FAC weights and Vls
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FAC weights and Vls
Any ideas as to why Airbus would use FAC weights (which can be off by as much as 5-10k pounds) to determine Vls?
Our procedure has always been to bump Vapp by at least +5 above Vls.
What is the FAC weight even used for?
Our procedure has always been to bump Vapp by at least +5 above Vls.
What is the FAC weight even used for?
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What is the FAC weight even used for?
See this OEB from 2004.
http://www.blackholes.org.uk/PP/oeb-819-1.pdf
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Not all airplanes do that. It's been a relatively recent modification to the planes in my fleet.
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The old birds use the FAC to determine the characteristics speeds and the MCDU to compute the VAPP. On the newer models, all the speed displayed are from the data inserted in the MCDU. And the FAC are only there as a back up. In case of major discrepancy, a « CHECK GW » message will be triggered after airbone.
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@ Altcrznav
Have a read in this excellent document from Airbus : ISI 22.00.00061 "FMGC & FAC - Gross weights and associated characteristic speed computations on Single Aisle"
@ Goldenrivett
Your attachment is not an OEB, it is an outdated FCOM BULLETIN
Have a read in this excellent document from Airbus : ISI 22.00.00061 "FMGC & FAC - Gross weights and associated characteristic speed computations on Single Aisle"
@ Goldenrivett
Your attachment is not an OEB, it is an outdated FCOM BULLETIN
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The old birds use the FAC to determine the characteristics speeds and the MCDU to compute the VAPP. On the newer models, all the speed displayed are from the data inserted in the MCDU. And the FAC are only there as a back up. In case of major discrepancy, a « CHECK GW » message will be triggered after airbone.
Effectively what we see in PFD below 14600 and 240 is still dummy and what we entered in MCDU? Unless there is a 7 ton error? Where in this case it will show what in PFD...
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Hi Lantirn,
Try to have a look in the FCTM-Aircraft Systems-Flight Management- ZFW-ZFWCG entry errors.
You will see that for the newer models the speed displayed on the PFD are always from the data inserted from the MCDU even with the « Check GW »message
But like in the older models, V&Prot, V&Max and Vsw are still based on aerodynamic data.
Try to have a look in the FCTM-Aircraft Systems-Flight Management- ZFW-ZFWCG entry errors.
You will see that for the newer models the speed displayed on the PFD are always from the data inserted from the MCDU even with the « Check GW »message
But like in the older models, V&Prot, V&Max and Vsw are still based on aerodynamic data.
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The A320 display the speeds derived from the FMGC weights (as opposed to aerodynamic data) so you’ll always get a 5kt split but it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s more accurate.