Hi!
I have a question I've been wondering about for a long time as a humble flightsimmer.
If I understand it correctly, the Boeing FMC calculates the V-speeds automatically, based on the input data regarding weights and so on. How come that the Airbus MCDU (better get the terminology correct in here!
) doesn't do this? Since it being the more modern ac and everything? If I've understood it correctly the pilot must look up the V-speeds in airport-dependent charts and input it into the MCDU manually, or input it via the datalink. How can this data be airport dependant? It all seems a bit strange...
If anyone of you could shed some light over this I'd be a much happier man! (Guess I don't have too many things to worry about then!
)
ciao!
/fredrik ESGG