This is Part 4 of a 4 part series for flying the Project Tupolev Tu154M Aircraft for Flight Simulator FS2004. Especially designed for pilots who have no knowledge of Russian language or flight operations, and a reasonable understanding of "Western" Boeing style aircraft in Flight Simulator, wishing to fly the Tupolev Tu154 on Vatsim. It is meant as a quick guide to get you flying routes with the aircraft without being frustrated by hours of not being able to operate simple systems like the GPS navigation system, autopilot, and steps through a takeoff from cold and dark, right up to inserting the STAR before decent into your destination. It is not a replacement to the Manual, but can be a bit of a boost to get you in a position to absorb more advanced aspects than simply starting the engines up (which is quite envolved).
I may continue this series with a small rundown on enroute, decent and landing basics.
Part IV
1: Introduction
2: Flaps and Trim setting for takeoff.
3: Autopilot preflight test.
4: Altimeters (Setting QNE/QFE and switching between Feet and Metres on the primary altimeter) and altitude presets.
5: Takeoff
6: Using HBY to fly the SID with the Flight Director.
7: Engaging Autopilot and V mode for climbing at a set speed.
8: rundown on autopilot buttons and their modes.
9: maintaining altitude for cruise etc.
10: Autothrottle use
