ARP4102/9A: Flight Management System (FMS) - Recommended Practice

Features

Issuing Committee: S-7 Flight Deck Handling Qualities Stds for Trans Aircraft

Scope

Content: This document recommends criteria and requirements for a Flight Management System (FMS) for transport aircraft.

The FMS shall provide the functions of Lateral Navigation, Vertical Navigation, and Performance Management and may include Time of Arrival Control. The FMS design shall take Human Factors considerations into account to produce a fault tolerant system.

Rationale

Content: This document has been reaffirmed to comply with the SAE 5-Year Review policy.

Meta Tags

Topics: Global positioning systems (GPS)
Head-up displays
Flight guidance systems
Flight management systems
Air data computers
Collision avoidance systems
Air traffic control
Fuel consumption

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/ARP4102/9A

Pages: 35

Citation: SAE International Recommended Practice, Flight Management System (FMS), SAE Standard ARP4102/9A, Reaffirmed July 2007, Revised November 2001, Issued May 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/ARP4102/9A.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: Jul 10, 2007

Product Code: ARP4102/9A

Content Type: Recommended Practice

Status: Reaffirmed

Language: English

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