Operators flying aircraft equipped with Universal Avionics flight management systems will soon be able to enjoy improved flight efficiency thanks to Universal’s new FlexPerf Trip Performance module. The module will be available for Universal Waas/Sbas FMSs (and also Waas/Sbas-capable military Multi-Mission Management Systems). FlexPerf will be available with the next major software release in the first quarter of 2013.
What FlexPerf Trip Performance does is constantly analyze actual fuel burn and use that information to provide fuel savings predictions and speed recommendations for best economy in climb, cruise and descent phases of flight. FlexPerf, according to Universal Avionics “features a ‘flexible’ intelligent design that uses actual ‘realized’ fuel burn to apply improvements to the baseline aircraft performance database.” FlexPerf takes into account subtle changes such as worn paint or engine health. The module helps pilots fly more efficiently by displaying “best performance speed limitations for each waypoint” on a flight plan. “The FMS will learn and then adjust the performance calculations based on aircraft performance reality over subsequent flights, not just locked into the original factory settings that are used for the baseline database.”
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