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ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN PAGE (FOR AFIS FLIGHT PLAN
UPDATING)
AFIS UPDATE: Allows pilot to:
• Amend an existing AFIS
Flight Plan
• Update SIGMETS
• Request a new AFIS Flight
Plan
AFIS UPDATE VERIFICATION
PAGE
ACTUAL FL: Actual flight level
of aircraft rounded to nearest
100 ft. as entered by the pilot.
ASSIGNED FL: Current Flight
Level assigned by ATC as veri-
fied or amended by the pilot.
PAYLOAD: Current aircraft
payload verified or amended by
the pilot.
FUEL REM: Actual fuel
remaining as calculated by the
GNS-XL or amended by the
pilot.
CRUISE MODE: Current air-
craft Cruise Mode as verified or
amended by the pilot.
TRANSMIT REQUEST: When
cursor is over this field and ENT
is pressed, the update request
is sent via the data link. (Figure
7-36)
DATA LINK DISABLED:
Aircraft equipped with the
Antenna Switching Unit, must
DEPRESS momentary AFIS
annunciator to enable the air to ground data link. VHF or satellite
network must also be enabled.
7-23
GNS-XL Flight Management System AFIS Operation
Rev. 0
Oct/96
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KSEA - KLAX
ELMAA
HQM
KLAX
******
DEPART AFIS UPDATE
ARRIVE ETA
APPROACH ERASE
ACTIVE FPL 1/1
<
<
<
<
<
>
Figure 7-35
ACTUAL FL 410
ASSIGNED FL 370
PAYLOAD 1200
FUEL REM 11985
CRUISE MODE M80
TRANSMIT REQUEST?
AFIS UPDATE
Figure 7-36
ACTUAL FL 410
ASSIGNED FL 370
PAYLOAD 1200
FUEL REM 11985
CRUISE MODE
DATA LINK DISABLED
AFIS UPDATE
Figure 7-37