KLM MD-11 - Primary Flight Display (PFD); Navigation Display (ND)

MD-11 Flight Crew Operations Manual
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Instrumentation and Navigation -
Description and Operation
Inst.10.2
Primary Flight Display (PFD)
The PFD (one for each pilot) will display aircraft:
• Airspeed.
• Altitude.
• Vertical speed.
• Attitude.
• Heading.
The PFD symbology maintains the basic T configuration with attitude in the
center, airspeed on the left, altitude and vertical speed on the right, and direction
of flight on the bottom.
In addition to the basic T, the PFD will also show:
• Glide slope and localizer deviation.
• Marker beacon annunciation.
• Flight modes.
• Radio altitude.
• Pitch and roll limits.
• Limit speeds.
• Slip and skid indication.
• Pilot or FMS selected speeds, altitudes, and headings.
In addition, the PFD displays computed pitch and roll attitude commands in TCAS
mode.
For a complete description of the PFD, refer to the Automatic Flight chapter.
Navigation Display (ND)
The ND (one for each pilot) will display:
• Aircraft position.
• Heading.
• FMS flightplan data.
• Bearing pointers.
• Waypoints.
• Navaids.
• Airports.
• Weather.
• Groundspeed.
• True airspeed.
• Wind speed/direction.
• Distance/time to waypoint.
• Chronograph.
October 02, 2006