AUTOPILOTACADEMY · FLIGHT MISSIONS
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Illustrated aerial Alpine lake and mountain scenery
FLIGHT SCHOOL01 / 16

Your first
hands-off climb.

Cessna 172 Skyhawk/Alpine training area
Clear · light wind
TRAINING SCENERY
G1000 NXiPRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY
ROL
PIT
AP OFFMANUAL THRUST
IAS KT
140118100
10 ━━━ 10┄┄┄┄5 ━━ 5┄┄┄┄
GPSVS 0
ALT FT
450043004000
250°BUG 245°
TRAINING AREA10 NM
LAKEFINALRWY 27N
NO ACTIVE ROUTE00:00
TOUCH TO ADJUST
Set the heading bug. The aircraft is paused while you learn.

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MISSION BRIEFING

01

STARTING STATE

Read the FMA, not the button.

The flight mode annunciator (FMA) at the top of the display tells you what the autopilot is doing.

GREEN = ACTIVEWHITE = ARMED / WAITINGAMBER = ATTENTION
Who does what?
NAV/LNAV follows the lateral route. VNAV or managed vertical guidance can follow a programmed profile within selected altitude limits. Autothrottle/autothrust can regulate speed when fitted and active. The pilot still handles clearances, configuration and mode supervision. APR alone does not control thrust or guarantee autoland.
AP / AP1 / CMD
Engages the autopilot. A selected heading or altitude still needs a guidance mode.
HDG vs NAV / LNAV
HDG follows the heading selector. NAV or LNAV follows an active route from the correct navigation source.
VS vs FLC / FLCH
VS commands a climb or descent rate. FLC / FLCH commands pitch to maintain a selected airspeed; thrust determines the energy available.
ALT vs selected altitude
ALT holds the captured altitude. Turning the altitude selector alone does not command a climb or descent.
APR / APPR / APP
Arms approach guidance. ILS needs the correct radio signal; RNAV vertical guidance depends on the approach. Armed GS or GP has not been captured yet.
Airbus push / pull
Push for managed guidance from the flight plan; pull for selected guidance. This trainer starts with the flight systems and required thrust-lever position prepared.

These are guided mode exercises, not complete flight procedures. Navigation setup and capture geometry are shortened; radio tuning is included in the ILS workshop. Panels retain aircraft-specific control labels in compact teaching layouts; they are not full cockpit replicas. Grey buttons are not simulated in the current lesson. Performance calculations, full systems preparation and landing remain outside this trainer.

MSFS aircraft manuals ↗Garmin C172 G1000 NXi guide ↗Garmin procedure loading ↗Garmin SPD, BANK & XFR ↗TBM 930 / GMC 710 ↗MSFS CJ4 guide ↗MSFS 2024 EFB planning guide ↗
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MISSION COMPLETE

You have the controls.

LANDING PERFORMANCE · INDICATED AIRSPEED

What speed should you fly?

There is no single landing speed for every flight in this aircraft. Use the landing weight, planned flaps, wind and the aircraft’s performance data. The ILS/RNAV chart tells you where to fly, not your aircraft’s exact speed.

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WHICH NUMBER MATTERS?

WHO CONTROLS SPEED?

Enter the speed from your aircraft to see the target in knots indicated.

Where does this flight’s speed come from?

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ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG · PRACTICE PLANNER

Build your flight path.

Choose departure, destination and route. Select the arrival approach, then send the plan to the aircraft. These fictional training airports and procedures demonstrate the EFB workflow.

LAKEVALLEYCOASTHUBRIDGEFINAL

Filing with ATC and sending to avionics are separate actions. This practice planner updates this trainer; it does not connect to the running game.