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I have a question similar to the one above. I fly the PMDG MD11 and the 747-400. Lately, I've had a hard time getting the LNAV to engage and track the next waypoint. is my problem similar to the one described above. I'm not sure what it means selecting an autopilot channel with the CMD button. If the disengage bar is up and a CMD button is selected, how can the LNAV button not engage?

Hello all. Am frustrated with the 747 as I've gotten so comfortable in the PMDG MD11F and now the 747 won't seem to cooperate as the MD11 does. When in Cruise, if I disengage from the flight plan and divert for a bit and then try to re-connect or engage the autopilot to LNAV on the Flight Plan, it simply will not engage. I've tried insuring that my flight plan waypoints are in order and that I am headed to the next waypoint in line and that I am within 1 mile from the course track and with the autopilot CMD light in green, the LNAV light will not lite and engage. VNAV will not engage nor will FLCH engage. Heading Hold will engage and HDG SEL will engage and steer the aircraft. Somebody please help so that I don't have to permanently put this aircraft in the hanger. Thanks, Mike

There is more to it than that. If you've flown the 747-400, then you know that the Yaw Damper buttons (left and right) have a round "ON" symbol and then the word INOP can appear on the button with the On indication. When everything is set up right, the INOP disappears leaving the ON symbol illuminitated. But thanks for the feedback. As for the first comment,,,I aggree that if the IRS systems are alligned, then the YAW Dampers should appear on and the INOP symbols should be extenguished. Just now, I was able to get the INOP to go out by turning every thing on the left panel off while engines idle. Then, I powered everything up one piece at the time. When I got to the GEN CONT switches, that's usually when the YAW DAMPER INOP lights pop on. I re-aligned the IRS systems and then powered up everything else and the YAW DAMPER INOP light stayed out. That was good,,,,,and I was able to continue on with the flight. Thanks for any suggestions you guys have.

I need the advise of an expert on the 747-400. When I begin from cold and dark with this aircraft and take it through the startup process, I get to the end of the process where I'm starting engines after programming everything including route and legs. After starting engines and having all systems up and running, I end up repeatedly with the YAW Damper in the Inop condition and I am not able to fly. I've tried going back and shutting down all systems and re-setting the inertial nav systems, I may be missing a step in the start up process but can somebody help me find the missing step. I fly the MD11 with no problem of this sort. Thanks,