hello everyone and yo very warm welcome to this tutorial you've heard right tutorial for the pmdg 737 for microsoft flight simulator many of you have asked for it in the comments beneath my other videos so i couldn't resist and started this series for you now i'm emmanuel i'm a member of the pmdg tech team and a real life boeing 737 pilot on this tutorial we will head from london stansted to dublin airport that's one of the highly frequented 737 routes in europe operated today by ryanair now again just like my other videos these tutorials are not meant for the very beginners so i will not explain the most basic stuff but i will focus on the airplane and assume that you have a certain knowledge of general airliners and general flight operations the procedures you are about to see in this video are not the general boeing sops but they're an adaption i've made from the way i used to work when flying the real airplane and the way that it's possible to fly an aircraft in a single pilot environment on a desktop simulator nonetheless when watching these tutorials i'm sure that you will learn a lot and i am sure that they are going to be a great help for you trying to learn the pmdg737 in this video we are going to do the flight deck safety inspection and the preliminary flight deck procedures as well as the walk around and then on the next series we are going to work our way all the way through the flights over the next probably couple of weeks i cannot give any specific estimates on how long it's going to take to upload those videos so for now enough talking let's head into the captain seat and start our procedures so we'll start when the crew is arriving at the airplane and we'll just get ourselves a general overview of the airplane we make sure the surfaces and shocks are checked we'll check the maintenance status of the airplane now that's something that in the pmdg737 we can do as soon as we have electrical power since we will be able to check the menus in the flight management computer next up we'll turn on the battery make sure that the electric hydraulic pump switches are off the landing gear lever is down and the ship's library is checked that's things like all the required documentations now for flight simulation use i will check that we have the operational flight plan if you are flying online check your pilot client to make sure that you have actually filed the flight plan and this kind of things we do have ground power available so we'll turn the ground power switch on now you can hear the airplane powering up and the next thing we're going to do is the um fire tests so first of all we'll do the um first of all we'll do the fault and up detection we see the two lights lighting up and then we're going to run the actual fire test itself the fire heater fire and overheat warning check the other fireballs coming on one after another make sure that you're actually able to cancel the warning here and that the warning is actually going off in case of an actual fire you don't want the fireball to ring all the time without the ability to cancel it we'll also attack check the two bottles we have two for the engines one for the apu but do note it's only two bottles for both engines you can fire each of the two bottles into each of the two engines but once you've fired both bottles if there is anything happening with your other engine then you don't have any left this point we could start the apu however since we are sitting at an airport where there is ground power available we are going to save the environment and we are not going to run the auxiliary power unit to save the co2 emissions next up emergency exit light switch armed will check that the cabin and tendon call is working you've heard the chime in the back there make sure that that the flap lever is set to match the actual flat position very attractive so we've retracted the flap lever as well and we are going to check the take of configuration warning we're going to do that separately on both thrust levers to make sure that they are both working independently check the cargo fire system and uh then in the real airplane now we will check the pa system as well obviously here in the simulator we cannot do it check that all three gear pins are in place and that the external power access door sorry that the um manual gear extension access door is closed there if this door is open like this you would not be able to retract the landing gear since this is interrupting the mechanism on the landing gear lever from here make sure we do have the fire extinguisher here we have the protective breathing equipment in the pockets here check all the circuit breakers you can best do this if you just position yourself right next to them like this and then you will see if there is any circuit breaker standing out as you can see here all the circuit breakers are in on the p6 panel check that the escape rope is in place and from here on let up to the flight recorder test you'll see the offline illuminated here switch the bot to test your flight's going out not the master caution panel here there's nothing on it right now now when we turn the switch back to normal the flight recorder is going back to off and the overhead light is illuminating next we're going to click check the clockers one at a time and we're going to do the stall warning test note that there is at least four minutes of ac power required on the transfer buses for the test to work let's see if we have those already we do you can see the left control column shaking here and you hear the sound and we do it the same on the number two test and here we go so that test is successful as well moving up we check the engine panel make sure that none of the light is illuminated and that the ecs are on and guarded make sure the passenger oxygen switch is guarded and the light is out and shows sufficient oxygen pressure available for the flight now if that needle is going down there is a table available in the performance dispatch chapter of the afcom where you can check how much pressure you need depending on the number of true men in the flight deck so this interphone switches off we'll check the gps light is off the psu is off turn on both irs they're momentarily going onto the on dc lights and that is going to switch to a line in a moment from here we're moving on to the other side again check the escape rope check the circuit breakers over here check um that we do have all the required equipment back here um make sure we have the crash axe on board and finally when we head him back into our seat unless there is brake cooling required which is not the case we've just taken over the airplane that's been sitting on the ground in cold and dark we will set the parking brake now this is the preliminary safety inspection complete and now we're going to head off for the walk around there's one thing we need to do here when we are doing the walk around that is we'll just turn on the hydraulic pumps after making sure that the area outside is clear so that we have pressure in the hydraulic system which makes it easier to detect any leaks that we might have now let's head out for the walk around i have to say here please excuse my skills with a drone camera i'm still learning this one however i'm sure that i will be able to show you what you want to see now one quick note here as well we're currently standing in the front galley of the airplane you will note that the textures are not quite as crisp yet and that there is definitely a little bit of room for improvement and that is actually something pmdg is planning for a later update so bear with me if these things are not looking a hundred percent up to standard yet that's just expected now one more word here since we are operating around our flight i've chosen the orion livery for this one which is work in progress as well at this point since we are still in pre-release state recording this on a beta version of the airplane so bear with me if things are not 100 crisp yet or if there are still some mistakes some textures are not looking 100 sharp as well yet and that is all known to the pmdg team and that's something that's still being worked on for the release the set let's head out so say hello to a dispatcher here and he's wise he's wearing the headset because this airplane is loud with the hydraulic pumps on in the real worlds luckily we are recording this on simulator so you will be able to understand me however in the real airplane if you want to show somebody the wheel well for example if there is a new pilot coming with you and you are instructing the new pilot as a line trainer then you do want to be sure that you know you can communicate in the wheel well which is not that easy all right coming out for the walk around we're checking the true air temperature probe here make sure there is no visible damage and that it's not blocked then looking off at the pito probe and the angle of attack probe here again no damage not blocked i will head off into a little bit of distance in front of the airplane and just get a general overview moan about the parking skills of the previous pilot and just had a general overlook at the airplane make sure that there is nothing generally wrong here next up we'll have a look into the nose wheel well this is again something that pmdg is going to improve in terms of the modeling and texturing however this is serving our job we make sure that the steering mechanisms here are fine that there is no damage to the cables make sure there is no bird sticking in here that might have been hit on a previous flight check the overall wheel here just make sure there is no damage and that the light is fine as well right now we're heading over checking again on the fo side that the um [Music] pedo and static systems are right check that the aoa probe is fine external power access door make sure there is no damage in there rumors say that it's still from time to time happen that the ground staff forgets to close it and then when you arrive at your destination the first thing the dispatcher is going to do he's going to run into your flight i can tell you hey you've landed with the door open what's going on there and we have a look at the door over here make sure that the door handle is flush makes sure there is no general damage at the door that is sitting well into it's fitting down here we have this green little disc that is part of the crew oxygen system if this disc would be missing then you would have reason to believe that there is a problem with the true oxygen system and you would have to call maintenance here the static ports again are not obstructed by anything i'm not blocked especially if the airplane is coming out of maintenance make sure there is no coverings on these before with cargo door not damaged as well then we have a look in at the ram air doors here have a look in here make sure there is no birds sitting in there no wildlife nesting make sure the landing lights are fine the leading edge flaps over here are not damaged coming over to the engine there are two thrust reverser pins back here if the thrust reverse is an operative there would be pins sticking out over here so make sure that those pins are not visible have a general look at the engine make sure there is no damage no sign of bird strike or anything check the fan blades especially check for the leading edges of the fan blades to make sure that they are not damaged for example there could be small stones that you might have hit on the runway and even small cracks in here could turn into something devastating when these things are rotating at several thousand rounds per minute and we're moving on other side of the engine again get in general overview make sure that the engine oil access door is closed and latched here looking down below i'm sure you've seen some of those spectacular videos of the engine cowling falling off and the airbus a320s there is the latch down here as well that you want to make sure that it's closed captioning not [Music] the refueling available over here is closed and latched as well and uh when we're getting up to the navigation lights you have basically two lights in here one of which needs to be working both are normally working but when one can be damaged or rather one can be broken there should be no visible damage of course and the airplane is still dispatchable now we're moving along the wing tip make sure the winglet is not damaged there have been occasions already in my airline as well as in others where there has been damage to the winglets for example when the airplane has been towed but make sure the white navigation lights back here are okay as well again one of the two bulbs needs to be working for the airplane to be able to dispatch then you have the static wick discharges over here two on each wing over here you have the fuel overflow vent so if something would go wrong in the refueling this is where the fuel would come out same on the other side of the airplane the ailerons nothing wrong over there vm flap drive motors over here not damaged the flaps themselves don't show any signs of bird strike or anything when we're getting over here i'm always having another look into the back of the engine make sure there's nothing lying in there no remains of a bird or anything coming on to the wheels we check that there is no damage to the wheels we do check the um brake indicator pins over here those will be wearing down while you're using the brakes and when they are becoming flush with the metal over here that's when the brakes have to be exchanged those over here are sticking out very wide so we'll probably have very new brakes on both this airplane make sure that the landing gear door is not damaged again general overview make sure there is no bird sticking in anywhere over here and we have a little look into the wheel well and you'll say hold on this is looking horrible you're probably right about it pmg has already confirmed that they want to remodel the entire wheel world with a later update so this what you see over here is just the initial version basically what you're looking at in here is that there is no signs of a hydraulic leak um at a later point when the update is coming you will also hopefully be able to check the hydraulic reservoir indicators that you will find over here then and make sure that there is nothing in here that doesn't belong here we can go further to the back of the airplane again check the aft cargo door make sure there is no damage over here you should open up it up as well have a look into the cargo area that there is nothing in there that doesn't belong there again for a simplicity reason since i don't want to change between flight deck and outside view all the time i'm just going to keep it closed for the purpose of this tutorial now we're heading further back make sure the outflow valve is not damaged not blocked make sure that um the aft door handle is flush again and that there is no damage to the doors looking over here that's the apu inlet door we're not running the apu so this is basically sticking flush to the airplane and make sure that there is no wildlife resting in here also while we have a look at the um pitot probe you find on the vertica stabilizer that's for the elevator fuel computer and again this does this can not be damaged or blocked in any way if the airplane has been parked for a long while also make sure that there is no probe coverings hanging down here that's the famous remove before flight dinghies that you keep finding have a look at the leading edge of the elevator or off the stabilizer rather make sure there's no damage over there coming up to the edge of the stabilizer you'll find three static weak discharges over here and three is the number you need here as well make sure that the apu exhaust is not blocked now if you were to fly 737 800 not the 700 you'd probably find the tails get over here if it's installed in your airline make sure that there is no signs of a tail strike over here the tail skid is the first one where the airplane would contact the runway so make sure that there is nothing in here in the 700 the risk of a tail strike is less so you don't have a tail skid installed here so just make sure that there is no sign of a tail strike in general heading over to the other side of the airplane again we are looking at the elevator the static weak dischargers and the leading edge of the stabilizer get a general impression of the stabilizer as well a little bit hard to see right now on the rudder you should have four static wick discharges here one on the top three at the back they are there in the model however due to my level of zoom here they are just not visible right now but i can assure you they are there if you want to go close up again with the peter probe for the elevator fuel computer on the captain side heading further back make sure that these are not blocked here and now heading further forward again all the access doors for the lavatory services here are closed emergency light over here just as on the other side is not damaged as well now we are slowly getting back repeating what we've already done on the other side checking the wheels checking the brake wear pins making sure there is nothing damaged making sure there is no remains of a bird sticking anywhere of any other wildlife you may be able to find have a look into the wheel well again over here again currently missing in the current model but you can sort of see it here on the 2d texture this is where the fire extinguishers are sitting and there should be a small dial on there that shows you the pressure that there is in the system so just make sure that the firing extinguishers are actually filled up there and again make sure there is no hydraulic fluid or anything dripping down here that really shouldn't be there again we're going to check the flaps also have a quick look into the back of the engine here while we're standing here making sure there's nothing in there no damage or anything again we're checking the wing and over here again we have the uh fuel overflow vent and on this side of the airplane that's actually something more interesting because when we're boarding the airplane through the front and the aft doors you will have passengers walking in this area and there is guidance systems for the passengers standing over here that are leading the passengers around the wing and that especially because of this because if there is fuel coming out over here we do want to be absolutely sure that it's not spilling on any of the passengers that might be waiting here to get into the airplane moving further back again check the lights check the static weak discharges make sure that the winglet is not damaged once again the lights make sure that at least one of the two bulbs is working and if this in the pmdg version of things they will be working you're just getting a general look at the leading edge here again make sure there is nothing damaged on the engine again check the thrust reverser pins make sure that the bottom side of the engine is not damaged something else i have to add over here is that the 737ng due to its continuous modifications from the original 737 has very low lying engines with just about eight degrees of bank on the landing your engine pot might be striking the runway so on top of the latches over here you're also looking that there is no stretch markings or anything on the engines that might be an indication that an engine pod strike may have happened on the previous landing so you do want to definitely look under the engines even though it might make your lovely uniform a little bit dirty if the ramp is let's say not in the best condition we check the engine check the fan blades as we did on the other hand side and over here check the leading edge flaps engine oil access door thrust reverser pins making sure that the landing light is not damaged here check that there is nothing in the ram air intakes and that the door itself isn't damaged no wildlife there and nothing we're again going to check for the static ports and [Music] for the alternate static ports and if you are operating an airplane that has an airstay installed like this rhino 737 does make sure that the stair panel here is closed and latched again rumors say that airplanes have arrived on stands and the ramp agent came in said hey there's a panel on your aircraft why did you just fly four and a half hours to the canary islands with this all right that's it for the walk around now it's time to head back up to the flight deck and when we're there we are going to start with the actual flight preparation however that's for another video so for now thank you very much for joining and i will hopefully be able to upload the next video in this series over the course of the next couple of days thank you very much and wherever you are have a great day and we hope to see you again soon in the pmd g737 for microsoft flight simulator