Step by Step Guide

A318/319/320/321
Profesional
Step-By-Step Tutorial
Vol
6
06-01- 53
11. Dezember 2018
5.16 Cruise
CRUISE
NO.
PANEL
ACTION
REMARK
TYP
PART (Name)
PART (No.)
PF (PILOT FLYING)
PM (PILOT MONITORING)
206
FMA “ALT / ALT CRZ”
Start Checklist / Co-Pilot - if selected
207
PEDESTAL
TCAS
10
TCAS TA or TA/RA plus TILT NORMAL
SET
CoP
208
OVERHEAD
SIGNS
11
SEAT BELTS = OFF or AUTO
CHECK and set to OFF
CoP
209
SLIDING TABLE - COPILOT
EXTENDED
CoP
Procedure complete
210
PEDESTAL
ECAM
1
ECAM MEMO / SYS PAGES
REVIEW
211
MCDU
Var.PAGES
FLIGHT PROGRESS
CHECK
212
MCDU
FUEL PRED
FUEL
MONITOR
213
MCDU
PROG
NAV ACCURANCY
CHECK
214
OVERHEAD
AIR COND
7
CABIN TEMP
MONITOR
162.
Cruise Altitude: As soon as the cruise altitude of 34.000 feet has been reached FMA data on the PFD
should change to MACH, ALT CRZ and NAV. The CRUISE procedure (#201 to #203) will automatically
start if the MCDU is fully programmed. But there are no “calls” for this procedure.
T/C – Top of Climb = 34.000 Feet
163.
Sliding Table: The Copilot’s sliding table will automatically be extended after reaching the cruise
level.
Fuel and System Checks: Every 30-60 minutes a fuel and system check should be done to ensure the
aircraft is operating properly and to detect possible issues early.
FUEL: Compare the Fuel on Board with the Fuel Used values. These should add up to match your
Block Fuel (which you initially loaded at the gate). If you use an OFP (for example provided by PFPX
or SimBrief) compare the FOB to the planned FOB at a nearby waypoint.
SYSTEMs: Review all ECAM pages and check everything is still within limits and no abnormal
indications show.
STEP CLIMB: For this tutorial we will not do any Step Climbs as this is a rather short flight. On longer
flights however, you should enter the STEP ALTS page from the MCDU CRUISE PERF page. Enter an
altitude 2000ft above your cruise level into the scratchpad and press LSK1L.
The will then check automatically if such a Step Climb make sense and show you the resultant
predictions to the Step Climb to the right, as well as an arrow up on the ND at the point where you
should fly the Step Climb.
Note that unlike other manufacturers aircraft (Boeing, etc.) the will NOT calculate a Step Climb
automatically. You must enter the target altitude and it will tell you if this makes sense or not.
T/C = 34.000 Feet