How To Best Use FMS Prints

Presented by:
Captain E. Tarnowski
Experimental Test Pilot
How best use prints in flight?

Contents
1 – What are the mission related tasks to be achieved by crews

and flight ops engineering department
2 - FMS Prints
3 - AIDS (ACMS) – CFDS (CMS) – ATSU OOOI Prints
4 - Use of prints by aircrew and by flight operations department

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Crew: flight management related tasks
• On ground; initialization of FMS and validation of FMS

predictions
• In flight; mission progress follow up

When FMS available
When FMS failed (eg despatch under MEL)
• Record of various engineering data (engines, ADC for RVSM

monitoring…)
• Establishing the “after flight mission pack” for the flight

operations engineering department
Flight ops engineering: A/C mission follow up tasks
• Follow up and analysis of the execution of each mission
• Aircraft and aircraft system performance tracking (eg

engines, FMS Perf Factor, IRS drift for ETOPS …)
• Aircraft Status awareness

Conventional tools used to day for those tasks
• Computerized paper F.PLN (CFP) for FMS initialization
• In flight update of CFP for mission follow up using FMS, or

if FMS failed, using backup data (e.g Back Up MCDU…)
• Dedicated engineering data record forms (engines, ADC..),

Tec Log Book (TLB)…
• « After flight mission pack »
Report prints available
• FMS Prints (Preflight, Inflight, Postflight)
• AIDS/ACMS report, prints
• CFDS/CMS maintenance and OOOI report, prints
All accessible via the DATA / ACARS – FMS print page

Typical way to access FMS prints
PREFLIGHT
INFLIGHT
POSTFLIGHT
FMS Preflight Print
• Preflight Print provides all F.PLN related data as initialized:

Sequence of waypoints with associated predictions
Overall mission fuel predictions
Asumptions used for predictions computation: GW, Cg, CI, Perf
Factor, Cruise Wind/Temperature …
• FMS predictions validation by comparison with CFP, if FMS

properly initialized: reasonableness check
• Preflight Print Available till Take off Phase
•NOTA: CFP predictions are provided on Fixed MN

asumptions and on forecasted GW, departure itinerary …
FMS Preflight Print: example A320
FMS Inflight Print
• Once A/C has reached initial CRZ FL, and pilot has updated
the F.PLN / Winds / Steps … on MCDU, the Inflight Print
provides
All predictions at each downpath waypoint of the F.PLN
History values of the parameters recorded at each waypoint of

the F.PLN already sequenced
Current A/C position at the time of print, with its associated data
(Spd / Alt / FOB …) and all fuel information (RSV, XTRA …)
Inflight Print is available from Take Off till Engine shutdown
FMS Inflight Print: example A330
FMS Inflight Print: example A330
FMS Postflight Print
• At the end of the flight, once engines are shut down, FMS
Postflight Print provides:
History of the flight: actual data recorded at each sequenced

waypoint of the FPLN (speed, altitude, FOB, time, wind…)
Mission Fuel and Time Summary
IRSs average drift and residual GS

At the bottom of this print, may be added the Last Leg ECAM
report, for example
FMS Postflight Print: example A320
FMS Postflight Print: example A320
AIDS – ACMS Report Prints
• AIDS/ACMS generate preprogrammed or pilot programmed

reports of A/C system data acquired by the FDIMU
• All types of system data are acquired in the FDIMU such as
Engineparameters
ADC data…
• If a report is not programmed, the pilot can program it on the
MCDU; e.g this typical engine report programmed by the pilot:
GW N1 OIQ
Cg EGT OIT
ALT N2 OIP
MN FF VIB 1
CAS TAT VIB 2
Typical way to access AIDS – ACMS report prints
• Then insert required Parameter Labels

• The report can be named and stored
AIDS – ACMS Report Print: example A330
CFDS-CMS Maintenance report print
ATSU/AOC OOOI report print
• At the end of the flight, once engines are shutdown,

following report prints can be generated:
The Post Flight Maintenance, or Last Leg ECAM report from

CMS (A330 – 340 ) or CFDS ( A320s )
The OOOI (Out - Off - On - In, times) report from ATSU/AOC

CFDS-CMS Maintenance report print
OOOI report print
Use of those prints by aircrew:
• FMS Preflight print:
Once FMS has been initialized using CFP data amongst others,
a comparison between CFP and FMS preflight print allows to
validate the FMS predictions
All last minutes changes (T/O Rwy, SID, GW …) allow to refresh

the FMS predictions
Once last minute changes are achieved, crew generates the last
preflight print to be included in the “after flight mission pack”
Use of those prints by aircrew
• FMS Inflight print:
Once the A/C is established in cruise and FMS is updated

with latest clearance, winds/temp … the Inflight print:
– Provides all the FMS predictions on one clean/neat sheet of

paper accessible in a single glance; if FMS subsequently fails,
those predictions may be used most benefitably
– The FMS Inflight print is the mission follow up document used
by the crew
– CFP update, which merely consists in pilot copying FMS

predictions on CFP, is superfluous and useless. Once airborne,
crew should stow CFP in “after flight mission pack”
• FMS Postflight print:
Taken at the end of the flight once engines are shutdown
To be included in the “after flight mission pack”

• AIDS – ACMS prints report
AIDS – ACMS reports provide most in flight recordable data

which might be required by flight ops engineering
Even if preprogrammed reports are not available, those

reports may be easily programmed by the pilot
Hence no need for the crew to copy numerous data on

endless report forms, in various weather conditions…
AIDS - ACMS report prints are to be included in the “after

flight mission pack”
Use of the prints by flight ops engineering
• All the described prints will be included by the crew in the

«after flight mission pack»
FMS Preflight / FMS Postflight prints
AIDS - ACMS in flight report prints
CFDS - CMS maintenance report prints
OOOI ATSU report print
• Consequently the Flight Ops Engineering department gets a

neat, faithfull, accurate set of valid data in the «after

flight mission pack» for various analysis purposes
Use of the prints by flight ops engineering
Amongst other tasks, such a set of print allows:
• A rapid and easy follow up of each mission using

the FMS Postflight and the OOOI prints
• A rapid and easy follow up of the performance of certain A/C

systems (typically engines, ADC for RVSM, IRSs for
ETOPS …) using FMS Postflight and AIDS-ACMS prints
• A rapid and easy assessment of the A/C Perf Factor by a

comparison of FMS Postflight versus Preflight Prints, when

possible; this comparison may lead to a further deeper A/C
Perf analysis
Preflight-Postflight comparison for A/C perf follow up
A comparison of predicted and history values, when applicable,

immediately outlines
a potential PERF FACTOR mismatch
Conclusions
The proper use of the prints during a flight:
Facilitates and rationalizes various crew tasks in flight
Prevents crews from filling up endless forms in flight
Prevents crews from useless CFP updates during flight
Allows to get an efficient and neat “after flight mission pack”

Rationalizes flight ops engineering department mission analysis

tasks using accurate, neat, faithfull and valid data

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How best use prints in flight?

1 – What are the mission related tasks to be achieved by crews

3 - AIDS (ACMS) – CFDS (CMS) – ATSU OOOI Prints

4 - Use of prints by aircrew and by flight operations department

• On ground; initialization of FMS and validation of FMS

• In flight; mission progress follow up

• Record of various engineering data (engines, ADC for RVSM

• Establishing the “after flight mission pack” for the flight

• Follow up and analysis of the execution of each mission

• Aircraft and aircraft system performance tracking (eg

• Aircraft Status awareness

• Computerized paper F.PLN (CFP) for FMS initialization

• In flight update of CFP for mission follow up using FMS, or

• Dedicated engineering data record forms (engines, ADC..),

• « After flight mission pack »

• FMS Prints (Preflight, Inflight, Postflight)

• AIDS/ACMS report, prints

• CFDS/CMS maintenance and OOOI report, prints

All accessible via the DATA / ACARS – FMS print page

• Preflight Print provides all F.PLN related data as initialized:

• FMS predictions validation by comparison with CFP, if FMS

• Preflight Print Available till Take off Phase

•NOTA: CFP predictions are provided on Fixed MN

All predictions at each downpath waypoint of the F.PLN

History values of the parameters recorded at each waypoint of

(Spd / Alt / FOB …) and all fuel information (RSV, XTRA …)

Inflight Print is available from Take Off till Engine shutdown

History of the flight: actual data recorded at each sequenced

Mission Fuel and Time Summary

IRSs average drift and residual GS

• AIDS/ACMS generate preprogrammed or pilot programmed

• Then insert required Parameter Labels

• At the end of the flight, once engines are shutdown,

The Post Flight Maintenance, or Last Leg ECAM report from

The OOOI (Out - Off - On - In, times) report from ATSU/AOC

• FMS Preflight print:

All last minutes changes (T/O Rwy, SID, GW …) allow to refresh

preflight print to be included in the “after flight mission pack”

• FMS Inflight print:

Once the A/C is established in cruise and FMS is updated

– Provides all the FMS predictions on one clean/neat sheet of

– CFP update, which merely consists in pilot copying FMS

• FMS Postflight print:

Taken at the end of the flight once engines are shutdown

To be included in the “after flight mission pack”

• AIDS – ACMS prints report

AIDS – ACMS reports provide most in flight recordable data

Even if preprogrammed reports are not available, those

Hence no need for the crew to copy numerous data on

AIDS - ACMS report prints are to be included in the “after

• All the described prints will be included by the crew in the

• Consequently the Flight Ops Engineering department gets a

neat, faithfull, accurate set of valid data in the «after

Amongst other tasks, such a set of print allows:

• A rapid and easy follow up of each mission using

• A rapid and easy follow up of the performance of certain A/C

• A rapid and easy assessment of the A/C Perf Factor by a

comparison of FMS Postflight versus Preflight Prints, when

A comparison of predicted and history values, when applicable,

The proper use of the prints during a flight:

Facilitates and rationalizes various crew tasks in flight

Prevents crews from filling up endless forms in flight

All predictions at each downpath waypoint of the F.PLN

History values of the parameters recorded at each waypoint of

Inflight Print is available from Take Off till Engine shutdown

History of the flight: actual data recorded at each sequenced

Mission Fuel and Time Summary

IRSs average drift and residual GS

The Post Flight Maintenance, or Last Leg ECAM report from

The OOOI (Out - Off - On - In, times) report from ATSU/AOC

All last minutes changes (T/O Rwy, SID, GW …) allow to refresh

Once the A/C is established in cruise and FMS is updated

Taken at the end of the flight once engines are shutdown

To be included in the “after flight mission pack”

AIDS – ACMS reports provide most in flight recordable data

Even if preprogrammed reports are not available, those

Hence no need for the crew to copy numerous data on

AIDS - ACMS report prints are to be included in the “after

Facilitates and rationalizes various crew tasks in flight

Prevents crews from filling up endless forms in flight

Prevents crews from useless CFP updates during flight

Allows to get an efficient and neat “after flight mission pack”

Rationalizes flight ops engineering department mission analysis