MSFS | TUTORIAL: PMDG Boeing 737 with a Real World Pilot | Full Flight Lesson | Stansted to Dublin

Learn how to fly the PMDG 737-700 for MSFS along with me in this full flight lesson with a real world 737 pilot, following Ryanair SOPs! We take you through everything you need to know to fly almost any flight realistically, from setting the aircraft up from cold and dark to shutting it down at the other end. This tutorial has something for everyone - it's simple enough for beginner flight simmers and detailed enough that even the most seasoned PMDG user will learn something new.

If you'd like to fly along as you watch, see below for the flight plan, links to the sceneries we used, and a Ryanair checklist.

There are also bookmarks to allow you to jump to a particular section, although I do recommend you watch the whole thing before jumping about so as not to miss anything.

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THE FLIGHT
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From: London Stansted (EGSS) Stand 63R
To: Dublin (EIDW) Stand 127
Weather: Few Clouds
Startup Aircraft State: Cold & Dark, with GPU connected

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LINKS
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CHAPTERS
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PRE-DEPARTURE

00:00:00 - Introducing Seb & Ryanair procedures
00:03:20 - Establishing electrical power & initial safety flows
00:09:03 - Rainbow check
00:12:35 - Light & oxygen tests
00:14:15 - Fuel & payload setup
00:16:29 - FMC setup & performance calculations
00:35:10 - Trim & MCP speed setup
00:36:35 - Final flow - overhead panel
00:44:10 - Final flow - MCP, EFIS, radios, SID, FMC check
00:51:15 - Final flow - autobrakes, MFDs, throttle quadrant, config check, aft panel
00:55:09 - Safety Inspection & Before Start checklists, pre-pushback flow

PUSHBACK, ENGINE START & TAXI OUT

00:59:00 - Pushback
01:00:06 - Engine start
01:08:44 - Taxi out
01:11:00 - Before takeoff review, checklist & briefing
01:12:52 - Line up, before takeoff checklist & flow below the line

TAKEOFF, CLIMB & CRUISE

01:15:23 - Takeoff discussion
01:17:38 - Takeoff
01:20:55 - Initial climb, ALT INTV usage, altitude capture bug
01:23:18 - Transition altitude, climb flows, use of V/S in climb
01:28:20 - LVL CHG & V/S risks, IAS to Mach changeover
01:30:14 - Vertical modes and their uses - VNAV, LVL CHG, V/S
01:35:27 - Additional 10,000ft actions

DESCENT, APPROACH, LANDING, TAXI IN & SHUTDOWN

01:40:53 - Descent planning
01:48:08 - Starting a descent early with ALT INTV
01:49:11 - FMC setup
01:54:54 - Approach preparation
02:02:23 - Descent checklist & VNAV descent path
02:04:08 - Direct To on descent, effect on VNAV
02:09:46 - Descent below transition level, 10,000ft (FLAPS) checks
02:12:30 - FRISC checks
02:14:34 - Approach checks
02:15:32 - Approach
02:20:38 - Landing checks & landing
02:23:40 - After landing flow, checks & taxi in
02:28:23 - Approach speed discussion
02:31:00 - Shutdown

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MSFS GRAPHICS SETTINGS
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[Mr.Martini]

So much information out there for this plane. It’s like drinking from a fire hose!

[-Owly-]

I like when tutorials are kept as short as possible. I was searching for a 10ish min cold&dark tutorial and stayed because 2, 5hrs was as short as possible to provide - as u said - around (i expect) 90% of everything you need to know for operating the PMDG 737-700/800. Calmly, professional and catchiy even tho it's been over 4 hrs with putting it step by step straight into practice while watching it...i'm sweating and tired but still so glad i found this gem of a video..cheers to u guys!

[Kadesh]

I watched this video about 4 times before buying the PMDG 737 yesterday... It is amazing and this video is amazing. Thank you and thank Seb for his time and patience.

[philippe]

I know it's an old ish video, but I'm new to this. I just want to thank both of you for this superb tutorial. I have flown the 737/800 a few times, but often, hit and miss 😮. Now, I've watched your video and taken six pages of notes, I'm hoping my flying will improve. Thanks again Captain for taking the time to share your knowledge, and you Filbertflies for making it possible 👍

[Myersman]

I think a lot of people have been waiting for this one! Thanks very much to you and Seb for doing this!

[highspec_tech]

After giving up on the 737 for a while vs A320NX, came across this video and unlike a few videos out there, this one gets everything right. Took a good few attempts but managed to complete a cold & dark startup and full flight. You’ve greatly widened my MSFS experience!

[JC-xzec]

I know I'm late to this, but I wanted to say that I appreciate the work you both put into this l, but also the fact that the guest pilot was willing to say that he didn't know something when you asked him about things he wasn't sure about. Too many people try and pretend they know things that they don't. I respect the fact he would say he didn't know, when he didn't know the answer.

[abarth]

A mega video again. This tutorial is above every other PMDG 737 tutorial on youtube at the moment. Thank you very much for both of you.

[andrewsanderson]

Fantastic team-up 737/320 pilots. Having been flying the 320 in the sim for last 2 years I found it quite difficult to learn the 737 all over again but this tutorial helped enormously. I made notes and referred to them on my first full flight and it worked out pretty well. Many thanks indeed.

[SavionBostick-zbjz]

went from knowing nothing 3 months ago to have watched this 3 times fully and know know how to do it by memory all of it! thank u alot i use the real world delta procedures tho i get from my pilot for the 738

[PickleH]

just bought the 737-800 started searching for tutorials as I didn’t even know how to give it electrical power, saw a lot of tutorials that just didn’t give me enough info for me and a lot of my flights failed, saw this watched it all the way through and I am proud to say i’ve done 2 perfect flights so far

[ooDemiurgus]

As a decades long simmer, I really appreciate these videos, step by step. Always something new to learn! Well done, lads. You both work wonderfully together! Very nice video.

[najimann_]

2--3 years ago I like to speedrun through the cold and dark process ( no oxygen test, instrument test etc ). but now I really want to learn how to fly the airplane the right way. thanks to ur video I learned alot from it. the only downside is my brain can't keep up with the sequences. I tend to forget things easily so I had to follow this video from start to engine start every single time I want to fly. Good thing it usually take 4-5 flights before I can remember and fly without help from your video. 😂😅

[Cookiek]

You absolute star. Appreciate you both raking the time out to produce this tutorial.

[mikebakkeyt]

Excellent! Many thanks to Seb for a very interesting session. These real world pilot collabs are the most useful of streams - still remember the CRJ one you did which helped me so much.

[Chamsix]

This is by far the most interesting tutorial video for the 737 !!! Thank you

[sniper-sim]

Great tutorial - Love these series (777 and 737) with a real world pilot guiding the process! Fantastic hand-holding, step by step, and more importantly lots of explanation as to what is being done and why. Thanks and Cheers!

[mathiasaut]

Thanks very much for that awesome tutorial.
I normally hate to watch a 2, 5h tutorial, but with you two chatting to each other it felt like 30mins.
And you coverd so much, also very easy to understand.
Thanks!

[theedge]

What a great video. Best tutorial I’ve seen for any aircraft

[ryerye]

just purchased the aircraft and this has been helping me tons! it is definitely a different beast and I look forward to getting to grips with it.