kiteflyer

Update - discovered that if I disengage A/T, and look at the levers and manually pull them back, I can have full range to throttle down. Obviously hard to do when I am on final approach just about to land but that explains the problem. I have looked all over the joystick and keyboard bindings and there is no "pull throttle levers back" type of action.

Thx - got the AP part, 2 clicks on red button, and works independently of A/T. I think the problem is the alignment of the throttle dial with the engine speed at the time of disengage of A/T to give it full range. This is an example screen shot - the joystick throttle dial is at 0 and the minimum engine speed is stuck at around 61% N1. I can move up to higher engine speeds, but not lower than 61%. To work around it, I dialed the speed on MCP back to 100 knts with A/T engaged till engines idle to around 28% N1, and then move the joystick dial to 0, and then disengage A/T. Then I have full range of engine speed. Is there any other way I can do this physical dial position to engine speed sync before disengaging? As a comparison, Toliss planes get around this with the detents (with audible clicks) and thus no problems with getting full range back.

After flying in AP / AT, and now I want complete manual control: 1. is there a correct sequence to disengage 2. how do I get rid of the alarms (red button on the yoke?) 3. when do these automatic controls override my manual control? I am asking because the AT has back on unexpectedly and i can't get rid of it easily to regain manual control (some frantic pressing of A/T button off and on, turning speed dial, etc. somehow can do it eventually). Yes, sometimes I am doing crazy stuff, especially on landing, but it is still nowhere close to stall speeds (170 knts) - there is something overriding me it seems. Joystick VKB Gladiator with that left variable lever mapped to Backup Throttle (only way I can get it to simultaneously control both engines; else just using normal "throttle" only gets me control of 1 engine); also have the T-rudder in case that matters?