The basic problem with the 707 is that it has the wrong autopilot.  
The 707 should have a Bendix PB20 but C.S. put in the Sperry from the 727 along with most the cockpit bitmaps to save themselves the extra cost and effort to get it right.  

Hopefully when they re-release the product we will get the correct systems and panels.

Steve

I purchased the 707 a few weeks ago, and you are correct, the AP is whack. Looks like you are being ignored by the Captain. Or maybe they have their hands full with the 757 mess..........


Jack

Hi.

Could you C.S people be a little more specific?  Where is this fix?

A fix for the ILS problem will be most welcome, and make me use the otherwise wonderfully modelled 707 again ( I gave up when i got and tried out the aircraft in the first place, because of lack of ILS landing possibilities)

Kindly


Jakob Arnholtz  ( Keen CS repainter)

Hello again C.S

Nice to hear from you so swiftly.
I have already visited these pages but there is, no answer to my specific problem: The Captain Sim 707's lack of ability to intercept and follow ILS and perfom a ILS landing procedure.

If you have the answer to this, I will be more than happy.

As I ( And many 0thers!) have mensioned in earler messages: These problems aside, it is a wonderfull product and it is a shame that your fine piece of work suffers from those anoying shortcommings.

Kindly

Jakob Arnholtz

Strange.....I do it all the time.....Page 5 of the Operations manual, I had the same problem at first with GS capture....It wont just go looking for the GS,You must find it,I think we are spoiled with the new "High Tech Autopilots".
I learned to get setup on the localiser first, then go after the glideslope. It has to meet certain criteria before it will engage! I.E. "Real close to the proper pitch/airspeed/rate-of-decent.....I wish I could remember where I saw that, as his explanation was far more concise.
Seriously.....It will take a little practice to get it....
Hope this helps?


Jeff

I will add this? im no expert but should the ap alleron and elervator swtich work independantly?

if im wrong sorry. if im not why? this is also a problem with the 727.

After some time away from the 707, I decided to come back to the old girl and get some time in with her.  The biggest problem I have is when I am climbing and I activate the autopilot, I can not control the pitch with the controller (yes I downloaded the "apfix"), but the pitch controller will not function as it should.  When I first bought the 707 (version 1.0), you had to click on the pitch controller just off center to the right, now with version 1.1, and the "apfix", I can't get the thing to do anything as far as up or down.  I have followed the CaptSim forums for some time, and frankly am quite disappointed in the way the CaptSim personnel answer (or don't answer) their customers complaints.  They seem quite aloof in their answers, as if you interrupted their karma, or dropped a load on their dinner table.  Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy their products, to a degree (as long as they perform as promised).  It's just the attitude they exhibit in the answers would have put alot of other people on the unemployment roles.  Promising to fix a product and not delivering for what, 2 years now, can really get you a bad reputation as I have seen on alot of other forums.  I think the CaptSim personnel in charge should really consider getting their heads out of their four point of cantact, and start dealing with the people who keep them in business (THE CUSTOMERS), in a more professional and honest manner.  Of course this is all just one persons opinion.

I bought the 707 today and looked for the elusive pitch selector. Since I have the 727, I figured the 707 would have the same selector. Of course I didn't have much time to fly the airplane around and get the feel of the old bird, but my mission now is to find that darn pitch selector

Update: I figured out where the pitch selector is

Over a year has gone by since my last visit on the autopilot issue, both Steve and I have worked and flown the 707 in real life and have been trying to tell you that your installed autopilot is the wrong one. Yours is a 727 autopilot and believe me I know for sure, as I currently fly the 727 in real life!

Cheers,

Diezel8's for ever!

For now I'll be happy if the autopilot is a) changed to the correct one, b) the autopilot is fixed. Even with the update (fix) this autopilot is useless.

I offered you guys to help you with the 707, I have worked on the airplane in real life and flown it as a Flight Engineer,.

diezel8 wrote on Aug 25^th, 2007 at 4:51pm:


Thank you for generous offer.
As to the subject - please read the first page of the topic, we have already answered both questions.