Airbus Sim Prep

Question 1

Before T/O checks?

Answer 1

Question 2

After T/O checks

Answer 2

Question 3

Std set check

Answer 3

Question 4

Before descent checks

Answer 4

Question 5

Approach checks

Answer 5

Question 6

Landing checks

Answer 6

Question 7

T/O, after T/O and STD checks

Answer 7

Question 8

Before descent, approach and landing checks

Answer 8

Question 9

A380 Take off flap

Answer 9

2

Question 10

A320 Take off flap

Answer 10

2

Question 11

A380 Takeoff Thrust

Answer 11

TOGA

Question 12

A320 Takeoff Thrust

Answer 12

TOGA

Question 13

A380 Vr

Answer 13

130kts

Question 14

A320 Vr

Answer 14

140kts

Question 15

A380 Rotation Attitude

Answer 15

15 deg

Question 16

A320 rotation attitude

Answer 16

17.5 deg

Question 17

A380 V2

Answer 17

140kts

Question 18

A320 V2

Answer 18

145kts

Question 19

A380 Acceleration Attitude

Answer 19

10 deg

Question 20

A320 Acceleration Attitude

Answer 20

10 deg

Question 21

When cleared for Take Off what do you do with thrust levers?

Answer 21

advance the thrust levers a couple of centimetres, once all engines have spooled up, push the levers forward to the TOGA gate (three clicks).

Question 22

What are the actions at Vr?

Answer 22

At Vr, rotate the aircraft to the initial rotation attitude at a rate of 2.5-3 degrees per second.

Question 23

Upon confirmation of positive rate of climb, what should you ask PM to do and what speed should you adjust the pitch to maintain?

Answer 23

Once a positive rate of climb has been achieved, call for “gear up”. Adjust the pitch attitude to maintain a speed of V2 + 10 kt to V2 + 25 kt.

Question 24

What is the Acceleration altitude?

Answer 24

1000ft above the aerodrome

Question 25

What do you do at Acceleration Altitude?

Answer 25

lower the nose to approximately 10 deg and Select climb thrust.

Question 26

How to set climb thrust?

Answer 26

Climb thrust is selected by moving the thrust levers rearwards two clicks.

Question 27

What do you do once climb thrust is set?

Answer 27

Set the speed bug to 250kts, and allow the aircraft to accelerate, retracting the flaps on schedule, above F speed ask for “Flap 1” and above S speed ask for “Flap 0”. Once the flaps are fully retracted, PM can disarm the spoilers and read the 'After Take-Off Checklist’ when requested by PF.

Question 28

Climb, cruise and descent speeds

Answer 28

250kts below 10,000ft 300kts at 10,000ft and above

Question 29

A380 250kt cruise pitch/thrust setting and approx fuel burn

Answer 29

3 deg 25% Thrust 12,000kg/hr

Question 30

A320 250kt cruise pitch/thrust setting and approx fuel burn

Answer 30

3 deg 57% N1 3100kg/hr

Question 31

A380 300kt cruise pitch/thrust setting and approx fuel burn

Answer 31

2 deg 35% Thrust 12,000kg/hr

Question 32

A320 300kt cruise pitch/thrust setting and approx fuel burn

Answer 32

2 deg 67% N1 3100kg/hr

Question 33

How can rates of descent be increased/ reduced?

Answer 33

Rates of descent can be increased using speedbrake, or reduced by the application of thrust.

Question 34

A380 300kt descent pitch/thrust setting and rate of descent

Answer 34

1 deg nose down Idle Thrust 1800 ft/min

Question 35

A380 250kts descent pitch/thrust setting and rate of descent

Answer 35

0 deg Idle Thrust 1500 ft/min

Question 36

A320 300kts descent pitch/thrust setting and rate of descent

Answer 36

2 deg nose down Idle Thrust 2300 ft/min

Question 37

A320 250kts descent pitch/thrust setting and rate of descent

Answer 37

0 deg Idle Thrust 1500 ft/min

Question 38

How is minimum clean speed shown on speed tape? And what must you do to reduce below?

Answer 38

A green dot. Do not reduce speed below without selecting flap

Question 39

Holding and IAF: When to ask for approach checklist?

Answer 39

Once cleared to an altitude for the approach

Question 40

A380 holding speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting

Answer 40

200kts Flap 1 3.5 deg 25% Thrust

Question 41

A320 holding speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting

Answer 41

200kts Flap 1 7 deg 54% N1

Question 42

A380 Intermediate Approach Config speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting?

Answer 42

180kts Flap 2 3 deg 30% Thrust

Question 43

A320 Intermediate Approach Config speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting?

Answer 43

170kts Flap 2 5 deg 56% N1

Question 44

When must the intermediate approach configuration be selected by?

Answer 44

Before turning onto final approach

Question 45

Final approach A380 gear down, flap 3 target speed

Answer 45

160kts

Question 46

Final approach A320 gear down, flap 3 target speed

Answer 46

160kts

Question 47

A380 Final Approach Config speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting?

Answer 47

140kts Flap 4 2.5 deg 23% Thrust

Question 48

A320 Final Approach Config speed/flap/pitch and thrust setting?

Answer 48

140kts Flap 4 3 deg 52% N1

Question 49

When to select gear down on ILS approach, and what should PM do after? What flap setting should be set after?

Answer 49

At 1 dot fly-up (or a distance of 2 nm to glidepath intercept for NPAs) select gear down (PM arms the ground spoilers) then select flap 3 and reduce speed towards 160kts.

Question 50

What to do once on the glideslope?

Answer 50

Once on the glideslope, select flap full and reduce to the appropriate final speed. Arm the speed brake by pulling the speed brake handle up to reveal a white collar at its base. Call for the ‘Landing Checklist’.

Question 51

How to arm the speed brake?

Answer 51

Arm the speed brake by pulling the speed brake handle up to reveal a white collar at its base

Question 52

Actions upon a go-around?

Answer 52

Call “go-around, flap 3”, select thrust to takeoff thrust (TOGA/ 3 clicks?) and rotate towards the initial takeoff attitude. When a positive rate of climb is achieved, select landing gear up. Turn FDs off once climbing out using the button(s) on the FCU. The climb out speed should be between the final approach speed, and final approach speed + 25 kt. Acceleration altitude is 1,000 ft above the airfield; accelerate and retract flaps from 3 to 1 above F Speed and then to Zero above S speed. Call for the ‘After Take-off Checklist’.