Copyright D.P. Browne 2011

 

 

 

 

Home.Cockpit.Aircraft Systems.Worked Example.Program Controls.Before Flight.

INIT A  

 

 

The flight crew uses the INIT A page to enter the route and declare the initial position that may be used to align the ADIRU. .

 

 

 

 

 

CO ROUTE

ALTN ROUTE

The flight crew may enter the name of the company route into the boxes at  LSK 1L.

 

The alternate airport company route is automatically entered here, if one exists with the selected company route.

FLT NBR

The flight number automatically appears here if it is stored with the company route, otherwise the flight crew may enter a number here.

 

LAT

Shows the latitude of the departure reference. The flight crew may slew this value using the Up?Down arrows if the ADIRU is not yet aligned.

 

LONG

Shows the Longitude of the departure reference. The flight crew may slew this value using the Up?Down arrows if the ADIRU is not yet aligned.

 
 

 

COST INDEX

The airlines cost index is entered here, either by the flight crew or as part of the company route.

CRZ FL/TEMP

The cruise flight level is usually entered automatically as part of the company route. If not it must be entered manually by the flight crew. There can be no performance calculations by the FMGC until a cruise flight level exists.

 

FROM/TO

This is entered automatically as part of the company route.

If a company route has not been entered into LSK  1L, then the flight crew may enter a Origin/Destination pair, (city pair) which would then cause the Company Routes page to appear, from which they may enter the company route.

 

 

Page Prompts

 

WIND

Calls up the Climb Wind page

 

Note that if a company route exists for the origin and destination city pair, then the Cruise Flight level, Flight Number and cost index will be set from that company route data file. The company route may also contain an alternate destination as well.

 

 

Page Entries

 

To slew the Latitude value, press the LSK 4L key and then press the Up or down arrow.


To slew the Longitude value, press the LSK  4R  key and then press the Up or down arrow.
 

 

After engine start, this page is redirected to the Fuel Pred page.