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Cockpit Setup
BATTERY - ON
NAV LIGHTS - ON
APU/APU GEN - ON
L/R BUS TIES - ON
L/R ENGINE GENERATORS - ON
L/R BACKUP GENERATORS - ON
PRIMARY FLIGHT COMPUTERS SWITCH - ON
L/R HYD PUMPS, L/R ELEC HYD PUMPS, HYD DEMAND, and AIR HYD PUMPS - ALL ON
L/R FUEL PUMPS - ON/SET
ENGINE/APU BLEED AIR - ALL ON
ISOLATION VALVES - ALL AUTO
TRIM AIR - ON
L/R PACKS - SET
CABIN LIGHTS - SET

...once power is established...***
ADIRU - ON, ALIGN
THRUST ASYM COMP - ON
CABIN/UTILITY - ON

Engine Start
BEACON LIGHT - ON
L/R PACKS - OFF
L ENGINE START - ON
L FUEL CONTROL - ON
R ENGINE START - ON
R FUEL CONTROL - ON
APU - OFF
L/R PACKS - ON
EXTERIOR LIGHTS - SET
CABIN LIGHTS - SET

***Once the cockpit has power, this simple checklist can be substituted for the Electronic Checklist, which contains more comprehensive checklists for startup, flight, and shutdown, as well as abnormal situations.

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The Electronic Checklist, or ECL, is located on the lower MFD screen. Use the 3 and 4 buttons while sitting in a pilot seat to change to the ECL page (it is right after the engine indications page). In order to interact with the ECL, the flip switch below the left side window labelled KEYBOARD - FMS/MFD must be turned on! This changes the FMS keyboard from controlling the FMS to controlling the MFD.

When using the ECL, the four top arrow buttons navigate up/down and left/right between different checklist menus. The SELECT arrow button selects the highlighted button on screen. The INSERT button is used for completing checklist items. The DELETE button uncompletes items that are checked off.

Most items in the ECL will auto-complete when their respective instruction is followed, such as turning on a switch or button. However, some items, such as CABIN LIGHTS - SET or EXTERIOR LIGHTS - SET must be manually completed using the SELECT button. Each checklist item must be complete before you can move onto the next item.

Checklists are provided for every normal stage in flight, as well as abnormal/emergency checklists.

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The flip switch below the left side window labelled KEYBOARD - FMS/MFD must be turned off to interact with the FMS! The four top arrow buttons are used for navigating around the FMS. The left and right ones change between different pages, while the up and down ones change what is selected on each page. The SELECT button copies whatever value is highlighted into the scratchboard. The INSERT FROM KEYPAD button takes whatever value is in the keypad on the right side and copies it into the scratchboard. The INSERT button inserts the values copied into the scratchboard into whatever is selected on screen. The DELETE button is used to delete or reset entries.

The Position Initialization page sets up the plane's position. Once the ADIRU switch is on, copy the item labelled GPS POSITION into the SET GPS POS entry. Alternatively, you can also paste in your current coordinates using the keypad.

The Route page is where you input coordinates for the LNAV system to follow in flight. Input a waypoint into the keypad, then press the INSERT FROM KEYPAD button followed by the INSERT button. A maximum of 9 waypoints can be inserted. The DELETE button removes the next waypoint. If you delete one waypoint I recommend deleting them all because it can mess up the order.

You can use the FMC - Up/Down arrow buttons to highlight different waypoints. If the Navigational Display is set to MAP mode (controls on the glareshield), it will display the waypoint currently highlighted rather than the aircraft's position. This way you can visually confirm the flight plan on the map.

The Direct Intercept forces the LNAV system to fly directly to a waypoint. Upon reaching the waypoint, LNAV will then continue following the flight plan. You can either input a waypoint using the keypad, or you can select a waypoint with the SELECT button on the ROUTE page, then navigate to the DIR INTCPT page and insert that waypoint.

It is important to note that once a waypoint is inserted, DIR INTCPT will not deactivate until you reach that waypoint. Pressing DELETE clears the waypoint but the plane will still fly to it anyways. If you want to remove the DIR INTCPT, instead just input the next waypoint of your flight plan into the DIR INTCPT page. Upon reaching that waypoint the plane will continue to follow the flight plan and continue to the next waypoint.

The ARRIVALS page is where you can select STARS, or Standard Terminal Arrival Routes. A STAR is a series of waypoints that will line you up with the selected runway. After reaching the last waypoint of the flight plan, LNAV will fly the STAR route and automatically line up with the runway. Pressing INSERT selects a STAR, and to remove a STAR go to the second ARRIVALS page, scroll down, and press INSERT on the item labelled CLEAR ARRIVAL.

It is imporant to note that the plane must be close enough to the airport (~50 KM) for STARS to work. LNAV must be activated, and the airport's navigational equipment must be loaded through my navigation environment addon. STARS show up as a blue line on the Navigational Display.

The HOLD page keeps LNAV from flying on to the next waypoint once it intercepts a waypoint. Instead, the plane will circle until the hold is removed. To insert a hold, press SELECT on the waypoint you want to hold at on the ROUTE PAGE. Then, on the HOLD page, scroll all the way up, press INSERT, then scroll down and press INSERT on the INSERT HOLD item. To remove the hold, press INSERT on the CLEAR HOLD item.

The CRUISE page configures the operation of VNAV in conjunction with LNAV. The CRUISE ALT item determines the altitude VNAV will climb to. This can be manually changed using the keypad, or you can copy and insert the OPT CRUISE suggested altitude, which is automatically calulated based on LNAV route distance. The TGT SPEED item is the speed the autothrottle speed function will hold when VNAV is active, which can be changed. Finally, the LEVEL OFF item determines the altitude VNAV will automatically descend to when approaching the end of the flight plan. Changing this altitude also changes when VNAV will start its descent.

A display on the bottom right corner of the Navigational Display shows how far or above the VNAV target altitude the plane is. Additionally, a countdown from 60 appears when the plane gets close to the top of descent.

The TAKEOFF page determines takeoff speeds and thrust settings. There are items for both rotation speed and takeoff thrust. Each item also has a suggested value, which appears as "< VALUE" next to the item. You can insert these suggested values, insert your own values, or leave the items untouched. I recommend setting takeoff thrust to 70 though.

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The autothrottle controls can be found on the left hand side of the glareshield. They consist of two switches, the A/T ARM switch and the A/T button.

This switch arms the autothrottle and allows the plane's flight computers to control the throttle. Turning it off stops any manipulation of the throttle by the flight computers. A/T ARM will be disabled if the PRIMARY FLIGHT COMPUTERS switch on the overhead panel is not turned on.

With only the A/T Arm switch active, the only thing the plane can do is enable TO/GA mode. By pressing the "2" hotkey in either the Captain or F/O's pilot seat, the autothrottle will automatically advance the throttle levers to a predetermined setting. This mode is to be used during takeoffs or go-arounds. Instead of having to manually increase power, TO/GA mode does it automatically so the pilots can focus on flying. The predetermined power level TO/GA will increase the throttles to can be changed by going to the TAKEOFF page in the FMS, but by default it is 50.

This button enables the speed hold function of the autothrottle. A/T ARM must be on for this to enable. When active, the plane will manipulate throttle to maintain a selected speed, which can be changed using the two arrow buttons to the right of the autothrottle controls.

When VNAV and A/T are both on, instead of holding the selected autothrottle speed, the plane will instead hold the cruise speed selected on the CRUISE page in the FMS. The cruise speed can be changed in the FMS at any point during the flight.

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This plane has two autopilots, AP1 and AP2. The engage/disengage buttons are found on the left and right sides of the glareshield, respectively. When engaged a white indicator light will be visible underneath the glareshield. At least one autopilot must be on for use of LNAV, VNAV, HDG HOLD, ALT HOLD or APP. Either or both autopilots can be engaged for normal operation, except for autolanding, where both autopilots must be on.

Disengaging the autopilot
To disengage the autopilot, you can either:
-Press the respective button of the engaged autopilot again
-Press spacebar, or
-Manipulate the pitch or roll controls

Any of these will result in the autopilot disengaging. Once disengaged, the master caution light will begin flashing, telling the pilots the autopilot is no longer active. To stop this either press spacebar again or just press the ACKNOWLEDGE WARNING button.

The autopilot will also disengage automatically if:
-The plane stalls
-The plane reaches an excessive bank or pitch angle
-The respective hydraulic system has low pressure (L system for AP1, R system for AP2)
-The ADIRU is not aligned
-The PRIMARY FLIGHT COMPUTERS switch is not on

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LNAV, or Lateral Navigation, is an autopilot mode that allows the plane to fly a route following programmed waypoints. Essentially it works like a GPS autopilot. Once LNAV is active, it will fly though the list of pre-programmed waypoints. LNAV is also used for the DIR TO and STAR functions. Programming LNAV waypoints, DIR TO, and STARs are covered in the Flight Management Computer section of this guide.

LNAV
As previously stated the plane will follow the flight plan flying between waypoints. The plane will only intercept a waypoint if it is withing 250 meters of that waypoint. In order to reset a flight plan, all of the waypoints must be deleted in the FMS ROUTE page. After reaching the end of the flight plan, the plane will continue to fly in a straight line.

DIR TO
DIR TO, or Direct To, flies the plane directly to a waypoint. This has priority over LNAV, and once the plane has intercepted its DIR TO waypoint the DIR TO system will reset and LNAV will take over once again.

STARs
STARS, or Standard Terminal Arrival Routes, are GPS waypoints used to line the plane up for an approach to an airport. STARs can be selected, removed, or changed in the FMS. STARs will only activate once the flight plan is complete (LNAV and DIR TO). If either LNAV or DIR TO have new waypoints inserted into them while flying a STAR, the STAR will be reset and will reactivate once reaching that new waypoint. Once the plane reaches the end of a STAR, it will circle around the last waypoint. Although LNAV and DIR TO both intercept waypoints at 250m, STARs intercept waypoints at 750m, to help the plane line up better with the runway.

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VNAV, or Vertical Navigation, is a form of climb, cruise, and descent management to be used in conjunction with LNAV. VNAV, when a flight plan is programmed into the FMS, will climb to a set cruise altitude and automatically descend to 1,000 feet when approaching the end of the flight plan. The cruise altitude can be changed in the FMS.

When active, VNAV is restricted by whatever the ALT HOLD autopilot function is set to, even though ALT HOLD and VNAV cannot both be enabled at the same time. For example, if VNAV wants to climb to 3,000 feet but the ALT HOLD is set to 2,500 feet, VNAV will climb to 2,500 and stay there until ALT HOLD is set to at or above 3,000 feet. Furthermore, if VNAV wants to descend to 1,000 feet but ALT HOLD is set to 1,500 feet, VNAV will descent to 1,500 and stay there until ALT HOLD is set to at or below 1,000 feet. Therefore, during climb and cruise ALT HOLD should be set to the VNAV cruise altitude, and during descent it should be set to the VNAV platform altitude. This function is used to restrict VNAV, in case the pilots want to stop climbing or descending without disengaging VNAV.

As mentioned before, VNAV also communicates with the autothrottle speed function when enabled.

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For the approach and autoland functions to work, the landing airport's navigational equipment must be loaded through my navigation environment addon. Approach and autoland should not be activated when the plane is far from the airport (~50 KM).

To configure for approach, set the appropriate NAV radio frequency and runway course in the keypads on the pedestal. These can be found on my navigation addon page, or by using the Electronic Flight Bag screen in game. Pressing the APP button arms or activates the approach. If LNAV or VNAV is active, then APP will activate and they will deactivate. If ALT or HDG hold is active, approach will only arm itself. The APP function includes both glideslope and localizer, which arm and activate seperately.

Glideslope switches from armed to active when...
-The plane reaches 2,000 feet
-The plane intercepts the glideslope at any altitude
-ALT Hold and VNAV are turned off

Localizer switches from armed to active when...
-The plane intercepts the localizer
-HDG Hold and LNAV are turned off

When the glideslope or localizer switch from armed to active, they override any other active autopilot functions, (ALT/HDG hold, LNAV/VNAV) which can then be disabled.

Not all airports support autolandings. On these approaches...
-O'Neill RW 13
-O'Neill RW 31
-Harrison RW 04
-Plateau RW 36
-Clarke RW 14
-Clarke RW 32
...the plane will not autoland.

To set up for an autoland, follow all of the steps above. Then make sure both autopilots are enabled, and the SINGLE CHANNEL warning will disappear. Make sure the autothrottle is on. For a stabilized approach, the plane should slow down to 100 KTS. Finally, make sure the NO AUTOLAND message is not present.

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The failures panel is located in the forward entryway and can be accessed by turning on the flip switch on the forward cabin wall, near the floor next to the aisle. Failures can be manually applied, and there is also a mode that can randomly activate failures.


The right part of the panel has every single failure that can be manually activated. To do so first press the buttons for each failure you want to activate. The light above the button will turn blue, meaning the failure is selected but not active yet. If you want to deselect a failure, press and hold the button until the light turns off. Once you have all of the failures selected, input a value into the keypad labelled Failure Delay, which will determine how long it takes for the failures to activate. Finally, press the Apply Failures button and they will activate after the timer runs out.


The Time Between Failures keypad determines the interval between each opportunity for a failure to randomly occur. The keypad labelled Maximum Number of Failures determines how many random failures can activate at once, from 1 to 15. Finally, the Chance of Failure Occuring determines the chances a failure happens at each opportunity. There are also two buttons. The Affect Only One Engine button prevents random failures from affecting more than one engine, so you will never experience random dual engine failure. The Affect Only One HYD System button prevents the same thing from happening to the hydraulic systems. Finally, when these are all properly configured, the Activate Random Failures switch can be turned on.

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The MFD has many different pages, which can by cycled by using the 3 and 4 hotkeys. Most pages cannot be interacted with, except for the ECL page and the STATUS page. In order to interact with the either, the flip switch below the left side window labelled KEYBOARD - FMS/MFD must be turned on. The ECL has its own page in this guide. The STATUS page just displays basic information as well as any system warnings. If there are many system warnings, a second STATUS page can be accessed by using the FMC - Up/Down keys, which will show a full list of alerts.

There are two EFB displays, below the side windows for each pilot. This display can show airport information as well as recieved ATIS information. The airport information includes ILS runway frequencies and courses, as well as the ATIS radio frequency for that airport. The ATIS page displays recieved weather over the radio.

For the ATIS to work, you must input the ATIS frequency into the respective VHF radio. The airport's navigational equipment must be loaded through my navigation environment addon as well.

Controls for the flight deck door are found on the bottom right of the pedestal. Turning on the FLT DECK DOOR UNLOCK/AUTO switch locks the door when it closes. Normally, only this switch is turned on. When locked, the door can be opened from the other side by inputting the override code 1993 and waiting 30 seconds. This can be cancelled by turning on the FLT DECK DOOR NORM/DENY switch, which closes the door no matter its state, locks it, and prevents overriding of the lock. Finally, no matter the state of either switch, the door automatically locks itself when the plane passes 80 knots. Turning the FLT DECK DOOR UNLOCK/AUTO switch on and then off will unlock the door.

Two switches control emerg. exit lighting in the cockpit. When activated, the ARM EMERG. LTS switch primes the emergency lighting system to activate if the aircraft loses power. Emergency exit lights will not activate if the battery switch is turned off, or if the standby power switch is turned on. Therefore the second switch, EMERG. LTS AUTO/ON forces the emergency lights to activate. Additionally, there are flight attendant panels located throughout the cabin that have the ability to manually activate the emergency lights as well.

The refuelling panel is located on the left wing, outboard of the engine near the leading edge. The panel has 3 switches controlling the valves for each fuel tank, and one override switch labelled VALVE BYPASS. Each refuelling valve shuts off when its respective fuel tank is full, and this can be overriden with the VALVE BYPASS switch. The lights above each valve turn on when the valve is open, and flash when the tank is full. Only one fuel tank should be refuelled at a time.

Autobrakes have two modes, normal and RTO (rejected takeoff). Normal activates when autobrakes are turned on in the air, and are used for landing. RTO is activated when autobrakes are turned on below a certain speed on the ground.

Normal autobraking slows the plane down upon landing to below 20 KTS, and then stops applying. It will also stop braking if TOGA is pushed after landing.

RTO activates if the throttle is decreased for more than half a second while over 50 KTS. RTO applies braking until the plane slows to below 20 KTS.

There is a simulated oil system. I won't explain in depth how it works but oil temperature is increased with an increase in engine RPS, and is decreased with an increase in oil pressure. It is also slightly higher in hot weather. If the temperature gets too high the engine begins to overheat and may explode. This will never happen unless there is a fault with the oil system.

The hydraulics system works the same as in real life. There is a page in the MFD that shows which systems are powered by which hydraulic lines. The same goes for bleed air and electricity.

There is a hidden button between the two nosewheel tires that applies the wheel chocks.