Looking for a great guide/tutorial

I'm completely new to flight simulators in general, and after watching a lot of Airforceproud95 on youtube wanted to give it a go. That being said, I was wondering if anyone knew of a good guide or tutorial for FS2004, if possible in PDF format. I'd rather PDF because then I can pull it up on my iPad while I'm playing the sim on my main PC

I suggest you start with the 2004 "Learning Center" Under "Help" on the tool bar.

Beside's Larry's suggestion above (a good one), you can learn a lot with the free publications from the FAA at https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/ where the FAA's pilot training manuals and other good information can be read, much can even be downloaded as a PDF.

 

For instance the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge can be downloaded as either one PDF or as a PDF for each chapter at https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/phak/.

 

And the Airplane Flying Handbook is at https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/airplane_handbook/

 

There's also stuff on instrument flying and a number of other subjects.

the FS2004 flight lessons are also quite good. I did all of them many times back when I was getting into it.

I've been mentioning this link for some time now. https://www.flightsimbooks.com/

 

When you get more advanced then you'll want to bookmark this: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/microsoft-esp/cc526949(v=msdn.10)?redirectedfrom=MSDN#mozTocId38401

Hi,

 

I've been mentioning this link for some time now. https://www.flightsimbooks.com/

 

Great find...

I actually had both books by Jonathan M. Stern, but I lost them years ago (late 90s), probably while moving...

Bookmarked.

 

Regards,

DDP.

Me too, bookmarked the books site. Just had a quick browse of the first book. Great, t

hanks CRJ_simpilot, I've now got my bedside reading!

You have an iPad, right?

 

Go to YouTube and search for "GVad The Pilot". He made a Series of videos for FS that are way more helpful than following along in a .pdf; you can see exactly what he's doing.

 

Holding Patterns/Procedure Turns, VOR Navigation, Landing on the Centerline... he's done over 100 videos.

 

Have a Peek!

 

Hope this helps...

 

Alan :)