FS Academy VFR | Lesson 1 - Basic VFR | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
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- čas přidán 17. 02. 2021
- Join me on my quest for my virtual Private Pilots License (PPL) using the amazing FS Academy VFR program. This program has 12 lessons and over 70 pages of study material!!
Lesson 1 - Basic VFR
We’ll focus on introducing you to basic aircraft handling skills. Get the weather information from the Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS) and coordinate with ATC to depart Liverpool, following the Entry/Exit route known as “Mersey Lane” to Seaforth at the control zone (CTR) boundary, before practicing some basic handling once in uncontrolled airspace.
FS Academy Website: www.fsacademy.co.uk/vfr
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Well done. Watched the whole video and you really did well. Small tip that may help you when trimming for level fight....when adjusting trim up or down, give the aircraft little time to settle down before countering with opposite trim input. Say the aircraft is climbing and you trim are down and you notice the nose of the aircraft dips past the level flight on your artificial horizon and continues dipping...Wait few seconds and you will see the speed increase as the nose points down...This speed increase will give the wings more lift, raising the nose again without you needing to input up trim...You will get the feel for it after some practice and you will not find yourself fighting the trim and "chasing the nose". Hope this help. Happy flying.
Thanks so much for the tips. You’ll see from the rest of the videos trimming and me didn’t agree. :-) There are a few things I still need to work on. It’s been fun!!
I just let Ai pilot take care of radio and trimming. But good tip
Trim is one of the hardest things I have had with sims as compared to real world. The lack of feeling the trim take the pressure off the controls makes it a guessing game as to how much to use and when to stop adjusting it.
@@robertvroman6788 FWIW, there is a yoke available (for P3D at least; not sure if it's yet available for MSFS) that uses force-feedback to simulate the control pressure. You simply trim until you feel the pressure to hold the position abate. Unfortunately, I believe that yoke costs $3-4K.
FS Acadamy have done a great job with these VFR and IFR lessons- a lot of thought and time put into them. Its the sort of lessons that a premium MSFS package should have shipped with.
Overall, I think they are pretty good and worth it. However, I do feel some studying on your own would be helpful for some of the lessons for complete new pilots.
Try to keep your focus mainly outside (%90 landscape, %10 panels, instruments, etc.) so that you can "feel" the airplane. It takes a while to get used to it but after some practice, you'll gain a sense of flying. Totally normal to check out instruments at the beginning but as said more you practice less it'll seem complicated and more fun you'll get flying.
Thanks for the tips!
I've been into the MSFS 2020 for about six months now, mainly flying GA aircrafts and some small jets. Still learning. Especially the navigation bit (VOR) is for some reason a bit of a handful to get my head around. I think FS academy is the way to go. Seriously considering getting the VFR and IFR section. I follow a ton of youtube channels that do tutorials - which is great. However, I tend to get a little confused watching tutorials from a number of content creators - each with their own approach to one subject.
Thanks for stopping by. I do like these lessons and it shows how much I don’t really know. I’m enjoying doing and think they are worth the money.
Bought this today and enjoying it so far, you definitely did a lot better than me! I got lost after the second turn and came looking for videos to see where I'd gone wrong!
This was perfect and definitely captured my same stress of trying to keep an eye on everything all at once, now I can go back and see if I can nail it and finish the lesson :) Look forward to seeing how we fare. I'll definitely check back and watch yours after my attempts at each lesson.
I'm glad you're enjoying the lessons. I've had a blast doing them. Wait until you get to the cross country flights! Those are great!
Nice I'll have to give this a try. As good as MSFS 2020 is it basically just throws you out there.
You definitely should, it's been fun!
Great video, when I learned to fly the hardest habit to break was not looking at my instruments. It’s very busy when you first start to fly, but over time you learn to filter out the noise.
Thanks for sharing!
Nicely done. You did better than I did! I got stuck on the straight and level at 60knots. Not sure, but I think I didn't know what 'idle' was and it never triggered the next phase of the lesson.
This is good stuff. Looks like a lot of fun.
Thanks for watching and for the kind words. I'm having a lot of fun with this series!
In real life it's just as crazy haha. A lot of things to remember but it soon becomes second nature. Just remember not to fight the controls or chase after the dials, it should be relaxing. Brilliant video though.
- student pilot (Piper Warrior pa28)
Thanks, I appreciate the tips!
Great video see you we’re having a problem with the trim that plane kinda is like a seesaw it will go up and down for a bit after setting the trim but then will slowly come to level out
Thanks, I'd seen you flying the Navigation lessons. Looks like it's worth getting this one as well while it's on discount.
Thanks - Overall, this is a good product for people to learn the basics!
this is just how it is in real life flying
Have just started viewing your excellent videos. What I would like to hear from you is an in-depth assessment/overview of the FS Academy products for relatively new simmers. What are the major strengths and weaknesses and overall value. How does it compare to FS Flying School? What order you recommend doing the 4 FS Academy courses. Thanks. Much appreciated!
I can't compare these to FS Flying School since I've never used it. Overall, I liked them and they were worth the money to me. I learned a lot of good information from them. My biggest complaint is with this VFR series. I didn't like how it kept changing the aircraft out. For a new user trying to learn the different procedures, I would have liked to have the same plane the whole series. As for an order, I'd do VFR, the Navigator, IFR, and Jetliner. Thanks for watching!!
@@TennshadowGaming thanks for your response
I had a difficult time performing a slow flight with full flaps in real life. My biggest mistake was that I was chasing my instruments 90% of the time when in reality it should be 10% eyes inside and 90% eyes outside. Planning to return back to flight training in May
Thank you for this. I have been definitely chasing the instruments this whole series!
@@TennshadowGaming We get used to flying IFR too much on these simulators and it makes it hard once we go VFR. I’ll be checking out your other VFR lessons videos to see if it’s worth purchasing it before I start my lessons again. I subbed :)
@@bravocharlie24 Thanks so much!
That's exactly it. I was told not to chase the instruments flying in a Piper Warrior. I kept staring at them making sure everything was accurate - not good.
Tennshadow, I wonder if you can bug Asobo about the download for xbox...its there but not working. I lost out on the sale this month. FS Academy referred me to Microsoft about it cuz its not on their end. Maybe they'll see my complaint. Apparently another person complained about it too. It looks like fun.
I wish I had that kind of pull with them. :-). Hopefully they will get it sorted soon so you can start enjoying it!
Does the training pack also have subtitles?
I don't have the best English and would like to read what the teacher says again.
It's best to have a German translation, but I think that's asking too much.
I know at least it has English subtitles because I’ve used them before. You turn them on in the MSFS settings.
@@TennshadowGaming Because I'll get one of the DLCs and test it out, think for the quick answer.
Heya. After I turn to the West, the next instruction doesn't appear. I wanted to check that point in your video, but at that point you made a cut in the video (17:33). Do you also had this issue and had to redo this mission? I tried multiple times :-/
I think so but it's been a while since I did that one. Just make sure you are running the latest versions of the program just in case there were bug fixes.
@@TennshadowGaming The waypoint spotting is very finicky.. I think it's not an issue with FS Academy but more with FS itself, the bushtrips are also broken for everyone since the latest update. It's on the to-fix list thankfully, hopefully the next world update will fix this :)
I bought it, but it doesnt give me all de info it gives you in the vid
Hey, I had some issues with this one as well. Make sure you are following his directions exactly has he says or some things don't show up.
In the 157 the trim is very challenging for me..
I find trimming in the same very difficult
how is the track ir working out for you?
Track IR is working really good. The biggest issue I'm having is dialing in the profile settings. I haven't quite found the perfect settings yet.
@@TennshadowGaming thanks man!
Is this package better than the default one from microsoft?
I’m not sure, I haven’t used the default one.
@@TennshadowGaming okay thanks
Bro, the sound of the game is very low. I don't know if it's me.
Hey, I had some issues with audio in a few lessons but it’s worked out in later videos. Sorry about that.
This package seem not usefull. Why do vfr when there is ifr. Even the smallest plane can do some ifr. Or what am i missing here
VFR flying is where you learn how to fly. You then work your way up to IFR. Flying in VFR with good scenery can be an amazing experience. I know for me personally, I’ve learn more about flying when starting at the bottom and working my way up. I use to just do IFR flights but over the course of these lessons I’ve realized I’ve been missing out on so much.
how long is the first lesson?
I believe it was around 20 minutes.
@@TennshadowGaming According to the information box at the start, it’s supposed to last five minutes. Maybe that's possible in an F-16, but it seems to take at least fifteen to twenty minutes.
I found most of their times to be wrong.
How much is the ifr version?
Prices are similar to the VFR version. It will differ slightly depending on where you buy it from.
Orbx discount it for now. I will buy. Thanks. Subbeb
Thank you so much.
this addon have subtitle translated?
According to FS Academy, only English audio and subtitles are available.
@@TennshadowGaming how to turn on subtitles
I’m not near my sim at the moment, but I believe it’s under General > Accessibility
How much was it?
Prices very depending on where you get it. I think I paid around $20 for it. Overall, it was worth it for me. I learned a lot.
Not for Xbox S/x ??
Yes, it’s available for Xbox.
How is this different to the built in tutorials?
I've never used the in-game tutorials before so I'm not sure.
Your volume is about 200% lower than it should be. Tip: DO NOT USE HEADPHONES OR SPEAKERS TO SET AUDIO LEVELS BY LISTENING!!!! USE A DB METER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, you are correct. The first few videos on my channel have this issue. I have since corrected it. Thanks for the tips!