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[@juanm.5404]

Very kind of you, Skip. Thank you so much for sharing it and for teaching us.

[@seanbreslin2404]

Hey, Skip! I’m just starting on my piloting journey after wanting to do it for about 40 years. I’m very appreciative of your patient instruction and explanations for the reasons behind what you’re doing in the sims. I really feel lucky to have found your channel…it’s a great supplement to my reading and CFI instruction (also one heck of a lot cheaper). ;) Thanks so much!

[@WEHVideos]

Hi Sean, Really glad the videos are helping and good luck on you journey, hope it goes well. By the way, if you fly with X-Plane 11, X-Hanger has given me the rights to their Cessna 172N for X Plane 11, the airplane I use in most of my videos, and they have allowed me to give it away to anyone who would like to use it for following along in my videos. You can learn how to download it by watching the video in the link below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o56yqXl4oMx4eKc Blessings, skip

[@neilvincent5571]

Hey Skip I am an X-plane 11 noob and your videos so clear and helpful at discovering how to fly this great aircraft. Thank you so much and keep up the good work.

[@WEHVideos]

Hi neilvincent5571, Welcome to X Plane and sim flying :-) Glad to hear this series is helping feel free to ask questions and if you think this is something you will stick with might want to download a demo version of X Plane 12 it is worth the upgrade I believe. Good luck let me know how you are doing :-) Blessings, skip

[@totenfarmer6645]

Expensive planes aren't always the best, I own a lot of really good and expensive planes, but now I fly only the ones from X-hangar. It started with aquring the C130 through redeeming my points at the store, now I own 5 X-hangar planes, and they are my absolute favorites. There might not be pbr textures and whatnot, but these planes can be tailored to your every need, and I get the impression the flight model is well made.. so yes, I'm a very happy customer of X-hangar :)

[@WEHVideos]

Hi Bjon, I'm right there with you! I too have expensive airplanes but like X Hanger airplanes for the reason you state. Blessings, skip

[@lochsglensbens4407]

Thanks Skip. I shall give it a go.

[@scottharrington7167]

Skip. I really enjoy the videos and the way you present them.Ive recently become interested in aviation with the X Plane 11 program to start.Your explanation and ease of instruction are incredible!I am now looking forward to many more hours playing with all the new found features that I never cared to look at much til I was up in the air, not nearly easy as I originally thought.Could never understand why the plane would suddenly nosedive and such til I watched your videos.Trim wheel ?,elevation wheel? no idea until about twenty minutes ago.I'm happy I found your tutorial thank you very much

[@WEHVideos]

Hi Scott, Welcome to the wonderful world of flight simulators and X Plane glad you found my channel and hope it helps as you progress with your flying experiences. Keep me posted on your progress :-) Blessings, skip

[@tinytim2504]

Hey Skip, thanks for keeping me posted on what you were finding out about this last month! I've been on the road a lot in the meantime, but I've been able to try it out and even rework the panel into (more or less) the configuration of the 172Gs I'm training in. It's really handy! Big thanks again to you and to X-Hangar!

[@WEHVideos]

Looking good tinytim2504 hope you enjoy the airplane and making changes :-) Blessings, skip

[@sturisa]

Thanks Skip, I did download and fly the planes you made available. I can use my RealSIMGEAR GNS530 on the original, but since you use the GNS430 in your customized planes I am not able to because I don't have that GPS. No worries though, other planes I've downloaded and paid for via the X-Plane org store, i.e., the V35 Beech Bonanza, Piper Cherokee 140, and obviously the DeHavilland Beaver, don't have that GPS either and I enjoy flying them just the same!

[@WEHVideos]

Hi SJ, Check out the New Versions it has the G530, let me know if this works :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6S3eJ-nqpKMjqs Blessings, skip

[@mrniceguy7714]

Just downloaded it. Works great! Thanks. I am learning on a 1979 Cessna that is very similar. I really wanted the carb heat option so I could practice that. I assume the carb won't actually ice up if you don't use it though right?

[@WEHVideos]

Hi mrniceguy, Glad it works and I do believe the carb heat will work in X Plane 11 but haven't tried to create a situation where I'd need it, think I'll give that a try and see :-) Thanks for watching and good luck with you learning to fly :-) Blessings, skip

[@horatioh5469]

Got mine, and thank you very much Skip...

[@WEHVideos]

Looking good enjoy :-) Blessings, skip

[@luciusrex]

that's awesome what you've been able to do and sharing the plane files as well! keep it up!

[@WEHVideos]

Thanks Doormat and thanks for watching hope you find the series helpful :-) Blessings, skip

[@OZKoala747]

Thank you for sharing, Skip. Enjoy watching your tutorial videos. Great job!

[@WEHVideos]

Your welcome Geoffrey and happy to hear you enjoy the videos, hope they help :-) Blessings, skip

[@willemp6432]

Thanx Skip and also thank you X Hangar......

[@WEHVideos]

Hi willem, Your welcome, thanks for watching and hope you enjoy it :-) Blessings, skip

[@ramarrie]

Thank you Skip, I always enjoy your videos, and I have learned quite a bit form your earlier videos when I started X-Plane several years ago, keep up your excellent work. Thank you again.

[@WEHVideos]

Hi Ramon, Thanks so much and your welcome, enjoy! Glad the videos are helping and thanks for watching :-) Blessings, skip

[@dspindl1]

Thanks so much for these planes! I have a question regarding the ones with the Garmin 530. I don't see a "Nav" button on the Autopilot. How do I engage my 530 flight plan? Thanks!

[@WEHVideos]

Hi Dave, Right above the Altimeter select "GPS" on Source switch and "Auto" on Flight Director switch. Just to the Right of the switches you should see buttons HDG, LOC. ALT, & APP. To engage AP for the 530 click the CDI button on the 530 so GPS (in green) is displayed above the CDI button and click the LOC button when you want to activate the flight plan and you should be good to go. Let me know how it worked and have fun and thanks for downloading and watching :-) Blessings, skip

[@dspindl1]

@@WEHVideos Worked perfectly. Thanks so much Skip!

[@jakew9887]

Thanks Skip. I appreciate it.

[@WEHVideos]

Your welcome, enjoy!

[@jared9555]

thank you Skip!

[@WEHVideos]

Hi Jared, Your welcome, hope you enjoy this Cessna and the series :-) and thanks for watching. Blessings, skip

[@skyking5133]

Just new to MSFS trying to find the instrument panel light switch in the default Cessna 150

[@WEHVideos]

Hi Brad, This is for X-Plane 11 so might not be the same depending on model, hope it helps :-) Blessings, skip

[@rackum44]

Skip how come you don't have MSFS 2020 and you don't make videos anymore You were the best KZbinr I'd like to watch for flight sim

[@WEHVideos]

Hi Rickie4, I don't have MS2020 for several reasons. First it doesn't allow for multiple monitors, I have 4. It doesn't t have the airplane I want to fly (Cessna 172N) , and I don't like the idea of needing to be connected to the internet. Probably tie biggest reason though is the information they collect when using it. Here's a link to a video I did on my thought on MS2020. Near the end of the video I explain the information they collect and I don't see why they need such info. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j33PnHqof7GrsLc I'm glad to hear you enjoy my videos and want more!! Two reasons I've not made more videos lately, I'm not sure what to do next so I'm looking for ideas. But more importantly I'm 77 years old and for the last year I've been struggling with cancer and the effects of the treatment that has slowed me down, it's not life threatening but has made life a little more complicated and the motivation to make videos isn't there right now. If you have a suggestion for a video let me know and I'll "consider" making one. Unfortunately my experience is limited to the Cessna 172N and VFR flying for beginners, that's where I'm comfortable making videos so keep that in mind. Here's a link to my channel, you might find videos you haven't seen yet. kzbin.info/door/_cytwz_KcUBCqHZ7SZQIjA Thanks for you encouraging words and thanks for watching :-) Blessings, skip

[@rackum44]

@@WEHVideos okay I understand and I'm sorry you're going through what you're going through and I hope you feel better and I am a GA simmer that just likes to mess around and learn what I can learn and I have fun doing it God bless you

[@WEHVideos]

Thanks Rickie4 appreciate that very much! I'll do my best to get more videos up as soon as I can :-) God Bless! skip

[@yozhiworks]

Is there any version of this airplane in higher resolution by any chance?

[@WEHVideos]

Sorry to say no, I don't think they are going to do much with this airplane anymore guess it didn't do so well that's why they gave it, so to speak, to me but you never know. I'm hoping they will continue to work on it as it's my favorite airplane and the one I fly in real life. No one else makes a 172N for X Plane that I like. Blessings, skip

[@brewedawakening6577]

How do you install this on X-Plane 11 Windows 11? Also I could not find the Airplanes Folder so I just dropped it on "Aircraft" folder and soon I did that my CD drive pop out asking me to load a rewritable CD. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Skip.

[@WEHVideos]

Hi Brewed, Sorry you are having trouble. Just download the airplane zip file and unzip the airplane folder into you X-Plane/aircraft folder. In the X Plane/Aircraft folder is a list of additional folders I suggest you create your own folder and then save this Cessna in your new folder. Nothing more needs to be done, no install routine or anything. XP should find the airplane the next time you start XP. Hope this makes sense let me know how it goes. Blessings, skip

[@brewedawakening6577]

@@WEHVideos Thanks Skip. I'll try this when I get home. I was looking for this plane now I know why it disappeared. Thanks again. God bless

[@WEHVideos]

Looking good let me know how it goes :-) God Bless, skip

[@RosarioPulvirenti71]

Good on you skip. How do you compare the xplane model to flying the real thing? I am currently training for my recreational certificate in the Tecnam P92. So I decided to purchase the plane for my sim to play around at home and I am pretty disappointed with it. It does not resemble the real thing.

[@WEHVideos]

Thanks Rosairo, It's really hard to compare but I believe XP does a really good job. The hard part is we don't have really good equipment for a good comparison. I suspect if we had professional controllers, Yoke, Joystick, Rudder Pedals, etc. that would make a huge difference. For example, I just purchased the Honeycomb Yoke and that made a big difference in my ability to control the airplane. The consumer Yokes etc. are fine but you get what you pay for and plastic shafts and parts can't be as "smooth" operating as profession equipment. Thanks for watching, hope you enjoy the 172N Blessings, skip