Simviation Forum - So here's my problem

Oct 4^th, 2009 at 1:19am

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I've purchased both the Eaglesoft and Wilco Citation X, and it is a sweet aircraft I must say Cheesy

Now if I could only fly it, well thats a different story. The FMS is not a problem for me, as well as starting it up cold and dark, and the only thing that stands in my way of taking this bird up to the skies is this : Where is the auto throttle!?!? How does one fly this Jet Aircraft with out an auto throttle? Any explanations on to how exactly this aircraft is flown?

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Reply #1 - Oct 4^th, 2009 at 7:00am

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Might be a stupid question on my part but; did you read the manual?

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Reply #2 - Oct 4^th, 2009 at 9:43am

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How does one fly this Jet Aircraft with out an auto throttle?

Control the throttle yourself, by power-setting and airspeed.

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Reply #3 - Oct 4^th, 2009 at 6:57pm

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Brett_Henderson wrote on Oct 4^th, 2009 at 9:43am:

Control the throttle yourself, by power-setting and airspeed.

Throttle in one hand, stick in the other plus needle, ball and airspeed. What more could a pilot want? Cheesy

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Reply #4 - Oct 4^th, 2009 at 9:11pm

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olderndirt wrote on Oct 4^th, 2009 at 6:57pm:

Brett_Henderson wrote on Oct 4^th, 2009 at 9:43am:

Control the throttle yourself, by power-setting and airspeed.

Throttle in one hand, stick in the other plus needle, ball and airspeed. What more could a pilot want? Cheesy

Unfortunately, some of these young whippersnappers can't fly a plane without some sort of eelectronic gadget to tell them in a sweet voice where they are (after all, you can lean out the cockpit and read the signs painted on the barn roofs!) and how to get there!

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Reply #5 - Oct 5^th, 2009 at 9:17am

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Jersey Flyer wrote on Oct 4^th, 2009 at 1:19am:

I've purchased both the Eaglesoft and Wilco Citation X, and it is a sweet aircraft I must say Cheesy

Now if I could only fly it, well thats a different story. The FMS is not a problem for me, as well as starting it up cold and dark, and the only thing that stands in my way of taking this bird up to the skies is this : Where is the auto throttle!?!? How does one fly this Jet Aircraft with out an auto throttle? Any explanations on to how exactly this aircraft is flown?

Though the replies may seem like you're being made fun of, you have to understand that the question comes across very similar to someone asking "How are you supposed to drive a car that does not have cruise control..", or "...has a manual transmission, and not an automatic transmission?"

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Reply #6 - Oct 5^th, 2009 at 12:55pm

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You're not expecting to use an autothrottle system on the takeoff roll are you? Huh

Even pilots flying the 747 and other large planes will use manual speed control quite often. Sure, the autothrottle can be nice in cruise, but at any other phase of flight, learn how to manage airspeed, altitude, etc manually.

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Reply #7 - Oct 5^th, 2009 at 6:50pm

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Jersey Flyer wrote on Oct 4^th, 2009 at 1:19am:

I've purchased both the Eaglesoft and Wilco Citation X, and it is a sweet aircraft I must say Cheesy

Now if I could only fly it, well thats a different story. The FMS is not a problem for me, as well as starting it up cold and dark, and the only thing that stands in my way of taking this bird up to the skies is this : Where is the auto throttle!?!? How does one fly this Jet Aircraft with out an auto throttle? Any explanations on to how exactly this aircraft is flown?

To actually answer your question, if you read the manual you will find out that the autothrottle on a Citation X is uses the FLC command, but its use is a little more complicated than a simple autothrottle.

Dave

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Reply #8 - Oct 7^th, 2009 at 7:05pm

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yeah i checked out wilco's site and i finally found the key to it.

It just baffled me because this is the first jet aircraft i've had to fly that wasn't so enthusiastic with the a/t, thats all

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