FMC tutorial - How to find and program route PMDG

This is a short tutorial on how to find a route flown by a real airline and program it into your aircraft's FMC via the CDU.
I also show how to get the route using FSX Flight Planner and I compare the two.
As you'll see the route that FSX proposes will get you from point a to point b, but rarely if ever, the route would be the same as that flown by the airlines.

Used FlightAware to look up the route used by US Airways to fly from Dallas/Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) to Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (KPHX) and programmed the FMC using that route:
PODDE3 ABI J66 EWM J4 SSO KOOLY2

Used VATSIM chartfinder to get he charts, SID (PODDE3) and STAR (KOOLY2)
http://chartfinder.vatsim.net/

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Tags:

• FMC
• PMDG
• FSX
• FS9
• 747
• 737
• jumbo
• jet
• airplane
• airport
• boeing
• landing
• simulator

[MusicLover11325]

So if I can't find the sid stars, can I just use the one inside the MSFS?

[PUA687]

@MusicLover11325 There aren’t any SID or STAR procedures charts included with MSFS. If you are using payware aircraft such as PMDG (and others) you can select a SID or STAR programmed in the FMC via the CDU in the Dep/Arr departure arrival page.

You can instead (and by default by default aircraft) use the waypoints in the route generated by MSFS for your flight and execute it without the departure or arrival SID/STAR procedures if you don’t have charts.

[21rossyboy21]

When do I put the arrival sid in??in cruise?on the ground?

[PUA687]

@21rossyboy21 You can do it either way is up to you.

[iAirsoft69]

Hey, all fmc are the same for the most part right? If so you can do this with any aircraft with fmc?

[PUA687]

@iAirsoft69 That's right

[aircraftinformation]

Everytime I type in an airport on the CDU it tells me "NOT IN DATA BASE" Can someone please help??!

[CaptainFelixTan1]

hey what if i cant find the route codes on the web page....im looking for flights from singapore changi to hong kong

[saifawis]

JUST SELECT DIRECT ROUTE GUYS!

[Fragem420]

yea you fail again this website doesn't even have jfk

[MusicLover11325]

@PUA687 I am using the PMDG, but the FMC is kind of complicated for me. I still don't understand because flightaware only have flights within the US or another country bound in the US. I make flights in other countries like HKG-NRT. I don't know which sid or star to choose or how many like above in your video to enter in the FMC. So what you're saying is that I can enter the waypoints in MSFS that were shown in the highairways? And enter them where?