This week Matt & Andy give you their book recommendations and announce the winners of the latest completion to win a copy of Fly! by Richard De Crespigny. Here are their book recommendations,
QF32 - Richard De Crespigny https://amzn.to/2BtpVZE
Fly! - Richard De Crespigny https://amzn.to/2ClkBsR
The Smell of Kerosene - NASA https://amzn.to/2BrLZ6Y
Understanding Air France 447 - Bill Palmer https://amzn.to/2Rbu9iJ
Flying Concorde: The Full Story - Brian Calvert https://amzn.to/2GvUbsD
Black Box Thinking - Matthew Syed https://amzn.to/2SXYtKz
Riding Rockets - Mike Mullane https://amzn.to/2GBFPXY
If you were the winners this week then get in touch with your delivery details and we'll get them sent out straight away.
This week Matt & Andy talk to Richard De Crespigny, the captain of Qantas flight QF32 in which his A380 suffered multiple major failures when one of it's engines exploded. He discusses the incident itself and how he felt afterwards and then gives us some great knowledge and advice about stress, failure management and safety culture. This one isn't just for A320 pilots, in fact, it's not even just for pilots - everyone can learn from this episode.
If that wasn't enough, Richard has also donated two signed copies of his latest book, Fly! for them to give away. He has set a question for you to answer, get it correct and you'll be in with a chance of wining one of these two books.
This week Matt & Andy continue discussing PBN.
In this episode Matt & Andy look at PBN in this two-parter.
In this episode Matt & Andy answer three questions people have written in with and also have an announcement that includes 2 great offers for their listeners.
In this episode Matt & Andy discuss UPRT. This is a new part of the regulatory recurrent syllabus so they thought it a relevant subject.
This week Andy takes a look at the Dual Engine Failure QRH procedure
This week we take a look at engine issues at various stages of flight, what to look out for and how to handle these scenarios
This week Matt and Andy take a look at another listener request, this time it's pilot incapacitation
This week Matt takes a look at the news stories to come out of the Farnborough Airshow. He discusses the sales figures not just of airbus but also their major competitors.
This week Matt and Andy discuss the windshear detection systems on the A320
This week it's a listener request. Matt & Andy discuss the Ventilation system.
This week Matt discusses a windshield failure which also damaged the FCU causing the loss of autopilot!
http://avherald.com/h?article=4b890953&opt=0
This week Matt and Andy take a look at the little understood CIDS system and what happens when a total failure occurs
This week Matt & Andy have a chat about the southwest incident and then discuss how they'd deal with the same incident in an A320.
You can listen to the full ATC recording here https://youtu.be/FkVTdvcghHc
How would you add to it? Any ideas would be welcomed on our facebook page.
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This week Matt & Andy look at FMGC failures and their consequences.
There's little information in the manuals so they both take us though the effects of these failues and some of the issues that can be faced.
A review of the FMGS system before next weeks DUAL FMGC FAILURE podcast
This week Matt and Andy discuss a listener's experience that we can all learn from. Plus, a fact we bet you didn't know.
This week Matt & Andy interview Andy Owen from Airbus about the logistics of getting the wings they've made out to the production facilities using the Beluga.
They also announce another exciting competition!
This week Matt & Andy discuss the screens found on the A320, how they are managed and what happens when they fail.
THEY'RE BACK!!!! After 3 weeks off, Matt and Andy are back to discuss the Radio Altimeters, how they operate and then how to deal with a Dual Failure.
They look at the system itself,
A single failure
and then a dual failure.
Matt & Andy speak to Andy Owen from the Airbus wing factory in Broughton about how the A320 wings are constructed.
Ever wondered how our wings are made???
They were lucky enough to have a full factory tour, see The A320 Podcast Facebook page for some photos and more information.
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This week Matt and Andy take a look at the Flight Augmentation Computers and their functions.
New Airbus manuals are now released and on their way to airlines around the world. Your airline should be updating them soon if they haven't already. There's an episode about this change TAP030 so have a listen to refresh your memory.
The A320 has two FACs (flight augmentation computers) and they have three main functions, - Yaw functions (your damping, rudder trim and rudder trim limiting)
- Flight envelope functions
- Windshear detection
The FACs govern the flight envelope, rudder position display and rudder trim indications regardless of what the flight crew does with the FAC pushbutton. It also controls the speed scale.
FAC Computes:
VSW
VLS
VFE & VFE NEXT
VLE
VMO/MMO
GREEN DOT
S SPEED
F SPEED
TREND ARROW
Alpha lock
This function inhibits slat retraction at high angles of attack and low speeds. When the flat leave is set to 0, the alpha/speed lock function activates and inhibits slat retraction if:
The angle of attack is greater than 8.5° or
The speed is less than 148 kts.
If the flap lever is already set to 0 (so the slats are moving or are already at 0) when the alpha lock conditions occur, inhibit will not activate therefore the stats will continue to retract or remain at zero.
Once the alpha/speed lock function is active, the slats will only retract when:
The angle of attack is less than 7.6° and,
This speed is above 154 kts
The function is not active on the ground when the speed is less than 60kts.
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This week Matt & Andy talk to Valentina Fitzpatrick from Aviofit about why an aircraft is an unhealthy environment and what we can do to try to counteract it.
She also has a challenge for both of them!
Who is Valentina?
"Valentina Fitzpatrick has combined her experience as cabin crew for a leading European airline, with her qualifications from UCD in health and fitness to found Aviofit. Aviofit is a collaboration of expertise in aviation, nutrition and health & fitness, gathering together to assist airlines and regulatory bodies to counteract the immediate and damaging effects of flying on the body".
To find out more visit www.aviofit.com and remember to mention the podcast if you contact her.