Hello Captains,
I have a little technical query.
I have one of the Just Flight videos about the 777-200, and I've seen the captains do something I can't do on the PMDG one.
I'm aware that the one on the video it is not an LR so maybe is that.
What they are doing is instead of letting the FMC to calculate the Steps Climbs, they set an Initial Cruise FL, the step climb at 0 and then set the required FL restriction on the required waypoints along the route, as per the route planed by the dispatcher.
Now with our new and shinny flight planner (PFPX), we can make a flight with the steps climbs already specified on the route.
I honestly didn't look for it on the FCOM, so please don't be to harsh on me. :Whistle:
I notice that if I set the cruise level on the init page to the final FL I can add the restrictions to the waypoints, but only the ones below that FL. But if I set my initial FL, that usually is lower than the final FL, I can't.
My question is: am I doing something wrong? is this modeled? is it something that is different on the LR?.
Thanks a lot!!