teisco 10 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 I see a "direct" button on the FMC and wonder if I can set it to fly direct to an airport rather than go through all the waypoints? Link to comment https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/150413-fmc-direct/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveCT2003 2556 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 3 hours ago, teisco said: I see a "direct" button on the FMC and wonder if I can set it to fly direct to an airport rather than go through all the waypoints? I was a Boeing guy who made the transition to Airbus, so I thought I'd share a little information with you on this. So, there actually is no FMC onboard any Airbuses, it's actually an FMGS. However in both Boeing (FMC) and Airbus (FMGS), the FMC/FMGS is a black box located down in the aviations bay. What I believe you mean is that you're seeing a DIR button on the MCDU, which is an input/output device that the pilots use to input data into the FMGS and read data back from the FMGS. This is called a CDU on Boeings. I'm not being coy, terminology is everything, especially when one has to search the forums, Internet or manuals for information, so I thought I'd help out by providing the terminology, that's all. The fixed DIR button is indeed used to command the aircraft Direct To a selected waypoint. If memory serves, you'll find this as a selectable item (LSK) on the Boeing CDUs, but on the Airbus and some other aircraft it's a fixed button. That's not the only difference though. On some Boeing you can enter a Direct To but if the aicraft is in heading mode it will stay on present commanded course. In the Airbus a Direct To will set the Autpilot back to the Nav Mode. I hope this is helpful. Best wishes my friend! Link to comment https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/150413-fmc-direct/#findComment-965892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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