Auto Flight

Question 1

FMGS PREPARATION - colour code (Boxed/ Blue/ Green/ Magenta/ Yellow/ Amber/ Small font/ Large font)

Answer 1

• Boxed fields: must be filled
• Blue fields: inform the crew that entry is permitted
• Green fields: are used for FMS generated data, and CANNOT be changed
• Magenta Characters identify limits (altitude, speed or time), that FMS will attempt to meet
• Yellow characters indicate a temporary flight plan display
• Amber characters signify that the item being displayed is important and requires IMMEDIATE action
• Small font signifies that data is FMS computed
• Large font signifies manually entered data.