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Old 10th Apr 2014, 02:03
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ahramin
 
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FCOM POLAR NAVIGATION
When reaching an area where the heading reference should be changed (oceanic area, airway or polar track defined in TRUE reference ...); SELECT TRUE by pressing the NORTH REF pushbutton.
However it also says:
if an automatic MAG/TRUE switching occurs when entering the Polar zone, the autopilot might disengage due to the fact that, most probably, the automatic switching will not occur simultaneously for the 3 IRSs. The AP OFF warning is displayed on the ECAM.
I'm not sure what the conditions are for automatic switching as I've always hit the button beforehand.
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