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Old 27th Jul 2023, 12:16
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Fursty Ferret
 
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It's a hangover from the first-generation FMGS, where cycling the flight directors on the ground reset the FMS for the next flight. Nowadays (well, since the early 2000s really) this happens automatically once you leave the runway after landing.
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