OPERATOR’S MANUAL
CMA-9000 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SECTION 3 - PREFLIGHT
CONTENTS
Subject Page
CONDENSED PREFLIGHT PROCESS..........................................................................................................3-1
PREFLIGHT.....................................................................................................................................................3-2
START-UP AND INITIALIZATION..................................................................................................................3-3
ACTIVE DATABASE SELECTION.................................................................................................................3-4
FMS DISPLAY SETUP....................................................................................................................................3-5
SYSTEM POSITION, DATE AND TIME UPDATE..........................................................................................3-6
ANGULAR REFERENCES FOR NAVIGATION AND DISPLAY ...................................................................3-7
ACTIVE ROUTE SELECTION USING THE CUSTOM ROUTE NAME..........................................................3-9
ROUTE SELECTION FROM THE LIST OF CUSTOM ROUTES .................................................................3-10
ACTIVE ROUTE SELECTION USING THE USER ROUTE NAME .............................................................3-11
ROUTE SELECTION FROM THE LIST OF USER ROUTES.......................................................................3-12
BUILDING A ROUTE VIA WAYPOINT INSERTION....................................................................................3-13
BUILDING A ROUTE VIA AIRWAY INSERTION.........................................................................................3-14
BUILDING A DEPARTURE PROCEDURE ..................................................................................................3-15
VERIFYING ACTIVE ROUTE LEGS BY COURSE AND DISTANCE..........................................................3-16
INITIAL LEG..................................................................................................................................................3-16
CANCELLING ANY PROCEDURE OR ROUTE MODIFICATION...............................................................3-16
ACCESSING INIT/REF INDEX PAGES........................................................................................................3-17
CRUISE PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS INITIALIZATION .....................................................................3-18
FUEL PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS INITIALIZATION..........................................................................3-18
FUEL AND WEIGHT PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS INITIALIZATION .................................................3-18
GPS SATELLITE DESELECTION................................................................................................................3-18
DUAL/TRIPLE FMS OPERATIONS .............................................................................................................3-19
SYNCHRONIZED OPERATIONS .................................................................................................................3-20
INDEPENDENT OPERATION.......................................................................................................................3-21
RADIO TUNING OPERATION – DUAL/TRIPLE FMS or FMS and RADIO HEAD.....................................3-21
EMBEDDED CALCULATOR/CONVERSION TOOL (if configured) ..........................................................3-21
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August 17, 2010