Cruise - Introduction

Flight Crew Training Manual - Cruise

The cruise phase starts at the top of climb. During cruise, the primary FMC pages are:

The RTE LEGS pages are used to modify the route. The CRZ pages display VNAV related data. The PROGRESS pages display flight progress data. During cruise, the specific page listed below is used to:

POS REF page - verify the FMC position
RTE DATA page - display progress data for each waypoint on the RTE LEGS page

PEGASUS FMC

WINDS page - enter forecast wind and temperature
REF NAV DATA page - display data about waypoints, navaids, airports, or runways, and can be used to inhibit navaids
RTE page - select a route offset
FIX INFO page - display position data about waypoints. Position data can be transferred to other pages to create new waypoints and fixes
SELECT DESIRED WAYPOINT page - shows a list of duplicate waypoints from the navigation database. The flight crew selects the correct waypoint from the list
POS REPORT page - display data for a position report.

The CLB page changes to CRZ at the top of climb. The CRZ CLB and CRZ DES pages change to CRZ when a new cruise altitude is reached. The CRZ page changes to DES at top of descent.

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