CoastalDriver wrote on Oct 4^th, 2011 at 4:05am:

MarkOz, thanks for the response. Seems that is the way it is, makes you do all the checks and work through the systems, I found out that the CTL+E start problem in this config will not happen properly until the circuit breakers are all reset, some of the lables are illegible so a bit hard.

At one stage I really thought those circuit breakers did something too! When I had a NAV lights problem. Whether those circuit breakers are in or out, makes no difference to mine. I have flown long haul flights with them in and with them out (because I forgot about them) and it made no difference at all to the aircraft systems.

The 707 is  beautiful plane to fly, once you get used to it. It's a big favourite of mine!

I created a reference file that includes the recommended (optimum) altitudes at various weights for the 707. In truth, I need to lower it by about 1000-2000 feet as it struggles to reach the actual flights. I'm just too lazy to redo them (which is very easy to do too). ;)

Mark