Seph69 44 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Is there a way to change between UTC Time and local time? Or maybe to display on Low ECAM both instead of one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seph69 44 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Someone? No answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjord 86 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I am no airbus pilot in real life, though I wish I was, so I could be completely wrong here. I believe that on the airbus in real life that at initial power up of the airbus that the clock reads 00:00 and when the GPS signal is received the time shown on the clock as well as on the MCDU is automatically set to the UTC time. If this is not the case and there is a way to change the clock and MCDU time to local time perhaps someone can correct me here. I suspect UTC is used around the world to avoid the issues with trying to work out ETAs when you have to deal with the international times and daylight savings times. For example I flew a 2 hour flight here in Australia and if I used local time then I would have arrived at the destination airport only an hour after my departure. This would get confusing which is why I believe only UTC time is shown. You can see this on flightaware for example which uses local time where the duration of a flight is shown as 4 hours but the airbus lands 3 hours local time after takeoff due to differences in daylight saving time. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emi 5161 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 As far as I'm aware the local time can not be displayed in an (real) Airbus. Not completly sure if I'm not missing anything in the manual there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miksu77 56 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 You are right Emi, The clock supplies: 1. Time (UTC) 2. Elapsed Time 3. Chronometer 4. Date The clock provides UTS in ARINC 429 format to: 1. Centralised Fault Data Interface Unit 2. Flight Data Interface Unit 3. Flight Management & Guidance Computer. From these computers the rest of the a/c systems are supplied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgentil 163 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 From FCOM: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seph69 44 Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 From FCOM: So should be possible or not? Or isn't simulated? In default plane of FSX it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjord 86 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 In the real airbus local time is not displayed.... if it was added to the airbus x extended this would be unrealistic. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbus339 129 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Furthermore, I don't know in what way it can be useful... in aviation UTC time is important Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgentil 163 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 In aviation JUST UTC time matter. Local time is completely avoided and don't make any benefit have it. Most of people is accustomed with Wilco Airbus, as this one have the UTC and local time, and people think the real bus have it too, but no. Only UTC is displayed in bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seph69 44 Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 PMDG has Local Time on it's Boeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgentil 163 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 PMDG has Local Time on it's Boeing. Let me tell... Don't take me wrong. Airbus is Airbus, Boeing is Boeing. and Aerosoft is Aerosoft, PMDG is PMDG. 2 things different, like Ferrari and Porsche for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Chief Pilot 829 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 My Ferrari and my Porsche both display local time ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emi 5161 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 PMDG has Local Time on it's Boeing. You don't get it, do you? There IS NO LOCAL TIME in the real Airbus, so we don't add it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smegtastic 45 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 No disrespect to anyone here but if AS included local time in the excellent AXE the forums would be flooded with ppl commenting on how this is not the case IRL!! Sometimes you just can't win.... Regards Dave W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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