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The flight plan page shows the information for each way point.
The Scroll Up/Down arrows can be used to scroll through the flight plan.
To scroll
up and down in the flight plan, press the Up/Down keys on the MCDU. If Nav Display
is selected to the PLAN mode, the Map will center on the waypoint at the top of the
flight plan page.
The flight plan is displayed in two halves. The first half (which
appears when the flight plan page is selected) shows the Waypoint, is course, ETA,
Target or estimated altitude and target speed.
The second half of the flight plan page shows the estimated wind speed and direction, and fuel on board at the waypoint
Prompts
Left LSK
Right LSK
Calls up the Lateral Revision Page
Calls up the Vertical Revision Page
There are no prompts as such o n the flight plan page, but pressing a LSK against a waypoint will bring up the lateral or Vertical Revision pages.
Adding / Deleting Waypoints
Way points may added directly into the flight plan using the Flight Plan page. Way points may also be deleted directly from the flight plan page, using the CLR function
Inserting Constraints
Over Fly
For any waypoint, the flight crew may cause the flight plan to over fly that way point before commencing any turns.
The flight plan page is accessed directly from the F PLAN button . All the performance data shown on the Flight Plan page is in Magenta when the performance calculations have not yet been run. This occurs on the ground, before the aircraft weights, Cruise altitude inputs, or ADIRU alignment has occurred
Flight Plan Pages