how to level off your plane?

[olderndirt]

[quote]You can't expect to fly a 737 realistically.. if you haven't mastered the basics in a C172

[Rocket_Bird]

Alright thanks for the tips. I'll try them out for sure. I have another question. When taking off, do you do anything with the flaps? Do I lower them or leave them be, and simply pull back on the stick. And once I'm flying up 10 degrees, do I have keep the thrust at maximum?

Setting flaps really depend on a lot of factors, such as runway length, winds, etc.

[Brett_Henderson]

[quote]Its all in good fun!

[BFMF]

Yep, Brett's right. Even though it may seem tempting to hop into a big jumbo jet and blast through the skies to being instant airline captain, i've seen people get bogged down in the important details, concepts, techniques, and eventually lose interest in the flightsim altogether because they didn't want to take the time to learn the basics in a slower aircraft first.

I've logged a few thousand hours in the MSFS series since I started in 1996, and I'll bet I havn't spent more than a couple hundred hours in large commercial jets. I looked at my FSX logbook, and in the 900 hours that i've logged in FSX, i've only logged 80 hours in large commercial jets. The rest has mostly been spent in smaller single and twin engine props...! 8-)

[olderndirt]

We're definitely on the same page about handflying and the basic T.

[Brett_Henderson]

[quote]We're definitely on the same page about handflying and the basic T.

[olderndirt]

At your service but I misspoke.

[Brett_Henderson]

[quote]At your service but I misspoke.

[flaminghotsauce]

Alright thanks for the tips. I'll try them out for sure. I have another question. When taking off, do you do anything with the flaps? Do I lower them or leave them be, and simply pull back on the stick. And once I'm flying up 10 degrees, do I have keep the thrust at maximum?

This is a frustrating thread. A guy asks for help to fly something more "realistically" then ignores the advice to start simple.

I learned to fly a real airplane, while using FS2000 at home. I was able to apply things I learned from each experience to the other.

If ya want to fly more realistically, please take advice when you ask for it. I'm trying to be polite and kind, and want to help a new guy learn to fly and enjoy his simulator flying, BUT, one must crawl first. PLEASE take the advice to learn the 172 first. Otherwise, what exactly is the point of "realistically" flying a 737? If you take it as a game, just blast away and ignore realism. Otherwise, take it step by step. Learn and grow. You'll get more out of the sim, more out of your experiences, and stay with it longer.

Said another way: If you just want to fly a 737 from the git-go, you don't care about realism anyway, so why ask for advice?

[Rocket_Bird]

I mean no disrespect to you, flaminghotsauce, though I do feel I should interject a little bit on this matter.

[olderndirt]

At the end of the day, it's still just a game paid for by the individual to be played as he or she sees fit.

[Capt.Propwash]

Stanley, in keeping with most if not all of the information provided so far, be it real-world practices, or just for FS; If you would like I could try to put together some kind of tutorial on how to fly the 737NG (sim-only). It will most likely NOT follow exact real-world procedures, but it will get you up and zooming around the skies with some sort of professionalism.

I also have a Flight Group that I am the owner of called "437th Virtual Airlift Command" http://437thvairliftkchs.co.nr -- We mainly fly Airforce C-17's, but then again we do just goof around a bit flying whatever we have in inventory..... 737ng, 747/57/67, Trip7 (777), F14/15/16/18, P51, whatever you got...

If you would like some 1 on 1 personal training we can cover that too; from Cessna 172's, to Anotov 225, to helicopters.  All that is required for 1 on 1 personal training is a download of 1 or 2 programs (both are totally free) and a Microphone with speakers or a Headset.  Just let me know and we can set up a meeting and instruction time.  ------ This goes for ANYONE on the forums, not just Stanley.

[Brett_Henderson]

This goes for ANYONE on the forums, not just Stanley.

I'm game  :)

[BFMF]

[quote]If you would like some 1 on 1 personal training we can cover that too; from Cessna 172's, to Anotov 225, to helicopters.

[Capt.Propwash]

well, as i said, it will not be EXACTLY to real world specifications, but I do have well over 8,000 hours logged in FS2004.