FLIGHT PHASES
PREFLIGHT
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AIRBUS A318/319/320/321
© THALES AVIONICS S.A.
J43126AA 00
Part II: Chapter 2 – PREFLIGHT
Contents
2.1. FMGS INITIALIZATION..............................................3
FMGC power up/Access .................................................4
Check A/C Status page..................................................5
Complete INIT A page...................................................6
Enter Route .................................................................6
Enter Alternate / Alternate Route....................................8
Enter Flight Number......................................................9
Align IRS................................................................... 10
Enter Cost Index ........................................................ 12
Enter Cruise FL and Temperature.................................. 12
Enter Tropopause ....................................................... 12
Enter Climb Wind........................................................ 13
Enter History Wind (when applicable) ............................ 14
Enter Cruise Wind....................................................... 15
Enter Descent wind..................................................... 16
Enter Alternate wind ................................................... 16
Complete F-PLN page.................................................. 17
Enter Departure ......................................................... 17
DEPARTURE pages...................................................... 17
Monitor ND in PLAN mode............................................ 18
Enter en-route AIRWAYS ............................................. 19
Enter a WPT............................................................... 21
Use AIRPORT key ....................................................... 22
Enter arrival............................................................... 23
Enter / Revise alternate route....................................... 24
TMPY F-PLN insert....................................................... 24
Complete SEC F-PLN page ........................................... 25
RAD NAV page ........................................................... 26
Complete INIT page B................................................. 27
Check & complete PROG page ...................................... 28
Complete PERF page................................................... 29
Reference speeds ....................................................... 30
Take-off Shift............................................................. 30
Climb speed............................................................... 31
Cruise speed.............................................................. 31
APPROACH page......................................................... 31
Check F-PLN .............................................................. 32
2.2. SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEDURES...............................34
Estimated Time for Take-Off(ETT)................................. 34
Change IDLE/PERF factors ........................................... 35
DATA not stored in NAV DATABASE............................... 36
NAVAIDS deselection .................................................. 37
Dispatch with an outdated NAV data base ...................... 37