CBT- F-PLN

Question 1

How many FPL does the AF system use and what are their main purposes?

Answer 1

• Active F-PLN : Lateral/Vertical Guidance + Navaid Autotune
• 1st SEC F-PLN: Prediction comparisons
• 2nd SEC F-PLN: Anticipate diversions, store CMPNY OIS ATC FPL
• 3rd SEC F-PLN: Reserved for ATC

Four Total (One Active and three Secondary)

Question 2

What are the methods to create a FPL in the MFD?

Answer 2

• Stored Company (CPNY RTE)
• OIS Uplink (OIS F-PLN)
• Manual build

Question 3

What are the types of waypoints on the F-PLN?

Answer 3

• Navigation database waypoints
• Pseudo waypoints
• Flight Crew created

Question 4

What is the range of the minimum off route MORA shown to crew on ND?

Answer 4

40nm

Question 5

What waypoints will be shown on the vertical Dsiplay?

Answer 5

Pseudowaypoints (TOC,TOC,UTC Marker, ETP, DECEL…)

Question 6

When is VD on ND available?

Answer 6

ARC and ROSE

Question 7

What does the VD mainly show?

Answer 7

• WX
• TERR
• Safety Altitude
• Trajectory

Question 8

How is the vertical cut defined in the VD?

Answer 8

In NAV mode by the active primary fpl or the LS beam when in managed mode.

Question 9

How are constraints shown in the VD?

Answer 9

Question 10

What is the “Safety Altitude” shown on the VD?

Answer 10

NAV database MORA or MSA. MSA is only shown in SID STAR

Pilot must check with chart

Question 11

Explain what the solid green line, dotted and green arrow represent?

Answer 11

• Solid : Current path without pilot action. Managed mode on the flight plan or LS beam or in V/S selected mode whilst respecting the AFS CP altitude
• Dotted: Predicted trajectory if flight path is managed vertically
• Arrow is if neither of above and shows flight path angle

Level off segment doesnt show in GS/FLS modes

Question 12

What does the grey area mean in the VD display?

Answer 12

When the track differs by over 3º

(terrain is not the one ahead in the grey area but on the coming turn)

Question 13

How are global flight plan revisions accessed on the Active F-PLN?

(Alternate/FIX Info/LL Crossing)

Answer 13

Question 14

How does Hold to Fix and Hold to Altitude work? (HF/HA)

Answer 14

HF (Enters hold over a fix once and automatically exits after one hold)
HA (Enters hold until reaching an altitude the automaitcally exits the hold

Question 15

Card to show how F-PLN offset is done on the A380

Answer 15

Question 16

What does “ENABLE ALTN” Do?

Answer 16

Enabling the alternate flight plan deletes all waypoints of the primary flight plan beyond the revised waypoint (including the destination airport and the missed approach)

Question 17

How many Alternate airports can be listed on the Active F-PLN?

Answer 17

6

Question 18

What is the decreasing heiracrchy of FMS position?

Answer 18

• Inertial + GPS (IRS/GPS)
  • Inertial + DME/DME (IRS/DME/DME)
  • Inertial + VOR/DME (IRS/VOR/DME), and
  • Inertial only (IRS).

Question 19

What position is displayed on FMS when if GPIRS and RADNAV are lost?

Answer 19

FMS computed a position bias based on the difference of MIX IRS and GPIRS. When GPIRS is lost the FMS will apply the last known bias to the MIX IRS

Question 20

What is the consequence if one of the RMPs is in NAV mode?

Answer 20

Autotuning on both FMS is interrupted

Question 21

How is a NAVAID or GPS deselected?

Answer 21

Question 22

How is a vertical revision insterted?

Answer 22

By clicking on time/speed/altitude or wind. also clicking on the waypoint opens both vert+lat revisions

Question 23

What is a limitation on using RTA constraint?

Answer 23

Only one RTA constraint can be used. If a second is inserted it will delete the previous one

Question 24

What is CMS on the VERT REV?

Answer 24

Constant Mach Segment

Question 25

What kind of waypoints can crew create?

Answer 25