CPDLC/PBCS Recurrent A v4.0 (Mastered 3/23/2023) Flashcards
CPDLC
Controller-pilot data link communications
ADS-C
Automatic dependent surveillance-contract
FANS
Future Air Navigation System
What was CPDLC originally known as?
FANS (Future Air Navigation System)
FIR
Flight Information Regions
Can the flight crew turn the ADS-C application ON and OFF?
Yes
Is the crew the only people that can initiate and cancel emergency reporting mode via ADS-C?
Yes
PDC
Pre-Departure Clearance
What is PDC?
A subscriber-based service to provide text-based electronic departure clearances
Most failures to establish a CPDLC connection come from what?
Putting in the incorrect tail number or flight number
After 30 January 2020 what must aircraft have in order to operate in the NAT above FL280?
FANS 1/A+
CAF
Cleared As Filed
After the flight has taken off and the flight has become active, what will happen to the CPDLC connection?
The ground system will disconnect CPDLC
CDA
Current Data Authority
NDA
Next Data Authority