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i GLOBAL GNS-XLS FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPUTER BASED TRAINING PROGRAM WORKBOOK ________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS Operation of Selected Control Heads ................................................... 1 Helpul Hints for Simulator Start-up ....................................................... 1-2 Suggestions for Using the Training Program ......................................... 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE GLOBAL GNS-XLS FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM What is an FMS? .................................................................................. 3 What does it do? .................................................................................. 3 How does it work? ................................................................................ 3-4 NORMAL PROCEDURES MODULE 1: GENERAL TERMS AND KEYBOARD FAMILIARIZATION General Terms ...................................................................................... 5 Keyboard Familiarization ...................................................................... 5-6 Test Gate - Keyboard Familiarization ................................................... 7 MODULE 2: SYSTEM INITIALIZATION General Information .............................................................................. 8 Entering Date and Time (GMT)............................................................. 8-9 Position Initialization ............................................................................. 9 Selecting a Stored/Company or AFIS Flight Plan to Active FPL .......... 9-10 Programming the FROM and TO Waypoints ........................................10 Normal/Abbreviated System Initialization ............................................. 11 Test Gate - System Initialization ........................................................... 12
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GLOBAL GNS-XLS FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

COMPUTER BASED TRAINING PROGRAM

WORKBOOK

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Operation of Selected Control Heads ...................................................1Helpul Hints for Simulator Start-up .......................................................1-2Suggestions for Using the Training Program.........................................2

INTRODUCTIONTO THE GLOBAL GNS-XLS FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

What is an FMS? .................................................................................. 3What does it do? .................................................................................. 3How does it work? ................................................................................ 3-4

NORMAL PROCEDURES

MODULE 1: GENERAL TERMS AND KEYBOARD FAMILIARIZATION

General Terms ......................................................................................5Keyboard Familiarization ...................................................................... 5-6Test Gate - Keyboard Familiarization ................................................... 7

MODULE 2: SYSTEM INITIALIZATION

General Information ..............................................................................8Entering Date and Time (GMT)............................................................. 8-9Position Initialization ............................................................................. 9Selecting a Stored/Company or AFIS Flight Plan to Active FPL .......... 9-10Programming the FROM and TO Waypoints ........................................10Normal/Abbreviated System Initialization ............................................. 11Test Gate - System Initialization ........................................................... 12

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)

MODULE 3: FLIGHT PLANNING STORED FLIGHT PLANS

General Information ..............................................................................13-14Stored Flight Plan Information .............................................................. 14How does the Depart (SID) Page Work? ..............................................15-17How does the Arrive (STAR) Page Work? ........................................... 17How does the Approach Page Work? .................................................. 18

FLIGHT PLANNING - ALL ABOUT WAYPOINTS

General waypoint information ...............................................................19Specific waypoint information ...............................................................20-21Test Gate - Flight Planning - Stored Flight Plans ..................................22-24

MODULE 4: PAGE HIGHLIGHTS - FPL, NAV, PLAN SECTIONS

Flight Plan Section................................................................................ 25-26Navigation Section................................................................................ 27-30Plan Section.......................................................................................... 30-32Test Gate - Page Highlights.................................................................. 33-34

MODULE 5: SPECIAL FUNCTIONS AND PROCEDURES

Direct To Function ................................................................................ 35Holding.................................................................................................. 36Heading Mode....................................................................................... 37Test Gate - Special Functions and Procedures..................................... 38

MODULE 6: ADVISORY VNAV

VNAV Operation ................................................................................... 39-40Test Gate - Advisory VNAV................................................................... 41

MODULE 7: ACARS/AFIS OPERATIONS

General Information ..............................................................................42-43

ABNORMAL PROCEDURES

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MODULE 8: Abmormal Indications, Cause, Effect and Response

General Information ..............................................................................44-48

FINAL EXAM

The Flight Plan...................................................................................... 49-51

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PC SIMULATOR TRAINING PROGRAM

GNS-XLS TRAININGPROGRAM

Operation of the selected Control Heads:

• Before you can operate any Control Head it must beenlarged by moving the cursor over the desired controlhead then “clicking” the mouse button.

• Altitude Preselector - Click on the Control Head. To setthe altitude to a lower value, move the cursor to the left-hand edge of the knob. Click or click and hold the mousebutton until the desired setting is reached then release themouse button. To increase the value, move the cursor tothe right-hand edge of the knob and click the mousebutton in the same manner.

• Mode Controller Panel (MCP) - Click on the Control Head.The AP, FD, CLIMB, NAV and ALT Modes are setautomatically by the program if the default SETUP is notaltered. To begin a Descent click on the Control Headthen press the VNAV button to arm the VNAV Mode.Close the MCP and click on the Altitude Preselector. Setthe desired altitude then close the Preselector. At TODthe airplane will automatically begin a descent. TheCLIMB and DESCEND buttons may also be usedindependently of VNAV but the Preselector and the ALTARM must also be set.

• HSI Control Panel - Pressing the HSI button will changethe CDI displayed to a MAP display. The Range may bechanged by pressing the RANGE UP or DOWN arrowkeys. The NAV key is used to change between FMS andVOR steering modes.

For further information on the operation of the simulator consult thePC Simulator User’s Guide .

Helpful hints for simulator start-up:

• Before you turn the FMS on, click on it to enlarge it. Turnit ON then click on the FAST key located near the center,lower edge of the PC screen. This will speed up the SelfTest. Turn the FAST mode off before you push the powerlevers forward to fly.

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PC SIMULATOR TRAINING PROGRAM

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Helpful Hints- continued

• Click on the SETUP button. If AFIS is on as indicated bythe red dot adjacent to the word AFIS, turn it off. To dothis, move the little airplane over the red dot with themouse. “Click” on the red dot and it will disappearindicating that AFIS is disabled. Move the little airplaneover the blue bar that reads SYSTEM SETUP and clickthe mouse button. AFIS will now be disabled.

• Click on the HSI. Next, click on the HSI button so that theword MAP is displayed on the HSI. Because there is noActive flight plan on the FMS yet, the map will be blank.Having the map displayed will improve your situationalawareness as your flight progresses.

Suggestions for using the Training Program:

• Have the FMS Operator’s Manual available

• Use the PC Simulator while going through each Moduleand not just Test Gates.

• At the end of each Module and Test Gate, reset thesystem using the Master Reset function in preparation forthe next lesson.

• When performing the Test Gate for each Module cover theright-hand column until you have completed the action.Check for correct Pilot Action and System Response bylooking at the right-hand column.

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WHAT IS AN FMS?

It is a small, magical, black box that has been designed to intimidate and confuseany pilot who dares to attempt to understand it................. Seriously, an FMS isprimarily a computer that takes inputs from both the pilot and certain airplanesystems to help guide the airplane from take-off to landing. An FMS is loaded withfeatures that can help pilots if they understand how these features work, or confusethem if they don’t.

WHAT DOES IT DO?

The FMS provides flight information to the pilot. The flight information provided isthe same information you used to write on a piece of paper when you first startedflying; information like distance to go, magnetic course, ETE, ETA and so on, onlynow its done automatically. It also provides steering information to the airplane thatis used to guide the airplane along your flight planned route.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

You enter waypoints, better known as Intersections, NDB or VOR identifiers intothe FMS in the order you want to fly them. You now have a flight plan. The FMShas an internal world-wide database that contains the latitude and longitude(Lat/Lon) of every published waypoint on earth. Because the database has thisinformation, the FMS can compute a Course and Distance between any twowaypoints. You can even make up your own waypoints by giving the waypoint aunique name then entering a latitude and longitude for it.

Next, the FMS has to know where it is in order to provide guidance. To do this, theFMS must be “initialized” at the actual Lat/Lon starting point, i.e...... the airportyou’re departing from. Now the FMS knows its position in Lat/Lon and it knows,from the database, the Lat/Lon of the waypoints you want it to take you to. TheFMS can now compute a Course and Distance from where it is to where you want itto go.

An internal GPS navigation sensor is installed in the FMS. The FMS also acceptsinputs from external navigation sensors like VOR/DME, VLF/Omega or InertialNavigation Systems that it believes are internal navigation sensors. The FMS canuse any one or all of these sensor inputs to update its position. For example, if theFMS uses VOR/DME inputs to compute its position, it will take the radial anddistance information it receives and convert it to a Lat/Lon position.

INTRODUCTION TO THE GNS-XLS FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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HOW DOES IT WORK? - continued

You now have all this information coming to and going from the FMS. How do youget it to guide the airplane. “Easy”. Just push the button. The simulator programuses the “NAV” button on the EFIS control panel located below the HSI. In theairplane it is labeled LNAV. Whatever the label says, the only thing you need toknow is that in order for the FMS to provide guidance information to the airplane, itmust be selected as the navigation source.

Currently, either VOR or TACAN are the standard navigation sources in theairplane. When you want VORTAC information on the HSI/CDI to steer theairplane you select NAV on the Flight Director (F/D) Mode Controller Panel (MCP).Engage the autopilot and away you go. When you want the FMS to provideinformation on the HSI/CDI to steer the airplane you press the LNAV button.Engage the autopilot and away you go. It’s as easy as that!

Unlike the VOR or TACAN which guide the airplane FROM one VORTAC TO thenext, an FMS guides the airplane FROM the airplane’s present position to theselected TO waypoint in the Active Flight Plan. Normally, you will not see a FROMflag on the HSI when the FMS is guiding the airplane.

The secret to successfully operating any FMS is knowing what the capabilities ofthe system are and which section and page will allow you to perform that function.How to perform an individual function will for the most part become intuitive. Tohelp you find the function you are looking for, the pages in each section arenumbered. For example Navigation 1/4 is the first of 4 pages in the Navigationsection.

Now that you have completed FMS101, let’s proceed to the training modules andlearn the details of how to operate this FMS.

INTRODUCTION - continued

GNS-XLS TRAININGPROGRAM

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General Terms:

• FIELD - A line of information on the screen consisting of up to 22 characters.

• PAGE - Individual screen displays are referred to as pages. These pagesare arranged in sections and subsections much like chapters in a book.Depressing a Chapter key, formally known as a Display Selector Key (NAV,VNAV, FPL, PLAN, TUNE or D ) will bring up the first page of the section.The first press of any Display selector Key will bring up the first page of thatsection. Subsequent key presses will display the next page in that section.

• CURSOR - A yellow box placed over an active field by pressing an activeline-select key. Information can be typed in the cursor. Pressing the ENTERKey will enter the data into the FMS and either the cursor will move to thenext active field on the present page or the page itself will change to theappropriate page. Data blinking in the cursor indicates that the data enteredhas not been accepted due to an unreasonable or invalid entry.

• WAYPOINT - A navigation point consisting of from 1 to 6 alpha numericcharacters that has a specific latitude and longitude. If an airport is identifiedas an ICAO airport, the ICAO identifier must be entered when using an airportas a waypoint. ICAO airports in the continental U.S. begin with “K”. Appletonis an ICAO airport and is identified as KATW.

Keyboard Familiarization:

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Will load data into the computer when data is keyed in the cursor box. Itmay be used in lieu of LS keys to cycle through active fields on certain pageswhen the cursor is on the page. In certain cases the ENTER keyautomatically cycles the display back to the page where data entry began.

ENTER

A momentary press will turn the system on. A 40 second Self Test will beginupon depressing the ON Key. If the display has been dimmed, momentarilydepressing the ON Key will bring the display to full bright. Pressing andholding the ON Key for more than 3 seconds will turn the system Off.

ON

Line Select (LS) Keys are used to bring the cursor on a page so that datamay be entered. They are referred to as LS 1 through 5 Left or Right, i.e.....LS-1L, LS-5R etc. A LS key is active when a small white chevron can beseen on the screen adjacent to the active key. Each key covers 2 lines ofdata. The second or third key press will remove the cursor from the display.

NORMAL PROCEDURES

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MSG Allows the operator to view FMS messages. The first press brings up theSystem Messages page, the second press brings up the Sensor Messagespage. If no Sensor Messages exists, the Sensor Messages page will notappear. A message alert light will illuminate when an appropriate message ispresent. The message pages should be checked prior to selecting a flight planto insure that the database is current and no systems problems are present.

Will page the display backwards through a Section or Subsection. Thedisplay pages will remain in a “loop” in the selected Section or Subsection.

NXT

PRV

Will page the display forward through a Section or Subsection. The displaypages will remain in a “loop” in the selected Section or Subsection.

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NORMAL PROCEDURES

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BACK Is a multi-function key. When the cursor is on a page and data is beingentered in the cursor, individual letters or numbers can be erased. They willbe erased from right to left similar to the way a Back Space key works onyour computer. In certain cases, if the cursor is placed on the page wheredata already exists and the BACK is pressed the data will disappear but willnot be erased unless an Erase prompt appears and the ENTER key ispressed.

Pressing this key under certain conditions will change what is displayed inthe Plan section. In the Flight Plan sections it can be used to deletewaypoints. In the Navigation section, it can be used to change CDI scaling,select and deselect sensors or display altitude constraints. We will go intomore detail on the BACK key when we get to the particular section. Thebottom line is that if you’re not sure what to do next, put the cursor on thepage and press BACK.

When the cursor is not on a page and more than one page exists in asection, it can be used to page backwards to previous pages of the section.If you are in a subsection, it will take you to another subsection or back tothe main section. You will see how this works when we get to the Flight Planand Sensor Subsection pages.

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TEST GATE MODULE 1 KEYBOARD FAMILIARIZATION Page 1 of 1

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PILOT ACTION SYSTEM RESPONSE

1. Turn the system on. 1. Pressing the ON key turns the system on. Thesystem will complete its Self Test and display theInitialization page with the cursor over the IDENTfield.

2. Place the cursor over the Time (GMT)field. Remove the cursor from the page.

2. LS-2R must be pressed twice to place the cursorover the Time (GMT) field. A third press willremove the cursor from the page.

3. Place the cursor over the DATE field.Without using a LS key, move the cursor tothe IDENT field.

3. Pressing the ENTER key will move the cursorfrom the date field to the IDENT field.

4. Key-in KATWW in the IDENT field. Theidentifier is in error. Remove the last Wfrom the identifier.

4. If the cursror was not moved to another fieldafter the identifier was entered, pressing theBACK key will remove the last W. If the cursorwas moved, pressing the BACK key willtemporarily blank the data within the cursor box.In this case to change the identifier, simply typeover the identifier. The new entry will over-writewhat was in the IDENT field.

5. Complete the position initialization. 5. The position initialization is completed bypressing the ENTER key 3 times when the cursoris over the IDENT field.

6. View the SENSOR MESSAGES pagewithout using the PRV or NXT key.

6. The second press of the MSG key will display theSENSOR MESSAGES page.

7. Turn the system off. 7. Press and holding the ON key for 3 or moreseconds will turn the system off.

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General Information:

Trying to explain system initialization when data entry is required may seem lengthyand confusing. In reality, most of the entries that will be explained are rarelyrequired. A shorter version of system initialization will be explained at the end of thismodule.

The Initialization page is only accessible upon system turn-on. When you leave theinitialization page and go to the Stored flight plan pages, the only way to return to theinitialization page is to turn the system off then back on.

System initialization is complete and the system is ready to provide navigationinformation, after the following data has been entered or verified:

• The system is turned on and Self Test is complete.• The DATE and TIME are verified or entered.• The initialization position or airport identifier are entered or verified.• A Stored, AFIS or Company flight plan has been selected as the Active

Flight Plan.• A From and To leg have been entered on NAV page 1.• The System/Sensor Message pages have been reviewed and the

Database is verified current.

Entering Date and Time (GMT):

Normally, DATE and GMT do not have to be entered. They will remain in memoryafter the system is shut down. It is important however, that they are correct. GPSacquisition time, the effective date of the database and the TAKE OFF time are alldependent upon the accuracy of the date and time.

Updating the DATE• Press LS-2R and place the cursor over the DATE field.• Use the number keys to type in the date. Two digits are always required

for the day, the month and the year.• To enter the date first type the day of the month, then the number of the

month, then the last two digits of the year. July 4th, 1996 would be enteredas 4 July 96 or 040796.

• Press the ENTER key to load the data and the cursor moves to the GMTfield.

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MODULE 2 SYSTEM INITIALIZATION Page 1 of 4

NORMAL PROCEDURES

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Updating Date and Time (GMT) - continued:

Updating GMT• Use the number keys to type in the four digit GMT time in a 24 hour clock

format. 4:35 PM will be typed in as 1635.• Press the ENTER key and the cursor moves to the IDENT field where the

position initialization is verified or updated.

Position Initialization:

Normally, the initialization position does not have to be entered. After the system isshut down, the airport reference point (ARP) position is retained in memory. Thenext time the system is turned on, the INDENT field will prefill with the shut-downARP.

Updating the Initialization Position• With the cursor over the IDENT field, type in the appropriate airport

identifier then press the ENTER key.• The airport continuation records page appears where either the ARP, a

Runway or an Outer Marker may be selected. Normally the ARP isselected by just pressing the ENTER key. Pressing the appropriate LS keyto place the cursor over the desired runway and pressing ENTER, willinitialize the FMS position to that runway.

• When the ENTER key is pressed the Initialization page will again bedisplayed with the cursor over the Lat/Lon field. Verify that the coordinatesare reasonable and press ENTER. The display will change to either theAFIS, Stored or when available, Company flight plans page.

Selecting a Stored/Company or AFIS flight plan to the Active Flight Plan:

On the simulator program it may be necessary to turn off AFIS in order for theStored flight plan to be displayed automatically from the Initialization page. This isdone by pressing the SETUP button located near the lower left hand corner of thescreen, then moving the cursor (the airplane symbol) over the red dot adjacent toAFIS and “clicking” the mouse. The red dot should now be out of view and AFIS willbe deselected.

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NORMAL PROCEDURES

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Selecting a Stored/Company or AFIS flight plan to the Active Flight Plan - cont.

Selecting a Stored Flight Plan to the Active Flight Plan• If necessary, press the flight plan (FPL) key, until the desired Flight Plan List

page is displayed. Press the appropriate, right hand LS key to place thecursor over the desired flight plan number. For training purposes put thecursor over any flight plan number and press the ENTER key.

• Review the waypoints of the flight plan you selected using the PRV or NXTkey. Press LS-5R to bring the cursor over the SELECT prompt then pressthe ENTER key.

• The Stored flight plan has now been transferred to the Active flight plan.

Programming the FROM and TO waypoints:

This is the final step needed to initialization the system! When a From and Towaypoint are established, the system computes a track between the two waypointsand can output steering information to guide the airplane along this track.

Programming the FROM and TO waypoints• Press the NAV key to display Navigation page 1. The cursor will be

displayed over the from (FR) field with the first waypoint of the flight plan inthe cursor.

• Press the ENTER key to load the From waypoint in the FR field.• The cursor moves to the TO field where the next waypoint in the flight plan

following the FR waypoint is displayed in the cursor.• Press the ENTER key to load the TO waypoint in the TO field• The cursor moves to the leg change mode field. Press ENTER to remove

the cursor from the page and accept the AUTO leg change mode. The legchange mode will be addressed later in the syllabus.

Now that you thoroughly understand what you have just read, you will be able toinitialize the system under the worst of conditions! Take heart, the next page will showyou how to do the “normal” abbreviated version of system initialization.

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MODULE 2 SYSTEM INITIALIZATION Page 4 of 4

NORMAL PROCEDURES

Normal/Abbreviated System Initialization:

When minimal data entry and only verification of data is required, system initializationis a breeze!

The following requirements must be met before a “normal” initialization can beperformed:

• The DATE and GMT must be correct.• The system must have been turned off at the same airport that it is turned

on.• The desired flight plan must be stored in the system.• The system is not configured for AFIS.

Normal system initialization• Press the ON key to turn the system on and wait the 40 seconds for the

system to complete the Self Test.• The cursor will appear over the IDENT field. After about 3 seconds the

departure airport will appear in the cursor.• Pressing the ENTER key will bring up the airport continuation records page

that contains the available runways and outer markers.• Press ENTER again. The ARP will be selected and the display will change

back to the initialization page with the cursor over the Lat/Lon field.• Verify that the coordinates are reasonable then press ENTER again and the

Stored flight plan page will appear. If a stored flight plan exists with thesame departure point as the point at which the FMS position was initializedthe cursor will appear over the first flight plan number with that samewaypoint identifier. If not, you will have to put the cursor over a fight plannumber using a right hand LS key.

• Press ENTER again and the waypoints of the flight plan number youselected will appear. Review and verify the waypoints of the flight planusing the PRV or NXT.

• Press LS-5R to bring the cursor over the SELECT prompt.• Press the ENTER key. The Stored flight plan is selected to Active and the

Active flight plan page is displayed.• Press the NAV key to bring up Navigation page 1 so that you can load the

From and To waypoints and establish the first leg of the flight plan.• Press ENTER three more times and you now have a system that is ready to

take you places. When dual FMS systems are installed the cursor will moveto the Crossfill (XFILL?) prompt. If you press ENTER, all the data will becrossfilled to the other system.

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TEST GATE MODULE 2 SYSTEM INITIALIZATION Page 1 of 1

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PILOT ACTION SYSTEM RESPONSE

1. Turn the system on. Simulate an incorrectdate by keying in July 4th, 1996 thenchange it back to the current date.

1. The system turns on and completes the SelfTest. LS-2R must be pressed to place the cursorover the DATE field. Key in 040796 and ENTERto display 04 July 96. Press LS-2R twice toreturn the cursor to the date field then typetoday’s date in the same manner as the 4th ofJuly was entered.

2. From the DATE field using any number ofkey presses and only one of the keys onthe keyboard, bring up the Stored FlightPlan List page on the display.

2. Pressing the ENTER key 5 times brings up theStored Flight Plan List page.

3. Select flight plan number 10 from the listand make it the Active flight plan.

3. The PRV or NXT is used key to cycle through thelist until flight plan 10 is found. The cursor mustbe placed over the number 10 using theappropriate right-hand LS key. Pressing ENTERwill bring up the flight plan for selection andreview. Cursor over the SELECT prompt usingLS-5R. Pressing ENTER will select the flightplan to the Active flight plan.

4. Complete the system initialization byinserting the first leg of the flight plan onthe appropriate page.

4. Pressing the NAV key will bring up NAV page 1with the cursor over the From (FR) field.Pressing the ENTER key twiice will load the firstleg of the flight plan. When dual FMSs areinstalled the cursor will be over the XFILL?prompt. Pressing ENTER will crossfill the data inthat system to the other system.

5. Turn the system off. 5. Press and hold the ON key until the system turnsoff.

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MODULE 3 FLIGHT PLANNING - STORED FLIGHT PLANS Page 1 of 9

NORMAL PROCEDURES

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This key allows the pilot access to the flight plan section. Except during systeminitialization, pressing this key will take you to the first page of the Active fight plan.Once in the flight plan section, the key may be used to page forward through thefour subsections of the Flight Plan section. When you want to remain or “loop” inone of the subsections remember to use the PRV or NXT key.

The Flight Plan section contains up to four subsections; the Active, Stored, AFISand Company flight plans and all of the waypoints associated with each flight plan.This is where either a Stored AFIS or Company flight plan is selected to the Activeflight plan.

In this section you can build, edit or view a Stored or Active flight plan. Unlike aStored flight plan, a Company route can only be edited when it becomes the Activeflight plan. Editing the Active flight plan does not affect any Stored flight plan orstored Company route. Neither the FR nor the TO waypoint on the Active flightplan page can be edited in any way. The only place the TO waypoint can beedited is on Navigation pages 1,2 or 3.

An easy way to pull up a flight plan when the Stored Flight Plan List page is full orthe List has several pages, is to bring the cursor on the page with one of the right-hand LS keys, type the flight plan number in the cursor (you have to remember thenumber) and press the ENTER key. If you’re looking for the next available flightplan on the list, press any right-hand LS key then press the BACK key. The NEXTFPL prompt and the next available flight plan number will appear. Press theENTER key and an empty Stored flight plan will be displayed.

FPL

General Information:

The database in the actual system will contain company routes. This virtually eliminatesmost of the requirements for flight planning. However, you still need to know how tomodify flight plans. The simulator requires that the information contained in yourdatabase be manually entered, so for training purposes, you get to go through all of theflight planning process. This is where the bulk of the system’s capabilities will becomeevident. Flight planning is a fairly involved process but it’s also interesting.

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NORMAL PROCEDURES

General Information - continued:

You’ll want to get in the habit entering the Departure and Arrival airport on the flight planprior to accessing the Depart, Arrive or Approach pages. This will preclude having to typethe airport identifier again on the flight plan.

Anytime a SID, STAR or Approach procedure is loaded on a flight plan the waypoints ofthat procedure will be indented one space to the right from the non-procedure waypoints.Adding or Deleting waypoints from a procedure will invalidate it, indicating that it is nolonger a valid database procedure. The waypoints will no longer be indented. In the caseof the Approach procedure, the Approach will be canceled.

If only one SID, STAR or Approach procedure is available at an airport all of thewaypoints of the selected procedure will automatically be loaded on the SID ,STAR orApproach page.

Stored flight plan information:

No altitude, distance or ETA information is displayed on a Stored flight plan page.

What are the Five prompts on the Stored flight plan page?

• DEPART - Used to either change or erase a SID or select it on to the flight planafter the Runway, SID name and Transition have been entered.

• ARRIVE - Used to either change or erase a STAR or select it on to the flightplan after the Transition, SID name and or the Runway have been entered.

• APPROACH - Used to either change or erase a stand-alone GPS or GPSOverlay Non-precision Approach or insert it on to the flight plan after theRunway, Approach Type and Transition have been entered.

• SELECT/INVERT - Used to select the Stored flight plan being displayed to theActive flight plan. When the cursor is over SELECT pressing the BACK key willdisplay INVERT?. IF the ENTER key is pressed the waypoints of the flight planwill be selected to the Active flight plan in reverse order.

• ERASE - Used to erase all of the waypoints from the selected flight plan.

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How does that DEPART (SID) page work?

• Cursor over the DEPART prompt on the flight plan page and press ENTER.

• When all of the parameters are entered, the cursor is over the SELECT?prompt and the ENTER key is pressed, the waypoints of the SID will be loadedinto the flight plan. Only waypoints that the system is capable of flying to are inthe SID portion of the database. This means two things. All of the waypointsthat are on the published SID may not appear on your flight plan and thesystem may not fly the full procedure. Make sure that the published SID isalways available when flying SIDs.

• When a SID is added to a flight plan, the flight plan may need to be edited sothat the waypoints are sequenced in the proper order.

• Pilot Nav and Vector SIDs are not in the database. So even though there maybe a SID at an airport, if it’s a Pilot Nav or Vector SID you will get a prompt thatsays “NO SIDS AVAILABLE”.

• When there is a published altitude constraint at a waypoint on a SID it willautomatically be loaded at that waypoint from the database unless thatconstraint is an “expect to cross” altitude. Expect to cross altitudes are a partof published procedures but are not in the database.

Fields and prompts on the Departure Page

• Departure Airport field - If you typed the airport identifier on the flight plan, theidentifier will prefill in the DEPARTURE airport field. The airport identifier maybe changed here and you can view the SID at the airport of your choice.

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Fields and prompts on the Departure page - continued

• Runway field - If a runway has been selected on the flight plan the Departureairport field and the Runway field will be prefilled. Pressing LS-1R twice willbring up the runway list with the cursor over the first runway in the list. Pressthe appropriate LS key to bring the cursor over the desired Runway.Pressing the ENTER key will load the runway identifier into the runway field.

• SID field - The SID field may prefill with a SID if only one SID exists for thatairport or runway. Normally the system defaults to the SID list with the cursorover the first SID in the list when the page is accessed. Press the appropriateLS key to bring the cursor over the desired SID. Pressing the ENTER key willload the desired SID into the SID field and if more than one Transition existsfor that SID, the Transition list will appear with the cursor over the firstwaypoint in the Transition list .

• Transition field - The Transition field may prefill if only one transition exists forthat airport or SID/Runway combination. When more than one Transitionexists and data has been loaded into the SID field, the Transition list willappear with the cursor over the first transition waypoint in the list. Press theappropriate LS key to bring the cursor over the desired transition. Pressingthe ENTER key will load the desired transition into the Transition field. Thewaypoints of the SID are displayed with the cursor over the SELECT?prompt. Pressing ENTER will load the SID onto the flight plan.

• SELECT prompt - When the cursor is over this prompt and the ENTER key ispressed the SID will be loaded on to the flight plan

• ERASE prompt - When the cursor is over this prompt and the ENTER key ispressed, all of the waypoints of the SID are erased. However, the Departureairport will remain on the flight plan.

• To leave the Departure page other than by selecting the SID procedure,press the FPL key or any Chapter key.

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How does the Arrive (STAR) page work?

• Operationally the DEPART and ARRIVE pages are identical. If you replace theword SID with STAR on the previous pages you will understand how theARRIVE page works.

• There are a couple of subtle differences that you should be aware of:

– When the ARRIVE page is first accessed and more than one STAR existsfor the airport, the display defaults to the Transition field. You maychoose to select the STAR instead. Simply press LS-2R and the STARlist will appear with the cursor over the first STAR in the list.

– If a runway is selected on the STAR the same runway must be selectedfor the Approach procedure. A change to one or the other procedure isrequired or you will be unable to load an Approach.

– If the STAR is erased the airport identifier will be erased from both theSTAR and flight plan page even if the identifier was keyed in on the flightplan page.

– Like SIDs, the system may not fly the entire STAR procedure.

Making changes to the SID

• The easiest way to make a change to a SID is to change the data that’s in theRunway, SID and Transition fields to dashed (------) lines. This isaccomplished while on the Departure page by first, pressing LS-1R twice thenLS-2R twice. This is done to maximize the number of options available foreach field. For example, once a SID name is entered in the SID field, it limitsthe number of options in the Runway and Transition fields to only thoserunways and transitions associated with the SID name that was selected.Once all three fields are dashes all limiting is removed.

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How does the Approach page work?

• Operationally this page works the same as the DEPART and ARRIVE pages.

• After an approach is selected into the flight plan, confirm the waypointsequencing. Waypoint editing may be required if the waypoints are out ofsequence.

• Upon accessing the Approach page when more than one approach is availablethe RUNWAY list will be displayed with the cursor over the first runway on thelist. If a Circling approach is desired it may be necessary to dash (------) therunway field by pressing LS-1R then LS-2R. If a Circling approach is available,CIRCLE will be displayed in the TYPE list. Cursor over Circle and pressENTER to load the circling approach on to the Approach page. The type ofcircling approach is depicted in the upper right-hand corner of the display.Only one circling approach is available per airport. The one you want may notbe in the database.

• The best way to change an approach parameter at the same airport is tochange all of the parameter fields (RUNWAY, TYPE and TRANSITION) todashed (------) lines and start over.

• Anytime an Approach is erased the airport identifier will also be erased. Theapproach procedure should be erased anytime the destination airport ischanged. This will make flight plan waypoint editing easier.

• The ++++++ field, some times referred to as a “fence”, that separates theMissed Approach Point (MAP) from the Missed Approach Procedure waypointis one of the two types of flight plan discontinuities. The system will notautomatically sequence to the next waypoint following the fence. You mustuse the Direct To feature to sequence beyond the fence. We’ll discuss theDirect To feature in Module 7.

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General waypoint information:

There are five main categories of waypoints. VORs, Intersections, NDBs, Pilot Enteredand Offset waypoints. VORs, Intersections and NDBs are in the database and theirLat/Lon position cannot be altered. Pilot Entered and Offset waypoints are created bythe pilot.

The database is designed to recognize waypoints by their unique identifiers. That’s whyon some SID, STAR and Approach procedures you may see waypoints from thedatabase that are not named exactly as they are on the approach charts.

There are several VOR and NDB waypoints in the database that have the same identifierbut are located in different parts of the world. These are called Duplicate Waypoints.TRM is the identifier for the Thermal, California VOR. It is also the identifier for threeother VORs located in other countries. When the identifier is keyed in and the ENTERkey is pressed the Database WPT page will be displayed. If the waypoint is a DuplicateWaypoint, a country code is displayed beneath the identifier and the title line shows thatmore pages are available in this section.

When adding waypoints to a flight plan make sure that you are selecting the waypointyou really wanted. Usually, if the wrong waypoint is selected a gross increase in the totalflight plan distance is evident.

Multiple waypoints can be loaded into flight plans. You are already familiar with thiscapability because the DEPART, ARRIVE and APPROACH features load multiplewaypoints. There is one more way to load multiple waypoints. The database containsstrings of waypoints associated with Jet and Victor airways. You can call up theseairways and load a string of waypoints into a flight plan.

Waypoints can be added to or deleted from flight plans. Deleting waypoints is allowedonly on flight plan pages. To delete a waypoint simply LS the cursor over it, press theBACK key, DELETE? will appear, then press ENTER. To add a waypoint within asequence of waypoints, LS the cursor over the existing waypoint that will follow the oneyou’re adding. This applies to the Direct TO pages as well as flight plan pages.

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Specific waypoint information:

VORs

• Key in the 3 letter identifier. Press ENTER to review the Database WPT pageand verify the correct identifier is in view. Press ENTER again to load it into theflight plan.

Intersections

• Normally intersections are inserted on flight plans as part of an airway orprocedure. Intersections are keyed in and inserted on the flight plan the sameway as VORs.

• Some intersections on SIDs, STARs and Approaches have rather crypticnames. For example, the waypoint at the beginning of a DME Arc may looklike this: D259J. D, indicates this waypoint is a DME distance; 259 indicatesthe radial from the Arc center VOR waypoint; J indicates it is a10 mile Arc. AnL, would indicate a 12 mile Arc; M, a 13 mile Arc and so on. See the operator’smanual for an explanation of the naming convention for other unusualprocedure waypoint intersections.

NDBs

• NDBs require a unique entry procedure. Key in the NDB identifier then add theletters NB to the end of the identifier.

Pilot Entered Waypoints

• Normally this page is accessed inadvertently because a waypoint identifier waskeyed in, in error. To return to the page you started from, first press LS-3R toremove the cursor from the page then press the Back key.

• To enter a Pilot Entered WPT, key in the desired name. (This name cannot bein the database). First press the N or S key, key in the desired 6 numbers andpress ENTER. Next press the W or E key, key in the desired 7 numbers andpress Enter. If this waypoint remains in any Stored flight plan it will remain inmemory just like a database waypoint.

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Offset Waypoints

• Offset waypoints are entered by first keying-in a waypoint identifier followed byan asterisk (*). The Offset WPT page will appear with the cursor over theRadial (RAD) field. Key-in the desired radial then press ENTER. The cursormoves to the distance (DIS) field. Key-in the distance of the offset and pressENTER. Review the coordinates for accuracy then press ENTER to return tothe page you started from.

Jet and Victor Airways

• The waypoint preceding the Airway entry, must be one of the waypoints thatmakes up part of the Airway. If the preceding waypoint is not part of theAirway the Airway entry will flash within the cursor.

• To enter an Airway on the flight plan, place the cursor below the waypoint thatwill be the starting waypoint on the Airway. Key in the Airway identifierpreceded by the # symbol then J for a Jet Airway or V for a Victor Airway.Next, Key in the number of the Airway, ENTER, choose the ending waypointthen ENTER. For example, after OSH key-in #V341 then ENTER. ChooseMSN as the ending waypoint by pressing the appropriate LS key, then PressENTER. The waypoints are now loaded into the flight plan.

This was a long Module! Finally, you’re ready to do some serious flight planning.Remember, most of your waypoints in the real system will be pre-programmed in thedatabase so all you’ll need to do is SELECT the company flight plan to the Active flightplan. The Test Gate is long as well. Because a lot of the waypoints on the companyDepartures and Arrivals are not in the database as procedures, we have to enter themmanually in order to fly them in this simulator. Legally, you cannot create any procedureby manually entering waypoints. All procedures must come from the database. Onceyou enter them on a Stored flight plan they will remain in memory even in the simulator.

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1. Turn the system on. Initialize the systemposition to Denver and display the Storedflight plan list page.

1. Pressing the ON key turns the system on. Key inKDEN in the IDENT field and press ENTER untilthe Stored flight plan list appears.

2. Place the cursor over any flight plannumber, select it then erase it. Do this to3 more flight plans in the list.

2. Any LS key brings the cursor on the page. PressENTER to select a flight plan. LS the cursorover the ERASE prompt and press ENTER.Press the FPL key to go back to the list. Do this3 more times.

3. Use the procedure for bringing up theNEXT available FPL. Create a flight planwith a Departure airport, SID Transisitonand destination airport by keying-inwaypoints for the following routeclearance: Cleared from Denver, Rocki2Red Table (DBL) Transition, direct Aspen.

3. Press the FPL key to bring up the flight plan list.Place the cursor on the page with a LS key.Press BACK, then ENTER to bring up theworking Stored flight plan. Key-in KDEN, thenENTER twice. Press LS-4L to place the cursorover the DEPART prompt then press ENTER.The SID list appears. Press LS-4L to placecursor over ROCKI2 and ENTER. TheTransition list appears with the cursor over DBL.Press ENTER and Waypoints of the SID aredisplayed with the cursor over the SELECT?prompt. Pressing ENTER will select the SIDwaypoints to the working Stored flight plan. Key-in KASE. The flight plan is now complete.

4. Modify the Stored flight plan above andCreate an Offset and Pilot EnteredWaypoints by adding the followingwaypoints to the flight plan. Cleared afterRed Table, company GPS 15 approach toKASE, via Red Table 244° radial for7.4nm, FAWP(N 3918.54 W 10654.46),MAWP(N 3915.31 W 10653.10), RW15at Aspen.

4. Press PRV to return to page 1 of the flight plan.Press LS-4L to place the cursor over KASE (thewaypoint that will follow the Offset waypoint).Key-in DBL∗, then press ENTER. Key-in 244,ENTER, 74, ENTER then ENTER again. PressNXT to display the next page in the flight plan.Press LS-1L to place the cursor over KASE.Key-in FAWP and ENTER. Key-in N391854 andENTER then W1065446 and ENTER. Key-inMAWP and ENTER. Key-in N391531 andENTER then W1065310 and ENTER. With thecursor over KASE press ENTER. Press LS-4L toplace the cursor over RW15 and press ENTER.RW15 at KASE is the destination and the flightplan is now complete.

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5. Bring up the NEXT FPL available and build aStored flight plan from the Missed ApproachPoint (MAWP) for RW15 at KASE via thecompany missed approach procedure (MAWP,CROWS, LINDZ) .

5. Press the FPL key until the Flight Plan List pageappears. Press LS-4R if necessary to place thecursor over a flight plan number. Press BACK thenENTER to bring up the next available stored flightplan. Key-in MAWP then ENTER, ENTER. Key-inCROWS then ENTER,ENTER. Key-in LINDZ thenENTER, ENTER. The flight plan is now complete.

6. Build a Stored flight plan from Aspen to Denverbased on the following clearance: Cleared fromKASE, company RW33 River Departure(Offset waypoint from DBL R177.6 for 9.5nm,LOCWP N391845 W1070255), DBL, Powdr1,KDEN.

6. Use the procedure for selecting the NEXT FPLavailable (press the FPL key if necessary to bringup the Stored flight plan list. Press any LS to bringthe cursor on the page. Press BACK then ENTERand the working Stored flight plan appears). Key-inKASE then ENTER, ENTER. Key-in DBL∗, thenENTER. Key-in 1776 then ENTER. Key-in 95 andENTER, ENTER. Key-in LOCWP then N391845ENTER then W1070255 and ENTER. Key-in DBLand ENTER, ENTER. Key-in KDEN then ENTER,ENTER. Press LS-5L to place the cursor over theARRIVE? prompt then ENTER. Press LS-4R twiceto place the cursor over DBL then ENTER.Waypoints of the STAR appear with the cursorover SELECT? Press ENTER to load the wapointsof the STAR into the flight plan. Press LS-3L tobring the cursor on the page then key-in KDEN andENTER, ENTER. The flight plan is now complete.

7. Mini Exercise - Change the Powdr1 Arrival onthe flight plan above to the Larks1, PUBTransition then back to Powdr1, DBLTransition.

7. Press LS-5L to place the cursor over ARRIVE?and press ENTER. Press LS-2R twice to clearthe STAR and Transition fields. Press LS-4Ltwice to place the cursor over Larks1 in the list.Press ENTER then LS-4L to place the cursorover PUB then ENTER. Press ENTER again toSELECT? the STAR and load it into the flightplan. Use nearly the same procedure to reselectPowdr1 with a DBL transition.

8. Mini Exercise - Load the Eagle River NDB(EGV) into the flight plan above so that KDENfollows the NDB entry. After the NDB is loadeddelete it from the flight plan.

8. Press LS-3L to place the cursor over KDEN (thewaypoint to follow the NDB entry). Key-in EGVNBthen ENTER, ENTER. The NDB is now loadedinto the flight plan so that KDEN follows EGVNB.Press LS-3L twice to place the cursor overEGVNB. Press BACK then ENTER to delete thewaypoint.

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9. Mini Exercise - Add Thermal VOR (TRM) to thesame flight plan so that KDEN follows the VORentry. Select the TRM located in anothercountry whose Frequency is 112.5 with a MAGVAR of 1° West. (Note that the simulator doesnot display the country code beneath theidentifier, however the real system does).Delete TRM from the flight plan

9. Place the cursor over KDEN if necessary usingthe appropriate LS key. Key-in TRM thenENTER. Press the PRV key once, to display theTRM that has a Frequency of 112.5. PressENTER to load it into the flight plan. Now pressLS-3L twice to place the cursor over TRM. PressBACK then ENTER to delete TRM.

10. Mini Exercise - Add OSH after KDEN on theflight plan you have been working with. Youreceive a clearance reads: After OSH clearedV341 MSN. Add the waypoints of the Airway tothe flight plan. Once the waypoints are loaded,delete them.

10. Press the appropriate LS to place the cursorbelow KDEN. Key-in OSH then ENTER, ENTER.Key-in #V341 then ENTER again. Press LS-4Ltwice to place the cursor over MSN. PressENTER and the waypoints of V341 will be loadedinto the flight plan.

11. Build the LDA/FMS RW25 Approach to KEGEon a Stored flight plan. The waypoints are:RLG, F058R, TALIA, IEGE, RW25.

11. Use the NEXT FPL available procedure to bringup a working Stored flight plan. If no more flightplans are available bring up a Stored flight planthen erase it. Key-in RLG then ENTER, ENTER.Key-in F058R then ENTER, ENTER. Key-inTALIA then IEGE and load them in the samemanner. Key-in KEGE then ENTER. Press LS-4L twice to place the cursor over RW25 thenpress ENTER. The flight plan is now complete.

12. Build the FMS Missed Approach procedure forthe LDA/FMS RW25 Approach at KEGE on aStored flight plan. The waypoints are: F247A,F222C, F219G, F204K, JESIE.

12. Use the NEXT FPL available procedure to bringup a working Stored flight plan. Key-in F247A,then ENTER, ENTER. Use this same procedurefor the remaining waypoints. The flight plan isnow complete.

13. Turn the system off. 13. Press and hold the ON key for more than 3seconds.

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Flight Plan Section:

Active Flight Plan

• The Active flight plan is almost identical to the Stored flight plan. The Activeflight plan displays additional information such as ETA, ETE and DISbetween waypoints as well as Altitude Constraints at waypoints..

• Information pertaining to specific waypoints is also displayed. The Activeflight plan will identify a waypoint that is a FAF, MAP or IAF. A waypoint willbe identified as having a Holding Pattern (HP), Procedure Turn (PT) or DMEARC (ARC) associated with it when that procedure is programmed at thatwaypoint.

• A Stored flight plan can be used for planning purposes but cannot be used toprovide guidance until it is selected as the Active flight plan. Waypoints areloaded into the Active flight plan exactly like they are on the Stored flightplan.

• The TO waypoint on the Active flight plan page can not be erased or alteredin anyway. The ERASE prompt will erase everything except the FR and TOwaypoint. Changes made to the Active flight plan do not affect any StoredACARS/AFIS or Company flight plans.

• If a Stored flight plan has been selected as the Active flight plan and thesystem initialization is complete, a flight plan discontinuity, or fence (------)will appear, when another Stored flight plan is selected as Active. Automaticwaypoint sequencing stops at the fence. A fence is also displayed when awaypoint that is not on the Active flight plan is entered in the TO field onNAV page 1, 2 or 3.

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• There are two prompts in the lower right-hand corner of the screen that aredifferent from the prompts on the Stored flight plan page. They are theACARS/AFIS UPDATE and ETE prompts. If ACARS/AFIS is turned off inthe simulator or not installed in the airplane the ACARS/AFIS UPDATEprompt will not appear.

• The ETE prompt can be changed to ETA, DIS or ALT by placing the cursorover ETE and pressing the BACK key. Press the BACK key until the desiredprompt appears in the cursor. Pressing the ENTER key will select thatprompt. The information related to that prompt will be displayed on theActive flight plan until it is changed or the system is turned off.

• When the cursor is placed over the UPDATE prompt and the ENTER ispressed an AFIS UPDATE page will appear. Fill in the appropriate data ineach field. Press the ENTER key after each entry. The Actual Flight Leveland Fuel Remaining fields may already be prefilled. The Cruise Modeoptions are either MACH i.e. (M72), Max Cruise Power (MCP) or Max RangeCruise (MRC). When all the data has been entered in the appropriate fieldplace the cursor over the Transmit Request? prompt and press Enter.

• What happens when you “transmit request” and what gets updated? Yourcurrent flight plan and the data you entered is sent via the ARINC network tothe Global Data Center. Their computers contain the aircraft’s performancespecifications, the forecast temperatures and winds aloft at your altitude.Based on this data they calculate what the expected, or “planned” aircraftperformance should be. This information is sent back to the airplane. Whenthe airplane receives it the FMS MSG light will flash and an AFIS FPL UPDTmessage will appear on the SYSTEM MESSAGES page. Press the MSGkey to view the message and extinguish the MSG light. Press the NAV keyuntil NAV page 5 is displayed. You can now compare the aircraft’s Actualperformance to the Planned performance.

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Navigation Section:

Navigation Page 1

• This is the page that is usually displayed during flight. All of the pages in theNAV section contain information associated with the current TO waypointand the Active flight plan. There will be 5 pages in this section ifACARS/AFIS is installed or 4 pages if it is not.

• The second line down from the top of the display normally contains the From(FR) waypoint. When a direct to function is initiated the FR will change toDIRECT. When the airplane is in a holding pattern, HOLD LEFT or HOLDRIGHT is displayed in this field. The ATA field adjacent to the FR fieldnormally displays the time over the From waypoint. While holding, theholding pattern EXIT MODE is displayed; either MANUAL or AUTO. Whenflying a DME ARC the FR field changes to DME ARC. When flying aProcedure Turn, you guessed it, the FR field changes to PROCEDURETURN. When a desired track (DTK) is selected either on this page or theFMS Heading page PSUEDO VORTAC will replace the FR field. We’ll gointo PSUEDO (pronounced sue-dough) VORTAC a little later.

• The third line down, the TO field, isn’t quite as busy as the FR field. TO itselfcan change to PT before entering a procedure Turn or AT during aProcedure Turn. TO will change to HP when there is a holding patternprogrammed at the TO waypoint. The ETA field adjacent to the TO field canmanually be changed to display an altitude constraint when one isprogrammed at the TO waypoint. Press LS-2R to place the cursor of theETA field. Press the BACK key and ALT? will appear. To select ALT pressENTER. The field will be dashes if no altitude constraint has beenprogrammed at the current TO waypoint. ALT should be selected during theApproach phase of flight to improve vertical situational awareness.

• Line 4, which is normally blank will supply you with lots of information at theappropriate time. Thirty seconds prior to reaching the current TO waypointthe next waypoint identifier and the ETA at that waypoint will appear in thisfield. At the same time in the Distance (DIS) and Desired Track (DTK) fieldsbelow, the distance and desired track to the next waypoint are displayed inparenthesis.

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• PSUEDO VORTAC - When a desired track (DTK) is selected either on thispage or the FMS Heading page PSUEDO VORTAC will appear in the FRfield. Psuedo Vortac is nothing more that an indication that you haveselected a course to intercept and fly that may not be a course between twowaypoints on the Active flight plan. It is used primarily as an aid forintercepting the final approach course. To select a course to the current TOwaypoint on NAV page 1, the FR field must read DIRECT. To go direct tothe TO waypoint simply place the cursor over the TO field and pressENTER. The cursor will move to the DTK field. The desired course to thecurrent TO waypoint can be keyed-in. When ENTER is pressed the FMS willprovide guidance to turn the airplane and intercept the entered course, thenfly via that course to the TO waypoint.

• CROSSFILL - When dual FMSs are installed a crossfill (XFILL?) promptappears in the lower left-hand corner of the screen anytime the data in onesystem differs for the data in the other. This prompt only appears on NAVpage 1. To crossfill the data, place the cursor over the XFILL? prompt.When the ENTER key is pressed the data will be pushed over to the othersystem. This eliminates the need to always enter data twice. As long asnothing is crossfilled the data in each system will remain independent of theother.

• LEG CHANGE MODES - The last item of interest is the white prompt at thebottom of the screen that reads AUTO. This is an indication of the waypointsequencing mode of the Active flight plan. The field can be changed to MANby placing the cursor over AUTO, pressing the BACK, then the ENTER key.In the MAN (manual) mode no waypoint sequencing will occur unless thepilot manually does a Direct To procedure. Anytime AUTO is displayed andthe airplane passes over a waypoint the system will automatically sequenceto the next waypoint in the flight plan. As a rule of thumb, AUTO shouldalways be displayed. In certain situations, when Pseudo Vortac is selected,MAN will be displayed within the cursor. This is a cue to the pilot to decide ifa leg change is or is not appropriate. Normally it is, so the field should bechanged back to AUTO. Simply press the BACK key then ENTER to restorethe AUTO sequencing mode.

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• LEG CHANGE MODES continued - When is MAN appropriate? The onlytime it is really used is when you’re instructed to intercept a radial on aheading and the intercept point is past your current TO waypoint. Once pastthe current TO waypoint, MAN will prevent the FMS from providing guidanceto turn and intercept the leg to the next waypoint in the flight plan. Thisallows the system to fly the assigned heading until reaching the radial. Oncethe intercept is complete, return the leg change mode to AUTO. One finalnote. The leg change mode is not displayed while the airplane is Holding ata waypoint. This is a rather lengthy explanation of something you will rarelyuse but you need to at least be familiar with what the leg change mode is allabout.

Navigation Page 2

• CDI SCALING - The highlight of this page is the CDI scale sensitivityrequired for GPS approaches. It is located on the second line from thebottom of the screen. Either ENRTE, TRMNL or APRCH will be displayeddepending on the phase of flight you’re in. It is completely automatic,however it can be manually changed at any time. Even if it is manuallychanged it will automatically be changed to the current phase of flightanytime the phase of flight changes. The CDI scale criteria is : Enroute -5.0nm full scale deflection; Terminal - 1.0nm full scale deflection; andApproach - 0.3nm full scale deflection. At 30nm from the destination airportthe scaling changes from Enroute to Terminal. Two nautical miles from theFAF the scaling changes from Terminal to Approach. Upon system start-upthe scaling sensitivity defaults to the Automatic Mode.

• SELECTED CROSSTRACK (SXTK) - This field located at the bottom of thescreen, allows you to program an offset, parallel course to your currentcourse. The airplane has to have a valid ground speed before this field isactive. To program an offset, place the cursor over the SXTK offset valuefield, key-in an L or R, depending upon which side of the planned course youare directed to fly on, then key-in the offset in NM and ENTER. This optionisn’t used that often but it is available.

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Navigation Page 4

• This page displays the FMS/aircraft position and information associated witheach sensor interfaced to the system. Individual sensor information isaccessed by placing the cursor over the desired sensor and pressing ENTER.Use the NAV key to page forward through the subsection and return to NAVpage 4 or the NXT key to loop in the subsection.

• When the GPS is operating normally it is the only sensor contributing to theFMS position. The GPS sensor error field is normally colored green. Anytime asensor is contributing to the FMS position the error field will be green. When asensor is not contributing to the FMS position it is set in a stand by mode asindicated by the yellow colored sensor error field. In the event GPS accuracyis degraded or fails, the other sensors will be set active so that they cancontribute to the FMS position.

• A sensor may be deselected if it’s position becomes inaccurate. During aGPS Approach the VPU often times goes into Dead Reckoning (DR) becauseof the lack of adequate VOR signals. The FMS MSG light may become anuisance especially in mountainous terrain. The VPU can be deselected byplacing the cursor over the sensor error field, pressing the BACK key then theENTER key. OUT will now be displayed in the error field. To reselect thesensor use the same procedure as deselecting the sensor.

Plan Section:

The Plan Section contains information that is generally used for planning purposes. This is where all of your “what ifs” can be done on Stored or the Activeflight plan without affecting any other portion of the system. Data pertaining to theActive flight plan is available and can be altered in this section without affecting thethe actual flight plan. Aircraft weight, fuel information, Take-off, Landing and Flighttimes can also be found in this section.

Predicted RAIM (Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring) availability informationis located in this section. RAIM is part of the GPS receiver and is used insure thatthe GPS position accuracy is sufficient to meet the requirements for executing GPSapproaches. The system predicts RAIM availability at the time of arrival at thedestination. RAIM availability is required to shoot a GPS approach.

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Plan Page 1

• FUEL STATUS - This is where the fuel on board and reserve fuel entries aremade. The cursor must be placed over the REMAINING field, key-in the fuelon board and ENTER. The cursor moves to the RESERVE field. Key-in theamount of reserve and ENTER. The cursor moves to the FLOW field. If theFMS is capable of reading the aircraft’s fuel flow, press ENTER and theentries are complete. A manual fuel flow may be entered if auto fuel flow isnot available. This can be accomplished by placing the cursor over theFLOW field and keying-in the proposed flow. The flow field requiresupdating every 15 minutes. To return to auto flow, place the cursor over theFLOW field, press the BACK key then ENTER.

• The system will compute the number of hours that can be flown until theprogrammed reserve fuel level is reached. This number is based on thepresent fuel flow. The Range and LB/NM fields will display data as soon asa valid ground speed is available.

Plan Page 2

• When an Active flight plan is loaded and the airplane is airborne, this pagecontains valuable information about the Active flight plan. An “A” isdisplayed in the Trip Plan field indicating that you are looking at the Activeflight plan. A Stored flight plan can be reviewed by placing the cursor overthe “A”, keying-in the Stored flight plan number then pressing ENTER. Hereis a good place to do “what ifs” with either the Stored of the Active flight plan.

• A manual ground speed can be entered and used to determine the ETE tothe TO waypoint, the ETA at the destination and whether or not RAIM will beavailable at the destination. A time can be entered in the ETA field byplacing the cursor over the ETA field and keying-in a new ETA. A newground speed and RAIM availability will be calculated. To return to auto ETAor ground speed place the cursor over one of these fields, press BACK thenENTER.

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Plan Page 2 - continued

• To cycle the waypoints of the flight plan in view, press LS-2L twice thenpress ENTER. Each press of the ENTER key will sequence the nextwaypoint in the flight plan. At the end of the flight plan it will be necessary toplace the cursor over TO waypoint and key-in the identifier of the firstwaypoint in the flight plan in order to return to the beginning of the flight plan.If a Stored flight plan number has been entered in the Trip Plan field an “A”will have to be entered there so that the system looks at the Active flight planeach time the Trip Plan page is viewed.

Plan Page 3

• When an Active or Stored flight plan is loaded on Plan page 2, the systemcan compute fuel remaining at the destination by doing “what ifs” with theground speed (GS) and fuel flow fields. A manual GS or FLOW may beentered at any time. If the REM @ field is colored yellow the fuel remaining@ the destination is less than the reserve fuel amount that was programmedon Plan page 1. Before leaving the page change the MAN entries back toAUTO by placing the cursor over the field, pressing BACK and ENTER.

Plan Page 5

• This page allows you to change the DATE or GMT in case it was incorrecton the initialization page and it was overlooked. The Take-off, Landing andtotal Flight Time are found here. The times are input automatically throughthe Air/Ground switch on the landing gear.

Plan Page 6

• The aircraft weight, payload and fuel on board are entered here. When theinputs are complete the system will compute and keep track of the fuel usedand the gross weight. The entries are made in the same manner as the thefuel entries on Plan page 1.

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PILOT ACTION SYSTEM RESPONSE

1. Turn the system on. Initialize the systemposition to Denver and display the Storedflight plan list page. Select the KDEN toKASE flight plan and complete thesystem initialization.

1. Pressing the ON key turns the system on. Key inKDEN in the IDENT field and press ENTER untilthe Stored flight plan list appears. Place thecursor over the flight plan number associatedwith KDEN - KASE and ENTER. Cursor overSELECT, ENTER. Press the NAV key thenENTER, ENTER.

2. Go to Plan page 1 and enter fuel data.You have 15000 lbs. remaining and youneed 4000 lbs. of reserve. Go to Plan Pg.6. Complete the weight entries. BOW74,000 lbs. Payload 6000, FOB use whatis displayed from previous entry. Go toActive FPL Pg. 1.

2. Press the PLAN key once. Place the cursor overthe REMAINING field. Key in 15000, ENTER,key in 4000, ENTER, ENTER and the Hours fieldis filled with time to reserve. Press PRV, PlanPg. 6 is displayed. Cursor over BOW field, key-in 74000, ENTER, key-in 6000, ENTER, ENTER.Gross Wt. field is filled with total weight. PressFPL key once, FPL page 1 is displayed.

3. Mini Exercise - Press the FAST key totake the SIM out of FAST mode. SetTake-off power to get Sim flying. Whenthe Sim reaches 20000 ft. reduce thepower to idle. Press LS-5R. View all ofthe options in this field then select ALT.

3. Press the FAST key. Click and drag the powerlevers to the full forward position. LS-5R toplace the cursor over the option field. PressBACK 4 times to cycle through the options.When ALT? is displayed press ENTER. Whenaltitude constraints are available they will bedisplayed in right-hand column of the screen.

4. Mini Excercise - Go to Navigation Pg. 2.Change the CDI scaling to TRMNL.Change it back to the AUTO mode. Nowenter the parameters to fly a parallel track5 miles left of course in the SXTK field.After the entry CLOSE the FMS screen toview the ADI banking to intercept the 5mi. offset. Note the XTK field isincreasing to 5 mi. Cancel the SXTK.

4. Press the NAV key twice. LS-5L the cursor overthe CDI scaling field. Press BACK until TRMNLis displayed then ENTER. LS-5L again, pressBACK then ENTER. The CDI scaling is returnedto the AUTO mode. To enter a left 5 mi.Selected Crosstrack (SXTK), LS-5R the cursorover the SXTK field. Key-in L500, ENTER. Tocancel, LS-5R the cursor over the SXTK field,press BACK then ENTER. The offset iscancelled and the airplane banks to intercept theoriginal track.

5. Mini Excercise - Go to Navigation Pg.1.Change the ETA value in the TO field toALT. Change it back to ETA.

5. Try pressing VNAV then the NAV key to get toNavigation Pg.1. LS-2R the cursor over the ETAfield and press BACK then ENTER. To change itback, LS-2R the cursor over the ALT field, pressBACK then ENTER. ETA will now be displayed.

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6. While on Navigation Pg. 1 do a direct TOOSH. A flight plan discontinuity iscreated. Verify this by looking at theActive FPL Pg.1. To remove the “fence”press the D (Direct) key, cursor over DBLthen press ENTER. You have crossedthe fence and normal leg changes willoccur.

6. To do a Direct TO OSH LS-2L the cursor is overthe waypoint in the TO field. Key-in OSH thenpress ENTER, ENTER. Press the FPL key toview the fence.

7. Check RAIM availability at the destinationairport 15 minutes prior to your currentETA. Return the ETA to real time.

7. Press the PLAN key twice to display the TripPlan page. LS-5R the cursor over the ETA field.Key-in a time that is 15 minutes earlier than timethat is displayed then ENTER. To return to realtime LS-5R the cursor over the ETA field, pressBACK then ENTER.

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Direct To Function:

The primary function is to establish a direct course from the aircraft’s presentposition to any waypoint. When the Direct key is pressed the Direct page appearswith the cursor over the current TO waypoint. The Line Select keys are used toplace the cursor over the desired waypoint . When the Enter Key is pressed thesystem will provide steering information direct to that waypoint and Nav page 1will be displayed.

If a waypoint is added to the current route on this page, it will also be added to theActive flight plan. Extra ENTER key presses are required to verify the inputswhen a waypoint is added here.

The Direct To function is also used to manually sequence to waypoints that arebeyond flight plan discontinuities or “fences”. Simply Line Select the cursor overthe fence to the desired waypoint and press ENTER. All of the waypoints thatwere behind the fence will be permanently erased and the system will providesteering information direct to that waypoint. Anytime a flight plan is modified theDirect page should be reviewed to verify waypoint sequencing and flight plancontinuity.

This page has a couple of unique features. When the airplane has sequencedpast waypoints on the Active flight plan they are no longer visible. Those samewill be visible on this page. The last page of this section contains the 9 closestairports to the aircraft’s present position. This feature can be used inemergencies or for just figuring out where you are.

If the system is in FMS Heading or FMS Intercept Mode and the Direct Tofunction is activated the system will cancel the Heading Mode and providesteering to the Direct TO waypoint.

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NORMAL PROCEDURES

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Holding:

When the cursor is over a waypoint and the Hold key is pressed, holding patterninformation for the current TO is displayed. Holding pattern data can be enteredin accordance with the holding clearance. The Inbound course, Turn direction,Leg time, Leg distance and Exit mode can be entered. The holding data defaultsto certain standard holding criteria to eliminate key pushes. Normally the onlyentry required is the inbound course. The letters HP will be displayed next to anywaypoint that has a holding pattern associated with it.

To change Turn direction and Exit mode, place the cursor over the field pressBACK then ENTER. The remaining fields require a numeric entry.

About the only field that really needs explanation is the Exit Mode. If AUTO isselected, the next time the TO waypoint is passed the system will automaticallysequence to the following waypoint in the flight plan. If MANUAL is selected, thesystem will hold indefinitely. The Exit mode can be manipulated on NAV page 1while the airplane is holding.

When the Hold key is pressed and no cursor is on the page the POSITION FIXpage appears. This page is used to update the system’s position to some knownpoint or usually, to the GPS position when GPS accuracy is assured.

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Heading Mode:

The system must have a valid ground speed to perform properly in the HeadingMode. If you feel comfortable with the simulator you may want to do a systeminitialization using any flight plan and fly it even before you get to the test gate.

The FMS Heading Mode is provided to eliminate the need to switch back andforth between Flight Director heading mode and the FMS to steer the airplane. Insome cases it’s easier to switch but once you become comfortable with the FMSHeading Mode you will enjoy having it.

There are two modes available. The Heading Select and the Heading InterceptMode. To use the Heading Select mode simply press the HDG key, key-in thedesired heading, then press ENTER twice. The Nav page will appear with line 4showing HDG SELECT and the heading you selected. The Heading Mode canbe canceled using the Direct To function or by returning to the Heading page,placing the cursor over the Heading Mode field, pressing BACK then ENTER.

The Heading Intercept Mode works in a similar manner. Press the HDG key, keyin the heading, press ENTER. With the cursor over the Heading Mode field,press BACK to display INTERCEPT? then ENTER. The cursor moves to the TOfield. Press ENTER or select the TO waypoint. Press ENTER, the cursor movesto the DTK field. Accept that course and press ENTER. Press ENTER oncemore to load the intercept data and return to NAV page 1.

If a new course is selected Pseudo Vortac will be displayed on NAV page 1 afterthe final ENTER. If a new TO waypoint is keyed-in and it is not part of the Activeflight plan a flight plan discontinuity will occur. The BACK key may be used tocycle through waypoints of the Active flight plan while the cursor is over the Tofield.

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PILOT ACTION SYSTEM RESPONSE

1. Turn the system on. Initialize the systemposition to Denver and display the Storedflight plan list page. Select the KDEN toKASE flight plan and complete thesystem initialization.

1. Pressing the ON key turns the system on. Key inKDEN in the IDENT field and press ENTER untilthe Stored flight plan list appears. Place thecursor over the flight plan number associatedwith KDEN - KASE and ENTER. Cursor overSELECT, ENTER. Press the NAV key thenENTER, ENTER.

2. Press the FAST key to take the Sim out ofFAST mode. Set Take-off power to getSim flying. When the Sim reaches 20000ft. reduce the power to idle.

2. Press the FAST key. Click and drag the powerlevers to the full forward position.

3. Create a standard holding pattern at theTO waypoint on Navigation Pg. 1.

3. Press the NAV key if required. Press the HOLDkey then ENTER, ENTER, ENTER. HP willreplace the TO prompt indicating a holdingpattern is programmed.

4. Do a Direct TO the first airport identifieron the DIR CLOSEST ARP list. Now goDirect to the original destination airport.

4. Press the Direct key twice. The DIR ClosestARP page appears with the cursor over the firstairport identifier on the list. Press ENTER, theairplane proceeds to the selected airport andNavigation Pg. 1 is displayed. Press the Directkey then place the cursor over the destinationairport identifier. Press ENTER. The system istaking you to the original destination airport.

5. Place the system in FMS Heading modethen cancel it by going Direct TO thedestination airport.

5. Press the HDG key. Key-in 270, ENTER,ENTER. The airplane will turn to that headingand Navigation Pg. 1 is displayed showing thatyou are in HDG SELECT mode. The remoteFMS HDG annunciator will be illuminated.

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NORMAL PROCEDURES

VNAV OPERATION:

VNAV is advisory only. This means the FMS does not output any pitch steeringcommands so it cannot be coupled to the vertical axis of the Flight DirectorAutopilot. The FMS will output information relative to vertical guidance and drivean analog vertical deviation (Vert Dev) needle on the HSI. This Vert Dev needlelooks an awful lot like the ILS glide slope needle.

To keep it simple there, are three things you want to know about VNAV. One, ishow to go vertically direct on a glide path or Path Descent to an altitude at awaypoint. Two, is how to program in advance, a glide path or Path Descent to analtitude at a waypoint. Three, why is the VNAV invalid.

VNAV Invalid

• There is no altitude constraint on the flight plan. - Press VNAV twice. Placethe cursor over any line of blue dashes and Enter an altitude constraint(1000 for example).

• No CRUISE ALT has been programmed on the DATA page. - Place thecursor over the DATA prompt on VNAV Pg. 1. Press ENTER. Key-in analtitude (use 20,000) then ENTER, ENTER, ENTER.

• The crosstrack error is greater than 12.5nm. - Do a Direct TO any waypointon the flight plan. VNAV should now be displaying some valid mode.

Vertical Direct

This is the most used feature of VNAV. It is relatively easy to do and tounderstand. To do a Vertical Direct the airplane altitude must be above theconstraint altitude. Simply press the D key. If necessary place the cursor overthe desired waypoint then press VNAV. Key-in the altitude if required thenENTER, ENTER. The page will change to VNAV page 1, the Vert Dev scale willbe displayed on the HSI and the Vert DEV variation is displayed on the FMS. Onthe ground Vertical Direct is unavailable.

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VNAV OPERATION - continued:

Pre-programming a Path Descent to a waypoint

In order for a Path Descent to be programmed, a flight path angle (FPA) must beprogrammed on the VNAV waypoint page and the constraint altitude must bebelow the airplane altitude. When a Vertical Direct is executed the FPA isautomatically loaded at the time the ENTER key is pressed and the displaychanges to VNAV page 1. When an FPA is programmed at a waypoint a “G” willbe displayed adjacent to the altitude constraint.

The easiest way to pre-program a Path Descent to a waypoint is to press theVNAV key until the desired waypoint is displayed on the VNAV flight planwaypoints page.

• Place the cursor over the appropriate identifier then press ENTER. The VNAVWaypoint page will appear with the cursor in the ALT field. Key-in thealtitude, press ENTER. The cursor moves to the Offset field.

• If the clearance is to cross prior to, or beyond the fix the offset is enteredhere. Use the “+” key for beyond offsets then key in the distance. For prior tooffsets, only the distance entry is required. The system defaults to “-”.

• Under normal conditions, when the cursor is over the Offset field, the nexttime the ENTER key is pressed the cursor moves to the FPA field. Becausethe airplane altitude is below the altitude constraint the line select key must bepressed to place the cursor over the FPA field. Press ENTER and the PathDescent to the waypoint is programmed.

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PILOT ACTION SYSTEM RESPONSE

1. Turn the system on. Initialize thesystem position to Denver anddisplay the Stored flight plan listpage. Select the KDEN to KASEflight plan and complete thesystem initialization.

1. Pressing the ON key turns the systemon. Key in KDEN in the IDENT field andpress ENTER until the Stored flight planlist appears. Place the cursor over theflight plan number associated with KDEN- KASE and ENTER. Cursor overSELECT, ENTER. Press the NAV keythen ENTER, ENTER.

2. Press the FAST key to take theSim out of FAST mode. Set Take-off power to get Sim flying. Whenthe Sim reaches 20000 ft. reducethe power to idle.

2. Press the FAST key. Click and drag thepower levers to the full forward position.

3. Do a Vertical Direct (not a Lateral)to the next waypoint past thecurrent TO waypoint on the flightplan. Cross that waypoint at andmaintain 9000.

3. Press the Direct key, place the cursorover the appropriate waypoint then pressVNAV. Key in 9000, ENTER, ENTER. Ifthe Direct FPA is greater than 6.0degrees the system will not go into PathDescent. If the FPA is less than 6.0press ENTER one more time. The pagewill change to VNAV Pg. 1 and the VERTDEV field will start at 0 then increasebecause you are not descending.

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General Information:

ACARS/AFIS (Airborne Flight Information System) provides integrated flightplanning and performance interfaces to the GNS-XL/XLS. ACARS/AFISinterfaces with ARINC, SITA, AVICOM and Air Canada VHF networks and theInmarsat satellite network to provide the communication link between the aircraftand the Global Data Center (GDC).

ACARS/AFIS consists of the following components:

• The Global Data Center, which is a computer facility that processes the data

• The Data Transfer Unit (DTU) is 3.5” Floppy drive aboard the aircraft. Datafrom disks that are inserted into the DTU can be read by and transferred tothe FMS

• The Data Management Unit (DMU) is the on board computer thatcommunicates and processes the information between the FMS and theGDC

ACARS/AFIS Operations:

The simulator has limited AFIS capability but may be used for familiarization.

The system is very easy to use because everything is menu driven. The first AFISpage has 8 menu items. To select a menu item, LS the cursor over the desiredmenu item number and press the ENTER key. Key in the appropriate informationthen press ENTER. To transmit the information to the GDC cursor over theTransmit Request prompt at the bottom of the screen then press ENTER.

When the message is received DATA CENTER AK will be displayed on theSystem Messages page. When the response is received the MSG light willilluminate and a message relating to the request will be displayed on the SystemMessages page. Return to the AFIS Menu page, cursor over the appropriate itemthen press ENTER. For terminal weather cursor over the airport ID then ENTER.Read the weather on the screen. To page through the weather press the NXT orPRV key.

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If a flight plan has been run through the GDC it will have a Recall number. Selectmenu item 5 then enter the recall number in the FPL - # field then TransmitRequest.

When sending an AFIS MSG, enter the name of the party that the message isgoing to and press ENTER. Enter who the message is from (the airplane flight or“N” number) then press ENTER. Enter the FAX, PC or Phone number in the #field then press enter. Key-in the message as desired. If an error is made whilekeying in the message the PRV and NXT keys will move the cursor left of right.The ENTER or LS-2L will move the cursor down. LS-1L will move the cursor up.The BACK key will delete individual letters in the message.

The system has Pre-Departure Clearance capability. Simply key-in PDC then theairport ID then Transmit Request. To obtain ATIS at airports that are digital ATIScapable, key-in ATIS then the airport ID then Transmit Request.

Pre Programmed Messages may also be used when the same or similarmessages are repeatedly sent. See Section 7 of the Operator’s Manual forfurther details.

Item 8 on the AFIS Menu is for selecting operating modes. Pressing the BACKkey while the cursor is over a specific field will turn a function on or off once theENTER key is pressed. The Back key may also be used to select AUTO, OFF orON for a selected VHF network once the ENTER key is pressed.

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General Information:

Most abnormal indications associated with the FMS will cause the FMS MSGLight to illuminate. The associated message will be displayed on either theSystem or Sensor Messages page. Press the MSG key once to view the SystemMessages page or twice to view the Sensor Messages page.

Following is a list of abnormal indications, the cause, the effect and the responseto the indications:

• TAS FAIL Message

– CAUSE - True Airspeed input to the FMS no longer exists.

– EFFECT - Wind direction and speed are not displayed.

– RESPONSE - Check that the Air Data Computer (ADC) circuit breaker(CB) is in. Reset one time if applicable.

• ALT FAIL Message

– CAUSE - Altitude input to the FMS no longer exists.

– EFFECT - VNAV is Invalid. No VNAV information will be available.GPS altitude aiding is not available. RAIM will not be available if only 4satellites are in view. Erroneous DME slant range corrections may beprovided to the VPU.

– RESPONSE - Check that the ADC CB is in. Monitor the VPU forpossible position errors. Be aware that Non-precision approachcapability may be limited.

• POSITION WARN>1.7NM Message

– CAUSE - The FMS position may not meet the Terminal area accuracyrequirements.

– EFFECT - This is an advisory message only.

– RESPONSE - Use an alternate navigation source in the Terminal area.

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• NO RAIM Message

– CAUSE - Currently the GPS has insufficient satellites with adequategeometry to provide integrity monitoring.

– EFFECT - The FMS will switch to using all available sensors forposition keeping. If NO RAIM occurs at a point greater than 2 milesfrom the FAF, APPROACH WARN will appear on the SystemMessages page and the NAV flag on the HSI will be in view..

– RESPONSE - Use other means to fly non-precision approaches. If NORAIM occurs while on the final approach course at a point greater than2 miles from the FAF a missed approach must be executed. To pull theNAV flag on the HSI and continue using the FMS for guidance it will benecessary to press the MSG key then CANCEL the Approach using theENTER key. If other means of navigation are available to continue theapproach then a missed approach procedure is not necessary.

• NO RAIM @ DEST

– CAUSE - The system is predicting that RAIM will not be available at thedestination based on the current ground speed and ETA.

– EFFECT - FMS/GPS approach capability may not be available at thedestination.

– RESPONSE - Plan on using some other means to execute a non-precision approach. Use Plan Pg. 2 to compute when RAIM will beavailable. Adjust the ground speed accordingly to arrive at thedestination when RAIM is available.

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• ACCURACY WARN Message

– CAUSE - RAIM has detected a range or timing error from a satellite thatcaused a horizontal position error. The position error has exceeded thewarning threshold for the current phase of flight.

– EFFECT - If on a GPS non-precision approach at a point greater than 2miles from the FAF but less than 30 miles from the airport, anAPPROACH WARN message will appear and the NAV flag will be inview on the HSI.

– RESPONSE - If the FMS is DR use other means to navigate. Useother means to fly non-precision approaches. If APPROACH WARNoccurs at a point greater than 2 miles from the FAF but less than 30miles from the airport, a missed approach must be executed. To pullthe NAV flag on the HSI and continue using the FMS for guidance it willbe necessary to press the MSG key then CANCEL the Approach usingthe ENTER key. If other means of navigation are available to continuethe approach a missed approach procedure may not necessary.

• APPROACH WARN Message

– CAUSE - A Non-precision approach has been programmed in theActive flight plan, the airplane is at a point greater than 2 miles from theFAF but less than 30 miles form the airport and either the GPS is in DRor RAIM is not available.

– EFFECT - The NAV flag will be in view on the HSI .

– RESPONSE - If the FMS is DR use other means to navigate. Useother means to fly non-precision approaches. If APPROACH WARNoccurs at a point greater than 2 miles from the FAF but less than 30miles from the airport, a missed approach must be executed. To pullthe NAV flag on the HSI and continue using the FMS for guidance it willbe necessary to press the MSG key then CANCEL the Approach usingthe ENTER key. If other means of navigation are available to continuethe approach a missed approach procedure may not necessary.

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• GPS DR Message

– CAUSE - The GPS has insufficient satellites to navigate.

– EFFECT - If available the system reverts to other sensors for positioninformation. If GPS is the sole navigation sensor, the system will be inDR (Dead Reckoning) using TAS and Heading inputs to navigate. TheNAV flag on the HSI will be visible. GPS Non-precision approachcapability is unavailable.

– RESPONSE - Use other means to fly non-precision approaches. IfGPS DR occurs during a GPS approach, execute the appropriatemissed approach procedure using some other navigation source or theTAS/Heading inputs from the FMS.

• GPS LINK FAIL Message

– CAUSE - Data exchange between the GPS and the CDU has failed.

– EFFECT - No information associated with the GPS is available. If GPSis the only sensor the FMS will be in DR.

– Response - Use other means to navigate. No other action is required.

• SENSOR MISCOMPARE Message

– CAUSE - A sensor’s position differs from the FMS position by morethan an allowable amount.

– EFFECT - A sensor malfunction exists and the FMS position may be inerror.

– Response - Identify the bad sensor by checking for a poor QualityFactor, a bad HDOP or compare the sensor position to a known groundreference point. Deselect the bad sensor.

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• GPS Stays in Acquisition Mode

– CAUSE - The GPS has experienced a momentary loss of power or lowvoltage.

– EFFECT - The screen blanks momentarily but the display returns to thesame screen. The GPS goes to DR and remains in DR.

– RESPONSE - Turn the FMS off by pressing and holding the ON key.Turn the system on again. Go to NAV Pg. 4 and view the GPSSubsection to check on the GPS’s progress. If the GPS does not returnto NAV within 3 or 4 minutes turn the system off then on again. Useother means to navigate until the GPS returns.

• Power Interruption Greater than 7 Seconds

– CAUSE - Loss of 28 volts to the system.

– EFFECT - The screen blanks until power is restored. When the displayreturns the system will go through Self Test the initialization page willappear. The Active flight plan is lost and all sensors will restart.

– Response - Re-initialize the system. Reload the Active flight plan.Once GPS returns the FMS position can be updated quickly using theposition update procedure outlined in the Operator’s Manual. Update tothe GPS position.

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MODULE 8 ABNORMAL INDICATIONS, CAUSE, EFFECT and RESPONSE Page 5 of 5

ABNORMAL PROCEDURES

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The Flight Plan:

The flight plan will be from Orange County California (KSNA) to Prescott Arizona(KPRC) via the MUSEL 5 Departure, TRM Transition, PKE, VOR Approach RW11D259J Transition at KPRC. The SID and Approach plates for this flight plan arelocated in the back of the workbook.

You will receive clearances at points along the route to go Direct to a waypoint, flya Heading to Intercept a course, program a holding pattern and fly to an Offsetwaypoint. There will also be a clearance to cross a waypoint at an altitude. At theend of the flight plan you will execute a missed approach at the MAP using theFMS Heading Mode and the Direct TO functions back to the missed approachholding waypoint at DRK. Finally, you will program the RNAV RW21 at KPRCand establish the airplane on course Direct To PUROO intersection. Once theairplane is established on course you are finished.

There will be quite a bit of simulator manipulation required. You will “click on” and“close” the FMS, the HSI, Altitude Preselector and the Mode Controller Panel(MCP) displays. You will also be setting the preselected altitude and armingVNAV. You will want to click to enlarge and close between the FMS and the HSIto help with your situational awareness.

The FAST key may be used to speed up the flight on some of the longer legs.Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to perform the different functions. Ifyou get behind use the PAUSE button or the Direct To function to go back to theprevious waypoint and try again.

The simulator, like all simulators, is much harder to use than the airplane. If youcan do it here the airplane will be easy. HERE WE GO. GOOD LUCK!

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NORMAL PROCEDURES

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1. Turn the system on. Initialize the systemposition to KSNA and display the Storedflight plan list page. Bring up the NEXTFPL available in the list. and build theflight plan described in Module 7.Complete the system initialization. CloseFMS. Click on the FAST key to turnFAST off. Click on HSI. Click on HSIbutton once to bring up the map mode.Click on RNG up to scale map at 20nm.Close HSI. Click on FMS. Key-in fueland weight in the Plan section. 20,000Remaining, 3000 Reserve, BOW 74,000,payload 6000. Close FMS. Click on HSI.Set Take-off power. After 1 minutereduce power to fly at about 190 kts.

1. The system turns on. KSNA is keyed-in theIDENT field. The NEXT FPL availableprocedure is used to bring up an empty, workingStored flight plan. Key-in KSNA ENTER,ENTER. LS-4L cursor to Depart, ENTER. LS-4Lcursor to TRM, ENTER, Select prompt, ENTER.Key-in PKE, ENTER, ENTER. Key-in KPRC,ENTER, ENTER. LS-5L cursor to Approach,ENTER. RW11, ENTER. D259J, ENTER.Select prompt, ENTER. LS-5R cursor Selectprompt, ENTER. NAV key to Nav page 1.ENTER, ENTER, ENTER. PLAN key and LS-2Rdata and ENTER all three fields. PRV key andLS-3R data and ENTER. Click and drag powerlevers to full power

2. After MUSEL fly Heading 030. Click onHSI. After 2 minutes Cleared Direct TRM.Hold West of TRM 234 radial, left turns 10mile legs. Once the hold data is entereduse FAST until 10nm from TRM. CloseFMS, Click on HSI.

2. Click on FMS. HDG key, key-in 30, ENTER,ENTER. Direct key, LS-4L cursor over TRM,ENTER. LS-2L cursor TRM on NAV pg. 1. Holdkey. Key-in 054,ENTER. LS-3R cursor RIGHT,BACK key, ENTER. LS-4R cursor LEG DIS.Key-in 100, ENTER, ENTER.

3. Before the end of the first time around thehold do an AUTO Exit from the Hold onNAV pg. 1 and proceed to the TRM 050Radial at 30nm, then to PKE as filed.CLOSE FMS, Click on HSI.

3. For AUTO exit, LS-1R cursor MANUAL, BACK,ENTER. LS-2L cursor PKE. Key-in TRM ∗,ENTER. Key-in 50, ENTER, 300, ENTER,ENTER. TRM ∗ is followed by PKE in the flightplan.

4. Cross PKE at and maintain 16,000.Program a 3.0 FPA to cross PKE at16,000. Leave the FMS page display onVNAV pg. 1. At TRM∗ set the Preselectorto 16,000. Click on the MCP and ArmVNAV after setting the Preselector. Clickon HSI.

4. VNAV key twice. LS-2L cursor PKE, ENTER.Key-in 160, ENTER, ENTER, 3.0 ENTER,ENTER. Verify G to the right of 16,000indicating a glide path is programmed.

5. 20 miles from D259J you get a clearance todescend now to cross Dilly at 9000. Set thepreselector to 9000 and Arm VNAV on theMCP. Use the Direct VNAV function tomake this crossing restriction. Once theVNAV is programmed go to NAV pg. 1 andnote the display. Close FMS and click onHSI then decrease RNG for a better view ofthe ARC. Prior to DILLY, set the preselectorto 5100. Click on HSI to view the approach.

5, After the preselector and MCP are set Direct keyLS-2R, VNAV, ENTER. The direct FPA hasbeen programmed, the system is in PathDescent mode and Vert Dev is displayed on theHSI.

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6. At 11PRCB, execute the missed approachprocedure. Set go-around power and thePreselector to 9000, MCP to Climb modethen Climbing left turn back to DRK andHold. Climb maintain 9000. Use theHeading Mode to start the left turn thenthe Direct TO function. Click on HSI.

6. Preselector set 9000. Click on FMS. HDG key,key-in L300, ENTER, ENTER. After establishedin the turn, press Direct, then ENTER, ENTERthen hold at DRK.

7. After entering the Hold click on FMS. Selectthe RNAV RW21 approach at KPRC. Whenthe approach has been entered successfullyand the airplane is proceding on course youwill have completed the Final Exam.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

7. FPL key,LS-5L twice, ENTER. LS-1R, LS-2Rtwice, LS-1R. LS-3L cursor, ENTER. Selectprompt ENTER. When inbound to DRK, DirectTo key, LS-2R cursor DRK, ENTER. That’s it!

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Before beginning make sure that AFIS/ACARS is turned off (red dot not showing) onthe SETUP screen of the simulator. Once the system is initialized, all actions willbegin from NAVIGATION Pg. 1. Read each instruction carefully then perform therequired task. The number of key presses required to accomplish each task is thesame as the number of blank keys shown after each instruction. Fill in the emptykeys with the appropriate key label in the order the key presses must occur.Pressing the same key more than once may be required and counts as another keypress. In this case, fill in the next blank key with the same label.

Turn the system on. Key-in KSNA in the IDENT field. Complete the positioninitialization. Use the PRV or NXT to cycle through the Flight Plan List until you findthe KSNA to KPRC flight plan. (This flight plan should be in the flight plan list fromprevious workbook exercises. If it isn’t in the flight plan list, refer to the Final Examin the workbook for the flight plan then load that flight plan in the system. LineSelect the cursor over the KSNA to KPRC flight plan number press ENTER, thencursor over the SELECT prompt and ENTER. Press the NAV key then ENTER,ENTER. On the simulator the FR field on the FMS should be displaying KSNA. TheTO field should be displaying MUSEL.

INSTRUCTION 1 - Add a Holding Pattern (HP) that will have a Direct Entry, at thecurrent TO waypoint on the Navigation Pg.

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Instruction 2 - Using the Direct TO function, go Direct To the current TO waypointand cancel the HP at the TO waypoint.

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Instruction 3 - Insert an Offset waypoint between TRM and PKE. Designate theOffset Waypoint as the PKE 285 degree Radial at 22 NM.

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FPL

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Instruction 4 - Change the Approach at KPRC from the VOR RW11 to the RNAVRW21.

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LS-1R

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Go to NAV Pg. 1

LS-1R

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Instruction 5 - Check the simulator SETUP and make sure that the A/P is selectedAuto On so that the airplane will take-off and climb. Push the power levers forwardfor take-off. Once HEMET is the TO waypoint, you receive a clearance to fly a 20degree heading to intercept the TRM 280 Radial, TRM, flight planned route.Accomplish an FMS Heading Intercept to comply with this clearance. Change theMAN leg change mode back to AUTO after completing the Heading Intercept. Youmay go to FAST Mode until 20 miles from TRM then go back to normal and proceedto the next instruction.

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Instruction 6 - 15 miles West of TRM you receive a clearance to descend now tocross 20 miles East of TRM at 14,000 FT. Accomplish a Vertical Direct To TRM+20at 14,000 FT. Use only 3 digits when entering the altitude.

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Instruction 7 - Change the time in the TO field on NAV Pg. 1 to ALT.

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Instruction 8 - After passing TRM you receive a clearance to proceed after PKE,via V135 EED, flight planned route. Add EED to the flight plan via the Airway.

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FPL

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Instruction 8 - CONTINUED

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