Thanks Claus for posting a link on Twitter to this!

http://guides.gamepressure.com/flightsimulatorx/

Thanks to AviationBlogs for posting this link on FlightSchoolList.com. It is a compiled a list of Flight Training Handbooks located on the FAA’s website.

I just came across Smart Cockpit, thanks to a link on Markus’ site!  Its stock FULL of 737 training information, as well as pretty much every other aircraft out there you’d want training information for!

Definitely a site you will want to bookmark!

Received my 737 Cockpit Companion last week! What a book!
If you are serious about simming, you need this book! Its filled with about every technical aspect of the aircraft you could imagine! This one is color and I recommend that, and it also comes with fold out charts of the panels and pedestal as well as a wiring, fuel and other diagrams.

Boy I really suck!

I tried the demo of FSPassengersX tonight. Great little program that lets you create a virtual airline, pilots, etc and puts virtual passengers in your cockpit. It also does some cabin ambiance, and is a cool overall program.

Anyhow, about 30nm till KLAX my GoFlight MCP crapped out. Unintended emergency! I looked and suddenly I was going about 350 knots. Don’t ask, I pulled the flaps. Whoops. I told you I suck! :)

Read the report below… (Click for larger image)

I’m about to build my overhead, parts should start arriving in the next couple of weeks. That being said, it’s always good to know what all those switches do!

I came across this site from Captain Chuck Harman, which gives you a image map of the 737 Forward and Aft overhead panel. If you click a section it enlarges. Finally, clicking on a button, switch or gauge will give you it’s purpose and/or explanation!

Ever wanted to see the 737′s trim in action? Your wait is over. Here is a great video showing a real 737′s trim system in action. For those of us who don’t know the intricate details of these aircraft, these types of video provide a vast amount of knowledge to help us understand them better.

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Very useful tutorial!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EuykB7yCOU#

So I’ve learned there is a difference between an ILS landing and an autoland. ILS basically lets you get aligned with the runway and once you have your approach locked into the localizer (VOR lock for horizontal and then once you have the glideslope in your PFD you can hit APP) it’ll take you down the glideslope. But this won’t flare the aircraft and will just, it seems, run you into the runway. Autoland will take you in completely unassisted.

Anyhow, here is a couple more useful videos I’ve found: