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Flight Management System (FMS)

The flight management system (FMS) determines the aircraft's position and accuracy during flight. It accepts inputs from multiple sources, processes the data, and provides outputs to the pilot's display. A key component is the flight management computer. The FMS aids pilots by automating flight planning, navigation, guidance, and performance calculations to increase safety and efficiency.

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Flight Management System (FMS)

The flight management system (FMS) determines the aircraft's position and accuracy during flight. It accepts inputs from multiple sources, processes the data, and provides outputs to the pilot's display. A key component is the flight management computer. The FMS aids pilots by automating flight planning, navigation, guidance, and performance calculations to increase safety and efficiency.

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FLIGHT

MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM(FMS)
• In flight (During On-Board), a prime task of the
FMS is to determine the aircraft's position and
the accuracy of that position.

The FMS accepts inputs from multiple sources,


processes the input, and provides output data to
the pilot’s Situational Awareness Display (SAD)
Definition:
• Information relative to an intended flight or
portion of a flight, to be provided to air traffic
services units, shall be in the form of a flight
plan.
•
Documents filed by a pilot or flight dispatcher with the
local Civil Aviation Authority (e.g. FAA in the USA)
prior to departure which indicate the plane's planned
route or flight path.

• Flight plan format is specified in the ICAO Doc


4444.
CONTENT OF FLIGHT PLAN

• 1. Route of Flight Path – (Airway, NAVAID,


Direct)

• 2. SID and STAR


SID - Standard Instrument Departure, defines a
Departure Procedure (DP). SIDs are unique to
the associated airport.

STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Route,


3. Special Use Airspace(SUA):
In general, flight planners are expected to avoid areas
called Special Use Airspace (SUA) when planning a
flight.
There are several types of SUA, including Restricted,
Warning, Prohibited, Alert, and Military Operations
Area (MOA).
Examples of Special Use Airspace include a region
around the White House in Washington,
Government and military aircraft may have different
requirements for particular SUA areas, or may be able
to acquire special clearances to traverse through
these areas.
4. Flight Levels:
Flight levels (FL) are used by air traffic controllers to
simplify the vertical separation of aircraft and one
exists every 1000 feet relative to an agreed
pressure level. Above a transitional altitude,
which varies from country to country.
• 5. Alternate Airports:

Identification of one or more airports which can


be flown to in case of unexpected conditions
(such as weather) at the destination airport.

• 6.Fuel Requirements:

Flight planners use to estimate fuel needs for a


particular flight.

Fuel burn rate is based on specific throttle settings


for climbing and cruising
• 7.Flight Plan Timeline:

Flight plans may be submitted before departure or


even after the aircraft is in the air.

For Domestic Flights: Minimum recommended


time is 1 hour before Departure.

For International Flights: 3 Hours before


Departure.
• The main component of an FMS is the flight
management computer (FMC).

• FMS includes BITE. The FMC continuously monitors


its entire systems and inputs for faults during operation.
Maintenance personal can retrieve system generated
and pilot recorded fault messages.

• It communicates with the EICAS or ECAM, the ADC,


the thrust management computer that controls the auto-
throttle functions, the EIFIS symbol generators, the
automatic flight control system, the inertial reference
system, collision avoidance systems, and all of the radio
navigational aids via data busses.
• The interface to the system is a control display
unit (CDU) that is normally located forward on the
center pedestal in the cockpit.

• It contains a full alphanumeric keypad, a CRT or


LCD display/work screen, status and
condition annunciators, and specialized function
keys
On-time performance, fuel
conservation, and long engine and
component life all contribute to
profitability.
FLIGHT PLAN BLOCKS
• 1. Type of Flight Plan – VFR,IFR,SVFR
• 2. Aircraft Identification – Registration Number
and Detail.
Indian Aircrafts: VT-JTC
3. Aircraft Type/Special Equipment: Cessna/VOR
4. True airspeed in knots: Planned cruise Airspeed
5.Departure Point
6.Departure Time

7.Cruise Altitude : in Flight Level(FL)

8.Route
• 9.Departure Point:
• 10.Estimated Time Enroute:
• (Planned elapsed time between departure and arrival at
the destination)
• 11.Remarks
• 12.Fuel Onboard
• 13.Alternate Airports
• 14.Pilot`s Information : Contact information of the pilot
for search and rescue purposes
• 15.Number of Person onboard
• 16.Colour of Aircraft: Rescue Operation
FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

- Advisory system for pilot


- Increase the safety
- Reduce the work load of pilot
- used in commercial Aircraft
FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER
INPUT/OUTPUT
FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
FUNCTIONS

Navigation - Determining the Position

Flight Planning – Selection of Routes

Guidance -- Guidance through out the flight path

Vertical Guidance

Lateral Guidance

Performance -- Based on the cost index


FLIGHT PLANNING

• Departure SID
• En-route
• Destination STAR
• Alternate flight path
FLIGHT PLAN BY WAY POINTS
It gives the sequence of waypoints to be followed and the diffe
directions and speeds to be maintained in different legs to reach
time.
VERTICAL GUIDANCE

CRUISE

SPEED
LIMIT

ALTITUDE
CONSTRAINTS

SPEED
CONSTRAINTS D
APPROACH
TIME SPEEDS
CONSTRAINT
TAKE-OFF DESTINAT
SPEEDS
ORIGIN

TAKEOFF CLIMB CRUISE DESCENT APPROA


THANKING YOU

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