User's Guide

FMS Operation


 Basic Operation
  1. Mode select
     Click FMS mode select button or, right click
     on FMS screen to show the pop-up menu and
     select mode from the pop-up menu.
     The indication lamp of the button of current
     selected mode turns on.
      
  2. Data input
     Input the data to scratch pad by clicking
     alpha/numeric key pad, then click the
     corresponding data input button on right or
     left side of the screen.

  3. Data select / item select
     Click the corresponding data input button on
     right or left side of the screen.

 MENU MODE
1. NEW
   Discard current selected flight plan and make
   new one.

2. LOAD
   Load flight plan. You can use both NavDash
   format (ndp) and GPS 1.1 format.
   However, only longitude and latitude data are
   loaded for GPS 1.1 format.
   Therefore, you have to input other data manually.

3. SAVE
   Save flight plan. The name in NAVDATA column of
   AIRCRAFT SETUP MODE screen is used for the name
   of the flight plan. However, if you input another
   name in the scratch pad, it is used instead.      
  
4. OPTION
   You can adjust the time interval of refleshing ND
   screen and toggle HOT KEY function.

5. INFO
   Displays version information.

6. EXIT
   EXIT NavDash.

 AIRCARFT SETUP MODE
1. MODEL
   Input a name of an aircraft or so on. You can
   use this column freely because it doesn't affect
   other data.

2. NAV DATA
   The name in this column used as a file name of
   the flight plan.

3. CLIMB V/S (Climb rate in feet per minute)
4. CLIMB SPD (Climb speed in IAS knot)
5. CRUISE ALT (Cruise altitude in feet)
6. CRUISE SPD (Cruise speed in IAS knot or MACH)
7. DESCENT V/S (Descent rate in feet per minute)
8. DESCENT SPD (Descent speed in IAS knot)
9. SPD REST (Speed Restriction)

* For speed, if you use three digits figure like nnn.
  it is recognised as IAS and .nn means MACH.

 DEP/ARR AIRPORT SETUP MODE
1. DEP AIRPORT (Departure airport)
   Input ID ( ICAO:four letter cord) and click
   the left upper (L1) button. 
   The screen turns to runway select screen.
   Select runway.

2. ARR AIRPORT (Arrival airport )
   Use the same manner with 1. Use the right upper
   button (R1) to select.
  
3. SID / STAR
   If SID / STAR data already exist, you can select
   them by clicking L6 / R6 respectively.

 WAYPOINT SETUP MODE
1. Add waypoint
   Input waypoint(VOR/NDB/FIX) ID of your select
   to the scratch pad and click the left button
   corresponding to the column indicating "----".   
   If the ID is not unique, the display turns into
   waypoint select screen.

2. Insert waypoint
   Input waypoint ID and click the button corresponding
   to the desired position.
  
3. Delete waypoint
   Input DELETE to the scratch pad. (If the scratch pad
   is empty, clicking DEL button does the same action)
   Then click the button corresponding to the waypoint
   which you would like to delete.
 
4. Move waypoints
   Input MOVE-UP or MOVE-DOWN to the scratch pad and click
   the button corresponding to the waypoint which you would
   like to move. 
   * To input "-" from keypad, click +/- button two times.

5. Set speed / altitude
   Set speed / altitude at the waypoint.
    (1) Speed    : nnn or .nn
    (2) Altitude : /nnnnn or /FLnnn
    (3) Both     : nnn/nnnnn or .nn/nnnnn or
                   nnn/FLnnn or .nn/FLnnn
    (4) Clear    : CLEAR

*1 NAVAIDs frequency are not yet set as GPS 1.1 format
   flight plan is loaded.
   You can set the frequency by inputing it with format
   described below and click right side buttons.

     VOR : VORnnn.nn
     NDB : NDBnnn

*2 Not all the speed and altitude data for each waypoint
   are mandatory.
   You can skip unnecessary data;you only have to input
   desired data. 

*3 The route is indicated as a dotted line as you input
   flight plan before "execute".

 EXEC
  The white lamp of EXEC button indicates that flight plan
  is not yet executed.
  The route on ND is shown as a dotted line. As the flight
  plan is executed by clicking EXEC button, the route
  indication turns into a heavy line. 
  To use LNAV / VNAV, you have to activate the flight plan
  by clicking EXEC.


HOT KEY
Hide/ShowF9
LNAVCaps Lock
VNAVScroll Lock
WPT IncreaseF11
RNG IncreaseF12


FMS KEY
For use, at the keyboard inupt toggle is "ON".
L1Shift + F1
L2Shift + F2
L3Shift + F3
L4Shift + F4
L5Shift + F5
L6Shift + F6
R1Ctrl + F1
R2Ctrl + F2
R3Ctrl + F3
R4Ctrl + F4
R5Ctrl + F5
R6Ctrl + F6
MAPF1
PLNF2
MENUF3
AIRCRAFTF4
DEP/ARRF5
WPTF6
PROGF7
EXECF8
PREV PAGEPage Up
NEXT PAGEPage Down
alpha/numeric, ".", "/"
+/-+, -
SPSpace
DELDelete, Back Space
CLRClear, Home


Data Structure

1. Airport (\DATA\apt.txt)
1(4) 5(24) 29(3) 32(10) 42(11) 53(3) 56(5) 61(6) 67(3)
Airport ID Airport Name RWY ID RWY Start Latitude RWY Start Longitude RWY True Course RWY Length ILS Freq. LOC True Course

2. NAVAID (\DATA\nav.txt)
1(5) 6(24) 30(10) 40(11) 51(6) 57(3)
ID Name Latitude Longitude Freq. Type

3. FIX (\DATA\fix.txt)
1(5) 6(24) 30(10) 40(11)
ID Name Latitude Longitude

4. SID/STAR
1(5) 6(24) 30(10) 40(11) 51(6) 57(3) 60(6) 66(5)
ID Name Latitude Longitude Freq Type Speed Altitude

* At SID/STAR, If Type is SPACE then
  it is used dummy point.


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