CDU: Fly-By vs. Fly-Over waypoints
Hi fellow pilots,
one thing I noticed is that my CDU (Build 389) handles normal enroute waypoints as "fly-over" waypoints. This means that it commands the aircraft to fly directly over a waypoint instead of turning to the next leg shortly before reaching the waypoint itself (called "fly-by" waypoint). That of course results in the aircraft overshooting the planned track. After passing a waypoint, the aircraft has to re-capture the filghtplan.
As far as I konw, enroute waypoints should always be "fly-by" waypoints, while "fly-over" waypoints are only used for certain defined approach or departure routes.
Of course this is not such a big issure, but maybe there is a way to change this?
Best regards,
Stefan.