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!
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.
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!
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.
@@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
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
@@aarobriggs2665 well it mostly does it with the jets, particularly the learjet. props aren't too terribly bad. the jets are just wild, extreme pulls either direction. I've tried literally every combination of settings, turning wind off, calibrated controller, adjusted sensitivity and dead zone. Nothing works.
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.
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"
As someone who is still relatively new to flight simming these tutorials are helping me immensely. The flight model is totally different to FSX. I'm learning to fly all over again. Edit: Yeah, I was chasing the needle. Bad habit. Gotta stop that.
One of the biggest rules is don’t chase your instruments panels. Also, 90% eyes outside of the cockpit. The horizon is your biggest tool when flying a plane
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.
@@bravocharlie24 maybe, but it's done it since the fresh install and hasn't quit. Other people have had the same issue. I was just hoping someone would tell me some setting to adjust that I might've missed.
Masonic Youth I don’t know what to tell you. I, myself, is having difficulty to install the game itself lol. I updated every single driver out there already. But I’m stuck it where it says “click any key to start”. Once I do, it says to create a Xbox game pass account. Do I need to do that?
@@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.
And this, lads and laddies, is why I love Squirrel so much. He can be fun and games in one video and be full on mr serious in another. Squirrel, seriously hats off, you do have a talent in being a good teacher. Even though I myself personally know about most of this stuff already, it still is a good reminder even for experienced folk to know the basics. The way you explain things, in a "James May" kind of fashion but still maintain the interests is pure gold. Not a lot of people are able to do this right. Keep up the great videos, I gladly follow along! 👍🏻
Oh wow, I get it! I finally get it! I've never taken IRL flight instructions, but I've flown in sim a ton and watched plenty of instructional videos on this and your explanation playing while I'm flying the same aircraft in sim really helped. I'm kind of amazed that I can do an attitude level decent now. This should really help clean up my landings, lol. It's actually like having you with me in the right seat while I'm doing this, lol. Thank you!
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.
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.
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.
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!
Many moons ago I flew Grob 109s, running out of money before I ran out of tuition, unfortunately. Years later Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 has reminded me of just how much I love to fly. I've used your tuition videos as both a much needed refresher of the basics as well as getting flap usage sorted out - the Grob 109s have air brakes, no flaps, so I never got into using flaps. That's being remedied in a big way now! Your style of tuition and transference of vital knowledge is excellent. Plus I've really appreciated your explanations of the FS2020 options and settings to get aircraft to respond more like the real thing. Sharing your valuable experience and the work you have put into creating these tutorials is very much appreciated. Thanks.
I have to say, your videos are the best for learning. The in game tutorials are anxiety inducing, the way you structure the exercise, you just feel like you have plenty of time and space to practice! And it is way more fun to just jump in the plane and play around. You do a great job of explaining the theory as well as to why the aircraft is behaving the way it is. From now on this is how I will be practicing!
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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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
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!!
I'm new to flight sims and highly intrigued by all of it. I greatly appreciate your videos - well-produced, highly informative, and to the point. Good stuff, thanks!
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.
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.
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.
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 CZcams 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.
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.
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.
Throttle controls altitude, pitch controls air speed. Mind blown and a new subscriber. A fantastic tutorial series, impeccably delivered. Thank you so so much!
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!!
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
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.
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.
Seriously sir! All the days of x-plane and trying to fly airliners, I’ve gone back to prop planes and learning to actually fly, and I’m having the time of my life! Thank you!
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.
This is the best basic tutorial out there just now. Super easy to follow and vital for this new VFR flying that the new sim offers us. Thanks Squirrel 🐿
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.
@@mro9466 Remember there are people who don't know what is an Autopilot, Autothrottle, ILS/LOC, or FMS/MCDU and will end up hand-flying an A320 from London to Dubai.
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
I agree with what you said. None of the sim yoke’s have any feed back so you have to trim via the trim wheel which is not the way to do it. About time the manufacturers did something about it. No doubt at a cost!
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.
Just watched this tutorial on stable flight and really enjoyed it. This series of tutorials might actually stop me kangaroo hopping across the virtual skies like I do at the moment. Am looking forward to watching the rest. Well done !
Thanks for this lesson, I've just invested in a full flight cockpit setup and this week is the first time I've flown properly. This is incredibly useful!
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
Finally someone calm , composed with clear understandable instructions. If I can't master under these instructions it's back to plastic ducks in the bath tub. Thank you
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!!
Wonderful tutorial, especially for someone like me who just wants to get some basic concepts in order to be able to safely fly around some POIs around the globe. I just wanted to add that if you want a little help and/or you find the instruments difficult to read - go to external camera mode. In that mode - you get these big and clear digital, on screen indicators for the Airspeed, Altitude, Trim, Flaps and Vertical speed. That makes it easier to read the indicators - though obviously, the whole point of this tutorial is to practice like an actual pilot - from within the cockpit.
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
Thank you!! Im a complete flight sim newb and know very little about planes and felt the instructor in "training" assumes you know most this stuff already. You explained the goals, how to achieve them, and why it works the way it does. The instructor just says "do this, press this" okay, why? I figured a flight sim would do a better job explaining more concept than controls but you are way better than the so-called "training" this game provides.
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.
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.
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!
These are excellent videos. Microsoft should have used these in their MSFS 2020 Tutorials instead of the vague, incomplete rubbish ones they are using. I didn't know what i was doing wrong in the tutorials & this video has shown me exactly why the plane is handling the way it is. Thank you. Subscribed 👍
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.
You are my favorite person in the world right now! haha. Seriously though, Thank you very much for these videos. I learn so much. I feel like I am in flight school!
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..
*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"
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.
this video just blew my mind wide open. It was like a switch just flipped on a few things. esp with the throttle controlling altitude more than speed, and the pitch controlling speed more than altitude etc. very interesting.
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.
@@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.
It's been a long while since I've flown a fixed wing, but I seem to remember the phrase "If you don't have it DOWN PAT, you're APT to go UP". Attitude, Power Trim for climbs and Power, Attitude Trim for descents (both going into and coming out of each). Has this changed for airplanes? Attitude is key for any flying. I'd suggest try to get used to how the airplane is compared to the horizon initially and use the instruments to fine tune this comparison for level flight. Great videos as always... looking forward to more in the series.
Been playing since the hayday of FSX and never knew about APT and PAT despite doing a circumnavigation in a DC-3. I knew about trimming, but thought it was only for cruising and not climb/descent! I now feel so dumb for all the times I got arm cramps for holding the yoke all that time. xD Thanks!
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!
ah you should check out fsx steam edition videos
2mnyshp we still have people that go afk in the middle of the runway. Made me go around 3 times at KSEA.
"Welcome to FSX, Steam Edition."
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.
Masonic Youth it’s turbulence
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!
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.
@@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
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
Married sucks the soul out of life. Sorry to hear that
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.
Now if only it could go in our log books.
now if only I could afford to do it.
@@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.
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.
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.
You're such an awesome instructor: calm, concise and give off a very patient vibe
I would definitely enjoy taking irl flight lessons from Squirrel :P
Easier to be calm instructing when you don't have a student trying to kill you ...
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.
@@Sanctifiers Its because the rotation of your prop, it happens irl too with one prop planes.
@@aarobriggs2665 well it mostly does it with the jets, particularly the learjet. props aren't too terribly bad. the jets are just wild, extreme pulls either direction. I've tried literally every combination of settings, turning wind off, calibrated controller, adjusted sensitivity and dead zone. Nothing works.
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.
@@jimmyohdez I work for the airlines. I have never done any GA stuff.
Without a doubt this is the best FS2020 tutorial series on CZcams! I really feel like I'm learning to fly. Keep it up!
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"
As someone who is still relatively new to flight simming these tutorials are helping me immensely. The flight model is totally different to FSX. I'm learning to fly all over again.
Edit: Yeah, I was chasing the needle. Bad habit. Gotta stop that.
One of the biggest rules is don’t chase your instruments panels. Also, 90% eyes outside of the cockpit. The horizon is your biggest tool when flying a plane
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.
Masonic Youth maybe a glitch on the sim.
@@bravocharlie24 maybe, but it's done it since the fresh install and hasn't quit. Other people have had the same issue. I was just hoping someone would tell me some setting to adjust that I might've missed.
Masonic Youth I don’t know what to tell you. I, myself, is having difficulty to install the game itself lol. I updated every single driver out there already. But I’m stuck it where it says “click any key to start”. Once I do, it says to create a Xbox game pass account. Do I need to do that?
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,
Imo flying is easier irl than in fs2020 :P
@@weights6257 That explains how that guy who stole that airplane and did a barrel roll was so confident.
@@DerekMoore82 i mean he also didnt really care if he crashed unfortunately
@@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.
Derek Moore fly it like you stole it :’)
And this, lads and laddies, is why I love Squirrel so much. He can be fun and games in one video and be full on mr serious in another.
Squirrel, seriously hats off, you do have a talent in being a good teacher. Even though I myself personally know about most of this stuff already, it still is a good reminder even for experienced folk to know the basics.
The way you explain things, in a "James May" kind of fashion but still maintain the interests is pure gold. Not a lot of people are able to do this right.
Keep up the great videos, I gladly follow along! 👍🏻
Nicccee man
He is the Bob Ross of flying tutorials.
Take care - Happy flying
Oh wow, I get it! I finally get it! I've never taken IRL flight instructions, but I've flown in sim a ton and watched plenty of instructional videos on this and your explanation playing while I'm flying the same aircraft in sim really helped. I'm kind of amazed that I can do an attitude level decent now. This should really help clean up my landings, lol. It's actually like having you with me in the right seat while I'm doing this, lol. Thank you!
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.
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.
Agreed, all these new glass cockpits have a real learning curve.
Same, really hoping that he’ll do that too.
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.
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!
Many moons ago I flew Grob 109s, running out of money before I ran out of tuition, unfortunately. Years later Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 has reminded me of just how much I love to fly.
I've used your tuition videos as both a much needed refresher of the basics as well as getting flap usage sorted out - the Grob 109s have air brakes, no flaps, so I never got into using flaps. That's being remedied in a big way now!
Your style of tuition and transference of vital knowledge is excellent. Plus I've really appreciated your explanations of the FS2020 options and settings to get aircraft to respond more like the real thing.
Sharing your valuable experience and the work you have put into creating these tutorials is very much appreciated. Thanks.
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.
"let's pull the throttle, what do you think is going to happen?" We gonna die?
I have to say, your videos are the best for learning. The in game tutorials are anxiety inducing, the way you structure the exercise, you just feel like you have plenty of time and space to practice! And it is way more fun to just jump in the plane and play around. You do a great job of explaining the theory as well as to why the aircraft is behaving the way it is. From now on this is how I will be practicing!
i felt as if i was taking an actual lesson in flight school...
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.
@@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.
@@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.
Masonic Youth adjust the sensitivity in settings, that fixed it to an extent
@@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
i've been flying in sims for over 10 years, and I still learned something new.
Well done and thank you!
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!!
The best video on trim and level flight. Many don't even mention PAT or APT. Thanks.
As someone who has been away from the sim for a while, I needed a good refresher like this.
I'm new to flight sims and highly intrigued by all of it. I greatly appreciate your videos - well-produced, highly informative, and to the point. Good stuff, thanks!
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.
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.
I am convinced that you should be doing the tutorials that are in Microsoft FS vs the AI they have now. Yours are so much better! Thank you
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.
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 CZcams 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.
Squirrel is a brilliant instructor, trust me
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.
Great series! I played FS95 back in the day with my father and just got FS2020 for myself. These tutorials are great - thank you!
Protect this man at all cost 💂🏾♂️
what??!?
I fly RC planes and what I just watched was still a "ahah" moment. Thanks for OUTSTANDING tutorials.
That was the best tutorial on trim that I have ever watched! Thank you. You are a fantastic instructor.
Forgot to add. Love your VERY informative tutorials. Watched them all. Many thanks.
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.
Throttle controls altitude, pitch controls air speed. Mind blown and a new subscriber. A fantastic tutorial series, impeccably delivered. Thank you so so much!
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!!
16:05 this is why I love this sim.. just look how the sun lights up the instrument panel as he elevates
The training missions talk about the stuff you mention in this video, but you make it much easier to understand. Thank you for the video.
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
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.
Thank you so much for this video. It's probably the best I have ever viewed where the 'mystery' of trim (PAT & APT) has been explained.
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.
Thank you for the great tutorials! I like yours a lot better than the ones in the sim :)
Seriously sir! All the days of x-plane and trying to fly airliners, I’ve gone back to prop planes and learning to actually fly, and I’m having the time of my life! Thank you!
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.
This is the best basic tutorial out there just now. Super easy to follow and vital for this new VFR flying that the new sim offers us. Thanks Squirrel 🐿
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.
Hey Squirrel, I hope that you will make a good tutorial for the jets, as i think that most ppl are waiting for those
I certainly am
If you do not get the basics on props you will never be able to control a jet
@@hollyjaw3303 I never said him to ditch prop basics. I merely noted that he should extend the tutorial series to include the jets as well.
Tutorials for default aircrafts? They are so basic anyway even jets
@@mro9466 Remember there are people who don't know what is an Autopilot, Autothrottle, ILS/LOC, or FMS/MCDU and will end up hand-flying an A320 from London to Dubai.
This is fantastic. You have a way of explaining and demonstrating things clearly. Thank you. I appreciated this and all your other videos.
This is very helpful. Please do more tutorials like these. I find them better than the in-game flying lessons.
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
I agree with what you said. None of the sim yoke’s have any feed back so you have to trim via the trim wheel which is not the way to do it. About time the manufacturers did something about it. No doubt at a cost!
Excellent series. Explains lots of things I've noticed just by flying in the sims over the years.
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.
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.
Just watched this tutorial on stable flight and really enjoyed it. This series of tutorials might actually stop me kangaroo hopping across the virtual skies like I do at the moment. Am looking forward to watching the rest. Well done !
Thanks for this lesson, I've just invested in a full flight cockpit setup and this week is the first time I've flown properly. This is incredibly useful!
Very clear concepts with detailed explanation, easily captured
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
excellent my new favourite hobby of MSFs ive learnt and understood more here than from the Microsoft flight sim tutorials!
Just wanted to say thanks for all your content. Really enjoying FS2020. The cross country flight around Chile was an amazing experience to be part of.
Finally someone calm , composed with clear understandable instructions. If I can't master under these instructions it's back to plastic ducks in the bath tub. Thank you
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!!
Wonderful tutorial, especially for someone like me who just wants to get some basic concepts in order to be able to safely fly around some POIs around the globe.
I just wanted to add that if you want a little help and/or you find the instruments difficult to read - go to external camera mode. In that mode - you get these big and clear digital, on screen indicators for the Airspeed, Altitude, Trim, Flaps and Vertical speed. That makes it easier to read the indicators - though obviously, the whole point of this tutorial is to practice like an actual pilot - from within the cockpit.
These lessons are really worthwhile. Really good for someone who is new to this Sim. Thanks Squirrel!!
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
Thank you!! Im a complete flight sim newb and know very little about planes and felt the instructor in "training" assumes you know most this stuff already.
You explained the goals, how to achieve them, and why it works the way it does. The instructor just says "do this, press this" okay, why? I figured a flight sim would do a better job explaining more concept than controls but you are way better than the so-called "training" this game provides.
Brilliant patter.
Old PPL who just got a refresher for a few mb of data, way to save money if your learning or if heading off for a refresher.
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.
Nice! Eventually I suggest getting rudder pedals if you are serious about simming
Khurram Virani was difficult enough finding a good mid range stick that was actually in stock anywhere 😄 I'll get there though
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.
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.
Steve Dobson thanks Steve.
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!
These are excellent videos. Microsoft should have used these in their MSFS 2020 Tutorials instead of the vague, incomplete rubbish ones they are using. I didn't know what i was doing wrong in the tutorials & this video has shown me exactly why the plane is handling the way it is. Thank you. Subscribed 👍
I am a PPL owner as an elder pilot, but i never had a better CFI! Happy flying in real life! Greetings from Austria
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.
Man, this are perfect. I'm having a great time learning to fly with your videos.
Another breathtaking flight and superb tutorial, many thanks. I need to stop watching for a bit in order to catch my breath!
Awesome video! This sim (and these videos) are undoubtedly very beneficial if you ever plan to get your pilot license. Keep them coming!
You are my favorite person in the world right now! haha. Seriously though, Thank you very much for these videos. I learn so much. I feel like I am in flight school!
Amazing video!!! I was struggling to maintain the ship stable and it's helped a lot, please continue with the amazing content :)
this made my life as a new FS player So much better. great tutorial!
Thanks squirrel, your videos help me soooo much. You explain everything perfectly.
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..
*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"
I know what you mean. I've been chasing the needle for a few days now. :)
Yep I had no idea about that. Didn’t know about pressing the B key either!
@@jonathanyoung6397 What i wanna know is why didn't the sim's 'tutorial' missions mention the 'b' key thing?
Yeah unfortunately the tutorial is rubbish. Thank god for CZcams videos!
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.
I learned something. Thank you!
I love these tutorials. Microsoft should feature them to give novices flight lessons. Can't wait for mixture tutorial! Awesome work, Squirrel!
Squirrel put his CFI pants on for this video, top notch instruction!
You helped me understand a lot, I had problems with the nose up without touching the stick. Great lesson
this video just blew my mind wide open. It was like a switch just flipped on a few things. esp with the throttle controlling altitude more than speed, and the pitch controlling speed more than altitude etc. very interesting.
When i was a little boy, all i ever wanted was a sim like this.
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.
Same here.
Sadly all the busg of modern games, issues with hardware and the OS took all the fun away.
@@Waldherz far from it. there is tonnes of fun to be found here. maybe the issue is you. :/
@@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.
@@Waldherz then you are playing the wrong games... again, clearly a you problem.
“Don’t go chasing the Vertical Speed needle” is great advice...US private pilot here...nicely said, sir...
It's been a long while since I've flown a fixed wing, but I seem to remember the phrase "If you don't have it DOWN PAT, you're APT to go UP". Attitude, Power Trim for climbs and Power, Attitude Trim for descents (both going into and coming out of each). Has this changed for airplanes?
Attitude is key for any flying. I'd suggest try to get used to how the airplane is compared to the horizon initially and use the instruments to fine tune this comparison for level flight.
Great videos as always... looking forward to more in the series.
Great video. Can't wait for the navigation step and programming basics.
Great tutorial. Thx Squirrel. I imagine if you did a similar tutorial for flying jets, it would also be popular and valuable to many.
Been playing since the hayday of FSX and never knew about APT and PAT despite doing a circumnavigation in a DC-3. I knew about trimming, but thought it was only for cruising and not climb/descent! I now feel so dumb for all the times I got arm cramps for holding the yoke all that time. xD Thanks!
Great lesson, thanks!
Loving this tutorial series. Looking forward to the next one. Hope it will continue into other aircrafts and systems.
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.
So sad the tutorials seem to have ended. Among the best I have seen