Question

The standby FMC performs calculations even when both the FMC are fully functional.

(a) True

(b) False

I have been asked this question in an international level competition.

My doubt is from Flight Management Systems in portion Autopilots and Flight Management Systems of Avionics

Answer 1

Correct option is (b) False

The best explanation: The standby computer does not perform any calculations, but is regularly updated by the master FMC. In the case of a single FMC failure, the standby FMC provides data to FMS connected with the failed FMC.