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Hi discordia, ah, now I get what you were seeing - but this is the first time I ever heard that. Keep an eye out for it - maybe it is a fringe case that you can reproduce, and then we can take a look at it! Thanks for the nice words and let us know if anything else comes up! Cheers, Jan

Hi discordia, Not sure what to say - of course your screens show totally different pictures - one is set to the "EXPANDED VOR/ILS" mode, one is showing the "EXPANDED MAP" - two totally different selections. The VOR/ILS mode will only show a compass rose (or a section of it), with a deviation bar centered along the CRS set on the onside MCP course selector. The MAP will show the waypoints as programmed into the FMS - along with a LOC and GS deviation bar if a valid ILS frequency is set on the onside VHF radio. They will somewhat "look" the same if the COURSE set for the EXPANDED ROSE mode matches the string of waypoints on your final approach - they will be "parallel" - but conceptually those two modes are completely different. Cheers, Jan

Hi Discordia On the first picture: I am unsure being understanding properly what you are trying to point out. The big difference on the information being displayed is capt. side being set to ILS/VOR mode and aligned to course 180 as per the MCP left dial (this is a pilot error miss configuration you are landing RWY23L as per the FMC so magnetic course must be around 230 (+/- 5), while the f/o side is set on the pedestal to MAP mode thus showing the magenta and aligned to the aircraft flying direction. I do not see anything wrong here except pilot in command did not set left course properly on the mcp showing 180 instead of proper ILS mag course On the second picture: Everything looks the same except you have set capt. left mcp course to 228 thus the display is re-aligned to this course but the display mode still shows VOR/ILS mode while the f/o side is still set to MAP mode and still aligned to aircraft flying direction as per the magenta. Does this cover your doubt? or can you elaborate a bit more something i may have overlooked