The EXEC Light — Boeing's Commit Step
beginner📍 Route: DIRECT LFPG⏱ ~4 minutes📊 3 steps
The single biggest difference between the Boeing CDU and the Airbus MCDU: on the 737, nothing you change takes effect until you press EXEC. Learn the MOD-vs-ACT route and the white EXEC light by staging a direct-to and committing it.
Start this scenario
Open the SimTuts 737 CDU trainer and select “The EXEC Light — Boeing's Commit Step” from the scenarios list to walk through it step-by-step on the simulated keypad.
Open trainer →What you'll do
- Press the LEGS key to open the active route legs.
- Stage a direct-to. Type LFPG into the scratchpad and press 1L to go direct to LFPG.
- Commit the change. Press the EXEC key to make the modification active.
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