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How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Aug 22nd, 2020 at 10:09pm
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I've tried several formats and get INVALID ENTRY.  Can't find where in the manual this is covered.  Appreciate any help.
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #1 - Aug 22nd, 2020 at 10:19pm
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sax702 wrote on Aug 22nd, 2020 at 10:09pm:
I've tried several formats and get INVALID ENTRY.  Can't find where in the manual this is covered.  Appreciate any help. 


What number are you putting in?
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #2 - Aug 23rd, 2020 at 12:30am
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I'm putting in temperatures, i.e., 70, 58.  The manual says it's optional to enter a C or an F like in 70C.  The CDU will take two figures for Centigrade and three for Fahrenheit.  After my original post I found the location in the manual where this is addressed.  It's in Aircraft Systems, page 92, in section 10. TAKEOFF.
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #3 - Aug 23rd, 2020 at 3:12am
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My I understanding of the instructions are that adding the "C" is optional, but adding the "F" is a must:

Celsius entries cue I or 2 character between 0-99, optionally suffixed by
"C". Valid Fahrenheit entries are 1. 2. or 3 character integers between 0-99
suffixed by “F".


because the word "optionally" only occurs in the sentence about Celsius, and not in the sentence about Fahrenheit.
  

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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #4 - Aug 24th, 2020 at 12:01am
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Yeah something is broken now, I'm noticing suddenly evey degree of assumed temperature now reduces the EPR by 0.01. So today where the outside temp was 28, it wouldn't take anything above 48*. It wasn't like this before, it seemed almost perfect before the last update. My takeoff performance calculator is asking me to put in 53* and it won't take it.
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #5 - Aug 24th, 2020 at 2:34am
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Markoz wrote on Aug 23rd, 2020 at 3:12am:
My I understanding of the instructions are that adding the "C" is optional, but adding the "F" is a must:

Celsius entries cue I or 2 character between 0-99, optionally suffixed by
"C". Valid Fahrenheit entries are 1. 2. or 3 character integers between 0-99
suffixed by “F".


because the word "optionally" only occurs in the sentence about Celsius, and not in the sentence about Fahrenheit.


That's is correct.  "F" must be entered when using Fahrenheit.  I'm using Celsius.  Yet I get the INVALID ENTRY no matter what. 
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #6 - Aug 24th, 2020 at 2:35am
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Markoz wrote on Aug 23rd, 2020 at 3:12am:
My I understanding of the instructions are that adding the "C" is optional, but adding the "F" is a must:

Celsius entries cue I or 2 character between 0-99, optionally suffixed by
"C". Valid Fahrenheit entries are 1. 2. or 3 character integers between 0-99
suffixed by “F".


because the word "optionally" only occurs in the sentence about Celsius, and not in the sentence about Fahrenheit.


That's correct.  "F" must be entered when using Fahrenheit.  I'm using Celsius.  Yet I get the INVALID ENTRY no matter what. 
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #7 - Aug 27th, 2020 at 10:27pm
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I experimented and nothing worked for me either.
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #8 - Aug 31st, 2020 at 8:35pm
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Here's what I've seen so far with version 1.0:  entered 62, received INVALID ENTRY.  Entered 62C, received INVALID ENTRY.  Entered 62 again and it took it!  This worked also on version .99 for one flight, but not when I tried again on a follow up flight.  At that time I noticed that it would work if I entered a temperature less than 50C.  Hope this helps the team diagnose the issue.
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #9 - Aug 31st, 2020 at 10:46pm
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This is with v1.0 in P3Dv4.5

I did noget an INVALID ENTRY when entering 62, or 62C.

Every time I enter a number between 50 and 99, without adding a C to it, it enters fine, and the D-TO is entered as XX oC (i.e. 63 oC D-TO). But...

If I added the F to the number, providing the number was 59 to 99, it is entered with the oF added (i.e. 64F  entered as 64 oF D-TO).
The one strange thing I did notice, was that only the even numbers worked (of those I tried between 66F and 74F). i.e. 66F, 68F, ... 74F.
Entering the odd number, it added 1o to the entry. i.e. 65F would enter as 66oF, etc.
Entering 59F I got 59 oF D-TO.
When I entered 60F, it entered 61 oF, 61F would also enter as 61oF. 62F, and 63F would enter as 63oF.
64F entered as 64oF.
65F, and 66F would enter as 66oF, etc.. I tried this up to 74F.

So all in all, I'm getting the D-TO somewhat okay.
  

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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #10 - Sep 1st, 2020 at 7:43pm
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On a flight today I entered 60 and it worked.  I entered it as the first thing I entered on that page.  Again, I only entered 60, no "C".  Thank you Markoz for your detailed post.
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #11 - Sep 2nd, 2020 at 1:44am
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Entering the de-rated thrust was the last thing I did on the page when I got the results in my previous post. Undecided
  

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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #12 - Sep 17th, 2020 at 2:41am
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Happy to inform that I've been able to enter the de-rated thrust in all my flights without any problems.  Now, I just need to find a good calculator for it.  TOPCAT isn't computing correct figures for this bird.   Sad  Does anyone know of an alternative that would work with the CS B767-300ER v1.0?
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #13 - Sep 17th, 2020 at 12:05pm
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sax702 wrote on Sep 17th, 2020 at 2:41am:
Happy to inform that I've been able to enter the de-rated thrust in all my flights without any problems.  Now, I just need to find a good calculator for it.  TOPCAT isn't computing correct figures for this bird.   Sad  Does anyone know of an alternative that would work with the CS B767-300ER v1.0?


Topcat has always been accurate for me on this bird! I made a post with video evidence showing how close it was to CS figures. Are you using the right settings? PW4060 and UNCHECK combination derate/ assumed temp?
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #14 - Sep 17th, 2020 at 12:08pm
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Thank you Alex.  I've changed TOPCAT to your settings.  Will report back.
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #15 - Jun 1st, 2021 at 7:26pm
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Hey, when using TOPCAT, I always get thrust figures that are way to weak to keep the bird in the air. It always uses the full(and I mean full) runway on takeoff and the aircraft does not climb properly. Could somebody post a screenshot of his TOPCAT settings for the 763?
  

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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #16 - Jun 6th, 2021 at 12:12am
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A few posts back I mention how to configure it. Never use Derate + assumed.
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #17 - Jun 7th, 2021 at 11:10am
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I know, but when it comes to a heavy take-off, the derate causes my aircraft to stall when handing over the control to the autopilot when the acceleration is still to be passed...
  

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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #18 - Jun 8th, 2021 at 12:06pm
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Look at the EPR difference - I have to enter a temperature of 29 degrees to get the EPR of 1.50 (which is the value that TOPCAT gives me for an assumed temperature of 44 degrees)
  

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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #19 - Jun 8th, 2021 at 12:07pm
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This is the topcat window
  

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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #20 - Jul 1st, 2021 at 10:06am
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No help?
  

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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #21 - Jul 16th, 2021 at 7:51pm
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The Topcat Values don't agree with the CS 767, for that reason I match based on EPR and not flex temp.
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #22 - Jul 19th, 2021 at 12:57am
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The EPR vs Temp also not match the simple table I can find on realworld table find on both FPPM and QRH Sad
  
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Re: How to enter a Thrust figure in the FMC?
Reply #23 - Jul 22nd, 2021 at 9:41am
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spence wrote on Jul 16th, 2021 at 7:51pm:
The Topcat Values don't agree with the CS 767, for that reason I match based on EPR and not flex temp.


That is the way I do it now, too
  

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