Learn how to fly the PMDG 737-700 for MSFS along with me in this full flight lesson with a real world 737 pilot, following Ryanair SOPs! We take you through everything you need to know to fly almost any flight realistically, from setting the aircraft up from cold and dark to shutting it down at the other end. This tutorial has something for everyone - it's simple enough for beginner flight simmers and detailed enough that even the most seasoned PMDG user will learn something new.

If you'd like to fly along as you watch, see below for the flight plan, links to the sceneries we used, and a Ryanair checklist.

There are also bookmarks to allow you to jump to a particular section, although I do recommend you watch the whole thing before jumping about so as not to miss anything.

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THE FLIGHT
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From: London Stansted (EGSS) Stand 63R
To: Dublin (EIDW) Stand 127
Weather: Few Clouds
Startup Aircraft State: Cold & Dark, with GPU connected

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LINKS
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PDF Flight Plan: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aiTJ...

Real-world Ryanair Checklist: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DaMC...

My Ryanair Combined Flows & Checklists document: https://filbertflies.com/pmdg-737-flows/

Navigraph Charts: https://www.navigraph.com

Toolbar Pushback (freeware): https://flightsim.to/file/15033/toolb...

Stansted Scenery (freeware): https://flightsim.to/file/18965/londo...

Dublin Scenery (payware): https://orbxdirect.com/product/mkstud...

Topcat perfomance calculator (payware): http://www.flightsimsoft.com/pricing/

Advice on getting gear lever into 'off' position with Honeycomb Bravo: https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-for...

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CHAPTERS
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PRE-DEPARTURE

00:00:00 - Introducing Seb & Ryanair procedures
00:03:20 - Establishing electrical power & initial safety flows
00:09:03 - Rainbow check
00:12:35 - Light & oxygen tests
00:14:15 - Fuel & payload setup
00:16:29 - FMC setup & performance calculations
00:35:10 - Trim & MCP speed setup
00:36:35 - Final flow - overhead panel
00:44:10 - Final flow - MCP, EFIS, radios, SID, FMC check
00:51:15 - Final flow - autobrakes, MFDs, throttle quadrant, config check, aft panel
00:55:09 - Safety Inspection & Before Start checklists, pre-pushback flow

PUSHBACK, ENGINE START & TAXI OUT

00:59:00 - Pushback
01:00:06 - Engine start
01:08:44 - Taxi out
01:11:00 - Before takeoff review, checklist & briefing
01:12:52 - Line up, before takeoff checklist & flow below the line

TAKEOFF, CLIMB & CRUISE

01:15:23 - Takeoff discussion
01:17:38 - Takeoff
01:20:55 - Initial climb, ALT INTV usage, altitude capture bug
01:23:18 - Transition altitude, climb flows, use of V/S in climb
01:28:20 - LVL CHG & V/S risks, IAS to Mach changeover
01:30:14 - Vertical modes and their uses - VNAV, LVL CHG, V/S
01:35:27 - Additional 10,000ft actions

DESCENT, APPROACH, LANDING, TAXI IN & SHUTDOWN

01:40:53 - Descent planning
01:48:08 - Starting a descent early with ALT INTV
01:49:11 - FMC setup
01:54:54 - Approach preparation
02:02:23 - Descent checklist & VNAV descent path
02:04:08 - Direct To on descent, effect on VNAV
02:09:46 - Descent below transition level, 10,000ft (FLAPS) checks
02:12:30 - FRISC checks
02:14:34 - Approach checks
02:15:32 - Approach
02:20:38 - Landing checks & landing
02:23:40 - After landing flow, checks & taxi in
02:28:23 - Approach speed discussion
02:31:00 - Shutdown

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