Real Add-on Series, No.

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Pilot’s Handbook
General

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We thank you for your purchase of AeroSim B787 for FSX. This product will add the
B787, Dreamliner of the Boeing Company to the Boeing Fleet of your Microsoft Flight
Simulator X. The Boeing 787 is a mid-sized, wide-body and twin -engines jetliner
developed by the Boeing. About half of the primary structure of the 787 including the
fuselage and wing are constructed with the advanced composite materials. The
composite materials made it possible for the Boeing to bring the most advanced jetliner
in terms of ecology to the world’s major airlines.

Included in this FSX add-on package is 2 variants of B787-8, the one with RR engine
and another with GE engine. In the Flight Deck of the B787 for FSX, you can find the
Head Up Display in front of you for ease of your hand flying. Press the TERR button on
the EFIS and look at the Terrain Map, which comes on the Navigation Display.
FMC system of the B787 for FSX is simplified, so that it works with the flight plan that
is generated by the FSX flight-planner. Pressing the LNAV button of this aircraft
commands the aircraft to fly along the FSX flight plan route. VNAV is capable of
displaying the location of T/C and T/D on the Navigation Display.

The cabin window of real B787 does not have conventional window shade any more.
Instead, the passenger uses the electrochromic window system to regulate the intensity
of light coming through their window with the touch of a button at below the respective
window. In the virtual cabin of B787 for FSX, the passenger can adjust the tint of the
window with the mouse click on the window.

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INSTALL
When you unzip the downloaded file, you will find the AS_B787_FSX folder. In this
folder, there is a setup program, INSTALL.exe. Double click on this INSTALL.exe to
launch the installer, InstallShield Wizard.

Once the installer is launched, follow the on-screen instruction to install.

Note for the User of Windows Vista

In case when the Confirmation Dialog of User Account Control (UAC) appears and you
are prompted to either Continue or Cancel, select continue.

To start install, press

install bar.

Preparing to install.
If you want to abort
install, press Cancel
bar.

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Click next to continue.

Click “yes” to continue,

provided that you
accept the license
agreement.

Fill in your user name,

company name and
your license code.
You’ll need to enter
name or letters in
box of Company.
Otherwise, next button
remains to be grayed
out. Enter your license
code in the boxes for
Serial Entry.

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After you confirm the
folder to install the
program (Destination
Folder), click next.

Setup Status.
Click “Cancel” if
you want to abort
install.

Click “Finish” to exit

from the installer.

Preserve the downloaded file and your License Code in a safe place!

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UNINSTALL
To uninstall the B787 for FSX, double click on the INSTALL.exe. Follow the on-screen
instruction and when prompted for Modify, Repair or Remove, chose Remove.

Click “Finish” to exit from the installer.

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 Specification of B787-800

787-8 Specification
Wing Span 60.2 m Max. T O W 228.000 kg
Overall Length 56.7 m Engine (x2) *GE & RR
Tail Height 16. 9 m Fuel Capacity 143.000 L
Operating Empty 134.800 kg Cruise Speed M 0.85
Max. Payload 45,700 kg Range 10.100 km

* Engines GE GEnx-64B x2, RR Trent1000 x2

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 Door Animation Control

Press the following key combinations for the Animation Control of Doors.

Shift + E … then, Key 1* ------- LI Door

Shift + E … then, Key 2* ------- AFT Cargo Door (#1)
Shift + E … then, Key 3* ------- Forward Cargo Door (#2)
Shift + E … then, Key 4* ------- R2 & L4 Door (#3)
(* Regular numeric key in row and not the one on the Num-Pad)

Note.
(#1) When this key-combination is pressed while the plane is being parked on the spot
for HEAVY, the Cargo Loader (FSX default) will appear. (This may not be the case at
certain airport/spot of FSX)
(#2) Cargo Loader (the one stored in airframe modeling) will appear regardless of the
location.
(#3) Catering Service Car (the one stored in airframe modeling) will appear regardless
of the location.

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 FSX Viewpoint Control
Click the right mouse on the screen to get the pop-up menu. Select Aircraft and make a
choice of your favorable external view from the menu.

Click the right mouse on the screen to get the pop-up menu. Select Cockpit and make a
choice of your favorable internal view from the menu.

In the Virtual Cabin, the passenger can regulate the intensity of light coming through
their windows by the mouse click on the window. Place the cursor on the window. Make
a left click (position value to decrease) to get the tint brighter, and right click (position
value to increase) to get it dimmer.

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 Boeing 787-8 Cockpit

1 UTC display, Chronograph etc. 8 Auto Brake Selector

2 Primary Flight Director (PFD)
3 PFD Navigation Display (ND)
4 Navigation Display (ND)
5 Main EICAS
6 Standby Instruments
7 Landing Gear Lever
9 EICAS
10 EFIS Control Panel
11 Mode Control Panel (MCP)
12 Head Up Display (HUD)
13 Various Lighting Switches

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 EFIS Control Panel (Electronic Flight Instrument System)

1. DH (Decision Height) Control.

Click the center of knob to display/hide the DH. Click the upper side of knob to
toggle the Radar Altimeter and the Pressure Altimeter. Click on left and right side
of the knob to set the DH.
2. ND Mode Selector. Click on left and right side of the knob to select, from left to right,
APP mode, VOR mode and MAP mode. (This selector is not modeled to select, from
left to right, MAP-PLAN-MENU. Due to lack of MENU mode, the information to be
displayed on the ND is not selective)
3. Push TERR button to display/hide the Terrain Map on the ND. (Map display
seriously jeopardize the frame rate)
4. ND range selector. Click on left and right side of the knob to select the desired range.
Click on the knob center to toggle the ARC mode and ROSE mode of the ND.
5. BARO Setting Knob. Click on left and right side of the knob to set the QNH value.
Click on upper side of knob to toggle between inches of mercury and hectopascals.
Click on the center of knob to select STD (29.92 inches Hg/1013 HPA) for barometric
altitude reference.
6. Push ENG button to display/hide the Various Engine Parameters (N3, FF, OIL
PRESS/TEMP/QTY and VIB) on the lower part of Main EICAS Display.
(Buttons without an explanatory note are dummy)

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 Mode Control Panel (MCP) – Left half

1. Auto Thrust (A/T) Arm Switch.

2. Autopilot Master Switch and Light.
3. Flight Director (FD) Switch.
4. Auto Throttle Switch. Push to engage the Auto Throttle.
5. IAS/Mach Toggle Switch.
6. IAS Display. The single digit change by mouse click on the number.
7. IAS Setting Knob. The tenth digit change by mouse click on left/right of the knob.
Click the center of knob to display IAS for speed intervention in VNAV mode.
8. LNAV Mode Switch. The aircraft is navigated to fly along the flight plan route, when
LNAV mode is engaged.
9. VNAV Mode Switch. The aircraft is powered and pitched for climb or descent to the
selected altitude in the most efficient manner, when VNAV mode is engaged.
10. FLCH Switch. Push to execute the Flight Level Change.
11. Autopilot Disengage Bar.
12. Heading Display. The single digit change by mouse click on the number.
13. Bank Angle Limits Selector. Set the limit by mouse click on left/right side of the
knob. The tenth digit change of HDG by mouse click on upper left/right side of the
knob. Push the center of knob by mouse to activate HDG SEL mode.
14. HDG Hold Switch. Switch on by mouse to hold the current heading.

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 Mode Control Panel (MCP)-Right half

1. Vertical Speed (V/S) Display. Set the speed by mouse click. Blank when V/S mode is
not active.
2. V/S Thumbwheel. Rotate the thumbwheel by mouse to set the Vertical Speed.
3. V/S Switch. Bar light illuminates when V/S mode is engaged.
4. Altitude Display. Change the altitude in 100 units by mouse click on the number.
5. ALT HOLD Switch. Switch on by mouse to hold current altitude. Light illuminates
to indicate that Altitude HOLD mode is engaged.
6. Localizer Switch and Light. Switch on by mouse to arms AFDS to capture and track
the LOC course. Light indicates LOC mode is armed or engaged.
7. Approach Switch and Light. Switch on by mouse to arms AFDS to capture and track
localizer and capture glide path in G/S mode. Light indicates APP modes (LOC and
G/S) are armed or engaged.
8. Autopilot Master Switch and Light.
9. Altitude Selector Knob. Change the altitude in 1000 units by mouse click on
left/right side of the knob. When VNAV mode is engaged, pressing the center of this
selector can abolish the altitude constrained at next waypoint.
10. Flight Director (FD) Switch.

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 Primary Flight Display (PFD)

(Above PFD image is a montage image for explanatory purpose)

1. Flight Mode Annunciator. (from Left to Right, Speed, Roll and Pitch)
2. Bank Pointer and Slip/Skid Indicator
3. Flight Director (FD) Command Bars.
4. Airspeed and Mach Indicator.
5. Airplane Symbol.

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6. Rising Runway Symbol.
7. Minimum Speed indicates stick shaker speed or low speed buffet.
8. Heading and Track Indicator
9. Marker Beacon Indicator. (IM, MM and OM)
10. Altitude Indicator.
11. Glide slope Deviation (Scale and Pointer)
12. Vertical Speed Indicator.
13. Localizer Deviation. (Scale and Pointer)
14. BARO/Radio DH Display.
15. Current Barometric Altimeter Setting (QNH, STD)

UTC display, Chronograph

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 Navigation Display (ND) Arc Mode

APP Mode
1. Current IRS Ground Speed and True Air Speed.
2. Bearing, Speed and Direction of wind referring to display orientation.
3. LOC Deviation. (Pointer and Scale)
4. VOR L Information Display.
5. ILS ID, CRS and DME
6. GS Deviation (Pointer and Scale)
7. VOR R Information Display
VOR mode
8. VOR L bearing pointer (single arrow)
9. VOR R bearing pointer (double arrow)
10. VOR Deviation (Pointer and Scale)
MAP mode
11. MAP Information Display. When LNAV is engaged, CS Deviation is indicated even
on the MAP mode. When VOR or ILS is tuned, deviations from its course are
indicated.
12. VOR L ID, Course and DME.

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 Navigation Display (ND) Compass Rose Mode

Refer the explanatory note on the Arc Mode.

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 HUD (Head Up Display)

Click Icon to display/hide the HUD.

HUD is the transparent display on the front window that presents essential data
required for the pilot to fly without requiring them to look down at lower instruments.
There are 3 different modes in the HUD system of the B787 for FSX, namely Ground,
Primary and Approach. The Ground Mode is to be utilized when aircraft is on the
ground. The Primary Mode is used when aircraft is in air, and the Approach Mode is
used in the phase of Instrument Approach. The pilot does not need to select the mode. It
is selected automatically.

Ground Mode

Primary Mode

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 Approach Mode

In some cases, the letters and numbers on the HUD are blurry and difficult to read.
This is due to the limitation of FSX.

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 PFD and ND are resizeable

Mouse click on PFD and ND can enlarge them respectively.

Mouse click on enlarged PFD, ND and EICAS can resize them back to the original sizes.

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 MAIN EICAS Display (Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System)

1. Turbofan Power Radio (TPR) Indication.

2. N1 RPM indicates ENG N1 (LP Compressor Turbine) RPM in percent.
3. Exhaust Gas Temp (EGT) Indication.
4. N2 RPM indicates ENG N2 (HP Compressor Turbine) RPM in percent.
5. Various Engine Parameters. (N3, FF, OIL PRESS/TEMP/QTY and VIB)
6. Alert/Caution Display.
Alert in Red, Caution in Amber and Memo messages in White.
7. Gear Indicator. Display landing gear status. No indication when gears are
retracted.
8. Flaps Indicator. Display flap status as a single vertical bar with degree
numbers in green. No indication when flaps are not in set position.
9. STAB and RUDDER TRIM Indications.
10. CAB ALT, RATE, Outflow Valves
11. Aircraft GW, TTL FUEL, SAT and FUEL TEMP

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 EICAS Multifunction Display
The MFD allows crew to monitor and assess the status of the following systems aboard
the aircraft. STAT ELEC HYD FUEL AIR DOOR GEAR FCTL
Click on the menu at upper display to get an access to each display.

STAT Status display for hydraulic, APU, Oxygen, Liquid Cooling and Status Message
ELEC Electrical System
HYD Hydraulic System
FUEL Fuel System
AIR Air-Conditioning System
DOOR Door Status Display
GEAR Gear Status Display
FCTL Flight Control Status Dislay

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 Throttle Panel
Click ICON to display/hide the Thrust Panel. (Shift + 3 key)

1. Speed Brake Lever

2. Parking Brake Lever
3. Thrust Levers
4. Fuel Control Levers
5. Flaps Lever

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 Overhead Panel

Click ICON to display/hide the Overhead Panel. (Shift + 4 key)

1. Battery Switch. 2. APU Starter Switch.

3. APU Generator Switches 4. Generator Control Switches.
5. HYD Demand Pumps Selectors 6. Landing Light Switches
7. Engines Starter. 8. Fuel Pump Switches.
9. Anti-ICE (Wing and Engines) Switches. 10. External Light Switches.
11. Bleed Air
(Buttons without an explanatory note are dummy)

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 Radio Tuning Panel and ATC Transponder

Click ICON to display/hide the Radio Panel (Shift + 2 Key)

1. Click this button to retrieve VHF COM

2. Click this button to retrieve TRANSPONDER
3. Click here to select COM1. Hover the mouse cursor over the STBY frequency and
scroll the mouse wheel to set first 3 digits, and use wheel to set the number of digits
after the decimal point.
4 Click here to select COM2. Hover the mouse cursor over the STBY frequency and
scroll the mouse wheel to set first 3 digits, and use wheel to set the number of digits
after the decimal point.
5 Frequency Transfer Switch. Use this switch to transfer Standby Freq to Active.
6 Hover the mouse cursor over the XPDR CODE and scroll the mouse wheel to set the
Transponder Code.
(Buttons without an explanatory note are dummy)

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 Control Display Unit (CDU)
Click ICON to display/hide the CDU (Shift + 7 Key)

1. Display Screen. RTE page is displayed on the CDU above.

2. Left LSK (Line Select Keys). LSK are numbered from 1 to 6 starting at the top.
3. Right LSK (Line Select Keys) LSK 6R indicates the key on Right side and at bottom
4. INIT REF key. Press this key to retrieve INDEX page.
5. RTE key. Press this key to retrieve RTE page.
6. LEGS key. Press this key to retrieve LEGS page.
7. PROG key. Press this key to retrieve PROG page.
8. EXEC key. The execute command key for FMC.
9. PREV PAGE key. Press this key to retrieve previous page.
10. NEXT Page key. Press this key to retrieve next page.
11. NAV RDO key. Press this key to retrieve NAV RADIO page.
(Buttons without an explanatory note are dummy)

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 NAV RADIO
1. FREQ of VOR L. Hover the mouse cursor over
FREQ and scroll the mouse wheel to set FREQ.
2. CRS of VOR L. Use mouse wheel to set the CRS.
3. FREQ of ADF L. Use mouse wheel to set FREQ.
4. FREQ of VOR R. Use mouse wheel to set FREQ.
5. FREQ of ADF R. Use mouse wheel to set FREQ.

All Pages that can be displayed by CDU were shown below. For detailed instructions on
how to deal with these pages, read the article in the Tutorial.

Auto Brake Switch

Auto Brake setting from 1 to MAX will return automatically to

DISARM, then OFF when airplane speed is decelerated to
30 knots or less.

RTO setting will automatically return to OFF when airplane is lifted off.

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 Question & Answer

Q1. Instrument panel looks blurry and unclear.

A1. Select the graphic resolution of 1024x768 or higher.
From the SETTINGS dialog, choose Customize…
FSX displays the SETTINGS –DISPLAY dialog box, Under GRAPHIC tab,
select 1024x768 or higher from the list under Full screen resolution.
(1280x1024 resolution is recommended).

Q2. Pop-up windows of the panel do not appear, even if I tried to get them as instructed.
A2. Do not use the number key on the NUM PAD. Use the regular numeric key in row,
instead.

Q3. When landing with 2D cockpit, runway is hardly visible.

A3. When flying in the 2D cockpit, set 2D cockpit view to 0.70 ZOOM. Tap the minus
key (regular numeric key in row and not the one on the Num-Pad) three times.

Q4. Some of the gauges are blacked out.

A4. The deficit is known to have occurred in the older version of FSX. Download the
Service Pack 1 of FSX from the Microsoft site and install it.

Q5. My selection of aircraft from the select menu does not work.
A5. This may happen when the previously flown aircraft data remained in the memory
of your PC. Exit and re-launch the FSX.

Q6. When I lunched the FSX, I get an aircraft with no textures.

A6. You will need the video card, which is compatible with Direct X9.0C or later, to get
an aircraft with textures.

Q7. Aircraft is apt to stall soon after takeoff and it seems to have no climbing capability
to any higher altitude.
A7. Adjust the amount of fuel to be loaded. Normally don’t fill up to the neck of Fuel
Tanks. Adjust the amount to an appropriate level for your intended operation.
When full amount of fuel are loaded for the long haul intercontinental flight, try to
gain airspeed in the first stage of climb by keeping the pitch lower than 10 degrees.

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Q8. When coming close to the airport, the frame rate is desperately deteriorated.
A8. Adjust the Scenery Complexity. From the SETTINGS dialog, choose Customize…
FSX displays the SETTINGS –DISPLAY dialog box, Under SCENERY tab,
Move the Scenery complexity slider left toward very sparse.

Q9. VNAV does not work when I fly using the auto-generated flight plan.
A9. Crossing altitude at each waypoint is fixed in the auto-generated flight plan. This
makes it difficult for VNAV to work properly. Workaround for the problem is
explained in the Tutorial.

Q10. When VNAV is being engaged, single digit change of NAV CS is infeasible. Only 10
digits change is feasible.
A10. While the vertical speed is regulated by VNAV, CRS setting system is hampered
due to limits in the system. It may be good idea to finish the ILS CS setting during
cruise before reaching the Top of Descent, or VNAV may have to be temporarily
disengaged for a short while.

Q11. When flying under the control of FSX default ATC, the altitude instruction of
controller becomes very fuzzy.
A11. The altitude assignments in flight plan are forcibly void for VNAV to function
properly. This is a reason for the possible mishap of default ATC controller. Make
a request for new altitude to ATC, which could only be workaround for this
problem.

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