It can also be used with VOR and LOC directions which we’ll attempt to explain in an update some point in the future.įor most advanced planes with direct routes, assuming you’ve set your course before taking off (or programmed it into the navigation manually) you’ll simply want to press this button alongside autopilot. If you’re in a smart enough plane with a proper GPS and your destinations programmed in, Navigation Mode will automatically fly you where you need to go.
You can also click and hold to have it keep increasing by one. Some users get confused by this nob because the scroll wheel only changes the nob in increments of ten. This is particularly helpful when it comes to staying on track as being a few degrees off and cause you to drastically miss your destination over a long enough flight. You can move the ticker’s location using the knob above the buttons with the letters “HDG” just above it.Īs an example, if you have heading mode on and pointed at 52 degrees and you change it to 89, the plane will alter course and rotate to the new heading. This is the blue ticker on your navigation NOT the purple line. Heading Select does exactly what it says, instructing the plane to follow your specified heading. In the Cessna 172, it cannot control your throttle. Special thanks to the Garmin handbook for explaining these in depth.Īnother Note: Not all autopilots can control the throttle of your plane. For the Cessna 172, which we’ll be using for this entire tutorial, that’s located just to the left of both screens.
The most basic form of autopilot is super easy to engage! Just look for the “AP” button on your dashboard. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Tips Guide – 12 Things the Game Doesn’t Tell You.
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