Old, but interesting topic

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:


That's rubbish. You said the FMC is programmed from the start
(Incorrect, the approach is usually input en-route, but never mind).
The approach can be entered into the FMC at any time.

No, it can't, fjukktard


Bertie

Well actually it can, even before take off

Flydive wrote in :

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:


That's rubbish. You said the FMC is programmed from the start
(Incorrect, the approach is usually input en-route, but never
mind).
The approach can be entered into the FMC at any time.

No, it can't, fjukktard


Bertie

Well actually it can, even before take off

Can't be entered at all. Now way anything flying will do an ILS all by
it's lonesomes from takeoff just by using the FMC.


Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Flydive wrote in :

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

That's rubbish. You said the FMC is programmed from the start
(Incorrect, the approach is usually input en-route, but never
mind).
The approach can be entered into the FMC at any time.
No, it can't, fjukktard


Bertie
Well actually it can, even before take off

Can't be entered at all. Now way anything flying will do an ILS all by
it's lonesomes from takeoff just by using the FMC.


Bertie

Sorry I have to disagree, an approach can be entered before T/O, in the
latest FMS it will autotune, and if approach is preselected on the panel
it will auto tranfer to "green data" and fly the ILS appch.

Flydive wrote in :

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Flydive wrote in :

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

That's rubbish. You said the FMC is programmed from the start
(Incorrect, the approach is usually input en-route, but never
mind).
The approach can be entered into the FMC at any time.
No, it can't, fjukktard


Bertie
Well actually it can, even before take off

Can't be entered at all. Now way anything flying will do an ILS all
by
it's lonesomes from takeoff just by using the FMC.


Bertie

Sorry I have to disagree, an approach can be entered before T/O, in
the
latest FMS it will autotune, and if approach is preselected on the
panel
it will auto tranfer to "green data" and fly the ILS appch.


ILS freqs won't autotune on anything I know of..


Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:



Bertie
Sorry I have to disagree, an approach can be entered before T/O, in
the
latest FMS it will autotune, and if approach is preselected on the
panel
it will auto tranfer to "green data" and fly the ILS appch.


ILS freqs won't autotune on anything I know of..


Bertie


The Honeywell primus 2000 can do that.

Flydive wrote in :

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:



Bertie
Sorry I have to disagree, an approach can be entered before T/O, in
the
latest FMS it will autotune, and if approach is preselected on the
panel
it will auto tranfer to "green data" and fly the ILS appch.


ILS freqs won't autotune on anything I know of..


Bertie


The Honeywell primus 2000 can do that.


And you'd let it?


Hmm.

Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip writes:

And you'd let it?

Autotuning an ILS is just a matter of looking up the ILS frequency for the
selected runway in a database and tuning it. Why wouldn't a pilot allow the
FMC to do that for him? The pilot would just have to do exactly the same
thing himself, and with a greater probability of making a mistake.

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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Flydive wrote in :

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:


Bertie
Sorry I have to disagree, an approach can be entered before T/O, in
the
latest FMS it will autotune, and if approach is preselected on the
panel
it will auto tranfer to "green data" and fly the ILS appch.

ILS freqs won't autotune on anything I know of..


Bertie

The Honeywell primus 2000 can do that.


And you'd let it?


Hmm.

Bertie


Why not?

It autotunes the frequency and selects the inbound course of the
approach you have selected, it does about 20 miles out.

You can override it anytime, you check it during your approach briefing.

It does not follow it unless you arm the approach on the panel.

I don't see any problem with it, as with anything on the aircraft you
have the ultimate control, I let the autopilot fly the aircraft most of
the time, but I always monitor what it does.

Bertie the Bunyip writes:

ILS freqs won't autotune on anything I know of..

Then you don't know of all FMCs, because some FMCs will definitely autotune
the ILS. The 747-400 will do this (in fact, it autotunes all the navaids,
although you can override this).

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Bertie the Bunyip writes:

ILS freqs won't autotune on anything I know of..

Then you don't know of all FMCs, because some FMCs will definitely
autotune the ILS. The 747-400 will do this (in fact, it autotunes all
the navaids, although you can override this).

All FMCs tune navaids fjukkktard, but none do autoapproaches, fjukkwit.


Bertie