The XCub is Microsoft Flight Simulator's Beginner-Friendly Bush Plane

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  • čas přidán 14. 07. 2024
  • The XCub has proven to be a simple but capable Bush Plane in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. This guide will take you through your first flight and beyond!
    Intro: 0:00
    Flight Planning: 0:18
    Startup: 3:17
    Taxi: 8:20
    Take-Off: 10:12
    Navigation: 12:58
    Landing: 20:23
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Komentáře • 80

  • @matus4890
    @matus4890 Před 3 lety +13

    Perfect guide! Thank you :)

  • @grex2595
    @grex2595 Před 3 lety +11

    Just a few comments based off of what I've learned in my own MSFS experience.
    * The fuel mixture shouldn't just be set randomly. The checklist says that rich is 100% and the appropriate fuel mixture for an altitude can be determined by watching your tachometer. When it goes up, your mixture is getting closer to optimal. When it goes down, your mixture is getting further away from optimal.
    * I am not 100%, but I don't think that the autopilot's VS wheel and trim wheel are the same thing. Either way, you should probably use the trim instead of VS.
    * When you set the altitude, autopilot doesn't pick it up at all until you set it to altitude mode. I have also seen that in some aircraft, they don't actually hold an altitude you set until you get to the appropriate altitude, but this may be a bug(?). Instead, you should set it to vertical speed mode and set the vertical speed. The autopilot seems to set to altitude hold mode once you've reached the set altitude (be careful about adjusting altitude as you are in VS mode if your new altitude will pass your current altitude while setting, it might switch to altitude hold mode at your current altitude).
    I think that's all that I saw. Anyway, good beginner tutorial. It's much better than what I used to learn autopilot (virtually nothing).

    • @grex2595
      @grex2595 Před 3 lety

      Oh, also you don't need to spin your mouse when changing values with knobs. MSFS really only cares that you clicked in the right place and that you're still holding the left-click. If you spin, you're probably going to end up spending additional time correcting when you later try to increase more because you stopped a little too early.

    • @Euer_Hochwuergen
      @Euer_Hochwuergen Před rokem

      Ofc addtionial and corrective information doesnt get appreciated...
      You are right with everything you said.
      But this seems to be an arcade gaming channel not a sim channel so no wonder you wont get credited. 🖖

  • @thestatpow5
    @thestatpow5 Před 3 lety +5

    This was my first plane I flew in FS2020. it was so simple to learn and I hadn't played any flight sims in the past few years it is just sooo intuitive!

  • @TwistinFool
    @TwistinFool Před 3 lety +3

    Definitely jumping in on this when VR is supported. I'm glad they implemented an interactive checklist. Something that DCS should try to do. Great video as always!
    Sounding like Bob Ross at the end there 😆 I dig it

  • @Joe091680
    @Joe091680 Před 2 lety +1

    OMG! Checklist! Life saving tool for this complex game. Thank you! I learned quite a lot watching this tutorial. And thank you for making it instructional and not a follow along.

  • @bouncycow3010
    @bouncycow3010 Před 3 lety

    Very helpful! Really love this plane, got a nice and cozy vibe to it

  • @smiley25884
    @smiley25884 Před 9 měsíci

    One more subscriber! Simple. effective. Clear and to the point 👍👍👍

  • @Snowy57
    @Snowy57 Před 3 lety

    Excellent introduction and guide to the XCub. Thank you very much.

  • @Timothy5509
    @Timothy5509 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for the video, just getting into MSFS as my first flight sim and it helps a ton to have aircraft specific guides. Going to be starting the Patagonia bush trip with the XCub soon. FYI, both of those airports are in Nevada, I used to do Autocross at Reno/Stead airport.

  • @spectre73
    @spectre73 Před 3 lety +2

    Great guide. Really appreciate you explaining the basics for us new comers.

  • @critter9044
    @critter9044 Před rokem

    Enjoyed watching your video. You explained everything quite well including using atc without making us feel like we should know everything.
    Thanks you.

  • @marvind3339
    @marvind3339 Před 3 lety

    You're a very good instructor. Thanks!

  • @cxalebb2089
    @cxalebb2089 Před 3 lety

    Im a student pilot and used to do lots of simming in fsx before I went to flight school. After msfs came out i am getting back into simming when the stupid honeycomb hardware can come back in stock. I am for sure gonna use the xcub when i first start just to get comfortable in the world of sims even tho i knoew the cesna 172 to heart, great video!

  • @mattiasgronborg8737
    @mattiasgronborg8737 Před 3 lety

    Nice flight! I learned a lot.

  • @nikAnimals_
    @nikAnimals_ Před rokem

    such a great plane, probably my favourite on msfs

  • @hazza940
    @hazza940 Před 3 lety

    You’ve just got a new subscriber. I’m still waiting for my pc to be built so not flying yet but doing lots of flying research so I’m ready!
    I have no idea on autopilot so you’ve just given the best basic tutorial I could ask to watch, thank you!

    • @ControlledPairsGaming
      @ControlledPairsGaming  Před 3 lety

      Awesome thank you!

    • @Lorika8810
      @Lorika8810 Před 2 měsíci

      Same thing right now with me.Only 2 and a half weeks until i will get mine, I have been waiting for this moment sincs Last year when I first played msfs at my friend's house

    • @Lorika8810
      @Lorika8810 Před 2 měsíci

      Sorry for being 3 years late with repy😅

  • @robertnorman8184
    @robertnorman8184 Před 2 lety +1

    So happy to find this. I'm also looking at the SCUB for bush trips and fun flying but never got clear on the use of the autopilot. Thanks for making the essentials of autopilot usage more clear to me especially that NAV button. I noticed you were using the VS controls as trim adjust?

  • @twistedyogert
    @twistedyogert Před 3 lety +1

    If I met the medical requirements to become a pilot, I'd want to fly an X-cub. This thing looks fun to fly in the sim and it must be amazing to fly in real life.

    • @Apple-om5mr
      @Apple-om5mr Před 2 lety +1

      If you get a copilot I’m pretty sure you can fly

  • @explodogames2774
    @explodogames2774 Před 3 lety +3

    I thought the shock ultra was going to be my favorite bush plane and maybe it will be ..if I spend more time with it , but man I am stuck on that xcub right now . I love this plane .

  • @manxman5000
    @manxman5000 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome very helpful!

  • @dfhj4556
    @dfhj4556 Před 3 lety

    Excellent!:)Thanks..

  • @goblin2bis707
    @goblin2bis707 Před 3 lety +5

    yes ! very simple, but do not brake to hard with it, otherwise you will made a flip upside down on the ground...

  • @Daze_d
    @Daze_d Před 3 lety +1

    Nice video!

  • @EmmanuelNyoni0505
    @EmmanuelNyoni0505 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful 👌

  • @Jevrosons
    @Jevrosons Před 3 lety +2

    x Cub and savage cub are the absolute best, savage cub is slower but a lot lighter and takes off really really quick and lands in pretty much everywhere, xcub is for slightly more "advanced" pilots who are comfortable landing in tight spots and are comfortable with their flight "skills" I suggest learning in the savage cub for a bit then working your way up to the xCub

  • @MikeNerone
    @MikeNerone Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks so much! I was totally lost on the nav and ATC interactions (the built-in training doesn't cover it)!

    • @captainLoknar
      @captainLoknar Před 3 lety

      bush sightseeing activities can teach you VFR navigation which should be complimentary to the GPS that we all rely on. In this video I was a bit triggered he didnt start the timer.

  • @IndianGeek5589
    @IndianGeek5589 Před 3 lety +4

    Hi. I think you should also mention that instead of clicking on the HDG and ALT knobs, you can scroll. Might be something that newbies won't know

  • @therealsirdj5934
    @therealsirdj5934 Před rokem

    I just watched a video about how to fly the XCub without even owning MSFS. But if I ever find myself with the hardware to actually fly this planeand I bought the Game I'll surely will watch this vid again

  • @unixgaming6880
    @unixgaming6880 Před 3 lety +1

    I love playing flight sims. Went hard on orbiter 2010 a few years ago. Really want to give the new MS flight sim a rip but I also feel like I want a sim setup haha. Maybe baby steps are better...

  • @Flight231
    @Flight231 Před 3 lety

    How do you fly VOR nav? There doesn't appear to be a Course select knob for the VOR Obs needle? Bug??

  • @adamu6941
    @adamu6941 Před 3 lety

    i have a TM TCA too, never tested anything else but its true that is a pleasure to use it, do you change something in the default settings in FS about it ? I use the default one and envoy with it... and im a big fan of XCub in general too !

  • @Al-Azraq
    @Al-Azraq Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for this! This was my first plane of choice for my explorations. I am a Combat sim fan and I fly DCS and IL2 a lot but I am new to GA.
    Which is by the way the difference from the vertical speed indicator trim and the trim in the stick?

  • @TheKetsa
    @TheKetsa Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the video, what's the background music ?

  • @AirspeedisLife
    @AirspeedisLife Před rokem

    awesome video! if you dont mind me asking what screen recorder do you use ? what do you do to upload it in HD ? is it recorded while your monitor is at 1440p or 4k? I have an RX6800

  • @citabria4804
    @citabria4804 Před 2 lety

    You started at Trent palmer’s airport 👍

  • @chillinthesnow6145
    @chillinthesnow6145 Před 2 lety

    amazing guide. Are you using head tracking? if so whats your profile?

  • @DieTabbi
    @DieTabbi Před 3 lety

    Does the Xcube have lights for the instruments? I cant find a switch and the panel is really dark.

  • @firefox3187
    @firefox3187 Před 2 lety

    What’s the best cruise profile for this thing? Re: Alt, speed, range/econ

  • @afro-pilot9382
    @afro-pilot9382 Před 2 lety

    What’s the recommended trim setting for landing? Same as TO?

  • @waynenelson8907
    @waynenelson8907 Před 3 lety +1

    I bought the computer recommended for gaming and know some about flying but not a pilot. I am retired and asking for some assistance on what I need after I purchase the program for controls. Thanks in advance.

    • @marvind3339
      @marvind3339 Před 3 lety

      Just a little ahead of you in Sims. Contact me at dmjmarvin680@yahoo.com

  • @Vara91391
    @Vara91391 Před 3 měsíci

    how do I get wind direction info in that contraption of a nav system

  • @twistedyogert
    @twistedyogert Před 3 lety +1

    Is the X-Cub basically a modern version of the classic Piper Cub?

  • @darth_patzer
    @darth_patzer Před rokem

    I sometime flight the XCub but I like Savage Cub far better. I don't like screens, Savage is easier to land everywhere and it's what I ask to a cub plane.

  • @vamos419
    @vamos419 Před 2 lety

    This plane always nose dives when I land while playing the bush trip

  • @Jebusite100
    @Jebusite100 Před 3 lety

    You have to land it on turf runway

  • @captainLoknar
    @captainLoknar Před 3 lety

    @15:30 that's not the trim it's the autopilot vertical rate adjustment dude. I dont think it does anything unless your VR or altitude is switched.
    The trim adjustment is on top of the joystick
    check the AoA if trim or throttle is the best solution for level flight
    @16:20 LVL director switch doesnt mean it's gonna be flying level, it's gonna make you flight straight aka maintain your attitude with the horizon - at this point your VS was 250ft/m as seen as the smaller digit on the left of the altimeter
    ok this is just a short summary but you can get the heading and altitude and vertical speed to be managed by the AP
    but you probably made another video. I just want to tell viewers to not take anything you said as face value about anything in that AP control area LOL

  • @mamophoto
    @mamophoto Před 3 lety

    Ehem? 15:21 this is not the Trim wheel isen't it? This is the Weel for Vertical Speed. The Trim Weel ist on the top of your Flightstick.

    • @breathoffreshair245
      @breathoffreshair245 Před 3 lety

      I was wondering the same thing lol, kept thinking to myself "that isn't what your thinking it's doing".

  • @mssa9999
    @mssa9999 Před 3 lety

    I couldn't find this parking brake by myself.

  • @dewaelemmanuel1338
    @dewaelemmanuel1338 Před 3 lety

    What to do if oilpressure is low at the start? Thx

    • @ControlledPairsGaming
      @ControlledPairsGaming  Před 3 lety +1

      Just send it!
      Seriously though I'm not sure. I haven't seen that.

    • @dewaelemmanuel1338
      @dewaelemmanuel1338 Před 3 lety

      @@ControlledPairsGaming yes it is a thing in leg 6 of the patagonian bushflight. I am sitting idle at the runway with no oilpressure. But i will find out.

  • @PheelOne
    @PheelOne Před 2 lety

    That was not your trim FYI ur trim is on the stick

  • @twistedyogert
    @twistedyogert Před 3 lety

    What weirdo engineer thought it was a good idea to put the parking brake in such an awkward area? Did the original Cub have a brake like that?

  • @flyingdutchmanwa
    @flyingdutchmanwa Před 3 lety +4

    Nice intro to flying the XCub in MSFS, but as a licensed pilot I know I speak for many aviators in that I cringed most of the time.
    Don't try most of this in a real aircraft. :)

  • @pandorasboxg
    @pandorasboxg Před 26 dny

    not how you fly a xcub at all. for example on take off you push the stick forward to get the tail up as soon as possible you should have the tail up and rolling on front wheels only in the first 2-3 seconds. you also landed way way to fast. the whole point of an xcub design is teasing aoa/stall horn all the way to the ground the last few hundred feet of alt. land at 40-45 kts max/when on the ground and the left is gone pull the stick fully back . you should be able easily be able to come to a full stop in 150 feet or less. watch people land this in real life.

  • @crose.climbing
    @crose.climbing Před 3 lety +2

    first?