APPENDICES
20 MCDU NAMING and DATA FORMAT
DATA NAME FORMAT
RANGE
(X is input)
UNITS
MCDU PAGE
ACCEL ALT Same as ALT
ft (MSL)
PERF
TAKE OFF
GO AROUND
AIRWAYS (TO) XXXXX
May be from 1 to 5
characters
Only NavDB
waypoints are
accepted
N/A
N/A
AIRWAYS
AIRWAYS (VIA) XXXXX If not in data base,
"NOT IN DATA
BASE" s-pad msg
(white) is
displayed
N/A
AIRWAYS
ALT NNNN or NNNNN
(Leading zeros must
be included)
Min alt = 100 ft
Max alt = MAX
certified ALT (from
PERF Data Base).
Entry and display
are rounded to the
nearest 10 feet
ft (MSL)
F-PLN A
VERT REV
SEC F-PLN A
STEP ALTS
PERF CLB
PERF DES
CLIMB WIND
CRUISE WIND
DESCENT WIND
ALTN Same as ARPT Same as ARPT
INIT A
ALTN
ALTN RTE Same as CO RTE Same as CO RTE
N/A
INIT A
ARPT AAAA
ARPT IDENT may be
less than 4
characters.
If AAAA is not in
the Data Base
airport file, NEW
RUNWAY page is
displayed
INIT A
SEC INIT A
LAT REV
ALTN
BLOCK FUEL
NN.N
if OPC option is Kg
NNN.N
if OPC option is lb
Leading zeros may be
omitted
0 – Max block as
defined in aero
model versus
center tank
program pin
Thousands
of Kg or lb
(OPC
option)
INIT B
CABIN RATE NNN or –NNN 100 to 999
-100 to -999
in 1 ft/mn
increments
ft/mn
PERF CRZ
CATEGORY N 0 – 3
N/A
NEW NAVAID
CG NN.N 8.0 – 45.0
% MAC
FUEL PRED
CHANNEL NNN 500 – 699
NEW NAVAID
RAD NAV
CHGCODE XXX See Part II 2.2
N/A
A/C STATUS
CLASS
(navaid)
AAAAAA
(Refer to range for
acceptable entries)
VOR, DME,
VORDME, VORTAC,
LOC, ILS, NDB,
MLS, TACAN
N/A
NEW NAVAID
CO RTE XXXXXXXXXX
Up to 10
alphanumeric
characters may be
entered
If not in the NAV
Data Base, "NOT
IN DATA BASE" s-
pad msg (white) is
displayed
N/A
INIT A
ROUTE
NEW ROUTE
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