After all, thats what real flying of this bird is all about! This is a live tutorial, there will errors in here, I am not a qualified pilot and I want the comments to correct and complete the tutorial to maximise the realism. My hope is that users will then take this tutorial a second time as a reference guide and not follow it to the letter, but make their own judgements and setups as they go, as informed pilots. However, where the tutorial is non-representative for illustration or demonstration purposes or due to limitation, this is highlighted and the real world likely event(s) outlined for the user to take note of, so they can adapt their flying style (safety first, but oh yes, style is important!).
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There are however some areas where the tutorial is unrepresentative (sometimes this is deliberate to demonstrate functionality and give the PMDG Queen the justice it deserves), we are at the end of the day flying a PMDG simulation on Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) at our computers and not the real bird at Heathrow. The enthusiast will be given ATC dialogue, in the correct context and language structure so interaction is understood. The tutorial will take the enthusiast right through all stages, from installing the tutorial files, to setting up the simulator, the despatch office and operating the aircraft from pre-flight to shutdown with concise (I hope) step by step instructions and explanations. I wanted a real flight that the users of this tutorial could relate to the real world, also a flight of this kind provides more scope in terms of using the aircraft systems, for example fuel control and configuration. This flight is a real flight number, real date and time and with the actual airline that operates it, however the gate is fictitious, and with simulation speed variability and omission of adverse weather, the 11 hours will go considerably quicker so dont panic! Firstly, why did I select this flight? Well I wanted a flight that is truly representative of 744 operations, the 744 is not the most efficient shuttle to and from close airports and is used mainly for long haul flying.
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The flight is from London Heathrow (airport code EGLL) to Los Angeles International (airport code KLAX), departing gate D10 at approximately 11:55 on the 25th April 2006 at Heathrow, with an expected arrival time 14:55 on the 25th April 2006 at Los Angeles, with an approximate flight time of 11 hours making it a long day flight. The tutorial starts at Heathrow London and is a real world British Airways flight of number BA0283.
If you havent already done so, I would recommend downloading and printing the PMDG tutorials and running through them as they are an excellent insight to this simulation and 744 operations, and the experience doing those will better equip you for this flight we are about to do.
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The tutorial aim is to compliment already existing tutorials on the PMDG (Precision Manuals Development Group) website, and also compliment the manual, there are some elements of this tutorial that go beyond the PMDG manual (the Flight Management Computer, FMC holds is an example). Ive attempted to give an understanding of the interactions with Despatch, Ground and Air Traffic Control (ATC) to make the experience as close to real life as I can, and educate those who are not totally familiar with operations. This tutorial explains how things are done, when they are done, and why they are done. This is in no way a slight on other efforts, there are a number of other very good tutorials out there that are very detailed, but this here is for the average everyday with little knowledge of aviation or the operation of a 744 (Boeing 747-400). 211ġ IntroductionI decided to write this tutorial as I never really found a single flight tutorial which covered all the aspects of planning and flying this aircraft in the detail I wanted. 10 NATS (North Atlantic TrackS) Planning. PMDG 747-400 Tutorial Heathrow to Los Angeles InternationalĬontents1 2 Introduction.