I will post up a new video that I will make later today or tomorrow, and I'll show you my progress. The only problem is that uploading these videos takes about 1 hour, since they're all about 1GB of size.

Diego, continue to ask for help: if I can I'll always help you.

Thank you! That really means a lot! ***EDIT*** One question, the manual says the VNAV button is for vertical navigation, so I'm guessing LNAV is lateral? Which one do I turn on when I start a flight? Also, the manual says you can naviagte via VORs. Do you input those into the FMC as well, or just their frequencies on the NAV1? Then you click VOR LOC.

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I will post up a new video that I will make later today or tomorrow, and I'll show you my progress. The only problem is that uploading these videos takes about 1 hour, since they're all about 1GB of size. Thank you! That really means a lot! ***EDIT*** One question, the manual says the VNAV button is for vertical navigation, so I'm guessing LNAV is lateral? Which one do I turn on when I start a flight? Also, the manual says you can naviagte via VORs. Do you input those into the FMC as well, or just their frequencies on the NAV1? Then you click VOR LOC.

The answer lies in the same manual that told you VNAV is Vertical Navigation.

One question, the manual says the VNAV button is for vertical navigation, so I'm guessing LNAV is lateral? Which one do I turn on when I start a flight? Also, the manual says you can naviagte via VORs. Do you input those into the FMC as well, or just their frequencies on the NAV1? Then you click VOR LOC.

On VNAV, there is no simple one line answer as to when you turn it on. You should really read the manual or watch/read a tutorial. VOR freqs are entered into the NAV radio. Navigate to them by turning on VOR1 on the display selector unit and tune the appropriate course in the course selector. VOR/LOC will track the course. Most importantly, read, read, read. I don't want to discourage the questions, but you will make much faster progress, and develop more as a pilot, if you actually invest the time in reading the manuals.

*******, how do you guys manage to extract jokes out of the most unlikely corners! +1!

You can navigate manually using VORs and other ground-based nav aids in a 737, just as you would in a Cessna, i.e by selecting a course and tuning a nav aid in and then selecting VOR/LOC or by hand-flying and watching the gauges, but that's not typically what you would do for anything other than maybe flying a circuit or a short test flight. It is more likely that you would use VORs as part of the flight plan in your FMC, i.e. you would type in the name of the VOR you wanted to use on your planned route into the CDU scratchpad, and then insert it into the plan with the appropriate line select key, whereupon the FMC would utilise it's all nav systems to include that VOR as a waypoint when you flew using VNAV. Al

I will post up a new video that I will make later today or tomorrow, and I'll show you my progress. The only problem is that uploading these videos takes about 1 hour, since they're all about 1GB of size. Thank you! That really means a lot! ***EDIT*** One question, the manual says the VNAV button is for vertical navigation, so I'm guessing LNAV is lateral? Which one do I turn on when I start a flight?

Diego, go back and watch this video http://www.youtube.com/user/skysurfer007#p/u/7/6NnGR-4CvEE. At 23:59, he arms LNAV "on the ground".1) Watch the video from start to finish, use "pause" "rewind"... but, watch the entire video over and over...To me it's the best video tutorial that I've seen out there on the NG.Besides, the guy is a real NG pilot. 2) Do this tutorial that PMDG included in the installation at: "Start\AllPrograms\PMDG Simulations\PMDG 737NGX\NGX Tutorial 1."It is well written, a little "windy", but it's PMDG's "how to" for the PMDG NGX. You do these two things repeatedly, and you'll be "flying" the NGX like a pro in short order.

Diego, go back and watch this video http://www.youtube.c...u/7/6NnGR-4CvEE. At 23:59, he arms LNAV "on the ground".1) Watch the video from start to finish, use "pause" "rewind"... but, watch the entire video over and over...To me it's the best video tutorial that I've seen out there on the NG.Besides, the guy is a real NG pilot. 2) Do this tutorial that PMDG included in the installation at: "Start\AllPrograms\PMDG Simulations\PMDG 737NGX\NGX Tutorial 1."It is well written, a little "windy", but it's PMDG's "how to" for the PMDG NGX. You do these two things repeatedly, and you'll be "flying" the NGX like a pro in short order.

Thanks. I'll start the EGKK to EHAM route shortly after I arrive home on Friday. Also, when on VATSIM, (or just plain real life!) most people (airliners) go for IFR route. When they do, the ATC usually vectors around, so how would they incorporate the FMC functions with the vectors the ATC is giving them?

Thanks. I'll start the EGKK to EHAM route shortly after I arrive home on Friday. Also, when on VATSIM, (or just plain real life!) most people (airliners) go for IFR route. When they do, the ATC usually vectors around, so how would they incorporate the FMC functions with the vectors the ATC is giving them?

I dont fly online and I never will. However, when given vectors, you'll be using the "mode control panel" for heading, altitude and, speed(IAS). Then when "released" by ATC, you'll either continue with the MCP (manually) or use the MCP VNAV-LNAV and, other fuctions OR, you'll use a combination of the MCP (AUTOPILOT) and MANUAL PILOTING. Follow the tutorials and take notes: I'm not a pilot. As an old infantry soldier, the only thing I know about airplanes is how to jump out of them: I am also an old Bajo player, certified Med-Tech, certified X-ray Tech, auto mechanic and machinist. My LAST job I worked in "HUB-CONTROL" at KLAX. So I can only help you "so" far. Do the tutorials over and over again: in the end, you'll get it.

Handling vectors is pretty simple. Fly manually, or with F/D or AP using the HDG setting on the MCP. Resuming your own navigation after vectors depends on what ATC wants you to do. If told to intercept something"Turn [direction] heading [heading], intercept[something]), press LNAV if your intercepting an FMS plotted routed(your heading intersects the magenta line). If told to intercept a VOR radial or localizer, make sure you've tuned it correctly(set on VHF nav and MCP course), fly it manually or press VOR loc. If told cleared direct [something], type it or click it on the CDU(commonly called the FMS, incorrectly), and enter it at the top of the LEGS page. Press EXEC on the CDU and LNAV on the MCP.

I dont fly online and I never will. However, when given vectors, you'll be using the "mode control panel" for heading, altitude and, speed(IAS). Then when "released" by ATC, you'll either continue with the MCP (manually) or use the MCP VNAV-LNAV and, other fuctions OR, you'll use a combination of the MCP (AUTOPILOT) and MANUAL PILOTING. Follow the tutorials and take notes: I'm not a pilot. As an old infantry soldier, the only thing I know about airplanes is how to jump out of them: I am also an old Bajo player, certified Med-Tech, certified X-ray Tech, auto mechanic and machinist. My LAST job I worked in "HUB-CONTROL" at KLAX. So I can only help you "so" far. Do the tutorials over and over again: in the end, you'll get it.

Handling vectors is pretty simple. Fly manually, or with F/D or AP using the HDG setting on the MCP. Resuming your own navigation after vectors depends on what ATC wants you to do. If told to intercept something"Turn [direction] heading [heading], intercept[something]), press LNAV if your intercepting an FMS plotted routed(your heading intersects the magenta line). If told to intercept a VOR radial or localizer, make sure you've tuned it correctly(set on VHF nav and MCP course), fly it manually or press VOR loc. If told cleared direct [something], type it or click it on the CDU(commonly called the FMS, incorrectly), and enter it at the top of the LEGS page. Press EXEC on the CDU and LNAV on the MCP.

Whew! That's a lot of work. So nobody really only uses just vectors for naviagation, they use a mix.

Whew! That's a lot of work. So nobody really only uses just vectors for naviagation, they use a mix.

It's not so bad. 90% of your flight will be programmed into the fmc & it'll follow it using lnav. If atc decides to vector you in (common in the us since star's aren't runway-specific) you just follow their instructions. If vectored to a vor you'll tune it, if vectored "turn right heading 324" you just turn to 324 using hdg select. The most difficult part is probably speed management during descent & that just takes practice. Don't be afraid to start your descent a little early to give more room for error.

Whew! That's a lot of work. So nobody really only uses just vectors for naviagation, they use a mix.

This is why you HAVE to do the tutorial(s). There are proceedures for everything. If you are thinking of becoming a pilot,you'll have to decide to "LEARN" the system(s) : both theoretical and practical.When someone here tells you to go do a tutorial, go do it: if you get tired or bored, put it down,load up the aeroplane in FSX, firewall the throttles to let off some steam and, when you run off the end of the runway,REMEMBER, You have to learn and you have to learn correctly: the right way.

This is why you HAVE to do the tutorial(s). There are proceedures for everything. If you are thinking of becoming a pilot,you'll have to decide to "LEARN" the system(s) : both theoretical and practical.When someone here tells you to go do a tutorial, go do it: if you get tired or bored, put it down,load up the aeroplane in FSX, firewall the throttles to let off some steam and, when you run off the end of the runway,REMEMBER, You have to learn and you have to learn correctly: the right way.

Pmdg products are definitely not for the casual simmer. You do literally have to understand how all the systems work and tie into each other at least at a basic level.

This is why you HAVE to do the tutorial(s). There are proceedures for everything. If you are thinking of becoming a pilot,you'll have to decide to "LEARN" the system(s) : both theoretical and practical.When someone here tells you to go do a tutorial, go do it: if you get tired or bored, put it down,load up the aeroplane in FSX, firewall the throttles to let off some steam and, when you run off the end of the runway,REMEMBER, You have to learn and you have to learn correctly: the right way.

I promise by Friday I'll start reading those manuals. I have multiple things to do this week that really cover up all my time. As I write this, I have Alt Tabbed a Word window with a letter that is more than 300 words but less than 400.

It's not so bad. 90% of your flight will be programmed into the fmc & it'll follow it using lnav. If atc decides to vector you in (common in the us since star's aren't runway-specific) you just follow their instructions. If vectored to a vor you'll tune it, if vectored "turn right heading 324" you just turn to 324 using hdg select. The most difficult part is probably speed management during descent & that just takes practice. Don't be afraid to start your descent a little early to give more room for error.

So you're pretty much going off route, unless they follow your route?

Pmdg products are definitely not for the casual simmer. You do literally have to understand how all the systems work and tie into each other at least at a basic level.

exactly

I promise by Friday I'll start reading those manuals. I have multiple things to do this week that really cover up all my time. As I write this, I have Alt Tabbed a Word window with a letter that is more than 300 words but less than 400. So you're pretty much going off route, unless they follow your route?

In life, if you learn to execute by the "numbers", you will go much further.