AA MD80 Enroute KDCA - FMS, Engine Instruments and Systems Displays

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Uploaded by on Feb 10, 2010

This is footage taken on a flight from KDFW to KDCA. The jet is an AA MD83, N961TW that was acquired during the merger with TWA. Included is a short explanation of FMS displays, engine instruments and systems display information.

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  • Hey. what cost index do you use?

  • @airplanekp The cost index varies from flight to flight depending on a number of factors...on time status, headwind/tailwind, etc...I've seen it as low as 8 and as high as 200. Around 25 yields a climb speed around 310 and .76 cruise.

  • Finally So aa already had md83s and no American md82's have the new engine instruments

  • @Md80123 Yes, American had both MD82s and MD83s before the TWA merger. None of which have the upgraded engine instrument panels. The mix of jets AA got from TWA is a little confusing. TWA had both MD82s and MD83s and I am fairly certain that only the MD83s have the upgraded engine panels. The jet in the video is one of 39 with dual FMS. Many of the TWA jets were not equipped with FMS. AA has standardized the cockpits as much as possible, but there are still numerous variations.

  • So some md83's still have the old steam gauge like engine n1 and n2 dials

  • @Md80123 That's correct. All the MD82 and MD83 aircraft originally purchased by AA are equipped with the old round dial engine instruments. Those same aircraft have all been upgraded with EFIS and GPS based FMS systems. The only jets with the upgraded engine instrument panels came that way from TWA.

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  • Does American just have md82's and md83's in the super 80 family or do they have ather super 80 series aircraft since I know md80 means all of the McDonnell Douglas aircraft series

  • I mean in your fleet

  • @Md80123 It's a mix. This is a total guess, but we probably have 50-60 jets with the new engine displays. They were all aquired from TWA.

  • Do your md83 have these new engine displays or all the old engine displays

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