Originally Posted by
Smott999
Livesinafield :"The Q4 flies very good FMS Overlays and would have some serious errors for it to be that far right of track "
Up thread was a good description of the varying FMS configs in Q4....possible the Captain's side had inadvertently input 20 and missed in the brief?
Possible, thing is even if it was coded wrong in one fms it only follows the active side fms, each MFD has a selectable nav source so both pilots can be on FMS1 or both on FMS2 or respective sides each, they do not talk to each other.
Its possible to fly the approach with one FMS set for the approach in Miami and the other for the VOR DME in Katmandu, and as long as PF has his/her FMS set to the KTM approach all will be fine.
as mentioned earlier the FMS is very capable in the Q400 and it does a pretty good job, its a bit tricky navigating your way through the options and menus and all a bit out of place, but for anyone with some time on the dash it should be easy.
To be honest i don't see the issue here is with the initial approach, it appears approach was flown ok otherwise they would have probably hit a mountain, looks like it went pete tong after MDA and possibly misshandling of an "orbit" the Q400 is not really the kinda machine you want to be trying to fly low level orbits in, its a bit of a handful and cockpit visibility not the best.
Its a sad state of affairs, no pilot goes out to work intending to screw up but i guess sometimes mistakes happen and it all lines up and thats that.
