FLIGHT PLAN INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

The updated Flight Plan (.PLN) files are located under the FLIGHT PLANS folder of the download and can be easily installed by simply copying them into your "LOCALSTATE" folder, which is located 3 levels up from the COMMUNITY folder.

TIP OF THE DAY: Here is an excellent short training flight plan for this aircraft that can be easily entered from the WORLD MAP. Select IFR (High Altitude) for the type, and set the Cruise Altitude to 21,000 ft. You can start cold and dark at the ramp (Parking 0), or on the runway (Runway 17L), and you can select the KSFO Approach for runway 28R (ILS 28R) or 28L (ILS 28L) using the same IAF Transition waypoint (ARCHI), which should be added as a waypoint before selecting the APPROACH...

KRNO (Parking 0) > WAGGE > LIN > CEDES > ARCHI > KSFO (ILS 28R)

TIP OF THE DAY: To allow convenient access to the ATC and CHECKLIST windows during flight, without blocking the forward view, resize and position them as shown in this screenshot. They will then appear in these positions by default any time they are re-opened...

TIP OF THE DAY: To prevent failure of the autopilot to capture the GS during an ILS Approach always capture the LOC first, by changing the CDI SOURCE to LOC1 when you are within ILS range (15-20 nm). After the GS diamond turns green, which indicates it is "Alive", engage APPR mode to Arm the GS for capture.

TIP OF THE DAY: What seems to be a bug in the G3x autopilot that causes it to deviate from the flight plan course when flying the initial Approach leg to the Transition (IAF) waypoint is actually a feature of the G3x... When ATC clears you to the Transition (IAF) waypoint, the Approach is automatically activated and the G3x then recalculates the course for this leg and tries to intercept the Initial Approach course from an angle. If the flight plan requires a sharp turn of more than 90 degrees at the IAF, it may even insert an extra ARC segment with a radius of up to 5 nm to smooth out this turn. This modified Approach entry course can only be seen on the G3x MFD MAP display and will not be shown on the WORLD MAP or VFR MAP, so it is important to verify the whole flight plan route on the MFD MAP. This behavior can be suppressed by simply manually adding the IAF waypoint to the flight plan.

TIP OF THE DAY: There is a very annoying bug in the G3x autopilot that causes it to randomly go off course while flying from the last ENROUTE waypoint to the first APPROACH (Transition) waypoint. The only way to completely avoid this bug is to fly this leg using HDG mode instead of NAV (GPS). Switch to HDG mode after the last ENROUTE waypoint, then switch back to NAV (GPS) mode at the first APPROACH waypoint.

TIP OF THE DAY: When entering or loading a flight plan, MSFS 2020 will automatically insert a DISCONTINUITY immediately after the last waypoint of a STAR, and before the first waypoint (IAF) of any APPROACH. Unfortunately, this discontinuity is not visible on the FMS or MAP of the default G3x in this aircraft. To prevent the aircraft from wandering off course at the discontinuity you must either remove it by adding another ENROUTE waypoint in the flight plan as described below, or you can just switch the autopilot to HDG mode when approaching the Transition (IAF) waypoint. To do this, set HDG to the heading indicated on the PFD under BRG, and then adjust it as needed to maintain the desired TRK shown. Then, switch back to NAV mode when you arrive at the IAF waypoint. This is closer to what you would actually do in the real world when following an Approach Vector instruction from ATC.

TIP OF THE DAY: When creating or loading a flight plan from WORLD MAP or directly into the FMS, MSFS 2020 will automatically insert a DISCONTINUITY between the last ENROUTE waypoint and the first APPROACH Transition (IAF) waypoint. This discontinuity is easily visible on the FMS of the Pro Line 21 mod, but it is not visible on the default G3x FMS... The discontinuity can be easily removed on the Pro Line 21 FMS by just copying the Approach Transition waypoint and pasting it to replace the discontinuity.

The discontinuity can be removed the same way on the G3x, but you must manually enter and ADD the Approach Transition waypoint as the last ENROUTE waypoint. It should then appear in the flight plan twice, once at the end of the ENROUTE section and again at the beginning of the APPROACH section... This should also be done to remove the discontinuity after the last "A" waypoint of a STAR, which is a Manual Vector waypoint.

TIP OF THE DAY: When taxiing, you can easily determine when to stop with the nose wheel precisely on the HOLD SHORT line at the Runway, or on the STOP line at a Parking Spot, by just looking at the PFD Synthetic Vision image of the taxiway. When the line appears at the bottom edge of the PFD screen, the nose wheel is on the line.

anyway of allowing cam to move into the cabin? TY for mod and regular updates.

TIP OF THE DAY: When entering an IFR flight plan from the WORLD MAP, MSFS 2020 will automatically choose and add the Approach IAF waypoint for any ILS or RNAV APPROACH included in flight plan. The Approach IAF waypoint will be chosen based on the type and location of the last ENROUTE waypoint included in the flight plan route. The Approach IAF waypoint that is closest to the last ENROUTE waypoint will be automatically added to the GPS route by the WORLD MAP, but ATC may assign a completely different Transition IAF waypoint for the Approach. ATC uses only the last VOR or FIX (triangle shaped) waypoint to choose the closest Transition IAF waypoint to assign.

To avoid this problem, use the following guideline when creating your flight plan route in the WORLD MAP, or when entering it directly into the G3x FMS...
1) Always manually ADD a VOR or FIX waypoint that is close to the desired Approach IAF waypoint to ensure that the WORLD MAP and ATC will assign the same Transition IAF waypoint.

TIP OF THE DAY: To easily move through the cabin and look out the windows during flight, open CHECKLIST and select the SHUTDOWN page. Then, just click on the eyeball icon next to the DOORS step... This will change to a rear view of the cabin, after which you can press the [ALT]+[ARROW] keys to freely move around the cabin. Select the eyeball icon next to the CREW DEBRIEF step to return to the default PILOT view.

TIP OF THE DAY: To easily keep track of the wind direction during both TAXI and FLIGHT, just click on the PFD CDI indicator to split the screen and select MORE... Then, select WIND VECTOR and configure it as desired.

TIP OF THE DAY: To work correctly the Co-pilot FLIGHT ASSISTANT/AI RADIO COMMUNICATIONS feature in MSFS depends on specific communications and trigger events occurring in the correct sequence before it is enabled. It can easily get out of sync, which will prevent it from automatically acknowledging ATC transmissions as they are received, requiring you to manually trigger the response using the ATC window. To prevent this, you must always perform the following ATC communications and trigger events in the sequence shown below during a cold and dark RAMP start...

1) IFR DEPARTURE CLEARANCE (flight plan) must be requested and acknowledged... This must be done before engine start.
2) IFR TAXI CLEARANCE must be requested and acknowledged... This must be done only after engine start.
3) IFR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE must be requested and acknowledged... This must be done only after stopping at the runway RED hold short crossing marks (put the nose wheel as close as possible to the marks).
4) Enable FLIGHT ASSISTANT/AI RADIO COMMUNICATIONS... This must be done after entering the runway and stopping at the THRESHOLD. It can also be done immediately after a RUNWAY start. Also, this option must first be turned OFF under OPTIONS/ASSISTANCE/PILOTING before starting the flight.

This sequence can be easily seen by reviewing the ATC window communications after a RUNWAY start. If it does get out of sync, it will continue to automatically tune the ATC assigned COM frequencies, but you will have to manually trigger the required acknowledgements by pressing [1] or selecting it in the ATC window.

Please, make it compatible with Pro Line 21 mod, the default G3000 is a killer for this beuatiful work you did.

Latest update on my rig has a problem with Nav (GPS) hold. It wanders. 4-5 degrees left and right constantly. Heading hold is marginally better but still has a wander of 1-2 degrees constantly. Blackhawk engine mod is good, goes like a scalded cat.

TIP OF THE DAY: If your flight plan includes a STAR arrival procedure, the last waypoint in the STAR will always be a VECTOR waypoint, named with an "A" followed by a number, such as "A5". This waypoint is a discontinuity in the GPS course requiring manual intervention to continue to the next waypoint. But, on this aircraft the MFD map incorrectly shows it with a normal course line to the next waypoint. To continue to the next waypoint, which is normally the Transition/IAF waypoint for the Approach, you must first open the Flight Plan on the PFD and select the waypoint. Then, select ACTIVATE LEG TO WAYPOINT. You should always do this when ATC clears you to the Approach Transition/IAF waypoint, even if you don't have a STAR procedure in the flight plan. This will prevent the aircraft from wandering off course as it approaches the Transition/IAF waypoint.