I don't know if this has been covered but I tell it anyway. When climbing or decenting on AP, HDG or NAV, they turn off when activating Alt Hold. I assigned ALT HLD to a button on my throttle handle. All I do now is pressing that button and the AP will activate ALT HLD without turning off anyting else. That goes for the joystick button only, so if I press it in the VC, HDG or NAV will still turn off.Hope it helps for some of you.

Nice little tip, thanks for that :)

If it bothers you enough, here is how you can add a little gauge to the C337 panel tofix this. Create an xml file with the following content:

<Gauge Name="Autopilot helper" Version="1.0.">  <!-- Keep HDG and NAV settings for C337 --> <Element> <Select><Value>   (A:Autopilot Master,bool) if{ 	(A:Autopilot Altitude Lock,bool) ! if{            	(A:Autopilot Nav1 Lock,bool) (>L:NAV337,bool)            	(A:Autopilot Heading Lock,bool) (>L:HDG337,bool)            	1 (>L:ALT337,bool)     				}     	(A:Autopilot Altitude Lock,bool) (L:ALT337,bool) and if{            	(L:NAV337,bool)  if{ (>K:AP_NAV1_HOLD_ON) }            	(L:HDG337,bool)  if{ (>K:AP_HDG_HOLD_ON) }            	0 (>L:ALT337,bool)     				}                              		}                                        </Value></Select> </Element> </Gauge>

save this xml file as AH1.xml in a new subfolder to yourGauges folder and call that subfolder MyGauges. In the panel.cfg file, add the gauge: [Vcockpit01]...gauge06=MyGauges!AH1, 0,0,1,1 Done!

thanks bert

Thank you, Bert. Much appreciated! Cheers,Fritz

I found just setting up a a flight plan in the 530 and activating it and then just selecting NAV works very well. It followed an ILS procedure perfectly. As I am establsshed on the localizer i switch from GPS to VLOC on the 530 (the real one does that automatically I believe). When using an ILS with a procedure turn i found you just have to hit enter on the 530 to advance the leg when on the ILS and the turn is complete (the current leg is shown in magenta).There is a manual to the FSD which runs through autopilot function here. Not quite the same but might help with some things! I plan to test out if the AP switches work the same today.http://www.fsd-inter...anual/index.htmCheersBernie

When using an ILS with a procedure turn i found you just have to hit enter on the 530 to advance the leg when on the ILS and the turn is complete (the current leg is shown in magenta).

Interesting. I've done a couple of different ILS' using the Reality XP 530 and haven't had an issue yet with moving to the next leg of an approach, but I haven't shot one with a full course reversal yet. I'll have to try one tonight to see if this happens with the Reality XP as well.One of the many really nice things about the Reality replacement is that you can configure it so that the change from GPS to VLOC works as it should following localizer intercept, complete with AP flip to PROC mode. That is, unless you (well, me) do a duh and forget to flip to the localizer frequency beforehand.Scott