Boeing 747 200 Complete Autopilot Tutorial | Felis 742 Classic Xplane
49Today we'll take a beginner through all the stages of using the autopilot in the Felis Boeing 747-200 Classic. We'll cover every aspect, including:
Takeoff
AutoThrust management, EPR vs Speed vs Mach
Autopilot Modes Off / Man / Command
Heading / VOR / ILS / Autoland / INS
Altitude Hold / Climb / Vertical Speed / IAS Hold / Mach Hold
Engine Settings TOD / MCT(CON) / CLB (Climb) / Cruise / GA (Go Around)
Included will be tracking VOR radials, and following the later stages of a STAR into an ILS and a full autoland to boot.
Contents:
00:00 Introduction to 742 Autopilot
00:27 Takeoff with Autopilot TOGA
06:55 Autopilot Off-Man-Command Modes
07:40 Thrust Modes Takeoff to Max Continuous
10:53 Climbing to Maintain Speed
12:32 Accelerating and Clean up
14:12 Thrust Modes TOD CON CLB CRZ GA
17:15 Autopilot for VOR courses & Radials
18:57 Arriving at FL200
20:27 Auto Throttles - EPRs to Speed Hold
21:49 Max Thrust Needles on All Modes
23:59 Changing Height to Impossible Climb
25:55 Autopilot Busting Through Assigned Height
28:25 Navigation using INS Autopilot (LNAV)
31:36 Autothrottle - Cruise Modes
33:35 Steer Autopilot to Any Point
36:38 Beginning Descent
41:00 STARS and Approach Planning
45:15 250kts at 10 Turning onto STAR
47:14 Later Late Arrival at Night
49:22 Slowing half way down the STAR
53:37 Final Stages of the STAR
56:13 Tuning up the ILS
57:53 Turning Base for EGSS Rw04
58:57 Turning Final to Intercept ILS
1:00:00 Localiser Alive Intercepting Approach
1:00:47 Autoland Activate
1:02:10 Short Final Landing
1:02:57 Autoland Crosswind Bug - Be Aware
1:03:43 How to Mess up an Ending