ND/SD Flashcards
1
Q
What colors are used to represent the various displayed flight plans?
A
Active- Continuous Green line Secondary- Continuous White Line Temporary- Dashed Yellow Line Alternate- Dashed Blue Line Missed Approach- Continuous Blue Line Flight Plan Capture- Continuous Green Line w/ computed intercept path Data Base EO SID- Continuous Yellow Line
2
Q
TOP of DESCENT and CONTINUE DESCENT arrows can be Blue or White, what’s the difference?
A
In general, BLUE is armed, White is not.
ToD can never be armed so it is always WHITE
Example, a BLUE Continue Descent arrow is where the plane will automatically continue descending after complying with a crossing restriction.
3
Q
What do the different Altitude Constraint Colors mean?
A
White Circle- A constraint exists but is not being accounted for (ie Open Descent or VS)
Magenta Circle- The Constraint will be met
Amber Circle- The Constraint is predicted to be missed
4
Q
When is the STATUS page displayed?
A
Automatically: The STATUS page is not Empty AND- Following a failure, after the last Alert is cleared from the E/WD. or Flaps are selected to CONF1 for Approach
also
Anytime you press the STS button
