Hi everyone,
Below, I'm going to talk you through the process I use with the autopilot and lights, I know it's wrong in places, so if you could then let me know what I should be doing, I'd be very grateful. It's for the Boeing 737-800W by the way.
Autopilot:
> Set IAS to 12 for taxiing, switch on speed hold, switch on auto-throttle.
> Once speed reaches 12 IAS, I switch off the auto-throttle, and set IAS to 250 for takeoff
> Set heading to runway heading, altitude to whatever ATC tells me to, but add 1,000ft so the nose doesn't begin to drop once the altitude is reached, also, set vertical speed to +2000
> Switch on speed hold/auto-throttle for take-off
> Just after rotation, switch on heading hold, altitude hold, vertical speed hold, flight director and the main autopilot switch
> Once cruising altitude is reached, up the IAS setting from 250, to 480, which I believe is the average cruising speed for a B738W
> After initial descent instructions, reduce IAS back to 250
> When ILS landing structions are received, set the CRS as necessary, then switch on APP
> Once around 2,500ft has been reached, reduce IAS to 200
> As airport gets closer, reduce IAS through 190, 180, once lined up with runway, through 170 and finally to 160
> Once 160 is reached, switch off the speed hold and auto-throttle
> Altitude hold and heading hold have been switched off by the ILS
> Set IAS to 12 for post-landing taxiing
> After landing, switch everyone off except auto-throttle and speed hold which are both reactivated
> Once parked switch everything off
Lights:
> At the gate, switch on taxi, logo, nav, BCN (does BCN=beacon?) and strobe reading for taxiing
> Once airborne switch off taxi light
> Switch on the lot for landing and taxiing to the gate
> Once parked switch off all
Below, I'm going to talk you through the process I use with the autopilot and lights, I know it's wrong in places, so if you could then let me know what I should be doing, I'd be very grateful. It's for the Boeing 737-800W by the way.
Autopilot:
> Set IAS to 12 for taxiing, switch on speed hold, switch on auto-throttle.
> Once speed reaches 12 IAS, I switch off the auto-throttle, and set IAS to 250 for takeoff
> Set heading to runway heading, altitude to whatever ATC tells me to, but add 1,000ft so the nose doesn't begin to drop once the altitude is reached, also, set vertical speed to +2000
> Switch on speed hold/auto-throttle for take-off
> Just after rotation, switch on heading hold, altitude hold, vertical speed hold, flight director and the main autopilot switch
> Once cruising altitude is reached, up the IAS setting from 250, to 480, which I believe is the average cruising speed for a B738W
> After initial descent instructions, reduce IAS back to 250
> When ILS landing structions are received, set the CRS as necessary, then switch on APP
> Once around 2,500ft has been reached, reduce IAS to 200
> As airport gets closer, reduce IAS through 190, 180, once lined up with runway, through 170 and finally to 160
> Once 160 is reached, switch off the speed hold and auto-throttle
> Altitude hold and heading hold have been switched off by the ILS
> Set IAS to 12 for post-landing taxiing
> After landing, switch everyone off except auto-throttle and speed hold which are both reactivated
> Once parked switch everything off
Lights:
> At the gate, switch on taxi, logo, nav, BCN (does BCN=beacon?) and strobe reading for taxiing
> Once airborne switch off taxi light
> Switch on the lot for landing and taxiing to the gate
> Once parked switch off all
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