We also explain how to operate the autopilot panel in the cockpit of a passenger aircraft.
The common part is the upper overhead and the final part of the plinth behind the throttle.
It replaced the traditional steering wheel still present in machines of other manufacturers.
Overhead
The top panel called overhead is full of intricate looking switches.
In the default version of the aircraft inMFS2020many of them are not simulated.
Most are needed mainly for starting the aircraft, the engines, and the navigation tuning.
There are also fire extinguishers and air conditioning panel.
You canquickly navigate to the Overhead view by clicking CTRL + 8.
The left monitor is thePrimary Flight Display (PFD).
The right monitor is theNavigation Display (ND).
Displays the compass with the position of the aircraft and shows the currently programmed route with all navigation points.
It can also show the terrain and the current weather.
The left-hand knobs control the brightness level of the monitor.
Primary flight display shows the main flight parameters.The top bar displays the autopilot modes currently enabled.
The left tape shows the current speed in knots, and the right tape shows the height in feet.
The lower part is a compass.
It shows the current course of the aircraft.
A very important element is the altimeter barometric pressure setting knob.
This is the altitude value in thousands of feet, different for each country.
The central monitors show the technical condition of the aircraft.
UpperEngine display always shows the status of the engines.
Next to the monitors, there are quite relevant buttons of the braking system utilized when landing.
The buttons on the pedestal are used to switch the systems on the lower monitor.
In the regular version many of them are not simulated.This view is available under CTRL + 4.
We devoted a separate chapter to it in the guide.
MCDU view is available under CTRL + 5.
At the bottom, the knobsFLOOD LTandINT LTcontrol the rest of the cockpit lighting.
There are two more engine start levers behind the throttle.
The top view of the throttle is activated by Ctrl + 6.
Without it, the plane would have accelerated too much and the descent would have taken much longer.
Next to the brake is a similar lever for extending theFLAPS.
We extend the flaps to take off, and their extension level depends on the length of the belt.
When landing, the flaps are gradually extended to their maximum level.
Below the parking brake knobBRK PARKworks like a “handbrake” in the car.
The view of this part of the pedestal is available under Ctrl + 7.
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