OPERATOR’S MANUAL
CMA-9000 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
1.8.3 Early Descent
predicted Top-of-Descent point. To
pushbutton. The FMA will display ALT in green and VNAV in
3 Press the DES NOW prompt which appears at [6R] of the DES page and then [EXEC].
Autopilot system will engage and the airplane will start descending. The FMS
es as the aircraft
1.8.4 Late Descent
A late descent becomes n the Top-of-Descent without descending. This
happens if the FGCP pre-s D; however, the vertical deviation
error continues to display nt path and, in this case, shows an increasing
positive error (airplane abov
MIN FUEL DES 3/5
E/D(kt/nm) AT E/D
205/ 8 205/ 4672
MFUEL SPD TO T/D
.780/280 1912.6z/8.8nm
T WPT / ALT SPD RES
240/10000 E/D/ 4672{
V/B V/S
FPA
{SCHED
DES NOW}
An Early Descent can be initiated once the aircraft is within 50 nm of the
execute an Early Descent:
1. Arm the VNAV mode through the FGCP VNAV
cyan.
2. Lower the FGCP selected altitude below the current cruise altitude.
.
The VNAV mode of the
commands the transition to descent at a fixed rate of descent.
Vertical Deviation increases as the aircraft approaches the predicted T/D and then decreas
converges to the descent path.
ecessary if the aircraft has passed
elected altitude is not dialled down prior to the T/
the error with respect to the desce
e path).
ACT MIN FUEL DES 3/5
E/D(kt/nm) AT E/D
205/ 8 205/ 4672
MFUEL SPD TO E/D
.780/280 1933.9z/70.1nm
SPD REST WPT / ALT
240/10000 E/D/ 4672{
PATH SPD V/B V/S
.800 4.6 3737
FPA VDEV
{SCHED 4.1 5230
PROFILE}
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August 17, 2010
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