B777 FCOM2.11 : Flight Management, Navigation

Question 1

CDU side white Display (DSPY) Light Meaning ?

Answer 1

• RTE page 3, RTE LEGS page 2, RTE DATA page 2, or greater is displayed.
• Airplane is not in holding pattern shown on HOLD page.
• Modification in progress, and any RTE, RTE LEGS, RTE DATA, HOLD or VNAV page is shown.

Question 2

What are the 7 FMS phases in order ?

Answer 2

Preflight/Takeoff/Climb/Cruise/Descent/Approach/Flight Complete.

Question 3

On the CDU what happens when all required preflight entries are complete ?

Answer 3

the PRE–FLT line title on the TAKEOFF REF page is replaced by dashes and the THRUST LIM prompt displays at the next page select line location.

Question 4

FMS Takeoff & Flight Complete activation/termination conditions ?

Answer 4

The Takeoff phase starts with selection of TO/GA and terminates with thrust reduction for climb.
Thirty seconds after engine shutdown, the flight complete phase clears the active flight plan and load data. Some Preflight data fields initialize to default values in preparation for the next flight.

Question 5

The FMC will not sequence the active waypoint when XTK is more than ?

Answer 5

21 NM off the active route and not on an offset route.

Return to the active route can be accomplished using the DIRECT TO or INTERCEPT COURSE TO/FROM procedures.

Question 6

If GPS updating is not available due to loss of signals, pushing a TO/GA switch updates the FMC position to ?

Answer 6

The runway threshold or to the position shift position, when entered.
When making an intersection takeoff, the intersection displacement distance from the runway threshold must be entered on the TAKEOFF REF page.
With GPS NAV ON, the TO/GA update is inhibited

Question 7

Primary FMC position update source priority order ?

Answer 7

GPS
LOC and DME-DME
LOC and Collocated VOR/DME
LOC
DME-DME
Collocated VOR/DME
INERTIAL

The station identifiers in use by the FMC for navigation radio updating display on the POS REF page 2. Radio navaid updating is inhibited unless the RAD NAV INHIBIT toggle is selected to OFF on the REF NAV DATA page.

Question 8

The FMC commands maximum range cruise speed with the cost index set to _____ . Cost index modifications are allowed until within _____ NM of the top of descent.

Answer 8

CI=0 / 10 NM

Question 9

In Descent VNAV will not command a target speed greater than ?

Answer 9

An economy target speed greater than of 314 knots (VMO/MMO minus 16 knots),
or a Pilot entered speed greater than 319 knots (VMO/MMO minus 11 knots).

Question 10

Pressing the PERF INIT page displays ?

Answer 10

Before ADIRU alignment : POS INIT page
After ADIRU alignment : PERF INIT page
In Flight : THRUST LIM page

Question 11

IDENT page aircraft MODEL ?

Answer 11

777-200.1  = 777-200ER
777-200.4 = 777F
777-300.1  = 777-300ER non-enhanced performance
777-300.2 = enhanced performance