Using Autopilots in Jet Aircraft

Use autopilot in your jet aircraft like a real pilot to relieve stress, strain, and fatigue and assist with accuracy during precise maneuvers.

Configure Your Autopilot Preflight

Learn how to set altitude, heading, vertical speed, and velocity on the ground as part of your preflight procedures to save time and hassle during initial climb from the airport.

Use Flight Directors

Use flight directors to know what the autopilot is doing when engaged and to guide you when it is not engaged.

Know When to Engage Autopilot

Adhere to real flight rules by engaging and disengaging your autopilot and autothrottle at the best moments.

Control Altitudes With Autopilot

Use your autopilot to maintain orderly climbs, cruises, and descents, like real-world pilots do.

Maintain Course Headings

Apply three standard methods of maintaining your planned courses from departure to destination airport.

Use Autopilot for Instrument Approaches

Use your autopilot to control your aircraft through prescribed instrument approaches, including instrument landing systems, back courses, and offset localizers.

Disengage Autopilot and Auto Throttle Timely

Know the right time and place to disengage your autopilot and autothrottle for optimum advantage and to comply with regulations.

Explains Jet Aircraft in MSFS 2020 With Autopilots

Airbus A320 Neo
Boeing 747
Boeing 787 (by correlation)
Cessna CJ4
Citation Longitude (by correlation)

Principles and methods can be applied to other jet aircraft.

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Focus and Limits

Explains autopilots and auto-throttle in Microsoft Flight Simulator ™ 2020.
Principles and methods can be applied to other simulators.
Discusses radio frequencies and GPS for navigation as they relate to autopilots
Does not explain thorough use of radio navigation or GPS.
Autopilots in propeller-driven aircraft are explained in a separate video.

Compatible With Popular Software and Operating Systems

Uses common video software that plays MP4s such as:
- Windows Media Player
- Quick Time
- RealPlayer
- WinAmp
Instructions for use are included
Total duration 19 minutes

Bonus Items

Four bonus items are included free for quick and easy reference at your side:

Transcript of entire video
Keyboard shortcut list for MSFS 2020
V-Speed card
List of autopilot shortcuts in MSFS 2020

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