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787 Checklist and Auto-Pilot Guide

By AkuDaPapua

Hey everyone,
This is your Captain AkuDaPapua and I would like to welcome you to Flight 001.
Today I would like to walk people through the start up and take off procedures on the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. This guide assumes you are starting at the gate with an IFR flight plan either pre-loaded or self programmed into the MFD. Today we are departing from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (WIII) to Singapore Changi airport (WSSS). Please Buckle yourself up, listen to the safety briefing and have a wonderful flight.

Award

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Guide Index

Overview

Checklist to take-off

Auto Pilot Functions

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Checklist to take-off

Battery on
Overhead panel done and button brightness (set to preference)
Lower panel (throttle quadrant) flood light (set to preference)
Call for external power truck (ATC)
External power buttons on (EXT PWR FWD L & R, AFT EXT PWR)
Beacon light on
Engine fuel cutoff 1 and 2 (set to on)
APU start
APU GEN L and R (ON)
End external power supply (ATC)
Retract (if applicable) Jetway (ATC)
Tune to ATIS and set Altimeter
Request IFR Clearance
Input IFR Clearance altitude into Autopilot
VNAV, LNAV, F/D, A/T buttons on the Autopilot set to on. AP Master switch stays off.
All fuel pumps on.
Request TAXI IFR (Remember taxi instructions)
Parking brake off. Push back requested (choose direction when applicable)
During push back start engines L and R
Turn off APU
Turn on all TAXI lights, NAV, LOGO and WING lights
Taxi to and hold short of Takeoff Runway (Hold short means stop before the double yellow dashed and double solid line)
- Flaps to 15 or 20 degrees
- Trims to center/takeoff position.
Request take off
Pull on to runway
Take off
Gear up, Flaps up
Get to 2500ft or more and begin turn towards Flight plan route
Activate Auto Pilot Master Switch
Follow ATC for altitudes during flight (see next section for Auto Pilot procedures)

Auto Pilot Functions

Buttons

AP: auto pilot Master switch
A/T: Auto throttle
LNAV (Lateral Navigation): turns and following the GPS line
VNAV (Vertical Navigation): altitude control
F/D ON/OFF: Flight Director. Shows a cross on the instruments to help the pilot follow the GPS path
LOC (Localizer): Helps guide the plane to the runway heading. Horizontal tracking only
APP (Approach): auto flies the approach using both lateral and vertical controls this mode follows the glide slope onto the runway.

BOEING 787 AUTOPILOT USE

Before take off the pilot can turn on the VNAV, LNAV, A/T, and F/D buttons and set the altitude to what the tower requests you to climb to.
Once airborne the Autopilot Master switch AP can be set to on. This will make the aircraft begin manuevering to follow the pre-set flight plan and altitude.
Should ATC request the pilot change Flight Levels (altitude), this can be done by rotating the Altitude Hold selector to the proper altitude. Once the proper altitude is displayed you have to click on the top of the selector to engage that altitude.
Coming into landing the Autopilot can be used to line up with the runway using the LOC/FAC button. Once lined up you can either land the aircraft manually or engage the APP(Approach) button to utilize the ILS system.
If Utilizing the ILS, the pilot must put down the gear and lower flaps. The aircraft will respond to the changes and adjust the speeds appropriately.

EDIT: Autopilot on the 787 isn't properly grabbing ILS or something. Will update when resolved

12 Comments

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Snake 22 Nov, 2023 @ 3:56pm

thanks

LingLing 13 Feb, 2022 @ 7:34am

thank you form china

tiamzond 5 Sep, 2021 @ 4:31pm

Thanks for sharing your skills.. appreciated..

AkuDaPapua [author] 1 Nov, 2020 @ 4:09pm

@Cash Me Outside I haven't gotten that far into everything. I'm still doing a lot of experimentation on various systems in about 6 different planes. I'm also working on a homebuilt cockpit around work. I do plan to do more guides once I get everything down and working correctly.

Cash Me Outside 21 Oct, 2020 @ 3:41pm

How do you perform a direct-to new waypoint in the computer flight plan in this airplane?

oscar55 21 Oct, 2020 @ 11:29am

Thank you very much

Delfinblue 17 Oct, 2020 @ 9:41am

Thank you very much

tiler 18 Sep, 2020 @ 2:26am

Thanks for the info very help full.

AkuDaPapua [author] 9 Sep, 2020 @ 8:13pm

@pete.emmert Do you have a video of how you are setting up the AP system? If so or if you want some help give me Friend Request and I'll try and help you.

pete.emmert 9 Sep, 2020 @ 9:46am

My trouble on most aircraft is that the auto pilot will not maintain climb... it "lets go" of the plane. I have NO successful Jet airliner flights as of yet... is this a Steam related issue, perhaps?

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