Cockpit Reference Guide

Cockpit Reference Guide for the Prodigy
®
Flight Deck 300
190-00761-03 Rev. A 25
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9) Turn the large FMS Knob to place the selection cursor over the Destination
Airport field.
10) Enter the identifier of the destination airport used in the filed flight plan
and press the ENT Key.
11) The Filed Departure Airport field is prefilled with the airport identifier
corresponding to the current aircraft location. If the flight plan was filed
using a different airport identifier, turn the large FMS Knob to place the
selection cursor over the Filed Departure Airport field, enter the departure
airport, and press the ENT Key.
12) (Optional) Turn the large FMS Knob to place the selection cursor over the
Filed Departure Time field.
13) (Optional) Enter the departure time used in the filed flight plan and press
the ENT Key.
14) Turn the large FMS Knob to place the selection cursor over SEND and
press the ENT Key. The Status immediately indicates ‘Connecting’. After
successful log-on, the Status indicates ‘Waiting For CPDLC’. Once a CPDLC
session is initiated by ATC, the Status indicates ‘Connected’ and the Current
Facility field is populated with the name of the facility. If a transfer to
another facility is needed, the Next Facility field is populated. Pressing the
LOGOFF Softkey terminates the log-on process.
Creating a Message
Creating a message consists of choosing from a pre-determined list of requests,
entering the required information, and sending the request.
To create messages:
1) From the MFD, select the CPDLC Softkey.
2) Select the NEW Softkey. The CPDLC Thread Window appears.
3) With the Response/Request field highlighted, turn the small FMS Knob
to select the desired request from the list and press the ENT Key. For
discussion purposes, ‘Request [level]’ is selected.
4) Highlight the Level field and enter the desired altitude. To toggle between
multiple units of measure (FT or FL), highlight the first numeric position and
turn the small FMS Knob counterclockwise.
5) Press the ENT Key to complete the entry.