Dear fellow simmersWhen i have finished my flight planning just before i taxi to the runway,,i try to arm the auto throttle switch and it fails to engage,Could anyone please tell me where i am going wrong,,,??The FMC has been correctly programmed,,,Flight director on and lights on...Thanks in advance..Malcolm Sigz(Southamton-United Kingdom

Malcolm,Maybe your engine driven generators are not online?...(156 and counting...) ;-)Cheers,

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>Malcolm,>>Maybe your engine driven generators are not online?...>(156 and counting...)thanks for the reply,,,,but how do i ensure that the engine driven generators are online when i have created the flight with engines on and already running??Malcolm SigzSouthampton-United Kingdom

Um CHECK THEM? ;-) Best Wishes,[h4]Randy J. Smith[/h4]http://www.rawbw.com/~bdoolin/shinault/Animation1.gifCaution! Not a real pilot, but do play one on TV ;-)AMD 64 3200+ | ASUS KV8 DELUXE | GFORCE 5700 ULTRA @535/1000 | Maxtor 6Y080M0 SATA 80 GIG | 512 DDR 400 | Windows Xp Pro | Windows Xp Pro 64 |

Make sure the blue light vanishes below the switch and that you hear kind of a popping sounds when you press the switch (happens when starting up from the cold and dark cockpit).