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Reference Manual for Boeing 787-9 panel |
Panel Version X04
For FSX ®
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Boeing 787-9 panel for Microsoft Flight Simulator FSX ®
Microsoft Flight Simulator FSX and Windows are
Copyright Microsoft.
The Boeing 787-9 is a Boeing Aircraft built by Boeing Company.
All rights reserved to these companies for all their respective materials and
products.
Visit their sites at
http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorX/
THIS PANEL VERSION INCLUDES THE FMC, PFD, MFD (including EICAS’s), HUD
AND OVERHEAD WINDOWS AND SYSTEM FILES AND SOUNDS. THERE IS NO VIRTUAL PANEL IN THIS
VERSION.
PREREQUISITE: THIS IS ONLY A PANEL. YOU NEED TO HAVE A BOEING 787
AIRCRAFT INSTALLED ON YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE INSTALLING THE PANEL. A MINIMUM
KNOWLEDGE OF THE FSX SYSTEM FILES IS RECOMMENDED.
Author: JSGPanels
email: gjlafaye@wanadoo.fr
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tip: looking for a word in this
document, just type CTRL+F !!!
GENERAL VIEW OF THE BOEING 787 COCKPIT:
CAUTION: THE ABOVE PICTURE IS COPYRIGHT BOEING.
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1 - CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE – NEW FUNCTIONALITIES
2 – INSTALLATION - UNINSTALLATION
4 – PANEL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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2 - PFD
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3 - MFD
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4
– CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT AND THE FMC
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6 - MOVING YOKE AND MOVING PEDALS
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7 - AUDIO ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PANEL
APPENDIX
1 – CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE AND NEW FUNCTIONALITIES
summary of
the document
The panel has been designed to be used with a RESOLUTION of 1024x768
and FULL SCREEN definition. Any other lower definition may will
downgrade the pictures.
The are very few public information concerning
the 787 panel. So we have designed synthetic images to design this new Boeing
787 panel. We will enhance the pictures with actual pictures as soon as
possible.
WHAT IS NEW IN THIS PANEL:
TOUCHPAD
SIMULATION
This
panel simulates the new functions of the Boeing 787: a TOUCHPAD allows to move
a cursor on the CDU screen to select the functions.
TOUCHSCREEN
SIMULATION
The
MFD simulates a touch screen with a cursor: right click on the menu (or right
drag) then left click to select the window.
AIRSPEED, HDG and
ALTITUDE ADJUST
This is made in 2 times: first adjust the values in the lower windows,
then, if value is correct, “validate”
this value. Click on the smal XFER switch and the value in the lower window
will be introduced in the AUTOPILOT upper window.
4 VERTICAL
SCREENS
There
are only 4 vertical screens in the 787 (5 in other Boeing panels) and 1 CDU
screen on the console. Each of the 2 MFD screens are divided in 2 parts: a MFD
and an EICAS. The MFD itself can be displayed on each half of MFD and CDU
screens. (only 1 on captain MFD screen). That means 5 MFD can be displayed at
the same time. For performances reasons, we have limited to 1 per screen.
HELP
FUNCTION:
The
present documentation can be read while flying: click on the right arm of the
yoke, then select “checklists”. The whole documentation can be read.
Unfortunately, in this case the HTML pointers do not work and you have to use
the lift and the slide. Some technical pictures can be displayed. The
checklists are displayed in the MFD.
2 –INSTALLATION summary of the document
2 – 1 INSTALLATION
The installation depends on the 787
aircraft in which you want to install
the panel:
1-The panel is usually installed in
the /b787_9 aircraft. If you want to install in another aircraft, you have to
specify its name when the installer ask the question:
or copy the folder panel.JSG7879X04
in your own 787.
2-You then have to edit the
aircraft.cfg to adapt to the panel: replace the existing lines panel=....
by the line panel=JSG7879X04, using a text editor, for exemple NOTEPAD.
Make a BACKUP copy of your own
aircraft.cfg file BEFORE you install.
2 – 2 UNINSTALLATION
To uninstall, go to the START MENU,
choose Flight Simulator X and click on the JSGPanels 787-9 Uninstall.
Installation/Uninstallation being
automatic, if you uninstall the product, the uninstallation program will ALSO
uninstall the b787_9\aircraft.cfg. Then restore your own aircraft.cfg.
To help us enhance the quality of
this panel, please let us know of any problem you encounter when using it. THANKS
IN ADVANCE.
2. Use the TRUE AIRSPEED option as shown
in following figure:
When loading the panel for the first time, at
initialization you get the following message (depending on the language you
use):
CLICK ON “EXECUTE”
Then you get the following message (depending
on the language you use):
CLICK ON “YES”.
3 - TIPS BEFORE
YOU START summary
of the document
a)
Please
read this documentation carefully even if you are an expert in 'flying' the
787-9. Each panel has its peculiarities. This panel simulates the new functions
of the 787: a TOUCHPAD allows to move a cursor on the various screens and
select the desired functions and the PFD’s and MFD’s simulate a touchscreen.
b)
Do not
load this panel over another one in which you have left some switches ON else
you may well "confuse" the panel.
c)The values in some gauges are interpreted
differently depending on whether the aircraft is in the TAKE OFF or LANDING
phase. The aircraft is considered to be "in the air" when it is above
1000 feet and "landing" when it is below 900 feet. For this reason
you should ALWAYS climb above 1000 feet after take off, even when you intend to
turn back for an emergency landing (1000 feet is in any case, of course, a very
low and dangerous minimum). For the same reason, you should not load a flight
in which the aircraft is already in the air.
d)
When
creating a FLIGHTPLAN, FS includes as 1st waypoint the VOR of the
departure airport. Cancel this waypoint too closed to the runway. A such short
turn is impossible with a big jet.
e)COST INDEX : used to compute cruise speed. Use
preferably a low cost index for low cruise altitudes, exemple 1000 for 18000
feet, and a higher one for higher cruise altitudes, exemple 9000 for 36000
feet. If none value is entered, 1 is assumed.
f)
Set the AUTO RUDDER OFF or you will
have difficulties to take off. Parameter is in “Aircraft/Realism
settings/Flight Control/Autorudder”.
4 – PANEL TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
For all the gauges the associated information
TIP is displayed to inform you about the identification of the gauge and what
it does.
4 - 1 - FORWARD PANEL summary of the document
4-1-2 PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY (PFD)
4-1-3 THE MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD)
MFD: MENU AND
OPTIONS SWITCHES
ADJUSTING
THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE PFD AND MFD WINDOWS
4-1-9 POPUP WINDOWS AND SWITCHES
FUNCTIONS
4-1-1 VIEWS
Forward
Panel Summary
FIRST
OF ALL: the panel is not responsible of the colors alteration during dusk or
dawn. These are made by FSX ®.
3 views
are possible:
THE
CAPTAIN FORWARD VIEW:
THE
CAPTAIN LOOK DOWN TO THROTTLE VIEW:
THE
COPILOT FORWARD VIEW:
When onground, the runway can not be seen. THERE IS PRESENTLY NO WAY
TO MAKE A CORRECTION.
These
windows can be accessed using the arrows:
IMPORTANT REMARK: use these switches to switch from one window to
another but DO NOT USE THE FSX ® MENU or the logic of the windows will
be disturbed.
4-1-2 PRIMARY
FLIGHT DISPLAY (PFD)
Forward
Panel Summary
This displays all necessary information about
speed, altitude, attitude and autopilot. PFD LIGHTS: these report speed and Y/D
on the left side, horizontal autopilot commands in the center and vertical
autopilot commands on the right. Also included are decision height, radar
altitude (if less than 2000 feet) AND master autopilot ON/OFF. In addition, the
artificial horizon has two FD lines (horizontal and vertical) plus the max
pitch indicator.
The PFD includes now a small map
associated to the MFD map. The airports, radios,...are displayed according to
the parameters selected in the MFD MENU. See MFD OVERVIEW .
THE CLOCK:
The
clock simulates a touchscreen: click on the switches on the PFD
screen.
UPPER LEFT CORNER switch. This starts and stops the
clock to cover one period of time.
UPPER RIGHT CORNER switch. This displays either the time,
the day/month or the year. When the switch is in its Normal position it displays
the time (HH MM). Then first click displays the day and month (DD MM), the
second displays the year (YYYY) and the third reverts to the Normal (HH MM)
display again.
LOWER LEFT CORNER switch. This has
three positions. When it is in position 0 periods of time are NOT
accumulated, when it is in position 1 periods of time ARE ACCUMULATED
and when it is in position 2 the counters are zeroed.
LOWER RIGHT CORNER switch. Not used.
This panel includes a very new “HELP“ function to
help you find the switches use. While flying, just click on “HELP” on
the PFD screen and the windows are displayed. This Function is accessed bye
clicking direcly on the yellow “HELP” on the PFD.
INFORMATION DISPLAYED IN THE
PFD:
V1,
VR and V2 Speeds
are calculated by the FMC. They are shown only when the aircraft is on the
ground. When pre-flight initialization is not complete or V speeds are not
confirmed on the FMC TAKE OFF page, they are replaced by yellow NO V SPD
indicators. (See Pictures 6, 7 and 8 below)
Flap
Retraction Speeds
indicates the flap retraction speeds for both current and previous flap
positions. They are not displayed when the aircraft is on the ground (during
either the take-off and landing phases).
Minimum
Manoeuvring Speed
shows the margin of manoeuvre before a stall may occur. It is indicated by a
yellow line. Flying below this speed may cause the aircraft to stall. The speed
below which the aircraft will stall is shown by small red squares.
At
the bottom of the speed tape Mach/Groundspeed shows the Mach number when above
Mach 0.4 or the current Groundspeed when below it.
The
FD switch position is displayed in green just above of the artificial horizon.
The PFD displays the altitude
and AUTOPILOT altitude in meters. Click on the corresponding button on the
EFIS:
The MDA (Minimum Descent Altitude)
is displayed in green just below the artificial horizon. It can be adjusted by
the upper left button on the EFIS panel (see Picture 9 below). First choose
either DH and MDA by clicking left or right on the upper part of the button,
then adjust as necessary by clicking – or + at the bottom of the button. The
MDA lights are ONLY displayed when the aircraft is beneath 15000 feet radio
altitude.
The A/T light is integrated
into the SPEED, MACH and THRUST lights and is displayed ONLY if A/T is ON.
The DH lights are ONLY
displayed when the aircraft is beneath
20000 feet altitude.
If required, PFD brightness can be
adjusted by clicking on the following
button.
The
ILS frequency and ICAO code are displayed in the PFD when these are
detected and the APPROACH page is displayed in the FMC.
ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE PFD WINDOWS
You
can adjust the brightness of the PFD by using the knobs on the upper left part
of the panel:
4-1-3 THE MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD)
Forward Panel Summary
MFD OVERVIEW MFD summary
In the BOEING 787, the MFD includes now
6 different windows:
SYSTEM: VARIOUS SYSTEMS SUCH AS AUTORUDDER,....
CDU: THE CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT (FMC)
INFO: AN INFORMATION WINDOW
CHECKLISTS: THE CHECKLISTS DISPLAY
COMMUNICATION: ATC COMMUNICATION DISPLAY
NAVIGATION DATA: THE MFD ITSELF as in the preceding panels.
To access these windows, first select the MFD
CAPTAIN SCREEN or COPILOT SCREEN, then click on the corresponding
switches.
FULL SCREEN DISPLAY :
Map can be displayed in full screen on each of the 4 screens.
SYSTEM: STATUS OF VARIOUS SYSTEMS SUCH AS
AUTORUDDER,....
When possible, a device may be
switched ON/OFF by clicking directly on the ON/OFF area on the
screen. This simulate a touchscreen.
CDU: THE CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT (FMC)
For performances reasons the CDU cannot be
displayed on the MFD screen. The CDU is only displayed on the CDU screen. See CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT (FMC) .
INFO: INFORMATION PAGE
Click on the ON/OFF area to switch signs ON or
OFF.
CHECKLISTS: THE CHECKLISTS DISPLAY
Click on 
or 
area to display NEXT
or PREVIOUS PAGE.
COMMUNICATION: ATC
COMMUNICATION DISPLAY
Click on the menu to display the corresponding
page. Some pages corresponding to datas not implemented in FSX ® are not fully
operational. They will be updated as soon as the information is available.
When all display options are on, the MFD looks
like this:
This displays the NAVs, the NDBs, the ILSs, the airports and, of course, the flightplan
and the waypoints. In addition, just
for fun, it also displays clouds and
the locations of the IRSs.
The VOR NAV arrows are unstable and
flicker as they do in an actual Boeing 787.
VOR2
VOR2 is displayed in two modes,
depending on the setting of the Option Switch on the FMC NAV RADIO PAGE. In
standard mode (at initialization) VOR2 is equivalent to an ADF but, when the
Option Switch is ON, it is displayed in
green as a VOR:
GPS SYMBOL
The three stars and GPS symbol are unstable and
flicker as they do in an actual 787.
HOLD PATTERN
As
soon as a Hold process is started, a Hold Pattern is displayed in the MFD to
show the track followed by the aircraft during the 360° turn. In the following
example, the aircraft is starting a left-hand hold:
MFD: HOW TO USE MFD summary
At initialization, the MFD looks like
this:
A great
new function is the MENU:
1-
RIGHT
CLICK or DRAG
the cursor to the desired area on the menu,
2-
LEFT
CLICK to set the
display to MAP or PLN or DISPLAY THE MENU. The selected area becomes green.
3-
On the
MENU: LEFT CLICK on the function you want to display.
REMARK: in some cases if you do not click
correctly, the CURSOR must be reinitialized. Click on the center of the MFD.
A green mark is displayed at the left of the selected function in the
menu.
To display or cancel information you can also use the switches on the
EFIS autopilot panel:
NOTES
1.
The CALL CANCEL BUTTON displays or cancels
the entire MAP.
2.
The ALTITUDE METERS DISPLAY BUTTON displays or cancels the altitude in meters on the PFD.
3.
The APP/VOR/MAP/PLN KNOB can be set in any
one of several positions.
Thus:
a)
APP displays the VOR1 and ILS information,
vertically and horizontally.
b)
VOR displays the VOR1 information, the OBS radial
and the current aircraft radial.
c)
MAP displays the MAP, aircraft-heading oriented.
d)
PLN displays the MAP, north oriented.
In addition the central CTR button toggles between the 180ş
forward and the full 360ş displays.
MFD mode. Turn this left or right to select APP
VOR MAP or PLN. Press CTR to display full screen mode.
The MAP ZOOM ADJUST adjusts the range of the map. The minimum range is
10 miles and the maximum 640. Clicking on the central TFC button automatically
resets the range back to 10.
MDA/DECISION HEIGHT switch. First click on the upper left or right part of the switch to
select MDA or DECISION HEIGHT. Then, clicking on the lower part, turn this left or right to adjust the
decision height. Press RST to set it back.
BAROMETER. Turn this left or right to adjust it. Remember
that any adjustment will also have an effect on the altimeter. Above 10,000
feet all aircraft are requested to use the "standard" baro pressure
of 29.92 to ensure they are all calibrated identically to each other. Press STD
to set the barometer to this standard value.
The
VORs ADFs switches each display
either the VOR or the ADF for each side, left and right. When the VOR1 selected
has DME, then a green circle is displayed around the VOR1 station. A green
hyphen line with arrow indicates the OBS beam according to the OBS in the FMC.
When the VOR2 selected has DME, then a yellow circle is displayed around the
VOR1 station. A yellow hyphen line with arrow indicates the OBS beam according
to the OBS in the FMC.
MFD:
MENU OPTIONS and SWITCHES MFD summary
There are seven of these. They control
the display of the clouds (WXR) and of the information relating to the stations
(STA), the waypoints (WPT), the airports (APPT, DATA and POS) and the ground image (TERR):
WXR: displays or cancels the clouds which (just for
fun) move back and forth and round the aircraft as it turns.
TERR:
displays or cancels the ground image.
TFC: not yet included in this version.
APPT: displays
or cancels the airports.
WPT:
displays or cancels the flightplan waypoints.
STA:
displays or cancels the display of the stations, VORs, NDBs and ILSs.
POS: displays or cancels the aircraft GPS position and the three IRS positions (included just for fun). The 3 stars and GPS symbol are instables and move as they do in the actual 787.
DATA: is a little bit special. Clicking on it
displays all the airport data information but ONLY when the zoom is set to “10” (because the data would be
unreadable at a higher value). Clicking on it again OR clicking on either STA,
WPT or APPT restores the preceding display for STA, WPT or APPT:
ASP: displays airspeed in the MFD.
BORDER: displays the borders.
VOR L: displays VOR left.
VOR R: displays VOR right.
VS: displays VERTICAL SPEED.
As in the actual BOEING panels, when
approaching, the aircraft is pictured in the MFD moving along a normal green
dot line so that you can control the approach position and moving WITHOUT any
exterior visibility.
ALTERNATE AIRPORT MFD summary
To access the ALTERNATE DEST page click on MENU,
then on INDEX on the left, then on ALTN on the right.
With Map Zoom at 80 nm, the first
five airports found with a runway maximum length above 6000 feet are listed.
These airports are retrieved as
follows: the FMC examines the list
of airports in Flight Simulator and identifies those within the Map Zoom area
having a runway of a minimum of XXXX feet. If more than 100 are identified only
the first 100 are recorded (This can occasionally mean that some suitable
airports are not listed but the number is limited to 100 to save machine
resources.)
The MFD then reports the name, heading and position of the nearest airport
on the map.
Entering
10000 feet in the Runway Minimum Length changes the list. The closest airport
is KLUF and only two airports are listed.
The default value for the runway
length when selecting an alternate airport is 6000 feet. However you can change
this value by entering another at any time. The entry format is: XXXXX, which is the runway length in
feet. The minimum accepted value is 4000.
The ALTERNATE first airport displayed in the FMC is then the nearest one corresponding to this new value.
If an emergency occurs and you wish
to go immediately to an ALTERNATE
AIRPORT, just click on the corresponding switch. Then LNAV and VNAV are set
OFF, FLCH is set ON and the aircraft heads towards this airport. You can then
adjust the VS according to the airport distance. To go back to the planned
route just click on LNAV and VNAV. The FMC then automatically adjusts the
heading and VS to follow the ACTIVE
ROUTE again.
THE VOR NAV ARROWS MFD summary
The
VOR NAV arrows are unstable and flicker, exactly as they do in an actual Boeing
787.
BACKUP OF THE PFD MFD summary
You
can simulate a PFD screen failure. Turn the PFD/MFD main switch to right to
display the PFD on the MFD screen.
APPROCH AND TRANSITION
DISPLAYED IN THE MFD
MFD
summary
The MFD displays the loaded APPROACH and TRANSITION. The APPROACH name is displayed on the left and the
TRANSITION name is displayed on the right.. See also FMC
DEP ARR PAGE.
ADJUSTING
THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE MFD WINDOWS
You
can adjust the brightness of the MFD by using the knobs on the upper left part
of the panel:
4-1-4 BACKUP HSI Forward Panel Summary
When PITOT HEAT is not activated
a red arm is lowered in the backup HSI to draw attention to the fact that,
unless you switch the device on, it will not be operational when you climb to a
higher altitude.
You can adjust the FD pitch with the
round button.
4-1-5 EICAS’s Forward Panel Summary
EICAS DISPLAY
The Engine Indication and Crew Alerting
System (EICAS)
FLAPS CONFIG: if you increase engine power while
taxiing and your ground speed rises to more than 25 without the flaps being at
least at the 10 position, an alert message is displayed and an alert sound is
played.
STATS: STATUS:
REMARK: if the aircraft weight is over the MAXIMUM
WEIGHT the TOTAL WEIGHT blinks red.
AIR: BLEED AIR AND CABIN AIR
CONDITIONING:
FLCTL: FLIGHT CONTROLS,
SUGGESTED TRIM
POSITION
A suggested trim position has been
enhanced to facilitate the take-off according to the weight and load of the
787-9. This suggested trim position is computed and
displayed in the CDU TAKE OFF PAGE. For example:
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DOOR: DOORS POSITIONS,
MAIN: MAINTENANCE: there is no maintenance panel in the
787. The maintenance is included in the MFD operation. This function is not yet
supproted in the present panel version,
FIRE: FIRE CONTROL:
4-1-6
FORWARD PANEL SWITCHES
Forward Panel Summary
PANEL LIGHT. This is operational only at d, dusk or night.
LANDING LIGHT switches. These move separately.
RUNWAY and TAXIWAY switches:
STROBES LIGHTS
switch.
LOOK TO THE OVERHEAD PANEL switch:
EVENT RECORDING:
You can record a phase of the flight
at any moment by clicking on the “Event RCD” switch:
This switch starts and stops recording. When recording, a blinking
yellow message is displyaed in the PFD. This records an uncompressed AVI
format files to:
My Documents\My Videos\…
4-1-7 THE HEAD-UP DISPLAY Forward Panel
Summary
The HUD is displayed by
clicking on the switch in the upper left corner of the panel:
4-1-8 VIRTUAL COCKPIT Forward
Panel Summary
There no standard Boeing 787 in FSX
®, so there is no virtual cockpit in this panel. The definition of the virtual
cockpit depends on the aircraft definition, not on the panel definition.
On request, we will try to develop
for free a virtual cockpit if this is possible.
4-1-9 POPUP WINDOWS AND SWITCHES FUNCTIONS Forward Panel Summary
The nests of popup windows, where
sometimes several clicks were required before a particular window could be
displayed, have gone!!! every window can be easily displayed with only 1 click (on the switch corresponding to the window you want to display).
For example, when you want to display the CDU or the THROTTLE simply click on the FMC or the THROTTLE switch.
The GPS window is not displayed at initialization. If you want to
display it, just click on the GPS
switch.
4-1-10 RADIOS DEVICES Forward Panel Summary
4-1-11 PANEL LIGHTS Forward Panel Summary
There are 3 possible lights: first
is the maximum light to simulate the light of the cockpit, the second is the
light only on the MCP and the forward panel and the third one is the MCP only.
Light switch is a rotating button
which turns 360° forward or backward.
4 - 2 - OVERHEAD PANEL summary of
the document
All the switches are moving even those which
are not operational in FSX ®.
4 - 2 - 1 IRS AND ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL
4 - 2 - 2 BATTERY, APU AND UTILITY POWER SWITCHES
4 - 2 - 3 APU and EXTERNAL POWER SWITCHES
4 - 2 - 5 WPRS SWITCHES LEFT AND RIGHT
4 - 2 - 6 WINDOWS WIPERS AND WASHER
4 - 2 - 7
EMERGENCY LIGHTS, OXYGENE MASKS, CREW CALL
4 - 2 - 9 HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS SWITCHES
4 - 2 - 10 LIGHTS SWITCHES – CENTRAL AREA
4 - 2 - 12
ENGINES START AND FUEL VALVES
4 - 2 - 13 HEAT AND LIGHTS RIGHT AREA
4 - 2 – 13 PRESSURE ALTITUDE ADJUST
4 - 2 - 1 IRS AND
ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL
overhead panel summary
IRS:
is not operational in FSX ®. When at least 1 IRS switch is ON, then the
following message is displayed in the
MFD: “IRS (x)” where x is the number of IRS ON.
ELECTRONIC
ENGINE CONTROL: is ON
after initialization and the throttle is controlled by EPR. AUTOTHROTTLE can
also be used.
When
switched OFF, the thrust must be
manually set. Then the AUTOTHROTTLE,
if ON, is automatically switched OFF.
The
ADR switch is not operational in FSX ®.
4 - 2 - 2
BATTERY, APU AND UTILITY POWER SWITCHES
overhead panel summary
The MAIN ELECTRIC BATTERY
switch is operational and switch ON/OFF the main battery.
The two utility power switches are
independant. They control the galleys and utilities - one for the LEFT and the
other one for the RIGHT. These are of course only for fun.
The
battery switch is linked to STANDBY power and APU power. There are three ways
to supply electrical power to the aircraft: STANDBY POWER, APU POWER
or ENGINES POWER. As soon as any one
of these is operational, the panel becomes operational. For example: when the
APU is ON, clicking on the battery switch has no effect. If STANDBY and APU are
OFF then switching OFF the battery switch switches OFF the power and the entire
panel then becomes non-operational and all windows turn dark. This allows
simulation of a “sleeping aircraft”.
REMARK:
The APU is operational in FSX.
After
some minutes the panel will be switched off when batteries are empty. In this
case click on APU START to start APU. Read next paragraph.
4 - 2 - 3 APU and
EXTERNAL POWER SWITCHES
overhead panel summary
The
APU is operational in Flight Simulator FSX. But EXTERNAL POWER is
not yet operational.
At
initialization the APU switch is OFF. Click on right starts APU, but
only if ALL engines are stopped. Click on the left stops APU. Remember the
engines can be started only if APU is stopped.
Status
of APU is reported in the EICAS window. When APU is running, click ON the
battery switch to restore electric power. The other way is to restart the
engines with « Ctrl+E ».
SLEEPING AIRCRAFT
To
stop all power supplies, cut off fuel to stop all engines. Switch OFF the STANDBY, the APU, the MAIN. Then all the panel switches and
all the screens become dark and are non-operational. At this point all that can
be done is to move the switches manually (as is the case in the real aircraft).
You can then, if you wish to, save the flight.
REMARK:
When either or both of the two switches, STANDBY
POWER or APU, is ON, then clicking on the MASTER BATTERY has no effect since, in
this case, either the STANDBY POWER
or the APU is supplying the power.
4 - 2 - 4
GENERATOR switches
overhead panel summary
There is one for each engine, allowing each
generator to be disconnected separately.
4 - 2 - 5 WPRS
SWITCHES LEFT AND RIGHT
overhead panel summary
These are only for fun. Not operational in FSX
®.
4 - 2 - 6 WINDOWS
WIPERS AND WASHER
overhead panel summary
Wipers are operational, but not the washer.
Switching the washer ON plays the sound.
4 - 2 - 7 EMERGENCY LIGHTS, OXYGEN MASKS, CREWW CALL
overhead panel summary
The
EMERGENCY LIGHTS SWITCH must be open before switching it:
The
crew call plays the famous sound :
4 - 2 - 8 WINDOWS HEAT
overhead panel summary
These
switches are only for fun. But at least 1 switch ON generate permanently the
sound of the fans.
4 - 2 - 9
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS SWITCHES
overhead panel summary
The
HYDRAULIC SWITCHES are not operational. The 2 main hydraulic lights are
operational and are ON when engines are started.
4 - 2 - 10 LIGHTS
SWITCHES – CENTRAL AREA
overhead panel summary
The CREW CALL has the same function as
above.
There is only 1 rotating button for the 2 cabin
signs: NO SMOKING and SEAT BELT signs.
The OVHD lights switches switch ON/OFF
the LEFT and RIGHT spot lights:
The PANEL LIGHT rotating button has 4
positions and can be turned 360° left to right or right to left.
The LANDING LIGHTS are operational: as
soon as at least 1 switch is ON the landing lights are ON. The landing lights
are OFF when the last of the 3 switches is set OFF.
4 - 2 - 11 FIRE
SWITCHES
overhead panel summary
The main discharge swith is operational: only 1
can extinguish fire of ENGINE 1 and 2 and APU. The others are only for fun.
The
switches positions are reported in the EICAS LOWER ECS window. See EICAS LOWER.
4 - 2 - 12 ENGINES START AND FUEL VALVES
overhead panel summary
These
are operational.
4 - 2 - 12 FUEL SYSTEM overhead panel summary
All the switches are operational so you can
play with them and test all the possible configurations. CAUTION: if an engine
is not fed, it stops!
On the Boeing 787-9 there are normally 2 fuel
feeding phases during flight:
Phase 1: the fuel in center tanks is burn until they are
empty.
Phase 2: the fuel in tanks 1 LEFT and 2 RIGHT is burn.
FUEL FEEDING PHASE 1:
It is possible to select the CENTER or CENTER2
(left plus right) tank separately.
This makes it possible to simulate the First
Phase which burns fuel first from the auxiliary CENTER2 tank and
finally from the main CENTER tank. We have adapted the
aircraft.cfg to add a CENTER2 tank and adapt the capacities to the actual ones
given in official BOEING documentation.
The EXCEL files allows you to easily compute
the necessary fuel load in accordance with your flightplan. (Note: DO NOT overload
your aircraft or you won't be able to take off and you will end up in the
scenery !!!!)
The
FUEL TRANSFER switch is also
operational. This means that it have to be correctly switched OFF or LEFT
TO RIGHT or RIGHT TO LEFT according to the position of the fuel
tanks switches. When a standard flight is initialized the FUEL TRANSFER SWITCH
is OFF.
In
the picture above, the CENTER TANK 2 is selected.
FUEL FEEDING PHASE 2:
The
SECOND PHASE can be simulated by selecting “Tank 1
LEFT” and Tank 2 right” with the transfert switch OFF.
JETTISON:
JETTISON
is operational in FSX ®. First turn rotating switch to LEFT.
Then
switch ON the FUEL dump switch ON. This starts the fuel dump. Then you have to
control the level of the fuel in the EICAS FUEL window to stop
the dump when necessary. NOTE: the tanks 2 and 3 can not be emptied
totally.
The
position of the fuel JETTISON switch is reported in the fuel window of
the EICAS.
4 - 2 - 13 HEAT AND LIGHTS SWITCHES RIGHT AREA
The 3 heat swithes are operational and sitch ON/OFF
the heating of PITOT and the 2 ENGINES.
The BEACON, NAV, LOGO, WINGS, RUNWAY,
TAXI and STROBES lights are operational if these are provided in the
aircraft used.
The LIGHTS TEST switch is also
operational and allows to test all the OVERHEAD LIGHTS.
4 - 2 - 13 PRESSURE ALTITUDE ADJUST
You can adjust manually the pressure altitude:
First click on the “SELECT” switch. Then
adjust the altitude using the round switch.
The DESTINATION ALTITUDE is displayed in
the EICAS lower. This altitude can be manually adjusted.
For
easy use, a light have been added (even if this not exists in the actual
787) to display the manual destination
altitude. This is only displayed when the PUSH ON switch is ON:
REMARK: in
the LEGS page of the FMC, the displayed altitude remains the one of the
displayed destination airport.
In
all other windows, when in manual mode, the “manual altitude” is displayed
followed by “Man”.
4 - 2 - 14 AIR SYSTEM
overhead panel summary
For
the fun the AIR SYSTEM switches have been implemented on the overhead. The
cabin temperature is displayed in the EICAS AIR PAGE. This temperature depends
on the switch position.
4 - 2 - 15 PRESSURIZATION
These
switches are for fun only.
4 - 3 - AUTOPILOT summary of
the document
4-3-1
FULLY AUTOMATIC LANDING
AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
A fully automatic landing procedure (AUTOLAND) is provided. Note that
this is ONLY operational when the flaps are in position 25 or 30 for
landing, Autopilot is ON and Autoland
is NOT cancelled in the APPROACH PAGE of the FMC (see below). The process
starts when the aircraft is just under 60 feet above the runway. (The Autoland
may, of course, be perturbed by strong lateral winds.)
What you have to do:
-When approaching
capture the ILS beam with AUTOPILOT ON and APPR/LOC ON, set the spoilers on ARM and set the AUTOBRAKE as desired,
-Then let
the aircraft follow the ILS beam down to the
runway,
-Adjust the landing speed to 145 knots and set the flaps according to the
approach speed. The aircraft must be
stable when entering the Autoland process.
-CUT OFF the Autothrottle (which automatically lowers the
engine power to zero) when above the runway. Be sure to keep your hand on the
yoke in case of an emergency procedure! AUTOPILOT is switched OFF when aircraft
touch down. As soon as the Autopilot is OFF, the yoke becomes operational
again.
(A little
tip: in FS the standard command key for AUTOTHROTTLE OFF is SHIFT+R which is
not very easy to enter when you are busy trying to land! Replace it by a single
keystroke, for example < or Tab which are normally not used. Tab is better
since < is not easy to use in xml files for voice recognition)
-The Autoland process is automatically started as soon as the aircraft
descends below 60 feet. The aircraft’s nose rises and the Autopilot
is set OFF,
When the aircraft
descends below 30 feet its nose is automatically lowered and it then touches
down,
-When the
aircraft has touched down the Spoilers are fully deployed and the Brakes are
set ON at the power defined by the Autobrake switch position,
-When on
the ground the only thing you yourself have to do is to control the heading
with the yoke (or pedals if you have them), making any adjustments necessary to
keep the aircraft straight on the runway,
-As soon
as the ground speed drops below 120 knots the engines are reversed. Then, when
speed drops below 30 knots, the spoilers are retracted and the engine power is
set back to zero.
-Turn OFF
the Autobrake yourself if you want to continue rolling in order to leave the
runway. Otherwise keep it on until the aircraft has come to a complete stop.
EMERGENCY
In an emergency situation you can de-activate the
Autoland process at any moment by switching down the LOWER KEY on the Autopilot
on the Main Panel and taking back manual control of the yoke and throttle.
SOME TIPS FOR USING AUTOLAND
To capture the
beam your speed must be slow enough (about 220 knots) and you must arrive
BENEATH the beam and at an angle of LESS THAN 25°,
The normal
landing speed of the 787 is about 145 knots, depending on the load of the
aircraft. For example, with a minimum load this speed can be lowered to 135
knots. The Autoland process has been designed for a speed of 145 knots,
Remember
that, when on the ground, the indicated radio height is 9 feet which is the
height of the cockpit. This is the radio height given in the PFD. However, if
you use a sound system, check which radio height is actually given - cockpit or wheel above ground.
CANCELLING AUTOLAND BEFORE LANDING
If you do not wish to use it you can inhibit the
Autoland before landing. To do this just click on the corresponding switch on
the right-hand side of the APPROACH PAGE of
the FMC as shown in the following picture:
4-3-2 MCP AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
A very new function on the 787 panel: the AIRSPEED, HDG, VERTICAL SPEED
and ALTITUDE are selected in two steps:
1 – Adjust the value in the lower window,
2 – Valid this value by clicking on the corresponding little switch “XFR”.
AIRSPEED: AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
This is displayed only when A/T and AIRSPEED are ON.
The CENTRE of the button:
when clicked ON, the speed is no longer controlled by the FMC but by the
MCP and can be adjusted by clicking -
or +.
This situation is reported on the VNAV pages of the FMC and the
modified speed is displayed in the VNAV pages. See the following picture:
MACH/KNOTS switch: AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
Click on this little switch to
display either KNOTS or MACH speed.
The Mach speed for each phase of the
flight is computed to approximately the same equivalent Airspeed and Mach speed
in the Autopilot. For more details refer to the attached Excel files.
HEADING: AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
The actual 787-9 functions are
simulated. HOLD ON: the aircraft maintains the current HDG.
The heading displays the internal
heading bug position. You can modify it by clicking - or +. Then press SEL
and the aircraft goes to the displayed heading.
MAX BANK ADJUST AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
Click on each side of the HOLD switch to adjust HEADING or MAX BANK.
The accepted values for the MAX
BANK are 1,7,13,19,25 degrees.
LNAV switch:
Switched on the aircraft follows the
flightplan longitudinally if the ROUTE is activated :
LNAV switch: AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
When
a route is active in the FMC, LNAV drives the aircraft horizintally to follow
flightplan.
VNAV switch: AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
VNAV has been extended to control the vertical
movement of the aircraft.
When VNAV is ON, SPEED, VS and ALT are OFF and
the aircraft is driven by the FMC program loaded flightplan.
Switching VNAV OFF, automatically sets SPEED
and VS ON. The aircraft continues at the MCP speed and VS and is controlled by
the MCP and NOT by the FMC and vertical speed is controlled by the FLCH ON
switch.
ALTITUDE HOLD switch: AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
When ON is pressed the autopilot stores the aircraft
altitude and then maintains it.
V/S
AND ALTITUDE switches: AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
This allows you to select MANUALLY, (FMC NOT ACTIVE) or modify the V/S and
ALTITUDE you wish to fly at. (Remember that the FLCH
switch MUST be ON before you can change these parameters). First select V/S
ON, and the wheel operates
correctly - you turn it UP to make the aircraft got DOWN and DOWN to make it go
UP.
V/S is displayed only when NOT EQUAL TO ZERO.
When between 0 and 100, the MCP displays alternatively 0 or 100 depending on
the internal value, 1 to 49 and 49 to 99. There is presently no way to modify
this.
AUTOPILOT MASTER switch: AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
The ON and OFF functions are
separated. To switch the autopilot OFF press the big horizontal key down; to
switch it ON first put the large horizontal key UP again and then press CMD.
VS and ALT AUTOPILOT SUMMARY
These are automatically switched ON
or OFF when the VNAV switch is
operated.
4 . 5. THE CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT AND
THE FMC
CDU/FMC SUMMARY:
FMC: The Control Display
Unit (CDU)
The ALTERNATE AIRPORT PAGE page
The ALTERNATE AIRPORT PAGE page
The LEGS pages (page 1 of n pages)
The last LEGS page
(page n of n)
FMC Overview FMC SUMMARY
At initialization, the FMC looks like this:
For performances reasons the right keyboard is
not operational.
It contains many powerful features. It
will:
a)
follow
an FSX FLIGHTPLAN (or by other software and imported into FSX), including the selected APPROACH PHASE,
both horizontally and vertically and in accordance with defined speeds, allowing it to be changed if required
during the flight;
b)
manage
the TAKE-OFF thrusts and the climb thrust TOGA, MAX THRUST, CRUISE
and AUTOMATIC according to the economic index and weather parameters;
c)
calculate
optimum V1, VR, V2 and cruise speed according to the cruise
altitude; calculating speeds in both knots
AND mach;
d)
control
the LNAV (Longitudinal Navigation) and VNAV (Vertical Navigation) functions when climbing, cruising and
descending, taking into account economic speeds and altitudes, user-modified
speeds and altitudes and TRANSIT and
RESTRICTED speeds and altitudes;
e)
manage
the function cruise “economic climb”
when the aircraft loses weight due to fuel having been burned, in accordance
with either the ICAO standard or a user-defined value;
f)
manage
the complete HOLD function at an
actual position, programmed altitude or at a predefined waypoint with
adjustable leg time or distance, speed and altitude;
g)
manage
the FIX function, for heading to a
specified VOR;
h)
display
all necessary information relating to:
ATC - flight number, aircraft ident,
etc...,
VNAV - speeds and altitudes,
LEGS - giving for each the
waypoint, heading, distance and altitude,
PROGRESS - the actual position, the previous
and next waypoints and the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and fuel at the
destination airport,
APPROACH SPEED - useful information on the flap
settings and corresponding speed limits required during an approach, speed and
aircraft weight,
NAV - radios, both active and standby,
OBS and radials,
COMM - radios, both active and
standby, transponder and ADF,
POSITION - the current position of the
aircraft at the departure airport and (for fun) the three positions of the
three IRSs (Inertial Reference Systems);
i)
allow direct data entry of all data into all
function pages, VORs ILSs and STARs retrieval by entering
directly the ICAO code with mouse clicks on the FMC keyboard itself on
the screen;
j)
follow
the APPRAOCH and TRANSITION retrieved as described above,
k)
allow the brightness of the display to be adjusted for night flights on both
the FMC and the PFD (Primary Flight Display) MFD (Multi Functions display),
RADIOs and EICAS Upper and Lower;
l)
allow
the aircraft to be flown manually (providing the ROUTE has not been activated);
m)
Retrieve
an ALTERNATE AIRPORT depending on runway length and airport distance,
n)
last
but not least, manage the fully
automatic autoland, from the ILS capture to the full stop on the runway.
However it will NOT:
Create directly flight plans.
(However Flight Simulator itself and other good quality software packages
available on the Net do it so well.)
REMARKS
a)
the
FMC is designed to work only with JSGPanels Boeing
787-9 panel,
b)
the
FMC is a very large piece of software and it could be difficult to use it with
less powerfull PC or VIDEO CARD.
FMC GENERAL
FUNCTIONS FMC SUMMARY
The FMC is the primary means of
navigation and automatic flight along the route. It is controlled by using the CDU
(Control Display Unit), accessed by clicking on CDU switch to switch the
CDU window ON/OFF (as shown in the following picture). Use preferably these
switches to display/hide wondows or the logic will be disturbed.
The CDU simulates the new “TOUCHPAD”
of the 787. Use the arrows of the CDU to move the cursor, then click on SELECT
switch to validate the function:
In any cases click on INIT to
reinitialize the cursor if needed.
DATA ENTRY
To enter numeric or alphanumeric
data, click directly on the FMC keyboard and, if necessary the “ decimal
point ” and/or the “/” and/or
+ or -, then movre the cursor to the desired area on CDU
and validate with SELECT switch. If you did a mistake, then click on the
CLR switch to erase the entered data, then re-enter it. Note that the
ENTER switch is not yet operational in this first version.
The FMC computes the take-off speeds for V1, VR
and V2 and thrust settings.
It
calculates the optimal Vertical (altitude) and Speed profiles for the Climb,
Cruise and Descent stages of a flight. This calculation accounts for any
altitude and speed restrictions defined for enroute waypoints and for speed
restrictions and transitions set for climb and descent. The vertical and speed
profile can be flown automatically using the VNAV autopilot mode. The crew can
level the aircraft off at any assigned altitude without leaving the VNAV mode
by modifying the altitude on the VNAV page.
Based
on a computed optimum altitude, it automatically calculates STEP CLIMB points
to minimize fuel consumption by climbing to higher altitudes as fuel burns and
the weight of the aircraft decreases.
It
allows the flight progress monitoring by estimating the time of arrival and
remaining fuel to both the next waypoint and the destination airport.
It
automatically computes the TOD (Top of Descent) point which allows the aircraft
to descend on idle or minimal thrust in order to minimize fuel consumption.
Holding
patterns can be automatically flown in LNAV either at the present position or
any defined altitude.
FMC: The
Control Display Unit (CDU)
FMC SUMMARY
FMC - CDU Summary
The CDU
contains many pages, each of which relates to a specific FMC function. They are
selected with the Mode Select keys. In addition, some keys such as INIT REF and VNAV themselves contain several sub-pages.
Pressing
a key automatically displays a page containing data updated to reflect the
current contents of the FMC, the location of the aircraft and the setting of
the controls. Pages can also be selected by pressing the PREV PAGE or NEXT PAGE
buttons or can be chosen from a list by selecting the < INDEX prompt.
a)
INIT
REF:
q IDENT displays the aircraft and engine model, the
nav data used and the nav data validity times,
q POS INIT displays the IRS position initialization,
q PERF INIT (Performance Initialization)
displays the aircraft weights, cruise altitude and cost index,
q THRUST LIMIT displays the reference thrust
limits, reduced and derated thrust,
q TAKE OFF REF displays the take-off VNAV profile
and take-off reference speeds,
q APPROACH REF displays the Approach reference
speeds,
q MENU displays simulator-specific functions;
b)
RTE displays the route origin and the
destination airport;
q
CLB
VNAV displays the
climb parameters,
q
CRZ
VNAV displays the
cruise parameters,
q
DES
VNAV displays the
descent parameters ;
e)
LEGS displays the enroute waypoints;
f)
HOLD displays the holding pattern
parameters;
g)
PROGRESS displays flight progress and
time/fuel estimations;
h)
MENU displays simulator-specific
functions,
i)
NAV
RADIO displays the
navigation radios.
FMC Pre-flight procedure FMC SUMMARY
VERY IMPORTANT: to enter correct values and flightplan follow the initialisation procedure of the FMC exactly as described below.
ON THE FMC:
a)
load a
flightplan;
b)
the IDENT page is displayed at
initialization. Verify the engine type and nav data times. (Real aircraft
operations are illegal if the nav data is expired);
c)
select
the POS INIT page. Verify the IRS
positions are displayed, else call the Overhead and position them correctly
using the three IRS buttons;
d)
select
the ROUTE page and activate the
route by selecting ACTIVATE. EXEC lights up yellow. The previously-loaded flightplan is active;
e)
press
the INIT REF key and select the INDEX prompt;
f)
open
the PERF INIT page. Enter the
economic index (1-9999) you want to use. (1 is the most economical setting,
9999 causes the most expensive fuel consumption - but the fastest speed!);
g)
enter the
cruise altitude ;
h) open the THRUST LIM page. Select the desired take-off thrust and arm the
desired Climb thrust. (Normal is TO
and CLB.) Enter the ambient
temperature.
i)
open
the TAKE OFF page. Enter the runway
conditions D(DRY) or W(WET);
j)
enter
the flaps setting you want to use (15
or 20);
k) confirm the computed V speeds by
clicking on the corresponding >.
(The TRIM position for take-off is suggested by the FMC);
l)
enter
the END OF ACCELERATION height and
the THRUST REDUCTION height as
desired. (Normally 1000 and 2000 feet.) NOTE: these show the height above the
ground and NOT the altitude above
sea level!
The
pre-flight process is complete and the FMC is ready to guide the aircraft
laterally, vertically and at the selected speeds along the route when the LNAV and VNAV modes have been engaged on the MCP.
FMC
Pre-take-off
procedure FMC SUMMARY
ON THE MCP:
a)
click A/T ON;
b)
click FD ON;
c)
set
the MASTER AP lower key UP;
d)
position
the FLAPS as entered in the FMC (15
or 20);
e)
set
the TRIM position at least at the
position indicated by the TAKE OFF FMC;
VERY IMPORTANT- NEVER SWITCH THE MASTER AUTOPILOT “ON” WHEN ON THE GROUND OR BEFORE THE TAKE-OFF HAS BEEN COMPLETED! ON GROUND THIS MAKES THE TRIM TO BE ADJUSTED;
f)
set VNAV ON - take-off starts
immediately and automatically;
g)
control
the take-off with the Yoke until you set the autopilot on;
h)
set
the MASTER AUTOPILOT ON when above
the END OF ACCELERATION height.
i)
set LNAV
when necessary.
The
aircraft is then under the control of the FMC and the MCP and in automatic
flight.
FMC AND CDU FUNCTION
PAGES FMC SUMMARY
To access, press the MENU key.
RE-INITIALIZATION
PROCEDURE TO BE USED WHEN STARTING A SECOND FLIGHT (OR, OF COURSE, FLIGHTPLAN):
1. De-activate the existing Flightplan by clicking on the EXEC button
(if it is lit up yellow);
2. Load the new Flightplan, using the standard FSX procedure;
3. Re-initialize the values in the FMC by clicking on "REINIT
VALUES >" (causing it to display in Bright mode);
4.Activate the new Flightplan by clicking on "ACTIVATE >" in
the ROUTE window.
The ACT RTE page FMC SUMMARY
To access, press the RTE key.
Validate the ACTIVATE right button to activate the loaded flightplan initializes
all the implicit values for speeds and altitudes.
FLIGHTPLAN CHANGE WHILE FLYING
If you wish to you can change a
Flightplan partway through a flight.
To do this simply go to the Flight
Simulator FLIGHT PLANNER and create or load a new Flightplan which has the SAME
departure airport as the previous one but a DIFFERENT destination airport. When
you have done this, Flight Simulator will ask you if you would like it to move
the aircraft back to the departure airport. You, of course, reply NO(!).
The new Flightplan is then automatically loaded into the FMC.
However, in order to make this new
Flightplan work correctly, you MUST yourself change it to make the NEXT
waypoint along it from your current position the FIRST one in the list. To do
this you MUST immediately cancel ALL the waypoints from the new Flightplan
which the aircraft would already have passed through if that Flightplan had
been in use from the beginning of the flight.
Example:
Your first operational Flightplan is from Phoenix to Los Angeles.
Part of the way through the
flight you decide to fly to San Diego instead. So you create a new Flightplan
which looks like this.
However, the new NEXT waypoint must
be ahead of the aircraft. GBN, JUDTH, MOHAK and BZA are all behind it and so you have to IMMEDIATELY cancel them
from the new Flightplan. If not, the FMC will consider the NEXT waypoint to be
the FIRST waypoint out from Phoenix (GBN) and so will proceed to turn the
aircraft round and fly back to it!
In this example all waypoints
between Phoenix and IPL have been cancelled and the new Flightplan looks like
this.
When changing the Flightplan
in this way you must ensure that the result is logically consistent with what
you want to do because, being a computer program, the FMC will always do
exactly what it is instructed to do -
and only that. However, if you do take care, the FMC will change over to and
execute the new Flightplan correctly.
The INIT/REF INDEX page FMC SUMMARY
To access, press the INIT REF key.
VERY IMPORTANT: the CRUISE ALTITUDE MUST BE NETERED in the
FMC. Format is XXX, of the FLIGHT ALTITUDE defined FLxxx. For exemple, cruise
altitude 36000 feet means FL360. So you must enter 360.
This value is necessary for the FMC to compute
all other values.
The FMC adjusts the cruise speed according to
the value of the COST INDEX. Higher value means fast speed, lower value lower
speed.
(The
following six sub-pages are all accessed from the INIT/REF INDEX page)
The IDENT page FMC SUMMARY
The POS INIT
(position) page FMC SUMMARY
The PERF INIT page FMC SUMMARY
COST INDEX is used as a way of calculating the most
suitable flight speed. Higher values result in higher speeds but cause more
fuel to be burned and reduce the maximum range of the flight. Conversely, lower
values result in lower speeds but cause less fuel to be burned and increase the
maximum range of the flight. A value must be entered to obtain an ECON SPEED in
VNAV cruise.
ENTRY FORMT 1 to 9999 are:
X
XX
XXX
XXXX
COST INDEX can be modified at any time during
a flight. It is a convenient way of adjusting the Cruise Speed.
The THRUST LIMIT pages (page 1 of 2) FMC SUMMARY
All thrust parameters
selected are also displayed in the new upper EICAS window included in this
package.
Enter the ambient
temperature. This temperature is used by the FMC to compute various thrusts.
Choose between TO, -5% or -15% by clicking on the corresponding button.
Arm CLB or CLB 1 or CLB 2 for the climbing phase. There are three
phases when taking off:
a)
From
ground to END OF ACCELERATION HEIGHT - choose between TO,
-5% or -15%
to adjust the thrust you want to use;
b)
From
END OF ACCELERATION HEIGHT to THRUST REDUCTION HEIGHT - thrust will be reduced
to maintain 280 knots (1).
c)
CLIMBING
PHASE from THRUST REDUCTION HEIGHT to CRUISE ALTITUDE. Thrust will be adjusted
according to the thrust previously entered into CLB, CLB1 or CLB2.
Page 2 of the THRUST
LIMIT page (see below) is automatically displayed when the aircraft is above
the THRUST REDUCTION HEIGHT.