General Description and set-up of the FMS system in the CRJ200 Simulator at WMU

1. CRJ200 FMS
Cooper Lawrence
Mitchell Meharg
William Koenig

2. FMS OVERVIEW
Divided into two sections
• Screen and line select keys
• Shows all data that has been input through
the use of several pages
• Bottom of the screen is a “scratchpad” for
data input
• Data input (keyboard)
• Consists of a number pad, alphabetical
keypad, and shortcut keys.

3. FMS USE
 Primary Use
 3 dimensional flight planning for modern jet aircraft
 Ability to complete performance calculations
 Data input
 Initialization-Done by the Pilot flying (PF), and verified by the Pilot
Monitoring (PM) prior to the Departure Briefing
 STATUS Page- To verify active database, date, and time.
 POS INIT page- Copy departure airport lat/long into SET POS data line
 FPLN- entire origin, destination, alternate, and flight number
 DEP/ARR- Select departure runway SID, STAR, and transition. Also select arrival
and transitions as applicable.

4. FMS USE CONT’D
 Initialization Cont’d
 FPLN-Enter route per ATC clearance
 ATC PERF INIT
 Enter CRZ ALT, ALTN ALT (if applicable), and FUEL
 1/3 enter PASS/WT and cargo
 2/3 enter CLIMB, CRUISE, and descent winds, and ISA DEV from computer flight
plan if using PREDICTED fuel mode.
 3/3 enter reserve and taxi fuel from dispatch release.
 THRUST LIMIT
 1/2 enter OAT
 2/2 enter FLEX TEMP as applicable
 PERF MENU- Enable Advisory VNAV

5. FMS USE CONT’D
 FUEL MGMT- Activate PREDICTED or MEASURED performance mode
 MFD MENU-
 Enable PF window to VNAV, PM window to ON
 Enable SPD, ALT, and RNG to ALT, on both MFD’s
 Select other MFD displays as desired
 RADIO- Enable NAV 1 and NAV2 AUTO tuning
 VOR CONTROL- Enable or disable VOR’s per NOTAMS
 LEGS
 Select MFD FORMAT to PLAN MAP
 Using ↑↓ keys, verify the FMS route
 Select MFD FORMAT to FMS MAP

6. FMS USE CONT’D
 FPLN
 Verify correct trip distance with computerized flight plan
 Select COPY ACTIVE
 LEGS- Select for departure
 Complete the Departure Briefing

7. FMS VIDEO INTRODUCTION
 The following video is a basic set up procedure for the WMU CRJ200
simulator.
 FLPN-
 BA1234 (Bronco Air 1234)
 KBFL->MARIC3(GMN transition)->ILS30R->KBFL

9. SOURCES
 Bombardier CRJ200 FMS FMC. (18 June 2012)Retrieved on April 9, 2016
from http://www.flightrun.com/bombardier-crj200/fms-fmc
 BRONCO AIRLINES CRJ200 AATD Pilot Operating Handbook