HiI have used FSX for about 6 months now and i have always used autopilot...once i had worked out how to use it :wink:Can someone explain to me as simply as possible how to do a manual flight?Or provide a link to somewhere that explains it?Please Reply ASAP

Something like what's available here; http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/I've got it all printed out and sitting in a nice binder. I must find the time for a refresher course, as some of my skills are, er... lacking?

HiI have used FSX for about 6 months now and i have always used autopilot...once i had worked out how to use it :wink:Can someone explain to me as simply as possible how to do a manual flight?Or provide a link to somewhere that explains it?Please Reply ASAP

I don't understand the question. If you can figure out how to use an autopilot, surely you have the basics. Or is your question more specific?

If you are flying a complex aircraft, just follow what the flight director is telling you n the PFD, and be sure to keep speed at +5/´0 with respect to the speed bug.In general, when hand flyng an aircraft you would attempt to do exactly what the aircraft would do were the AP engaged. So first fly with the AP engaged, learn how the AP flies the aircraft, then disconnect the AP.Cheers,- jahman.

There is a good reading on FAA site - 'Aircraft Flying Handbook' or something similar. Worth reading, since You will learn very basic VFR-needed skills and lots of good, valuable information

FSX's "lessons" helps a lot. There are some basic but important knowledge/skills in those articles. If you have read all of them and you want to learn more, FAA's Aircraft Flying Handbook is a good free resource.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Flight-Simulator-Pilots-Training/dp/0764588222I can highly recommend this book. I got it a couple years ago and it includes buckets of practical FSX scenarios that install into FSX as training flights and supplemental downloads (free to owners) in a well written enjoyable format.I still use it to brush up on a variety of subjects.

It may surprise many users to know that FS includes flying lessons - the basic syllabus, and training all the way from PPL to ATP. So, the first place to check is the FS Help file.Best regards.Luis

It may surprise many users to know that FS includes flying lessons - the basic syllabus, and training all the way from PPL to ATP. So, the first place to check is the FS Help file.Best regards.Luis

+1Apart from that: it's important to know what kind of planes Ryan is flying. Some planes SHOULD be flown using the AP whenever possible (big airliners). But if he wants to learn how to fly manually, indeed follow the FSX lessons!!!

I agree. Use the FSX lessons. Start with small GA aircraft before you move to the heavy metal.There are also some nice instructional videos about the basics of flight here.If you want to take it a step further, I suggest you buy a copy of "Flight Simulator X for Real Pilots" published by Wiley. This book is written by two FAA-certified instructors and intended for people who want to augment their RW flying lessons with some simulator training. But it is equally suited for armchair pilots.

..and if the question concerns the navigation of the aircraft without resorting to the simple installation of a flight plan installed into the autopilot/gps system, then go here and see how it was done prior to inertial guidance systems, gps's and fmc's.......http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/index.htm