Question Setting up VFR Flight in the FMC
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:33 pm
I do fly VFR so I just want to put in a simple flight plan in the FMC. I took a series of photos my steps were the following
1. I pushed POS Init
2. KSNA was there already as expected, I don't know why the FMS position is all 0, I clicked SET POS TO GNSS to update it
3. Next I pushed FLPN and needed to enter the Origin again, not sure why. I then put in the DEST
4. I press EXEC
5. The legs page just shows the origin airport
6. the MFD shows the plan although I goofed and entered KSAN. I could have fixed it
At this point nothing is on the MFD. So I entered the dest airport on the second line, when I did the legs page change a direct to. Ok there is one way point, the airport so direct to makes sense and I can call more way points. The files attached are a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h in the order I did things.
Questions:
1. how can I reset the FMC if I put in a plan that is just all wrong, it happens. If I power off the FMC, I expected it to reset, it does not. I have to reload the sim but back at cold dark start
2. Is this the way to put in a simple VFR, no SIDS or STARS
BTW, in the future it would be nice to get the panels to be included when the PFD and MFD are moved to other monitors which is what I am doing. The FMC is like that. The work that was done was excellent and others complain about the cost, but it is worth it. I am looking at the Baron now
1. I pushed POS Init
2. KSNA was there already as expected, I don't know why the FMS position is all 0, I clicked SET POS TO GNSS to update it
3. Next I pushed FLPN and needed to enter the Origin again, not sure why. I then put in the DEST
4. I press EXEC
5. The legs page just shows the origin airport
6. the MFD shows the plan although I goofed and entered KSAN. I could have fixed it
At this point nothing is on the MFD. So I entered the dest airport on the second line, when I did the legs page change a direct to. Ok there is one way point, the airport so direct to makes sense and I can call more way points. The files attached are a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h in the order I did things.
Questions:
1. how can I reset the FMC if I put in a plan that is just all wrong, it happens. If I power off the FMC, I expected it to reset, it does not. I have to reload the sim but back at cold dark start
2. Is this the way to put in a simple VFR, no SIDS or STARS
BTW, in the future it would be nice to get the panels to be included when the PFD and MFD are moved to other monitors which is what I am doing. The FMC is like that. The work that was done was excellent and others complain about the cost, but it is worth it. I am looking at the Baron now