdown was good. Get lined up on final a earlier and hold the nose up in the flare, let the airplane sink a little before raising it more. Overall, still not bad at all.

[@mohammedfouzan9115]

@@thecorporatepilotdad thanks a lot I was using a controller btw I have a problem in flaring because when ever I flair , it just goes up or it bounces

[@sebastianthehotsaucedude5473]

My biggest problem is holding correct altitude in the 787. It's supposed to have a standard baro button but I can only adjust it. I reach fl40 and atc tells me I'm 500 feet above so I blindly adjust baro pressure until I'm no longer being yelled at by atc. Then once they stop yelling, a few minutes later I'm again 300 feet or so above my FL. Despite me using altitude hold, it still does this. I know I'm using it wrong but the button that's supposed to be a standard "the std baro button" baro measurement doesn't on xbox. I've searched everywhere for info and fixes, but to no avail. I just have to play with pressure until atc shuts up.lol

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

ATC has been silenced for months on my MSFS. Silenced ATC is more realistic than talking ATC on MSFS. OK I am semi-joking. What you describe is a known issue after the last update.

[@sebastianthehotsaucedude5473]

@@thecorporatepilotdad to be honest man, I got sick of it, put it on fl40, and muted the tv. I'm glad it's a known issue and I was able to semi accurately describe my issue since I'm a relative noob. I imagine now, my playing with baro until atc shuts up is the best option at this time to adjust. My vnav also goes haywire. I turned it on at fl40 and it shot up at 5,000ft a minute and just kept on going full speed. I didn't wanna ruin my long flight so I turned it off and used flc. That's a really great little button.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@sebastianthehotsaucedude5473 FLC is great. It works better in MSFS than in the real world. VNAV won’t do anything unless altitudes can be entered into the FMC/FMS manually or via an arrival (STAR). VNAV helps hit altitudes at waypoints on descents and keeps from exceeding altitude restrictions on departures. There is a video on my channel about VNAV. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6aWZ5eca5Zna8k

[@sebastianthehotsaucedude5473]

@@thecorporatepilotdad yeah just spent 7 hours flying anchorage to tokyo and everything glitched out right as I went to land. Needless to say I'm not very happy.

[@mrmysticman1954]

You helped me so much so thank you❤️❤️❤️

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Good to hear that. You’re welcome.

[@mrmysticman1954]

@@thecorporatepilotdad keep up the good work

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@mrmysticman1954 thank you. Lots more to come.

[@mrmysticman1954]

@@thecorporatepilotdad nice

[@ilbambino96]

I can't seem to figure out when to switch from LNAV to loc then to approach mode. Other than that I've finally started landing doing ILS.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

LNAV will follow the localizer. Approach mode will follow the loc and glide slope. In the real world, APPR is pressed when cleared for the approach. In MSFS, APPR can be pressed any time up to the final approach fix/glide slope intercept altitude or before. APPR mode will still follow a course but it will also follow the GS down to the runway.

[@ilbambino96]

@@thecorporatepilotdad thanks for this video, used it and I actually landed the 787 which felt really nice.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@ilbambino96 glad to hear you’re enjoying it!

[@ilbambino96]

@@thecorporatepilotdad thanks! I'm using my xbox controller for now but would you recommend getting a mouse and keyboard as well?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@ilbambino96 I have MSFS on PC but anything you can do to make it easier would help. Rumor has it MSFS can be difficult with an XBOX controller.

[@cbscbsmy]

liked your auto pilot video.. my 787 heading "sel" does not work. it is locked in the hold mode. Any ideas on how to fix it?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

On the heading knob there is a black button labeled SEL for select. Push it and the flight mode annunciator will go from HDG HOLD to HDG SEL and then the AP will fly whatever heading is selected.

[@kornsk8rmjj]

I followed what you did for autoland, and it did not do an auto flare for me, instead it just slammed into the runway, lol. I've also noticed some other bugs with the 787, not sure if it's just me or actual issues with msfs, oh well, I still love it.

[@ReefAndReptileAutomation]

When do you typically press the VNAV button? Can you use it also for Take off and climb? I tried it and it turns off when I hit cruise. Just wondering when to hit it. Thanks!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I do not think VNAV does a whole lot of anything with the default aircraft. It is extremely limited with the 787. You would press VNAV and set the bottom altitude and wait for VPATH to capture. Here is a video on VNAV I did a few weeks ago if you haven't seen it already. The concepts are the same. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6aWZ5eca5Zna8k

[@stef4755]

Hi! Nice video . Small question tho. My heading wont work. The hold button stays lit and I cant turn it off.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

This has been a popular question. In the center of the heading knob there is a button. Press that button to go from HDG hold to HDG select. I don’t have the video or a PC in front of me, so if this doesn’t help, let me know.

[@stef4755]

@@thecorporatepilotdad Okay. Thank you for helping me out. It worked! Also very fast reply! Thank you! :D

[@thetattooedbacon]

So, I've tried this several times w/ the 787. Everything goes smooth until about the last 50 ft or so and the nose pushes straight down & I bounce down the runway. lol. any idea how to keep that from happening? The G/S and Loc are captured....but just...SLAMS into the ground. Help?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Do you get rollout and flare on the flight mode annunciator? Was it windy when you tried it? I haven't tried autoland in a while. I'll have to try it again and see what happens. It's been hit or miss sometimes with autoland.

[@thetattooedbacon]

@@thecorporatepilotdad thanks for responding. I do get rollout & flare mode on the annunciator. I've tried it at least 12+ times in all conditions with the same result. Gets right above the runway and the - nose down. Here is a video from a stream last week - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6WUe2qCbcushs0. This was the first time I turned auto throttle off & tried to control the throttle myself - thinking maybe that would help - but it didn't. lol.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@thetattooedbacon When I did that video the AP was on and the auto throttle was off. It was also a few updates ago so who knows what changed. Are you live streaming through KZbin? I'm planning to try a live stream with the CJ4 Friday or Saturday night. Maybe both.

[@Zenoman1234]

How would you exit heading select mode to go into LNAV? Because when I clicked LNAV again, it didn't want to go back to my flight path. I tested that by turning the heading bug and it was still in heading select.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

You did it the right way by pressing LNAV when in HDG mode. When a button is pressed on the flight guidance panel such as HDG or LNAV, make sure the flight mode annunciator (top of the PFD) switches to that mode or at least arms (in white). Sometimes an airplane will stay in heading mode but LNAV will be selected and won't change to LNAV until the course is close to being intercepted.

[@Zenoman1234]

@@thecorporatepilotdad yeah I tried waiting until it got on course and still didn’t work. Maybe I’ll try it later today. Thanks for the help tho.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@Zenoman1234 Did it do the same thing before the latest update?

[@Zenoman1234]

@@thecorporatepilotdad I actually upgraded to premium deluxe yesterday lol. But I know how to fly the 78 since I have seen many vids of it.

[@BOMBER404]

Awesome video but just wondering what are your specs?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I9-9900KF NVidia RTX 2080 2.48TB Hard Drive. This is the first time I've been able to run a MSFS product with all the settings maxed out when the product is released.

[@xjay1234]

Where is the B787 Dreamliner's DATA button (like the A320neo's constraints button) that shows all the altitude way points?

[@saeedalnassri1608]

at 3:11 , the A/T switch most of my flight goes plinking from active to didactive and than I use the manual trust (( what is the reason?) thanks your tutorial I am using MSFS2020

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I am not sure. Did it just start happening after SU7?

[@saeedalnassri1608]

@@thecorporatepilotdad what is (SU7)?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@saeedalnassri1608 sim update 7. It was the update last week.

[@saeedalnassri1608]

@@thecorporatepilotdad it happens before and after update

[@nls.135]

I’ve been looking all over the internet for this but I can’t find an answer. Is there a way to enable the managed speed mode where the auto throttle responds to flap changes? I’ve done it before but couldn’t get it on my last few flights. In airbuses it’s easy because there’s just a button but not on the 787. Thanks in advance.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

When ATs are engaged it should adjust power to maintain the set speed regardless of flap settings. In managed speed mode(speed being controlled by the FMC waypoints/speeds on SID/STAR), I don’t believe the B787 in MSFS will hold speed with the FMC.

[@nls.135]

@@thecorporatepilotdad Just to make sure I’m getting this right (there’s a good chance I’m not), the 787 doesn’t have a managed speed mode in the same sense as airbus? If so that’s odd because on multiple occasions it has adjusted the speed based on flap increases/decreases.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@nls.135 the speed does adjust on the airspeed tape showing the max speed for given flap settings as flaps are added. I don’t believe it is capable of adjusting speed with ATs on an arrival with a particular speed at a waypoint due MSFS programming. For example, the airplane I fly in real life has auto throttles and they can be set to follow the speeds on an arrival in the FMS (managed) or set a speed manually with the speed bug (selected). The Airbus works this way but I do not believe the B787 in MSFS will do anything but selected speed set by the speed bug.

[@ayoimthebestlol2657]

Amazing Video! but i have one question: i cant select lnav and heading is set and i cant turn it off. im new. my flight computers are all set but lnav wont connect. I would appreciate for someone to help me please. But anyways amazing video

[@jazziz09]

Hello, I am having issues with the Autothrottle no working at all, any advice ?

[@x7video]

Great video. Still somehow my AP does what it wants. Button lights stay on no matter the off or on position. I have no clue what to do.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I have not experienced those problems. Do the buttons turn off when you select a different button/mode? For example if in LNAV and then HDG is selected, does HDG illuminate and LNAV is deselected?

[@x7video]

@@thecorporatepilotdad ty for your reply. I play on Xbox, and today i kept trying because i desperately want to learn to fly! I experienced my problems in the Dreamliner. My favourite because of the KLM livery. Out of frustration i tried the A320 airbus. Guess what? Works great exactly how i think i should. Im either missing some option in the dreamliner or the thing is simply buggy on the Xbox.

[@osain1122]

what are the Autopilot 787 modes? plz

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Autopilot modes are the buttons you can press like: Nav, APPR, LNAV, etc.

[@mr.bright684]

if I want to land, the engine will occasionally drive fast so that I no longer go down, that is such an automatic system and I can turn it off, but if it then drops too much, it will go automatically on and that is very annoying how can I make sure that it stays off the A/TH

[@margaretmcdonald4839]

What version of Dreamliner are you using as the one supplied with fs2020 does not have half the functions that you describe ie the Heavy button?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Heavy button? It is the default 787 and this video was made around 2-3 months after the initial release.

[@mrpleasurehead]

I don't understand the Auto thrust on this plane one bit. My A/T button won't switch on and I can't seem to get the "Auto" to capture in green. Just doesn't make sense to me. Everything I try doesn't work. I'm currently on a 14hr flight from Hong Kong to London and I have to watch it all the bloody way because my Auto thrust will only hold for a short while then starts dropping speed. I'm going to have some job landing this thing if I can't even select a speed and get it to hold that 😆

[@thecubereviews5629]

sometimes when o press LNAV the plane still doesn’t follow its flight plan. any reason why?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

What does the flight mode annunciator show when you press LNAV? The FMA is on the top of the primary flight display. That’s where the AP will indicate what it’s doing in green and what it will do next with a mode below or beside the active mode. When LNAV is selected, the FMA should indicate NAV in green (possibly with a box around it) when the flight plan in the FMS is being followed. Also make sure a waypoint is selected so it has a fix to fly to. Hope that helps.

[@thecubereviews5629]

it works now! thank you

[@SGTRandleOneOne]

On Airbus aircraft, like the A320, I believe you have to enter some data into the FMC, like the wind, temp, and barometric pressure before you can go in for an ILS autoland. Does this step not exist on Boeing aircraft?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I believe autoland uses DH (radar altimeter derived height) which has to be set vs using the barometric DA(H). Whether the other info matters on MSFS or not, I don’t have an answer for that.

[@SGTRandleOneOne]

@@thecorporatepilotdad wow I didn't expect such a fast reply. Thank you. I'm new to Boeing aircraft and your videos have been helpful.

[@jordanbelfort9532]

Do u fly a full flight with autopilot on Lnav and Vnav set together, I watch a video of a real airliner and saw them use it both the entire flight

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

You can use both but be mindful of the altitude select knob and where it is set. If you’re not cleared to descend via an arrival leave the clearance altitude in the alerter. If cleared to descend via an arrival then set the bottom altitude. If the bottom altitude of an arrival was set but not cleared to descend, the airplane would start descending to meet the restriction of the arrival. That’s the real life answer.

[@stu3tristan9x9]

Did not even know this function existed I have posted a link on MSFS for others as well

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

You mean autoland? It works sometimes. It worked in this video and I've had times where I thought it would work and doesn't.

[@stu3tristan9x9]

@@thecorporatepilotdad Yes autoland ah ok, no problem. It was good to see anyway. Will try it sometime this week once I get real life out o the way

[@brianrivers2028]

Hi You did not cover the LNAV button all of a sudden the light was in the button. BUT THANK YOU

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@brianrivers2028 it was covered. I just rewatched the video. Go to the 1:22 mark.

[@Kjraider2009]

Literally 0 of these items in step as you put up work on my 787 in game, lol. Still just turns one way and goes way off course. If I dont correct manually, I end up crashing the plane. I don't get it.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I’ve heard of people having issues unless their flight model mode is set to modern. Also, the 787 wasn’t really awful when I made this video. Rumor has it that it has become worse with recent updates. If you want realism try the CJ4 Working Title mod. To be honest, the default Boeing aircraft are garbage.

[@Imaduffus]

Hi there, actually when A/T is on, I can pull my throttel lever to idle, but nothing happens, it keeps running, plane goes into flare, but it does not sink enough and flares alot until I push the nose down doing almost a 3point landing. Anyone else got this phenomenon?

[@oscarskibelund1773]

I am wondering though, I just took off and I tried to enable autopilot after taking off, but the autopilot does not work. I'm cruising with fully manual controls, and I don't know what I did wrong.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

It is hard to say without seeing it. Are you certain the AP is on and the proper modes on the flight director are selected for what you are trying to do? When a button is pressed on the flight guidance panel (AP modes like VS, HDG, FLC, etc), always VERIFY the button pressed makes a change on the flight mode annunciator (the thing on the top of the attitude indicator on the primary flight display).

[@GallopCrush]

I find the A/T IAS is bugged

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I haven't used the 787 in a while. It very well may be bugged. The 787 seems to get different bugs after each update.

[@hiortintexasracing]

VNAV: Does it only work during approach ? I have seen if the flight plan have changes outside the approach, VNAV does nothing. I’m in the 787-8

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6aWZ5eca5Zna8k Here is a video I did on VNAV and where it can be used. The concepts are the same but so far it works best with the CJ4 Working Title mod. VNAV doesn’t really do anything with default aircraft.

[@thenewbiepilot4136]

Do you know how to change the destination airport in the middle of a flight?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

The answer is in this video. It's the B747 FMC but the B787 FMC is identical. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp2xY6Z9ndOBsKc

[@sboddy4585]

i followed the tutorial step by step but loc icon just stuck in white and never turn to green

[@annahhinman605]

i noticed your AP didnt follow the flight path at all...i am experiencing the same issue. any way to fix that?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

It followed the course through the video and the ILS at the end. The course on the MFD was offset a small amount toward the end of the video, but the localizer needle was centered. Which part in the video didn’t follow the FMC course that you’re having trouble with in your sim? For left right course LNAV needs to be selected and APPR for ILS and LPV approaches. If you want the AP to ignore the FMC course and fly to the LOC for vectors on an ILS approach select LOC/FAC. Hope that helps.

[@gabor-toth]

So does the 787 have autoland or not? Other KZbin videos show it doesn't and they say you have to disengage the autopilot before landing.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

It worked for me in the video and has worked for other people. If not on an ILS it won’t work. If you turn the AP off it won’t work. And there are Flight Director modes that pertain to auto landing.

[@gabor-toth]

@@thecorporatepilotdad Thanks for the quick reply. 👍 This is strange because some other videos also use ILS approach yet the FLARE and ROLLOUT functions are not even armed, even at the last moments. They all just disengage and land by hand.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@gabor-toth I haven’t flown the 787 in 6 months or more. There have been various updates since the video but it definitely worked in the video and before I recorded that video on another landing. I’ll have to try it again. The 787 is very buggy and the FMC is not the greatest so it doesn’t get used a lot on my sim.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Auto land also requires minimums to be set in the radar altimeter. I honestly can’t remember if I set them or not and got lucky if I didn’t set minimums.

[@AM-on5ql]

Hi. In the mcdu is you arrival page also not working?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I'll have to check. I'll get back to you.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I just tried it and it works. On the ground at LAX I entered LAX as the destination and entered the departure and arrival along with the runway and transition. On the menu I selected the departure and destination. Once it loaded I selected the departure and arrival and it worked just fine.

[@AM-on5ql]

@@thecorporatepilotdad that's good to hear but then i don't understand why it doesn't work on my side. I can get on the page but only "Departure" is clickable...

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@AM-on5ql What is your departure and destination airport when only departure is clickable?

[@AM-on5ql]

@@thecorporatepilotdad i would start on the runway in LSGG for example and then manually enter the flight plan to LSZH. The issue i think is also that the system never allows me to hit "EXEC" so that the plan is fully loaded....

[@Ricky251985]

Is there a way to make the plan fly the entire flight plan and disengage close to landing

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Do you mean disengage the autopilot or stop flying the flight plan?

[@Ricky251985]

@@thecorporatepilotdad yes. How do you set up the auto pilot to fly the flight plan

[@KludgeMaker]

@@Ricky251985 I don't have my rig set up yet, but that's my goal ... a complete flight with absolute minimal real-time input from me. This guy's tutorials are looking really good.

[@voie7217]

i have HDG SEL and a white LNAV instead of just LNAV, why?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

On the flight mode annunciator, LNAV in white means it is armed and HDG is active until the course is intercepted then LNAV will turn green and HDG will go away.

[@voie7217]

@@thecorporatepilotdad Thanks!

[@1cbc81]

I can’t turn on auto pilot please help me

[@malc2121]

Like others have said , Great video explained to make following your steps easy. I have a bug on my 787, It i want to increase/decrease any this, Likes altitude , Speed etc, When i start to adjust say altitude, I will loose control of the altitude settings and it would go from 1000ft upwards to what ever and the same with anything else that you adust with the mouse, i have changed mice, but still the same issue, Others have had the same issue and they say , Seletcting and unselecting the map can fix it, but its not working for me, Plus i am having other issues like no control of the throttle, I am hoping that it fixes it self. I bought this edition because i wanted the 787 and to be able to fly it. Anyone else having issues?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Thank you for the compliment. With the bug you are experiencing, does this happen in other aircraft?

[@malc2121]

@@thecorporatepilotdad I will have to get back to you on that one since i just fly around in the smaller planes looking at the views

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Have you tried placing the cursor over what you want to change then using the mouse wheel or just holding the left mouse button?

[@malc2121]

@@thecorporatepilotdad Yes, I have tried that, I can start to adjust a setting , take the cursor away and the numbers are still going up or down, at one point, the buttons where grayed out and unable to select buttons., That issue has gone now, but looks like a bug

[@MrCleanMachine48]

are holding patterns possible?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Yes. I have a video on how to do them. ATC won’t assign them in the game. You can still do them.

[@MrCleanMachine48]

@@thecorporatepilotdad link?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@MrCleanMachine48 kzbin.info/door/OTbYtdmGZfqxq0D0lsrYeQ. Click Videos qnd it's about 10 videos down with a white background.

[@9inety8ightwastegate50]

it did not flare, flight director showed it trying to, but the nose did not actually rise

[@Hk-uw8my]

It did flare,the plane was too fast

[@caolandoherty7515]

Hey I've been trying to fly this plane on Xbox series X and I keep having issues as the plane will randomly start banking left sharply. I could be on autopilot for 10mins and the plane will follow the Flight plan but suddenly just bank very sharply. It also happens any time I change the altitude or speed. I'm I doing something wrong or is it a bug?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

As far as I know that is not anything you are doing and it is a bug. Others have had the same issue in the past. In settings, If you can change the flight model to modern that may help.

[@itistheway6893]

Sorry, doesn’t work at all. 787 just flies to the left in circles

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@itistheway6893 Check your flight model in settings and set it to modern.

[@caolandoherty7515]

I actually figured out what the problem is. This is an issue with the sim itself. For some reason the sim doesn't work well with the Xbox controller on console. I noticed that when I switched to cursor mode by clicking the left stick and started rotating and moving the camera/cursor that the yoke would also slightly move. I believe that these small movements are enough to mess with the autopilot and cause it to randomly turn to the left or right. I switched using a mouse and since then I have never had the issue with the plain turning left, the reason, because I now use the mouse to move around the cockpit inside of using the controller

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@caolandoherty7515 glad you got it working. People on PC had similar issues but from the flight model not being set to modern.

[@thewatchcollector007]

i have the 787 on xbox series s , start from gate, but my plane doesnt move after turning on engine, the engine % stays at 1%. Anyone knows how to fix it?

[@xandiregistrando5823]

estou com o mesmo problema,comprei ele e quando ligo e acelero ele nao ssai do luga,ja verifiuei os freios pra ver se esta engatado e nada acontece e tem mais.ele desliga sozinho e depois tento da a partida ele nao responde

[@Sphexx381]

QUESTION!! - whenever I put on autopilot, A/T works fine but then I select HDG hold and the plane slowly starts to bank left/right and the Flight Director gets all messed up. The plane ends up banking 90 degrees and keeps flying in circles. SOMEONE HELP!! THANK YOU!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I am pretty sure this is a bug after the last update. Check forums.flightsimulator.com/ if you haven't already. Others have reported the same issues there and on different flight sim groups on facebook. If I see a fix I'll come back and let you know here. I wish I had a better answer for you.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Go into settings and set your flight model to modern. Make sure AI is off and assist settings should be set to hard/true to life.

[@tobymorvant8175]

What is the purpose of autopilot 2?

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I'll go out on a limb here and say redundancy. The 747 has 3 APs. What they do individually or how they work together is not something I'm versed on so I can't say.

[@AGRANT716]

great video, the autoland doesn't seem to work for me.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

It worked for me in that video but autoland is very iffy at best.

[@StinkyFarfoora]

My boeing787x doesn't follow the glideslope :(

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Did this happen at an add on airport? Try another airport and make sure APR mode is pressed before intercepting the glide slope.

[@StinkyFarfoora]

I found out what the problem was. I was too high for the approach mode to comprehend that I was going for the glide slope. So I pulled up some glide slope charts to help me put what altitude I should be at and it worked! Thank you!@@thecorporatepilotdad

[@andrew40085]

Game wont let me select LNAV VNAV or FLCH whats going on

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I do not have an answer for you on that one. I was messing with the B747 and everything worked on it which is pretty much the same as the B787 flight director control panel. Are you on Xbox or PC?

[@andrew40085]

@@thecorporatepilotdad PC

[@cv03luka53]

anytime i engage LNAV it banks right and just rolls over

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Is your realism set to modern?

[@cv03luka53]

@@thecorporatepilotdad Yeah, I flicked between both, no change

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@cv03luka53 I am not sure. That is usually the fix. Maybe check the official flight sim forums and see if anyone else has had that problem.

[@cv03luka53]

@@thecorporatepilotdad turns out it's a bug when a controller is plugged in, for some reason, it is oversensitive when AP is turned on and causes banking even when not the controller is not touched, the fix is to recalibrate the controller in windows then set a dead zone in the sim of 25%

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

Another very good video, How fo you do a direct to on the FMS? 😀🛫

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Try this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp2xY6Z9ndOBsKc

[@K0JIKABUTO]

Great vid! Very informative. I'm learning to fly this atm (on MSFS of course) My only gripe about this plane is the throttle up button (A) on the controller flips up the HUD when your view/cam is reset to center. I don't have a Hotas yet so It's a nuisance. Other than that, it's an amazing plane.