Help me cross the Atlantic

[randalicous]

People.

Im having real trouble completing a transatlantic flight.

I fly airliners. Payware with fully functional FMC's. I know how to programme a route and when I fly from London to any destination in Europe or middle east I get there with no problems.

However, when I go for a transatlantic flight things just seem to go wrong. Today for instance In my captain Sim 767 I programmed a route to Canada from London. Things went well until just past Greenland. I did a step climb to 37,000 feet, soon after my auto pilot just did not seem to function. The command button was lit indicating it was working but the plane seemed limp and just went into a Right turn. I hand flew the plane back on track and all seemed fine, but as soon as I engaged the auto pilot the same thing happened.

Previously when I have flown these routes something normaly goes wrong. Once my altimeter said I was at 35,000 but I could see the sea just below me, it seemed I was only 5000ft. I normally set my route and leave it going, when I return more often than not the plane has somehow managed to fly of course and I dont know why. It always seems to just past Greenland. If I do a long haul the other way, say China, it all seems to work ok.

Any hints or tutorials I can follow, or am I doing something completely wrong. Does the plane need to be set up in a special way.

Thanks

Steve.

[817]

hmmm interesting situation u hav there. ive done a few long haul across the Atlantic but never experience what you have. have you tried having the nav set to follow the route on the gps? at least that should help with you goin off course

[ReggieF5421]

One issue I've seen which can cause autopilots to work wrong is not having the Pitot Heat turned on.

[tres2]

Hi Steve,

I'm not sure what the answer to your situation is. But I have the following thought:

Fly the trip again, but forget all that flight director, flight management computer, flight management system crap. Do it using only your autopilot and your GPS. If that works, maybe it will tell you something.

Oh yeah, fly it VFR. Those ATC idiots which don't even know they exist, will just screw you up. You are the pilot, you are in charge, their job is to help you not make it more complicated. My advice would be, don't talk to anybody but tower controllers.

Tres Pierson

[napamule2]

UN-BELIEVEABLE !
Chuck B
Napamule

[fxsttcb]

Arctic Triangle? Weird! Never experienced anything like what you have! Is it the CS 767 only? Do you have the same problem with a default 'liner?...Don

[randalicous]

Thanks for your help. Though a bit confused by napa's response.

My though yesterday was a problem with anti ice. I'm trying again this time setting the anti ice. That may well have caused the problem yesterday. I'm keen to use lnav function as that is what I like to do and as you pay the money for the function of the fmc. I'm keen to persue it.

Guess I'll keep trying.

Steve

[randalicous]

Don

Had this with default and used to get it on the pmdg 747 in fs2004. I've only
Just started using the 767. Hoped it would be different. Of course I'm always learning. This must be something I'm doing wrong.

[napamule2]

Steve,
I was making observation about Tres2's 'advice'. Not anything you yourself said or did.
Chuck B
Napamule

[randalicous]

Yeah sorry mate.

Having re read the post I can see the flow. And I finally managed to complete the journey. I'm thinking the anti ice was the problem this time and I'm due the Pmdg 747x in a few days. So hopefully my arctic problems are solved. Thanks

Steve