a320 Basic Edition Flight Tutorial

A320 Basic Edition Flight Tutorial SIMULATION USE ONLY. DO NOT USE IN ACTUAL AIRPLANE copyright (c) 2009 Oyster Bay Media International Inc.

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INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 2 INITIAL PREPARATION AND ROUTE PLANNING.................................................. 3 COCKPIT FAMILIARIZATION ................................................................................ 9 AIRCRAFT PREPARATION .................................................................................. 15 PROGRAMMING THE FMGS ............................................................................. 18 PUSHBACK AND START-UP ............................................................................... 27 TAKEOFF ........................................................................................................... 33 CLIMB ............................................................................................................... 37 CRUISE .............................................................................................................. 38 IN-FLIGHT ROUTE REVISION AND DESCENT PLANNING ................................... 40 DESCENT ........................................................................................................... 43 APPROACH AND LANDING ............................................................................... 44 PARKING AND SECURING THE AIRCRAFT ......................................................... 49

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INTRODUCTION This flight tutorial will guide you through a complete standard flight with the AirSimmer A320 Basic Edition. It will start with the aircraft in its “Cold & Dark” configuration at Toulouse Blagnac airport, and will end with securing the aircraft upon arrival at Nice Côte d'Azur airport.

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INITIAL PREPARATION AND ROUTE PLANNING LOADING THE SITUATION AND CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT For this tutorial, we will need the aircraft parked at the Toulouse airport, in “Cold and Dark” configuration. In Flight Simulator, select “AirSimmer Tutorial” flight. After the flight has loaded, switch into the cockpit, turn on the two Battery switches on the overhead panel and place the Engine Master Switches to OFF on the pedestal.

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FLIGHT PLANNING Our route today will take us from Toulouse Blagnac airport (LFBO) to Nice Côte d'Azur (LFMN). We will use the following route for the flight: AFRIC G39 FJR G6 MTG RUBIT A3 STP Cruising altitude for this short flight will be FL250. Alternate airport is Montpellier (LFMT). The first thing we will need to do is figure out the fuel required for the trip, and calculate our takeoff performance data. Open the Tablet PC by pressing Shift+0 inside the flight simulator.

In the Tablet PC, select Live!

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Set a desired load level by moving the passenger and cargo sliders, and note the Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW). In this example, ZFW is 56210 kg. Click Apply Changes.

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In the Load Manager, click on the Fuel Planner button in the bottom left corner. The fuel planner interface will open. Complete the form with all the details about our flight, as shown below, and click Calculate BF & ZFW.

In the window at the bottom of the fuel planner, take note of the Block Fuel – the amount of fuel required for the flight: 5241 kg. We can now load the required amount of fuel to the aircraft. Click “Proceed to Load Manager” in the top right corner to go back to Load Manager. Move the fuel slider until Total Fuel equals approximately 5240 kg, and click Apply Changes. After you’re done with Load Manager, click Back, then select Takeoff Calculator from Live! Menu.

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On the Takeoff Calculator form, enter our departure data as indicated, and click “Calculate.” This will give us the takeoff flap setting as well as the takeoff speeds: V1, Vr, and V2. Remember these speeds - we will need them in the aircraft later.

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COCKPIT FAMILIARIZATION This section will familiarize you with the various panels and instruments that will be mentioned in this tutorial.

OVERHEAD PANEL

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O1 – Battery Pushbuttons O2 – External Power Pushbutton O3 – APU Bleed Pushbutton O4 – APU Master Switch Pushbutton O5 – APU Start Pushbutton O6 – No Smoking Sign Switch O7 – Seatbelt Sign Switch O8 – Emergency Exit Signs Switch O9 – Nosewheel Light Switch O10 – Landing Light Switches O11 – Runway Turnoff Light Switch O12 – Strobe Light Switch O13 – Beacon Light Switch O14 – Wing Light Switch O15 – Nav & Logo Light Switch O16 – Engine Anti-Ice Pushbuttons O17 – Wing Anti-Ice Pushbutton O18 – Overhead Integral Lighting Knob O19 – Dome Light Switch O20 – Annunciator Light Switch

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M1 – BARO Selector M2 – ND Mode Selector M3 – ND Range Selector M4 – ADF-VOR Display Switches M5 – EFIS Info Display Switches M6 – FCU Speed Window and Selector M7 – FCU Heading Window and Selector M8 – LOC Pushbutton M9 – Autopilot and Autothrust Pushbuttons M10 – FCU Altitude Window and Selector M11 – EXPED Pushbutton M12 – FCU Vertical Speed Window and Selector M13 – APPR Pushbutton M14 – Landing Gear Lights M15 – Autobrake Pushbuttons

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- Clock – Triple Gauge – EFIS Panel – Master Caution Light – Master Warning Light

Monitor Abbreviations: PFD – Primary Flight Display ND – Navigational Display E/WD – Engine/Warning Display SD – Systems Display ISIS – Integrated Standby Instrument System

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E/WD and SD brightness knobs Transponder and TCAS panel Engine Mode Selector Engine Master Switches Spoiler Handle Flap Handle Parking Brake Handle

MCDU – Multifunctional Control and Display Unit ECP – ECAM Control Panel RMP - Radio Management Panel

FCU PHILOSOPHY The FCU – Flight Control Unit – is the main interface between the pilot and the autopilot. The targets for the autopilot can be either MANAGED or SELECTED. “Managed mode” means that the FMGS computes the target itself. This mode is selected by pushing on the associated knob. For instance, pushing the heading knob will engage NAV mode – where guidance is provided automatically along the flight plan. “Selected mode” means that the targets are set by the pilot through the FCU. This mode is selected by pulling the associated knob. Pulling on the heading knob will engage the heading mode, and the heading setting will appear in the FCU heading window.

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AIRCRAFT PREPARATION Upon loading the aircraft, we find ourselves in the “Cold & Dark” cockpit. The first task is to establish electrical power. Press the BAT1 and BAT2 pushbuttons on the overhead panel (O1). It is now time to connect to the external power. Click on the MCDU MENU button on the MCDU and select Requests.

Click on EXT PWR. This will connect the external power cord to the airplane.

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On the overhead panel, check that the EXT PWR light says “AVAIL,” indicating successful connection of the external power. Click on the EXT PWR pushbutton, and the airplane’s electrical system will now be fully supplied. You will see the displays go through self-tests for a few seconds before the actual images show up.

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In order to provide the aircraft with the air required for air conditioning and engine start, the APU is used. Start the APU by selecting APU MASTER and setting the APU START buttons to ON. The APU page will open automatically, allowing you to monitor its parameters.

When APU page shows “AVAIL,” open the APU Bleed Air by setting the APU BLEED pushbutton to ON. A couple seconds later, conditioned air from the packs will flow into the cockpit. At this time, put the no-smoking sign to “AUTO” (which means it will always be on), arm the emergency lights, and turn on NAV & LOGO lights. Disconnect the external power by pressing the EXT PWR button again. AVAIL light will remain on to show that the external power is still connected.

We are now ready to program our route into the FMGS (Flight Management & Guidance System).

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PROGRAMMING THE FMGS FMGS programming starts at the INIT page. Click on the INIT button on the MCDU. First, enter the city pair for the flight: LFBO/LFMN. At the route selection prompt that follows, click RETURN. Click “ALIGN IRS.” Enter the additional data: Flight Number is “AIB320”, Cost Index is 50, and Cruise Flight Level is 250.

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After the INIT page has been completed, press the F-PLN button to go to Flight Plan page, where the actual route for the flight is entered. The route is typically constructed of a series of revisions, or changes. Revisions are commenced at the waypoint from which the revision is to take place. Since our route starts at LFBO, click to the left of LFBO on the F-PLN page. LAT REV from the LFBO page will open, containing the list of possible revisions from that waypoint type: DEPARTURE This function is available at airports only. It accesses the list of all pre-coded departure procedures for the airport that are contained in the Navigational Database. NEXT WAYPOINT This function allows you to insert a waypoint right after the revision waypoint. NEW DESTINATION This function enables you to change the destination to a new airport. All previous routing from the revision waypoint up to the original destination will then be deleted automatically. AIRWAYS Enables you to insert airways into the route after the revision waypoint. At this point, we want to insert a Standard Instrument Departure (SID) procedure that will take us from a runway at Toulouse to our first waypoint, AFRIC. Select DEPARTURE Now select the runway used for departure. You can use up and down arrows on the MCDU keyboard to scroll the list, if it is too long to display on one page. Select 32L. A list of all pre-coded SIDs is shown. Select AFRI5B. We have now created a revision. You will notice that the some words have changed to yellow, and the