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Setting Up a Flight Plan

This page describes the basic steps for setting up a simple flight plan in the FYCYC-C919X aircraft.

Procedure

Below are the steps to set up a flight plan from scratch:

Step 1: Plan Preparation

  • Before you start building the flight plan in the FYCYC-C919X, you need to know your origin, destination, which terminal procedures you will use, and which routes you will fly. We recommend using SimBrief to plan your trip first.

  • In this tutorial, we use a flight from KBOS (Boston) to KRDU (Raleigh–Durham) with AIRAC 2602.

  • Origin: KBOS RW22R

  • Selected route: SSOXS7 SSOXS Q167 ZJAAY TAQLE3
  • Destination: KRDU RW23L

Step 2: Aircraft Preparation

  • Make sure the aircraft is powered. In this tutorial, the aircraft is powered by the APU.
  • Set the left display of IDU5 to FMS.

Left IDU5

  • The first time you open the FMS page, the Ident page is shown. Confirm the Navigation Database cycle information.

✈️ We use Navigraph as our main navigation database provider. You can update the database easily using Navigraph Hub. For more information, see Navigraph.

Step 3: Enter Departure Information

  • Enter the origin by clicking the ORIGIN input box.

Input Origin

  • Then click the FCTN button in the top-right corner and select DEP.

  • Select the runway (22R) and the SID (SSOXS7) from the dropdown list.

Input Departure

  • Press the EXEC button to apply the flight plan change.

Step 4: Enter Arrival Information

  • Enter the destination by clicking the DEST input box.

Input Destination

  • Then click the FCTN button in the top-right corner and select ARR.

  • Select the runway (23L), STAR (TAQLE3), and approach (ILS 23L).

Input Arrival

  • Press the EXEC button to apply the flight plan change.

Step 5: Enter Route Information

  • Press the Enroute Route button to open the Route page. You will see the flight plan as entered so far.

Input Route

  • Click the first item in the list, then click INSERT.

  • Enter Q167 in the Via field and ZJAAY in the To field.

Input Route Insert

  • A new entry appears: VIA Q167 TO ZJAAY.

  • Select the route discontinuity and press Delete.

Input Delete DISCO

  • Press EXEC to execute the plan.

  • The flight plan is now complete.

Input Route Finish

Step 6: Confirm the Plan

The FYCYC-C919X lets you review each leg of the plan. To do this:

  • Select PLAN mode on the MAP display.

Map Plan View

  • Open the ENROUTE LEGS page, click a leg, then click CENTER.

Input Legs View

  • The current leg is shown on the MAP. Use the buttons to move to the next or previous leg.

Input Center View

Your basic flight plan is now ready. You can start the engines and take off using the plan you have entered.

✈️ More advanced tutorials will be added in the future.