Secret Saab 340 Autopilot Workflow (Cold & Dark → Autopilot)

The Saab 340 cold and dark start in MSFS 2024 is easy to mess up—unless you follow a disciplined real-world workflow. In this final episode, you’ll learn the complete Saab 340 engine start, taxi, takeoff, and autopilot setup (NAV/HDG/IAS/VS) so you can depart like a pro. In this episode of our Saab 340 masterclass, we go ramp-to-sky step-by-step: walkaround checks, overhead power & avionics logic, dual-engine start, flight plan setup on the UNS1, and the exact autopilot modes that keep your climb stable and your navigation locked in. This is the “professional rhythm” and technical discipline that separates button-pushing from real turboprop flying. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Cold & Dark Setup: Batteries, ESS avionics, cautions, and overhead flow logic. Walkaround Mode: Checking boots, intakes, and the GE-CT7 engines in MSFS 2024. Engine Start (Both Sides): Starters, condition levers, monitoring temps, and stabilization. After Start Flow: Generators, avionics, auto coarsen, and clearing key cautions. Flight Plan Setup: Quick UNS1 route build and database validity check. Taxi & Takeoff: Lights, flaps, the critical Gust Lock fix, and the departure profile. Autopilot Mastery: IAS climb, ALT capture, NAV vs HDG, and VS mode the right way. 📖 Chapters: 0:00 - Final Episode: Ramp-to-Sky Saab 340 Workflow 1:02 - Walkaround Mode: Boots, Intakes & Exterior Checks 1:34 - Checklist walkthrough 2:48 - Cockpit Views (Shift Views + “Eye”) 3:27 - Overhead Orientation 6:26 - Steps to take before starting the engine 14:35 - Finally starting the engines 18:32 - We are not there yet ... 31:41 - Taxi to the runway 38:32 - Before take-off checks 39:23 - Take-off 41:50 - After take-off checklist 42:29 - Using the autopilot 49:16 - Recap 🔔 Join the Flight Deck If this Saab 340 tutorial in MSFS 2024 helped you nail the cold and dark start, takeoff, and autopilot, hit LIKE and SUBSCRIBE. Subscribe to the series: https://bit.ly/34eNWDP ⬇️ Downloads & Community Saab 340 Pilot Manuals: https://bit.ly/3SaabManual (unofficial) Full Tutorials Playlist: https://bit.ly/3l6fRdL Website: https://highintheflightsimsky.nl Join our Discord:   / discord