All panel's autothrottle is screwed!!

it's not the panels fault :p

check to see if the aircraft actually has autothrottle (some don;t and excellerate untill overspeed etc). some aircraft also must have the autpilot set on the ground for take off, and some must have the auto throttle set only after the autopilot master switch is on.

some panels you must also turn the autopilot on/off or hit the disengage button just to clear it up ready for use.

Right, let me explain exactly what I do. This is what I do with the default Boeing 737-400 and works perfectly fine. I start the flight, and engines are already switched on. I use the autothrottle for controlling taxi speed until runway where i switch it off. Then i set the altitude and vertical speed. I activate them, but as master switch is off they don't act. Then I use the throttle for take-off, and a couple of minutes later I press Z, which turns on the master switch and then click on SPD, whilst the autothrottle was already activated on ground before. Then it works for a while, before screwing up.
If this is wrong, then explain me what and how I have to set the autothrottle.

you must have autothrottle activated to allow the speed button to work. the speed button does nothing on it's own.

Mc_GaNgStA wrote:

I've installed several panels to the same aircraft thinking that the previous one had a problem with the panel, but I always end up in the same!

This by itself appears to be an 'aliasing' problem.

Unless you 'alias' correctly, FS won't know which panel to select.

hinch wrote:

you must have autothrottle activated to allow the speed button to work. the speed button does nothing on it's own.

Yes, I know. Without the autothrottle switched on the speed button's light won't go on. Even whilst in flight, when I turned on the speed button, when the autothrottle was activated, i could see the throttle being reduced to idle. That's when i deactivated it. Btw, do you think that by turning Master switch on and off, during flight will help?

Tailhook, what does aliasing mean? How do I alias FS which panel to select?

Mc_GaNgStA wrote:

hinch wrote:

you must have autothrottle activated to allow the speed button to work. the speed button does nothing on it's own.

Tailhook, what does aliasing mean? How do I alias FS which panel to select?

See if this helps.

http://www.simviation.com/lair/aliasing1.htm

ok, I get the point, but the autothrottle only works on ground, when I taxi at speeds like 15-20 knots. After take-off, it doesn't keep the speed I want it to. WHY, WHY, WHY????

you don't use it to taxi! if there is any wind that won't work anyway as it will be trying to go at 15knots indicated - ie. if there's a 15knot headwind; you'll go nowhere

the procedure for many aircraft is this: set the speed (250knots) and taxi to the runway. as you are moving into position flick the autopilot master switch on followed by the autothrottle on. when all ready push the speed button and off you go.

OHHH, ok. So i must use autothrottle for take-off then? Right, what I used to do was use my actual throttle then whilst the speed was increasing then suddenly flicked the SPD button on. Ill give that a try.

Ok, that was my problem. I was turning on the Master Switch after take-off, when i had control of the speed. Anyway, problem is solved. Thanks for the advice guys 😀