X-Plane 12 - Full Flight & ILS Approach - Cessna 172 Steam Gauge & Autopilot - KOFK ILS 02

Quick Hints:
Set Directional Gyro to match Magnetic Compass!
Always set Directional Gyro Heading Bug to your desired course when tracking heading, VOR/ILS, or GPS courses with Autopilot!

This is a feature!!! ;-)

Time Stamps:
00:15 - Two Hints
02:02 - Intro/Plan
06:18 - Set NAV Frequencies in G530
09:07 - Takeoff
11:22 - Autopilot Heading (HDG) and Vertical Speed (VS) Setup
12:00 - Mixture Tweaking (not pertinent to this video really)
13:40 - Autopilot VS Adjustment
15:18 - Autopilot Level-Off and Altitude Hold (ALT)
18:15 - VOR Tracking with Autopilot (NAV) & HDG Bug
23:00 - GPS Approach Set Up G530
25:17 - G530 CDI Swap to GPS & BK Makes HDG Bug Mistake!
27:05 - Swapping VLOC Frequency in G530 to the Localizer
27:54 - G530 Map Range (zoom) Adjustment
29:55 - Approaching OLU Initial Approach Fix
34:27 - 90% of Aviating is THIS...
34:48 - BK Tells a Story of Almost Dying in a Helicopter
39:03 - Slowing Down and Preparing for ILS 02 KOFK
40:19 - Another Disclaimer
40:48 - Intercepting Final Approach Course
41:26 - Descending with Autopilot (VS)
41:45 - Switch CDI to VLOC (auto) & Autopilot Approach Mode (APR)
43:13 - Another Disclaimer IFR in General for BK
45:00 - Level Off & Getting Behind oof!
45:37 - Autopilot Glideslope Intercept (ALT/GS)
46:20 - XP12 NAV Database Explanation
47:05 - Approaching Final Approach Fix (FAF) Autopilot Takes Glideslope
49:43 - Disabling Autopilot? LOL
50:51 - Autopilot Override and Landing
51:42 - Conclusion

Description:
X-Plane 12 - Early Access
Full ILS (instrument) Approach
KOFK - ILS 02
Approach Plate: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2403/00...
Cessna 172 Garmin - Steam Gauges
Autopilot & Garmin G530 - S-TEC

Ok so BK used some wrong terminology early on, hopefully caught it all and fixed it. Pretty sure that is a Directional Gyro that BK is referring to as the Compass Card and later HSI. There are some differences between the three, but at this point BK has forgotten the details.

Looks like the NAV database for this approach is expired. The approach plate clearly does not match what the game has embedded. Think there are some 3rd party products that fix this, though BK hasn't researched them yet. This ILS into Carl Stefan Memorial Airport, Norfolk, NE is close enough that the chart still gives a good reference. YMMV.

This video is by no means perfect, but it gives a decent intro to using the Steam Gauge Cessna 172 and the included autopilot. This is BK's favorite aircraft configuration to date in XP-12.

Thanks for watching and commenting!