Lessons Route briefing

RSC101: London Heathrow to Manchester

The flight the three lessons fly, as you'd brief it before you start: what goes in the MCDU, the departure, the arrival and the weather the lessons are written for.

How to read the colours Green: done or read from the sim. Cyan: your action and where to find it. Amber: caution. Magenta: a route constraint.

LESSON 1EGLLStand · cold and dark
LESSON 227RTake-off
UMLAT 1FSIDD8 ≥ 3000 · D10 ≥ 4000
UMLATAT 6000
CRUISET418 WELIN T420FL180 · not a lesson yet
LESSON 3ELVOS 1MArrival, below FL100
QUSHI250 KT
DAYNE230 KT · FL80
ILS 23RINN 109.50 · CRS 231
EGCCManchester

INIT

CO RTE—FROM/TOEGLL/EGCC

ALTN/CO RTEEGGP

FLT NBRRSC101

COST INDEX30

CRZ FL/TEMPFL180

MCDU · INIT AWhat you type in lesson 1, step 16: where from, where to, the alternate, the flight number, the cost index and the cruise level.

WEIGHTS & FUEL

ZFW	56.0 t · a scenario choice
BLOCK	4.0 t
ESTIMATE	taxi 200, trip 1,600, contingency 80, alternate 700, final reserve 1,100 kg, plus about 300 kg extra

DEPARTURE

RUNWAY	27R
SID	UMLAT 1F · flown by the FMS
ROUTE	UMLAT T418 WELIN T420 ELVOS
CONSTRAINT	LON D8 at or above 3000
CONSTRAINT	LON D10 at or above 4000
CONSTRAINT	UMLAT at 6000
TRANS ALT	6,000
SPEED	250 kt below FL100
FLAPS	1+F
FIRST CLEARANCE	FL100

ARRIVAL

STAR	ELVOS 1M
QUSHI	250 kt max
DAYNE	230 kt max · FL80 planned
AFTER DAYNE	Vectors to the ILS: expect a discontinuity
RUNWAY	23R
TRANS ALT	5,000
ILS	INN 109.50 · course 231° · 3.0° · threshold 249 ft · DME required
DA	449 ft
GO-AROUND	3,500
MISSED APPR	Climb to 3500 straight ahead until passing 750 ft or I-NN DME zero, whichever is later, then right onto track 355°, then as directed. Max 230 kt
FLAPS	FULL
AUTO BRK	LO

WEATHER

QNH	1008
TEMP	15 °C
WIND	250/08
RUNWAY	dry

Set this as custom weather in the sim to match the card. With live weather, use the QNH from the ATIS.

Why 1008 and not 1013? At 1013, setting QNH and setting STD look the same on the altimeter, which makes the QNH steps hard to follow.

Sources: UK AIP AIRAC 10/2026. Procedure names in the sim's navdata may differ, for example UMLA1F. No charts are reproduced here.

For simulation only. Not for real-world navigation.