Airbrakes

I'm more interested in the pedestal. What is the trim set at?

I haven't flown anything in almost 2 years. Real life keeps getting in the way. I hate it when that happens.

Yeah, it's beyond me how that refrigerator light can stay on like that and not run up my electric bill.

VNAV is a climb/descent profile and has nothing to do with the autopilots inability to follow a route. On a side note, VNAV won't function properly without LNAV anyway.That being said, use FLCH (Flight Level Change) instead of VS. FLCH will automatically pitch the aircraft to maintain the speed selected on the MCP.

Allow me to throw in my 2 cents:A online forum is not the best place to practice free speech. Time and time again, the maturity of forum members show when they can't handle a opposing opinion without getting their panties in a bunch. Sites that allow 'free speech' have gone down to the sewers. They slowly become the most hostile forums on the internet. When I browse a discussion board, I don't want to read endless pages of arguments. Especially on sites like this where there is no place for that kind of stuff.

If you have a registered version of FSUIPC, enable wind smoothing.

Do you have a X-52 controller?

Nope. Vfe is a placarded speed that doesn't change. Vf is displayed on the PFD, but not Vfe. My information comes directly from a FCOM. A 744 FCOM and not a 737 FCOM. I will also make a suggestion that you read FAR 25.103, 25.107, 25.115, 25.333 and 25.335. Thanks.... Too bad we can't get the OP to see that.

My apologies for the double-post but one more item needs to be noted....Why are you flying around after T/O with the flaps out? You want to get rid of the added drag created by the flaps ASAP. If your clean speed is over 250KTS then you can get a 'free speed' clearance from the controller.You only need the flaps out longer depending on which noise abasement procedure is in use. ICAO-A calls for climb thrust to be set at 1500' and clean up at 3000'. ICAO-B calls for climb thrust and clean up at 1000'. For the sake of the sim, ICAO-B is the most commonly used procedure. At 1000' AGL, get rid of those flaps and accelerate to Vref30+80. :(

You're confusing the Vspeeds. Flap extension/retraction speeds aren't anywhere near the minimum or maximum maneuver speed. There is a difference between Vfe and Vf. You're looking at Vf expecting it to be Vfe. Vfe isn't displayed on the PFD of any aircraft. Vfe is a placarded speed that is placed on the glareshield. Vf is displayed on the PFD, but ONLY after you select a arrival runway and Vref. If the AFDS doesn't know you're intending to land, then it isn't going to assume you are.And yes, the design flap speeds are reversed on takeoff. Vref30+80 is your minimum clean speed, and that should be your target speed after you reach the AH. During acceleration, Vref30+80 is when you would select flaps 0, or the clean configuration. On descents and during deceleration, Vref30+80 is where you would select flaps 1. This is not your stall speed, or Vso, but design flap speed, Vf. You can clean up the airplane at Vref30+60 and not stall it.If your concern is stalling or overspeeding the aircraft, then you're looking at the wrong section of the PFD. Vso, Vsi, Vno, and Vmo are represented by the amber and magenta lines next to the speed tape.

Well the second part of that is rather simple. That looks to be about UTC + 1 1/2. If UTC is 1300, then the local time would be 1430ish. Sicily is one hour ahead of UTC (currently), and those coordinates are just off the Eastern coast.

Well, if you're flying into or out of a area that recognizes DST then you would need to correct for it. For example, the Eastern US is UTC - 5 during DST. When DST ends, the Eastern US is UTC - 4. Plus, not all nations recognize DST. IIRC, the UK does recognize DST but some other nations in Europe don't.DST has always confused me also so we're in the same boat. :(

Because the controller doesn't know whether or not you're going to have a communications failure. They give you the 'step' assignments to keep you within their sector if you do have a issue. As you get close to the edge of their radar boundary, you will be issued a new clearance when handed off to the next controller.

@ the OP, can you take a screenshot of the FMC's NAV RAD page next time this happens?

The 747-400 (as with all other Boeings) schedules the flap retraction speeds based on increments of 20KTS and in landing configuration. On the 744, this is Vref30. Vref30 + 20 = flap 20 retraction speedVref30 + 40 = flap 10 retraction speedVref30 + 60 = flap 5 retraction speedVref30 + 80 = flap 1 retraction speedThis is the information that is relayed to the PFD. The flap extension speed for a particular detent is not important when you are accelerating, and serves no real purpose. As some CFI's say; "The runway behind you is useless". Flap extension speeds will only appear on the PFD after you select a landing runway and a Vref. After you reach the AH, your focus should be set on cleaning up that airplane ASAP. On a side note, there is a pitch limit indicator that appears on the attitude indicator while the flaps are extended. The pitch limit indicator notates the highest AOA you can endeavor without stalling the aircraft.It is also worth noting that these speeds aren't the minimum or maximum maneuvering speeds. The minimum and maximum maneuvering speeds are indicated by the amber and magenta lines next to the speedtape.

You can just put your name in as a signature, that way you won't forget to include it in a future post.

The issue with implementing ACARS is the fact that you as a simulator pilot have no one to talk to. ACARS would come in handy for sim polits that fly on VATSIM and are affiliated with a VA that has a dispatcher, but in actuality, the chat box in VATSIM serves the same purpose.

I have been a member here for over two years, and never received any backlashings from the administration over my signature. IIRC, having your name on a signature banner is acceptable. Yup, I understand where you're coming from. Really, the only way you can pick up sarcasm, tone and intent is if you know the members posting etiquette. No worries. :(

I have no problem with that whatsoever. The problem lies with the adolescent members that can't handle a different viewpoint without resorting to personal attacks. Every forum on the internet has those members, hence, why political threads, or any derivation thereof, aren't welcomed in the majority of flight simulator forums. In other words, it's not the political threads or gathering of opinions that are the problem, but the adolescence of particular members. Banning those particular members rarely works, because they can just create another account using a different proxy. Although I have seen a few communities where the administration has practiced questionable tactics, but I won't go any more in depth than that.

Actually I agree with that level of moderation, and it needs to be applied more often. It only takes one post to turn a regular discussion into a flame war, and usually moderators aren't online when the flame wars start. So, you lock the topic to prevent the inevitable.Also, I don't see how a topic created to bash the TSA will help a particular flight sim community. Everyone hates the TSA.

Just making a suggestion..... That's all. I don't see the point in offering assistance to this thread other than that if this thread is going to end up deleted. My name is on my signature.

I suggest you guys take the time to read this:http://forum.avsim.net/topic/245586-you-must-sign-your-full-real-name-to-posts-to-use-this-forum-posts-without-names-will-be-deleted/

You're flying through the jetstream. To reduce the headwind component of the jetstream, the FAA updates the active NAT's every 12 hours. You can grab the active NATs here.

Actually you would be about zulu +1 1/2.You also need to remember to correct for DST.