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Old 20th Nov 2013, 02:20
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underfire
 
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Actually flyboy, no, we use offsets to 'create' the effect of multiple procedures, and mvd, while ATC only has to manage one set of waypoints...

the offsets, especially when used on curved transitions to the FAF, automatically transition very nicely to the straight in final approach.

The 777 FMC is really an anomoly, not sure why, but has/doesnt have many capabilities of other Boeing ac...

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