Systems Guide

A318/A319/A320/A321

Professional

SYSTEMS

Systems guide

Vol

04-03-32

11 July 2018

COMMUNICATIONS

Unfortunately, P3D is not very strong with radios and we really wanted to stick to the default commands

of P3D because a lot of people have hardware for these parts. So, we went for practicality more than for

getting the simulation exactly as the real aircraft. It’s a small price to pay for compatibility and usability.

COMMUNICATION RADIOS

Communication radios (VHF) are set using the Radio Management Panel on the pedestal while Navigation

radios are set on the MCDU system. The backup Radio navigation option on the RMP is not implemented.

The communication radios VHF1 and VHF2 (P3D calls that COMS 1 and COMS 2) are set on the Radio

Management Panel on the center console. VHF1 is set on the Captain side (left), VHF2 is set on the First

Officer side (right).

1. ON / OFF sw: Toggles power to the panel

2. NAV key: Not implemented

3. STBY NAV keys: Not implemented

4. ROTATING KNOB: Outer wheel sets most significant digits, inner wheel sets least significant

digits. When a frequency has a COURSE attached to it the inner wheel sets the COURSE

5. TRANSFER KEY: When pressed the ACTIVE and STBY frequencies are interchanged.

6. STBY / CRS window: Shows STBY frequency or COURSE

7. ACTVIVE window: Shows the active frequency of the selected radio system

8. BFO key: Not implemented