X Plane 11 Beginner's Guide ✈️ Getting Started & Resources

Are you new to #XPlane11 and wondering “Where Do I Start?” Don’t worry its a common question. There are enough features, add ons and resources available for X Plane 11 to make your head spin. In this X Plane 11 #Beginner's #Guide I’ll show you the important steps you can take to maintain a level approach to get started with X Plane 11 and get the most out of it.

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I flew real Cessna 172s. They are the gold standard for flight training from private pilot to instrument rating to cfi. It is an amazing plane and the most mass produced plane ever. This is excellent advice!

[seanchristophersynthesizer]

Great video! Man, things have sure changed since the days when I was a teenager playing with my Commodore 64 back in the early 80's.

[thegood]

@0:31 wow, was that pic a blast from the past! I had that package, and i just found it in my mom's attic after we cleaned out their house. It's amazing how far things have come...

[daraious-primary]

Its amazing to hear you mention Sublogic. I used to be one of a group of users that did pre-release testing on their scenery disks. Still have all the complementary ones :)

[richardkduncan]

Nice job introduction to the basics. Great voice - easy to understand. Good job on the video. Thanks very much.

[Prodigalson]

Oh yeah? I've been flying flight sim since commodore 64 days! LOL. Great to see a veteran on here. I'm about to embark on my xplane 11 journey as soon as HP finishes building my gaming rig.
Been confined to fsx since forever. Thanks for this beginners guide.

[stachowi]

My biggest barrier is building a current flight sim rig that supports VR. It seems most of the stuff out there is generic VR rigs without taking into consideration flight sim.

A hardware video would be a huge help. Like how much RAM is needed, etc. I found your setting and 1080 Ti video helpful.

Thanks!

[miguelskaff]

Great video! I just bought a new PC mostly for X-Plane and your video is perfect at this moment.

[RectitudeU]

Thanks. As a total noob, after my first 15 minutes I was looking for a flight plan instructional. “Take off, proceed to 1800 feet, heading 270 to x-airport, land... return.” Is there something like that in X plane or elsewhere?

[CaptainKielbasa]

At about 5:10 when you are flying over Jersey City and you see the NYC skyline in the background was cool. I can see my apartment building in the video. Pretty cool!

[eddyvandenberghe]

Glad I discovered your channel in my search for info on X-plane 11. I fly P3D for a couple of years but considering to make te switch to X-plane 11. Your video stands out among the many videos found on YT. Simple and clear explaination, clear voice with good audio quality. Gonna check out your other contributions to the sim world. A big thumbs up from the Netherlands !!!

[alleyoop]

I got eternally hooked on flight simulators one late evening flying Chuck Yeager's Flight Simulator in Radio Shack. The manager let me fly way past closing time, I suppose, in hopes of me buying the computer. I nearly fell out of my chair while doing a maneuver flying between two "building". I've been a fanatic ever since.

[tomwunder]

As to SubLogic... ME TOO... A2-FS1 in 1981. I also have had X-Plane versions 5, 8, 9, 10, and now 11 but never managed to get into earlier versions but I am determined to master 11. Thanks for your insight! :)

[williamleadbetter]

X-Plane 12 is coming in about 2 to 3 years and when it does it WILL HAVE VOX ATC I ask them about this just the other day. Good Stuff. Good Stuff. This will help me and others with our real world ATC.

[anthonyc.trimarchi]

Yep. I remember FSII. I had it on the old Atari XEGS and ST back in the late 1980s (1987-ish). I like X-Plane. I like flying the Junkers JU52 and sometimes DC3 (C47 Skytrain).

[MarsNeedsGuitars]

Excellent and to the point, much appreciated. Great info.

[hlender]

Just to let you know that was the best intro video I've seen. Like you I've been Flight Simming sense the Sub Logic days. I'm turning 80yrs this Oct. Got all my Ratings. Even built my own Ultra Light Icarus IIB. Regular Flying got way to expensive so I turned to Flight Simming. Wished I would have started with X Plane 11 sooner. Learning how to operate Has been a challenge. The main challenge, right now, was nose wheel steering in the C172 . Getting it properly assigned so it will operate correctly. I think I have it now. Looking forward to watching your tutorials to get the most out of X Plane 11. I'm checking out the best Rudder Pedals for this sim. Keep up the great work.

[hugo-kikecastillomyfavorit]

Excellent video sir, you would make a great real pilot! ✈️

[balzak]

Great video! I just opened the boxes of my Logitech yoke...3 years after I purchased. 😊
Now, i can't figure out as to why the plane loses speed and crashes after take off. Help please!!

[marcm]

Easily the best flight sim Instructor with a lisp that ive ever seen. Keep up the good work sir!