I've been doing full flights in GeoFS for a few weeks. At first I used to fly the Dhaka-Chittagong-Dhaka route. Then I flew the New York-Boston route and now I'm flying the Portland-Seattle-Portland route. So without further ado let's learn how to 'professionally' perform a full flight.
a) Making the Plan
You've probably read my GeoFS 737-700 tutorial. In that one I told you to create a flight plan to stay on track. So, open up the map and then click on the 'Create Flight Route' button. You can drag and drop to create a route. I gotta say, I get pretty confused when I approach the airport. If you carry out the flight plan turn by turn, you'll see yourself safely on the ground. Another route you can take is you can use SkyVector, which is a website where you can find VFR charts for the United States (not that we'll need VFR charts). You can also enter your departing airport and destination airport, and it will create a flight plan for you, heading and a
b) Takeoff & Climb
Set your flaps to two i.e. press the flaps down button two times, unless you're in a Cessna 172, in which case press the flaps button once. Then take off. Climb to your cruising altitude. For short flights, like Portland-Seattle route, I climb to FL150. For longer flights, like LAX-JFK, you can climb to FL250-FL330.
c) Cruise
After you reach your cruising altitude, engage the autopilot and set the altitude, heading and speed.
d) Descent and Landing
You can start descent anytime, depending on your cruising level. You just have to make sure that when the approach lights for the runway begin, you are at 500-600 feet. Then just slowly throttle back and descend, and then push the B button to get out some spoilers and press and hold the Pg. Down key to engage reversers. If you're on a community contributed aircraft, don't engage the wheelbrakes, to keep it realistic. For the official GeoFS aircraft, you can hold the brake key. You can also print out taxi charts for your airport from online.
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