PM PFD/ND general aviation instead of 737...

[Nick1150]

I am having minor issues with PFD/ND dispalys for the CPT and the F/O.

I must say I am new to PM, and I am now reading the manual and several documents to get the picture.

My 2 clients run 1 PFD/ND for the CPT and 1 PFD/ND for the F/O each. I have noticed some times, but I am not aware when, that both displays turn to general aviation style, instead of the usual 737 style. I do not know why this happens.

Any advice on that please ?

Thanks,

Nick

[Sean Nixon]

Hi Nick

I've not heard of this problem. Do you have the F/O suite from PM?

[Nick1150]

Hi Nick

I've not heard of this problem. Do you have the F/O suite from PM?Yes registered PM for both CPT and FO

[Sean Nixon]

I was thinking that maybe if you were running the CPT GC.exe on each client, then it wasn't liking it, but I guess that's not the case.

[Nick1150]

Just did a test flight....

During taxi, General Aviation gauges... after Take-Off displays changed to 737 gauges and remained till the end !!!!

I cannot see any logic in this...

[Nick1150]

After few test flights, I can say that when the A/P is engaged the displays change from general aviation to normal 737 PFD/ND display...

Before A/P engage the displays are not of 737 style.

I am going to the GC menu now to see if I have ticked something wrong...

[yoss]

Nick, you have to setup your aircraft position in cdu preflight
Thats mentioned somewhere in Pm manual

As well check your Netdir instalation and database for cdu
there is a utility Pmfilecheck to be shure if all ok

Yoss

[Nick1150]

Nick, you have to setup your aircraft position in cdu preflight
Thats mentioned somewhere in Pm manual

As well check your Netdir instalation and database for cdu
there is a utility Pmfilecheck to be shure if all ok

Yoss

Thanks Yoss,

As for the first, I have already done that,

About the Netdir, everything is as the manual says...

Let me give you a few pics for better understanding...

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu109/Nick1150/My%20Cockpit/IMG_0469.jpg

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu109/Nick1150/My%20Cockpit/IMG_0468.jpg

After take off and when the A/P is engaged they change to 737 style...

[Sean Nixon]

Hi Nick

From the pictures you posted above, thats the 737NG instruments when the aircraft is unsure of it's position...

http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM---Royal/Boeing-737-8K2/0263112/L/

[yoss]

Thats exactly what happens if the departure position not set or not acsepted in cdu during preflight , Nick

Read their faq's--i remember for shure them whriting bout this , lets say, future

Sean's post confirms that

Yoss

[Jordan Farmer]

Well, assuming that the system is similar to the 747, then its because you havnt set up the IRS, the inertial referencing system. It is what makes the aircraft know its position in the world, attitude and geographical. So that is why you get blank PFD and MFD`s. Ive not flown the 737 in a long while, so im not 100% sure how it works

Jordan

[Nick1150]

It's nice for us newbs to learn.. and thank you all for the info :)

So it was IRS indeed... on the ref airport page you have to click refresh IRS button, and then everything is ok,

Sorry guys, I know it was a stupid question.

:)

[yoss]

Nothing stupid , Nick
We all learn from each other every day

[eschiratti]

It is not "general aviation". ATT and MAP means the IRS is not aligned and you didn't set the position in the FMC.

Once in the air, the sofware "gives up" and gives you the data anyway, so you can fly.