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PMDG 737-600/700 Help (Read 409 times)

Feb 18^th, 2005 at 3:16am

vanisher Offline
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I know I could probably ask this question in the forums by PMDG, but it sounds so basic I don't want to get told to "read the manuals."

I read up a lot in the manuals to understand how to use the plane, to try not to sound too newbish.

I know you can use the auto pilot to fly the landing for you...

how do you do that?

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Reply #1 - Feb 18^th, 2005 at 7:30am

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You must set the runway info from the FMC into the Radios (R) then press VOR/LOC and when you are cleared hit the aproach button on the auto pilot (A/P)...also you might want to turn all the autopilots on (I think that is for a CAT III landing)

thats the basics...I have school so I can't get into depth right now

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Reply #2 - Feb 18^th, 2005 at 7:57am

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What Jr. means is that when you have chosen arrival runway, the ILS freq. will show up in the "INIT" page on the FMC.

For an autotland, the aircrafts autopilots needs to be in a fail safe mode, which basicly is flying the approach with BOTH autopilots engaged. This obviously requires you to set the ILS freq into BOTH nav radios aswell, since AP2 uses the nav data from #2 VHF NAV.

Just fly the approach normally, before 800ft AGL you should have activated the other autopilot.
Autothrottles needs to be operating aswell.

Good Luck!

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Reply #3 - Feb 18^th, 2005 at 1:07pm

vanisher Offline
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I will experiment with this new information.

Thanks for the help guys!

EDIT:

Wow, I should have just looked at the support page... they have the greatest tutorials.

« Last Edit: Feb 22^nd, 2005 at 1:49am by vanisher »

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Reply #4 - Mar 1^st, 2005 at 10:33pm

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Here's a link to Brad Marsh's page, a real 737 pilot and sim hobbyist in NZ. He has a "geezer's" guide/walkthrough for a 737 flight across the two islands.

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~speedy/

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Reply #5 - Mar 2^nd, 2005 at 8:51pm

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If you do autoland too often you will find it boring. At least Captain Abend of AA who writes for "Flying" does. But then, FS can't completely simulate autoland to the point where the machine does it embarrassingly better than the human. Me, I just vor lock the ILS set the AP to basic nav 1 and manually control descent using throttles and flaps. I do that in the 737 NG and all other airliners both pay and free and also in GA planes. I figure if I'm going to "fly" then I want to do the flying. Why let the computer have all the fun? Anyway, just in case you choose not to let the FMC do everything don't think you are being less realistic. I know ATPs who choose what to do automatically or not and even Capt. Abend has mentioned that when the weather is nice he prefers to use an archaic instrument known as a flight yoke.

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