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M80 From Finland, joined Mar 2001, 36 posts, RR: 0
Posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2035 times:

Hi

What's that particular display just above captain's altimeter.

What possible indications can it display?

Here's a picture:

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Photo © Jorgos Tsambikakis

Kalle

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777236ER From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 12959 posts, RR: 55
Reply 1, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1980 times:

I'm not acquainted with the DC-10, but it looks like an annunciator of some sort. Autopilot annunciator? Warning annunciator? It'll be something like that.

Your bone's got a little machine

XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3695 posts, RR: 36
Reply 2, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1979 times:

The Autopilot annunciotor is located above the ADI... not sure what this one is for. This -30 cockpit is quite a bit different from the NW ones that im used to. I dont think it for the INS either, since i see the usual annunciator panal over the airspeed indicator. But then again, this plane doesnt have the Littons, so it could very well be for the INS's.

Hmmmm.... ill have to go think about this one a little while.

Chicks dig winglets.

Cdfmxtech From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1335 posts, RR: 34
Reply 3, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1964 times:

Flight Guidance System Mode Annunciator
Displays Flight Guidance Sys, Autthrottle modes

Cdf

XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3695 posts, RR: 36
Reply 4, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1960 times:

You sure about that Cdfmxtech? On the NW 10's that is the 4 boxed annunciator over the ADI... i

Chicks dig winglets.

Airplay From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1959 times:

I'm not familiar with the DC-10 aircraft and I don't want to add to the confusion, but that display looks similar to the Honeywell AFCS advisory/annunciator display on DHC-8 aircraft.

Here's a link to a picture with that panel:

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Photo © Rui Dias

FDXmech From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3251 posts, RR: 44
Reply 6, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1936 times:

I think this display (also on the First Officers side above the mach/airspeed indicator) is called PAFAM which stands for "Performance & Failure Assessment Monitor". Its function is to display the runway and predicted place of touchdown.

I've never actually seen one on any DC10 I've worked, but I'm reasonably sure this is what it is......I think.

You're only as good as your last departure.

Dc10hound From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 463 posts, RR: 7
Reply 7, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1922 times:

Whoa!
That's a real,real,old one.
I think that this display is called PAFAM indicator.
It was yanked out many years ago by AAL.
PAFAM stands for: Performance And Flight Assessment
Monitor (?) If I'm not correct, anybody's help is truly appreciated! I'm on holiday this week, so I'll check respones ASAP

"Eagles soar. But weasels never get sucked into jet intakes.."

Cdfmxtech From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1335 posts, RR: 34
Reply 8, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1914 times:

Sorry...I was looking above the ADI...I don't know what the hell that is!!!!!!!

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