VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

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emshomar
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VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by emshomar »

Hello !
This is not the first time i flown with VasFMC. In the new A380 VC i managed the MCDU to climb to FL370 with Cost Index 900. After it climbed over 10.000 FT it slowly stoped to climb ! :shock:
After that I looked again to the FMC and found no problem :!:
I was so distracted that I have not seen the mountain before me and I crashed into it :oops:

Any suggestion or help ?

GaryG
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by GaryG »

Keep your eyes wide open. The windscreen is transparent ;)

emshomar
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by emshomar »

GaryG wrote:Keep your eyes wide open. The windscreen is transparent ;)
:lol:
The View was completly on the MCDU ! Like this :
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GaryG
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by GaryG »

Lol, guess hiring a copilot will solve your problem :D

esg
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by esg »

emshomar wrote:Cost Index 900
Christ on a bike

emshomar
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by emshomar »

esg wrote:
emshomar wrote:Cost Index 900
Christ on a bike
??? :?: :?: :?:

Alexis
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by Alexis »

As far as I remember, VAS doesn't include VNAV. I wonder how you got up to 10000ft without using ALT hold in the first place!

emshomar
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by emshomar »

Alexis wrote:As far as I remember, VAS doesn't include VNAV. I wonder how you got up to 10000ft without using ALT hold in the first place!
Like all other flights with VasFMC I just turned the ALT knob to 37000 :roll:

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esg
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by esg »

Check youre not overweight and use OP CLB

Alexis
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by Alexis »

Then it should climb. I flew yesterday and it worked OK. Did you RClick on the knob and select a VS?

emshomar
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by emshomar »

Alexis wrote:Then it should climb. I flew yesterday and it worked OK. Did you RClick on the knob and select a VS?
No ? :?

Alexis
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by Alexis »

You have to select a vertical speed by hand. I think I got the same problem above 10000ft; RClick on the VS knob, select a Vertical speed manually and it'll climb there.

emshomar
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by emshomar »

Thank you ! And have a nice day !

emshomar
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by emshomar »

HHmm...
I tested it again and the same problem ! In the PFD I have OP Climb, but it don't climb ! With Vertical Speed it works. When I am trying to climb I loose Speed :o !
In the older version it worked fine without loosing speed !
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esg
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by esg »

Have you set the speed for the climb phase in the MCDU?

emshomar
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

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esg wrote:Have you set the speed for the climb phase in the MCDU?
Yes ! I telling you I made flights like that in the older version of PA380 (without VC) and it worked fine !

Alexis
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Re: VASFMC don't climb to Flight Level 370 !

Post by Alexis »

The climb problem is there only with VAS.VAS FMC doesn't support vertical navigation. That means that, no matter what you do in the MCDU, it is not programmed to automatically change FLs. You'll have to set the altitude and Vertical Speed by hand, because VAS hasn't modeled the VNAV feature yet.

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