1 Introduction
FOMS 300 Menus
This topic covers the FOMS 300 menus.
We estimate that this will take 5 minutes to complete.
2 Detailed Explanation
FOMS Menu 300 (Aircraft Maintenance Menu)
FOMS Menu 300 is
the Database Maintenance Menu. It is the gateway to the routes
and waypoints/airways databases, and other miscellaneous
database programs.
This topic
covers the FOMS 300 menus, which contain these database functions.
FOMS Menu 301 - FAA Routes Program
This program allows
users to add, edit, view, delete and import the FAA Preferred
and CDR Route summaries, as published on the 56-day chart cycle.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Import
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
HINT
The modes available to you may be different based on your settings and operational needs.
FOMS Menu 305 - City-Pair Routes Program
Use this program to
create routes between any city-pair. It is designed to offer you
complete flexibility so that you can be specific about every
detail of the route, or define the route in terms of one or more
MTTA (Minimum Time Track Airways) segments, or any combination
in between.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
ATTENTION
This functionality
is available on the main user interface via the Maintenance
screen. View the City-Pair topics for more information.
FOMS Menu 306 - Disable Routes Report Program
Use this program to
generate a report of all of the city-pair routes on the system
that have been flagged as Disabled by the AIRAC update process.
There are no
modes in this program.
Press Y to
generate the report. Press Enter to return to the main menu.
FOMS Menu 310 - Preferred Entry Route Program
Use this program to
create and maintain preferred entry routes that connect with a
track structure. These may or may not be associated with a
specific airport of departure. The Route Analysis program
searches this file for preferred entries named in the Track
Message, and assembles routes containing the appropriate
segments.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 315 - Preferred Exits Program
Use this program to
create and maintain preferred exit routes that connect with a
track structure. These may or may not be associated with a
specific airport of arrival. The Route Analysis program searches
this file for preferred exits named in the Track Message, and
assembles routes containing the appropriate segments.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 316 - Preferred Departure Program
Use this program to
create and maintain preferred departure routes that connect an
origin airport with a transition waypoint via some ATC published
preferred route. The Route Analysis program searches this file
for preferred departures and assembles routes containing the
appropriate segments.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 317 - Preferred Arrivals Program
Use this program to
create and maintain preferred arrival routes that connect a
destination airport with a transition waypoint via some ATC
published preferred route. The Route Analysis program searches
this file for preferred departures and assembles routes
containing the appropriate segments.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 320 - SIDs Program
Use this program to
view and/or print the file of Standard Instrument Departures.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
ATTENTION
This program is
maintained by NAVBLUE. Most users will not be able to add or
edit SIDs.
HINT
The modes available to you may be different based on your settings and operational needs.
FOMS Menu 325 - STARs Program
Use this program to
view and/or print the file of Standard Terminal Arrivals.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
ATTENTION
This program is
maintained by NAVBLUE. Most users will not be able to add or
edit STARs.
HINT
The modes available to you may be different based on your settings and operational needs.
FOMS Menu 326 - Approach Routes Program
Use this program to
view and/or print the file of approach routes.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
HINT
The modes available to you may be different based on your settings and operational needs.
ATTENTION
This program is
maintained by NAVBLUE. Most users will not be able to add or
edit approach routes.
FOMS Menu 330 - Track Updates Program
Use this program to
view the detailed waypoints and fixes for both fixed track
structures such as the North Pacific, or floating track
structures such as the North Atlantic.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
HINT
The modes available to you may be different based on your settings and operational needs.
FOMS Menu 340 - Waypoints and Facilities Program
The Waypoints and
Facilities data file is a key navigation file for FOMS. The file
contains information on more than 30,000 worldwide airway
points, including such data as: identification, location,
frequency, VOR/NDB/Enroute/Terminal, and local magnetic
variation.
Given the
number of changes that are made by the various regulatory bodies
on a routine basis, it will be appreciated that there will be a
need to keep this file updated at all times.
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The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
HINT
The modes available to you may be different based on your settings and operational needs.
FOMS Menu 341 - Airways Route Update Program
Use this program to
access the Airways data file, permitting airways data to be
viewed and printed. These airways are used by the Minimum Time
Track Airways program and all of the various Routes programs to
ensure that any routes entered conform to the published airways.
Data is updated
by NAVBLUE every 28 days in accordance with the AIRAC cycle.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
HINT
The modes available to you may be different based on your settings and operational needs.
FOMS Menu 342 - Airways Direct Legs Update Program
To ensure that the
Route Analysis program uses only company approved direct legs in
the interpretation of an MTTA, this program allows the user to
establish a file containing only those direct legs which are
confirmed to be acceptable.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
HINT
The modes available to you may be different based on your settings and operational needs.
FOMS Menu 343 - Airways Link Program
Use this program to
view all of the waypoints that are linked by airways or direct
legs to a selected waypoint. This enables you to determine what
airways use the particular waypoint, and what direct legs have
been established.
The modes available are:
■ Video
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 345 - CDR Airways Report Program
Use this program to
generate a report of all airway segments that are currently
flagged as CDR 2 or CDR 3 according to EUROCONTROL's Conditional
Routing scheme.
The modes available are:
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 350 - Flight Level Maintenance Program
Use this program is to
permit Flight Level Codes to be defined. Each two-character code
can be associated with a range of flight levels that may be
flown.
The modes available are:
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 355 - Minimum Off-Route Altitudes Program
Use this program is to
permit Flight Level Codes to be defined. Each two-character code
can be associated with a range of flight levels that may be
flown.
The modes available are:
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 355 - Minimum Off-Route Altitudes Program
Use this program to
provide the user with information related to the Minimum
Off-Route Altitude (MORA) for a given position represented in
latitude and longitude.
The modes available are:
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 365 - Taxi/Circuit Times Database Program
Use this program to
manage taxi and circuit times for a particular airport with a
greater level of detail than is currently available via the
airport database program. The system uses the information from
these databases to determine the proper amount of taxi time or
circuit time to use when an airport is loaded. If the flight
plan being computed does not find information related to the
airports of operation for that flight in these databases then it
uses the default times found in the airport database. You can
define circuit and taxi times for specific times of day and
further tailor the use of these times to a specific airline code
or aircraft type.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
HINT
This functionality is also available via webFOMS.
FOMS Menu 366 - Curfew Times Database Program
Use this program to store curfew
times for an airport, and optionally for specific aircraft
types.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
HINT
This functionality is also available via webFOMS.
FOMS Menu 375 - Flight Papers Archive Program
Use this program is
to view any of the flight data that has been sent to the flight
record archive files. By entering the flight key information,
(flight number, day, and origin, plus the month), it is possible
to view any category of data that has been archived for any
selected flight.
Archiving is
done automatically by NFP upon viewing the flight brief in the
user interface (Reports screen). The complete recipient list,
including a fully expanded alias list, is archived.
The modes available are:
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 380 - User Restricted Regions Program
Use this program to define a restricted
region of airspace.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 381 - Published Restricted Areas
Use this program to
view the Published Restricted Areas. These areas are updated
with AIRACs and published in AIPs. You can also see restricted
areas on the map.
The modes available are:
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 382 - User Restricted Regions Override
Use this program to
override the Active Type and Time range for Published Restricted
Areas in FOMS 381.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
FOMS Menu 394 - FIR Warnings Program
Use this program to display a
predefined warning message when the route of flight of an active
flight plan enters an FIR found within the database.
Dispatch Warning Only - the text of the warning
message entered is displayed as a Compute warning on the status
bar, see Status Bar for more information.
Flight Plan Warning Only - the text of the warning
message entered is included in the Flight Plan.
The modes available are:
■ Add
■ Edit
■ Delete
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
HINT
This functionality is also available via webFOMS.
FOMS Menu 395 - FIR Boundaries Program
Use this program to view FIR Boundary information.
The modes available are:
■ Video
■ Screen
■ Hardcopy
■ Quit.
