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Re: Aircraft Equipment Suffix
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:46 am
by Ryan B
Peter Grey wrote:An A332 is /L as it has GPS/RNAV and is RVSM capable.
Most modern airliners are /L (replacing /Q about a year ago).
I've seen a lot file /Z as well
Frankly we don't really know what half the stuff means, neither do the pilots it seems (at least up here in the sticks!)
Re: Aircraft Equipment Suffix
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 12:04 pm
by chevyrules
Ryan B wrote:Peter Grey wrote:An A332 is /L as it has GPS/RNAV and is RVSM capable.
Most modern airliners are /L (replacing /Q about a year ago).
I've seen a lot file /Z as well
Frankly we don't really know what half the stuff means, neither do the pilots it seems (at least up here in the sticks!)
/Z is the same as /L without the GPS.
Re: Aircraft Equipment Suffix
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 12:25 pm
by Peter Grey
For airliners/aircraft with RVSM there are generally 3 codes that are used:
/L - GPS + RVSM
/Z - RNAV (but not GPS) + RVSM
/W Non-RNAV + RVSM
For non-airliners/aircraft without RVSM the codes become
/G - GPS
/I RNAV without GPS
/A Non-RNAV (with DME)
/U (Non-RNAV (without DME)
The rest of the codes (/B, M, N, P, X, and T) are ultra rare and generally non-existent in the flight sim community.
Re: Aircraft Equipment Suffix
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:10 pm
by stealthbob
Perfect...thanks.
I guess my mistake was that I was thinking "No GPS" as there is no GPS as I am accustomed to.
I understand it now that in this case with the A320 there would be a GPS but that it is integral to the FMS which also includes RVSM as well.
/L it is then....
Re: Aircraft Equipment Suffix
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:19 pm
by Peter Grey
RVSM isn't a FMS thing, but otherwise you have it correct the GPS is a sensor which feeds to the FMS.