AIRPLANE
FLIGHT
MANUAL
SUPPLEMENT 2
PRIMUS EPIC - FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE
The Honeywell Primus Epic FMS provides features to comply with
Required Navigation Performance requirements, as described in
RTCA DO-283, Minimum Operational Performance Specification for
Required Navigation Performance, Original, Oct. 2002.
The FMS has not been demonstrated to comply with the VNAV
requirements stated in Appendix H of DO-283. The FMS does not
provide the capability to utilize the RNP value from the procedures in
the navigation database. Fixed radius leg transition capability is not
provided. The FMS does not provide constant radius Hold patterns, or
RNP Hold entries, as defined in Appendix J of DO-283.
The FMS provides default RNP types for each phase of flight. Each
RNP type has a required steering method, whic
h is necessary to
maintain containment integrity. The default RNP types and their
associated steering methods are as follows:
Flight Phase RNP Value
Minimum
Required
Steering Method
Remote/Oceanic see note (1) Manual CDI
En-route 2 Manual CDI
Terminal 1 Flight Director
Approach see note (2) Flight Director
Missed Approach 1 Flight Director
AFM-1912
NOTE: 1) The default RNP value for Remote/Oceanic is:
- 10 for airplanes equipped with Load version previous
than Load 25.1.0.1 (Pre-Mod. SB 190-31-0041);
- 4 for air
planes equipped with Load 25.1.0.1 and on
(Post-Mod. SB 190-31-0041 or with an equivalent
modifi
cation factory incorporated).
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