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| === Autopilot === | | === Autopilot === |
| {{main article|Boeing 777#Autopilot}} | | {{main article|Boeing 777#Autopilot}} |
| taken from [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=8338 forums].
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| [[File:777-300-APpanel.png|thumb|270px|777-300 Autopilot]] | | [[File:777-300-APpanel.png|thumb|270px|777-300 Autopilot]] |
| 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
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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- Activate this switch to toggle autothrottle, which works separately from the rest of the autopilot
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| * IAS <> MACH - Switch between IAS speed mode and Mach number speed mode (for autothrottle)
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| * IAS window - Set your desired IAS speed or Mach speed here (for autothrottle)
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| * LNAV - Tells the autopilot to follow the Route Manager settings laterally (control the heading) through a series of navigation aids and waypoints
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| * VNAV - Same as LNAV, except vertically (control the altitude)- not yet working, check http://wiki.flightgear.org/Implementing_VNAV_support_in_FlightGear
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| * FLCH - Changes FL (Flight Level, measured by hundreds of feet)
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| * A/P DISENGAGE - Dedicated autopilot disengage button- click twice
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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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| * 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; holds aircraft at current altitude
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| * V/S <> FPA - Switch between Vertical Speed and Flight Path Angle (degree climb/descent)
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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 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
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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 - 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)
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| * A/P - Engage/disengage autopilot
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| * F/D - Flight director (explained above)
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| = Development status = | | = Development status = |