FMC quiz

[metamarty]

I've just completed a new feature and I thought I might as well make a quiz out of it so people might learn something.

Below you see a 737 ND, showing an FMC feature:

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What is the name of this feature and why is this useful?

[dcutugno]

Wow! nice work, i think is offset feature good for weather avoidance...

[metamarty]

Wow! nice work, i think is offset feature good for weather avoidance...

Good try, but not correct. An offset feature would move the path laterally. The turns would remain intact.

[dcutugno]

That is true, i didn't notice the waypoint where different, so now i think a secondary flightplan...

[ANDYSMITH]

Hi Marty,

My guess is "DIRECT TO" SOKSI intersection and continue from there.

Andy


edit; and have NOT hit the "EXEC" button yet

edit 2: usefull to save company tons of fuel(money)

[dcutugno]

Hi Marty,

My guess is "DIRECT TO" SOKSI intersection and continue from there.

Andy


edit; and have NOT hit the "EXEC" button yet

edit 2: usefull to save company tons of fuel(money)

With DIR-TO no waypont in between actual pos and SOKSI so i think no Direct to function...

[ANDYSMITH]

Hi,
I was thinking that it was on a STAR and the "added" waypoints would be for speed/alt numbers in the FMC

Andy

[metamarty]

You are getting close. The aircraft was on a STAR and a directo to SOKSI was issued by ATC. But this still doesn't solve the extra points visible.

[jeehell]

DIR TO with ABEAM waypoints, at least on the A320 that's how its called

[metamarty]

DIR TO with ABEAM waypoints, at least on the A320 that's how its called

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