ixeg 737 - AP/CMD & VERTICAL SPEED

[BruinBravo]

When you exceeded about 500 feet AGL and have stabilized the plane in the climb, you can turn
on the autopilot A by pushing the button on the MCP where it says CMD A.
The vertical AP mode will change from TOGA to MCP SPD and the autopilot will now follow the
selected speed and heading dialed into the MCP fields.
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737-300 Tutorial Series
Autopilot A

does not light up. Not engaging when I press the button.

Vertical Speed: Off all the time

Any thoughts? Appreciate any help.

[Litjan]

First thing that comes to mind: You are deflecting your joystick, or your joystick is sending a jittery signal that makes the autopilot think it is deflected. When the yoke (or joystick) is not at neutral, the autopilot can not engage (just like in the real plane).

You can let go of the joystick - and if that still does not work you can increase the "nullzone" in the IXEG preferences menu (bump your mouse against left side of screen to access it).

Cheers, Jan

 

[BruinBravo]

Well done, Jan! Much appreciated.