Autopilot / Waypoint question

If you have the GPS setup all you have to do is make sure you have gps selcected NOT nav on the selector switch. (there are only two options.. left is nav....right is gps)

Also if you are flying a/p make sure you have the nav selected and not hdg or app otherwise a/c will track the heading and not the gps.

As the poster above said:

1) Make sure the flight plan is loaded into the GPS.
2) Set the NAV/GPS selector to GPS.
3) Push the NAV button on the autopilot.
4) Don't forget to turn the autopilot on. Push AP.

Lateral navigation should be enabled, at least in the default/simple planes. If you're flying a complex payware, it's not that simple. Tell us what kind of plane

Thanks for the replies guys!

I think at one point in time I had all of those buttons clicked, but probably not in the right order at the right time 🙂

I'm flying just simple planes right now.. most complicated thing I've been playing with is the learjet.

Well, sometimes I fly one of the heavies on 'easy' setting, just so I can do barrelrolls and pretend to make humerous comments to the passengers over the intercom:

"Ladies and Gentleman, this is your Captain speaking. Watch THIS!"

in that case the last two post will probably be of no interest 😕

Looks like the Cessna Skylane (I think thats right, its one of the stock Cessna's) has a GPS sophisticated enough to try this with. Tried it with a simpler plane and it just doesn't have the Avionics to do it. It was more of a point and hold kinda deal.

I'm going to try it as soon as i get done crashing into various things at the grand canyon!

Man do I have a lot to learn.

Thanks for all your help guys!