External power

[james42]

Hay guys, Im having trouble getting the external power to come on with the 707. Im using the 707-320c with the B707-320B/C "Adv" panel. Any help appreciated thanks.

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

There´s no problem, at all, with any of the B707 panels .... in regard to connecting EXTERNAL PÔWER .... so long as the following procedures are adhered to during engine startup ....

B707/720 PANEL ENGINE STARTUP PROCEDURES

Start FS with the default CESSNA or B747-400.

Shutdown all engines per "CNTRL+SHIFT+F1" keyboard commands .... don't touch anything else on the panel .... then return to you FS aircraft selection menu and select your B707/720 aircraft/panel of choice.

This will establish your selected B707/720 at the airport of choice with all engines shutdown. Most Main Panel instrumentation will appear "flagged" .... which is normal !

- Ensure the Brakes are set to "ON"

- Ensure all engines are shutdown

Go to the Center Pedestal Panel

- Ensure all 4 fuel levers (below the main power levers) are set to their cut-off/fully down position .... with all 4 power levers similarly set to their fully idle detent.

Go to the Flight Engineers Panel ....

- Set F/E Panel light switch to "ON" .... for night use only

- Set the "ESSENTIAL POWER" switch to "EXT" position

- Set the "EXTERNAL POWER" switch to "ON"

- Ensure the "BATTERY" switch is set to "ON"

- Set all "AIRCONDITIONING & PRESSURISATION" switches to their "OFF" positions .... this is not essential to the running of these panels but is correct engine startup procedure for most jet aircraft types.

- Set all "FUEL TRANSFER VALVE" switches to their "OPEN" (vertical position) .... all but the first and last which govern reserve tanks only.

- Check that all 4 Fuel Cut-Off Switches (located at the top of the fuel schematics section of the F/E panel) are all selected "ON".

- Select "ON" each of the 2 pairs of BOOST PUMP switches associated with engines # 1, # 2, # 3, and # 4 only .... those for the Center Tank can remain "OFF" until later during flight.

Go to the Overhead Panel ....

- Set "ROTATING BEACON" light switch to "ON"

- Set "NAVIGATION LIGHTS" switches to "ON"

- Click (once only) on the "CREW CALL" button .... comentary #1 will start/stop.

- Ensure the Brakes remain set to "ON"

- Click (once only) on the "CREW CALL" button a 2nd time .... commentary #2 will start/stop .... and the ground generator will be heard to start and remain running throughout engine startup procedures.

- Click (once only) the large red "GROUND START" tab

- Set # 3 engine starter switch to "GROUND" position .... engine will be heard to begin spooling up .... then quickly transfer to the Center Pedestal Panel .... time between 10-12 seconds before manually selecting the # 3 fuel lever to its "START" position .... it will automatically engage by about the 11th or 12th second as that engine burst into life

REPEAT THE ABOVE PROCEDURE PRECISELY IN ORDER TO START THE REMAINING #4, #2, & #1 ENGINES .... NORMAL ENGINE STARTUP SEQUENCE IS 3,4,2, & 1

Return to the Flight Engineers Panel .... after all 4 engines are running ....

- Set "ESSENTIAL POWER" switch to "GEN 1" position

- Set "EXTERNAL POWER" switch to "OFF"

- Ensure the "BATTERY" switch remains "ON"

- Set all "AIRCONDITIONING & PRESSURISATION" switches to their "ON" positions .... only if these have previously been selected off in the above procedure

Return to the Ovehead Panel ....

- Click (once only) on the "CREW CALL" button .... ground generator will be heard shutdown .... all 4 engines will continue running.

- Select all remaining Overhead Panel Lighting and Anti-Ice switches to their "ON" positions .... as required

Return to the Main Panel ....

Most previously "flagged" panel instrumentation will now appear "UN-FLAGGED"

Set Flaps, Trim, and Radio Navigation frequencies as required.

HAVE A NICE FLIGHT !

These procedures remain the same for all HJG B707/720 panels.

One needs to be quite careful/specific when placing their mouse cursor over the "CREW CALL" button (hot point).

If this is not done with precision then it may not activate .... hence one maybe not then being able to activate any of its related commentary (btween stages) or connect/disconnect "EXTERNAL POWER".

Ensure also that all B707 pànel gauges are installed inside the FS "GAUGES" folder .... and .... that all B707 panel sounds are installed inside the FS "SOUND" folder (i.e. the principle FS sound folder and not ther default Sound folder inside your B707 Aircraft Base Pack).

Mark C
BOG/COL

[james42]

Thanks for the help, I can see whare I went wrong.