User Guide

Flight Simulator

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indicator’s orange ball as the pitch reference.

4. When you’re at 2,550 feet (a 50-foot lead above 2,500), put the airplane in the attitude for

straight-and-level flight.

5. Increase power to a cruise setting of 20 inches of MP and trim when the airspeed stabilizes.

Attitude, power, and trim, right?

Ready? Let’s go. Press P to reactivate the simulation. When you’re done with this exercise, press P to

pause the simulation and stand by for your impromptu motivational pep talk.

You did it! You now know how to make climbs, turns, and descents as well as perform straight-and-

level flight. Yes, you understand the basics. Now you need practice. I’m soloing you, cutting you loose

to practice without using the autopilot. I want you to practice straight-and-level flight, climbs, turns,

and descents alone and in combination with each other. Practice on your own before beginning the

next tutorial.

Remember, you’ve learned the basics of moving the airplane through the air, but next we’re going to

learn all the little things that allow you to get it down on the runway. In fact, our next tutorial deals

with flying at slower speeds, just like the speeds you’ll fly at during a landing approach.