Modification of the Active Waypoint

PEGASUS FMC
The example below depicts the airplane being off course to the right, followed by a modification to fly direct to BTG.

1 Course to Active Waypoint

Prior to execution, displays direct-to inbound course at waypoint; changed by entry in INTC CRS line or by selecting intercept course.

After execution, displays current required track to fly inbound course to waypoint.

2 Active Waypoint

Displays crew entered direct/intercept waypoint. If entered waypoint is not part of the active route it will be followed by a discontinuity.

3 ABEAM Points (PTS)

Push -

• creates abeam points on new route to indicate waypoints bypassed by direct to function
• abeam points are perpendicular to the waypoints bypassed
• line title displays ABEAM PTS, line data displays SELECTED
• subsequent route modifications remove ABEAM PTS prompt.

4 Route (RTE) COPY

Push -

• copies active unmodified route into inactive route
• erases previous inactive route
• line title displays RTE COPY, line data displays COMPLETE
• subsequent route modifications remove RTE COPY prompt.

5 Intercept Course To (INTC CRS TO)

Displays boxes if entered waypoint not in the active route.

Displays current route course and prompt caret if entered waypoint in the active route. Allows entry of a different inbound course via the scratchpad.

When boxes displayed, valid entry is intercept course from 000 to 360.

Push -

• When course displayed, selects current route course as intercept course to active waypoint
• when course is displayed and a different course has been entered in the scratchpad, the scratchpad value is entered as the intercept course to the active waypoint
• selection or entry displays as course to active waypoint
• selection or entry removes ABEAM PTS and RTE COPY prompts.

Standard | 11.42.7 | Direct Intercept>