MD-11 Flight Crew Operations Manual
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Instrumentation and Navigation -
Controls and Displays
Inst.30.7
• TRFC indicates full time traffic display is on.
• The DATA mode displays FMS constraint data (time and/or altitude)
next to the waypoints.
• The WPT mode displays ground reference points (non-flight waypoints).
• The VOR/NDB mode displays non-tuned VORs/DMEs and NDBs.
• The ARPT mode displays non-origin/destination airports.
13. Messages
During descents ADD DRAG or RMV DRAG (magenta) will flash five times
and remain steady when applicable. CDU MSG will be displayed (white)
when there is a message on the MCDU.
14. Flight Plan Course
Flight plans are shown according to selected range and are displayed from the
last waypoint passed through all succeeding waypoints. Flight plans are
displayed as follows:
• Active (First Choice) - A series of magenta lines and arcs.
• Secondary (Second Choice) - Cyan dotted lines.
• Provisional (Has Alternate Destination) - Magenta dotted lines and arcs.
• Offset (Parallel to Active Flight Plan) - Long magenta dashed lines and
arcs.
• Temporary - Short magenta dashed lines and arcs.
15. Weather Radar Display
Display can be selected or deselected and brightness adjusted with WX BRT
knob on the ECP. Maximum range of weather radar display is 320 nautical
miles.
16. Wind
Wind is shown with a vector display. A white vector points along the
direction of the wind with direction and speed in digits below. Wind is not
displayed until wind speed is more than 5 knots and is removed when wind
speed falls to less than 3 knots.
17. Speed
Aircraft ground speed and true airspeed are in white.
18. Selected Heading/Track Display
Selected heading or track is displayed as a solid white bowtie shaped bug.
This bug is connected to the heading/track index with a dotted white arc
indicating direction of turn, and with a dotted line to the nose of the reference
aircraft. This line is removed when the aircraft has captured a selected
heading, or is in the FMS NAV mode with no preselected heading or track.
October 02, 2006
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