Hi can someone advise me of a guide or assist with their knowledge, I have had some issues with what altitude I should be putting into the MCP alt when I want the aircraft to descend, for example do I put the transition altitude in?

When I reach that do I then put in the next waypoint altitude on the STAR and so on? Or do I let the FMC do it under LNAV VNAV?

 

Sometimes I want to hand fly with say 2000ft to go, do I then deactivate above including AT and FD and set MCP to airport elevation altitude? Sorry I hope I have explained myself well enough.

Hi,

 

Did you fly both tutorials? They give you a good description of what to do when.

 

Best regards,

 

Jonathan

hello. usually you sould put the next restriction given to you by ATC. they will instract you something like "decent and maintain FL180", so you enter 18000 to the MCP, and so on.

Giora

But if I am not flying online etc what then? Do I just follow the star? Hard/soft altitudes then when on approach do I put mcp alt to 0ft? Thanks.

But if I am not flying online etc what then? Do I just follow the star? Hard/soft altitudes then when on approach do I put mcp alt to 0ft? Thanks.

 

You would never set the MCP altitude to 0 - catching the GS on an ILS approach you can set the GA altitude - Approach mode does not level off at the MCP altitude.

 

Please do the tutorials flights included in the product - 95% of you questions will be answered, including this one!

I dont normally fly the NGX with FSX ATC either, so when I descend, I dial the altitudes of the next waypoint or alt constraint in sequence until reaching minimums and never below that depending on what approach you are flying.