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I find that the younger 'video game' generation sit and stare at the CDU with training manual in hand learning every single useful and in some cases not-so-useful feature where the older fellows use the feature needed to get the job done.and no more. Having said all that, it's not a big deal if pilots aren't using every single feature of an FMS/FMC. For many other aircraft VNAV is either impossible with a UNS or clunky. The UNS line has a special 'DHC' VNAV interface. Universal went to great lengths to make that marriage successful. The UNS-1Ew installation in the Q400 is one of those exceptions. Universal FMSs are usually installed aftermarket and there is often compromise. The Smiths FMC in the classic Boeings is awesome in that regard. That generally means that the AFCS works much slicker for advanced manoeuvring. The Honeywell FMZ series is often installed at the factory and is very well integrated. Pelmet, I find that it all depends if the FMS/FMC was installed at the factory in the new airplane or as an improvement post-delivery. The best thing is if you can find a computer based unit or bench powered version to practice on which sure beats hooking up a GPU and sitting in the cockpit all day.

It went through loading and changing flight plans, loading arrivals, way points, approaches, etc. Years back I was able to find a sweet on-line trainer that had a free demo version. I think he went to transport or something. if anyone knows where he is he might help the OP. I have no idea how to get a hold of Kirk Macneil anymore but he had a pretty good PC based training set up for it. Lots of gotchas, and lots of limitations but it's a pretty cool box.

Neither the FAA examiner nor the sim operator knew it could do that. I showed a guy how to bring up the runway centre line on his HSI with it while on a circling approach without deleting the selected approach) and he was blown away. The guys at Simuflite had very little knowledge of how to use it either. I had a training captain at Sunwest tell me you had to delete the entire flight plan to add a way point so negative on the line indoc in some cases. Judging solely by my experiences on the 1-k and M almost nobody knows how to use it to its potential. IMHO delta latitudes it's far from straight forward.

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