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Data Communications. DCIT #10 October 12-13, 2011 MD-11 Lab Visit. Agenda. Review of September minutes MD-11 Engineering Lab Visit Action Item Discussions Airline Flight Deck/AOC Discussion End2End Monthly meeting input. MD-11 ATC LOGON / Status . MD-11 ATC Comm Established.
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Data Communications DCIT #10 October 12-13, 2011 MD-11 Lab Visit
Agenda • Review of September minutes • MD-11 Engineering Lab Visit • Action Item Discussions • Airline Flight Deck/AOC Discussion • End2End • Monthly meeting input
MD-11 ATC Comm Established • No Aural Alert or Visual annunciation on Nav Display • Only a Scratch Pad message on the MCDU
MD-11 Free Text – Lat/Long • Free Text • Word Wraps • Handles 256 characters • 84 Displayed in picture • Lat/Long • Can handle up to 40 Lat/Longs on a RTE of Flight
MD-11 Findings • Pegasus Platform circa 2000’ • Can accept all DCL clearances • MD-11 Exception: UM80/83 • Any RTE clearance ending in an “Airway” to an Arrival Transition Fix creates a RTE Discontinuity after the Arrival Transition Fix • Flight Crew Procedures Corrects the RTE page MCB • Discontinuity CEW SZW J50 J2 KMIA SSCOT1.SZW
MD-11 Findings Con’t • Revised DCL • MD-11 Exception: UM79 • Fails to load any UM79 when a Runway or Departure procedure is included in the Route Clearance Element • Fails to Load any UM79 when the Arrival Transition point is the “AT” point in the uplinked message • Last Point on the UM79 must be a FIX/Waypoint on RTE of flight before a Arrival Transition Fix • E.G., TO CEW via SWB..HRV..PNS EIC AEX MCB CEW HRV SWB SZW J50 PNS
Action Items • Flight Crew Request for DCL • Demand or Push • Update on “Time” when DCL is available • Impact of 30min vs. 45min DCL availability • AOC discussion • Flt Planning • FMS Uplinks (Wind, T/O, Perf) • Lat/Long Airbus/Boeing • DP and RWY discussion • End2End discussion