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PSS A319 / A320 / A321 Systems Manual February 23, 2002 Phoenix Simulation Software A319/320/321 P 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Systems Manual REV 01 SEQ 001 Panel Overview 3 Main Panel Components 5 General Notes 6 Primary Flight Display 7 Navigation Display 15 Engine / Warning Display 24 System Display 28 Autoight 30 MCDU 40 Backup Instruments 66 Landing Gear 67 Controls on Center Pedestal 68 APU 71 Electrical System 72 Fuel System 74 Powerplane 76 Hydraulics 77 Pneumatics 79 Air Conditioning 81 Pressurization 83 GPWS 85 Other Controls 86 Chronometer 87 Panel Conguration utility 88 Phoenix Simulation Software A319/320/321 P 3 PANEL OVERVIEW Systems Manual REV 01 SEQ 001 Panel views The Phoenix Airbus A3xx panel has several pop-up windows and can be represented in different views, as shown below: Full panel view is the default view. It shows all EFIS displays and all gauges on the main panel. To return to full view from Compact or Overhead view, press NUMPAD 8 key. Full panel view Compact panel view provides good outside view while including the most important displays, instruments and controls. Compact view is accessed by pressing and holding NUMPAD 2 key. To keep this view active, press and hold NUMPAD 2, then press CTRL, then release both. Compact (“VFR”) panel view MCDU window shows expanded view and allows operation of Multipurpose Control Display Unit. This window is opened or closed by clicking on MCDU screen image on main panel view, or by pressing Shift+2 key. MCDU window open Phoenix Simulation Software A319/320/321 P 4 PANEL OVERVIEW Systems Manual REV 01 SEQ 001 Each of EFIS displays presents a wealth of information. To help reading these displays, each of them can be expanded by clicking on it. Expanded displays are pop-up windows and can be moved and resized to your taste, or even undocked and dragged to another monitor. An expanded display can be closed by clicking on its upper right part. Shortcut keys for displays are, Shift+4 for PFD, Shift+5 for ND, Shift+6 for Upper ECAM, and Shift+7 for Lower ECAM. Expanded EFIS displays Overhead panel contains controls for aircraft systems such as Electrical, Fuel, Pressurization etc. Overhead view is accessed by pressing and holding NUMPAD 5 key. To keep this view active, press and hold NUMPAD 5, then press CTRL, then release both. Overhead panel view Central pedestal carries thrust levers, aps and spoilers controls, engine starting controls, etc. Central pedestal window is opened and closed by pressing Shift+2 key. Virtual cockpit view Central pedestal window open Flight Simulator Virtual Cockpit view contains full set of gauges. Although, due to FS limitation, the custom-drawn (“vector”) gauges are inoperative in Virtual Cockpit, and thus the EFIS displays are replaced with different versions with some ele- ments missing. Also, mouse clicks do not work in this mode. Phoenix Simulation Software A319/320/321 P 5 MAIN PANEL COMPONENTS Systems Manual REV 01 SEQ 001 The Airbus has a modern glass cockpit. Mechanical gauges are replaced by an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) which includes six CRT displays representing all information in most convenient form. The displays include Captain and FO Primary Flight Displays (PFD), Captain and FO Navigation Displays (ND), and two Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring (ECAM) displays: Engine/Warning Display (E/WD) and System Display (SD). Mechanical backup instruments are also provided. Automatic ight is controlled from Flight Control Unit (FCU). Fully automatic ight along a programmed route is possible and is guided by Flight Management System (FMS). The FMS is programmed and operated using Multi-function Control and Display Units (MCDU). Chronometer EFIS Control Flight Control button Panel Unit (FCU) Primary Flight Navigation Engine/Warning Gear panel Display (PFD) Display (ND) Display (E/WD) GPWS Backup DDRMI System Display Clock indicatior Instruments (SD) MCDU ECAM Control Panel Phoenix Simulation Software A319/320/321 P 6 GENERAL NOTES Systems Manual REV 01 SEQ 001 EFIS displays EFIS displays contain a wealth of information. At standard display resolutions, they can be hard to read. To solve this, any display can be expanded by clicking it with the mouse. This brings a pop-up window with enlarged display picture. Such windows are standard Flight Simulator pop-up windows. They can be resized, moved to any position and arranged to your taste. You can drag a window clicking at any place, except for the area in upper right corner - clicking there will close the window. A window can be undocked by right-clicking it and selecting “Undock” in pop-up menu. This allows the window to be moved outside main FS window and placed anywhere on desktop, or on second monitor. The same can be done with MCDU pop-up window. Thrust control The A320 aircraft thrust levers are different from those found on Boeing-type or other common aircraft. The thrust levers move through distinct detents, or gates, marked “MREV”, “IDLE”, “CL”, “FLX/MCT”, and “TO-GA”. Takeoff power is applied by moving the levers to TO-GA or FLX-MCT gate, which commands autothrust system to produce computed takeoff thrust corresponding to current conditions. At thrust reduction altitude, thrust levers are retarded to CL gate, which automatically engages autothrust system. From this point, the levers are normally left in CL detent through all the ight until just before touchdown. Autothrust system controls engine thrust corresponding to active thrust modes and thrust limits. The A320 thrust levers are not back-driven by autothrust system, and don’t move as the thrust is automatically adjusted. Unless needed, they are left in CL gate until synthesized voice announces “RETARD” 20 feet above landing runway. Due to this, thrust control is implemented differently than on other Flight Simulator panels. Instead of using joystick throttle or Flight Simulator keys, the panel uses custom keys (Numpad PLUS and Numpad MINUS by default) to move thrust levers between gates. You can also use pedestal view and move levers with the mouse. Thrust levers position can be checked by looking at thrust Flight Mode Annunciator on PFD, the thrust limit name on E/WD, or by checking the pedestal view. Manual thrust control is still possible, using joystick throttle or Flight Simulator keys. Make sure that the panel-simulated thrust levers are left at IDLE, or set at CL but the autothrust is disengaged. Please check Autothrust discussion in Autoight section of this manual for further information. Flight controls The PSS A320 panel attempts to simulate electronic y-by-wire ight control system of the real aircraft. The conventional ight yokes are replaced on Airbus aircraft with side-sticks, much like a computer joystick. Sidesticks send electronic signals to ight computers, which drive the control surfaces. Left-right stick deection controls bank rate, and computers will not allow to exceed bank limits of ±67° bank. Forward-aft stick deection controls aircraft G load. Neutral stick position commands load of 1 G, resulting in level ight or constant vertical speed, regardless of airspeed, altitude or weight. This is simulated in PSS panel by auto-trimming the aircraft, although this can be done only when the joystick is centered. The joystick inputs to Flight Simulator are disabled when the autopilot is engaged. This is done to prevent joystick noise from interferring with autopilot operation. Phoenix Simulation Software A319/320/321 P 7 PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY Systems Manual REV 01 SEQ 001 General The Primary Flight Display (PFD) is the outer display on Captain and FO panels. It provides information on: • Attitude and Guidance commands • Airspeed • Barometric and radio altitude and vertical speed • Heading and track • Flight Mode Annunciations • Vertical and lateral deviations The PFD is divided into several sections: Flight Mode Attitude and Annunciations Guidance Airspeed Altitude and Vertical Speed Heading and Track Flight Mode Annunciations Flight Mode Annunciator (FMA) are indications of current status of FMS operation. The FMA is divided into 5 columns which indicate: • Thrust modes • Active and armed Pitch modes • Active and armed Roll modes • Approach capabilities • Autopilot, Flight Director and Autothrust engagement status The Flight Mode Annunciations are discussed in detail in Autoight and FCU section. Phoenix Simulation Software A319/320/321 P 8 PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY Systems Manual REV 01 SEQ 001 Attitude data Roll Scale Roll/Sideslip Index Pitch Scale Attitude Limits Aircraft symbol Radar Altitude Aircraft symbol Fixed aircraft symbol indicates position of aircraft relative to the horizon. Roll Scale The scale is graduated at 0, 10, 20, 30 and 45 bank degrees. Roll/Sideslip Index Upper part of the index indicates current bank. The lower part moves below roll part and shows amount of side slip. Pitch Scale Graduated each 2.5 degrees, indicates current aircraft pitch. Attitude Limits Green ‘=’ symbols are displayed at ±67° on roll scale, at 15° nose down and at 30° nose up on pitch scale. They represent the pitch and bank limits of Normal law protections. Radar Altitude Radar altimeter readout is displayed when below 2500 feet AGL. At low altitudes, the white line which separates pitch scale and solid bottom part, moves up as aircraft gets closer to the ground, covering the pitch scale, and meets the horizon line at touchdown. Radar altimeter readout turns yellow when below DH, if it was set. Specic indications on ground Sidestick position Ground roll command bar Max sidestick deection Ground roll command bar Indicates ground roll guidance command in RWY mode, which keeps runway course Sidestick position Indicates the position of sidestick (joystick). Appears after second engine start and is removed at takeoff power application. Max sidestick deection Four corners dene maximum sidestick deection. Phoenix Simulation Software A319/320/321 P 9 PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY Systems Manual REV 01 SEQ 001 Guidance Flight guidance commands generated by FMS are depicted by Flight Director (FD) symbols. Flight Director system allows the pilot to manually y the aircraft while following the guidance commands. The FD symbols are only visible when FD button on EFIS control panel is illuminated. There are two different modes of FD operation, with different symbology. The FD button, displayed FD symbols corresponds to selection of HDG-V/S or TRK-FPA mode EFIS Control Panel on the FCU. HDG-V/S HDG-V/S Mode TRK-FPA Selector, In this mode, the FD symbols include two bars. Vertical FCU bar indicates commanded bank, and horizontal bar shows commanded pitch. To follow the commands, steer the aircraft so that the bars cross at the center if static aircraft symbol. In this example, a left bank and present pitch is commanded. TRK-FPA Mode In this mode, the FD symbols include a ight path vector symbol and a ight path director symbol. Flight path vector symbol (“Bird”) represents the aircraft vertical ight path angle, drift angle and bank. The command symbol (“Moustache”) shows commanded ight path angle, as vertical distance between the symbols, and roll, as the difference in symbols rotation. To follow the commands, steer the aircraft so that the two symbols are aligned. In this example, a left bank and pitch up is commanded. Drift angle Bank angle Bank difference Vertical ight path Vertical ight path Flight Path Vector Flight Path Director angle difference symbol commands Phoenix Simulation Software A319/320/321 P 10 PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY Systems Manual REV 01 SEQ 001 Guidance (continued) ILS Indications When ILS receiver is automatically tuned for destination airport approach by FMS, or ILS frequency is manually entered on MCDU Rad Nav page, the localizer and glideslope deviation bars can be displayed on PFD. To do so, push the ILS button on EFIS control panel. Second push removes ILS information from PFD. Localizer deviation Glideslope deviation ILS front course Localizer deviation Glideslope deviation The magenta indexes represent horizontal and vertical deviation from localizer and glideslope. In this example, the aircraft is to the right and above the glide path. When a deviation diamond index reaches a limit of a scale, it turns to magenta arrow. ILS front course Magenta dagger on heading scale indicates the selected landing runway ILS course, or course manually entered on MCDU Rad Nav page.