Step by Step Guide

A318/319/320/321

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Step-By-Step Tutorial

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11. Dezember 2018

This part of the tutorial uses also the flightplan LOWIEGLL01 (Innsbruck to Nice) but covers only the descent from

cruise level and the vector approach into Nice = EGLL 04L. It is mainly based on input from Frank “The Dude” (a RW-

pilot) how a RW vector approach is flown into EGLL ILS 04L.

FLIGHTPATH APPROACH EGLL ILS04L

Vector approach flight path into EGLL

MCDU F-PLAN

Actual flight path

ATC only makes us leave our cruising altitude when they have some sort of ATC competence boundary where they

must hand us over to somebody else. On our flight to Nice that would be BORDI. This is the ATC border between Italy

and France. The French want us in FL170 when entering their airspace. The reason is that Nice outbound planes going

towards Italian airspace. So the Italian ATC would clear us well ahead of BORDI.

After passing EVANO we will receive ATC instructions for descent::

o ATC – AUA319 Cleared FL170 - reach latest at BORDI. Call me leaving

o PM – AUA319 Cleared FL170 - reach latest at BORDI. Will call you when leaving

6. Vector Approach using DIR TO and RADIAL IN