Copyright D.P. Browne 2011

 

 

 

 

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Data Page 1

 

 

There are 3 positional data page prompts at the top of the first Data Page. These give access to IRS, GPS and total FMGS position data.
 

 

 

 

Position

 

Closest Airports

 

This page shows the closest airports to the current aircraft’s position, their distance and bearing and estimated time of arrival based on the current airspeed, or planed airspeed.



 

 

 

 

The Position Monitor page shows the position updates from the IRS, GPS and the combined FMGS position.

This page is referenced at the end of a flight to check the IRS positional discrepancy.

 

 

 

 

The IRS Position Data pages show the information from each respective ADIRU.

 

 

 

The GPS Position Data pages show the information from GPS system. This page may have a different format depending upon the GPS that is used.  

 

 

 

Aircraft Status

 

Equi-Time Point Page and Print Pages are discussed elsewhere.



 

 

 

 

This page shows the Aircraft Nav data base status. The page is shown at FMGC power up.

Program Cross load is available on  the ground to ensure each FMGC has the same data bases and part numbers.