TOGA Button/Screw?

[Guest Cantuezel]

Hi,here is one question I didn`t find answered in the FM:Can you say to me where I can found the knob to activate the TOGA for the Takeoff? I only found "...Press the Top left "screw" of the MCP this will activate the TOGA"But I cannot see such a knob/screw which activates the TOGA for TO at the MCP...Many thanks in advance...:)GreetingsSusan

[MarkLawrence 0]

SusanIf you move your mouse to the top left screw of the MCP, you will see it turns to a hand to be able to activate TO/GA. It isn't something that will stand out as a regular toggle or something like that - explore a little and you should find it!HTH

[Guest Cantuezel]

Hi Marc,>>If you move your mouse to the top left screw of the MCP, you>will see it turns to a hand to be able to activate TO/GA. >You mean left of the Course Window? Yes, I see the hand but when I click left or right when this hand is displayed *nothing(!)* happens at all...I adjusted the FMC right, set N1-limits, A/T armed etc...So do I have to set *something else* in order that the Autothrottle becomes active for TO-Power?Thanks again...:)Susan

[Guest ahmedem]

Hi Susan,Its this screw...http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/118066.jpgI think your FD (flight director) as well as A/T must also be on. On the Take Off page on your FMC, the status should read COMPLETE, if all that is correct then it should really work.Hope it helps,

[Guest neeraj.pendse]

Just to add a bit: the TO/GA button is on the center pedestal, near the throttle levers in a real 737-NG (and many other modern planes). When you are lining up on the runway and your heart is racing, it's a bit of a bother to access a button on some sub panel, so PMDG decided to put a "ghost button" ... you can not see it, but it is there :-)If you have V-SPEEDs programmed, TO Performance on the FMC set, A/T engaged and FD ON, there is no reason why it should not work. You do not have to have the AP on to do this.- NeerajPS: What do you mean by the "FM"? Flight Manual, right? :-)

[kmanning 12]

Hi Susan,You can use the TO/GA even without using the FMC. Put you mouse where the red circle is and the mouse pointer will turn into a hand. After increasing the throttles to 40% N1 and everything is stabilized, click on the left mouse button and that will activate the TO/GA. Be sure the flight director is turned on and the auto-throttle is armed. If I remember correctly, you can also press the keys Ctrl + Shift + G to activate the auto-throttles. I usually click the screw most of the time. Ken.

[Guest Cantuezel]

Hi,thanks for your kind help, guys...it worked! :)Probably I forgot to activate the FD...GreetingsSusanPS: @Neeraj: Yes, I meant the manual (tutorial)