What Do These Things Mean?
05-14-2013 | 08:40 AM
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What Do These Things Mean?
Someone I know is flying home and FlightAware has the following listed. What are they? Do you enter them into some computer and like SkyHigh suggests, just sit back and read USA Today?
RMBLN7 GAD MEM RZC SLN HCT BFF BOY LKT PDT CHINS8
RMBLN7 GAD MEM RZC SLN HCT BFF BOY LKT PDT CHINS8
05-14-2013 | 11:18 AM
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Yes you would enter them into an FMS and if the airplane has autopilot it will autosequence through the list of waypoints. Some FMS units have vertical navigation as well, but the pilots must always monitor the system and make sure it does what it is supposed to lest they end up like those Northwest guys who overflew Minneapolis that one time.
05-14-2013 | 12:13 PM
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05-14-2013 | 07:06 PM
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Just had dinner with my friend, but we didnt have time to discuss VORs. 
I still only have 19 hours in my logbook. My question was poorly phrased. The confusion was the departure and arrivals. They didnt teach me any of that at Wings Aloft in BFI.
I still only have 19 hours in my logbook. My question was poorly phrased. The confusion was the departure and arrivals. They didnt teach me any of that at Wings Aloft in BFI.
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