A beginner’s guide to the FMS

How to create an FMS flight plan

One of the more common flight sim questions we get asked is how to program the Flight Management Computer. So, we have set up a step-by-step guide on how to create a route using one of the more popular flight simulation airliners, the PMDG 737, although, the procedure is almost identical on other Boeing aircraft. We have also created a video showing the necessary steps in setting up the route on the FMS at the end of this article.

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