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Never mind! I think I fugured this out already... The N stands for knots and so the number is the speed. N0362F190 at the start means I have to go to F190 right away, NIK/N0447F390 means I have to climb to F390 right away after NIK and KETEX/N0443F370 means I have to descend to F370 right away after KETEX. I don't have to stay at that altitude for a specific time, I may descend when needed to conform to the next constraints which aren't on the OFP but which can be seen on the MCDU...

 

Can anyone explain to me how I should 'read' the bold parts of the following plan?

 

N0362F190 LEKO1F LEKKO N872 NIK/N0447F390 UY131 BARTU UZ709 CIV UN872
LESDO UM728 KETEX/N0443F370 UM728 OBEPA UM133 LERGA LERG8B

 

I know it means the cruise (?) level is 190, 390 and 370 at or near the waypoints before or after them but what exactly does NO362, NO447 and NO443 stand for? Is that the exact position (langitudes or whatever)? I also wonder if these are constraints? Should I be at them or below them or above them? And for how long after for instance KETEX should I be/stay at 370?

 

This is the OFP that belongs to it (PFPX) and it seems to me I have to stay at 370 way too long (hardly no time to get down to approch altitudes).

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AWY      WAYPOINT   MT    ALT  WND/VEL   TAS  DIST  FUEL REM / USED   LEG   ACC
         NAME             TMP     FREQ    GS   REM  POSITION          ETO / ATO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         EHAM/04          -11                           5.4 /   0.1       00:00
         AMSTERDAM/SCHIPH                      592 N5218.0 E00447.0 ...../.....

LEKO1F   LEKKO     181   *CLB                   26      4.8 /   0.7       00:06
                                               565 N5155.5 E00446.0 ...../.....

N872     LARAS     206   *CLB                    6      4.7 /   0.8   01  00:07
                                               559 N5150.1 E00441.8 ...../.....

         *TOC      206  FL190  210/011  362      4      4.7 /   0.8   01  00:08
                          -20           352    555 N5146.1 E00438.7 ...../.....

N872     WOODY     206  FL190  209/012  362     24      4.5 /   1.0   04  00:12
                          -20           350    531 N5124.3 E00422.0 ...../.....

N872     NIK       205  FL190  209/012  361     16      4.4 /   1.1   02  00:14
-EBBU    NICKY            -20   117.40  349    515 N5109.9 E00411.0 ...../.....

UY131    BARTU     183   *CLB                   10      4.3 /   1.2   02  00:16
-EBUR                                          505 N5100.2 E00410.3 ...../.....

UZ709    CIV       207   *CLB                   29      4.0 /   1.5   04  00:20
         CHIEVRES               113.20         476 N5034.4 E00350.0 ...../.....

UN872    MEDIL     204   *CLB                   15      3.9 /   1.6   02  00:22
-LFFF                                          461 N5020.5 E00340.5 ...../.....

UN872    LESDO     203  FL390  222/017  447     35      3.6 /   1.8   05  00:27
                          -57           430    426 N4948.5 E00319.1 ...../.....

UM728    KOVIN     203  FL390  222/018  447     21      3.5 /   1.9   03  00:30
                          -57           430    405 N4929.1 E00306.4 ...../.....

UM728    RESMI     214  FL390  222/019  447     66      3.2 /   2.2   09  00:39
                          -57           428    339 N4834.1 E00211.5 ...../.....

UM728    KOTAP     166  FL390  222/019  447     18      3.2 /   2.3   03  00:42
                          -57           436    322 N4817.0 E00218.0 ...../.....

UM728    KETEX     165  FL390  222/019  446      9      3.1 /   2.3   01  00:43
                          -57           436    312 N4808.0 E00221.6 ...../.....

         *DES      162  FL390  252/019  448     25      3.0 /   2.5   03  00:46
                          -56           448    287 N4744.3 E00233.3 ...../.....

UM728    KUSEK     162   *DES                    2      3.0 /   2.5   01  00:47
                                               285 N4742.4 E00234.3 ...../.....

UM728    KOTIS     162  FL370  251/019  444     30      2.9 /   2.6   04  00:51
                          -55           443    255 N4713.8 E00248.2 ...../.....

UM728    KUKOR     162  FL370  249/019  443     43      2.7 /   2.8   06  00:57
                          -55           442    212 N4632.5 E00307.7 ...../.....

UM728    OBEPA     161  FL370  249/021  443     64      2.4 /   3.1   08  01:05
                          -55           441    148 N4532.1 E00337.1 ...../.....

UM133    LERGA     161  FL370  249/021  443     18      2.3 /   3.1   03  01:08
                          -55           441    130 N4515.4 E00345.0 ...../.....

LERG8B   LATAM     122  FL370  245/022  442     25      2.2 /   3.3   03  01:11
                          -55           455    105 N4502.0 E00414.3 ...../.....

         *TOD      149  FL370  245/022  442     12      2.2 /   3.3   02  01:13
                          -55           444     93 N4451.7 E00422.8 ...../.....

LERG8B   ARDEG     149   *DES                   13      2.1 /   3.3   02  01:15
                                                80 N4440.1 E00432.2 ...../.....

LERG8B   ETAKI     167   *DES                   10      2.1 /   3.3   01  01:16
                                                70 N4430.4 E00435.3 ...../.....

LERG8B   AVN       167   *DES                   31      2.1 /   3.4   05  01:21
-LFMM    AVIGNON                114.60          39 N4359.7 E00444.8 ...../.....

LERG8B   LFML/13L  148     70                   39      1.9 /   3.6   10  01:31
         MARSEILLE/PROVEN                          N4326.8 E00512.0 ...../.....

BTW I am flying the Aerosoft Airbus 318 and don't really know how to get the MCDU F-PLAN page to look like the OFP when it comes to altitudes. I entered the altitudes behind the waypoints close to them but I have no clue if I should only enter a number or also + or -...

 

I also wonder why constraints I see in the MCDU aren't on the OFP? All in all I notice I don't know much about how to deal with altitudes and flight planning...

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Thanks Jeroen. Those were parts I looked at and didn't really understand so found another flight plan to use...

 

Cheers

 

Mike

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Usually you should be level at the planned level before the waypoint, not after, I'm not mistaken.

 

 

Here's some info about the speed (N) you were wondering about by the way if you ever see another letter and wonder what it means :)

Insert cruising speed in TAS in terms of Kilometres per hour -K followed by
4-figures, (e.g. K0830) or, Knots - N followed by 4-figures, (e.g. N0485) or True
Mach Number when so prescribed by appropriate ATS, to the nearest hundreds (e.g.M082)

 

 

Anders

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You could have chosen the UN872 instead of N872. The UN872 has no altitude restraints and also goes to the NIK-fix...

This route uses 100kg less fuel...

 

The descent towards FL370 is not necessary (not for PMDG737NGX...)

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