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Not at all! I always ask to visit the cockpit when boarding and even go the extra mile and ask to stay throughout the flight. Unfortunately the captains only agree to that about a fourth of the time. But they usually always love showing passengers of all ages around the cockpit. Ethan E.

When entering a radial distance for a fix in the FMC, I am presented with an "Invalid Entry" error when entering a non-integer distance, such as 3.6 DME. However, 3 or 4 work just fine. The FMC on the NGX does allow me to input decimal distances. Does the 777 really not allow this? I have a feeling I'm making a minor error that I'm not noticing. Thank you in advance for any responses, Ethan

Has anyone been able to find a fix for this? Ethan E.

I think it is the other way around. In this case, its 2000 ft or below at the 4NM mark. I did not use any de-rates. I'll give that a try, but even then it feels like a very small rate of climb. Thank you, Ethan E.

While trying the Skyline Three departure from KOAK (http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1207/00294SKYLINE.PDF), I am having trouble complying with the 2000 ft restriction up to 4NM from the OAK VORTAC, because the NGX easily reaches this altitude far before 4NM. After watching some real departures on Youtube, I have yet to notice any plane level off during the departure. I was wondering if anyone knows the proper way to fly this departure. Thank you, Ethan E.

I would be happy to test a fix if Alex is able to create one. Ethan E.

Try KLAS ILS 25L. Add BLD as a fix and use the radials for each of the three waypoints on the chart. When all three are activated in the fix page, the fps will decrease. Ethan E.

I have the same problem on an ATI 7690M XT. I drop from a steady 27 for to around 16-20 fps. I just don't use fixes anymore. Ethan E.

I see the biggest difference in speed in the altitude knobs. Try changing the altitude from 0 to around 30000 ft and you'll probably notice the difference in how long it takes you. Ethan E.

I have a feeling that this question has already been asked, but in the 2D cockpit, the knobs on the MCP move much faster than the they do in the 3D cockpit. Is there any way to make the knobs in the 3D cockpit move at this speed as well? Ethan E.

I am trying to fly the JULLE 5 STAR and the Runway 08 ILS in Honolulu. I will attach the links below. Between ALANA, the end of the STAR, and SELIC, the beginning of the ILS chart, the plane gets to SELIC at a heading of about 316 degrees, then begins to circle. This way, the plane overshoots the runway laterally, and then aligns. I want the turn to start before the plane reaches SELIC. I want the plane to intersect SELIC while pointing at runway heading, 080 degrees. Is this possible?http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1202/00754JULLE.PDFhttp://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1202/00754I8L.PDFThanks.Ethan E.

On the LEGS page, on top of each waypoint, there is the heading that the plane will cross it at in smaller text. What I want to do, and what I was able to do once, is to change the heading in this section. For some reason, I can't do it again.Ethan E.

I read on another forum that it is possible to enter the name of the waypoint and enter it in LSK 1-5L, then before pressing execute, enter the desired heading into LSK 6R. This worked for me once yesterday, but I am not able to recreate the situation.Ethan E.

I've spent quite a while googling this, with no luck. Is there any way to set the heading at which the plane crosses a waypoint in the FMC?Thanks in advance.Ethan E.

With the spacebar and mouse, I get much worse fps. I get 17-19 fps with the joystick. This is in a congested airport. In the air, I get over 30 fps. It is just weird that when I am not panning, I get 27 fps, but when I pan the joystick, it drops significantly until I stop panning. I can also add that it does not matter if I point towards the airport or not.Ethan E.