Dave,
In the interest of full disclosure, I do not seem to be getting the "auto pilot on, please" message (and a second message repeated over the top of the first) with every FDC flight. I'm using the same panel, but different aircraft.
Let me experiment a bit and see what happens. The flights I saved awhile back, and which were the basis of this thread, still have that repeating effect; but some of the newer flights (same panel--different aircraft) do not have the FDC captain making any kind of auto pilot verbal order, even when the "auto pilot on" box is checked in the Profile option...
I'll keep trying different combinations and let you know...
lee