Digital Flight Guidance Computers 1/2
I have read the "translated" preliminary report - mostly "old news"!
The report mentions Digital Flight Guidance Computers (DFGC) 1/2.
A short clarification for the benefit of non MD pilots:
The MD series aircraft have 2 DFGCs - one is in operation, while the other one is in a standby state.
The chanceover is done via a selector on the glareshield panel (below the autopilot ON switch).
In my airline the standard procedure for operation of the 2 computers is:
Left pilot as handling pilot: DFGC 1 (selector left)
Right pilot as handling pilot: DFGC 2 (selector right)
Spanair procedure? (Acc. the report DFGC 2 was operative)
According the report the selected DFGC sends info about slats position to the flight recorder - I wonder why the system works in this way.
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