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7.9 Situational Awareness

A320 Family SOP 7. Flight Handling & Airbus Philosophy

Pilots must always know: Where the aircraft is going What the aircraft is doing What will happen...

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7.8 Manual Flying

A320 Family SOP 7. Flight Handling & Airbus Philosophy

Manual flying is required: During training In abnormal situations When automation is not appropr...

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7.7 Automation Discipline

A320 Family SOP 7. Flight Handling & Airbus Philosophy

Pilots must: Understand active modes Anticipate aircraft behavior Intervene early Common Mista...

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7.6 Energy Management

A320 Family SOP 7. Flight Handling & Airbus Philosophy

Energy = Speed + Altitude Good Energy State On profile Correct speed Minimal corrections requir...

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7.5 Thrust Management

A320 Family SOP 7. Flight Handling & Airbus Philosophy

The A320 uses fixed thrust detents: IDLE CL (Climb) FLX/MCT TOGA Key Concept Thrust levers ar...

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7.4 Flight Mode Annunciator (FMA)

A320 Family SOP 7. Flight Handling & Airbus Philosophy

Located at the top of the PFD. Importance The FMA shows: Active modes Armed modes Autothrust st...

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7.3 Flight Director (FD)

A320 Family SOP 7. Flight Handling & Airbus Philosophy

The Flight Director provides guidance via crossbars on the PFD. Key Rule πŸ‘‰ The aircraft must fol...

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7.2 Managed vs Selected Mode

A320 Family SOP 7. Flight Handling & Airbus Philosophy

This is the most important concept in Airbus operations. Managed Mode Aircraft follows FMGS fli...

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7.1 Objective and Philosophy

A320 Family SOP 7. Flight Handling & Airbus Philosophy

Objective To understand how to properly control and manage the Airbus A320 using automation, whil...

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6.7 Crosscheck Concept

A320 Family SOP 6. MCDU / FMS Guide

Every critical input must be: Entered by PF Verified by PM Core Rule β€œGarbage in β†’ Garbage out...

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6.6 Key Pilot Tasks and common errors

A320 Family SOP 6. MCDU / FMS Guide

Key Pilot Tasks During all phases: Monitor flight plan Check for route deviations Verify altitud...

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6.5 Performance Pages

A320 Family SOP 6. MCDU / FMS Guide

Takeoff (PERF TO) V1 / VR / V2 β†’ INSERT FLEX Temperature β†’ SET Thrust Reduction Altitude β†’ SET A...

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6.4 INIT B Page

A320 Family SOP 6. MCDU / FMS Guide

Fuel & Weight: Block Fuel β†’ INSERT Zero Fuel Weight β†’ INSERT Importance: Incorrect values will...

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6.3 Flight Plan Page

A320 Family SOP 6. MCDU / FMS Guide

Route Input: Insert waypoints / airways Select SID and runway Insert STAR and approach Importa...

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6.2 INIT A Page

A320 Family SOP 6. MCDU / FMS Guide

Used for basic flight initialization. Required Entries: FROM / TO β†’ Departure & Destination FLT ...

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6.1 Objective

A320 Family SOP 6. MCDU / FMS Guide

The MCDU (Multipurpose Control and Display Unit) is used to manage: Flight planning Navigation P...

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5.12 Key Principles

A320 Family SOP 5. Checklists & Flows

Flows must be consistent Checklists must not be skipped PF/PM roles must be respected Core Rul...

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5.11 Shutdown

A320 Family SOP 5. Checklists & Flows

πŸ”Ή PM Flow Engines β†’ OFF Beacon β†’ OFF External Power β†’ ON πŸ”Ή PF Flow Parking Brake β†’ SET Confir...

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5.10 After Landing

A320 Family SOP 5. Checklists & Flows

πŸ”Ή PM Flow Spoilers β†’ RETRACT Flaps β†’ UP APU β†’ START πŸ”Ή PF Flow Taxi control Vacate runway βœ… ...

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5.9 Landing

A320 Family SOP 5. Checklists & Flows

πŸ”Ή PM Flow Gear β†’ DOWN Flaps β†’ FULL Speed β†’ CHECK πŸ”Ή PF Flow Stabilize approach Monitor FD βœ… ...

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