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How do you use a nav flight computer for flying? What does it do exactly?

09-Nov-09

I understand that for navigational purposes, pilots have to use flight computers to calculate various things.
What is a flight computer capable of and is it easy to use?
Any help is much appreciated.
Many thanks.

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Why does my computer restart after running flight simulator for a long time?

07-Nov-09

I do long flights on Microsoft Flight Simulator X. I usually takeoff, go to bed and wake up 8 hours later and land. Lately, my computer seems to be incapable of running the game for this long. When I go to bed, I minimize flight sim and turn off the screen. I get up, turn [...]

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Does the Flight Management Computer provide autopilot inputs?

06-Nov-09

In commercial aircraft that are equipped with a Flight Management Computer (FMC) are flight guidance inputs transferred to the auto-pilot?
I have also seen a similar instrument reffered to as a MCDU (Management Control Disply Unit) and it occupies the same space on the control pedestal as the FMC.
I know that these instruments provide and [...]

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