Tutorial #6 - Stable Flight - Microsoft Flight Simulator

[@steveireland1955]

When in my early 20's I started pilot training, accomplishing my solo in a Cessna 150 without crashing. Then I got married and ran out of money - so no more flight training. :-( Now at 65, Squirrel is making me feel like I'm back in the cockpit with my instructor receiving tips. I loved the PAT and APT tips and I'm looking forward to the next tutorial. Thank you for doing this!

[@Sanctifiers]

Any idea why the plane constantly tries to roll to the left or right and won't fly straight and stable low to the ground? I try adjusting every setting on the plane and AI but nothing works. I just want to be able to fly straight closer to the ground.

[@AntonioGPS]

@@Sanctifiers It could be a problem with your Yoke or sidestick. There is a fine tuning within MFS where you can not only set this, but also compensate for bad behaviour of your controls. There is a dedicated SENSITIVITY buttom for it

[@AntonioGPS]

By the way. It seems a bug is affecting the sensitivy settings in version 1.8.3. Right now (Sep 22) it is not working. I opened a zendesk ticket

[@ThatsJustEric]

Married sucks the soul out of life. Sorry to hear that

[@2mnyshp]

I just love that this genre is usually being played by a more mature audience that doesn't have to scream into the mic every two seconds. Such a good and calm instruction! Thanks!

[@polarzxo1530]

ah you should check out fsx steam edition videos

[@derickvo317]

2mnyshp we still have people that go afk in the middle of the runway. Made me go around 3 times at KSEA.

[@nitehawk86]

"Welcome to FSX, Steam Edition."

[@Sanctifiers]

Any idea why the plane constantly tries to roll to the left or right and won't fly straight and stable low to the ground? I try adjusting every setting on the plane and AI but nothing works. I just want to be able to fly straight closer to the ground.

[@derickvo317]

Masonic Youth it’s turbulence

[@coriscotupi]

Many student pilots who are just starting will easily go through a full (often more than one) flying lesson, with their instructor explaining those concepts, word for word, to a T, exactly as shown. Those of you watching have just received some 24 minutes of first-rate primary flight instruction.

[@travis9144]

Now if only it could go in our log books.

[@AdonisGaming93]

now if only I could afford to do it.

[@coriscotupi]

@@CP-vj6yn *"Saved a bit of dosh then?"* Unfortunately it was not my case since I had already spent this $$$ some 35 years ago. For me, the video was a fine refresher of basic concepts.

[@handlebard]

Yes happy memories for me - the cost of the software is about what I paid for each hour in the air 20 or so years ago.

[@Sanctifiers]

Any idea why the plane constantly tries to roll to the left or right and won't fly straight and stable low to the ground? I try adjusting every setting on the plane and AI but nothing works. I just want to be able to fly straight closer to the ground.

[@CRJguy31]

You do a great job of explaining flight. I am an aircraft mechanic and it is nice to see someone able to explain things like this to people that have little to no knowledge and also people that know how all this works and I still learned something. Thank you.

[@CRJguy31]

@@jimmyohdez I work for the airlines. I have never done any GA stuff.

[@AndrewAffolter]

Without a doubt this is the best FS2020 tutorial series on KZbin! I really feel like I'm learning to fly. Keep it up!

[@georgiikonomov128]

Even though I've been "playing" flight sim for over 20 years, I had never taken it to learn it seriously until Flight Sim 2020. I *thought* I knew how to use yoke, throttle, and trim so initial was tempted to skip ahead to important bits in the video. What I can is that all of it is important - this 25 minute video will give you many more hours of enjoyment flying because you will actually know what you are doing than thinking you know (and getting frustrated when the airplane doesn't move they way you think it should) Thanks much Squirrel, the PAT and APT was eye opening for someone who had been *playing* for long time and wanted to start getting into "simming"

[@jadamsnz]

Having done most of my PPL training in a 152 I'd like to emphasise Squirrel's statement that trimming is waaaaay easier in a real plane,

[@weights6257]

Imo flying is easier irl than in fs2020 :P

[@DerekMoore82]

@@weights6257 That explains how that guy who stole that airplane and did a barrel roll was so confident.

[@polarzxo1530]

@@DerekMoore82 i mean he also didnt really care if he crashed unfortunately

[@DerekMoore82]

@@polarzxo1530 in the audio recording he said he planned to intentionally crash in a secluded area away from bystanders. I bet if he wanted to land, he might've had a chance of pulling it off.

[@weights6257]

Derek Moore fly it like you stole it :’)

[@coreben]

He is the Bob Ross of flying tutorials. Take care - Happy flying

[@terrybailey2769]

Takes me back to when I was learning for my PPL, almost exactly how my own instructor taught me. Got to say this was well explained and well paced. Excellent tutorial.

[@samueltribe2070]

These tutorials have helped so much with flying for the first time in the sim, I went in knowing nothing about how to fly an aircraft and I can now complete basic flights with the Cessna 152 without assists! I would love to see a tutorial on how to use the navigation systems in the aircraft with things like VOR (I fiddled with the system a bit but would love an in-depth explanation). Thank you for the great videos!

[@Corsair8X]

This might have been by far the best explanation of these concepts I’ve seen in a flight sim video having watched enough of them over many years.

[@No-Kung-Fu]

Amazing tutorial. Will you make tutorials about ATC, Navigation systems, etc? These are the things I'm still almost clueless about despite generally knowing how to fly the plane.

[@travis9144]

Agreed, all these new glass cockpits have a real learning curve.

[@jonathanyoung6397]

Same, really hoping that he’ll do that too.

[@Sanctifiers]

Any idea why the plane constantly tries to roll to the left or right and won't fly straight and stable low to the ground? I try adjusting every setting on the plane and AI but nothing works. I just want to be able to fly straight closer to the ground.

[@HydroSheep]

i felt as if i was taking an actual lesson in flight school...

[@Sanctifiers]

Any idea why the plane constantly tries to roll to the left or right and won't fly straight and stable low to the ground? I try adjusting every setting on the plane and AI but nothing works. I just want to be able to fly straight closer to the ground.

[@Porkobosso]

@@Sanctifiers Have you checked the flaps position. sometimes when you start it's in a lift angle. Trying to trim and keep stable flight is hard with the flaps.

[@Sanctifiers]

@@Porkobosso nah, covered all that. Someone mentioned aileron and rudder trim, checked that but some planes don't have that option. This issue isn't vertical stability, I can stabilize that. It's a roll/bank to the left or right. So I'm still trying to figure it out.

[@HydroSheep]

Masonic Youth adjust the sensitivity in settings, that fixed it to an extent

[@TheNinj47]

@@Sanctifiers if youre playing with a controller you can set up the deadzone for the sticks in the controllers sensitivity options that solved it for me

[@dhblan8591]

Mr. Squirrel. This series is the best, most detailed and informative tutorials I have ever seen for a sim. As a newbie to gaming in general and to the whole flight sim world, it is overwhelming to see how much immersion there can be in MSFS and flight sims. Doing these step by step videos was a god-send to me. I am still bouncing my plane off runways but at least have some clue about what I am doing wrong. Thank you so much.

[@YaroKasear]

You are so much more informative on how to actually pilot the planes in this game than the in-game flight school, which doesn't really get into a lot of helpful detail about how to best use power and trim.

[@MightiestBeard]

I've only been trying sims out since like February, but this is by far the best explanation of the power, attitude, trim relationship I've seen. I felt like the MSFS2020 tutorial was missing something and now I know why. Your video so much better lays out all those concepts. Thanks for the great series, I've got a lot to work on but now I have a much clearer path forward. Legend.

[@CastleIntheSky529]

I got a cheap joystick and watched this and oh man you helped me so much! Could never get the trim right with my xbox controller. Thank you for these videos!!

[@sorcherous4906]

This is by far, the greatest MSFS2020 Tutor out there, brilliant voice and brilliant knowledge with the aircraft. Felt like I was talking an actual legitimate lesson. I plan to follow up w/ these type of videos Squirrel is making.

[@robinbanerjee2520]

I concur with all the positive comments below. I was so so confused trying to fly the Cessna 152 like a car 🚗. You have put out excellent content. This is what KZbin should be for. Thank you for explaining and helping so many to get a lot more out of this sim and understanding key flying concepts.

[@nolakillabeast]

I fly RC planes and what I just watched was still a "ahah" moment. Thanks for OUTSTANDING tutorials.

[@stuartcranney2936]

Throttle controls altitude, pitch controls air speed. Mind blown and a new subscriber. A fantastic tutorial series, impeccably delivered. Thank you so so much!

[@Jut1911]

16:05 this is why I love this sim.. just look how the sun lights up the instrument panel as he elevates

[@hdtvnieuws]

Thank you very much for your excellent FS2020 tutorials. They are the best I've seen and I enjoy them very much. Please keep up your good work and greetings from the Netherlands.

[@chronnodev]

Great series! I played FS95 back in the day with my father and just got FS2020 for myself. These tutorials are great - thank you!

[@dungeonseeker3087]

14:40 - If you already knew this stuff then wonderful. Well I did but it was still nice to watch a practical demonstration and have it confirmed by someone who understands it properly. I'm currently learning MSFS and I'm actually finding it easier to learn the basic mechanics in a Jet over a GAA, there's no prop wash constantly pulling you left to deal with.

[@txkflier]

Actually, there are 4 forces that cause a plane to pull to the left. And you should learn to use your feet in an airplane.

[@kpeecee]

Squirrel is a brilliant instructor, trust me

[@bakashinji]

I've already flown from my local town to some major cities nearby but I am going back to learn the basics haha this game is giving me motivation to go get my pilot's license

[@Danielsenreunion]

Thank you Squirrel for your excellent instruction! I finally got this sim and joystick and after following your tutorials, I got to enjoy my first "stable" flight around my home town.

[@Alan_Edwards]

This is an excellent tutorial. One thing I will add for those who are attempting to practice the steps outlined, is it should be practiced in the planes used by Squirrel for two reasons. One is the Cessna planes have been modeled more than any other GA aircraft so the flight dynamics are very solid meaning you can expect to get out what you put in. On that same note, and my second point, is your success is dependent on your controls being setup (calibrated) properly or at least as close as possible, otherwise it could be a frustrating experience. And if you need to calibrate your controls and tweak the sensitivity it is best done using the Cessna models used - and I can speak from experience. I strongly encourage newbies and even seasons vets new to MSFS to start with the 152 and 172 to ensure your controls are set properly before moving on to other more challenging planes...all IMO of course. AE

[@garrettwilliamson608]

This guy is an amazing teacher if any of you are having trouble, watch this whole series.

[@elise12robinson]

Thank you so much for these vids Squirrel, you're what the game is missing! I'm a complete novice and everything you say/do makes perfect sense. So, thank you for being the best part of this £60 game!!

[@garyduddell3224]

Another great video explaining and demonstrating things very clearly, my big take away from this is throttle is not speed and pitch is. Just done a night landing at Nice and landing is so much easier using the throttle to descend and ending up at a much better speed on approach and landing. Still having major trouble with the trim violently swigging one way and then other, have managed to get it correct a few times now though so probably just a lot more practice needed.

[@moz7677]

I spent hours in 'Microsoft, a century of flight' trying to apply these concepts, in the end I gave up because I didn't have a 'yoke' in 24 minutes you have clearly and easily explained to me I didn't need a 'yoke' just a joystick and the 'proper technique' ..... Also now I need to buy a £3030 computer and the game, thank you and damn you... I really want this simulator now, best explanation ever. 10/10

[@rickyGman11]

A yoke is nice but I like to think about it this way, if Airbus's are all equipped with a sidestick then a joystick is more than enough for a simulator.

[@madfinntech]

Excellent series. Explains lots of things I've noticed just by flying in the sims over the years.

[@txkflier]

Actually, in a real C152, moving the trim wheel does change the position of the yoke. It’s because the trim tab on the elevator controls the angle at which the elevator “flies” relative to the fixed horizontal stabilizer. Since the yoke is connected to the elevator via cables, the yoke moves with the elevator. Also, you don’t fly the plane with the trim; you make pitch changes using the yoke and then “trim” the pressure off your arm with the trim wheel.

[@elayeth]

The best tutorial how to fly a virtual cessna properly... ever.

[@einstein0808]

You are doing great Squirrel. I found you through American Truck Simulator and subbed to your channel. The videos you've been putting out are great!! Spend a lot of time and effort into those.

[@yellowjackboys2936]

awesome as always! i did my first flight sim vid after watching yours for so long...absolute sheer panic! iv never felt so nervous playing a game in me life man!!

[@jojojoman78]

When i was a little boy, all i ever wanted was a sim like this.

[@coriscotupi]

When I was a kid there was no such thing as a flight simulator that regular people could possibly own. I dreamed that someday in the future this would somehow be possible. Note to self: welcome to the future.

[@Waldherz]

Same here. Sadly all the busg of modern games, issues with hardware and the OS took all the fun away.

[@monkeyboysteve3807]

@@Waldherz far from it. there is tonnes of fun to be found here. maybe the issue is you. :/

[@Waldherz]

@@monkeyboysteve3807 Or the choice of games I took. Anyways, all Im doing now is benchmarking games...when they arent breaking. Its all pvp multiplayer with kids and agressive 30 year olds and gamebreaking bugs these days.

[@monkeyboysteve3807]

@@Waldherz then you are playing the wrong games... again, clearly a you problem.

[@houstonb9646]

Protect this man at all cost 💂🏾‍♂️

[@qrispypata3928]

what??!?

[@canprince]

This is fantastic. You have a way of explaining and demonstrating things clearly. Thank you. I appreciated this and all your other videos.

[@kylarsovari]

These lessons are really worthwhile. Really good for someone who is new to this Sim. Thanks Squirrel!!

[@Pindi44]

Another breathtaking flight and superb tutorial, many thanks. I need to stop watching for a bit in order to catch my breath!

[@muhammetsaban8353]

Wow man, this was amazing, i started to following you when i was play Sekiro, i didn't think that you would play sim games like this ... Really good job and thank you so muck

[@jazzdirt]

Throttle is Energy input to the system.. Energy in this system is Gravitational energy (altitude) and Kinetic energy (speed) Depending on how the plane is set up throttle up will either gain the one or the other... If it's trimmed nose down.. it'll pitch up a bit but will mostly gain Kinetic energy, trimmed nose up or even level, it'll pitch up and gain Gravitational energy. Playing a lot of IL2-Sturmovic back in the days is the way I learned to think about the throttle.. Energy is life.. Either you are high up, or you have a lot of speed.. Having low energy (low speed and low altitude) will run you out of options rather fast in pvp.. So throttle provides the energy, in which state, is rather fluid. Since Gravitational and Kinetic energy are continuously traded..

[@ericandi]

I’m a private pilot and I was taught the pneumonic PPT: pitch, power, trim for descents and power, pitch, trim for climbs.

[@fra_dp]

I love these tutorials. Microsoft should feature them to give novices flight lessons. Can't wait for mixture tutorial! Awesome work, Squirrel!

[@Htownpadre]

“Don’t go chasing the Vertical Speed needle” is great advice...US private pilot here...nicely said, sir...

[@NathanMichalik]

14:36 yep. Mind blown. I have been learning for about a week and was on the verge of figuring it out, but this really helped me understand it better.

[@grimnight9851]

Thanks squirrel, your videos help me soooo much. You explain everything perfectly.

[@ModoC6]

Never clicked on a video so quick! Cannot get enough of these tutorials. Got a hotas on the way so I'm looking forward to more flying.

[@khurramvirani3643]

Nice! Eventually I suggest getting rudder pedals if you are serious about simming

[@ModoC6]

Khurram Virani was difficult enough finding a good mid range stick that was actually in stock anywhere 😄 I'll get there though

[@pedrohenriquemenegolitamas5293]

Yes my mind is all over the ground, the walls, it makes a lot of sense and in the end is somenthing really simple, thanks for the vid

[@ShawnTempesta]

Honestly, your demos should be built into the game. Phenomenal.

[@dr.andreaswagner6717]

I am a PPL owner as an elder pilot, but i never had a better CFI! Happy flying in real life! Greetings from Austria

[@stefanblackadder5236]

On one of my lessons after takeoff at 1500 feet the engine quit. After shitting my pants I went through the engine out checklist. I thought it was real, but my instructor laughed. I got through that lesson learning it well. You are a great teacher! I enjoy your content a great deal. I don’t currently have a PC that will run this sim but I flew a lot on FS9. I want to thank you for the time you are spending making this great content.

[@Dobbo314]

Stefan, hope you get a rig soon. Mine is a few years old now, but was top 5% when I built it. A Ryzen 1800x & GTX 1080 (non-TI). MFSF runs just fine - okay the visuals outside aren't as good - no shadows on the ground for example. But VFR is still great and I'm not planing on upgrading my GPU until the RTX 3000s are out - I think then the technology and games that use it should have matured to the point where an upgrade is justifiable.

[@stefanblackadder5236]

Steve Dobson thanks Steve.

[@BeerAndWarcraft]

Excellent video! Thanks for answering all my questions regarding trim.

[@TanCoyer]

this is a great vid! playing for the firstime today, first time ever on the game, first time ever on xbox too and the trim tutorial has got me so stuck!

[@LeeMc007]

Another brilliant tutorial and like others have already said , it really feels like you're teaching me to fly , top notch , I am also very interested in learning how to use the Auto pilot and Garmins , they are mashing my brain at the moment , I'll wait patiently for more tutorials , thanks so much.

[@Tim_3100]

Definitely agree trimming out makes flying light aircraft with no autopilot much easier I have my trim assigned to a switch on my x52 throttle makes life much easier

[@JobuRum]

Best trainer on KZbin; hands down!

[@abstractbybrian]

This should be required to see for all flight simmers. Nicely done.

[@BlackStoneMoviesMinecraft]

Learned something new about throttle! That explains why the plane is so difficult to control when trying to regulate your airspeed using it.

[@MRS-wt2sg]

Thanks for your videos they have really helped me. I keep flying over my hometown (Sheffield)

[@KenniTheKid]

Just found this channel and you really do an amazing job of breaking concepts down.

[@rafamalavazi4073]

This video took me back to my private pilot license lessons. Great video, Squirrel.

[@SylwesterYT]

I really don't want to request anything. These tutorials are great and entertaining and I am sure you designed a plan for when to release which lesson. But I hope we'll see an autopilot guide soon. Keep it up!

[@pltuck1]

This is so informative. Thanks. The controlled descents will be very handy. I always go into the landing pattern way too fast. I've noticed it tends to be 92 knots in the C172 when it wants me to be at around 65 knots.

[@jacobmckean707]

If you’re ever looking for more beautiful scenery, check out Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW). It’s my home airport! It’s a bit southwest of Renton. Has two unique bridges connecting my town to the Seattle area, and the runway ends near the water.

[@christophhollmann]

I learned something. Thank you!

[@jonathanyoung6397]

These tutorials are so great, I’m so grateful to you! Thank you and please KEEP THEM COMING!!!

[@chemicalBR0]

your tutorials are brilliant. thanks man

[@totters1972]

This is brilliant, thank you. Tied in with the flight school on FS2020 it has helped me fly with a better understanding of what is actually happening.

[@peterenola2265]

Amazing lesson. Very clearly explained, very motivating. Your lessons should be officially incorporated into MSFS 2020, much better than the in-game tutorial!!

[@wordonwatches]

These tutorials are the best ones on KZbin... I am hoping you go on to cover Autopilot operations and ILS approaches. Paul

[@ayu12641]

Waiting for more videos. Please do tutorials on different aircrafts. Looking forward to a guide to tbm900 video.

[@dondixon3443]

I love your tutorials. Please keep doing more!!

[@greenneck5396]

*pause the video for 20 minutes chasing the needle trying to get 0 trim and frustrated. Unpause *a section later "Don't chase the needle its a few seconds behind whats actually happening"

[@Dobbo314]

I know what you mean. I've been chasing the needle for a few days now. :)

[@jonathanyoung6397]

Yep I had no idea about that. Didn’t know about pressing the B key either!

[@DerekMoore82]

@@jonathanyoung6397 What i wanna know is why didn't the sim's 'tutorial' missions mention the 'b' key thing?

[@jonathanyoung6397]

Yeah unfortunately the tutorial is rubbish. Thank god for KZbin videos!

[@handlebard]

Chasing the needles is a beginners error in real life - I haven’t used a sim since I did my IMC rating many years ago. Currently having fun/getting frustrated understanding the relationship between my controllers and the software.

[@stuartmullan9154]

Be great to see some of the hardware you use as you're using it. Great job again!!

[@2522james]

1. Microsoft should hire you to do their tutorials. 2. you should stream and do live fb videos, i can see people loving you.

[@TheLp640fan]

I knew all these concepts but i realized flying the Icon A5 in MFS That im not actually using this information. Definitely gonna be easier to fly with these in mind. Thank you very much

[@nicolatogni4996]

Great lesson, thanks!

[@zengrath]

Very informative video as usual Squirrel.

[@giladhayoun5044]

Fantastic work !!! Thank you very much for those tutorial videos.. Keep the good work in hope for more to come...

[@SunDevilPilot]

These lessons are great. I’m really enjoying all your efforts to produce these videos.

[@BtcSimmer]

Awesome 👏 I found squirrel years ago in the my summer car videos 👍

[@Smackindaface]

Will you be making a tutorial on how to set and use auto pilot?

[@Hackanhacker]

lol you say that but, learning how the fuck those buttons do, by yourself is an other story lol. It took me a certain time to really get how all those buttons interact with themself and the plane. like the altitude limiter, if you climb With ap on and the vs will disengage by itself once at that height, but when you have No idea what vs is why there is a button for setting altitude and do litteraly nothing xD ........ you get that xD

[@Hackanhacker]

Oh shit i miss read you so baddddd xD

[@svenvolwater5473]

HackanHacker lol i was like: why tf is this guy angry for no reason😂😂

[@Hackanhacker]

@@svenvolwater5473 ahahahahah

[@Hackanhacker]

@@CP-vj6yn in the game or irl xD

[@EVE101Patt]

21:22 you can literally hear the "BANK LEVEL! BANK LEVEL!"

[@michaeloberly6129]

Such a pleasure to watch and listen to you. Thank you!

[@michaelhawthorne8696]

great tuition tidbits....thanks for this

[@MOLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE]

The 152 is a joy to fly and having it alone is worth the cost of the sim.

[@gert1nl]

I really can't wait for the instruction video's on Airliners & Jets :)

[@hoverparagliding]

really enjoying these videos, great instruction, thanks very much!

[@dirkkeeler1348]

I'm enjoying your videos very much and have subscribed. But I disagree slightly with one thing. To increase the speed at a stable flight you must increase power. If you want to maintain the airspeed then what you said is correct. But if you wanted to fly that plane at 85 knots you have to have more than 2k rpm. Then trim again. The throttle is a temporary change to attitude, but once trimmed it ultimately determines speed. Equal and opposite forces; drag vs power.

[@marissavanhelsing7309]

Thank you! Very helpful

[@timelordflight851]

This is amazing work and a super way your telling us now I can fly thanks to you :)

[@SundraTanakoh]

Excellent series!! Thank you!!

[@clamum]

This is a great series man! Hopefully one day, if I get off my ass and grow a pair, I want to take private pilot lessons. I'm sure this sorta stuff will come in handy! I'm really impressed by FS2020.

[@zengrath]

Waiting for the tutorial on various Aerobatic maneuvers like say, Aileron Rolls, Barrel Rolls, Slow Rolls, Avalanche, Chandelle, Competition Turn, Cuban-Eight, Eight-Sided Loop, English Bunt, Half Cuban Eight, Hammerhead, Humpty-Bump, Immelman, Inside-Outside Eight, Lazy-Eight, Reverse Cuban Eight, Reverse Half Cuban Eight, Rolling Turn, Spin, Split-S, Square Loop, Tailslide, Wing Over, Etc. :P

[@darrenboedeker2045]

Very useful! Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@alphastar6327]

Great video and tutorial !! Learned so much Thanks >>> :)