Route and takeoff setup
Have your flight plan, current charts and final EFB load available. The runway, route, speeds and weights depend on your flight.
For a SimBrief import, enter your username or user ID at NAV → DATALINK → ADDRESS → FLIGHTPLAN. The current RTE and DATALINK pages show SEND; the RTE page also lists DLK FPL. Preflight Setup and SimBrief Import still describe DLK PFL and CO ROUTE, while RTE says CO ROUTE is not implemented. In a 6–7 November support thread, a user on 1.1.0 reported that the route seemed to work after replies suggested checking the company address and offered CO ROUTE; the user did not say which action helped. Follow the prompt in your installed build and inspect every route leg before activation. [85, 87]
Set the radios
On RADIO, enter the first communication frequency and, if useful, the next frequency in standby. Check the frequency displayed before transmitting.
Check NAV IDENT
Open NAV IDENT and check the date, UTC and active navigation-data cycle against the charts and flight plan. FSS requires this page to be shown before normal route and performance work.
Review the imported flight
After requesting and loading the intended flight, check the origin, destination and each route leg. MOD means the proposed route is not yet active. Select ACTIVATE only when the proposal is correct.
Open the departure selection
From the flight-plan or route workflow, select DEPARTURE. Check that the departure airport is correct before selecting a runway.
Open the runway list
On the departure page, select the runway field. The available choices depend on the departure airport and navigation database.
Select the departure runway
Choose the runway assigned to your flight. If a clearance has not yet been issued, select the planned runway and review it when clearance arrives.
Choose the SID
If a departure procedure is assigned, select it. Compare its name and runway association with the chart and clearance.
Check the selected departure
Read the selected runway and SID on the departure page. If a transition is required, select and check it as well.
Apply the departure
Select APPLY to insert the chosen departure into the proposed flight plan. Applying the selection is not the same as activating it.
Review and activate the departure
Inspect the MOD route and its legs against the clearance. If the route is correct, select ACTIVATE. CANCEL discards the pending MOD plan, so review and rebuild any needed edits if you cancel.
Open arrival selection
On the route page, select ARRIVAL for the destination. Use the expected arrival and approach, and be ready to revise them if the clearance changes.
Open the arrival runway list
On the arrival page, select the runway field. Confirm that the destination shown at the top is the airport you intend to use.
Choose the destination runway
Select the runway appropriate to the expected arrival. Compare the runway designation with the airport information and chart.
Choose the approach
Select the planned approach type and runway. Check that the approach matches the chart and aircraft equipment.
Review the arrival selections
Check the selected runway and approach. Add an approach transition only if it is part of the intended procedure.
Select the STAR
If a STAR is planned or assigned, open the STAR list and select it. Check the transition and the order of the resulting legs.
Confirm the arrival
Read back the displayed runway, approach and STAR. Correct any wrong selection before applying the changes.
Apply the arrival
Select APPLY to insert the arrival into the MOD plan. The new route remains a proposal until it is activated.
Inspect the modified route
Page through the MOD route and check the arrival and approach. Activate only after the resulting path matches the intended clearance.
Open the flight plan
Press FPL and begin checking the active flight plan. Look for route breaks, unexpected legs and constraints that need closer attention.
Page through the legs
Use NEXT or PREV to review the whole route. Compare the sequence and constraints with current charts and the clearance.
Insert a required waypoint
If the chart and clearance require a connecting fix at a discontinuity, type its identifier into the scratchpad. Press the left line-select key next to the discontinuity dashes. Check the resulting MOD legs.
Deal with a route break
A discontinuity can represent a deliberate vector or manual leg. Remove it only when the clearance and procedure require a continuous connection. Press DEL, then the left line-select key beside the discontinuity. Inspect the MOD path before activating it.
Review the edit
Check the proposed legs and geometry after the edit. Select ACTIVATE only when the change is correct. CANCEL discards the pending MOD plan; otherwise revise the proposal before activation.
Open performance initialization
Use the PERF INIT prompt or the PERF page to open initialization. Have the actual EFB load and flight plan available for the cross-check.
Request performance data
On PERF INIT 1/3, use SEND REQST if importing performance data. Review the datalink preview and ACCEPT only if appropriate. Imported figures come from the plan; compare them with the aircraft’s actual load.
Continue to page 2
After reviewing the first page, press NEXT. Check any required entries and confirm that the imported information belongs to the intended flight.
Enter takeoff CG
On PERF INIT 2/3, type the takeoff centre of gravity from the EFB manifest. Check the scratchpad, then press the left line-select key beside TO CG, LSK 5L in the FSS example.
Open the speed page
Use NEXT to move to PERF INIT 3/3. Review the climb, cruise and descent speed schedules and the cost index.
Confirm PERF INIT
When required fields are complete, press the bottom right line-select key, LSK 6R, beside CONFIRM INIT. FSS states that the vertical profile is not calculated until this confirmation. After changing PERF INIT data, review and confirm it again.
Open PERF DATA
After confirmation, select PERF DATA. Check that the page changes and that the presented information is plausible for the flight.
Open the takeoff page
From the performance data workflow, select TAKEOFF. Keep the EFB manifest available for the actual calculated takeoff figures.
Enter the takeoff speeds
Enter V1, VR, V2 and VFS from the current flight’s EFB manifest into the matching fields. Verify each entry and the planned flap setting.
Cross-check the completed page
Compare the displayed speeds and flap configuration with the manifest. Check the computed takeoff pitch separately from the stabilizer trim setting. [85]