I tried the Ground Operations option today for the first time and I think I did something wrong.  

 

I loaded the 777 with Long Turnaround panel state.  Then started Ground Operations at 55 minutes.  I did not enter any fuel initially while I worked on my flight plan and fuel plan with PFPX.  After getting the fuel number and entering it in Plan Fuel  line, I realized that my planned fuel was much lower than the full load that the panel state had initially loaded.  When I tried to zero out the fuel, the FMC gave me a Ground Operations message and would not allow any change but this left the fuel at the wrong value.  Just wondering what the correct process is here when using this option.

Yea came  across this  problem myself,  I had  to restart  and  load some fuel  that was below  what I was  to add.  Be good to know  the correct way. Like  if  you can remove  fuel as the  same  way  as you add it  would be  a way to go.

 

One  thing I hate is  when you start  its always loaded  with  fuel to the max is  there  a way to load the t7  with the min amount of  fuel?

Well one option would be to load your favourite starting panel state, in my case its Long Turn and then reduce the fuel to something like 6000 Kgs / 12,000 lbs which would by somewhat typical of the landing fuel and then save the panel state.  

If you set it manual in the ground operations page you can over ride it without re starting or thats what I did anyway

Well one option would be to load your favourite starting panel state, in my case its Long Turn and then reduce the fuel to something like 6000 Kgs / 12,000 lbs which would by somewhat typical of the landing fuel and then save the panel state.  

 

Yea  I tried  that way but  I than get  the  caution light  appears  as per  the t7 bug issue  with the cold/dark panel state

I just made my own panel state and put the fuel to around 11 tonnes. I have absolutely no idea why the default panel states were made with fully loaded fuel...

Yea  I tried  that way but  I than get  the  caution light  appears  as per  the t7 bug issue  with the cold/dark panel state

 

Load up the long-state, turn things off and save as your own custom panel state. That way you'll have cold and dark without the caution light issue.

I've yet to try this feature - does the pushback just start at the designated time?  With no reference to/ground call to the pilot?  That's how I read the manual, but it seems odd.

I've yet to try this feature - does the pushback just start at the designated time? With no reference to/ground call to the pilot? That's how I read the manual, but it seems odd.

You have the option of auto push or manual.

I just made my own panel state and put the fuel to around 11 tonnes. I have absolutely no idea why the default panel states were made with fully loaded fuel...

 

Load up the long-state, turn things off and save as your own custom panel state. That way you'll have cold and dark without the caution light issue.

 

Yea looks like  this way has  solved the issue,  think I know  what I was doing  wrong  before is  that I loaded up  the cold/dark state   put the fuel in that I wanted  and  saved  that panel state.