Alex If you bring up your checklist after you load in at your chosen departure point it should take you through all the steps needed to get everything turned on and ready to go. Iāve been planning to pick one of the simpler planes and trying to learn how to do it all myself without the checklist.
Iāve also been trying to learn how to do the ATC stuff manually as well. It actually seems mostly fairly straightforward and intuitive. You open the ATC panel, contact the tower, request take-off/landing/whatever youāre after, then follow their instructions and always remember to acknowledge each time otherwise they get properly narky.
Oh god, Iām turning into a flight sim nerd.