A-96-096
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all flight management system (FMS)-equipped aircraft, that are not already capable of so doing, to be modified so that those fixes between the airplane's position and the one towards which the airplane is proceeding are retained in the FMS control display unit and FMS-generated flightpath following the execution of a command to the FMS to proceed direct to a fix.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The FAA is asked to require modification of flight management system (FMS)-equipped aircraft that are not already capable, so that after executing a command to proceed directly to a fix, the intermediate fixes between the airplane's current position and the destination fix are retained in the FMS control display unit and the FMS-generated flightpath.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Reconsidered |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | May 4, 2000 |
| NTSB number | DCA96RA020 |
| Addressees | FAA |
External links
NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).