A330 System Manual

Phoenix Simulation Software

A330 / A340 Systems Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Panel Overview

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Main Panel Components

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General Notes

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Primary Flight Display

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Navigation Display

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Engine / Warning Display

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System Display

29

Autoflight

31

MCDU

41

Backup Instruments

67

Landing Gear

68

Controls on Center Pedestal

69

APU

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Electrical System

73

Fuel System

76

Powerplant

78

Hydraulics

81

Pneumatics

83

Air Conditioning

85

Pressurization

87

GPWS

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Other Controls

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Chronometer

91

Panel Configuration utility

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PANEL OVERVIEW

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Panel views The Phoenix Airbus A330/A340 panel has several pop-up windows and can be represented in different views, as shown below:

Full panel view is the default view. It shows all EFIS displays and all gauges on the main panel.

Full panel view

Compact panel view provides good outside view while including the most important displays, instruments and controls. To switch between Full and Compact view, click on the far left side of glareshield panel. Compact view can also be accessed by pressing SHIFT-3 key combination. To return to full panel view, press SHIFT-3 again.

Compact (“VFR”) panel view

MCDU window shows expanded view and allows operation of Multipurpose Control Display Unit. This window is opened or closed by clicking on MCDU screen image on main panel view, or by pressing Shift+4 key.

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PANEL OVERVIEW

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Each of EFIS displays presents a wealth of information. To help reading these displays, each of them can be expanded by clicking on it. Expanded displays are pop-up windows and can be moved and resized to your taste, or even undocked and dragged to another monitor. An expanded display can be closed by clicking on its upper right part. Shortcut keys for displays are, Shift+6 for PFD, Shift+7 for ND, Shift+8 for Upper ECAM, and Shift+9 for Lower ECAM.

Expanded EFIS displays

The EFIS displays and their expanded versions use anti-aliasing technology to smooth jagged edges of graphics and improve the clarity and readability of the displays.

Overhead panel contains controls for aircraft systems such as Electrical, Fuel, Pressurization etc. Overhead view is accessed by pressing and holding NUMPAD 5 key. To keep this view active, press and hold NUMPAD 5, then press CTRL, then release both.

Overhead panel view

Central pedestal carries thrust levers, flaps and spoilers controls, engine starting controls, etc. Central pedestal window is opened and closed by pressing Shift+4 key.

Virtual cockpit view

Central pedestal window open

Flight Simulator Virtual Cockpit view contains fully functional gauges and can be used instead of 2D panel.


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MAIN PANEL COMPONENTS

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The Airbus has a modern glass cockpit. Mechanical gauges are replaced by an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) which includes six CRT displays representing all information in most convenient form. The displays include Captain and FO Primary Flight Displays (PFD), Captain and FO Navigation Displays (ND), and two Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring (ECAM) displays: Engine/Warning Display (E/WD) and System Display (SD). Mechanical backup instruments are also provided. Automatic flight is controlled from Flight Control Unit (FCU). Fully automatic flight along a programmed route is possible and is guided by Flight Management System (FMS). The FMS is programmed and operated using Multi-function Control and Display Units (MCDU).

Chronometer button Primary Flight Display (PFD)

Backup Instruments

EFIS Control Panel Navigation Display (ND)

GPWS indicatior

Flight Control Unit (FCU) Engine/Warning Display (E/WD)

Clock

DDRMI MCDU

Gear panel

System Display (SD) ECAM Control Panel



GENERAL NOTES

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EFIS displays EFIS displays contain a wealth of information. At standard display resolutions, they can be hard to read. To solve this, any display can be expanded by clicking it with the mouse. This brings a pop-up window with enlarged display picture. Such windows are standard Flight Simulator pop-up windows. They can be resized, moved to any position and arranged to your taste. You can drag a window clicking at any place, except for the area in upper right corner - clicking there will close the window. A window can be undocked by right-clicking it and selecting “Undock” in pop-up menu. This allows the window to be moved outside main FS window and placed anywhere on desktop, or on second monitor. The same can be done with MCDU pop-up window.

Thrust control The A330/A340 aircraft thrust levers are different from those found on Boeing-type or other common aircraft. The thrust levers move through distinct detents, or gates, marked “MREV”, “IDLE”, “CL”, “FLX/MCT”, and “TO-GA”. Takeoff power is applied by moving the levers to TO-GA or FLX-MCT gate, which commands autothrust system to produce computed takeoff thrust corresponding to current conditions. At thrust reduction altitude, thrust levers are retarded to CL gate, which automatically engages autothrust system. From this point, the levers are normally left in CL detent through all the flight until just before touchdown. Autothrust system controls engine thrust corresponding to active thrust modes and thrust limits. The A330/A340 thrust levers are not back-driven by autothrust system, and don’t move as the thrust is automatically adjusted. Unless needed, they are left in CL gate until synthesized voice announces “RETARD” 20 feet above landing runway. Due to this, thrust control is implemented differently than on other Flight Simulator panels. Instead of using joystick throttle or Flight Simulator keys, the panel uses custom keys (Numpad PLUS and Numpad MINUS by default) to move thrust levers between gates. You can also use pedestal view and move levers with the mouse. Thrust levers position can be checked by looking at thrust Flight Mode Annunciator on PFD, the thrust limit name on E/WD, or by checking the pedestal view. Manual thrust control is still possible, using joystick throttle or Flight Simulator keys. Make sure that the panel-simulated thrust levers are left at IDLE, or set at CL but the autothrust is disengaged. Please check Autothrust discussion in Autoflight section of this manual for further information.

Flight controls The PSS A330/A340 panel attempts to simulate electronic fly-by-wire flight control system of the real aircraft. The conventional flight yokes are replaced on Airbus aircraft with side-sticks, much like a computer joystick. Sidesticks send electronic signals to flight computers, which drive the control surfaces. Left-right stick deflection controls bank rate, and computers will not allow to exceed bank limits of ±67° bank. Forward-aft stick deflection controls aircraft G load. Neutral stick position commands load of 1 G, resulting in level flight or constant vertical speed, regardless of airspeed, altitude or weight. This is simulated in PSS panel by auto-trimming the aircraft, although this can be done only when the joystick is centered. The joystick inputs to Flight Simulator are disabled when the autopilot is engaged. This is done to prevent joystick noise from interferring with autopilot operation.


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PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY

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General The Primary Flight Display (PFD) is the outer display on Captain and FO panels. It provides information on: • Attitude and Guidance commands • Airspeed • Barometric and radio altitude and vertical speed • Heading and track • Flight Mode Annunciations • Vertical and lateral deviations The PFD is divided into several sections:

Flight Mode Annunciations

Attitude and Guidance

Airspeed

Altitude and Vertical Speed

Heading and Track

Flight Mode Annunciations Flight Mode Annunciator (FMA) are indications of current status of FMS operation. The FMA is divided into 5 columns which indicate: • Thrust modes • Active and armed Pitch modes • Active and armed Roll modes • Approach capabilities • Autopilot, Flight Director and Autothrust engagement status The Flight Mode Annunciations are discussed in detail in Autoflight and FCU section.


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Attitude data

Roll Scale

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Roll/Sideslip Index

Pitch Scale

Aircraft symbol

Attitude Limits

Radar Altitude Aircraft symbol Fixed aircraft symbol indicates position of aircraft relative to the horizon. Roll Scale The scale is graduated at 0, 10, 20, 30 and 45 bank degrees. Roll/Sideslip Index Upper part of the index indicates current bank. The lower part moves below roll part and shows amount of side slip. Pitch Scale Graduated each 2.5 degrees, indicates current aircraft pitch. Attitude Limits Green ‘=’ symbols are displayed at ±67° on roll scale, at 15° nose down and at 30° nose up on pitch scale. They represent the pitch and bank limits of Normal law protections. Radar Altitude Radar altimeter readout is displayed when below 2500 feet AGL. At low altitudes, the white line which separates pitch scale and solid bottom part, moves up as aircraft gets closer to the ground, covering the pitch scale, and meets the horizon line at touchdown. Radar altimeter readout turns yellow when below DH, if it was set.

Specific indications on ground

Ground roll command bar

Sidestick position Max sidestick deflection

Ground roll command bar Indicates ground roll guidance command in RWY mode, which keeps runway course Sidestick position Indicates the position of sidestick (joystick). Appears after second engine start and is removed at takeoff power application. Max sidestick deflection Four corners define maximum sidestick deflection.




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Guidance Flight guidance commands generated by FMS are depicted by Flight Director (FD) symbols. Flight Director system allows the pilot to manually fly the aircraft while following the guidance commands. The FD symbols are only visible when FD button on EFIS control panel is illuminated. There are two different modes of FD operation, with different symbology. The displayed FD symbols corresponds to selection of HDG-V/S or TRK-FPA mode on the FCU.

HDG-V/S Mode In this mode, the FD symbols include two bars. Vertical bar indicates commanded bank, and horizontal bar shows commanded pitch. To follow the commands, steer the aircraft so that the bars cross at the center if static aircraft symbol. In this example, a left bank and present pitch is commanded.

FD button, EFIS Control Panel

HDG-V/S TRK-FPA Selector, FCU

TRK-FPA Mode In this mode, the FD symbols include a flight path vector symbol and a flight path director symbol. Flight path vector symbol (“Bird”) represents the aircraft vertical flight path angle, drift angle and bank. The command symbol (“Moustache”) shows commanded flight path angle, as vertical distance between the symbols, and roll, as the difference in symbols rotation. To follow the commands, steer the aircraft so that the two symbols are aligned. In this example, a left bank and pitch up is commanded.

Drift angle

Bank difference

Bank angle

Vertical flight path angle

Flight Path Vector symbol

Vertical flight path difference

Flight Path Director commands




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Guidance (continued) ILS Indications When ILS receiver is automatically tuned for destination airport approach by FMS, or ILS frequency is manually entered on MCDU Rad Nav page, the localizer and glideslope deviation bars can be displayed on PFD. To do so, push the ILS button on EFIS control panel. Second push removes ILS information from PFD.

Localizer deviation

Glideslope deviation

ILS front course

Localizer deviation Glideslope deviation The magenta indexes represent horizontal and vertical deviation from localizer and glideslope. In this example, the aircraft is to the right and above the glide path. When a deviation diamond index reaches a limit of a scale, it turns to magenta arrow. ILS front course Magenta dagger on heading scale indicates the selected landing runway ILS course, or course manually entered on MCDU Rad Nav page.




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Airspeed Actual Airspeed Indicated by a yellow line as referenced to speed tape moving behind the line. If the airspeed is below 30 knots, the scale is fixed at 30 knots.

Actual Airspeed Speed Trend Target Airspeed

Mach Number

VMAX

VLS

Alpha Protection Alpha Max

Speed Trend An arrow extending from the actual airspeed line shows aircraft acceleration and displays the speed which will be attained in 10 seconds if present acceleration remained constant. Target Airspeed Gives the active FMS speed target. If the target is outside the displayed scale, the triangle is replaced by a numeric readout above or below the scale. The triangle or readouts are magenta if target is Managed speed automatically computed by FMS according to flight plan or active flight stage, and are cyan if the target is speed manually selected on FCU. Mach Number Appears if current Mach number is greater than 0.5

VMAX Lowest of: - Maximum operating speed if in clean configuration - Maximum gear down speed if gear down - Maximum flaps extended speed for current flap configuration VLS Mimimum selectable speed Alpha Protection Speed corresponding to angle of attack at which alpha protection becomes active Alpha Max Speed corresponding to maximum angle of attack that may be reached in pitch normal law




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Airspeed (continued)

1

F

Decision Speed (V1) V1 speed selected through MCDU. Digitally shown in top part of the scale if outside visible range. Displayed only on the ground. If V speeds are not selected, a red “SPD SEL” flag is displayed above airspeed scale.

F speed Minimum flap retraction speed, visible when flaps are in configuration 3, 2 or 1+F

S

S speed Minimum slat retraction speed, visible when flaps are in configuration 1 VFE NEXT Maximum flaps extended speed for the next (greater) flap lever position

O

Green Dot Maneuvering speed in clean configuration

Managed Descent speed range When aircraft is in Managed Descent (DES) guidance mode, and in managed speed, the airspeed may vary to maintain the computed descent path. In these modes the target speed triangle is replaced by a = mark and two brackets indicate allowable airspeed range. The range is managed speed target plus minus 20 knots, accounting for flight plan speed limits and minimum and maximum operating speeds.




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Altitude Target Altitude

Vertical Speed

Altitude

Baro Reference

Altitude Displays current aircraft barometric altitude. If altitude is negative, white “NEG” flag appears near the readout window. The window will flash yellow when aircraft approaches altitude target, and flash amber when it deviates from the target. The readout turns amber if aircraft descents below MDA (if defined). Target Altitude Indicates altitude selected on FCU. If the target is outside visible scale, it is displayed in numeric form above or below the scale. If managed vertical guidance mode (CLB or DES) and flight plan contains a constraint altitude which is closer than one selected on FCU, displayed target shows this constraint in magenta color. Vertical Speed The VS scale is marked at 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 fpm. Digital readout appears and moves together with the needle at greater than ±200 fpm. Readout turns amber at excessive climb or descent rates. Baro Reference STD (standard) or QNH altimeter settings in selected units, as selected on EFIS control panel. If reference is STD and aircraft is below transition altitude, or reference is QNH and aircraft is above transition level, the Baro indication will be boxed in flashing yellow.

Select hPa Select in Hg

Toggle QNH / STD

Decrease settings

Increase settings Baro controls, EFIS control panel

Terrain indication Ground level, based on radar altimeter.

Descent Path Indicator This symbol is automatically displayed during FMS Descent and Approach phases. The indicator displays aircraft’s vertical relationship to computed descent path. In this example, the aircraft is slightly below the path. Maximum symbol movement represents ±500 ft deviation.



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Heading

Actual Heading

Target Heading or Track

Ground Track

ILS Course

Actual Heading Shows current aircraft heading on the moving heading scale. The ticks on the scale are repeated on the horizon line of attitude indicator. Ground Track Green diamond indicates current ground track, which will be different from aircraft heading in crosswind conditions. Target Heading or Track Blue triangle marks the heading or track selected in FCU Heading window. If indicator is outside visible scale, it is replaced by a digital readout located at the side of heading scale which is closest to target heading. If aircraft is in managed lateral mode (NAV) following flight plan route, the target heading indicator is removed. ILS Course Magenta dagger on heading scale indicates the selected landing runway ILS course, or course manually entered on MCDU Rad Nav page. If indicator is outside visible scale, it is replaced by a digital readout located at the side of heading scale which is closest to ILS course.



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NAVIGATION DISPLAY

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General Navigation displays (ND) are inboard displays on Captain and FO panels. The NDs present all information for navigating the aircraft, including flight plan route display, moving map of database navaids / waypoints / airports, tuned navaid bearing pointers and information, TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance system) display etc. The navigation display has 5 different modes of operation: ROSE ILS, ROSE VOR, ROSE NAV, ARC and PLAN.

ROSE ILS Mode

ROSE VOR Mode

ROSE NAV Mode

EFIS Control Panel, ND Mode and Range selectors ARC Mode

PLAN Mode

ND Modes ND Modes are selected using selector knob on EFIS Control Panel. Another selector knob changes display Range, from 10 to 320 NM. ROSE ILS and ROSE VOR modes are mainly used during ILS and VOR approaches; they display selected course needle, course deviation indicator, and glideslope deviation indicator, along with all other common information. Other three modes display active flight plan route. ROSE NAV and ARC modes show a map with overlaid route display, ROSE NAV mode showing full 360 degrees around aircraft, and ARC showing forward sector. PLAN mode allows to review entered route by stepping and centering through all waypoints on the route.



NAVIGATION DISPLAY

ND Common information

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Heading Groundtrack

Selected heading

GS / TAS Wind

Bearing pointers

Range marks

Selected Navaids Heading A yellow index marks present aircraft heading on the rotating heading rose. Groundtrack Green diamond mark displays current aircraft ground track, which is different from heading in crosswind conditions. Selected heading Blue triangle shows heading selected on FCU. It is removed when flying in managed lateral (NAV) mode. In ND ARC mode, if selected heading is outside visible arc of heading rose, it is numerically displayed at the heading arc side closest to the selected heading. GS / TAS Digital indication of current Groundspeed and True Airspeed. Wind Digital indication of current wind direction and speed. If wind is present, a green arrow shows wind direction relative to aircraft heading. Bearing pointers Needles point to tuned navaid stations. Appear only when a navaid is selected for display on EFIS control panel (see below). Selected Navaids Information on tuned navaids, selected on EFIS control panel. Include selected receiver, navaid identifier, and DME distance if available. A letter “M” is added after navaid name if navaid is manually tuned on MCDU Rad Nav page. A letter “R” is added if a frequency is manually tuned on Radio Management Panel (RMP, located on center pedestal). No letters are added when navaid is autotuned by the FMS. Arrow symbols show which bearing pointer on the rose display represents this navaid. Range marks Located at range circles and define corresponding circle range from the aircraft symbol. In ND ARC mode, the outer circle represents the range selected on EFIS control panel. In all other (ROSE and PLAN) modes, the outer circle has half the range selected on EFIS control panel.



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ND Common information (continued) Bearing pointers Bearing pointers represent bearing to stations received by radios selected for display on EFIS control panel:

VOR 1 VOR 2 EFIS Control Panel, Navaid selectors

ADF

Chronometer display The ND can display an elapsed time chronometer independent from one on the aircraft clock. The ND chronometer is controlled by a Chronometer button located on the glareshield above the ND. Pressing this button performs these functions: • First push: Starts the chronometer and displays it on ND • Second push: Stops the chronometer • Third push: Resets the chronometer and removes it from ND.

Chronometer Display

Chronometer button, glareshield



NAVIGATION DISPLAY

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ROSE ILS Mode ROSE ILS mode provides ILS deviation display similar to a conventional Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI), and is used during ILS approaches.

ILS course

ILS info

Localizer deviation

Glideslope deviation

ILS course Magenta dagger needle shows the selected ILS localizer course. It is automatically selected when an ILS is auto-tuned by FMS for landing, or can be manually selected on MCDU Rad Nav page. Localizer deviation Magenta bar moving across a dotted scale represents lateral deviation from the localizer course. Glideslope deviation Magenta diamond shows vertical deviation from ILS glideslope. When deviation is greater than that represented by full scale, the diamond turns into a half-diamond arrow. ILS info Additional ILS information includes: • ILS receiver (always ILS1), • ILS frequency, • Selected ILS course, and • ILS ID name.



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ROSE VOR Mode ROSE VOR mode provides localizer deviation display similar to a conventional Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI), and is used during VOR approaches or VOR navigation.

VOR information

Course deviation

TO-FROM indicator

VOR course

VOR course Blue dagger needle shows the selected VOR radial. The radial selection is performed on MCDU Rad Nav page. Course deviation Blue bar moving across a dotted scale represents lateral deviation from the selected VOR radial course. FROM-TO indicator A blue arrow on the course deviation bar acts as a TO-FROM indicator. The arrow always points towards the station. If the arrow is on the same side as the course dagger head, the aircraft flies TO the station. If it is on the other side, the aircraft flies FROM the station. VOR information Additional VOR information includes: • VOR receiver (always VOR1, as this is Captain’s ND), • VOR frequency, • Selected VOR course, and • VOR ID name.



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ROSE NAV Mode ROSE NAV mode, or similiar ARC mode, are the primary modes used during the flight. They display aircraft position with reference to active flight plan route, moving map of selected type of database navaids / waypoints / airports, as well as all other common information. ROSE NAV is preferred to ARC mode when it is desired to monitor the area behind the aircraft, like when being vectored around airport prior to approach, or navigating using VORs to keep head and tails of bearing needles visible.

TO waypoint info

Flight Plan

Database Map

TCAS contacts

Flight Plan Displays the legs and waypoints of flight plan entered to the FMS. Different flight plan types can be recognized by different colors used to draw flight plan segments. The color usage corresponds to that used on MCDU: Active Flight Plan: Active route legs are drawn in green color. When the aircraft is in Managed lateral mode and guidance follows the entered flight plan, the route lines are solid green. When aircraft is in Selected heading mode (HDG or TRK), the route is dashed green. Temporary Flight Plan: Most route modifications done through MCDU result in creation of temporary flight plan, which can be inserted in place of original flight plan, or cancelled. Temporary flight plan legs are drawn using dashed yellow color. Alternate Flight Plan: The alternate flight plan, if entered, is displayed in dashed blue color. Flight plan legs are not drawn for legs which don’t have a defined trajectory (such as “intercept XXX course to YYY” legs on a SID or STAR) and when a flight plan Discontinuity exists between waypoints. Flight Plan waypoints The waypoints forming the flight plan are drawn as diamonds. The active (“TO”) waypoint is shown in white, and all others are in green. If a waypoint has associated constraint, a circle is drawn around it. Circle is magenta if the aircraft follows flight plan and obeys the constraint, and white if aircraft is not following the plan (flying a selected heading). Waypoint constraints can be viewed on ND by pushing CSTR button on EFIS control panel.


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ROSE NAV Mode (continued) Pseudo waypoints During vertical flight profile calculation, the FMS automatically inserts Pseudo Waypoints into flight plan. These waypoints represent points on flight plan route where aircraft will start climb or descent or will level off. They are displayed on ND as follows: Level off: A point where the aircraft will level off at altitude constraint or at cruise altitude (Top of Climb). Constraint level-offs are drawn in magenta, TOC is in blue. Top of Descent: A point where descent from cruise altitude should start. Symbol is white before descent mode is armed, and is blue then descent is armed. Speed change: A point where the aircraft will automatically accelerate or decelerate to meet speed constraint or speed limit. DECEL: Deceleration point is automatically inserted before approach segment. Overflying this waypoint will engage Approach flight stage and aircraft will automatically decelerate to approach speed.

Airports and runways Origin and destination airports and runways are depicted on ND in white color. If a runway is not selected, and asterisk with airport identifier is displayed. When a runway is specified, it is drawn to scale and properly oriented, and labelled with airport ID and runway name.

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TO waypoint info Information on active (TO) waypoint is displayed in the upper right corner. The information includes: • Waypoint name, • Bearing to waypoint, • Distance to waypoint, • Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) at TO waypoint. Database Map ND can display a moving map of database navaids, waypoints or airports by pushing corresponding button on EFIS control panel. Selected button is indicated by a light. Only one type can be selected at a time. Second push on lighted (selected) button removes the map display. Displayed symbols are magenta. Display flight plan constraints

Display VORs

Display Airports

Waypoint VOR

NDB

Display waypoints

Display NDBs

Airport

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ROSE NAV Mode (continued) TCAS contacts Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance system utilizes transponder returns from other aircraft. It determines range, bearing, and relative altitude of other aircraft and displays a map of aircraft contacts on ND. An aircraft is represented by a white diamond. If contact is at different altitude than own ship, the altitude difference, in 100s of feet, is displayed above or below the symbol. If contact aircraft is climbing or descending, an arrow is drawn beside the symbol to indicate this. In the example, the left aircraft is 2000 feet above and flies level, and the right aircraft is 500 ft below and is climbing.

+20

-05

Displayed is the traffic at up to 40 nm distance and within 2700 feet vertically. Traffic alerts and advisories are not modelled.

ARC Mode ARC mode is similiar to ROSE NAV mode, and is the most used mode. It displays the same information as ROSE NAV mode, but own aircraft symbol is shifted to the bottom of the display and displayed is forward sector ahead of the aircraft. This gives bigger display area for controlling forward space while flying enroute.



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PLAN Mode The PLAN mode allows the pilot to preview future portions of flight plan not displayed in ROSE NAV or ARC mode. In PLAN mode, the display is north-oriented and displays a full compass scale with true north at the top. The PLAN mode displays flight plan in similiar way to ROSE NAV or ARC modes, but centers the display on waypoint visible on line 2 of MCDU F-Plan mode (or next line, if line 2 contains a pseudo waypoint or flight plan discontinuity). The pilot can scroll through entire flight plan using MCDU slew keys, and ND display will shift together with scrolling, keeping centered on second listed waypoint. If present aircraft position is within displayed range, the yellow aircraft symbol indicates current position and course relative to flight plan route. The TCAS information, navaids and bearing pointers are not displayed in PLAN mode.



ENGINE / WARNING DISPLAY

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General Engine / Warning Display (E/WD) is the upper of two Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring (ECAM) displays. It is organized in two areas, the Engine display and Warning / Memo display. The aircraft equipped with different engines have different E/WD indications. General Electrics engines have N1 as main control parameter, while Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce engines use EPR. Secondary engine parameters can be displayed on lower ECAM (SD).

E/WD, A330 Pratt & Whitney engines

E/WD, A330 Rolls Royce engines

E/WD, A330 General Electrics engines

E/WD, A340 General Electrics engines



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Engine parameters - A330 Pratt & Whitney / Rolls Royce engines

EPR EGT N1

Thrust limit N2 / N3 FF

FOB

EPR Engine Pressure Ratio EGT Exhaust Gas Temperature, in °C N1 LP Rotor speed, in % FOB Total fuel on board, in current units (Lbs or Kg)

Thrust limit Thrust limit mode - TO-GA, FLX, CL, MREV mode selected by thrust lever. Corresponding EPR is shown. N2 / N3 HP Rotor speed, in %. N2 is shown for P&W engines, N3 is shown for RR engines. FF Fuel flow per engine, in current units (Lb/hour or Kg/hour)

Engine parameters - A330 CFM engines

N1

Thrust limit

EGT N2 FF

N1 LP Rotor speed, in % EGT Exhaust Gas Temperature, in °C N2 HP Rotor speed, in % FF Fuel flow per engine, in current units (Lb/hour or Kg/hour)

FOB

Thrust limit Thrust limit mode - TO-GA, FLX, CL, MREV mode selected by thrust lever. Corresponding EPR is shown. FOB Total fuel on board, in current units (Lbs or Kg)


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Engine parameters - A340 CFM engines Thrust limit N1 EGT N2 FF

FOB

N1 LP Rotor speed, in % EGT Exhaust Gas Temperature, in °C N2 HP Rotor speed, in %

Thrust limit Thrust limit mode - TO-GA, FLX, CL, MREV mode selected by thrust lever. Corresponding EPR is shown. FOB Total fuel on board, in current units (Lbs or Kg)

FF Fuel flow per engine, in current units (Lb/hour or Kg/hour)

Main control parameter The topmost indicator, EPR (PW and RR engines) or N1 (GE engines) , has several additional elements:

Command arc

Thrust limit REV indication

Actual value

Actual value Actual engine EPR or N1 is shown by a needle and displayed in digital readout. Command arc Arc extends from current thrust to value commanded by autothrust system. Visible only when A/THR is active. Thrust limit Shows thrust corresponding to current thrust limit mode. REV indication Appears in green when thrust reversers are fully opened. Amber if reversers are in transit.




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Flaps / Slats indicator Flaps position

Positions

Lever position

Selected position

Positions White dots mark selectable positions. Not displayed when in clean configuration. Lever position Flap lever position - 0, 1, 1+F, 2, 3, or FULL. Green when selected position is achieved, Blue when flaps in transit. Flaps position Actual slats and flaps position indicated by green arrows. Selected position Blue marks indicate selected position. Marks disappear when selected position is achieved.

Warning / Memo display This area is used to display Memo messages, takeoff and landing checklists, and warning and caution messages. Memo messages Memo messages are used to remind that certain system is in use. They are normally displayed in green color. Following messages can be displayed: SEAT BELTS NO SMOKING OUTER TK FUEL XFRD N.WHEEL STRG DISC STROBE LT OFF SPEED BRK GND SPLRS ARM CTR TK FEEDG FUEL X FEED HYD PTU RAT OUT PARK BRK APU AVAIL APU BLEED RAM AIR ON MAN LDG ELEV ENG A.ICE WING A.ICE LDG LT GPWS FLAP 3 GPWS FLAP OFF

“Seat Belts” passenger signs are on “No Smoking” passenger signs are on Fuel is transferred from outer wing tanks into inner wing tanks Nosewheel steering is disconnected during pushback Strobe light is off while airborne Speed brakes extended Ground spoilers are armed Any pump in center tank is running Fuel crossfeed is on Hydraulic power transfer unit is in use Ram air turbine is not in stowed position Parking brake applied APU is running and available APU bleed is selected ON RAM AIR button is selected ON Landing elevation selector is not in AUTO position Engine anti-icing is activated Wing anti-icing is activated Landing lights are on LDG FLAP 3 is selected on GPWS panel GPWS Flaps alerts are inhibited

T.O INHIBIT LDG INHIBIT

Some messages are automatically inhibited during takeoff Some messages are automatically inhibited during landing

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Takeoff Memo A takeoff memo is automatically displayed on the left side of message area 2 minutes after second engine start. Pressing T.O CONFIG button on ECAM control panel also displays the takeoff memo. Takeoff Memo contains a checklist of items required prior to takeoff. Uncompleted items are shown in Blue color. Completed items are displayed in Green color. Last item, “T.O CONFIG...TEST” requires a push of T.O CONFIG button on ECAM control panel. This push simulates application of takeoff power and will generate appropriate warnings if something is not properly configured. Takeoff memo disappears at application of takeoff power. During takeoff, a magenta “T.O INHIBIT” memo is displayed.

Landing Memo Landing memo is automatically displayed prior to landing, below 1500 feet when gear down, or below 800 feet with gear up. Landing memo disappears at touchdown. The FLAPS...FULL or FLAPS...CONF 3 item depends on selection of GPWS LDG FLAP 3 button and requires corresponding flap selection. During landing, a manenta “LDG INHIBIT” message is displayed.

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SYSTEM DISPLAY

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General System display (SD), the lower of ECAM displays, has multiple pages dedicated to different aircraft systems. The pages include: • BLEED • PRESS • ELEC AC • ELEC DC • HYD • ENGINE • FUEL • APU • COND • DOOR/OXY • WHEEL • F/CTL • CRUISE

(air bleed system) (pressurization) (AC electrical) (DC electrical) (hydraulic)

(auxiliary power unit) (air conditioning) (doors / oxygen) (landing gear) (flight controls) (common reference data)

Individual pages are described in detail in chapters dedicated to corresponding systems.

SD Page selection The SD will automatically display a page corresponding to current flight phase or for monitoring of certain systems. Manual selection can also be performed using ECAM control panel. Manual selection overrides automatic page sequencing. Phase of Flight The SD automatically displays specific pages as next phase of flight becomes active: Power up 1st engine start T/O power 1500 ft Gear down Engine shutdown

DOOR/OXY WHEEL ENGINE CRUISE WHEEL DOOR/OXY

System monitoring The SD automatically displays appropriate page for monitoring of a system status: • When APU Master button switched ON, SD will display APU page. It is removed 1.5 minutes after APU is running. • During engine start, ENGINE page is automatically displayed. • On the ground, before takeoff, if control stick or rudder pedals are moved, F/CTL page will be displayed to allow checking the operation of control surfaces. Page is removed 20 seconds after controls are returned to neutral. • During landing gear retraction or extension, WHEEL page is displayed. Manual page selection Any page except CRUISE can be manually displayed by pushing corresponding button on ECAM control panel. Selected button is lighted, and selection overrides automatic page switching. To return to automatic operation, deselect the page by pushing lighted button again.

ECAM control panel, BLEED page selected

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CRUISE page The CRUISE page is automatically displayed in flight, above 1500 feet when landing gear is up. The cruise page displays most important information gathered from different aircraft systems. CRUISE page cannot be manually called via ECAM control panel.

Fuel used per engine Engine N1 vibration Oil quantity

Engine N2 vibration

Landing elevation

Cabin differential pressure

Cabin climb rate

Cabin zone temperatures

Cabin altitude

Permanent data display The bottom section of SD display is common and is displayed on all SD pages. Total Air Temperature

Gross weight

Static Air Temperature UTC Clock display

Aircraft gross weight is a sum of zero fuel weight and total fuel quantity. Until ZFW is entered through MCDU, the gross weight is not available and amber XX is shown in this readout.



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Overview The Autoflight system is a part of Flight Management System (FMS). It controls the Autopilots, Flight Directors, and Autothrust system laterally and vertically throughout the flight. Fully automatic flight on the programmed route is possible from takeoff to landing. The aircraft can be flown automatically by using Autopilots and Autothrust. The pilot can manually fly the aircraft following the Flight Director commands, which tell what the autopilot would do if it was controlling. The Autothrust system is independent of autopilot and can be used when manually flying. The operation modes of Autoflight system are selected using the Flight Control Unit (FCU), located on glareshield. All flight plan information, performance data and other initialization is done via Multi-purpose Control and Display units (MCDU) on center pedestal (separate pop-up window in PSS Airbus panel). Autothrust modes are automatically controlled by moving the thrust levers through different gates. The flight plan entry and operation of MCDU is discussed in separate chapter, MCDU. The operation modes and status of FMS is displayed in Flight Mode Annunciations area of the Primary Flight Display.

Flight Control Unit (FCU) The FCU is centrally located on the glareshield. It provides control of autopilots and flight directors, control of airspeed, horizontal modes, climb/descent modes, and vertical speed or flight path angle.

The four knobs on FCU provide control of airspeed, lateral, and vertical modes. Each knob can be rotated, pushed and pulled. Knobs are springloaded to neutral position. If a knob is pulled, the pilot takes direct control of this function. This is called a Selected Guidance. If a knob is pushed, the control is given to FMS which guides the aircraft according to entered route and optimum values according to current flight phase. This is Managed Guidance. Turning a knob selects a value in corresponding FCU window, which becomes a target for active modes if in Selected guidance. If a function is in Managed Guidance, a white dot appears in corresponding window, and the window is dashed. Altitude window is never dashed, and vertical speed knob doesn’t have a managed guidance function.

Flight Directors Flight directors are controlled with FD button on EFIS control panel. Two different flight director types are displayed depending on HDG-VS / TRK-FPA mode selection (see PFD chapter). When FD is switched on with autopilot off, default guidance modes are engaged. In flight, the default modes are HDG and V/S (or TRK and FPA, depending on selection). On the ground, CLB and NAV are armed.



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Autopilots The Airbus has two identical autopilots. The autopilots are engaged or disengaged by pressing AP1 or AP2 button on FCU. Normally, only one autopilot autopilot can be engaged. Selecting second autopilot automatically disengages first one. On approach stage, however, with LOC/GS modes armed or active, both autopilots can be simultaneously engaged for ILS approach and autolanding. Autopilot can be engaged immediately after takeoff. If flight director was previously engaged, an autopilot will engage in current active modes. If FD was off, engaging autopilot will engage default guidance modes, which are HDG/VS in flight.

A/P and F/D indications on FMA The last column of FMA display on PFD shows engagement status of autopilots and flight directors. First line is autopilot status, which can be AP 1, AP 2, AP 1+2 (both a/p engaged), and blank (none engaged). Second line shows FD status, which is 1FD2 (FDs engaged) or blank (FDs swithced off).

Autothrust The Autothrust (A/THR) system automatically controls engine thrust according to vertical guidance modes and speed target. Several modes of autothrust operation include: • Fixed thrust, engines maintain constant computed thrust. • Variable thrust, the system adjusts thrust to maintain target airspeed. The A/THR system can be in one of following states: OFF: The thrust isn’t controlled. Armed: Thrust is fixed and corresponds to thrust levers position. A/THR changes to active when thrust levers are moved to A/THR active range (see below). Active: A/THR is automatically controlling thrust. Thrust modes automatically change according to active vertical modes. Thrust levers The A330/A340 aircraft thrust levers are different from those found on Boeing-type or other common aircraft. The thrust levers move through distinct detents, or gates, marked “MREV”, “IDLE”, “CL”, “FLX/MCT”, and “TO-GA”. Takeoff power is applied by moving the levers to TO-GA or FLX-MCT gate, which commands autothrust system to produce computed takeoff thrust corresponding to current conditions. At thrust reduction altitude, thrust levers are retarded to CL gate, which automatically engages autothrust system. From this point, the levers are normally left in CL detent through all the flight until just before touchdown. Autothrust system controls engine thrust corresponding to active thrust modes and thrust limits. The Airbus thrust levers are not back-driven by autothrust system, and don’t move as the thrust is automatically adjusted. Unless needed, they are left in CL gate until synthesized voice announces “RETARD” 20 feet above landing runway. Due to this, thrust control is implemented differently than on other Flight Simulator panels. Instead of using joystick throttle or Flight Simulator keys, the panel uses custom keys (Numpad PLUS and Numpad MINUS by default) to move thrust levers between gates. You can also use pedestal view and move levers with the mouse. Thrust levers position can be checked by looking at thrust Flight Mode Annunciator on PFD, the thrust limit name on E/WD, or by checking the pedestal view. Manual thrust control is still possible, using joystick throttle or Flight Simulator keys. Make sure that the panel-simulated thrust levers are left at IDLE, or set at CL but the autothrust is disengaged.



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A/THR status Initially, with thrust levers in IDLE (0) detent, the A/THR is OFF. During takeoff, when levers are moved into TO-GA or FLX, A/THR becomes Armed. The engines are providing computed Takeoff, Go-around or Flex thrust. At thrust reduction altitude, levers are moved back to CL gate. The area between IDLE and CL gates is Active A/THR range. This means that, as the A/THR was Armed, it will automatically switch to Active status. A/THR will automatically control thrust according to any thrust demands. Thus, thrust levers are normally left in CL gate for the duration of flight. Retarding levers to IDLE (0) de-activates A/THR system. When A/THR is Armed or Active, a light on FCU A/THR button is illuminated. Pushing this button allows to disarm or deactivate A/THR system. Pushing this button with A/THR off will Activate the system if levers are at CL, or Arm the system if levers are ahead of CL.

Autothrust modes TOGA Autothrust provides fixed maximum takeoff / go around thrust. This mode is active when thrust levers are in TO-GA gate, and A/THR. FLX Flex thrust, used at reduced thrust takeoffs. The fixed reduced thrust is calculated based on an assumed temperature entered on MCDU Perf Takeoff page. The reduced thrust is equal to the takeoff thrust that would be available at the assumed temperature. This mode is active when thrust levers are moved to FLX/MCT gate. CLB Fixed thrust equal to the climb thrust rating available at current ambient conditions. This mode is available only with A/THR Active, and is automatically used during climbs, with airspeed controlled by pitch. IDLE Autothrust commands fixed idle thrust. This mode is available only with A/THR Active, and is automatically used during descents. SPEED Autothrust controls engine thrust to maintain selected or managed airspeed. This mode is available only with A/THR Active, and is automatically used in level flights, flights with selected VS or FPA, or when the aircraft is following a specified vertical path. MACH This mode is identical to SPEED but is used when target is Mach number. The SPEED mode automatically transitions to MACH at predetermined altitude, and vice versa.



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Autothrust Flight Mode Annunciations The Flight Mode Annunciator (FMA) on PFD shows current modes and status of A/THR system. A/THR modes are shown in first FMA column, and last column indicates current status of A/THR. A/THR Mode

A/THR Status

Thrust modes Fixed TO-GA and FLX mode are shown in white and are boxed in white frame. MAN is added above mode name. For FLEX mode, assumed temperature is shown. Other, active autothrust modes, are shown in green. “THR” is added before fixed thrust modes. When a mode automatically changes, the new mode is surrounded in white box for several seconds.

MAN FLX 42

THR CLB

A/THR status When autothrust is armed, A/THR is shown in status column in Blue. When autothrust is active, A/THR is shown in status column in White. No indication is present with A/THR off. Thrust reduction prompt After takeoff, when passing Thrust reduction altitude which defaults to 1500 ft AGL, the system reminds you to move thrust levers back to CL detent, so that A/THR can become active. White “LVR CLB” flashes on thrust mode FMA until levers are placed in CL.

MAN TOGA LVR CLB

Alpha Floor To aid in recovering from low speed / high angle of attack conditions, Alpha Floor autothrust mode is provided. Alpha Floor automatically activates below a predetermined airspeed, if above 100 feet radio altitude, and commands TOGA thrust. Alpha Floor engages regardless of A/THR status, and is available even with autothrust off and thrust levers at IDLE. A.FLOOR When Alpha Floor activates, green A.FLOOR in amber box flashes on thrust FMA.

During high alpha conditions, engaged Alpha Floor mode is the only possible autothrust mode. When engagement conditions no longer exist, the thrust remains locked at TOGA power. This condition is called TOGA LOCK. To unlock the thrust, the A/THR system must be first deactivated.

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Speed guidance Selected speeds Pilot uses selected speed guidance to manually set the desired speed. The target speed is displayed in FCU SPD/MACH window, and is selected with SPD selector knob. Regardless of selected speed, the autothrust will not exceed maximum or minimum aircraft speed limits for current configuration. Selected speed guidance is activated by Pulling the SPD selector knob. This action opens the SPD/MACH window to current airspeed or mach. Selector knob can be rotated to select desired speed target. SPD/MACH button toggles between Airspeed and Mach modes. In Mach mode, the FCU window shows mach number. The current mode automatically switches from Speed to Mach at predetermined altitude, and vice versa.

Managed speeds Managed speed guidance automatically controls computed speeds according to flight plan performance speeds, speed constraints and limits, or default flight phase speeds if flight plan is not followed. Managed speed guidance is activated by Pushing the SPD selector knob. The FCU speed window becomes dashed, and a white dot appears next to the window indicating that this function is in managed guidance mode.

Using selector knobs in Flight Simulator

Turn knob left

Turn knob right

Push or Pull knob The selector knobs are controlled with mouse. To Push a knob, click its center with LEFT mouse button. To Pull a knob, click its center with RIGHT mouse button. To rotate, click to the left or right of the knob. Right-clicking will turn the knob with increased rate. You can also turn knobs by moving the mouse to one if its sides and scrolling the mouse wheel.

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Lateral guidance Selected lateral modes Two selected lateral modes are available, HDG and TRACK. These modes maintain selected heading or ground track. Selected lateral guidance is activated by pulling the HDG/TRK selector knob. HDG/TRK window opens with current heading or track. With selected lateral guidance active, turning the HDG selector knob will select a new heading or track. The aircraft will turn towards the new target in the direction of knob turn. The turn will continue in this direction even if a turn of more than 180° will be required. This is different to Boeing aircraft which will reverse the turn when the heading window is scrolled through the heading reciprocal to the existing one. The guidance is toggled between HDG and TRACK by pushing the HDG-VS / TRK-FPA button on FCU. When such toggle occurs, the value in HDG window switches from heading to track and back.

Managed NAV mode NAV mode provides lateral guidance along the flight plan entered into FMS. It is manually engaged by pushing the HDG/TRK selector knob. NAV mode is also automatically armed on the ground after a flight plan is entered. In managed lateral modes, the HDG/TRK window is dashed and a white managed guidance dot is visible. NAV mode disengages and switches to selected HDG mode when aircraft enters a flight plan discontinuity. Armed NAV mode automatically engages several seconds after takeoff.

LOC mode LOC mode is used during approaches to track localizer front course signals. It is armed by pressing the LOC button on FCU. Pressing APPR button arms both LOC and G/S modes for an ILS approach. LOC mode can only be armed if the ILS frequency is tuned. LOC mode cannot be used to track VOR radials. Armed modes appear in blue color below active mode indication on Flight Mode Annunciator. To disarm armed LOC mode, press the lighted LOC button. Armed LOC mode engages (becomes active) at localizer capture.

LOC* mode LOC* mode is a submode which occurs during localizer capture. It is an indication that localizer intercept is in progress but not yet completed.

RWY mode RWY mode is automatically engaged at takeoff, if NAV is not armed. It keeps ground track equal to the departure runway course.



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Vertical guidance Open Climb (OP CLB) Open Climb is a selected guidance mode. It is used when climbing directly to selected altitude. No flight plan constraints are honored. Open Climb mode uses THR CLB autothrust mode to maintain climb thrust, and maintains target airspeed by controlling aircraft pitch. Open Climb mode is engaged by Pulling the ALT selector knob, if altitude selected in ALT window is above current aircraft altitude. When approaching selected altitude, the aircraft will start to level off, and modes will switch to ALT and SPEED (or MACH). Open Climb is automatically engaged at the acceleration altitude if managed CLB mode doesn’t engage (aircraft is not following a flight plan).

Open Descent (OP DES) Open Descent mode is used to descend directly to selected altitude. It controls aircraft pitch to maintain target speed, and commands idle thrust. Open Descent mode is engaged by Pulling the ALT selector knob, if altitude selected in ALT window is below current aircraft altitude. When approaching selected altitude, the aircraft will level off and switch to ALT mode.

Expedite modes Expedite Climb (EXP CLB) and Expedite Descent (EXP DES) modes use pitch to control aircraft speed similiar to OP CLB and OP DES. Although, these modes engage managed speed guidance. EXP CLB mode commands Green Dot speed or maneuvering speed if not in clean configuration, while EXP DES commands 340 kts or 0.8 Mach. Expedite modes are engaged by pushing the EXPED button on FCU. If altitude selected in FCU ALT window is above current altitude, EXP CLB will engage. If selected altitude is below, EXP DES engages.

Vertical Speed (V/S) V/S mode controls vertical speed selected in V/S window. The autothrust maintains target speed using SPEED or MACH mode. V/S window is dashed unless V/S or FPA mode is engaged. The V/S mode can be engaged in two ways. Pulling the V/S knob will engage V/S mode and will open V/S window to the existing vertical speed. Pushing this knob will engage V/S mode and open the window with zero vertical speed, which will result in aircraft levelling off. The selected vertical speed can be changed by turning the selector knob.

Flight Path Angle (FPA) FPA mode will be used instead of V/S mode if TRK-FPA is set with HDG-VS / TRK-FPA selector button. Its use and operation is the same, except that this mode will maintain selected Flight Path Angle, shown in degrees in V/S window.



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Vertical guidance (continued) Managed vertical guidance The managed vertical modes, CLB, DES and ALT CST, provide automatic vertical control of aircraft, following vertical profile associated with flight plan entered into the FMS. Autothrust modes are automatically selected to comply to speed profile of flight plan. All speed and altitude constraints and speed limits entered in flight plan are obeyed. Speed guidance can be set to selected speeds; in this case the speed profile will be ignored. Managed vertical guidance is engaged by Pushing the altitude selector knob. Engagement is indicated by white managed guidance dot next to FCU altitude window. FCU altitude window is not dashed when in managed guidance. The altitude selected in ALT window always have priority over vertical flight plan profile. For example, if managed guidance is performing a climb to FL340, and altitude window is set at 18000, the aircraft will level off at 18000 ft and selected ALT mode will engage. To resume climb, select higher altitude (or cruise FL) and push altitude selector. CLB mode is used during climbs. It maintains target airspeed using aircraft pitch, with thrust fixed at CLB. DES mode follows computed descent vertical path. This path is automatically calculated by FMS and uses thrust setting near IDLE. If NAV managed lateral mode is active, the managed CLB mode will automatically engage when aircraft climbs above acceleration altitude, which defaults to 1500 ft AGL. When flight plan contains altitude constraints, the aircraft will level off at such constraints, and ALT CST mode will engage. As soon as a waypoint with the constraint is passed, the climb or descent will continue automatically. When cruise altitude is reached, the aircraft levels off and ALT CRZ mode engages. The descent doesn’t start automatically. To initiate the descent when near Top of Descent point displayed on ND, change FCU altitude window to a lower altitude, and push the altitude selector - this will engage managed DES mode. If DES mode is not engaged after passing the Top of Descent point, a white “DECELERATE” message will appear under Flight Mode Annunciators on PFD. Sometimes the computed descent profile can contain a steep segment and guidance will be unable to keep target speed even using idle thrust. In this case, a white “MORE DRAG” message is displayed asking you to add more drag by partially extending speed brakes. When flying at cruise altitude and it is desired to change the cruise FL, select new altitude on FCU and push ALT selector knob. This action will update the cruise FL entered in the FMS, and initiate flight level change.

Altitude acquire modes The acquire modes, ALT*, ALT CRZ* and ALT CST*, provide the transition between previous vertical modes and altitude hold (ALT / ALT CRZ / ALT CST) mode. When acquire modes engage, the speed guidance switches to SPEED or MACH, and vertical speed is gradually decreased as aircraft approaches the level-off altitude.

Vertical mode reversions Certain conditions or pilot actions will cause the active vertical mode to be switched to another mode. This happens in following cases: • If descending in V/S or FPA, and aircraft approaches maximum speed limit (Vmax), OP DES engages. • If climbing in V/S or FPA, and aircraft approaches minimum speed limit (Vls), OP CLB engages. • If climbing in OP CLB or EXP CLB, and FCU altitude window is changed to a value below current altitude, V/S is engaged with current vertical speed. • If descending in OP DES or EXP DES, and FCU altitude window is changed to a value above current altitude, V/S is engaged with current vertical speed.



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Vertical guidance (continued) Speed Reference System Speed Reference System (SRS) vertical mode is automatically engaged at takeoff or a go-around, ensuring optimum climb performance. This mode commands aircraft pitch to maintain reference speed. During takeoff, this speed is V2+10. During go-around, the reference speed is Vapp or speed existed at go-around initiation, whichever is higher. The SRS mode automatically disengages and is replaced by CLB after passing acceleration altitude. This doesn’t happen, however, if FCU altitude is set below acceleration altitude.

Approach and landing modes LOC and G/S modes These two modes are used for ILS approaches. Both modes are armed by pushing APPR button on FCU. LOC and G/S modes can only be armed when an ILS frequency is tuned (automatically or manually). During localizer and glidesplope interception, LOC* or G/S* modes are activated, which change to LOC and G/S after capture. Armed LOC and G/S modes can be disarmed by pressing APPR button second time, if autoland procedure is not yet active. When LOC and G/S are armed or active, second autopilot can be engaged for enhanced redundancy.

Autoland Automatic landing is initiated with LOC and G/S modes engaged, at 400 ft above runway. The guidance mode controls on FCU become locked until touchdown, autopilot disconnect or go-around initiation. The LAND mode becomes active lateral and vertical mode. LAND mode maintains ILS localizer and glideslope. At about 40-50 feet, LAND mode is replaced by FLARE mode, which reduces vertical speed prior to touchdown. At about 10 feet, aural “RETARD” call is heard which instructs the pilot to move thrust levers to IDLE position. At touchdown, ROLLOUT mode engages.


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Flight Mode Annunciation The FMA section on PFD displays current armed and engaged modes, autoflight status, and approach capabilities. Vertical Active

Lateral Active

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Lateral Armed

Autoflight status

Autothrust modes

Approach capabilities

Active vertical and lateral modes are normally shown in green, armed modes are displayed in blue. When a mode is replaced by another mode, it’s indication is boxed in white for several seconds. When autoland common modes LAND, FLARE or ROLLOUT are active, the mode name is written across lateral and vertical mode columns. Approach capabilities are only shown when LOC and G/S modes are armed or active. This column also displays Decision Height (DH) or Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA), if an entry is made on MCDU. Autoflight status column includes information on active autopilots, active flight directors, and autothrust status. A/THR is shown in blue when autothrust is armed, in white when it is active, and is removed if autothrust is off.



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Overview The Multi-Function Control and Display Unit (MCDU) is the primary pilot interface with the flight management system. It is used flight plan entry, monitoring and revision, insertion of gross weight, fuel, temperatures, etc. The MCDU contains a display screen, line select keys, and a keyboard. The color MCDU screen has 14 lines. The top line displays page title. Most pages contain data fields, with labels above them. MCDU keyboard input appears on the bottom line, called the Scratchpad. Left and right Line Select Keys (LSK) are located next to screen lines. LSKs are used to insert information from scratchpad into corresponding field, to select on-screen prompts, etc. Some pages have additional sub-pages avaiable. In this case, a next page arrow is drawn in the top right corner of the screen, on the title line. Next page in a page set is displayed by pressing the NEXT PAGE button on MCDU keyboard. Some pages, such as F-PLAN page shown here, contain many lines and some of them do not fit on the display. This is indicated by white Scroll arrows in bottom right corner of the display. The display can be scrolled line by line using the Slew (arrow) keys on the MCDU keyboard. Data is entered into any displayed field by typing the data on MCDU keyboard - the entry appears on scratchpad - and then pressing a Line Select Key (LSK) adjacent to desired field. Some fields contain prompts. Fields marked with Carets (‘<’ or ‘>’) will call up different MCDU page when selected with LSK. Fields containing an arrow prompt will perform certain action when selected.

Color use Different colors are used to simplify interpretation of displays. These general rules are used: WHITE is used to display titles, data field labels, page selection prompts, and messages. Data regarding “TO” waypoint and destination is also white. BLUE indicates data which can be modified by the pilot. Alternate flight plan is also shown in blue. AMBER indicates mandatory entry fields, and prompts which require pilot confirmation. GREEN is used to display data that cannot be modified by pilot. Active route waypoints except “TO” are also shown in green. YELLOW is used to display a temporary flight plan.

Keyboard The keyboard contains alpha-numeric keys for data entry, page selection keys, and some special keys. Page selection keys in the upper part call up corresponding MCDU page. CLR key erases input from the scratchpad, character at a time. If scratchpad is empty, pushing CLR will display “CLR” on scratchpad; this is used to clear or revert to defaults the data fields which support clearing. OVFY key is used to mark a waypoint on flight plan as Overfly waypoint. Slash (‘/’) is used to separate parts of entries for fields which support two entries at once (for example, speed and altitude entry for constraint waypoint). For ease of MCDU keyboard entry, you can use your PC keyboard. The input method is defined using the Panel Configuration Utility. It defaults to holding down Ctrl and Windows keys while performing an entry.



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General principles Flight plans The flight plans represent the routing between the origin and destination airports, and consist of a set of waypoints. A flight plan can be manually entered on F-PLN pages. Flight plans can be saved to files, and later can be loaded from a file. Entering a company route name on INIT page also allows to automatically load a flight plan, if a file with such name exists. A lateral flight plan can include the following elements: • Takeoff runway • Standard instrument departure (SID) • Enroute waypoints and airways • Standard terminal arrival route (STAR) • Landing runway and approach • Alternate flight plan An alternate airport and alternate flight plan can be specified. If diversion is desired, the alternate destination can be activated at any point, and alternate flight plan will be inserted into active flight plan starting from a selected waypoint.

Vertical flight plan The vertical flight plan is automatically created by the FMS based on selected cruise flight level, entered performance data, and all speed and altitude constraints associated with waypoints. Vertical flight plan is computed to provide best performance altitude and speed profile of the flight. When vertical flight plan is computed, the FMS is able to provide altitude, speed, time and fuel predictions for each waypoint and for destination. Each waypoint can contain an associated Altitude and Speed constraints. Such constraints require that the waypoint is passed at, above, or below specific altitude, and at given speed. Speed limits set the maximum allowable speed below specific altitude. Speed limits can exist for origin and destination airports. The computed vertical profile provides optimum climb, when possible, to cruise flight level, longest possible flight on cruise FL, and descent path targetting minimum power settings. After vertical flight plan is computed, the FMS automatically inserts floating Pseudo-waypoints into flight plan which represent the points on the route where speed change, level off or start of descent will occur. Pseudo waypoints can move on the flight plan or disappear as the vertical flight plan is recalculated, due to guidance mode or performance changes.

Performance data The MCDU accepts entries of such figures as Cost Index, Cruise FL, Zero Fuel Weight, Block Fuel, Assumed temperature, etc. Based on this entry, FMS automatically computes engine thrust limits, economy speeds for all phases of flight, flight envelope limits, and other parameters required for automatic flight.


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General principles (continued) Flight phases The vertical flight plan is divided into flight phases. For each phase, FMS computes the optimum speed profile. Flight Phase PREFLIGHT TAKEOFF

Optimum Speed V2+10

Switching condition to next phase SRS takeoff mode engaged, Takeoff power set At acceleration altitude

CLIMB

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Reaching Cruise FL

CRUISE

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Descent initiation within 200 nm of destination

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Overflying DECEL pseudo waypoint, or manual activation of approach phase

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To DONE: soon after landing To GO AROUND: thrust levers set at TO-GA To CLIMB: inserting new Cruise FL To APPROACH: manual activation of approach phase To CLIMB: Above acceleration altitude To PREFLIGHT: in several seconds

Managed speed guidance in DESCENT phase allows speed variation within certain range of target speed. This is done to maintain descent path while minimizing fuel consumption. The speed may vary for up to 20 knots above or below target speed, if existing speed limits and constraints permit so. When APPROACH phase becomes active, the managed speed guidance will automatically decelerate the aircraft to maneuering speed for current configuration. As flaps are extended, the speed target will decrease and Vapp will be commanded when landing flaps configuration is reached.


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MCDU Menu page Pressing the MCDU MENU key displays the MCDU MENU page. On real aircraft, the MCDU provides interface to various systems. Such systems as DATA LINK or AIDS are not modelled in this simulation. Due to this, the only available system is FMGC. Selecting FMGC or RETURN prompt will open the INIT page.

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INIT A page INIT A page is accessed by pressing INIT key. The flight crew uses this page to initialize the flight plan. A subpage, INIT B, is available by pressing the NEXT PAGE key.

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CO RTE: Company route name. If entry is made, and a saved route file exists with such name, a route selection page appears allowing you to load this route file. If flight plan will be manually entered, this entry is not necessary.

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ALTN RTE: Alternate route name. Not modelled.

3L

FLT NBR: Flight number. Any flight number can be entered here. Flight number is displayed on F.PLN and PROG pages.

4L

LAT: Displayed is the latitude of origin airport, for IRS alignment. The value can be changed by selecting it with LSK 4L (slew arrows appear) and using MCDU slew keys.

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COST INDEX: Cost index is used in economy speed computation. Effective range is 0..100. Lower value results in lower speeds and lower fuel consumption, higher value gives higher speeds and increased fuel costs.

6L

CRZ FL/TEMP: Cruise flight level and temperature at cruise FL. Flight level entry range is 001...390. Both values can be entered at once, separated by a slash. If temperature is not entered, it will be calculated using standard atmosphere model.

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FROM/TO: Origin and Destination airport ICAO codes are entered here, separated by a slash. Entry erases any previous flight plan and creates a new flight plan consisting of just two airports. This entry is required.

2R

ALTN: Alternate airport ICAO code can be entered here. Entry creates basic alternate flight plan, which is added to the end of active flight plan.

3R

ALIGN IRS: When FROM/TO entry is made, the LAT/LON of origin airport appears at 4L and 4R. Coordinates can be adjusted as needed. After this, the Inertial Reference System must be aligned, this is indicated by amber ALIGN IRS prompt appearing here. Line select this prompt to align the IRS.

4R

LONG: Displayed is the longitude of origin airport, for IRS alignment. The value can be changed by selecting it with LSK 4R (slew arrows appear) and using MCDU slew keys.

5R

WIND: Not modelled

6R

TROPO: Default tropopause altitude is 36090 feet. It can be modified by entering new altitude here. Clearing the field (Press CLR and Line Select this line) will reset it to default value.


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INIT B page INIT B page is accessed from INIT A page pressing NEXT PAGE key. The flight crew uses this page to initialize aircraft weights. All weights are displayed and entered in current units (LBS or KG), depending on Flight Simulator International settings.

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TAXI: Fuel used for taxi. Default value is 400 lbs. Another quantity may be entered.

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TRIP/TIME: Trip fuel and time are displayed when predictions become available.

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RTE RSV%: Route fuel reserves, as quantity and percentage of trip fuel.

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ALTN/TIME: Alternate trip fuel and time. Not modelled.

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FINAL/TIME: Hold fuel and time associated with continued flight to alternate airport. Not modelled.

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EXTRA/TIME: Extra fuel and time available. Equals to BLOCK - (TAXI+TRIP+RSV+ALTN+FINAL).

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ZFWCG/ZFW: Zero fuel weight Center of Gravity, and Zero Fuel Weight. ZFWCG entry is not modelled. Zero Fuel Weight is mandatory figure that allows the system to compute speed management and predictions. Entered in 1000s of Lbs (Kg)

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BLOCK: Displayed after ZFW is entered. Enter total fuel quantity here.

4R

TOW: Aircraft Takeoff weight. Displayed after ZFW and BLOCK entries are made.

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LW: Aircraft landing weight. Displayed after ZFW and BLOCK entry, when predictions become available.


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FUEL PRED page FUEL PRED page is used in flight to display fuel and time predictions at destination airport. It is accessed by pressing FUEL PRED key on MCDU.

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AT - UTC/TIME - EFOB: Displayed is destination airport, time and fuel predictions at destination. Before takeoff, TIME of flight is displayed. After takeoff, UTC time is displayed.

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ALTERNATE: Trip fuel and time predictions for alternate airport are not modelled.

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GW/CG - FOB: Aircraft gross weight, center of gravity and total fuel onboard is displayed after weights are initialized on INIT B page.

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RTE RSV%: Route fuel reserves, as quantity and percentage of trip fuel.

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FINAL/TIME: Hold fuel and time associated with continued flight to alternate airport. Not modelled.

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EXTRA/TIME: Extra fuel and time available. Equals to BLOCK - (TAXI+TRIP+RSV+ALTN+FINAL).

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JETGW (A340 only): The pilot enters the jettison final gross weight here. The fuel jettison stops automatically when this weight is reached.

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CRZ TEMP/TROPO: Cruise FL temperature and tropopause are displayed.

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CRZ WIND: Cruise wind, not modelled.

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ALTN WIND: Alternate airport wind, not modelled.


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FLIGHT PLAN A page Flight plan pages display all waypoints of the active and alternate flight plans, along with associated predictions. The pilot can make all revisions to the lateral and vertical flight plans through these pages. Left line selection keys perform lateral revisions, and right LSKs are used for vertical revisions. The page can be scrolled using MCDU slew keys. If Navigation Display is in PLAN mode, its map is centered on waypoint displayed in line 2 (or next line if line 2 contains flight plan discontinuity or pseudo waypoint). F-PLN B page is accessed by pressing NEXT PAGE key.

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Page Title This line displays flight number, if entered. “FROM” is displayed if the page is not scrolled up and the “FROM” waypoint is shown in line 1. When temporary flight plan is shown, this line displays “TMPY”. Waypoints (Line 1..5) Each line displays: • Waypoint name • Leg routing in white above waypoint name. This can be airway name, SID or STAR name, or special procedure • Time to go or UTC time of arrival at waypoint • Distance between waypoints • Speed and altitude predictions. An asterisk indicates that a constraint exists at this waypoint. The active (“TO”) waypoint is always shown in white, while the rest of waypoints are green (or blue, if they belong to alternate route). For “TO” waypoint, bearing to it and track to next waypoint is displayed. Destination (Line 6) Line 6 shows destination airport ICAO code, time predictions, distance to go and estimated fuel on board at destination. Before takeoff, time to go is displayed. After takeoff, estimated UTC time of arrival is shown.

Route modification Pressing left Line Select Key brings up a Lateral Revision page based on selected waypoint. Pressing Right LSK displays Vertical Revison page. These pages allow any route modifications to be performed. Some revisions, although, can be done directly on F-PLN pages, as described below.



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FLIGHT PLAN A page (continued) Inserting a waypoint To insert a waypoint directly on F-PLN page, type its name on the scratchpad and press left Line Selection Key at desired waypoint in flight plan. The selected waypoint will shift down, and new waypoint will be inserted before it, followed by a Flight Plan Discontinuity. Flight Plan Discontinuity indicates a break in the routing. It can be cleared with the CLR key. If several waypoints with entered name exist, you will be presented with a DUPLICATE NAMES page, which lists all waypoints with this name found in the database. For each entry, the distance from present position, coordinates, and type of entry is displayed. Select desired entry from the list. Custom waypoints can be inserted, which can be one of the following: • LAT/LONG, entered as N5122.9/W00243.2 or 5122.9N/243.2W. Such waypoints are labelled LL01, LL02 etc • PLACE/BEARING/DISTANCE, entered as DET/065/15. Such waypoints are labelled PBD01, PBD02 etc • PLACE-BEARING/PLACE-BEARING, for example, CPT-175/BDN-092. These entries are labelled PBX01, PBX02 etc. If the pilot inserts a waypoint which is already present in the flight plan, the segment between selected waypoint, including it, and entered existing waypoint will be removed. This is used to quickly remove several waypoints.

Deleting a waypoint A waypoint can be deleted by pressing CLR key - “CLR” appears on scratchpad - and pressing left LSK next to desired waypoint. Deleting (SPD LIM) pseudo waypoint removes corresponding climb or descent speed limit. Deleting other pseudo waypoints has no effect.

Setting waypoint constraints Waypoint speed and altitude constraints can be entered directly on F-PLN page. Entry format is, • SPEED, • SPEED/ALTITUDE, or • /ALTITUDE. Speed entries above 100 are treated as Airspeed, entries between 0.15 and 0.82 are Mach numbers. Altitude can be entered as either baro altitude (5 digits) or flight level (3 digits). Both speed and altitude constraints can be cleared from a waypoint by pressing CLR key and selecting waypoint wiht Right LSK.

FLIGHT PLAN B page F-PLN B page is accessed by pressing NEXT PAGE from F-PLN A page, and displays fuel predictions for all waypoints of the flight plan. Also displayed are wind predictions, which are not modelled. F-PLN B page provides the same flight plan revision functions as F-PLN A page.


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Lateral Revision pages These pages give the pilot a list of lateral revisions which can be used to change flight plan. The pilot calls up these pages from F-PLN page by pressing left LSK at desired waypoint. Different lateral revisions are available for different waypoints.

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LAT REV at the origin

Most functions on revision pages result in creation of temporary flight plan. Temporary flight plan is displayed on MCDU and ND in yellow color, and can be reviewed before accepting. The “INSERT” prompt on temporary revision page accepts the revision and inserts it in the active flight plan. “ERASE” prompt, when selected, cancels the revision and returns to F-PLN page.

LAT REV at a waypoint

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6R LAT REV at a the destination

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DEPARTURE: Gives access to Departure pages, where the pilot can select runways, SIDs and Transitions.

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HOLD: Hold pages are not modelled.

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ENABLE ALTN: Allows to enable alternate destination and switch to alternate flight plan at the revision waypoint. The alternate flight plan becomes active and replaces the segment from revision waypoint to destination airport.

5L

ALTN: The alternate flight plans selection page is not modelled.

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RETURN: Select this prompt to return to F-PLN page without performing any revisions.

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ARRIVAL: Accesses Arrival pages, where the pilot can select runways, STARs and Transitions.

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VIA/GO TO: Inserts an airway segment after revision waypoint. Enter airway name, a slash, and ending waypoint.

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NEXT WPT: Entering a waypoint name will insert this waypoint after revision one. Custom waypoints can be entered.

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NEW DEST: Sets new destination airport, which erases all waypoints following revision waypoint, and inserts new destination preceeded by a flight plan discontinuity.



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Departure pages Departure pages allow to review departure procedures (Runway, SID, Transition) and enter them into the active flight plan. These pages are accessed by selecting DEPARTURE prompt on a Lateral Revision page for the origin. First page lists available runways, second page shows available SIDs and Transitions. NEXT PAGE key can be used to switch between the pages. Use slew keys to scroll the pages to review all available choices. Line select a desired runway. This displays temporary selected runway in yellow in the top line, and SIDs page is automatically displayed. Only SIDs compatible with selected runway are displayed. It is possible, though, to select a SID without selecting a runway. When a selection is performed, it is highlighted in yellow, and is displayed at the top line. If a SID contains different enroute transitions, they are listed in the right column for selection. As soon as any choice is made, the bottom line displays ERASE and INSERT prompts. INSERT prompt will accept the selection and insert procedures into the active flight plan. ERASE will cancel any selections made and return to original flight plan. You can select all portions including Runway, SID and TRANS before inserting them. SID or TRANS selection can be removed by selecting “NO SID” or “NO TRANS” located at the bottom of the lists. If a runway or SID was already selected before performing the revision, it is displayed in green in choices list and in top line. Temporary selected choices are yellow, and other choices are blue. Selecting a runway changes origin airport waypoint to a runway waypoint. If only a runway and no SID has been selected, a “conditional” waypoint is added after runway waypoint, which instructs to climb straight ahead on runway heading until reaching 1500 ft AGL.

Arrival pages Arrival pages allow to review arrival procedures (Approaches, VIAs, STARs, Transitions) and enter them into the active flight plan. These pages are accessed by selecting ARRIVAL prompt on a Lateral Revision page for the destination. Their organization and functionality is the same as for Departure pages.


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Direct To page Pressing the DIR key on MCDU keyboard brings up the Direct To page. It allows to create a direct leg from aircraft’s present position to any selected waypoint. This action automatically engages managed NAV lateral mode and the aircraft proceeds direct to selected waypoint.

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Waypoint entry at 1L activates the Direct To function, adding the present position (Turn Point, “T-P”) waypoint followed by entered waypoint at the top of flight plan. If the pilot enters a waypoint which is present in active flight plan, all waypoints before this waypoint are removed, and a direct leg to it is created. You can also select any waypoint from the list in lines 2-6, which will place the selected waypoint into “DIR TO” field and produce the same result as manually entering waypoint name. The waypoint list is identical to F.PLN A page and can be scrolled using slew keys. If entered waypoint is not present in active flight plan, it is added on top of the flight plan following by a flight plan discontinuity.


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Vertical Revision pages These pages contain a menu of available vertical plan revisions that can be applied at a selected waypoint. The pilot calls up these pages by pressing right line select keys on F-PLN pages.

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CLB or DES SPD LIM: Climb or Descent speed limit, depending on which flight phase the waypoint belongs to. New speed and altitude values can be entered. Speed limit can be cleared by using CLR key.

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SPD CSTR: Speed constraint for the waypoint. Airspeed is entered as 100..350, Mach is entered as 0.15 .. 0.82. Entry can be cleared.

3R

ALT CSTR: Altitude constraint. Entry can be cleared.


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PERF pages The flight plan is divided into several phases: PREFLIGHT, TAKEOFF, CLIMB, CRUISE, DESCENT, APPROACH, GO-AROUND, DONE. Each phase except the preflight and done phases has a performance (PERF) page. The PERF pages display performance data, speeds, and predictions. Pressing the PERF key on MCDU calls up performance page for current active flight phase. Pages for next phases can be viewed by selecting “NEXT PHASE” prompt. Pages for phases already flown are not available. The page title for PERF page corresponding to active flight phase is green. Titles of pages for next phases are white

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PREV PHASE: Select this prompt to access PERF page for previous phase. Not available for phases already flown.

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ACTIVATE APPR PHASE: Shown on page corresponding to active phase. Selecting and confirming this prompt will activate APPROACH phase.

6R

NEXT PHASE: Select this prompt to access PERF page for next phase.

Note: When APPROACH phase is activated, the managed speed guidance will target Vapp speed or maneuvering speed for current aircraft configuration. If Approach phase is activated by a mistake using PERF pages, the CLIMB phase can be activated by re-inserting the Cruize FL value at PROG or INIT page.


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PERF TAKEOFF page This page is displayed when pressing PERF key during preflight.

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V1, Vr, V2: Takeoff V speeds. Speeds are NOT automatically computed, and pilot entry is required as indicated by amber boxes. Airbus pilots use performance tables to determine these speeds. You can, however, make the FMS compute the V speeds by clicking the line select keys with right mouse buttons.

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TRANS ALT: Origin airport transition altitude. The barometric reference should be switched to STD when climbing above this altitude. Transition altitude is called up from database when origin airport is entered on INIT page.

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THR RED/ACC: Thrust reduction and acceleration altitude. At thrust reduction altitude, the pilot retards thrust levers and thrust is reduced from TO to CLB. At acceleration altitude the SRS pitch mode is replaced by CLB mode, and speed target changes from V2+10 to climb speed. Both altitudes default to field elevation plus 1500 feet.

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UPLINK TO DATA: Data link is not modelled.

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RWY: Selected departure runway is displayed here. Runway entry cannot be performed through this field

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TO SHIFT: Distance between takeoff position and runway threshold, used to update FMS navigation computation. Entry is not required.

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FLAPS/THS: Takeoff flaps and trimmable horizontal stabilizer settings for takeoff. This field allows entry and is used for reminder only.

4R

FLEX TO TEMP: Assumed temperature for FLEX takeoff thrust calculation is entered here, if derated takeoff is desired. Entering high assumed temperature will reduce the takeoff thrust.

5R

ENG OUT ACC: Engine out acceleration altitude.

The center column shows computed Flap retraction, Slat retraction, and Green Dot speed.


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PERF CLIMB page

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ACT MODE: Active target speed (ECON, selected SPD/MACH, or EXPEDITE). The pilot cannot modify it through this field.

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CI: Cost Index, as entered on INIT page. Field accepts entry of new cost index.

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ECON: ECON is the optimum speed considering cost index, altitude, and gross weight. Speed limits and speed constraints, if any, may prevent the aircraft from flying at the ECON speed.

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SPD/MACH: If CLIMB phase is not yet active, the pilot can preselect climb speed by entry in this field. When CLIMB phase becomes active, if speed was preselected, the speed guidance changes to Selected, and FCU speed opens with preselected speed. In climb, entry in this field cannot be made. Pushing the Speed selector knob on FCU reverts to managed speed guidance and blanks this field.

PERF CRUISE page

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ACT MODE: Active target speed (ECON or selected SPD/MACH). The pilot cannot modify it through this field.

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SPD/MACH: If CRUISE phase is not yet active, the pilot can preselect climb speed by entry in this field. When CRUISE phase becomes active, if speed was preselected, the speed guidance changes to Selected, and FCU speed opens with preselected speed. In cruise, entry in this field cannot be made. Pushing the Speed selector knob on FCU reverts to managed speed guidance and blanks this field.


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PERF DESCENT page

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ACT MODE: Active target speed (ECON, selected SPD/MACH, or EXPEDITE). The pilot cannot modify it through this field.

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SPD/MACH: If DESCENT phase is not yet active, the pilot can preselect climb speed by entry in this field. When DESCENT phase becomes active, if speed was preselected, the speed guidance changes to Selected, and FCU speed opens with preselected speed. In descent, entry in this field cannot be made. Pushing the Speed selector knob on FCU reverts to managed speed guidance and blanks this field.


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PERF APPROACH page

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QNH: Entry field for destination sea-level atmospheric pressure. Entry can be made either in hPa (for example 1003) or in in Hg (29.92).

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TEMP: Entry field for destination temperature.

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MAG WIND: Entry field for destination magnetic wind direction and speed. Entry example is 15/270

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TRANS ALT: Transition altitude for destination airport. When aircraft descends below this altitude, barometric reference should be changed from STD to QNH and destination pressure selected on BARO panel. Transition altitude is called up from database when destinatiom airport is entered on INIT page.

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VAPP: The FMS computes this approach speed, using the formula Vapp = Vls + 5 +1/3•Headwind. The pilot can modify this computed value. Clearing the field reverts it to the computed speed.

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FINAL: Selected landing runway is shown. The pilot cannot modify it through this field.

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MDA: Minimum descent altitude can be entered here. If DH is entered in 3R, the field is blanked.

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DH: Decision height can be entered here. If MDA is entered in 2R, the field is blanked.

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LDG CONF: Two fields at 4R and 5R list possible landing flaps configurations, CONF 3 and FULL. Selected configuration is shown in large font, and second configuration is in small font. Select desired configuration by pressing corresponding LSK.

The center column shows computed flap retraction, slat retraction, green dot speed, and Vls.


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PERF GO AROUND page

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THR RED/ACC: Thrust reduction and acceleration altitude. At thrust reduction altitude, the pilot retards thrust levers and thrust is reduced from TO to CLB. At acceleration altitude the SRS pitch mode is replaced by CLB mode, and speed target changes from V2+10 to climb speed. Both altitudes default to field elevation plus 1500 feet.

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ENG OUT ACC: Engine out acceleration altitude.

The center column shows computed Flap retraction, Slat retraction, and Green Dot speed.


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PROG pages Progress pages allow selecting of new cruise FL, monitoring optimum and maximum cruise flight levels, checking navigation accuracy, and monitoring descent.

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PAGE TITLE: Shows current speed mode (ECON, selected SPD/MACH, EXPEDITE) and flight phase. 1

CRZ: Cruise flight level. Cruise FL can be changed by entering a new value here. Also, when flying at cruise FL, the pilot can select a higher altitude in FCU altitude window and push ALT selector knob; this will automatically insert the new selected cruise FL into the FMS. OPT: The field shows optimum flight level, based on gross weight, cost index and temperature. REC MAX: Recommended maximum altitude.

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VDEV: Field is displayed only during descent and approach. Vertical deviation from computed vertical profile is shown.

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BRG/DIST TO: The pilot can enter any waypoint in the “TO” field. After this, the “BRG/DIST” field constantly shows computed bearing and distance to this waypoint.

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DIST: The two fields show required distance to land, following the routing of active flight plan, and direct distance to destination airport.

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ACCUR: The line displays estimated navigation accuracy, required accuracy for current flight phase, and accuracy level (LOW or HIGH).


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DATA INDEX page DATA INDEX page provides a menu which gives access to different pages concerning the navigation data. The index page is displayed by pressing DATA key.

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WAYPOINTS: lookup any waypoint in data base.

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NAVAIDS: lookup any navaid in data base.

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RUNWAYS: lookup any runway in data base

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ROUTES: not implemented

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A/C STATUS: aircraft status page

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PRINT FUNCTION: not implemented

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SAVE ROUTE: save active flight plan into file

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LOAD ROUTE: load previously saved flight plan

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IMPORT FS ROUTE: imports a route generated and saved by Flight Simulator built-in flight planner

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POSITION MONITOR: displays current position computed by different systems


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WAYPOINT page WAYPOINT page is called from DATA INDEX page and allows to lookup any waypoint stored in navigation data base. After an entry is made at 1L, the field at 2L displays waypoint latitude and longitude.

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NAVAID page NAVAID page is called from DATA INDEX page and allows to lookup any navaid stored in navigation data base. After an entry is made at 1L, the navaid information is displayed which includes navaid class, latitude and longitude, radio frequency, and station magnetic variation.

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RUNWAY page RUNWAY page is called from DATA INDEX page and allows to lookup any runway stored in navigation data base. Enter ICAO airport code and runway at 1L. After this, the screen displays runway coordinates, runway length, course, and ILS frequency if runway has an ILS.

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STATUS page STATUS page is called from DATA INDEX page and displays aircraft model and engine types, and version of navigation data base.

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SAVE ROUTE page SAVE ROUTE page is called from DATA INDEX page and allows to save the flight plan currently entered in FMS into a file. First, enter a name into 1L, then select STORE prompt at 2L. If CO RTE prompt is selected without entering name, the name is automatically created from origin and destination airport IDs merged together. Please note that a route should be saved before flight, as passed waypoints are removed from flight plan. Routes are stored in “PSS/Airbus A3xx” subfolder of Flight Simulator installation directory, and have file extension of “.AFP”

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LOAD ROUTE page LOAD ROUTE page is called from DATA INDEX page and allows to load one of previously saved flight plans. The page contains a list of saved routes.

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Selecting any route from the list opens the LOAD ROUTE confirmation page. This page displays the routing of saved flight plan, and provides options for Inserting the selected route into active flight plan, or cancelling the selection. This page is also displayed when an entry is made into CO RTE prompt on INIT page, and a saved flight plan with entered name exists.

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IMPORT FS ROUTE page IMPORT FS ROUTE page is called from DATA INDEX page and allows to import one of routes generated by Flight Simulator built-in flight planner. The page contains a list of routes found in “Flights\myflts” folder in Flight Simulator installation directory. Selecting any entry will display a LOAD ROUTE confirmation page, with prompts for inserting selected route into active flight plan or cancelling the selection.

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POSITION MONITOR page POSITION MONITOR page is called from DATA INDEX page and allows to monitor present position calculated by different systems. The page shows positions computed by the two identical FMGCs installed on the aircraft, position calculated from received navaid bearings, average position of the three IRS’es, and deviation of each IRS position from FMS reference position. The “FREEZE” prompt at 6L allows to freeze displayed data for close inspection. The prompt then changes to “UNFREEZE”, selecting which will restore constant display update.

1L

1R

2L

2R

3L

3R

4L

4R

5L

5R

6L

6R


A330 / A340

P 66

MCDU

Systems Manual

REV 01

SEQ 001

RADIO NAV page RADIO NAV page is used to monitor and control the navigaion radios. It is displayed by pressing RAD NAV key. The FMS automatically tunes NAV1 and NAV2 radios to the closest stations. Also, when approaching destination airport and ILS approach is selected, the ILS frequency is automatically tuned. You can manually set any radio frequency, which overrides the autotuning.

1L

1R

2L

2R

3L

3R

4L

4R

5L

5R

6L

6R

1L

VOR1/FREQ: Station ID and frequency of NAV1 radio. Autotuned frequencies are shown in small font. You can enter new frequency or station ID, which will be displayed in lagre font. This overrides the autotuning. To resume autotuning, clear the field using CLR key.

2L

CRS: VOR1 course can be entered here. If an entry is made, the VOR1 autotuning stops.

3L

ILS/FREQ: ID and frequency of ILS. When an ILS is automatically tuned for approach, the data is displayed in small font. Manual entry is possible and is displayed in large font. Manual entry can be cleared. Until ILS is automatically or manually tuned, the field shows “--NAV--”. This is because Flight Simulator has only one radio for both NAV1 and ILS, and this radio is used as NAV unless ILS is needed.

5L

ADF1/FREQ: Frequency of ADF radio. New frequency can be entered in this field.

1R

VOR2/FREQ: Station ID and frequency of NAV2 radio. Autotuned frequencies are shown in small font. You can enter new frequency or station ID, which will be displayed in lagre font. This overrides the autotuning. To resume autotuning, clear the field using CLR key.

2R

CRS: VOR2 course can be entered here. If an entry is made, the VOR2 autotuning stops.



Backup instruments

P 67 REV 01

SEQ 001

Standby instruments Standby instruments serve as a backup to provide vital air data in case of electronic instrument sytstem failure. The instruments include analog airspeed indicator, single-needle altitude indicator with numeric readout, and attitude indicator.

DDRMI The Digital Distance and Radio Magnetic Indicator displays DME distances and bearings to the tuned VOR stations. Bearing pointers are overlaid on magnetic heading compass rose. VOR1 needle is single dashed, and VOR2 needle is double solid.


A330 / A340

P 68

Landing gear

Systems Manual

REV 01

SEQ 001

Gear panel Gear controls and indicators include gear lever, gear indicator lights, autobrake system controls, and brake pressure indicator. Gear lever can be controlled with the mouse, or using standard Flight Simulator keys. Three indicator lights show status of left, nose and right gear. Green triangle indicates gear down and locked, red “UNLK” is shown when gear unlocked (in transit). No indication means gear up and locked, and bay doors closed. Autobrake system provides automatic braking, and has 3 modes, “LO”, “MED” and “MAX”. Modes are armed and disarmed by pushing corresponding button. LO and MED modes are used for landings. At touchdown, if one of these modes is armed (blue “ON” is visible), the anti-skid brakes will be automatically applied. LO and MED modes provide different deceleration rates. When autobraking is in process, a green “DECEL” is illuminated on selected button. MAX autobrake mode is used for takeoffs. In case of rejected takeoff, with MAX autobrake armed, speed above 80 knots and throttles retarded to IDLE or MREV, the system will automatically apply maximum braking. BRAKES indicator gauge shows hydraulic brake accumulator pressure and pressure applied to left and right main wheel brakes.

ECAM WHEEL page Gear status Bay door position Brake temperature Autobrake mode Temperature indication Release signals

ECAM WHEEL page, A330 aircraft

ECAM WHEEL page, A340 aircraft

Gear status Triangles are green when gear down and locked, amber with gear unlocked, and not displayed when gear locked up. Bay door position Position of bay doors is shown, in green when doors are closed, and amber when doors are not closed. Brake temperature Brakes temperature, amber when in caution range. Temperature indication Green arcs appear when brake temperature rises, and turn amber if the temperature is in caution range. Release signals Green bars appear in flight, and on ground when amount of braking activates anti-skid system. Autobrake mode Apprears when any autobrake mode is armed or active, and shows selected mode.


A330 / A340

P 69

Controls on central pedestal

Systems Manual

REV 01

SEQ 001

Thrust levers The modelled thrust levers have 5 positions, REV, 0 (IDLE), CL, FLX/MCT, and TO/GA. They can be moved between these positions (gates) by dragging with the mouse, or using special keyboard shortcuts (Numpad PLUS and MINUS). The levers do not move when autothrust system is active and adjusts thrust. Manual control of thrust is still possible. Leave the levers at IDLE or CL with A/THR off, and use joystick throttle or Flight Simulator keyboard commands. You can monitor resulting thrust on upper ECAM display (E/WD) engine indicators. Airbus A330

Airbus A340

Engine panel The engine panel contains fuel and ignition controls. The use of this panel during engine startup and shutdown is described in POWERPLANT chapter.

Airbus A330

Airbus A340

Speed brakes The speed brake handle controls extending and retracting of speed brakes. The handle is dragged to desired position with the mouse. To arm ground spoilers for automatic deployment at touchdown, click the “GND SPLRS ARMED” label above the handle. Please note that in Flight Simulator you cannot arm spoilers while on ground, as they automatically deploy if thrust is at idle.

Flaps Flaps lever controls flaps and slats position. Lever positions are UP, 1, 2, 3, and FULL. If lever is moved into position 1 on the ground, the CONF 1+F (flaps+slats) configuration is commanded. In flight, moving the lever into position 1 commands CONF 1 (slats only). Also, if in flight and in CONF 1+F, the flaps will automatically retract and CONF 1 reached at airspeed above 215 knots.

Parking brake Parking brake is set and released by using this lever.


A330 / A340


Systems Manual

P 70 REV 01

SEQ 001

Radio Management Panels The Radio Management Panels (RMP) are used to tune COM1 and COM2 radios. Also, they can be used for standby nav tuning of NAV and ADF radios. If standby tuning is activated, it overrides automatic FMS and manual radios tuning performed through RAD NAV page of MCDU. Swap button

Active freq

Standby freq

VHF1

Tuning knob

VHF2

NAV

VOR

ADF

Active freq This window shows active frequency of selected radio. Active frequency cannot be changed directly. Standby freq Standby frequency for selected radio. This frequency can be selected using the Tuning knob, and then swapped into the Active frequency window for activation. Swap button Pushing this button swaps the frequencies in Active and Standby window, thus making the frequency selected in Standby window the active tuned frequency of currently selected radio Tuning knob Rotating the tuning knob changes the value displayed in Standby frequency window. The knob has Inner and Outer parts. Rotating Inner part, which is done by clicking left or right of it with LEFT mouse button, changes the fractional part of displayed frequency. Rotating Outer part by clicking with the RIGHT mouse button changes the whole part of frequency. VHF1 Pushing this button selects COM1 radio and displays its active and standby frequencies. The selected radio has a green triangle light illuminated above its button. VHF2 Selects COM2 radio for tuning. NAV The guarded NAV button, when pushed, activates standby nav tuning, and enables the bottom row of buttons for selection. This overrides the automatic and manual nav radio tuning via FMS. Pushing lighted NAV button second time deactivates standby tuning. VOR Selects a NAV radio for tuning, if standby tuning is enabled. Left Radio Management Panel controls NAV1 radio, and right RMP tunes NAV2 radio. ADF Selects ADF radio for tuning, if standby tuning is enabled.




P 71 REV 01

SEQ 001

Transponder The transponder panel is used to set the “Squawk” code assigned by ATC. The transponder has a numeric keyboard for code input. New code is entered by first pushing the CLR button, which displays dashes on code display. First dash blinks, which indicates input position. The four digits of the code are entered by pressing corresponding buttons. After a digit is entered, the next dash starts to blink, until all four are entered. Any input mistake can be erased by pushing CLR button, which erases last entered digit. The active transponder code is not altered until the new entry is complete.



APU

P 72 REV 01

SEQ 001

Overview The Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) is a small jet engine located in the aircraft tailcone. It allows the aircraft to be independent of external pneumatic and electrical power supplies. The APU can provide bleed air for starting engines and for air conditioning, and drives a generator that provides electrical power. The APU can be started and used on ground and in the air.

APU Controls and indications The APU is controlled from APU panel on the overhead. Its operating status can be monitored on ECAM APU page, which is automatically displayed during APU startup. The MASTER SW button controls the power supply for automatic sequencing and protection during start up, operation, and shutdown. When selected ON - blue “ON” illuminates - the APU system is armed for automatic startup sequence. The APU intake flap automatically opens. Pushing the button with APU running extinguishes the ON light and initiates automatic shutdown sequence, during which the APU rpm decreases for a brief cooling period, after which APU is stopped. The START button initiates APU startup sequence. The spoolup will start when APU intake flap opens, which is indicated by green “FLAP OPEN” indication on ECAM APU page. When the START button is pushed, blue “ON” light illuminates on the button. APU spools up. After automatic startup is complete, “ON” light disappears and green “AVAIL” light illuminates. “AVAIL” is also shown on ECAM APU page. From this moment, the APU is available. The ECAM APU page shows gauges for APU rpm percentage and exhaust gas temperature. Also, when APU is running, the APU generator load, voltage and frequency is displayed, along with APU bleed air pressure and position of APU bleed valve.



Electrical system

P 73 REV 01

SEQ 001

Overview The electrical power system consists of a three phase 115/200 volt 400 hertz AC system and a 28 volt DC system. The power is normally provided by engine driven generators installed on each engine. The APU generator can be used to provide power before engine start or in case of loss of one or several engine generators. On A330, each one of engine generators or an APU generator can supply the whole electrical network. On A340, any two generators are sufficient to supply the system. On the ground, external power can be used. In case of loss of normal generation in flight, the aircraft can be supplied by an emergency generator driven by automatically deployed ram air turbine. An automatic bus tie maintains power to AC1 and AC2 buses regardless of power sources being used: engine generators, single generator, APU or external power. Bus ties can be manually opened using BUS TIE overhead switch. The power sources are prioritized. Each AC bus will use the first available source in this order: - Corresponding engine generator. - APU generator or External power A (if both are connected, the APU generator has priority for the left side bars, and the external power has priority for right side bars). - External power B (if both external power are connected, B has priority for left side bars and A has priority for right side bars). - Other onside engine generator (A340 only). - Opposite side engine generator - Emergency generator - Batteries. If APU power was used and external power is connected, the external power takes over the supply and APU is disconnected. If, after this, engine generator comes online, it replaces the external power. A bus can be powered only from a single power source. The AC ESSential bus powers most vital aircraft systems, and is normaly fed from AC 1 bus. If AC 1 is unpowered, the AC ESS can be powered from AC 2 using AC ESS FEED switch on the overhead. If both AC buses are unpowered in flight, the Ram Air Turbine is automatically deployed which powers AC ESS bus via Emergency Generator. RAT is disabled with landing gear down, and when this occurs, the AC ESS bus is fed from Batteries via Static Invertor. Two DC buses are fed from respective AC buses via Transformer Rectifiers (TRs), and power the DC BAT bus. if one of AC buses is unpowered, the corresponding DC bus is fed from opposite DC bus via DC BAT bus. if both AC buses unpowered, the DC 1 and 2 buses are lost. The DC ESSential bus is powered by DC BAT bus, or (DC1 and DC2 buses off) by AC ESS bus via ESS TR, or directly by batteries. The two batteries are used for starting the APU and providing power when other sources are unavailable. The batteries automatically charge from DC BAT bus when their voltage is below a certain level. Before flight, you must ensure that the batteries are charged above 26 volts.



Electrical system

P 74 REV 01

SEQ 001

Controls and indications ECAM ELEC AC page

Airbus A330

Airbus A340

The ECAM ELEC AC page shows the status of AC electrical system, electrical sources, buses, and power flow. Each bus is represented by a gray rectangle with the name of the bus. The name is green when bus is powered, and amber when bus is unpowered. AC generators - GEN1, GEN2, GEN3 and GEN4 for A340, and APU GEN - are shown as white boxes. Listed are generator load percentage, voltage and frequency. When a generator is selected OFF, this is indicated by white “OFF”. EXT PWR box, when available, shows voltage and frequency. When available, the external power sources are shown listing the voltage and frequency. Power flow is indicated by green lines, connecting power sources to the buses.

ECAM ELEC DC page The page displays the status of the DC system. The DC buses are shown with their power sources. The Transformer-rectifier units (TRs) are shown as TR1 and TR2, listing output voltage and amperage. The battery indications show voltage and current.


A330 / A340

P 75

Electrical system

Systems Manual

REV 01

SEQ 001

Controls and indications (continued) ELEC control panel (overhead) Bat voltage BAT switches

GEN

GALLEY

AC ESS FEED

APU GEN BUS TIE

A330

A340

COMMERCIAL

EXT PWR

Bat voltage The LCD window shows the voltage of the battery selected with the BAT 1-2-APU switch. The readout is always powered, and can be read without applying any power to the aircraft. BAT switches The BAT buttons control the connection/disconnection of the corresponding battery to the aircraft electrical system. NO LIGHT: Auto, a battery is automatically connected by the system logic for providing power or recharging. OFF: A battery is manually disconnected. AC ESS FEED Controls the selection of power source for AC essential bus. NO LIGHT: Default, AC ESS is powered by AC1 bus. ALTN: AC ESS is powered by AC2 bus. GEN Allows to manually disconnect engine driven generator from the system. NO LIGHT: Default, a generator is connected to the electrical system if an engine is running and electrical parameters are normal. OFF: A generator is disconnected from the electrical system. “FAULT” light is illuminated when a generator is selected ON and is not providing power. This is normally seen prior to engine start. APU GEN Allows to manually disconnect APU generator from the system. NO LIGHT: Auto, APU generator is automatically connected to the electrical system when APU is running, electrical parameters are normal and there are no higher-priority power sources available (Engine generator or EXT PWR). OFF: APU generator is disconnected from the electrical system. BUS TIE NO LIGHT: Auto, the bus tie automatically splits or connects the two AC buses to provide single source to each bus. OFF: The bus tie opens, and the two AC buses are isolated. EXT PWR A and B Used for selection and deselection of external power. If external power is plugged to the aircraft and power parameters are in normal range, the green “AVAIL” light illuminates. In the PSS Airbus panel, the external power is always available when engines are shut down and parking brake is set. Pushing the button when AVAIL light is on connects external power source to the electrical system. Blue “ON” light is illuminated, and “AVAIL” light extinguishes. Pushing the button again with EXT PWR connected (“ON” illuminated) disconnects the external power from the system (it stays physically plugged to the aircraft though, and is disconnected by ground personnel). GALLEY NO LIGHT: Auto, the main galley bus is powered unless it is automatically shed by the system logic. OFF: Removes electrical power to all galley equipment. COMMERCIAL OFF: Removes electrical power to galleys, entertainment system, cargo loading, lavatory and cabin lights and other commercial equipment



Fuel system

P 76 REV 01

SEQ 001

A330 Fuel System Overview The fuel is contained in one center and two wing tanks. The center tank is generally filled last and used first. The wing tanks are divided into outer and inner cells by sealed ribs with transfer valves installed. The engines are being fed from the inner wing tanks. There are two main fuel pumps and one standby pump in each inner tank. During normal operation all main pumps run. If a main pump fails, or is switched off, the standby pump runs. The two fuel pumps in the center tank constantly run as long as there is fuel in center tank. The inlet valves in inner wing tanks control the fuel transfer from the center tank to inner tanks. The valves cycle between open and close to top up the inner tanks while there is still fuel in the center tank. Wing tank fuel is drawn from inner cells. When fuel quantity in either inner cell reaches a preset level, all outer tank transfer valves open to allow fuel from the outer cells to flow into the inner cells. A crossfeed valve is located between the left and right fuel systems. It allows both engines to be fed from one wing tank to balance the fuel load, or one engine to be fed from both sides to utilize all the fuel in a single engine situation.

A340 Fuel System Overview The fuel is contained in one center and two wing tanks. The center tank is generally filled last and used first. The wing tanks are divided into outer and inner cells by sealed ribs with transfer valves installed. The engines are being fed from the inner wing tanks. In each wing there are two collector cells, one for each engine. Each collector cell contains two fuel pumps, one main and one standby. When closed, the crossfeed valves separate the system into four parts, and their associated fuel pumps supply the engines. When open, the crossfeed valves allow any pump to supply any engine. During normal operation all main pumps run. If a main pump fails, or is switched off, the standby pump runs. The two fuel pumps in the center tank constantly run as long as there is fuel in center tank. The inlet valves in inner wing tanks control the fuel transfer from the center tank to inner tanks. The valves cycle between open and close to top up the inner tanks while there is still fuel in the center tank. Wing tank fuel is drawn from inner cells. When fuel quantity in either inner cell reaches a preset level, all outer tank transfer valves open to allow fuel from the outer cells to flow into the inner cells. A crossfeed valve is associated with each engine. It connects the engine and its associated fuel pumps to the X-FEED line. This enables any pump to supply any engine. The jettison system allows for rapid in-flight jettisoning of fuel from the inner and center tanks.


P 77

A330 / A340

REV 01

Systems Manual

SEQ 001

Controls and indications ECAM FUEL page

Engine LP valve Crossfeed valve Main pump Standby pump Fuel transfer

Airbus A330

Airbus A340

This page shows a schematic diagram of fuel system operation. The total fuel on board (FOB) is displayed, along with quantities in each tank and cell. Fuel transfer from outer and central tanks is represented by arrows showing the transfer direction. Tank pumps are represented by boxes: Pump is working Pump is commanded OFF by system logic Pump is manually selected OFF Circles represent the position of engine LP valves and crossfeed valves. Fuel used by each engine is displayed above corresponding engine valve. It is shown in amber when engine is not running, and automatically resets to zero at engine start. Fuel temperature readouts are displayed below each wing tank. A340 only: when fuel jettison is in progress, two arrows and words “JETTISON” appear at the bottom of inner tank symbols.



Fuel system

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SEQ 001

Controls and indications (continued) FUEL control panel (overhead)

Airbus A330

Main Pumps

Standby Pumps

Center pumps

X FEED

Airbus A340

Main Pumps

Standby Pumps

Center pumps

X FEED

Wing Pumps The pump buttons control main wing tank pumps. NO LIGHT: Fuel pump is energized. OFF: Fuel pump is deactivated. “FAULT”: Amber FAULT light is illuminated if tank fuel quantity is low. It is inhibited when a pump is selected off. Standby Pumps The pump buttons control standby wing tank pumps. NO LIGHT: Fuel pump is energized. OFF: Fuel pump is deactivated. “FAULT”: Amber FAULT light is illuminated if tank fuel quantity is low. It is inhibited when a pump is selected off. Center pumps The pump buttons control center tank pumps. NO LIGHT: Fuel pump is enabled and operates when commanded by system logic. OFF: Fuel pump is deactivated. “FAULT”: Amber FAULT light is illuminated if tank fuel quantity is low. It is inhibited when a pump is selected off. X FEED Controls the position of fuel crossfeed valve. NO LIGHT: Default, the valve is closed. ON: Crossfeed valve opens. “OPEN” light is illuminated green when crossfeed is selected ON and crossfeed valve fully opens.


A330 / A340

P 79

Powerplant

Systems Manual

REV 01

SEQ 001

Controls and indications The engine startup controls and indicators include engine panel on the central pedestal, manual engine start panel on overhead, Engine/Warning Display (upper ECAM, see dedicated chapter) and ECAM ENG page of the Systems Display.

Engine panel The engine panel is located on central pedestal. It contains engine MASTER switches for both engines, and MODE selector with three positions, CRANK, NORM and IGN/START. This panel is used for initiating automatic engine startup and shutdown sequences. Airbus A330

Airbus A340

Manual engine start panel

Airbus A330

This panel located on the overhead is used for manually starting up the engines. It includes two guarded pushbuttons which select manual startup mode.

Airbus A340

ECAM ENG page The Systems Display ENG page is automatically displayed during engine startup, and can be manually called up using ECAM control panel. It includes the following: • Fuel used per engine readouts, • Oil quantity gauges, • Oil pressure gauges, • Oil temperature readouts, • N1 and N2 vibration readouts. • Engine nacelle temperature readouts,

Airbus A330

Airbus A340



Powerplant

P 80 REV 01

SEQ 001

Engine Startup and Shutdown Engine startup requirements Engine startup procedure requires supply of fuel, electrical power, and bleed air. Electrical power and bleed air can be provided by starting the APU or connecting the external power. If external power is used, the X BLEED switch on the AIR COND panel must be moved from AUTO to OPEN position to provide bleed air for right side engine. Without electrical power or bleed air, the engines WILL NOT START. Automatic startup The automatic startup sequence is performed for each engine by following steps: • Rotate MODE selector to IGN/START position, this identifies engine start. • Move desired engine MASTER switch to ON position. The automatic startup sequence initiates. • After engine is started, return MODE selector to NORM. Engines can also be started using standard Flight Simulator “Autostart” key combination (Ctrl-E). Electrical and bleed air supply must still be established. On the A330, Engine 1 is usually started first, followed by Engine 2. On A340, Engines 1 and 2 are usually started first, and Engines 3 and 4 are started after that.

Manual startup To start an engine manually, do the following: • Rotate MODE selector to IGN/START position, this identifies engine start. • Push corresponding MAN START button on overhead, this identifies manual start and opens engine start vave. • Monitor N2 rpm, at 15% move corresponding MASTER switch to ON. This opens fuel valve and engages the igniters. • After engine is started, return MODE selector to NORM. Shutdown To shutdown an engine, move corresponding MASTER switch to OFF. After engines shutdown, the fuel pump buttons on overhead panel are normally switched to OFF.



Hydraulics

P 81 REV 01

SEQ 001

Overview The hydraulic system is made up of three separate and independent systems: Green, Blue, and Yellow. Each is supplied by its own hydraulic reservoir. Each system provides pressure to operate many major components, such as flight controls, slats and flaps, landing gear, cargo doors, and the emergency generator. Each system has dedicated pumps, reservoir and accumulator.

A330 Hydraulics The Green system is pressurized by two pumps respectively driven by each engine. In addition, an electric pump which can be manually or automatically controlled can also pressurize the system. The electric pump runs automatically in flight for 25 seconds in the event of failure of one engine, when landing gear lever is selected up (to ensure gear retraction in a proper time). A pump driven by a ram air turbine (RAT) pressurizes the green system in an emergency. The Blue system is pressurized by a pump driven by Engine 1. A manually controlled electric pump can also pressurize the system. The Yellow system is pressurized by a pump driven by Engine 2. In addition, an electric pump which can be manually or automatically controlled can also pressurize the system. The electric pump runs automatically in flight in the event of failure of Engine 2, when the flaps lever is not at 0 (to ensure flap retraction in a proper time at takeoff).

A340 Hydraulics The Green system is pressurized by two pumps driven by Engine1 and Engine 4. In addition, an electric pump which can be manually or automatically controlled can also pressurize the system. The electric pump runs automatically in flight for 25 seconds in the event of failure of Engine 1 or 4, when landing gear lever is selected up (to ensure gear retraction in a proper time). It also runs on the ground when engines 1 and 4 are stopped and engines 2 and 3 are running, to provide braking and nose wheel steering for taxi. A pump driven by a ram air turbine (RAT) pressurizes the green system in an emergency. The Blue system is pressurized by a pump driven by Engine 2. A manually controlled electric pump can also pressurize the system. The Yellow system is pressurized by a pump driven by Engine 3. In addition, an electric pump which can be manually or automatically controlled can also pressurize the system. The electric pump runs automatically in flight in the event of failure of Engine 2, when the flaps lever is not at 0 (to ensure flap retraction in a proper time at takeoff).

Controls and indications ECAM HYD page This page shows a diagram of hydraulics operation. The Green, Blue and Yellow systems are shown with their components. The displayed components are (bottom to top): • Hydraulic reservoir and hydraulic fluid level • Fire shutoff valves • Engine and Electric Pumps • Hydraulic pressure readout. The pumps are represented by boxes. Following indications are used: Pump is selected ON LO

Pump is selected ON but supplying low pressure Pump is selected OFF



P 82

Hydraulics

REV 01

SEQ 001

Controls and indications HYD control panel (overhead)

ENG PUMP Airbus A330 ELEC PUMP

ELEC PUMP ON

RAT MAN ON

ENG PUMP Airbus A340 ELEC PUMP

ELEC PUMP ON

RAT MAN ON

ENG PUMP Control operation of engine pumps. NO LIGHT: On, the pump pressurizes its hydraulic system when the engine is running. OFF: Pump is depressurized. ELEC PUMP Control operation of electrical pumps. NO LIGHT: Auto, the pump operates when commanded by system logic (Green and Yellow pumps). OFF: Pump is deenergized. ELEC PUMP ON Control engagement of electrical pumps. NO LIGHT: Auto, the pump works corresponding to the state of the applicable ELEC PUMP button. ON: Pump constantly works. RAT MAN ON This guarded button, when pushed, extends the Ram Air Turbine to pressurize the Green system.



Pneumatics

P 83 REV 01

SEQ 001

Overview The pneumatic system is designed to provide air pressure for air conditioning, engine starting, wing anti-icing and hydraulic reservoir pressurization. High pressure air can be supplied by engine bleed systems, APU bleed, or external power. Engine 1 and 2 bleed systems are connected by a crossbleed duct. APU and ground air sources are also connected to the duct. A valve in the crossbleed duct allows the engine bleed systems to be connected or isolated. On the A340, the two engines on each side are linked to supply the left or right side of the crossbleed duct. Engine bleed air is normally bled from the intermediate pressure (IP) stage of the engines’ high pressure compressor. This minimizes fuel penalties. If pressure and/or temperature from the IP stage is not adequate, air is bled from a high pressure (HP) stage of the same compressor. Engine bleed air pressure is regulated by the engine bleed valve, which also functions as a shutoff valve. The engine bleed valve closes during engine start, or when APU bleed valve opens. Air supplied by the APU compressor is available on the ground and in flight.

Controls and indications AIR COND control panel (overhead)

ENG 1 BLEED

ENG 2 BLEED APU BLEED

X BLEED

ENG 1 BLEED ENG 2 BLEED Control operation of engine bleed valves. NO LIGHT: On, bleed valve opens when engine bleed air pressure and temp are normal, and the APU bleed valve is closed. OFF: Bleed valve closes. APU BLEED Control operation of APU bleed valve. NO LIGHT: Off, the APU bleed valve is closed. ON: APU bleed valve opens if APU bleed air is available. X BLEED Controls the crossbleed valve. AUTO: Valve opens when APU bleed valve is open, and closes otherwise. OPEN: Valve opens and remains open. SHUT: Valve closes and remains closed. The A340 AIR COND panel is similiar, but has ENG BLEED buttons for all four engines.


A330 / A340

P 84

Pneumatics

Systems Manual

REV 01

SEQ 001

Controls and indications (continued) ECAM BLEED page The lower part of ECAM BLEED page is dedicated to bleed air compressed air supply.

Crossfeed valve Engine number Engine bleed valve

Air PSI and temp Compressor stages

External power

APU bleed

This page shows all sources of compressed air. For engine bleed, the engine bleed valve and HP bleed valve positions are displayed. Engine number is shown in amber when an engine is shut down. APU air flow is shown when APU bleed valve is open. Position of crossbleed valve is displayed on the common duct line. For each half of air duct, the air pressure and temperature is displayed.



Air conditioning

P 85 REV 01

SEQ 001

Overview The air conditioning system provides ventilation, humidity, and temperature control for the cockpit and cabin. The air conditioning system allows air in three independent zones to be continuously refreshed and maintained at the selected temperature. The three zones are the cockpit, forward (FWD) cabin, middle (MID) cabin and AFT cabin. The air conditioning system is supplied by hot air from the pneumatic system which is routed through the pack control valves to the two air conditioning packs. The conditioned air leaving the packs is then routed to the mixing unit, where recirculated cabin air is added. This air is then distributed to the three zones. Hot bleed air which bypasses the packs can be added to conditioned air that is routed to a particular zone. The valves that allow this hot air to mix with air conditioned pack air are the trim air valves. In flight a ram air inlet can be opened to supply the mixing unit with ambient air if both packs fail or if smoke removal is necessary.

Controls and indications AIR COND control panel (overhead)

TEMPERATURE SELECTORS PACK FLOW

PACK 1

PACK 2

RAM AIR

HOT AIR

PACK 1 PACK 2 Switch pack flow control valves. NO LIGHT: Auto, valve is regulating the pack flow. Valve closes during engine start. OFF: Pack flow control valve is closed. “FAULT” light is illuminated when a disagreement between the actual and selected position of the pack flow control valve exists, for example, when no bleed air is supplied. PACK FLOW This selector allows the pack volume flow to be varied manually.. HOT AIR Controls the hot air valve which supplies hot air to the zone trim valves. NO LIGHT: On, the hot air valve regulates hot air pressure. OFF: Hot air moves to fully closed position. RAM AIR Guarded button is used to open the emergency ram air inlet. NO LIGHT: Off, the ram air inlet is closed. ON: Ram air inlet opens. TEMPERATURE SELECTORS Select zone temperatures. The control range is: COLD: 18°C. 12 o’clock: 24°C. HOT: 30°C.



Air conditioning

Controls and indications (continued) ECAM BLEED page The upper part of ECAM BLEED page shows the air conditioning packs and mixing unit. Each pack is controlled by pack flow control valve. Valve position is indicated by a needle moving between LO and HI. For each pack, the pack compressor outlet temperature (lower), pack bypass valve postition and pack outlet temperature (upper) are displayed. The packs are connected to the mixing unit, which is depicted as a horizontal line. It turns amber if no air supply is provided. Ram air inlet position is also displayed.

ECAM COND page ECAM COND page is used for monitoring zone temperatures and operation of conditioning system. Depicted are the Cockpit, forward, mid and aft cabin zones. For each zone, the zone temperature and air conditioning duct temperature are displayed. The position of trim valves (Cold-Hot) is displayed by the needles connected to the hot air valve symbol.

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P 87

Pressurization

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Overview The pressurization system controls the aircraft cabin air pressure to maintain safe differential pressure between cabin air and ambient air. The cabin pressure is represented as cabin altitude. A cabin altitude of 2000 ft means that the cabin air pressure is the same as it would be in the standard atmosphere at 2000 ft above sea level. Rate of change of cabin pressure is represented by cabin vertical speed. The pressurization system controls the cabin vertical speed by changing the position of the Outflow valve, which vents cabin air overboard. Cabin pressurization can be controlled automatically by pressure controllers, or manually controlling the cabin vertical speed. Two safety valves prevent excessive positive or negative differential pressure.

Automatic pressure control The pressure controllers control cabin altitude using different pressurization modes, depending on flight phase: • Ground - the aircraft is depressurized by fully opening the outflow valve. • Takeoff - to avoid a pressure surge at rotation, the aircraft is prepressurized to cabin altitude of 400 ft below field elevation. • Climb - cabin altitude is varied depending on the aircraft climb rate • Cruise - the controllers maintain minimum cabin altitude compatible with maximum cabin differential pressure. • Descent - the cabin altitude is decreased to reach the cabin altitude of selected landing elevation before touchdown. • Touchdown - residual cabin pressure is released gradually, then outflow valve fully opens.

Controls and indications CABIN PRESS control panel (overhead)

MODE SEL

LDG ELEV

MAN V/S CTL

DITCHING

MODE SEL NO LIGHT: AUTO, the pressurization is controlled automatically by the active pressure controller. MAN: Manual control, the pressure controllers are deactivated and outflow valve is manually controlled. MAN V/S CTL When MODE SEL button is set to MAN, this toggle switch gradually opens or closes the outflow valve. The switch is springloaded to neutral position. Use ECAM PRESS page to monitor cabin V/S, altitude and differential pressure LDG ELEV Landing elevation selector switch. When set to AUTO, the database elevation of DEST airport entered into FMS is used. Other positions are marked in 1000s of feet and manually select the landing elevation. DITCHING Pushing this guarded button will close all aircraft openings located below flotation line. The outflow valve, emergency ram air inlet, avionics ventilation inlet and extract valves, and pack flow control valves are automatically closed.



Pressurization

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Controls and indications (continued) ECAM PRESS page

This page is used to monitor the operation of pressurization system. The three big gauges show cabin differential pressure, cabin vertical speed, and cabin altitude. Selected landing elevation is displayed above the gauges. Pressurization system is depicted in the lower part of the page. The system is controlled by one of the two pressurization controllers. The control is automatically switched between controller 1 and controller 2 after each flight. The active controller is shown by “SYS 1” or “SYS 2” indication. If MODE SEL is set to MAN (manual control), “MAN” indication is visible. The aircraft pressurized area is depicted by the big rectangle with pressure valves shown. Position of each valve is indicated by a needle. Air flow from air conditioning packs is shown with arrows, which turn solid amber when a pack is not supplying the air.

ECAM CRUISE page The CRUISE page is automatically displayed in normal flight. Among other information, it shows cabin differential pressure, vertical speed, altitude and landing elevation. Also shown are the zone temperatures.



P 89

GPWS

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SEQ 001

Overview The Ground Proximity warning system will provide aural and visual warnings when aircraft is in danger of ground impact. It detects numerous dangerous conditions and can produce the following warnings: “SINKRATE”: Warning of high barometric descent rate into terrain, or high sink rate near the runway threshold. The lower your altitude is, the lower descent rate will trigger this alarm. “PULL UP”: Excessive sink rate near ground, requires immediate action. “TERRAIN TERRAIN”: Excessive terrain closure rate. “DON’T SINK”: Alerts to an inadvertent descent into terrain after takeoff. The alert is given after significant altitude loss, which allows for small sinking due to flap retraction etc. “TOO LOW, TERRAIN”: Insufficiant terrain clearance while not in landing configuration. The warning envelope depends on airspeed and radio height. “TOO LOW, GEAR”: Too close to ground, at small airspeed and gear are not down. Can be inhibited. “TOO LOW, FLAPS”: Too close to ground, at small airspeed, gear down and flaps are not in landing position. Can be inhibited. The landing flaps position can be FULL or CONF 3 depending on MCDU Approach page settings, and defaults to FULL if no entry is made. “GLIDESLOPE”: Descending below glideslope. Active when ILS is available and gear down. The warning envelope contains two boundaries: “soft” warning and “hard” warning. Both boundaries are a function of glideslope deviation and radio altitdue. When aircraft penetrates the “soft” alerting region, the pilot is given a “calm” warning; if the airplane subsequently enters the “hard” region, the warning becomes loud. The lower your altitude and the closer you are to glideslope transmitter, the higher is the amount of glideslope deviation required to trigger the warning.

Controls and indications SYS NO LIGHT: ON, the GPWS system works and generates all warnings. OFF: GPWS is disabled. No warnings will be generated. G/S MODE NO LIGHT: ON, the GPWS system generates Glideslope warnings. OFF: Glideslope GPWS warnings are disabled.

SYS TERR

FLAP MODE NO LIGHT: ON, the GPWS system generates Flaps warnings. OFF: Flaps GPWS warnings are disabled. TERR NO LIGHT: ON, the GPWS system generates Terrain warnings. OFF: Terrain GPWS warnings are disabled.

GPWS - G/S button This button is located on the center panel near the standby instuments (on real aircraft it is located on the wing of glareshield). When any GPWS warning is generated, an amber “GPWS” light is illuminated. When Glideslope warning is active, “G/S” is illuminated. Pushing this button while Glideslope warning is heard suppresses all glideslope warnings. This permits deliberate descent below the glideslope in order to utilize the full runway length under certain conditions.

FLAP MODE G/S MODE


A330 / A340

P 90

Other controls

Systems Manual

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Other controls on overhead panel Wing anti ice

Strobe lights Runway turnoff lights

Engine anti ice

Beacon lights Landing lights

Window heating

Wing lights

Taxi lights

Seat belts switch

No smoking switch

Panel lights

Navigation and Logo lights

Wing and engine anti-icing is controlled by corresponding button. When a button is switched to ON, the anti-icing is engaged. Probe and window heating is automatic with button deselected. Pushing the button - “ON” illuminates - manually engages the heating. The passenger signs are controlled by SEAT BELTS and NO SMOKING switches. The switches have OFF, AUTO and ON positions. The OFF and ON positions switch respective signs on and off. In AUTO position, signs illuminate: SEAT BELTS: When slats are extended (position 1, 2, 3 or FULL) or landing gear down. NO SMOKING: When landing gear is down. The STROBE switch has 3 positions: OFF, AUTO and ON. In AUTO position, the strobes automatically operate when the shock absorbers are not compressed i.e. aircraft is airborne.


A330 / A340

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Chronometer

Systems Manual

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The chronometer is located on main panel. It includes an UTC time and date display, a chronometer and an elapsed time counter. Also, a selector switch is added which controls Flight Simulator simulation rate (time compression).

DATE button

Chronometer display

Chronometer hand

Time / date display

Elapsed time switch

Sim rate switch

Seconds indicator

Elapsed time display

Chronometer button

The central window displays UTC hours and minutes. The seconds indicator divides a minute into four parts. No marks are displayed from 0-14 seconds, one mark is displayed from 15-29 seconds, two marks are displayed from 30-44 seconds, and three marks are displayed from 45-59 seconds. A push of DATE button toggles the display between UTC and Date, showing month and day. The chronometer has a digital minutes window and an analog seconds hand. The chronometer is controlled by CHR button: • First push starts the chronometer, • Second push stops the chronometer and freezes the display and the hand, • Third push resets the display and hand to zero. The elapsed time counter displays elapsed hours and minutes on a digital display. It is controlled by ET switch which has three positions: STOP: The chronometer is stopped. RUN: The chronometer is running. Moving the switch to STOP and then to RUN doesn’t reset the chronometer. RST: Resets the chronometer. This position is springloaded to STOP. The Simulation rate switch allows toggling between 2x / 4x time comression and returning to normal time rate.



Panel configuration utility

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The PSS Aibus panel package contains a panel configuration utility which allows to customize some features of the panel, and to create a keyboard shortcuts for any control simulated by the panel.

Startup tab The two options define the panel state when Airbus aircraft is loaded into Flight Simulator: Start with Engines Off: The engines will be shut down upon panel load Start with Cold and Dark cockpit: The engines will be shut down, power sources disconnected and cockpit controls set according to total aircraft shutdown and securing. This allows to perform the entire aircraft startup procedure.

Panel Sound Volume tab The slider controls the volume of sounds generated by the panel, as their volume cannot be set from Flight Simulator options.

Keyboard Assignments tab Each control on the PSS Airbus panel can be assigned a keyboard shortcut. The Command list displays all available panel functions. Selecting any entry in the list displays currently assigned keyboard shortcut, if it is defined. If no shortcut is defined, the Key combo box shows NONE. To assign a new shortcut, select a desired key and shift keys. Windows keyboard WIN and MENU keys can be used as shift keys. After this, push the Assign button. To clear a shortcut, push the Clear button.



Panel configuration utility

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MCDU Keyboard tab The entry to the Multi-Purpose Control and Display Unit can be done from the computer keyboard. One of two methods can be used for this. First method is to hold down a shift key combination while typing the entry. This is the default method, and default shift key combination is Ctrl and Win keys held down. The second method is using the keyboard “Lock” keys. Any combination of NUM LOCK, SCROLL LOCK and CAPS LOCK can be used. While the selected key(s) are in the “ON” state, all keyboard input goes to the MCDU. When you use the selected combination of keys and the MCDU will accept the pushed keys, a blue “K” symbol flashes on the MCDU. It indicates that all keyboard input will be intercepted by the MCDU, and you cannot control other Flight Simulator functions with the keyboard.

Finishing the setting up After all desired options are customized, the OK button saves the panel configuration and exits the utility. Pressing Cancel button will reset all modifications and exit the utility. Pressing the Defaults button resets all settings to their default state and clears all added keyboard shortcuts. The panel configuration is saved in “config330.pnl” file located in “PSS\Airbus A3xx” folder in Flight Simulation installation directory.

A330 System Manual

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