Connected Flight Deck Flows

Aerosoft Airbus
A318/A319/A320/A321
CONNECTED FLIGHT DECK FLOWS
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08 April 2015
I will list the most important callouts and some standard calls for procedures you should be familiar with
which are not listed in the doc above:
 I have control/You have control
 Set Heading/Speed/Altitude xxx
→ If a change in FCU altitude is made always check it on the PFD and reply Altitude/FL xxxx to
make sure the correct value is set and „seen“ by the System! When flying in managed modes
keep in mind the FMGS may overwrite your set altitude due to a CSTR.
 [Insert System name] ON/OFF
 Gear UP/DOWN
 Altimeter reset:
 PF: „altimeters“
 PM: „standard, passing FLxxx“
 PF: „standard, passing FLxxx“
 Approaching FCU altitude
 PM: „1000“
→ The PM has to call 1000 if the aircraft is 1000ft before the assigned altitude. Some airlines
also have a 2000 or a 500 call, but 1000 is the most common one.
FMA Callouts
I'm making this as a separate section as it is very important you are aware of these!
As you already know from the Golden Rules both pilots should always be aware of the FMA, regardless of
who the PF is and who is the PM. Therefore it is important that each change in the FMA is announced.
Announcements are to be made by the PF, however the PM shall announce the new mode if the PF does
not make a timely announcement. Give him a short time to notice the change though. Nothing can be more
annoying than someone always doing your announcements if you miss them by half a second!
A missing announcement may indicate an incapacitation of the other crew member!
Task sharing/SOP
A proper sharing of tasks is needed in order to operate the aircraft in a professional and safe manner.
Following a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) is the only way to operate the aircraft time and fuel
efficient and to create the base for proper CRM.
In the real world each operator creates their own SOP which tells exactly which tasks are to be performed
by which pilot. We have included a detailed SOP in this manual, which you should use to fly the Airbus.
If every pilot of our Airbus operates it according to the SOP we included you will have no problems, even
when flying with someone whom you have never seen or talked to before, so you could basically fly with
each and every pilot who has our Airbus!
Do not worry if you see something done differently in some video. Keep in mind each airline may do things
different than another.