It just took me 2 years...

[chevol]

I discovered that, on the FMC progress page, under destination (L4), one can enter any waypoint or alternate and immediately get distance + time to get there + fuel left arriving there. Very useful on trans oceanic flights to find the best alternate. It is in the manual... but I just discovered it now ! Who said the swiss were slow ???

Luc

[Brogs]

I discovered that, on the FMC progress page, under destination (L4), one can enter any waypoint or alternate and immediately get distance + time to get there + fuel left arriving there. Very useful on trans oceanic flights to find the best alternate. It is in the manual... but I just discovered it now ! Who said the swiss were slow ???

Luc

Well Luc, you learn something every Day !, I just have ! thanks

[phil747fan]

I discovered that, on the FMC progress page, under destination (L4), one can enter any waypoint or alternate and immediately get distance + time to get there + fuel left arriving there. Very useful on trans oceanic flights to find the best alternate. It is in the manual... but I just discovered it now ! Who said the swiss were slow ???

Luc

Luc you know now why the pilots get a lot of lessons before getting in the cockpit base trainer ...lol

not pretty sure even in real life they re using all the possibilities ...

ill try to dig in real FMS manual to give some tricks ...!!!

[Mike Bridge]

I am hoping to learn how to do a derated take off this month

Not a fan of reading biiigggg manuals, i used Mike Rays book to get the basics, now want to take it a bit further

[1691]

I am hoping to learn how to do a derated take off this month

Not a fan of reading biiigggg manuals, i used Mike Rays book to get the basics, now want to take it a bit further

Get TOPCAT, if you havent already. Its free, and perfect for the 744 GE.

[cyoo eddie]

The 744 has an FMC????

[esurfman]

What's a 744?

[Kevin Hester]

The 744 has an FMC????

What's a FMC???

[Kevin Hester]

I am hoping to learn how to do a derated take off this month

Not a fan of reading biiigggg manuals, i used Mike Rays book to get the basics, now want to take it a bit further

Get TOPCAT, if you havent already. Its free, and perfect for the 744 GE.

I also agree that TOPCAT is a great program to get. Not only for the 744 but the 763 and other aircraft as well. Granted it is freeware but be prepared to wait on a countdown timer every time you want to do something within the program. It costs I think 25 dollars to get the serial number to unlock the full potential of the program, and it's worth every penny.

http://www.topcatsim.com/