Akila, think about this: If the winds were blowing Eastwards (coming from a direction of 270 in relation to your plane), which direction would you point your plane in order to face the wind when taking off, East (hdg 090) or West (270)?

Joel, I think you are making a fundamental error... I look forward to seeing your diagram...Andrew

My Diagram I drew proved me wrong.I said I might had misunderstood the meaning of Wind/RW direction(s) (Heading to.. / Coming from..).Any way after putting it on paper I found I was wrong (it was the RW part which got me Confused BTW, not the Wind).

Akila, think about this:If the winds were blowing Eastwards (coming from a direction of 270 in relation to your plane), which direction would you point your plane in order to face the wind when taking off, East (hdg 090) or West (270)?

same as above.as to your question, the answer would be West (270).

Glad to hear you got it sorted... wouldn't want to see the mess caused by taking off from a short field in the wrong direction with a 30 knot tailwind...:)Andrew

An easy way to remember is that the first two numbers in the wind direction and runway numbers should match as much as possibleSay you have rwy 36 and 18 at an airport.Winds 346/10 = 34(6) and rwy 36Winds 160/5 = 16(0) and rwy 18Winds 220/5 = 22(0) and rwy 18Winds 330/5 = 33(0) and rwy 36Really not hard to understand, but remember the wind in a METAR report states which direction the wind is coming from and not the direction it is blowing.

I never used the tutorials.. I don't fly in Europe much...What I did to learn the FMC/CDU was to take a picture ofeach page of the manual with my camera, and then used thatscreen to show the manual as I punched the stuff in.It's pretty easy once you get the hang of it, and get used tothe flow. It only took me a couple of days to get it down wellenough not to need any instructions. It's vaguely like learningthe menu system in a ham radio.. Or to me anyway... :/You could also use a second laptop to display the manual ifyou had one.

How do you know if you are doing it right or just doing it lucky?Are you typing stuff in because that is what worked the last time, or because you understand the origin, use and significance of the data and have chosen data appropriate to the tasks you are attempting?

Man, you are wasting the $70 on a good aeroplane if you don't follow the tutorials!You have to put in the work to get the best out of this plane!I've been flying this since August 5th and before this,never landed manually, now I wouln't think otherwise - except once when there was 0 visibility,and I really was P***ed at having to use the autopilot .The best flight was an incoming to EIDW last week with 90 kt winds, and the autopilot disconnted (as it would), and still making down RyanAir style. .