Lately, when I have set the auto pilot to be turned on at 500 feet AGL after takeoff, the captain issues the following command: "Auto pilot on, please." And, before he has completed his first request, he says it again. So, that's a duplicate request, one on top of the other...
I have been using this profile for some time, and I do not believe the captain has ever verbally ask that the auto pilot be turned on; it was just automatically done by the FCP (as requested in the Profile) when the plane reached 500 feet AGL… If the auto pilot is turned on this way, there is really no need for the captain to say the command.
So, what I'm asking is, can we either disable the captain's request; or, if he does make the request, can the FO respond that the AP is on, as he turns it on?
Also, if the captain is going to make the request, can we get him to do it just once?
I wonder if this occurs because of a change in a recent FMC update. Perhaps, you can tell us Dave. Thanks for your advice and help…
lee