FMS Flight management system The first rule of

FMS Flight management system “The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. Bill Gates

WHY ? Who has more difficult job? Why?

A bit of history Typical crew layout of a B 707 Typical crew layout of an A 321 Where are the others? Which was the first A/C equipped with FMS? When was the FMS introduced? When was the first auto land executed?

Functions The main FM functions are : - Navigation Flight planning Performance prediction and optimization Provision of information to cockpit displays(PFD, ND, MCDU) Auto tuning of navaids The main FG functions are : - Flight director - Autopilot (A/P) - Autothrust (A/THR) Components : - 2 flight management and guidance computers (FMGC), in avionics compartment 2 multipurpose control display units (MCDU), on each side on the pedestal 1 flight control unit (FCU), on the glare shield 2 flight augmentation computers (FAC), in the avionics bay

Cockpit layout What are the components of the FMS? What are the main functions?

O f A r c h t e c t u r e i n p u t s & o u t p u t s

How do we control it ? Short term interface. what are the levels of Automation? what are the tasks for these levels? Golden rules of flying !! Understand what the system is doing!!

Long term interface what are the tasks for long time interface? which flight phases can it guide us trough? what extra utilization does it have ?

MCDU usage and pilot interface INIT Page

PERFORMANCE page

PROGRESS page what can we read on this page? what is RNP?

FLIGHT PLAN page what are the functions? where can we crosscheck the guidance?

RAD NAV page How is the aircraft navigating in IFR conditions? what is the purpose of the FMGC? How is it making our lives easier?

FUEL PREDICTION page what is the situational awareness? what are the main limiting factors in aviation? what is the fuel policy of an airline?

SECONDARY FLIGHT PLAN page when are we using a , , secondary flight plan, , ? what are the types of approaches ?

Any Questions?

Thats all folks Ing. Tibor striho, tiborstriho@gmail. com, 00421948601032

Thanks for Your attention !!