Dear fellow simmers,

First off – Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year to everyone! 🎄✈️

I've just uploaded my second L-1011 masterclass, specifically created as preparation for the highly anticipated iniBuilds Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.

 

 

This video takes you from cold & dark startup all the way to a flawless CAT III autoland at Heathrow, with a scenic autopilot cruise over the UK in between. It’s packed with real-world procedures, intuitive cockpit flows, and transferable classic-airliner logic – no endless checklist reading required.

Why the prep now?

Simple: I want to level the playing field. When the iniBuilds L-1011 finally drops, I hope everyone watching this will be ready to jump in and enjoy it from Day One – instead of getting buried in 300-page manuals or long pre-release streams.

And if you're an ambitious flight sim YouTuber or streamer like me, this gives you the tools to go live with the TriStar on release day, rather than watching a privileged few dominate the spotlight.

Raised on classic airliners, I'm comfortable with 60s/70s architecture and can confidently fly (and teach) the Boeing 727, 747-200, DC-8, and even Concorde – yes, all three crew roles including fuel management!

My teaching style is intuitive yet rigorous – focusing on flows, systems understanding, and transferable skills that bust the dreaded "steep learning curve" myth.

I work hard to create high-quality training content alongside my studies and other commitments, and I’d truly appreciate your support on this journey.

 

Happy flying, and see you in the skies – hopefully mastering the TriStar together soon! ✈️

Never mind

Edited December 26, 2025Dec 26 by RTK1972

Title is confusing - flight is done with old CaptainSim L1011 and is not done in MSFS2020/24

Edited December 26, 2025Dec 26 by Beardyman

Really?

31 minutes ago, Beardyman said:

Title is confusing - flight is done with old CaptainSim L1011 and is not done in MSFS2020/24

Yeah, the guy is spamming these videos the whole time to boost his YouTube channel, but they have no value, to be honest.

8 hours ago, MaximumN2 said:

Yeah, the guy is spamming these videos the whole time to boost his YouTube channel, but they have no value, to be honest.

Hey, fair enough if it's not your thing – everyone has different preferences for content!

Just to clarify: these aren't spam – I've only posted a couple of classic-airliner tutorials over the past months, always trying to share useful real-world procedures while we wait for big releases like the iniBuilds TriStar. Plus, if you claim no value, it probably means you haven't seen my advanced Concorde, 727 and DC-8 tutorials and more which point otherwise.

The goal is genuinely to help people get a head start (flows, systems logic, autoland, etc.) so Day One isn't spent grinding manuals. If it helps even a few folks enjoy the add-on more when it drops, I'm happy.

No hard feelings if you skip it – happy flying either way! ✈️

Edited December 26, 2025Dec 26 by Joshua757

6 hours ago, Beardyman said:

Title is confusing - flight is done with old CaptainSim L1011 and is not done in MSFS2020/24

Thanks for the feedback! You're absolutely right – this is filmed using the legacy Captain Sim L-1011 (the only detailed one currently available with full systems), not the upcoming iniBuilds version or native MSFS.

The whole point of the video is prep: to demo authentic real-world TriStar procedures (flows, autopilot, CAT III autoland, etc.) so everyone can hit the ground running when the study-level iniBuilds TriStar finally releases for MSFS 2024.

I probably should have made the "legacy model" part clearer in the title – lesson learned! Hope the procedures are still helpful in the meantime. Safe flights! ✈️

43 minutes ago, Joshua757 said:

currently available with full systems

Currently available - yes, with full systems - absolutely not. Deep systems simulation was never a business point for CS, rather nice looking planes with mostly default systems. 

11 minutes ago, Beardyman said:

Currently available - yes, with full systems - absolutely not. Deep systems simulation was never a business point for CS, rather nice looking planes with mostly default systems. 

That's as of now. But in the past they made some of the best 737-200's, 727 and L1011. I tried it in comparison with the JF L1011 and found it to be higher fidelity. 

2 hours ago, Joshua757 said:

Hey, fair enough if it's not your thing – everyone has different preferences for content!

But I don’t see any value in this kind of content. To me, it seems like a cheap method to boost your YouTube channel using clickbait topics and cross-posting them on almost every forum and on Reddit.

8 minutes ago, MaximumN2 said:

But I don’t see any value in this kind of content. To me, it seems like a cheap method to boost your YouTube channel using clickbait topics and cross-posting them on almost every forum and on Reddit.

if classics aren't your thing – totally respect that!

For me and some others though, diving into real procedures on these older models is exactly what makes the wait for study-level releases like the iniBuilds TriStar exciting. The flows and systems logic transfer directly, so Day One feels smoother rather than overwhelming.

No clickbait intended – just sharing what helped me learn the 727, DC-8, L-1011, and Concorde over the years. If it's useful to even a handful of folks, I'm happy.

Safe skies either way! ✈️

This is a very misleading header. First of all, we nothing about upcoming L1011 because Inbuilt hasn't releases it we can only guess the depth of system implementation. Secondly, in order to claim any "real world procedures" I would expect to hear from retired flight engineer, first officer or a captain. CRM would be a great beginning for any "real world stuff". 

10 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

This is a very misleading header. First of all, we nothing about upcoming L1011 because Inbuilt hasn't releases it we can only guess the depth of system implementation. Secondly, in order to claim any "real world procedures" I would expect to hear from retired flight engineer, first officer or a captain. CRM would be a great beginning for any "real world stuff". 

Thanks for the feedback – I appreciate you pointing that out.

You're right that the iniBuilds L-1011 isn't out yet - and everybody knows this, so we can only prep based on what's known so far. The title is meant to highlight it's preparation using authentic published procedures and systems knowledge:

 - From manuals -  the addon's manual and theres an excellent one on the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/lockheed-l-1011-training-manual/page/n121/mode/2up

 - Pilot accounts - An intuitive Flight Engineers explanation on the L1011 systems is available here (filmed in the L1011 itself), which I used to improve my understanding 

 - And historical docs) on a legacy model – not claiming it's the iniBuilds version itself. 

On "real world procedures": These are drawn from publicly available L-1011 flight manuals, training materials, and accounts from former TriStar pilots/flight engineers as shown above.

It's not type-rated training or official CRM instruction – Its a flightsim video: just a hobbyist sharing flows and logic that have helped me and others learn classics intuitively. Most Flightsim videos are not CRM or type rated anyway. Its understood without the need for a disclaimer every time.

No misleading intended – purely to help folks get excited and a bit familiar while we wait. Hope that's clearer now.

 

Regards and wishing you a Happy New Year in Advance,

 

Joshua757

Just now, Joshua757 said:

Thanks for the feedback – I appreciate you pointing that out.

You're right that the iniBuilds L-1011 isn't out yet - and everybody knows this, so we can only prep based on what's known so far. The title is meant to highlight it's preparation using authentic published procedures and systems knowledge:

 - From manuals -  the addon's manual and theres an excellent one on the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/lockheed-l-1011-training-manual/page/n121/mode/2up

 - Pilot accounts - An intuitive Flight Engineers explanation on the L1011 systems is available here (filmed in the L1011 itself), which I used to improve my understanding 

 - And historical docs) on a legacy model – not claiming it's the iniBuilds version itself. 

On "real world procedures": These are drawn from publicly available L-1011 flight manuals, training materials, and accounts from former TriStar pilots/flight engineers as shown above.

It's not type-rated training or official CRM instruction – Its a flightsim video: just a hobbyist sharing flows and logic that have helped me and others learn classics intuitively. Most Flightsim videos are not CRM or type rated anyway. Its understood without the need for a disclaimer every time.

No misleading intended – purely to help folks get excited and a bit familiar while we wait. Hope that's clearer now.

 

Regards and wishing you a Happy New Year in Advance,

 

Joshua757

Joshua  there is thin line between "real life procedures" or "based on training manuals, personal accounts" I suggest you edit the title.

4 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Joshua  there is thin line between "real life procedures" or "based on training manuals, personal accounts" I suggest you edit the title.

Appreciate the feedback – helps keep things accurate! Safe flights ✈️

I'll pin a clarification comment at the top to make that clearer for everyone and avoid any confusion.