FMS and automatic pilot (AP) is engaged, and either (i) continuing executing the evasive maneuver by modifying FMS VNAV guidance, responsive toreferencing the FMS to determine that a limiting condition does not apply to the evasive maneuver;(ii) alerting a pilot to take control for a manual ...
Once normal flight controls are disabled, the aircraft may execute a preprogrammed emergency flight plan via its autopilot system, with or without the use of a flight management system (FMS). The emergency flight plan could cause the aircraft to fly to a sparsely populated area and enter a ...
of: Aircraft Flight Manual Supplement (AFMS), Instruction for Continued Airworthiness (ICA), Drawing List (MDL), Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) Supplement, Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL) Supplement, Weight & Balance / Electrical Loads Reports, Installation Instructions, Installation and Wiring...
(for example, at least one message processing application110) in a single system100. As further discussed below with respect to FIG. 2, the message processing applications1101to110Kinclude, but are not limited to, an FMS, aircraft traffic services, an aircraft condition monitoring system, an ...
11.A method for communicating the status of a runway located along a flight path to a pilot of an aircraft traveling the flight path, the method comprising the steps of:creating a notice to airmen (NOTAM) database in communication with a flight management system (FMS), the NOTAM database ...
Moreover, the process of loading the data from the diskette to the FMS or other relevant component takes time (e.g. about an hour per aircraft for navigation database updates) during which the aircraft is not able to function. As such, the amount of required down time for relatively ...