Jeff, your practical, easy-going approach is refreshing. I can tell that you love piloting. Your voice is comforting and you are easy to follow. It’s been 15 years since I last piloted. With X Plane 11, three screens, Air Manager, an NVIDIA 1080 graphics card and a big dose of motivation from watching your videos, I’m having almost as much fun at age 72 as I did then, and without leaving the house. Thanks.

@CraigMansfield

5 жыл бұрын

David Hoffman Hi David. Next year buy an Oculus Quest virtual reality headset. And it'll make you feel like you're in the plane. 👍

@CraigMansfield

5 жыл бұрын

They're getting released in spring 2019. If you cannot wait, try an Oculus Rift.

@mikyles.1830

5 жыл бұрын

Wait you have a nvidia gtx 1080 graphics card? Damn now I realized how poor I am...

"We're gonna leave the beacon ON, though" *Turns beacon off at that exact time and leaves pitot heat on*

@TheFlyingZulu

4 жыл бұрын

lol yea... Maybe he'll catch it on the checklist before he burns up the heating element in the pitot tube. lol

This cessna is very well designed, and it looks like an easy plane to learn the essential concepts of flying. Great vídeo Jeff

Wow the best training video so far! Thanks so much.

Great video Jeff. I really love watching these flight school videos.

Sometimes I like to slow down once and a while from the big jets and do some flying in the 172 :P

@ClxoudyRxin

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds nice

@georgemad4145

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer the c208 tho for vfr a bit faster but c172 felt so slow that feels like vacation really back to basics its good for refreshing vfr skills

I've never been really interested in flight simulators, but with VR I keep watching videos on X-Plane 11. I enjoyed watching this great tutorial. My instinct would be to just take off ASAP, but I like how you follow protocol. 😁👍

Great video Jeff always have wanted to be a pilot Always have been fascinated by planes I got my love of planes from flying with my dad when he was in pilot school. We flew in a little 172

Jeff, you are the best, man!

Being a private pilot as well Jeff, I really appreciate your enthusiasm toward aviation. I did catch two mistakes that you should never do in real life. 1.) Do not ever put in any flaps while banking the aircraft. This can cause a loss of lift if winds shear and can cause you to stall or spin. 2.) TURN OFF THOSE AVIONICS!! Before you kill your engine, turn off the buses as this can cause some major technical and electrical problems in your equipment. Does it bother the 172 much? No, but it can happen. The larger the plane, the greater the risk..... Hope to fly with you one day, give me a shout-out if you're ever in Louisiana!

@z120p

7 жыл бұрын

Interesting point re: the avionics. I've always known it to be the case that the avionics are turned off prior to killing the engine, supposedly to prevent a transient voltage spike hurting the avionics. I was flicking through my C182T POH the other day, however, and noticed that it only calls for the avionics to be off when STARTING the engine. I quote: BOTH BUS 1 AND BUS 2 AVIONICS SWITCHES SHOULD BE TURNED OFF TO PREVENT ANY HARMFUL TRANSIENT VOLTAGE FROM DAMAGING THE AVIONICS EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO TURNING THE MASTER SWITCH ON OR OFF,STARTING THE ENGINE OR APPLYING AN EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE No mention of killing the avionics before killing the engine, provided the avionics go off before the master. I'd be curious to know what you think.

@loremaable

6 жыл бұрын

We do the same with cars at night always have them off before turning off the engine .

@circa326

5 жыл бұрын

Hey I live in Lafayette will you take me flying? Idk if you fly at the Jennings airport off I-10 but I go skydiving there! lmk please (:

@Bartonovich52

5 жыл бұрын

No flaps while banking the aircraft?? ROTFLMFAO!!! Never heard that one before. Lots of places I fly you have no choice but to put flaps out in a bank. As always, use attitude, power, and trim to maintain a safe speed.

Hey Jeff... Priming the engine is 1. Fuel mixture full rich 2. turn on fuel pump 3. push the throttle in about a quarter 4. observe rise in fuel flow 5. turn fuel pump off The mixture should be full rich when starting. The mixture doesn't control the actual flow of fuel to the engine, it only controls the amount of air/fuel is mixed in the cylinder. The throttle controls the fuel to the engine so you would have started on dry engine there.

Nice one Jeff, wish you'd been my Instructor - would've soloed much sooner. Brilliant, simple & straight forward instruction. Can't wait to fly again! Many thanks. :0)

A very good, objective lesson. Thank you, Jefff.

Amazing video, subscribed!

Good stuff Jeff! Took ur advice and started making more vlog style flying videos

Awesome to see another xplane vid Jeff! Would be neat to see you do some challenges, were you ever thinking of doing that?

Man your landing was the best! Thanks for the great video

great video, I'm learning alot from your videos, thanks for all the details

Jeff, as a pilot this video is not only a refresher, it's great so I decided to "Subscribe", "Clicked the Bell" and "Chose All" to get everything you post.

Good job Jeff, enjoyed your video!

I've been looking for this video forever

Jeff, great video as usual. If you ever do find yourself planning a XC flight in real-life and want to come out west a bit to KPUB (where I live), or KCOS just on the eastern plains of Colorado near the rocky mountains; you seriously gotta' let me know. I'd be happy to treat you guys to a nice dinner.

I want to say thank you for all the tutorials that you have done. You have helped me very much to learn about airplanes and I wand to say that I love you. You are my favorite "teacher" for the simulator 😂thank you very much

super informative video, really helped me out.Thanks!

This is awesome Jeff, thank you. I wrote down all these instructions in my phone. Hopefully this will carry over perfectly to Microsoft FS 2020. 3 days to go!

Wow that was awesome you are the only You tuber that actually did a Cessna tutorial

Wow that was a really smooth landing; well done!

@redcastle3522

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a standard landing , I’m curious to see how your landings are now haha 😂…and yes I know it’s been 4 years

Thanks a lot, Jeff !! Great video.

Awesome video!!!

love these endless series lol

I fly Cessna 172’s regularly as it is my primary form of transport everyday. When starting them, 1200RPM is the correct idle rating as stated by easa. Great video

Great Video Jeff! :)

Thanks for this demo...I will be purchasing this software soon.

nice video, great tuition and pilot skills.

Nicely done, short and simple ;)

Hey Jeff I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

Watched this video a thousand times as a kid. Back again as part of my Bachelor of Aviation course here in Aus. Instructors included this video as part of our readings for our tutorials.

@jfavignano

3 жыл бұрын

That is crazy to me!

Loved the vid

That was great! Would love to see what controls you have and how you are looking around and pressing switches with your mouse and still flying easily. Could you do a video of that?

@premiummetalarts6124

4 жыл бұрын

I know right!! I'm wondering what his setup looks like

Ehh you sure that's the mags you hear after turning the master on Jeff? Haha just giving you a hard time. Great video man.

Great video

I love helicopters, so I'll be looking to fly one in VR. I can't wait

Hey Jeff. When you turn on the master switch the Magnetos do not spin. Only the Gyros. The Magnetos are attached to the engine and provide electricity to the ignition system. That’s why you do a Mag check. Just an FYI.

So far I'm really enjoy the demo of X plane 11, really considering getting it when it launches on Steam.

Back when I flew 172s in a flying club, not only was the parking brake set, but also the manual toe brakes were pressed. We had heard stories of start ups where the pilot still had his" head in the cockpit" and hadn't set the parking brake. He then rolled forward into other aircraft. What a mess.

Great tutorial, nicely explained - thank you.

Make more videos like this they are awesome!

Love your videos man! Has anyone ever told you you sound like Jim Gaffigan?

This was really instructional man

i love flight simulators i am waiting for x-plane11

Cold and dark. Sounds like my sex life.

@wootle

7 жыл бұрын

Adam Jones Lmao good one, but hey dude get out there and find dem girls man. they are out there bruh

@tennicktenstyl

7 жыл бұрын

are you assuming his gender and sexuality

@mannyseguin9082

7 жыл бұрын

name is Adam Jones, never met a girl met Adam...

@casperbaunsgaard4684

6 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@CraigMansfield

5 жыл бұрын

Manuel Seguin it's nearly "madam" backwards hehe

Thx. Great flying lesson.

Don't know crap about airplanes but this was awesome.

Thanks Jeff! I learn a lot from your videos. And what do you think: FSX or X-Plane?

I just got done watching a bunch of episodes of bugs and I got bored so I decided to look up some other videos and I saw your name that's awesome might as well subscribe while I'm here

@jfavignano

6 жыл бұрын

+Kyle 1971 welcome to the channel Kyle!

graphics are awesome man.

Awesome he came to page field

Jusf finished my first lesson it was awesome

Thank you what a great tutorial

Jeff, you should become a CFI.

Always remember to shut off Avionics first before pulling mixture so you don't fry the circuit especially if you have a GPS.

It's identical to real flying in reference to using checklists and order of operations. Flying a real Cessna cost around 70 bucks per hour when I started in 1986. It has gotten close to $198/hr in rental charges around Gulfport. I wish I could still afford to fly but somehow I find simulators very satisfying.

@jfavignano

4 жыл бұрын

Same man

Hey hey Ft Myers. I heard only the coolest people live near that airport.

Hey Jeff I really know how to start the Cessna 172 and it was pretty easy

I am a real flight instructor and you did a great job!

Nice video. Thanks

Great video, thank you!!!

Hi Jeff. The explanation was very good. Can you tell me what have you assigned for your throttle quadrants.I'm using throttle1, backup throttle and mixture 1.

I think you shouldve shown us the pre-flight. I know how to myself since you did a video of doing it a while back. You should also show how to start up an airliner

Thank you this is very helpful!

Make sure you check oil pressure as soon as the engine starts up.

nice video

i love your airplane and helicoptor mod showcases do a r44

As someone who is learning to fly (or rather navigate) in the C152 and 172 for my PPL it is nice to see the differences between different Cessna aircraft varying in real life and in different sims. I do wish to know if the Cessna as shown in X-Plane is fuel Injected or if it has a carburetor. I just noticed that the start up for this Cessna is slightly different to the ones I was provided with to start up a carbed cessna.

Hey Jeff. Love your videos a lot brother but I have a question. One thing that keeps me from purchasing X-Plane 11 is the non existent AI aircraft and the atrocious ATC that I have seen or heard in other videos. What add-ons do you recommend purchasing to make it more palatable?

Fantastic 👍

man, for my 4th flight lessons at KHTO. We were doing an engine run-up on the north ramp and we were checking magnetos and what not and once we checked the left mag, the whole plane started shaking. Which means the mag was dead. So RIP my fourth hour of flight xP

Hi, Jeff. Just wondering are you using a joystick? If so, please can you give me the name or give me a link. Thanks, it was a very clear and good video.

op! landing!

Hello Mr. Favignano, I am a starting pilot in xplane 10 mobile and I was wondering if it's the same startup for the Cessna 172 SP. I have been watching your vids for a long time and I am a huge fan. Thanks.

Thank you it worked in my P3D :) Could you make a video teaching how to connect the Airbus 320 from fslabs?

Excellent.

I know its supposed to pull to the left due to it being a single engined plane however my seems to pull far to aggressively to the left not sure why I'm constantly adjusting it throughout the flight and when I come to land it really starts pulling to the left

This is like a how to steal a plane episode 5

If you're creating a flight plan, would you just turn on the Master Switches, Avionics, make your flight plan, and then follow the startup procedure? Also are NAV Lights required for all daytime VFR?

Don't forget your taxi lights, I forget this a lot during my flight training.

@jfavignano

6 жыл бұрын

We never did during daylight in school

Thank you for this video I know how to start a cessna plane

When you turned on the fuel pumps and pushed in the fuel mixture you didn't get any reaction from your fuel flow because you didn't push in the throttle at all. But other then that great job man!

your new to c172sp huh? i notice alot of mistakes.. but, great flying. nice video

How are you controlling your view? I do via hatswitch on my CH yoke and it is difficult to control. Your view changes are very quick and accurate.

Awesome!

Always check for positive amps and normal oil pressure after starting engine.

Thank you Jeff for this video! It really got my "juices" going again to get started on my pilot training! I have a question. At 11:27 you said, "One thing you wanna do is not fixate on your instruments [during take-off]"... Conceptually that makes a lot of sense to me and is also consistent with the old adage, "aviate, navigate, communicate". The part I'm missing is... without looking at the heading on the DG... I was not able to get enough of a frame of reference through the window views to know if I was drifting from the runway heading! How do you know whether you're drifting off course or not (specifically during take-off when you have such a "nose high" attitude)? Is the answer as simple as "experience" plus the added benefit of having views out the side windows in a real airplane? Also, changing to a slightly different scenario, I'm assuming that if it's an IFR flight and you cannot see the ground after takeoff; it totally changes things and we MUST "fixate" on the instruments, right? Thanks in advance for your time and help!

@h.martinez

Жыл бұрын

When you take off you take a ground reference as a continuation of the runway to know if you're drifting or not, and when you stop seeing it, you turn over to see the runway. If you had a crosswind during take off it will intensify during the climb. And yes, for IFR you fixate on the instruments

X-Plane 11 should have been called X-Plane 20... it's leaps and bounds better than 10, especially for someone (like me) that is more comfortable with FSX. The sounds are especially good, and it's exponentially more user friendly. This is the first X-Plane I've actually looked forward to getting; all the others I bought on the hope (never realized) that I'd be happy with it.

Please set your altimeter as part of your checklist. You took off at -750 MSL.

He's not gonna make,,,,, he's gonna make it... he.... awwww

I use a Mac. My cockpit fills up my whole screen and I cant't seem to zoom out so mine looks like yours where I can see everything. Do you think it's just my resolution on my Mac. I have zoomed out as far as it can go.

Jeff can you please may a video on how to file a flight plan in xplane 11.

jeff why did you show no love for those nav lights during the flight :D cant wait till they get it polished up cause man this thing is gonna be amazing when its finished

@jfavignano

7 жыл бұрын

we never used them unless at twilight or night time operations. You can't see them during the day anyway.

@crapper1

7 жыл бұрын

you do have a point there why wear out parts when they are not needed at that time

does that plans model gyro errors? For example you have to calibrate the heading meter with the magnetic compass over some time in flight?