Experience with new PM SW updates

[michelmvd]

Last sundayevening, finally could do a very short testflight EBOS/EGKK with all new builds. No problems with inserting or deleting on route waypoints.
The look of the route in the ND was also much better. Couldn't test with STARS.
Already a great improvement I think.
Many thanks for updating us aswell Jonathan.
B. Rgds
Michel

[Jan Pemöller]

Michael,

the problems are only inside the STAR´s ... pls try that and report your results here. Try to fly to EDDF and change the runway and the STAR in flight. Use the " testnavdata0704(ver10)/ 24-May-2007 21:23" !
You will find a mess after executing!

Thanks
Jan

[marco]

Michael,

the problems are only inside the STAR´s ... pls try that and report your results here. Try to fly to EDDF and change the runway and the STAR in flight. Use the " testnavdata0704(ver10)/ 24-May-2007 21:23" !
You will find a mess after executing!

Thanks
Jan

Hello Jan,

I confirm. Yesterday, I've flown from LFPG to EDDF and I've received a change of runway. It was completely wrong in the CDU. Then I've made the change manually but it wasn'y evident to do that when you're full busy with your approach and a big traffic around the airport.

Marc

[michelmvd]

Hi Jan, Marc,
Yep I knew that, but I also had big problems when changing or inserting waypoints in my active route. That item seems to be better know. Will try to test as soon as possible, but at this moment I have some problems in the sim by introducing a second CDU. The PC doesn't seems to "see" the Engravity unit every time I do a new start up. It's always re-asking for drivers. Sim is open now for some more interface works.

Anyway the PM Team promised to work on it, so I think we will see progress now.

B. rgds
Michel

[themis]

Tonight I made a test flight LGAV-LGMK.

A route with a lot of ARCs. Departing from LGAV 03L with VARIX 1K DEP and arriving at LGMK from LAVLI FIX. I made the route using the .ARC command on the CDU. The magenta line was not drawn very well and at the end of the ARC there was a looong turn to VARIX (although the waypoints were correct positioned) which messed up all the SID.

I tryied also to delete the third waypoint of the arc. Then a circle appeared in the middle of the ARC between the two wayponts The same happed approaching LGMK with the other ARC from LAVLI FIX

So aside of the previous observations the line drawing technique must also be refined. Also I confirm the bug with the LNAV departure (when armed on T/O the FD don't follow the path but shows the HDG.) One year ago worked well.

Themis

[themis]

Coming back to correct the previous post...

After some search I found that the drawing of the magenta line depends on the speed entered on CDU at that point. If you enter an arc at high speed e.g. 250knots then the magenta line will not overfly the first 2 waypoints. If you lower the speed constrain in the CDU 200 knots in these 2 waypoints then the drawing will change by representing the path very accurate.

Also noticed on the CDU that if on the active route you make an edit on one waypoint changing the speed value then the altitude next to the "/" symbol takes a very small number e.g. 75 or 50...

Themis