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PMDG 737NGX
0.00.1
TUTORIAL #2
PMDG 737NGX
Tutorial #2
Copyright © 2015
PMDG Simulations
All Rights Reserved
For Simulator Use Only
DO NOT DUPLICATE
27FEB15 RTM

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  • Page 1 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.1 TUTORIAL #2 PMDG 737NGX Tutorial #2 Copyright © 2015 PMDG Simulations All Rights Reserved For Simulator Use Only DO NOT DUPLICATE 27FEB15 RTM...
  • Page 2 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.2 TUTORIAL #2 This manual was compiled for use only with the PMDG 737NGX simulation for Prepar3D™ from Lockheed Martin Corporation. The information contained within this manual is derived from multiple sources and is not subject to revision or checking for accuracy.
  • Page 3 Please review the license agreement carefully, as it provides you with only limited rights. Specifically, you may not sell, resell, trade or barter this software product/license without the permission of PMDG. You should also be aware that you may not use this simulation software for any training, pilot familiarization, recurrent training or operational awareness training.
  • Page 4 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.4 TUTORIAL #2 TABLE OF CONTENTS COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE ............... 3 INTRODUCTION ................... 6 Prerequisites: ..................... 6 OVERVIEW ....................8 A NOTE ON WEATHER AND WINDS ............9 A NOTE ON WEIGHTS................10 P3D SETUP ....................11 Loading the saved flight: ................. 11 ELECTRICAL POWER UP .................
  • Page 5 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.5 TUTORIAL #2 BEFORE TAKEOFF PROCEDURE ............86 TAKEOFF PROCEDURE ................87 ADVANCED FMC ROUTE MODIFICATIONS .......... 94 DESCENT & APPROACH DISCUSSION ..........107 Approach explanation/breifing: ............. 108 DESCENT ....................110 THE APPROACH ..................117 AFTER LANDING ..................122 SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE ..............
  • Page 6 3. A note on navdata – the PMDG 737NGX includes the August 2011 AIRAC cycle from Navigraph by default. (aka the “1108”...
  • Page 7 Aerosoft’s Approaching Innsbruck – very nice scenery product for the Innsbruck area. http://www.aerosoft.com 5. This tutorial assumes the use of the default PMDG 737NGX aircraft options configuration – if you have changed them, please reset them to the defaults on the MENU/PMDG SETUP/AIRCRAFT page.
  • Page 8 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.8 TUTORIAL #2 OVERVIEW Our second tutorial flight has us piloting our winglet equipped 737-800 from EHAM - Amsterdam Schiphol, The Netherlands to LOWI – Innsbruck, Austria, high in the Alps. The route is around an hour and a half in length and like Tutorial #1 is a common inter-European regional flight in the real world, especially during the busy winter ski season.
  • Page 9 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.9 TUTORIAL #2 A NOTE ON WEATHER AND WINDS This tutorial will not use weather by default because doing so correctly and realistically requires a weather addon such as Active Sky Next. If you do have ASN or a similar real world weather program that can output readable winds aloft data the addendum at the end of this tutorial explains how to set up ASN and the FMC for use with wind predictions.
  • Page 10 A NOTE ON WEIGHTS This tutorial is written using imperial weight units (pounds) because they’re what the PMDG House Livery defaults to. We have however included the metric equivalent kilograms wherever applicable in parentheses after the imperial units if you’d like to fly with them instead.
  • Page 11  Click the “Load” button.  Select the flight “PMDG 737NGX Tutorial #2 EHAM-LOWI” The sim will load and put you in the cockpit at the same position we left off from at the end of Tutorial #1. Note – the loading may take a long time and it may appear to hang after it finishes.
  • Page 12 Flight Crew Training Manual (FCTM)). In real life these procedures are broken down into items the captain and first officer accomplish separately, but since the PMDG 737NGX is (for now) a single pilot affair, we’ll combine both pilots’ duties here.
  • Page 13 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.13 TUTORIAL #2  Verify that the red ALTERNATE FLAPS switch guard on the upper left of the lower overhead is closed.  Verify that both the L and R WIPER switches at the bottom- center of the lower overhead are in the PARK position.
  • Page 14 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.14 TUTORIAL #2 Schiphol tries to minimize use of the APU on the ground for noise abatement reasons, so we’ll connect the Ground Power and the Air Conditioning cart for now. We’ll start the APU later in the preflight process.
  • Page 15 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.15 TUTORIAL #2 The page should now look like this:  Press MENU, then the FMC prompt at LSK 1L to get back to the IDENT page. For Simulator Use Only DO NOT DUPLICATE 27FEB15 RTM...
  • Page 16 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.16 TUTORIAL #2 Now move to the electrical sub-panel  Verify that the blue GRD POWER AVAILABLE light in the center above the GRD POWER switch is illuminated.  Click the GRD POWER switch to ON. You’ll see and hear the cockpit come to life now. When on battery only the essential systems are powered to conserve power.
  • Page 17 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.17 TUTORIAL #2 PRELIMINARY PREFLIGHT Now that we’ve established electrical power to the aircraft, we can complete the preliminary tasks to ready the cockpit for our flight. The 737’s navigation system relies primarily on two identical Inertial Reference Systems. These use extremely high precision laser gyros located in the avionics bay under the cockpit to sense the aircraft’s...
  • Page 18 30 seconds. If you’d like the alignment time to be realistic, you can change this in MENU > PMDG SETUP > OPTIONS > SIMULATION > IRS OPTIONS. Chose the first option at LSK 1L, REALISTIC.
  • Page 19 A table for this exists in a supplementary Boeing manual that is not included with the 737NGX, so you can assume for all intents and purposes that the pressure is sufficient.
  • Page 20  The FLIGHT DECK ACCESS SYSTEM switch referred to on the next line is not modeled in a realistic fashion in the PMDG 737NGX. We did this specifically because it’s a critical security system on the real aircraft that no one besides real flight crews need to know how to operate.
  • Page 21  The PMDG 737NGX is not equipped with the GNSS Landing System (GLS) option, so skip the next two lines in the manual. For Simulator Use Only...
  • Page 22 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.22 TUTORIAL #2  Verify the SERVICE INTERPHONE switch on the upper overhead is OFF.  Verify that the REVERSER 1 and 2 lights are extinguished and the two EEC switches under the plastic guards are ON on the upper overhead’s engine section.
  • Page 23 NORMAL.  Circuit breakers and the manual gear extension access door are not modeled in the PMDG 737NGX, so ignore the next three lines in the manual.  The ground crew won’t be checking the brake wear indicator pins today so there’s no need to set the parking brake while we’re still...
  • Page 24 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.24 TUTORIAL #2 ROUTE OVERVIEW Let’s now review the route before we move on to programming the FMC. Our route is: LUNI1S.EDUPO.UZ738.MISGO.UZ741.GMH.UL603.TESGA.UZ729. BOMBI.T104.XERUM.UM867.BAVAX.Z106.MANAL.M736.TULSI.TULS3A This is exactly like the route we used in Tutorial #1 except it has quite a few more airway segments in the enroute portion.
  • Page 25 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.25 TUTORIAL #2 FMC PREFLIGHT Let’s continue with the Amplified Normal Procedures. Pan down to the captain’s FMC CDU, which should be on the IDENT page.  Verify that the aircraft type, engine thrust rating, and the NAVDATA cycle and active date range are correct.
  • Page 26 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.26 TUTORIAL #2  Press LSK 6R to go to the POS INIT page. Verify that the current date and time at LSK 5L are correct. Note that the time is shown in Zulu (aka GMT).  Type EHAM into the scratchpad and line select it into LSK 2L.
  • Page 27 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.27 TUTORIAL #2  Press the NEXT PAGE button to go to the POS REF page. Verify that the GPS L and GPS R positions agree and then press the left side LSK next to either one to copy the coordinates into the scratchpad.
  • Page 28 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.28 TUTORIAL #2  Type LOWI and insert it into the DEST field at LSK 1R.  Type PMDG738 and insert it into the FLT NO. field at LSK 2R. The completed RTE page 1 should look like this: We’ll now enter the runway and SID since we already know what they’ll...
  • Page 29 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.29 TUTORIAL #2  The page should look like this: Next we’ll enter the enroute portion of the route.  Press LSK 6R to go to back to the RTE page 1.  Press NEXT PAGE to get to RTE page 2, where we enter airways.
  • Page 30 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.30 TUTORIAL #2  Enter the rest of the airways in the VIA column UL603 UZ729 (press NEXT PAGE to get to a new route entry page) T104 UM867 Z106 M736  Complete the final segment by typing TULSI and entering it into the TO column at LSK 4R across from M736.
  • Page 31 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.31 TUTORIAL #2 The page should look like this when done: We now need to check the route for accuracy on the LEGS page.  Press the LEGS button. For Simulator Use Only DO NOT DUPLICATE 27FEB15 RTM...
  • Page 32 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.32 TUTORIAL #2 As in Tutorial #1, there’s a couple small issues with the coding of the SID procedure in the navdata vs. what the charts indicate. Let’s fix that.  Type 220B/ and enter it at LSK 2R – the EH008 RNAV fix on the chart is actually a MAX 220 knots restriction, not a hard mandatory 220 knots.
  • Page 33 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.33 TUTORIAL #2 We also want to cross Rattenberg (RTT) at exactly 9500 feet to decelerate, configure our flaps and gear and prepare for the steep descent part of the approach.  Press NEXT PAGE until you see page 5/9.
  • Page 34 Boeing produces a document called the Flight Planning & Performance Manual that contains tables upon tables that describe this data. This data was used in creating the PMDG 737NGX, but we weren’t allowed to include the FPPM unfortunately. For these reasons the most accurate method with an addon like this is to move the fuel planning to later on in the preflight process so that we can use the FMC’s own predictions to arrive at a value to use.
  • Page 35 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.35 TUTORIAL #2 somewhere around 122.6 or 122.7 lbs. (55.6 or 55.7 kgs)  Since we’re flying an airplane with aspirated TAT probes, verify that “TO” for takeoff appears on the upper engine DU.  For now, enter 5.0 lbs (2.3 kgs) for fuel RESERVES at LSK 4L.
  • Page 36 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.36 TUTORIAL #2 Again if you’re using weather, these entries are explained in the addendum.  Enter 3000 into the TRANS ALT field at LSK 5R, which is EHAM’s transition altitude.  The completed PERF INIT page should look like this: ...
  • Page 37 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.37 TUTORIAL #2 FUEL PLANNING First off, if you aren’t interested in learning this detailed procedure, a good simple estimate is to take the length of your flight and then add around 2200 lbs (1000 kg) per 100nm. Then add around 5500 lbs (2500 kg) for reserves.
  • Page 38 Arriving at accurate predictions for these numbers is one of the most complicated programming tasks we have in creating an addon like the PMDG 737NGX. The FMC in effect simulates the whole flight mathematically, taking into account the changes in fuel flow, drag and so on throughout each phase of the route.
  • Page 39 This is a realistic quirk of the real airplane that we’ve modeled in the PMDG 737NGX. It is not a concern in these calculations however because all of the FMC fuel numbers are overstated by the same factor –...
  • Page 40 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.40 TUTORIAL #2 So, our final values for trip fuel are:  6400 lbs + 660 lbs + 286 lbs = 7346 lbs trip fuel (2900 kg + 300 kg + 130 kg = 3330 kg trip fuel...
  • Page 41 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.41 TUTORIAL #2 We’ll add 1000lbs (454 kg) extra to account for the circling approach.  The LOWI approaches are very challenging and there’s a very real chance you may have to go-around and execute the missed approach procedure, which involves a high thrust climb and circling back to try again.
  • Page 42 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.42 TUTORIAL #2 Alternate diversion route: Trip fuel: This is how much fuel we actually need in the air to fly the missed approach at LOWI and go directly to EDDM. For this we’re going to use a page you may not have seen before –...
  • Page 43 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.43 TUTORIAL #2  Type EDDM into the scratchpad and insert it at LSK 1L. Without any modifications this entry shows that we’re going to an alternate (ALTN) of EDDM, via direct (D) from our current position, there’s 358nm distance to go (DTG), our estimated time of arrival and the estimated fuel burn to get there.
  • Page 44 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.44 TUTORIAL #2  Press LSK 1R to go to page 2. (you can also press NEXT PAGE but the right LSKs act as shortcuts if you have more than one alternate entered in)  Press LSK 5L to switch to calculating the alternate via the MISSED APP.
  • Page 45 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.45 TUTORIAL #2 Now we can calculate our alternate trip fuel:  Subtract the predicted fuel at EDDM - 2200 lbs (998 kg) from the PROG page’s predicted fuel at LOWI - 3200 lbs (1451 kg). 3200 lbs - 2200 lbs = 1000lbs alternate trip fuel...
  • Page 46 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.46 TUTORIAL #2  Press INIT REF to return to the PERF INIT page. Notice that the TRIP optimal altitude has gone down to FL393 or somewhere close to there now as a result of the additional weight from the fuel.
  • Page 47 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.47 TUTORIAL #2  From this point forward, if you get to the point where you see a USING RSV FUEL scratchpad message during the flight, you MUST legally divert to Munich or declare an emergency at Innsbruck. The diversion is obviously preferable in this case - you’ll have some explaining to do for the authorities if you declare...
  • Page 48 Note – this profile is actually for our older FS9 version of the 737NG, TOPCAT does not yet have a dedicated profile for the PMDG 737NGX. The calculations however are still valid and correct because they come from the same source. You should not use TOPCAT to load any payload or fuel –...
  • Page 49 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.49 TUTORIAL #2 The window should now look like this:  Press save and we’ll have our aircraft in the window now. Select it by clicking on it.  Press the Take-Off button with the red icon at the top of the screen.
  • Page 50 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.50 TUTORIAL #2 after using the PLAN feature in the FMC. For me, this was 138600 lbs (62868 kg). The other settings can all be left on their defaults. The page should now look like this:  Press the Compute button at the lower right side of the window.
  • Page 51 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.51 TUTORIAL #2  CLB-2 will be automatically selected when you do this.  Press LSK 6R to get to the TAKEOFF REF page.  Press NEXT PAGE Paradoxically, you make entries to TAKEOFF REF page 2 before page 1.
  • Page 52 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.52 TUTORIAL #2 The other options on this page can be left at their defaults unless you’re flying with weather, in which case you’d input the runway conditions and wind. Yes, this actually does affect the calculations! The page should now look like this: Press PREV PAGE to go back to TAKEOFF REF page 1.
  • Page 53 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.53 TUTORIAL #2 If you recall from Tutorial #1, this is usually the airport’s transition altitude + 1000 feet. EHAM’s is 3000, so add 1000 and we get FL040. We’re now done with the FMC preflight!  Skip ahead to page NP.21.10. (page 86 in the PDF)
  • Page 54 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.54 TUTORIAL #2 COCKPIT PREFLIGHT FLOWS We’re now going to do the rest of the captain’s and first officer’s preflight items. These sequences or “flows” as they’re called in the industry look very long when written out like this but they can actually be completed very quickly once you have the proper positions for all the items memorized.
  • Page 55  Verify that the STBY RUD ON light is extinguished. This light is only present on an RSEP aircraft, which the PMDG 737NGX is. RSEP is the Rudder System Enhancement Program, which was introduced in 2003 as a redesign of the system that actuates the rudder.
  • Page 56 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.56 TUTORIAL #2 Now move down the left side of the overhead again to the FUEL panel.  Verify that the ENG VALVE CLOSED and SPAR VALVE CLOSED lights are illuminated.  Verify that the FILTER BYPASS lights are extinguished.
  • Page 57 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.57 TUTORIAL #2 Now let’s move to the electrical panel immediately to the right of the fuel panel:  Verify that the BATTERY switch guard is closed.  Verify that the CAB/UTIL and IFE/PASS SEAT switches to the left of the battery switch are ON.
  • Page 58 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.58 TUTORIAL #2 Move down to the generator control part of the electrical panel:  Verify that the BUS TRANS switch has its guard closed, putting it in AUTO, and that the TRANSFER BUS OFF, SOURCE OFF and GEN OFF BUS lights are illuminated.
  • Page 59 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.59 TUTORIAL #2  Verify that the 1, APU, and 2 FIRE handles on the pedestal just behind the thrust levers are in their IN (not pulled) position.  Left click the TEST switch and hold it in the FAULT/INOP position.
  • Page 60 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.60 TUTORIAL #2 The WHEEL WELL light is illuminated. The red master FIRE WARN light, amber MASTER CAUTION light the OVHT/DET annunciator message are illuminated on both the captain’s and first officer’s glareshields.  Push the red master FIRE WARN light on the captain’s...
  • Page 61 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.61 TUTORIAL #2 The start sequence takes about 30 seconds to complete. Monitor the APU EGT temperature on the round gauge – it should initially spike up to around 800 degrees and then settle back down to around 400.
  • Page 62 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.62 TUTORIAL #2  The PMDG 737NGX doesn’t have a lavatory SMOKE light, so ignore this line.  Verify both EQUIPMENT COOLING switches are in NORM and that the OFF lights are extinguished.  Close the EMER EXIT LIGHTS switch guard, which places the switch into the ARMED position.
  • Page 63 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.63 TUTORIAL #2 Note – in areas with high outside temperatures such as Phoenix or Las Vegas in the summer, the Middle East and similar environments you may actually see the OVERHEAT lights on and the ON lights extinguished. In these instances it doesn’t indicate a failure and it’s actually fine to continue.
  • Page 64 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.64 TUTORIAL #2 Move to the AIR TEMP panel at the upper right of the lower overhead.  Set the AIR TEMP source selector as needed to see the temperature in the various zones of the aircraft. ...
  • Page 65 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.65 TUTORIAL #2 For Simulator Use Only DO NOT DUPLICATE 27FEB15 RTM...
  • Page 66 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.66 TUTORIAL #2 Move now to the main pneumatic panel on the left center of the lower overhead panel.  Verify that both the L and R RECIRC FAN switches are in AUTO.  Set both the L and R PACK switches to AUTO.
  • Page 67 The position of this switch is alternated by the crew on each flight so that the igniters wear evenly.  The PMDG 737NGX does not have the automatic ignition option, so verify that both engine start switches are in the OFF position. For Simulator Use Only...
  • Page 68 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.68 TUTORIAL #2  Verify that the LOGO light is OFF. (you’d turn this on if it was nighttime)  Verify the POSITION light is in the STEADY position.  Verify the red ANTI-COLLISION light is OFF. ...
  • Page 69 Scan both engine DUs and make sure the existing conditions are shown accurately and that there are no exceedances.  As the PMDG 737NGX we’re flying is equipped with the Fail Operational Autoland option, press the C/R (cancel/recall) MFD button located above the upper engine DU and verify that no autoland status advisory messages are shown on the upper engine DU.
  • Page 70 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.70 TUTORIAL #2 The navigation radios should be set so that we have anything needed for the SID plus ILS frequencies for possible return runways set in the standby fields. We technically do not need any navaids tuned for this departure because it’s an RNAV SID that uses the FMC’s own position information as the...
  • Page 71 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.71 TUTORIAL #2 The radios should now look like this:  Verify that the STABILIZER TRIM override switch at the rear right of the pedestal has its guard closed. The remaining items involving adjusting the seat, rudder pedals and seatbelt/harness are not applicable to the simulator environment and we’ll...
  • Page 72 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.72 TUTORIAL #2  Set it to 989 feet, which is our engine out acceleration height. (this accounts for EHAM’s Runway 24 being -11 feet MSL) This will give us a visual representation of that altitude along the speedtape.
  • Page 73 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.73 TUTORIAL #2 Verify that the Captain’s FD is selected as master via the green MA light above the switch.  Verify the bank angle selector is in the 25 degree position (one click to the left of fully right).
  • Page 74  Verify that the chronometer to the left of the PFD shows the same time as the FMC IDENT page. In the PMDG 737NGX they shouldn’t ever be different as the chronometer is slaved to the FMC, but this can be an issue on older NGs where the two clocks are separate.
  • Page 75 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.75 TUTORIAL #2 AFDS status is FD Since our aircraft today has an Integrated Standby Flight Display (ISFD) instead of analog gauges, we’ll use that section instead of the analog one.  Verify that the approach mode display is blank with no CDIs showing.
  • Page 76 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.76 TUTORIAL #2  Verify the STABILIZER TRIM cutout switches on the left side below the flap lever are in NORMAL. We’ll now set up the HGS for takeoff according to the HUD Preflight supplementary procedure on page SP.10.5 (page 227 in the PDF version).
  • Page 77 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.77 TUTORIAL #2 BEFORE START PROCEDURE The passengers are all on board, the cabin crew is closing the doors and we’re almost ready to push and start the engines. A few more things need to be accomplished first though.
  • Page 78 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.78 TUTORIAL #2 Takeoff/departure briefing: We’ll be taxiing to Runway 24 via taxiways A and E1. It is a very short taxi. Takeoff will be with the mandatory noise abatement procedures - takeoff thrust until 1500 feet AGL, climb thrust until 3000 feet AGL, then acceleration and flap retraction above 3000 AGL.
  • Page 79 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.79 TUTORIAL #2  Set the takeoff trim. It should be around 5.03 in our case. The value should be present at line 3 on the captain’s CDU. Verify that this trim value is in the green band.
  • Page 80 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.80 TUTORIAL #2 PUSHBACK PROCEDURE The PMDG 737NGX contains an integrated pushback feature that we’ll now use for our pushback from the gate.  On the captain’s CDU, press MENU, then FS ACTIONS, then PUSHBACK. This feature is a wrapper around the default P3D pushback system.
  • Page 81 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.81 TUTORIAL #2  Press the START prompt at LSK 5L. You’ll now hear a series of voice conversations between yourself and the ground crew that comprise the pushback procedure. You’ll need to release and then set the parking brake, so listen for those instructions.
  • Page 82 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.82 TUTORIAL #2 ENGINE START PROCEDURE You can actually begin the engine start sequence while pushback is ongoing but for the purpose of making everything clear in this tutorial, we’ve waited for the push to finish first. ...
  • Page 83 SYS MFD button to show the flight control position on the lower engine DU to do this. The PMDG House Livery is equipped with this option, however not every airline livery is. In that case you’ll just be relying on the feel and range of motion in the yoke and pedals.
  • Page 84 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.84 TUTORIAL #2  Set the transponder on the pedestal to ALT since EHAM has ground radar and can track our position while taxiing.  Press the MASTER CAUTION switch on the glareshield and verify that any annunciations that were present clear. (You’ll have to raise and lower the HGS to do this –...
  • Page 85 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.85 TUTORIAL #2 We can now begin our taxi to Runway 24 – follow the short red path indicated on the image below. While taxiing, use the rudder to steer. Unfortunately P3D limitations prevent us from realistically simulating the way the nosewheel steering tiller operates separately from the rudder.
  • Page 86 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.86 TUTORIAL #2 BEFORE TAKEOFF PROCEDURE  As you enter the runway, set the POSITION lights switch to STROBE & STEADY.  Verify that the brakes are released and align the airplane with the runway centerline.  Set the transponder to TA/RA.
  • Page 87 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.87 TUTORIAL #2 TAKEOFF PROCEDURE  Turn the LANDING lights ON with a left click on the gang-bar.  Smoothly advance the thrust levers until N1 is around 40% and allow the engines to stabilize.  Press the TO/GA switch. (Remember the hidden clickspot for this is below the captain’s MCP COURSE knob)
  • Page 88 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.88 TUTORIAL #2  Use the HGS’s takeoff guidance symbology - the dashed line is your TOGA pitch target. If you rotate too quickly you’ll see a small solid line with two open circles on the ends (not shown in the screenshot, but you can see it in the FCOM Vol.
  • Page 89 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.89 TUTORIAL #2 collocated at right around the SPL VOR’s 4 DME reading while on the Runway 24 heading. Looking at the SPL DME readout on the lower left of the ND confirms this when the airplane starts the left turn toward EH008.
  • Page 90 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.90 TUTORIAL #2  Set the AUTO BRAKES switch to OFF  Set the LANDING GEAR lever to the middle OFF position after retraction is complete.  Set both engine start switches on the lower overhead to OFF.
  • Page 91 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.91 TUTORIAL #2 Shortly after passing EH008, the aircraft levels out at FL060 to meet the restriction at IVLUT. Notice the green 225 degree radial line coming off of the PAM VOR. This combined with the reading from the ADF is our second sanity check on the departure.
  • Page 92 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.92 TUTORIAL #2  Press the ALT INTV button while watching the LEGS page carefully. The FL060 altitude restriction at IVLUT is automatically removed because we are not in VNAV ALT mode when we pressed the button. The climb resumes instantly and new predictions appear on the LEGS page.
  • Page 93 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.93 TUTORIAL #2  After IVLUT, increase the map range to whatever you prefer.  If you want to remove the green VOR lines from the ND to declutter the ND display, simply find frequencies on both NAV radios for which there is no active VOR in range.
  • Page 94 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.94 TUTORIAL #2 ADVANCED FMC ROUTE MODIFICATIONS After passing the MISGO intersection fix let’s pretend ATC gives us a small shortcut in our route, allowing us to bypass the Germinghausen (GMH) VOR and go direct to TESGA intersection. This is commonly called “cutting the corner”...
  • Page 95 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.95 TUTORIAL #2 Wait until TESGA is visible on the 80nm ND range and then proceed to the next section. There are several other route modification features that are somewhat commonly used. You should know how to do these if you’re planning to fly on VATSIM or IVAO with live human ATC.
  • Page 96 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.96 TUTORIAL #2 This waypoint functions like any other, you can assign it a speed and altitude restriction on the right side of the CDU and so on. If we wanted to actually insert this waypoint, we’d press the illuminated EXEC button, but there’s no reason to do this right...
  • Page 97 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.97 TUTORIAL #2  Again, press LSK 6L to ERASE this modification since we don’t actually want to do this. We can also create a “bearing bearing” waypoint defined by the crossing point of two bearings. Many terminal procedures use this type of nomenclature to define fixes.
  • Page 98 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.98 TUTORIAL #2  Press LSK 6L to ERASE. 27FEB15 RTM DO NOT DUPLICATE For Simulator Use Only...
  • Page 99 In instances such as weather avoidance it may be necessary to offset your route of flight to the left or right of the planned route. This is easy to do with the PMDG 737NGX FMC.  Press INIT REF, then LSK 6L for INDEX.
  • Page 100 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.100 TUTORIAL #2  Enter TESGA into the START WAYPOINT field at LSK 3L and enter ELMOX into the END WAYPOINT field at LSK 4L. Notice now that the white line on the ND only goes between TESGA and ELMOX.
  • Page 101 The programming math involved in making this feature as robust as the real thing was one of the most difficult and time consuming parts of the PMDG 737NGX FMC’s development.  Once again, press LSK 6L to ERASE the modification.
  • Page 102 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.102 TUTORIAL #2 Let’s now take a look at some useful things you can do with the FIX page. The FIX page allows you to set up to 6 reference positions that are drawn on the ND in map mode. They can be anything – VORs, NDBs, airspace fixes, airport ICAO identifiers, runways, ILS identifiers and so on.
  • Page 103 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.103 TUTORIAL #2 TESGA now shows up on the ND as a blue triangle with a green circle around it. The TESGA name is also now in blue.  Type 270 and insert it into LSK 2L. This draws the 270 degree radial on the ND, extending out to infinity from TESGA.
  • Page 104 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.104 TUTORIAL #2  Type /20 and insert it at LSK 3L. This creates a 20nm dashed green ring around TESGA on the You also get some useful information on line 3. The new data that appears tells you the exact radial you’ll be on when you intersect the 20nm ring, how far (distance to go –...
  • Page 105 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.105 TUTORIAL #2 Notice we now have the radial and distance from the FIX to the point where we’ll be directly abeam (perpendicular) to it on our current route of flight. We also have the time we’ll arrive at the point, the distance to go and the predicated altitude, just like the radial and ring entries.
  • Page 106 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.106 TUTORIAL #2  Delete the waypoint identifier in the scratchpad with the CLR key and then press DEL and line select it to LSK 1L, clearing the FIX.  Go back to the LEGS page. At around 35nm from TESGA we have around 25 minutes to go before reaching our top of descent point.
  • Page 107 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.107 TUTORIAL #2 DESCENT & APPROACH DISCUSSION Innsbruck is located in a narrow valley that runs east to west between two very high mountain ranges along the river Inn. There is very little room for error once we commence the approach.
  • Page 108 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.108 TUTORIAL #2 The Flaps 40 V speed at this weight is 135 for me. 135 + 20 = 155.  Go back to the LEGS page and press NEXT PAGE twice, you should see OEV18. For me it’s currently at row 6.
  • Page 109 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.109 TUTORIAL #2 using HDG SEL mode. Upon reaching the mouth of a small north-south valley directly ahead (also collocated with the Innsbruck (INN) NDB), we’ll turn right downwind on a 264 heading. At this point we are at 3700 feet MSL and we’re just a few hundred feet above the terrain on the ridge below us.
  • Page 110 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.110 TUTORIAL #2 DESCENT Just before we reach our T/D point, we’ll use a trick that helps lessen the uncomfortable negative g acceleration forces on the passengers that can result from immediately going into the full rate descent.
  • Page 111 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.111 TUTORIAL #2 Watch the path deviation indicator – it’ll initially climb, but then once you pass the T/D point, it’ll start converging again as you approach the path. After a few miles the plane will intercept the normal path.
  • Page 112 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.112 TUTORIAL #2  Tune NAV 2’s active field to the OEJ localizer frequency, 109.70.  Tune NAV 2’s standby field to the OEV localizer frequency, 111.10.  Tune the ADF’s active frequency to Rattenberg (RTT) NDB, 303.0.
  • Page 113 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.113 TUTORIAL #2 and ND setup would likely be different, but for the single pilot sim experience, this setup will work best in the event we have to do a missed approach. We need to be able to see both localizers plus the NDBs all from the captain’s seat and this is the best way to do...
  • Page 114 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.114 TUTORIAL #2 On the SEL DESIRED OEV page, select the LSK 1L option. Type /3.5 into LSK 2L to draw a 3.5nm ring around the localizer.  Press NEXT PAGE Type OEJ and enter it at LSK 1L.
  • Page 115 QRH. (page 27 of the PDF version) As we turn toward the mountains at BAVAX, you should begin to see terrain contours appear on the ND. The PMDG 737NGX features an extremely sophisticated EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System) simulation. Since we are still more than 2000 feet above any terrain feature, the system is in what’s known as “peaks mode”.
  • Page 116 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.116 TUTORIAL #2  Turn ON the FASTEN BELTS switch on the lower overhead prior to crossing over the mountains – it’s likely to get bumpy and we want everyone seated by this point.  At around 9nm from MANAL at FL190 or so you’ll start to pick up the RTT NDB on the ADF.
  • Page 117 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.117 TUTORIAL #2 THE APPROACH First off, this is a very challenging approach, even more so in a single pilot simulated environment. You very well may not get it right the first time (I certainly didn’t). In the event that this happens, we’ve included a number of saved flights that will restore the sim to various points in the flight –...
  • Page 118 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.118 TUTORIAL #2 sure there’s no gross error in agreement between the FMC and the actual LOC signal.  Flip the first officer’s ND mode control to APP (approach). This is set for the missed approach procedure and will allow us to easily follow the 067 course to the OEJ LOC/DME station in the event we go missed.
  • Page 119 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.119 TUTORIAL #2  At around 1 mile before INN, turn right with the MCP HEADING knob to 264. (Use the inner ring of the 5nm ND range setting to judge this.) You’ll likely start hearing EGPWS terrain warnings and seeing solid amber squares on the ND now.
  • Page 120 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.120 TUTORIAL #2 see people outside some of the buildings on this ridge waving at you - you’re that close. With weather enabled it is extremely important to watch for the Föhn wind in this area as it can easily blow you off course and make it so you don’t have enough room to the right to make the...
  • Page 121 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.121 TUTORIAL #2 about 800 feet below you until you get out far enough into the valley. In real life the first officer assists with this, but here we are on our own.  Hopefully if you’ve done the turn correctly, you’ll roll out and see the runway straight ahead.
  • Page 122 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.122 TUTORIAL #2 AFTER LANDING  Place the SPD BRK lever in its DOWN position, which stows the spoilers.  Start the APU by left clicking twice on the switch at the front of the overhead.  Set the overhead PROBE HEAT switches to off.
  • Page 123 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.123 TUTORIAL #2 Note that you will get a master caution for ANTI-ICE when doing this. This is normal and you can clear it by pushing on the master caution button.  Turn off the LANDING LIGHTS, turn on the TAXI LIGHT, and set the POSITION lights switch to STEADY.
  • Page 124 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.124 TUTORIAL #2 SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE  Set the parking brake either by clicking the handle on the pedestal.  Set both APU generator bus switches to on. Verify that the GEN OFF BUS lights for the engine driven generators are lit and the APU GEN OFF BUS light is extinguished –...
  • Page 125 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.125 TUTORIAL #2  Turn the fasten seat belts switch on the overhead off.  Turn the red anti-collision beacon and the taxi light switches off.  Turn all FUEL PUMP switches except for the left forward one of.
  • Page 126 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.126 TUTORIAL #2  Turn the TERR mode, TFC mode and both NAV pointers OFF on the EFIS control panel.  Press MENU, FS ACTIONS, and then GROUND CONNECTIONS. Set the CHOCKS with LSK 1L.  Disengage the PARKING BRAKE by clicking the lever since we’re now held in place by the chocks.
  • Page 127 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.127 TUTORIAL #2  After the entry door is open, extend the airstairs by pressing LSK 4L. This is a very cool animation, be sure to go out to spot view to watch it. As with Tutorial #1, at this point some time would pass at the end of a real flight - the passengers are being deplaned, the catering and cleaning crews are beginning to perform their jobs and so on.
  • Page 128 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.128 TUTORIAL #2 SECURE PROCEDURE The Secure Procedure’s purpose is to get the airplane into a condition ready for servicing by the ground crews, but without completely powering it down – we of course will be completely powering it down, but the Secure Checklist has to be done first.
  • Page 129 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.129 TUTORIAL #2  Set all four WINDOW HEAT switches at the top of the forward overhead panel to OFF.  Set both PACK switches on the pneumatic panel to OFF.  Perform the SECURE checklist, located on page NC.4 of the QRH (page 28 of the PDF version).
  • Page 130 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.130 TUTORIAL #2 ELECTRICAL POWER DOWN The final step that will actually put the aircraft into a cold & dark state is the Electrical Power Down procedure, which is located in FCOM 1’s Supplemental Procedures section on page SP.6.4 (page 212 of the PDF version).
  • Page 131 THE END! Welcome to Innsbruck and congratulations on completing a very challenging flight. If you can do this flight you can do almost anything in the PMDG 737NGX. You’re officially promoted to Captain! For Simulator Use Only DO NOT DUPLICATE...
  • Page 132 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.132 TUTORIAL #2 ADDENDUM – WEATHER/WINDS USE This addendum shows you how to use Active Sky Next or a similar weather addon to create winds aloft and temperature data that we’ll input into the FMC so that it can take into account the weather’s effect on our flight.
  • Page 133 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.133 TUTORIAL #2  Pull up the AS window and click the Flight Plan button.  Select Load or Import and select the EHAM-LOWI.PLN file from the next window and click Open or press Enter.  Type EDDM into the Alternate ID box.
  • Page 134 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.134 TUTORIAL #2  Click the Flight Plan button.  Type EHAM into the Departure ID box.  Type LOWI into the Destination ID box.  Type EDDM into the Alternate ID box.  Type FL390 into the Cruise Altitude box.
  • Page 135 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.135 TUTORIAL #2 allows you to add VORs or NDBs directly however, which is why this will be slightly less accurate than the method using the flightplan file.  Click on the line that says DEST LOWI to select it.
  • Page 136 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.136 TUTORIAL #2 In my case, the values are wind 312 at 31 knots and a temperature of 54.2C. During the initial FMC PERF INIT setup phrase prior to calculating fuel load, we can make entries based on these values that will cause the FMC to take them into account and show the effect on our fuel burn.
  • Page 137 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.137 TUTORIAL #2 The FMC only allows direct wind entries for cruise waypoints – in our case the first waypoint considered cruise is the Germinghausen (GMH) VOR on page 3 and the last one is Dinkelsbuhl (DKB) VOR on page 4. The rest of the waypoints on the 9 pages are climb or descent waypoints.
  • Page 138 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.138 TUTORIAL #2  Enter these values into the RTE DATA page with the right side LSKs. Notice that every waypoint below the one you just entered inherits the wind data from above. This is useful when you have a string of waypoints that all have the same or very similar winds.
  • Page 139 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.139 TUTORIAL #2 -54.2C - (-58.5C) = +4.3C ISA deviation There’s only one place in the FMC to enter this for cruise, so go back to the PERF INIT page.  Enter the actual average temperature (-54) into LSK 4L. The FMC does the calculation and we see that the ISA deviation in the 3R field changes from 0 to 3C.
  • Page 140 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.140 TUTORIAL #2 just before our T/D. We cross BURAM at around FL351 (on my run at least) – this is a good first choice.  The winds aloft in AS for BURAM show 280/29 at FL390 and 262/34 at FL340.
  • Page 141 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.141 TUTORIAL #2 Now we can actually get these values into the FMC:  Press the DES button, then LSK 6L to go to the DES FORECASTS page.  Type FL350 and enter it at LSK 3L. ...
  • Page 142 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.142 TUTORIAL #2 weather engine does a bunch of sudden shifts in pressure and temperature as you descent instead of a smooth continuum like it is in the real world. Thus FL180 serves as sort of a midpoint for the whole descent.
  • Page 143 PMDG 737NGX 0.00.143 TUTORIAL #2  Press the illuminated EXEC button to execute the DES FORECASTS entries. From this point, you’d move on to the fuel planning section and use the new fuel burn values on the PROG and ALTERNATE DESTS pages to do your fuel planning.
  • Page 144 AD 2.EHAM-SID-24 SCHIPHOL RWY 24 AIP NETHERLANDS STANDARD DEPARTURE CHART-INSTRUMENT 07 APR 11 AMGOD KONOM FOR CONTINUATION OF THE ROUTES KEKIX see AD 2.EHAM-SID-OVERVIEW 23.6 SPY TRANSITION ALTITUDE 3000 ft AMSL BERGI 46.8 RTM 355.5 ANDIK 19.4 SPY 052.6 FL 060 25.2 PAM 015.9 FL 060 BERGI 1S...
  • Page 145 KONOM AGISU Detailed information concerning ATS-ROUTES and WPTs SOMPO BEDUM see ENR 3, 4 and 6. For ATS-ROUTE restrictions see AD 2.22 paragraph 1.5.3. Gunfiring up to 48000 ft AMSL GODOS DOBAK 41A-C TRANSITION ALTITUDE : 3000 ft AMSL MIMVA Below FL 100 : MAX 250 KT IAS EELDE EELDE...

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