Is the NAV feature on the G58 broken? I’ve selected my departure/arrival airports in the main menu, so my flight plan is all good (I double-checked within the G1000), but can’t engage NAV within the autopilot. I even tried messing with the CDI softkey going from VOR to GPS, but that didn’t help.
Currently flying the G58 and NAV is working without issue.
Are you using the Working Title G1000 from Marketplace or stock?
Also can you include screenshot ?
I haven’t had any trouble with it Are you using the G1000nxi or the basic G1000? (I recommend the G1000nxi - free download from the Marketplace - if you don’t have it already.)
Likely you are not close enough to the intended course for the AP to capture. As others have suggested a screenshot helps us understand the situation better.
I am unavailable right now, but I will at my earliest opportunity.
Thanks guys. 
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Heading engaged here:
Here’s heading unengaged
Clicking the NAV button does nothing at all, even when I’m closer to my route than I am now, and I am also using the G1000nxi
Is the flight plan loaded into the G1000? I don’t see the magenta line on the MFD or the next waypoint in the PFD.
You would want to fly towards the magenta line at a 30 degree angle to intercept. Using heading. Once you were close you’d activate NAV and as it came into range it would capture abs turn to get on course.
Oh, my gosh. You’re right. How did I not notice that? I’m not sure why it isn’t in there though. It should be because when I click “FPL”, all the waypoints come up. I’m so confused.
Can you give a screenshot of your Flight Plan
The Flight Plan is showing in the VFR map. You can see the path is at the aircraft’s 7 o’clock position relative.
My suspicion is you’ve selected/loaded a SID which requires handflying the procedure until the AP can take over (i.e., fly runway heading until 500’ and 1NM then turn to 030 degrees to depart and resume own navigation). That’s why the Magenta line in the CDI doesn’t match overhead (VFR map) depiction. It’s still giving you lateral guidance correctly, but you must handfly that segment.
You may be able to verify this in the World Map planner when the plan is loaded. Check the Departure dropdowns at the top and see if a Standard Instrument Departure is selected. If so, change to “Direct” instead. That will let the AP take over mostly immediately after T/O.
If you wish to fly the SID, it’s best to have access to the Departure charts for that airport so you can follow along and handfly it after making note of the instructions. Those aren’t provided in the sim.
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Even if you were flying the sid, you would still see a line from the departing airport on the MFD would you not?
I always get instructions, maintain runway heading till above 1,200ft then left heading 089 to intercept course. etc…
But it still always shows on the MFD.
It’s like the Flightplan is active.
No, the VFR map doesn’t depict SIDs for some reason, at least not consistently. Another reason why I personally encourage folks to move to an EFB like Little Nav Map.
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Sorry, I’m not speaking about the VFR map, I’m talking about his G1000 MFD. If you look at that, the flight plan isn’t loaded there.
You can also see on his PFD, no next waypoint, heading, etc…
Agreed. LNM has rarely failed my flight plan. I engage bot AP and NAV when I’m within 500 feet of selected altitude and at or nearly on the magenta flight path depicted on the MFD.
It’s probably best to reload the flight at World Map, remove the SID, verify there’s no oddities. Then start Cold and Dark, and when Avionics are up - check the plan is depicted.
You know what? I can’t check right now, but I’m 99% sure that’s what the issue is. Because here’s how I did it.
- Went to World Map
- Selected EGLL as departure airport
- Selected EGWC as arrival airport
- Changed Direct - GPS to Low Altitude Airways
- Changed Runway 09L to Parking 501
And I got the orangish/yellow line on the runway on the way out. Doesn’t that signify a SID?
That is the SID (orange line). Look at the drop-down next to the parking spot - that’s the Departure option. Change that to Direct and things should look more consistent between MFD and VFR map.
Could I fly the SID and then after a while engage NAV? Would that work?
Here’s a series of pictures depicting my flightplan in the G1000 at the gate on the ground at LHR. The SID looks like it’s in there.
Yep - if you’re creating the flight plan in the sim World Map, remove the Departure after it’s done generating and change it to Direct.
Before - it’s selected UMLA1F 27R SID:
After - scroll the Drop down box and select Direct. Your flight plan will look much better and clearer.
See how much more straightforward it is? It will show that in the MFD as well.
