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Secondary Fight Plan not defined
Pressing the SEC page button on the MCDU shows this page where there is no secondary flight plan defined
Secondary Fight Plan defined
Pressing the SEC page button on the MCDU shows this page where the secondary flight plan is defined
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COPY ACTIVE |
Copies the active primary flight plan |
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SEC F- |
The secondary flight plan waypoints are listed when this prompt is selected. |
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COPY ACTIVE |
When selected, the active flight plan is copied to the secondary flight plan. The previous secondary flight plan is deleted |
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SEC F- |
The secondary flight plan waypoints are listed when this prompt is selected. |
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INIT |
Shows the INIT A and B (if the secondary flight plan is not a copy of the active) |
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DELETE SEC |
Current secondary flight plan is deleted when this prompt is selected |
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ACTIVATE SEC |
The active flight plan may be copied when the Heading or Track mode is engaged, or when the NAV mode is engaged and the active and secondary legs are common. The current secondary flight plan is activated when this prompt is selected |
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INIT |
If the secondary flight plan is not a copy of the active flight plan, this prompt will call up the SEC INIT A and INIT B pages |
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PERF |
Calls up the performance pages for the secondary flight plan |
The Airbus MCDU aid, FMGS Aid and Simulation do not model the secondary flight plan, but only some representative pages
The secondary flight plan is an alternate flight plan that can be built independently
of the active flight and activated if necessary. It may include all vertical elements
except those of history wind.
Construction of a secondary flight plan may be done
at any time, and it may be constructed from copying the active flight plan. The Nav
Display shows the secondary flight plan on white.
The secondary flight plan may be
deleted at any time independently of the active flight plan
There are two secondary
flight plan index pages, which may be accessed by the SEC F-
Secondary Route Pages