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Old 23rd Oct 2009, 06:36
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hetfield
 
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What does the Airbus do when it reaches the end of the FMC route? Does it just switch to heading select & altitude hold & give an FMC message?
The A300 kicks off the AP, but on A320, if I remember correct, the autoflight system will switch to present heading, ALT HOLD and the speed will drop to green dot if managed spd selectet. And yes some FMC messages.
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