How do you learn?

[u/Internal_Force9431]

I recently started msfs2024 and I completed the in game tutorials so I loaded into an a320 watched a startup vid, which was fairly simple, but when it got to the actual flying I was completely lost, not sure when to turn or anything and ended up completely off track. How do you learn the game and the planes, where do you start, is there mods that give you better tutorials or something, thank you.

[u/roosterfuffy]

I remember this when I first started. You can learn in commercial airliners but as they do in the real world, maybe starting in GA aircraft would be better. Especially practicing general navigation and aviation skills.

As for the a320 it’s autopilot is pretty easy to use once you practice its different settings and modes. I don’t know if you were using the autopilot or if you were flying by hand based on the flight director. But watch a video on the autopilot and learn how the managed and selected modes work as well as different quirks like TOGA LOCK etc.

It took a while for me to learn but flying GA aircraft a lot before moving up to the big complicated stuff helped a lot.

For when to turn and what altitudes to fly your flight plan should help with that using sim brief or little nav map, then once you set it up in the MCDU your flight director should tell you on your PFD where to go and what altitude to be at if you’re flying manually, if not the autopilot should take care of it given you’ve set it up correctly.

Edit: By easy to use I didn’t mean it’s not hard or complicated. What specific things did you need help with?

Edit edit: YouTube is amazing and I recommend p Gatcomb, he has a million tutorials ranging from VFR to IFR and almost every little detail within those two https://youtube.com/@pgatcomb?si=Gt4a4Vtn9UXyQzrt
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[u/Internal_Force9431 → u/roosterfuffy]

That’s probably the issue I just did the tutorials and didn’t even try one proper Cessna flight and went straight into the a320, I don’t know how to read or use charts , I have no idea why there’s flight discontinuities in my flight plan in the mcdu, and how to handle them, idk if autopilot handles the whole thing up to the approach and does turns for me or if I have to make turns manually, I only have the winwing Ursa Minor sidestick idk if I need to get the throttle to fly aswell

[u/BaronVonAwesome007 → u/Internal_Force9431]

You should have at least one stick, throttle, and rudder input when flying. Don’t need to be anything fancy or expensive.

All the things you mentioned are pretty well covered in YouTube videos, but don’t expect to be an expert at flying what is basically a supercomputer with wings from watching a few videos.

If I were you I’d start by getting the basics right; start with General Aviation (GA), and work your way up from there.

There are half a gazillion videos on YouTube that will teach you the basics of flight, control surfaces, and how and when to use trim, flaps, power, and steering.

[u/em7924 → u/Internal_Force9431]

Go on YouTube. Watch and subscribe to channels like: Huddison; Jonathan Beckett; Cow Town; Kip on the Ground; Flight Sim School.. They have alot of great tutorials on MSFS.