X-Plane 11 - Cessna 172 Autopilot [updated]

[@magicnorm2036]

Finally a comprehensive C172 autopilot tutorial. Thank You.

[@richardcraven4700]

As a newby, I found this video really useful and appreciated the logical and careful explanation

[@michaelbrooks4307]

These tutorials are great! Keep up the good work. I was a general aviation pilot for 15 years with an instrument rating. But I had to give it up. The XPlane 11 is a wonderful but complex simulator. Your clear, concise uncluttered presentations are so helpful. Being a teacher myself I can say that your methods are terrific. You repeat and review which really helps. Once again Bravo and keep it up. Thanks, Mike B. Chicago

[@juliangrantproductio]

Great job. Super helpful. Solid updates.

[@Alan_Edwards]

Dude your videos are awesome for a newbie. I was really struggling with understading the relationship between the AP, GPS and Gauges. It's all coming together now. It's amazing how much anxiety this sim can generate if you don't know what to "really" do. Still have some practicing to do and probably need to re-watch some videos a few times, but it's starting to click and become a lot more enjoyable. TY brother for taking the time.

[@drmckee]

Outstanding presentation Jason. Clear and concise.

[@scholzdigital]

I just got my copy of XPlane 11 and was so puzzled when I watched your old vid about the AP. Now everything makes sense again :) Thank you for your work and always good landings.

[@johnscott1621]

I have watched this video several times and I always learn from it. The pauses at the beginning where you give us time to make the joy stick buttons was very helpful so well done. And then when we continue with video , you help us check them out. And I really appreciate the entire video. Thanks.

[@abeeconstable7877]

I agree, Jason certainly has the best style to explain things and the little things, like you mentioned, pausing the video to explain stuff without going on about it like so many others on youtube.

[@Dave193red]

Brilliant, thanks Jason! Glad I found this updated version as I was pulling my hair out trying to follow your original one with the outdated AP. Keep on making X-Plane tutorials!

[@Johnmfoss]

I am an inactive pilot. I had a 172 many years ago but avionics have changed so much. This was very helpful to get me started with x-plane. Thank you.

[@keithbrown8185]

A simply brilliant tutorial. You really understand your audience and are intent on educating rather than showing how smart you are. That is a rare skill that others could do well to learn. The recaps that you do are invaluable. I learnt so much and am now much more confident in navigating the aircraft. Thank you.

[@dallasthunder]

Great video, answers all my questions! Just the frame rate is a little bit low.

[@teddh5904]

Clear. Concise. Pauses in all the right places. I hadn't used X-Plane for well over a year - was looking for on-off AP switches that weren't there, had no clue about S-tech. Someone else's video (no names!), was much less easy to follow.

[@MrPhillipgraham]

One of the best tutorials I've watched for X-Plane 11! Very clear, patient and I liked that you showed several demonstrations. Eternally grateful, thanks.

[@KaranKhirsariya]

This video is very underrated. I'm beginner and I know needed to hear every word of this video to start with X-plane.

[@gunlovingliberal1706]

I have just been getting back into flightsim and the new Cessna autopilot confused the heck out of me. Thank you so much for this video. I have gone back and watched some of your older vids because I liked this one so much.

[@petc781]

I found this very clear; great job and thanks. I suggest make your cursor arrow a lot larger so we are not having to go back in the video several times to find what you are pointing to.

[@Dave-jd9qn]

I am new to X-Plane and flight sim and this is, by far, the best tutorial on these features I have encountered. You give us the information then repeat it. You know your stuff. Thank you.

[@TheElfishGene]

By far the best tutorial for this particular AP. Everything you need to know as a beginner. Inc GPS and ILS, and explained perfectly. Good job Jason.

[@micheltherrien5407]

Just love your videos. Easy to follow and understand. Being new at this, i'm not sure when and why to fly GPS and when and why to fly VOR. Thank you for your time and patience. I really appreciate this.

[@jJustPlayingNZ]

Had lots of problems mastering this as I am completely new to flying. For some reason I end up flying FROM on the beacon instead of TO when trying the ILF landing but I persevered, rewinding your excellent video many times and in the end I got it to work and made a perfect ILF descent and landing. Thank you so much for this.

[@fnordianslippers]

Awesome stuff. I had been quite confused about some of this, as a new x-pilot. This was very, very helpful.

[@arunstephenjaisingh4695]

Wonderfully explained. Never watched a video with so much information. Great work!

[@ground2airnerd]

Thank you thank you! I have switched from FSX to XP11, and I am relearning! I was ready to give it up, but found this! XP11 is SOOOO much better!

[@marvininthemiddle4586]

Thank you for that update. It definitely cleared up some confusion from your earlier version.

[@slehar]

Wow! Thanks! When I went to set a button on my RhinoStick I found one was already assigned, a button labeled (A) (autopilot?) toggles it on and off! And now I know how to pre-flight test the autopilot! Quite simple really! Thanks!

[@ronholfly]

Thanks Jason for the S-Tech 55 instructions I followed everything and it' s got me into using the AP more efficiently.

[@oystercatcher943]

Brilliantly well explained. I’m fairly new to this and get in a massive confusing mess right now trying this. Careful studying and a good solid foundation is required which you provided!

[@paulguaglardi9693]

Totally interesting that the autopilot altitude is not connected to the visible "six pack" altimeter and uses its own sensors. Thanks for the incredible videos Jason.

[@dlmoRAGEgaming]

Great video, You explain things very well. Many others don't fully explain how to do things or make it sound way more complicated than it really is keep it up.👍

[@wrecklass]

Thanks for making this. I used your first video and got completely confused when you got into the air and said: "now engage the autopilot." I was like, cool, where is the button for that? But you didn't show what you were doing or how. Total confusion and another video elsewhere finally got me sorted. This video is much better and more thorough. Again, thanks.

[@JasonVriends]

Yes, the first video was a few years old.

[@khrenaud]

This was much easier to follow than the manuals. Thanks.

[@phildalgleish2381]

You won't believe it! ... two day ago i was watching the x-plane cessna 172 auto pilot tutorial here on you tube and it didn't match my new purchase of xplane-11... SO, here two days later is a new, updated tutorial on the very thing I am learning... Thank You a Ton!. Very Well done.....

[@Killamarshian]

I bought Xplane 11 on Friday and did exactly the same as you Phil. Thanks @Jason for doing the update, I was struggling with approaches and switching off the autopilot.

[@robertbrown9154]

Well done Jason I really like your style thank you Captain Robert as in deep sea Merchant Navy retired no GPS and "things" in my day I am a comparative New-Be in here, I am enjoying the new challenges you are making the journey a little easier Thank you again .R.

[@tonyphillips9145]

Im a newbie been finding things frustrating up to now GREAT tutorial much clearer now thanks to you thanks so much

[@klaush.6032]

Hello Jason, this is an excellent tutorial. It is not possible to explain the autopilot of the C172 in a better or more understandable way. Thank you very much K.

[@TrickyTomcat]

Thank you! Great explanation about GPS NAV and ALT GS features those I missed before.

[@Opkra]

Hi Jason, thanks a lot for your videos. As a beginner on X-Plane, that was all I needed to learn and understand well. It's a real pleasure to watch, you really take the time to explain things and explain it well, so congrats and thanks again :)

[@abeeconstable7877]

G'day Jason from Oz, well done, makes everything so clear thanks to your excellent presentation. Hope to see more of these videos. You have the knowledge and a perfect teaching style.

[@mr.martintorres5804]

Thank you for the update! Very much needed.

[@Mr_Spock512]

You're a life saver ... I just couldn't figure out how that new AP worked. It's very counter intuitive, the guy who designed this must have been drunk. :o) I guess I'll get used to it eventually ... Thumbs up!

[@JottyOL]

Well done, Sir! Thank you, now I understand, what the autopilot didn’t do for me!

[@gabrieldillon11]

Only new to this, (3 days ago) and this is invaluable....will take a number of watches to get the most out of it

[@roddraym]

Thanks Jason for the update! Greatly appreciated.

[@larissasousa5052]

Congratulations for the excellent video, Captain.

[@waynemagin2554]

Thank You Very Very Much. I have had no autopilot engagement of servos just the animation of where the plane should go. since the 11.3 update. I just had one plane that it all worked on, a modified Vision Jet G2, that I had go off the Xplane Form. But you knew the answer. I now have added the Auto pili button to my controller. It now works. Thank You once more. Namaste

[@Douglasthiel1]

excellent video, answered my questions about the new Auto pilot in the 172.....

[@funkefuchs955]

Great video, I am new to x-plane 11, and I am learning to navigate, but still have many questions.

[@keithrudge]

Finally a clear and precise tutorial which is understandable!

[@samel-amad7548]

I find your videos very informative and thorough. Thank you for your help with this one. I learned a lot and will always keep looking forward to more videos from you. Thank you.

[@frysimulation]

Your videos are great so very glad I found your channel. Thanks again

[@waynecooper1117]

A great video explaining in terms a noob like me can understand. Thank you very much.

[@NickStaib]

Super clear advice and guidance. Thank you.

[@MilkoVidev]

Finally, a decent tutorial. Jason, thank you!

[@coloneljakesza5780]

Awesome stuff, thank you very much. Had too many struggles with this new AP lol. This video cleared up a lot of questions

[@leonardevans5102]

Great video. A must see for demystifying the 172 autopilot.

[@cdoornew]

This is a great video and it answers a lot of questions I had about the Cessna 172 and the auto pilot. Just a shame that at some points of the video the frame rate has gone very low resulting in almost still/frozen pictures rather than moving.

[@arlindodacostarosario457]

Excellent, this video is giving some tips too still in luv to fly on xplane. many thanks

[@techforoldcodgerslikeme1911]

Thank you so much, just what I was looking for and so much information in one video!! Works with x plane 12 as well 🙂

[@thegoodvibesrelaxationstat8442]

Ha! You answered my question in the first minute (auto/disengaging the autopilot). I literally was looking for this yesterday. TY good sir. :-)

[@rudiirasta401]

Yes mon I love your videos ,am new to X plane 11 and your videos are really helping Rastaman. I give thanks for the knowledge . Rastafari .

[@tomscilly5077]

A very useful and good tutorial with the new change autopilot. I miss too the button from the autopilot and wonder why ? Now it works ... thanks for helping ... LGTom

[@clivecrossley8871]

Excellent video so easy to understand keep them coming

[@johnb.1162]

Thank you Jason. Exactly what I was looking for and very well explained. Subscribed.

[@usmc_retired]

Very well done and very timely. Thanks.

[@mikejw58]

Success! I simply had to manually tune the ILS freq into the NAV radio. Everything else worked as described. Thank you. I guess the feature to auto tune doesn't exist anymore? That looked like it could be very useful seeing how hard it is to tune the radios with a mouse.

[@peeledpotato1239]

I did like a 3 hour flight and I crashed because I didn’t know this

[@Sonn69]

I just felt that. Painful...

[@Ayeshteni]

Yup. Jumped on this video like a hungry tiger. 20 minutes fighting the autopilot as it was determined to kill me. Only way I could disconnect the Autopilot was to go into menu bar, let the AI control airplane, desperately restart the engine and prop midair then turn off AI control. Now I can maybe use the Autopilot now. Very instructive video,

[@jahogan1943]

Excellent video. Watch this and save hours of frustration.

[@leroydehne708]

Lots of notes taken. Thanx for the update!

[@sandraronchen390]

At the very end, you mentioned that you disconnected the AP with "keyboard". Perhaps you meant the "servo" button you had us map at the very beginning?

[@cowbail]

Hi Jason, Thanks for the update … in this video you perform an ILS approach. In your previous video you did an RNAV gps approach which I am having all sorts of problems with this new S-Tec 55 auto pilot. Wondering if you could do an update to the update!!

[@sandraronchen390]

Jason, thanks for this. Now I see. IQuestion: if you use buttons 8&9 for this AP, which button do you use for brakes? Those buttons are so handy, and I hate to give them up.

[@alansmith5091]

Hi Jason. Your tutorials are very informative and getting the 172 into the air and using autopilot seems easy. But whils I am getting used to it how do I switch back to manual control for approach and landing. I am using the version without the AP button and not sure which button on the keyboard you use. Thanks and keep up the good work. Alan Smith

[@constantinosthrasyvoulou2553]

Excellent video. Helped me so much. Thank you sir!

[@phillipbeharall6271]

Thank you Jason . As always professional informative and above all fun The videos are excellent for me as I have an iPad and I just get it to the Aircraft and follow Your KZbin tutorial brilliant thanks again 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@flynn_brooklands3961]

One thing to point out, when you took off your fuel flow was not in the green, u needed to lean the mixture

[@Dxcarroll]

You did a great job!!! I a newbie at flying so the really help me.

[@lalawyer11]

Excellent video, thanks Jason.

[@franksantiago9366]

Thanks man, great video. I'm new to XP11 but once a student pilot. Yes, I'd like to see more videos like that and how to go from cold start-up to FMS, Take off and landing Zibo 737. Would really like that to learn and enjoy...! Oh, and how to get the Flight plan and input weight and balance and all that good stuff. Thank you very much and keep up the good work for your fans. Happy Flying.

[@staffanofwerman]

Great tutorial. I never managed to make the approach before, but now I understood that my map was showing different things. I didn't see that ILS approach graphics on my screen, so now I can click on it and get the correct frequency. And I also didn't understand how to use the new AP, since most of the tutorials online are based on the old one. It would be great to see a tutorial how to move from the Cessna to something bigger. Which would be the next step and what do I need to think about? I started out with the Cessna and then quickly moved to the Zibo, but there are sooo many thing to think about, so I moved back to the Cessna to learn a little more before stepping up. So it would be great with a tutorial on how to step up to a bigger plane. And which one would that be?

[@clayclatur6138]

Whenever I do the AP heading and altitude as shown, after about 10 minutes, the avionics screens go blank and the plane is out of control (AP shuts off). X-Plane support has not been able to resolve this. Anyone had this happen and had a cure?

[@randyparsons3188]

Good vid. I would like to see a complex flight with waypoints and ILS at the end. Is it necesary to put in the heading for the ILS approach? I thought GPS steering does that for you? Also could you talk more about GPS? Is it true that VOR is being phased out and GPS transponders are now required? The whole autopilot/GPS thing seems a little crazy to me. GPS and autopilot should be in the same box, I know that's a thing with some Garmin's. I kinda wish Apple or Tesla would design a cockpit, as they are anything but user friendly.

[@davidphysdav]

Great video, I was looking for automatic landings. Your computer was burning though XD

[@rylabics4647]

Excellent video, it helped me a lot. Thanks very much!!. It is true that the frame rate is a little low. Thanks!!

[@alexberloffe]

Simply great !! Thanks a million !!

[@chesbay1ah]

Very nicely done. Enjoyed and learned some nuances!!

[@GabrielCintra]

I don’t know why, but my AutoPilot decided to randomly disengage while I was doing the ifr approach. I turned it back on but it would just shut right back down on me.

[@Dainjamouth]

Absolutely fantastic tutorial, please do commercial planes!

[@chaseydog7956]

Thank you for the updated tutorial. One question though. When you performed the ILS approach you input the nav frequency using one of the input nav 1/2 buttons in the map menu. Bellow these buttons is a third named ILS Approach. What does that button do?

[@GoldenAura32]

That puts you at on course to the ILS where it meets the glide slope. You can use it to quickly teleport to test landings.

[@hardwaybets]

This video is fantastic! Thank you for your help. I am grateful.

[@oscarzt1652]

9:49 redlining the balls off that lycoming 360

[@AntoinetteandMark]

I’m not sure if it always said ready or not but the RDY is still there.

[@PinoyHistorian]

Thanks for the info.im new in x-plane..I'm always crashed in my flight but now I'm trying your tutorial..Next teach us how to land 747-400 using AP

[@Kpaojd]

Thank you so much! Time for a few videos in the zibo mod 737 now!

[@freefallindz]

Excellent video. Thanks for this because I could never get the Glide Slope to work and I could never understand why I was in the glide slope but I would never descend. Could you do this exact video for the G1000?

[@Topcat1952]

Jason: Appreciate all your excellent and helpful videos. I have one question I hope you can answer related to the autopilot (not just the S-Tec 55: When performing an RNAV approach that includes an oval holding pattern, how do you tell the A/P and the GNS530 to exit the holding pattern and continue the approach? The magenta line stays fixed in the holding pattern and I cannot determine where to go to move from there. In the FPL section or APP section. I assume the GNS 530 stays on the GPS CDI setting since no ILS is involved. Thanks.

[@johnpesale3896]

Suspend button

[@Topcat1952]

@@johnpesale3896 Thanks. That question was from a while back, but still appreciate the answer.

[@JCrowe]

Jason, which "view" is your cockpit. You seem to be a bit further back and can see more of the instruments and more of the sky and horizon. Even when I zoom out I can't seem to get that far back ?

[@PerOlofForsman]

control wheel steering mode on X-plane is now , one A and one B! Which one you use ? and thank you from a old guy that try to keep my brain to learn, you see my HD is full and I don't to want to format it, I talking about my Brain.

[@apivovarov2]

looks like the gps instruments were added to C172 about 15-20 years ago. What they used before GPS? Just the nav mode? CDI had only nav mode?

[@FlightSim2703]

Welldone beautifull introduction 🥰♥️👍👍👍

[@oliverdots]

Hi, I am new to X plane and so subscribed to you. Been with FSX for years. How do I get the cockpit view you show in your video please?