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Old 13th Feb 2019, 22:52
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Originally Posted by Too Few Stripes
The question of knowing when the FMC is in on-approach logic is still open though?
we’re getting bogged down on what RNP value is displayed. The displayed RNP value is not an indication of being in on-approach logic, it is an indication of the current RNP as programmed in the FMC database and dependent on the approach type and where you currently are on that approach.
You cannot SEE when FMC is in on-approach, afaik.
You CAN see when FMC uses an RNP which is only used during approach, such as 0.3 (which is not used enroute...
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