Hello All,
 I have both the B727 and B707 for FSX.  I also use FSC v8.6 as an external flight planner.  I can connect the B727 to FSC with no problems but I cannot connect the 707 Captain.  Any and all help appreciated

Ed

Thanx but Sorry I had tried that before and no luck....set ap to hdg after t/o....fsc not engaged....after t/o engaged fsc using autohdg/goto and no response

Ed

Hello Mark,
  Sorry im not very computer savvy.  Could you explain/show this

     Save the flight to Flight Sim X format (Documents\Flight Simulator X files).

How do I change that format

Ed

Hi Ed.

When you save the flight plans, you get a choice of how to save them. Mine are normally set for FSC and FSX. So if there is a check mark (tick) in the boxes for FSC and FSX then it will be saved to both and the FSX flight plan will be in FSX format. Save it as something like DEP-ARR-FSC (e.g. YMML-YSSY-FSC) so you know it's the FSC plan you created.

Once you have your flight plan saved, start FSX, then, using Free Flight, start at the departure airport with the 707. Now open FS Flight Planner from the menu and load the plan you saved with FSC. Now you are ready to fly the flight plan. Go back to FSC and connect to FSX and fly the plan, only using the 707 autopilot (Autopilot Mode Selector knob set to NAV). FSC will follow the flight, but you will be using the 707 A/P, you will hear when you reach each waypoint as it will give you that "bingggg" sound.

Hope this helps.

Mark

it works and it does follow the fpn, but that is all it does.....afaik no shortcuts....if you want to shortcut u have to do that manually......unless im wrong and i have been wrong before....all input appreciated....thanx

Ed

It depends (I think) on whether the VC Autopilot is built into the model or it is in the panel.cfg. If you do want to use the default A/P, the you will need to remove the A/P 2D gauge and possibly the A/P gauge in the [VCockpit.xx]. If you don't remove all the entries, then the 707 and default Autopilot will/could conflict with each other, which could lead to the autopilot not working at all.

Mark

The best way for me to show you how to do it, would be for me to do it first and show the changes I made. Give me some time and I'll see how I do. It could take a day and a half (36 hours), I have a wedding to attend to tomorrow which is going to tie me up for most of the afternoon and night.

Mark

Yesterday turned out to be far busier than I expected. I hope to be at it first thing in the morning. It's 1am here and I only got home an hour ago. I'll email you the files if and when I get it working.

Mark