Bit of WX ahead on downwind in Amsterdam...

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It looks like the datalink could be used to simulate retrieving a flight plan from company ops, or dispatch, just like IRL.  Maybe it reads the flightplan from sources like FSBuild or PFPX?

 

We already have the ability to retrieve winds aloft in the legs page in a realistic fashion, presumably using the same technology as datalink, except that was just one component of the datalink capability.  Does this sound right?

 

I've been out of the loop for the past year or so had no idea you could do that in the T7.

 

I'm really interested to hear what the datalink can do.

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What is the deal with the * FMC message on the E/WD?

 

Best regards,

Robin.

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Yes, but this looks a bit too frontal, as if it had been cut with a knife  :lol:

 

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What is the deal with the * FMC message on the E/WD?

 

Best regards,

Robin.

 

An entry regarding the •FMC message can be found on page 5.50.3 (the 449th page) of Volume 2 of the FCOM. It is contained in the section that lists EICAS messages and their meanings. This is new to me — perhaps a new datalink feature to be added in the future?

 

Anyway, the •FMC entry means "An FMC related data link message has been received." The recommended crew action is...

• Select FMC from the CDU MENU page if not already in the FMC mode.
• View the message title in the CDU scratchpad.
• View the message on the appropriate CDU page.

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Hi Stuart,

 

That's what I thought. Thanks for confirming!

 

Best regards,

Robin.