Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - No speed control in 737

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | DVA2006 | No speed control in 737

DVA3757
First Officer, B777-200

Joined on November 26 2006
Century Club

"Go Buffaloes!"
Western United States

108 legs, 270.0 hours
66 legs, 173.3 hours online
103 legs, 260.6 hours ACARS
2 legs, 7.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 07 2006 22:50 ET by Stephen Ayre

So I am in cruising flight, and all of a sudden i get full power without doing a thing. My AT and speed hold is at 275 knots but then my indicated airspeed is over 400 kias. Whats going on?

Stephen Ayre

First Officer, B777-200

DVA3710
Senior Captain, DC-6
OLP, COMM

Joined on November 12 2006
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
Piston Prop 100 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"God is my pilot. I'm just the First Officer."
Apopka, FL

432 legs, 690.6 hours
35 legs, 60.8 hours online
385 legs, 620.1 hours ACARS
6 legs, 7.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 10:16 ET by Sid Dudley

Sounds like you might have run into a very strong gusting headwind. Were you flying online or with FS real world weather at the time? What was your altitude and do you know what the winds aloft were?

Sid Dudley

Senior Captain, DC-6

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 10:18 ET by Sid Dudley

Another thought. Are you sure that you did not unknowingly turn off AT or any of the speed hold switches?

Sid Dudley

Senior Captain, DC-6

DVA2533
Senior Captain, EMB-120
OLP, COMM

Joined on July 27 2005
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
Dorval 500 Club
US Coastal Club
Online Fifteen Century
US Mountaineer Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Bi-Millennium Club

Winter Springs, FL USA

2,087 legs, 2,752.1 hours
1,762 legs, 2,302.1 hours online
1,905 legs, 2,467.0 hours ACARS
29 legs, 31.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 10:22 ET by Jim Warner

Also did your pitot tube freeze or did you get ice in your engines? I always fly with the pitot heat on (shift H) and the engine deicers (overhead panel in 757) turned on. You just never know....and it doesn't cost you a thing (it's virtual!).

Jim Warner

Senior Captain, EMB-120

DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM

Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club

"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO

619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs, 503.1 hours online
580 legs, 1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs, 191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1 hours

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 11:54 ET by Michael Brown

I don't think engine/wing ice is simulated in FS is it? .....I've seen my pitot freeze over and it goes straight to zero then comes back in a few seconds.

Michael Brown (DVA3196)

DVA3461
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on August 20 2006
Online Double Century Club
Quatercentenary Club

"Get er' Done!"
NY USA

486 legs, 1,296.8 hours
416 legs, 1,110.1 hours online
288 legs, 733.8 hours ACARS
33 legs, 87.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 14:10 ET by Joshua Clement

thats happened to me before as well.

Joshua Clement (DVA3461)

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 17:39 ET by Stephen Ayre

I always fly with pitot heat on, and I am absolutely positive I didn't accidentally hit the AT to make it turn off. I fly with the weather that SB3 downloads. Weird...

Stephen Ayre

First Officer, B777-200

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 18:24 ET by Joshua Clement

Yeah I always fly wit the Pitot heat on in any aircraft i fly- Its just become a habit.

Joshua Clement (DVA3461)

DVA3787
Senior Captain, CRJ-200
OLP

Joined on December 01 2006
Double Century Club
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club

"Small planes don't make small brains"
Western Europe

277 legs, 515.9 hours
204 legs, 397.0 hours online
244 legs, 456.2 hours ACARS
39 legs, 80.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 17 2006 00:02 ET by Mark Salter

According to the manual you should keep the Pitot heat on the entire flight as long as your engines are running. Sometimes autopilot "has its own mind" and does some odd things. It could be you were to high, or experiencing a heavy winD. Real world weather as already told can have worse wind conditions. Check everything next time it happens to try to identify the source.

cool

Cha-Ching!

Mark Salter

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

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