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Autopilot On / Command A

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When as pilot Flying, I have the autopilot off on climb out, and can instruct the PM to select LNAV, VNAV HDG SEL, but not Autopilot.  The PM responds with CHECK but does nothing.  I can press Cmd A myself, so the conditions for engagement are met.

 

Any ideas please?

 

Martin

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I assume you say "Select Autopilot on"? Calling "Autopilot on" is only an annunciation to the PNF that you have turned on the autopilot.

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Martin,

 

Try

Call..............SELECT COMMAND A

 

Also what Bryan said above.

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Thanks Guys, I was missing the "Select".  

 

It looks like a long stretch for the pilot flying to reach to the far side of the MCP to press the CMD A button whilst in control of the aircraft.

 

Martin

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It looks like a long stretch for the pilot flying to reach to the far side of the MCP to press the CMD A button whilst in control of the aircraft.

 

Be sure to watch the various cockpit videos on YouTube.  It's basically almost always the PF flips it on.

 

Cheers,

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Thanks Bryan.

Martin Connor (Cert Ed)

Retiree from UK Further & Higher Education College. Specialized in Computer Networking and early adoption of new technologies.
Interests:3D Design, Scenery Creation for MSFS, Photography. Programming.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 32GB RAM, Nvidia GTX980

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