Hi everyone! Just thought that I would try to find the start up procedure for FSX, all my default planes are cold and dead. I need the start up procedures for the Boeings and the Airbus especially. My FSX is loaded and I cannot figure out the start up procedures. Please help someone.

For the real thing, or any complex add-on airliner if we miss out the boring checklist bits, it would typically be...Set the parking brake and retard the throttles to idle.Set the fuel tank feed switches and the fuel pump switches to the appropriate 'on' positions.Connect up an external ground power unit (usually selectable from the FS menu if one is available) and select that as the power source on the overhead panel, or alternatively select the batteries so you have electrical power to enable you to start up the Auxiliary Power Unit, which is started from a switch just above the windshield near the navigation light switches.When you've got the APU started or got compressed air available from a connected ground power unit, select the appropriate electrical source on the overhead electrical bus switches so that the displays read that you are getting electrical power and ensure that the compressed air is correctly routed to crank the engines, by flipping the appropriate bleed air switches (also located on the overhead).Ensure the air conditioning is off so it doesn't sap that compressed air and prevent the engines from cranking (switches for that are also on the overhead, usually near the bleed air switches).Flip on the start selector for an engine (set it to 'ground' typically, although anything other than 'off' will probably do the job). Flip the ignition toggle switch to the appropriate engine too (both these controls are usually on the overhead just above the windows).Monitor the engine gauges to ensure the engine is cranking okay and not bursting into flames, then at around 15 percent RPM, flip on the fuel cut off switch just below the throttle lever for that engine, and the engine should start. You'd let it settle for a minute in reality, but in FS you can crack on straight away.Repeat the start process for the other engines (make sure the bleed air is set correctly), and when everything is running, set all the switches you had to mess about with to the required settings for the flight. In particular, check that the cabin pressurisation switches on the overhead are set up correctly for the flight (they are typically set to 'auto' on modern jets).If all that seems like a pain in the &@($*, you can instead press Control+E and that will crank the engines on the default FS planes for you.Al