I just recently acquired Fly II for PC (being a former Fly!2K Mac user -- it's quite a leap, some good and some not-so-good). Anyway, after getting this, one of the first things I did was to D/L the PMDG 777 and wanted to take a quick flight.Using the same logic that consisted in the PMDG 767/757 for Fly!2K, if I set the flight plan within Fly! then, once in the aircraft, set the [switches] to "WPT" and I could use my LNAV (instead of guessing where I'm going). When I try to do this in the 777, it's not reading the flight plan that Fly! created. Do I "have" to use the FMC in order for this to work???Also, I noticed on approach, when I clicked on the "APP" button, it was lining me up with the runway some of the time, but I didn't get the glideslope indicator in the screen as it showed in the PDF Manual.I was kind of hoping I could enjoy the aircraft without having to spend quite some time in ground school. :)Is there someone out there who could kindly advise? I'd really appreciate it! Thanks in advance!John BauderFly!II UserPalm Springs, California, USA

Hi John,Concerning loading the Fly2 flight plan, it has been a while since I have taken the 777 out for spin, but if I remember correctly on the FMC Init page (load from/to airports) there is a 'CO Route' option. This function loads the active fly2 flight plan created (or loaded) by the flight planner. Again if I remember correctly, this is pretty well documented in the FMC section of the manual.> without having to spend quite some time in ground schoolIMHO because the PMDG aircraft are modeled to be as accurate as possible, systems such as the FD, FMC and Autopilot are inherently complex to use. It is fairly straight forward to load the 777 and take it out for a spin. If you want to utilize some of the more advanced automation functionality such as LNAV, it is going to require an investment of time to get through the learning curve (ground school time). For me, the challenge of learning and mastering these systems is half the fun!George