737 Flight Crew Operations Manual
Flight Management, Navigation -
FMC Descent and Approach
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5 Economy (ECON)
Displayed on the manual DES pages.
Push – selects the corresponding ECON SPD or ECON PATH DES page.
6 Descent Forecasts (FORECAST)
Push – selects the DES FORECASTS page.
7 PATH
Displayed on the SPD DES pages if a path descent is available.
Push – selects the corresponding PATH DES page.
8 Descend Now (DES NOW)
Displayed on the standard DES pages whenever descent is not ACT or MOD.
Blank for any PATH DES page if a path descent is not available.
Push – arms the DES NOW function and illuminates the EXEC light.
On a PATH DES page, execution allows early initiation of PATH descent at 1000
fpm until intercepting the computed path. On a SPD DES page, execution allows
early initiation of a SPD descent at the specified speed (ECON or manual).
September 24, 2015
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