Connected Flight Deck Flows

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CONNECTED FLIGHT DECK FLOWS
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9
09-01-06 Page 5
08 April 2015
Briefing
The briefing is one of the parts most of us will not be very familiar with.
Even worse, many of us may have already adapted a wrong way of conducting a briefing as there are several
addons out there which include briefings, but to be honest, so far I haven't seen a single addon doing a
briefing correctly and as it would be done in real life.
Only a good briefing can lead to a good flight with both crewmembers knowing what will be done.
Knowing what the other pilot plans to do is the key element of flying with each other and to remain ahead
of the aircraft. In fact there is a lot more behind a briefing than most of us would think seeing a video of a
real crew conducting a briefing.
A detailed guide how to conduct a proper briefing is published by Airbus here:
http://www.airbus.com/fileadmin/media_gallery/files/safety_library_items/AirbusSafetyLib_-
FLT_OPS-SOP-SEQ06.pdf
You should follow this guide at all times when briefing your other crew member.
Make sure to plan with enough time to prepare and conduct the briefing.
Equally important is the usage of the same charts by both crew members, in order for both to get the same
information. Of course it's ideal if the charts even comply with the database. If they are not up to date make
sure to check the procedure entered in the FMGS with your charts to make sure no sudden surprise happens
during the approach!
Below you will find the flows for our SOP divided into Captain/First Officer and Pilot Flying/Pilot Monitoring
sections.
We recommend always to fly according to these flows, even when flying the Airbus in a single pilot
operations in order to get used to them.
I'm looking forward to see you in the air and wish you always three greens!
Emanuel Hagen