Vertical Navigation (Vnav) Operation - Pre-Departure; Setting Cruise Altitude, Transition Level, And Default Flight Path Angle - Honeywell GNS-XLS Operator's Manual

VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) OPERATION - PRE-
DEPARTURE
SETTING CRUISE ALTITUDE, TRANSITION LEVEL, AND
DEFAULT FLIGHT PATH ANGLE
This procedure allows the pilot to define a Cruise Altitude and change
the default values for Transition Level and Flight Path Angle.
After Initial Leg Selection:
1. VNAV Key - DEPRESS to display VNAV Page 1.
2. Line Select
DEPRESS to position
cursor over DATA?.
(Figure 3-119)
3. ENTER Key - DE-
PRESS to display VNAV
DATA Page with cursor
over the CRUISE ALT
field.
4. Cruise Altitude - INSERT.
(Figure 3-120)
Only two or three digits
are required to input an
altitude, i.e. enter 80 and
8000 is displayed, enter
120 and 12000 is dis-
played.
Any altitude
entered greater than the
TRANS LEVEL, altitude
value which normally
defaults to FL180, is
converted and displayed as flight level (FL). Entering 210 will
display FL210.
An altitude less than 1000 feet must be entered with a preceding
zero, i.e., enter 052 and 52 is displayed.
Rev. 3
Sep/96
Key -
DESCENT
TO KSFO
EST CROSSING
REQUIRED FPM
ACTUAL
DATA?
CRUISE ALT
TRANS LEVEL
DEFAULT FPA
PRESEL
RANGE
value
ETE
GNS-X Flight Management System
LS
System Operation
VNAV 1/4
FPM
Figure 3-119
VNAV DATA 1/1
FL210
FL180
ALT FL210
(NM)
Figure 3-120
875
11
>
875
>
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0
>
>
3.0
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