FPL (Flight Plan) Mode
Flight plans are specific routes between waypoints you may store in
the NMC’s memory. The NMC uses this information to calculate
useful flight statistics.
Flight Plan mode allows you to have up to 30 stored flight plans.
Twentynine of these flight plans are Inactive, waiting to be used at any
time for navigation. Each flight plan may have up to 20 legs.
The Active flight plan is always used for the current flight. Inactive
flight plans may be activated in Flight Plan mode to become the Active
flight plan.
Flight Plan Leg pages display From and To waypoint identifiers on the
top line of the display screen. The leg number which is being displayed
is shown first on the second line, along with the bearing and distance
between the From and To waypoints. One asterisk (*) next to the leg
number means that the displayed leg is in the Active flight plan. Two
asterisks (**) means that the displayed leg shows the current From and
To waypoints which are being used for navigation.
The third line of the Flight Plan Leg pages shows Leg Information.
This information may be customized to display one of several types of
information related to the displayed flight plan leg (see Leg Info
Options).
An approach, when loaded, is a sequence of waypoints. The approach
waypoints start at an Initial Approach Fix (IAF) and end at a Missed
Approach Holding Point (MAHP). The approach is inserted into the
active flight plan and replaces the destination airport.
Note
When an approach is loaded, the destination airport
identifier is no longer in the active flight plan. If you
want to look up information for the destination
airport, such as frequencies, press FPL twice and
then press INFO.
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Operations Flight Plan (FPL) Mode
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