Airbus Sim Prep Flashcards
Before T/O checks?
After T/O checks
Std set check
Before descent checks
Approach checks
Landing checks
T/O, after T/O and STD checks
Before descent, approach and landing checks
A380 Take off flap
2
A320 Take off flap
2
A380 Takeoff Thrust
TOGA
A320 Takeoff Thrust
TOGA
A380 Vr
130kts
A320 Vr
140kts
A380 Rotation Attitude
15 deg
A320 rotation attitude
17.5 deg
A380 V2
140kts
A320 V2
145kts
A380 Acceleration Attitude
10 deg
A320 Acceleration Attitude
10 deg
When cleared for Take Off what do you do with thrust levers?
advance the thrust levers a couple of centimetres, once all engines have spooled up, push the levers forward to the TOGA gate (three clicks).
What are the actions at Vr?
At Vr, rotate the aircraft to the initial rotation attitude at a rate of 2.5-3 degrees per second.
Upon confirmation of positive rate of climb, what should you ask PM to do and what speed should you adjust the pitch to maintain?
Once a positive rate of climb has been achieved, call for “gear up”. Adjust the pitch attitude to maintain a speed of V2 + 10 kt to V2 + 25 kt.
What is the Acceleration altitude?
1000ft above the aerodrome
What do you do at Acceleration Altitude?
lower the nose to approximately 10 deg and Select climb thrust.
How to set climb thrust?
Climb thrust is selected by moving the thrust levers rearwards two clicks.
What do you do once climb thrust is set?
Set the speed bug to 250kts, and allow the aircraft to accelerate, retracting the flaps on schedule, above F speed ask for “Flap 1” and above S speed ask for “Flap 0”. Once the flaps are fully retracted, PM can disarm the spoilers and read the ‘After Take-Off Checklist’ when requested by PF.
Climb, cruise and descent speeds
250kts below 10,000ft
300kts at 10,000ft and above
A380 250kt cruise pitch/thrust setting and approx fuel burn
3 deg
25% Thrust
12,000kg/hr
A320 250kt cruise pitch/thrust setting and approx fuel burn
3 deg
57% N1
3100kg/hr
A380 300kt cruise pitch/thrust setting and approx fuel burn
2 deg
35% Thrust
12,000kg/hr
A320 300kt cruise pitch/thrust setting and approx fuel burn
2 deg
67% N1
3100kg/hr
How can rates of descent be increased/ reduced?
Rates of descent can be increased using speedbrake, or reduced by the application of thrust.
A380 300kt descent pitch/thrust setting and rate of descent
1 deg nose down
Idle Thrust
1800 ft/min
A380 250kts descent pitch/thrust setting and rate of descent
0 deg
Idle Thrust
1500 ft/min
A320 300kts descent pitch/thrust setting and rate of descent
2 deg nose down
Idle Thrust
2300 ft/min
A320 250kts descent pitch/thrust setting and rate of descent
0 deg
Idle Thrust
1500 ft/min
How is minimum clean speed shown on speed tape? And what must you do to reduce below?
A green dot. Do not reduce speed below without selecting flap
Holding and IAF: When to ask for approach checklist?
Once cleared to an altitude for the approach
A380 holding speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting
200kts
Flap 1
3.5 deg
25% Thrust
A320 holding speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting
200kts
Flap 1
7 deg
54% N1
A380 Intermediate Approach Config speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting?
180kts
Flap 2
3 deg
30% Thrust
A320 Intermediate Approach Config speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting?
170kts
Flap 2
5 deg
56% N1
When must the intermediate approach configuration be selected by?
Before turning onto final approach
Final approach A380 gear down, flap 3 target speed
160kts
Final approach A320 gear down, flap 3 target speed
160kts
A380 Final Approach Config speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting?
140kts
Flap 4
2.5 deg
23% Thrust
A320 Final Approach Config speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting?
140kts
Flap 4
3 deg
52% N1
When to select gear down on ILS approach, and what should PM do after? What flap setting should be set after?
At 1 dot fly-up (or a distance of 2 nm to glidepath intercept for NPAs) select gear down (PM arms the ground spoilers) then select flap 3 and reduce speed towards 160kts.
What to do once on the glideslope?
Once on the glideslope, select flap full and reduce to the appropriate final speed. Arm the speed brake by pulling the speed brake handle up to reveal a white collar at its base. Call for the ‘Landing Checklist’.
How to arm the speed brake?
Arm the speed brake by pulling the speed brake handle up to reveal a white collar at its base
Actions upon a go-around?
Call “go-around, flap 3”, select thrust to takeoff thrust (TOGA/ 3 clicks?) and rotate towards the initial takeoff attitude. When a positive rate of climb is achieved, select landing gear up. Turn FDs off once climbing out using the button(s) on the FCU. The climb out speed should be between the final approach speed, and final approach speed + 25 kt. Acceleration altitude is 1,000 ft above the airfield; accelerate and retract flaps from 3 to 1 above F Speed and then to Zero above S speed. Call for the ‘After Take-off Checklist’.
