MULTIPHASE
4 DATA LINK
Interface
AOC functions are actioned via dedicated MCDU pages and prompts:
− INIT REQUEST, on INIT A and SEC F-PLN INIT A pages,
− WIND REQUEST, on WIND pages,
− UPLINK TO DATA, on PERF TAKE OFF page,
− REQ/SEND, on DATA / AOC FUNCTION pages,
− SEND, on PROG / REPORT page.
Scratchpad messages advise pilot of UPLINK process and status.
All the uplink data messages may be automatically printed based on
the customer programming of the AMI file.
The table below summarizes the different UPLINK functions:
Request
prompt
Type of data Conditions Scratchpad messages
Active route
Before engine
start, if no active
flight plan exists
AOC ACT F-PLN UPLINK
Secondary route At any time
AOC SEC F-PLN UPLINK
INIT
REQUEST
Performance data
related to the route
Before takeoff, if
active flight plan
exists
PERF DATA UPLINK
UPLINK
TO DATA
Take off runway data
In PREFLIGHT or
DONE phase
TAKE OFF DATA UPLINK
Climb winds
Before CLB phase
becomes active
Cruise winds
Descent winds
Before the last
waypoint of CRZ
phase sequences,
or when DES or
APPR phase
becomes active
WIND
REQUEST
Alternate wind If ALTN exists
WIND DATA UPLINK
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