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| === Autopilot === | | === Autopilot === |
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| | {{main article|Boeing 777#Autopilot}} |
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| [[File:777-200_Autopilot.png|thumb|270px|777-200 Autopilot]] | | [[File:777-200_Autopilot.png|thumb|270px|777-200 Autopilot]] |
| The 777 autopilot can be fully controlled using the 3D cockpit switches. For FG2.4.0 use left and middle mouse buttons to turn any switches left/right. For FG2.5.0 and newer, you can use the mouse scroll wheel on all cockpit knobs.An Autoland system is going to be available as of v2.6.0 | | The 777 autopilot can be fully controlled using the 3D cockpit switches. For FG2.4.0 use left and middle mouse buttons to turn any switches left/right. For FG2.5.0 and newer, you can use the mouse scroll wheel on all cockpit knobs.An Autoland system is going to be available as of v2.6.0 |
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| You can also use the 777's built-in autopilot tutorial to learn about the different switches. | | You can also use the 777's built-in autopilot tutorial to learn about the different switches. |
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| Autopilot controls, from left to right, top to bottom:
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| * '''A/P''' - Autopilot engage/disengage button
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| * '''F/D''' - Flight director (the pink lines that show up on your attitude indicator)
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| * '''A/T ARM (L/R)''' - Arm/disarm autothrottle for left/right engines. Must be armed to enable autothrottle for the respective engine.
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| * '''CLB CON''' - Continue climbing using the vertical speed the plane was at, when this setting was first engaged
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| * '''A/T''' - Autothrottle engage/disengage button. Like the real 777, the autothrottle is independent from the main autopilot, so autothrottle also also works when the autopilot is disabled (Note: this was different for FG2.0 and earlier!).
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| * '''IAS <> MACH''' - Switch between IAS speed mode and Mach number speed mode
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| * '''IAS window''' - Set your desired IAS speed or Mach speed here
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| * '''LNAV''' - Tells the autopilot to follow the Route Manager settings laterally (control the heading)- this has never worked for me, the autopilot just makes meaningless circles/goes north
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| * '''VNAV''' - Same as LNAV, except vertically (control the altitude)- never tried this setting before
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| * '''FLCH''' - Flight Level Change, set the altitude and press FLCH to climb or descent to designated flight level.
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| * '''A/P DISENGAGE''' - Dedicated autopilot disengage button (click twice). It serves as an easy to reach "emergency disengage" button.
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| * '''HDG <> TRK''' - Switch between heading bug and course track
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| * '''HDG window''' - Set your desired heading or course track here.
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| * '''HDG select''' - Engage/disengage heading or course hold mode and maintain SELECTED heading (FG2.5.0 and newer).
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| * '''Bank limits''' (AUTO/5/25) - Define banking limits for turning, i.e. 5 for gentle turns at cruising altitude, 25 for good maneuverability at lower speeds; auto will be fine in most cases.
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| * '''HOLD''' - Engage/disengage heading or course hold mode and maintain CURRENT aircraft heading.
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| * '''V/S <> FPA''' - Switch between Vertical Speed and Flight Path Angle
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| * '''V/S window''' - Set your desired Vertical Speed or Flight Path Angle
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| * '''VS/FPA''' - Engage/disengage Vertical Speed/Flight Path Angle hold mode
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| * '''ALTITUDE window''' - Set your desired altitude here
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| * '''Altitude selection''' (AUTO/1000) - Switch between automatic incrementing (AUTO) and incrementing by the thousands (1000)- this setting only helps when selecting the altitude via the knobs, this won't apply if using the Autopilot Settings dialog
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| * '''HOLD''' - Engage/disengage altitude hold mode
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| * '''LOC''' - Track NAV1 VOR, flying by the heading given by the NAV1 radial
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| * '''APP''' - Arm the ILS localizer and glideslope (laterally and vertically). Any current AP mode (HDG and ALTITUDE HOLD) remains active, until the NAV receiver captures the localizer or glideslope.
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| * '''A/P''' - Engage/disengage autopilot
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| * '''F/D''' - Flight director
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| (Also see [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=8338 forums]). | | (Also see [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=8338 forums]). |