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What is the flight plan you are using, when you encounter this.

Edited by oskrypuch - 25 Jan 2018 at 2:37pm

I haven't tried this, but since in the simulator you are already "flying", the flight plan is basically always active.  On the ramp, unless you've activated the flight plan, I'd guess that "Direct To" effectively wipes the flight plan and creates a new "Direct To".   "Direct to" on an active flight plan simply goes to that segment, at least when I select the waypoint from the flight plan.

I was puzzled by this happening - until I noticed that the flightplan is awaiting activation on the lower left corner softkey. Since the aircraft is 'sitting on the ramp', the flight has not yet begun as far as the navigator is concerned - no magenta line. If you begin moving, and actually take off, the flightplan is automatically activated and the first leg turns magenta. You can then select a waypoint and 'go direct'. If you do this on the ground before activating the entered plan, this new 'direct' request becomes the active flightplan and the line to that point becomes magenta.