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* Right-click twice to get into the move view mode and look at the overhead panel then click all the electrical buttons until they are all lit up
* Right-click twice to get into the move view mode and look at the overhead panel then click all the electrical buttons until they are all lit up
* Hold the 's' button for 10 seconds or until the engines are running at idle.
* Hold the 's' button for 10 seconds or until the engines are running at idle.
===Autopilot===
taken from [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=8338 forums].
[[Image:777-200_Autopilot.png|thumb|270px|777-200 Autopilot]]
Autopilot controls, from left to right, top to bottom:
*A/P - Autopilot engage/disengage button
*F/D - Flight director (the pink lines that show up on your attitude indicator)
*A/T ARM (L/R) - Arm/disarm autothrottle for left/right engines
*CLB CON - Continue climbing using the vertical speed the plane was at, when this setting was first engaged
*A/T - Autothrottle engage/disengage button- unlike the real 777, the autothrottle is not independent from the main autopilot, so you'll have to activate this switch AND the main autopilot to use the autothrottle
*IAS <> MACH - Switch between IAS speed mode and Mach number speed mode
*IAS window - Set your desired IAS speed or Mach speed here
*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
*VNAV - Same as LNAV, except vertically (control the altitude)- never tried this setting before
*FLCH -
*A/P DISENGAGE - Dedicated autopilot disengage button- click twice
*HDG <> TRK - Switch between heading bug and course track
*HDG window - Set your desired heading or course track here
*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
*HOLD - Engage/disengage heading or course hold mode
*V/S <> FPA - Switch between Vertical Speed and Flight Path Angle
*V/S window - Set your desired Vertical Speed or Flight Path Angle
*VS/FPA - Engage/disengage Vertical Speed/Flight Path Angle hold mode
*ALTITUDE window - Set your desired altitude here
*Altitude selection setting (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
*HOLD - Engage/disengage altitude hold mode
*LOC - Track NAV1 VOR, flying by the heading given by the NAV1 radial
*APP - Track an ILS glideslope, laterally and vertically- can be overriden by LOC, HDG, and ALT (i.e. you want to maintain a certain altitude until you capture the glideslope)
*A/P - Engage/disengage autopilot
*F/D - Flight director


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