sid and stars

[Guest beloka]

Hello everyone,i just bought the fantastic 737 NG from pmdg and have a question.I know what Sids and Stars are since i used to be a dispatcher, but can anyone tell me if u enter a Sid or/and Star in the FMC, will the aircraft fly them automatically on the autopilot?? or do u take yr charts and fly them manually ??i tried to find inof on bought forum and pmdg sites but couldnt see anything !Tnx in advanceEric - Rio de JAneiro

[Tabs 2,790]

If you engage the autopilot CMD and LNAV and VNAV modes at 400ft after takeoff, yes the aircraft will fly the SID path and meet any altitude/speed restrictions along the way... Same applies to the STARs - if you're in LNAV and have a valid VNAV path for the plane to descend by, it will do it automatically.Ryan

[Guest beloka]

tnx for yr reply and sorry for my late reaction,i tried it out, but the VNAV bottom only seems to be engagable above 3000 ft, when the sid is already finishedtnx again for yr helperic

[dave_paige 11]

I've had no problem activating VNAV mode at 500 ft and having the FMC fly a full SID.

[Guest beloka]

Tnx Dave,back to the documentation then !:)Eric