Equi-time point on FMS
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: England
Posts: 400
Equi time point from what two points. Nearest diversions or origin and dest? A good start would be to look at the distances and adjust for wind, it doesn't have to be to exact. If its an Airbus, the FMGC will give you an EQTP and the range to closest destinations.
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: The Woodlands
Age: 62
Posts: 175
Quite common to do on an oceanic flight which dependent on what scenario you use; eng out, decompression etc. Which is given to you in a lat long and input as a waypoint. Most important to remember to only use on your secondary flight plan not your steering flight plan for creating these points.
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Austria
Posts: 15
" Getting to grip with ETOPs. "
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Block 49
Posts: 49
Not quite correct
On the Airbus, unless pilot-modified airfields are entered into the ETP page, the default will be the ETP between the entered DEP and DESTN airfields, based on the entered winds, or wind component at the time (or the blended winds once airborne).