In this episode Matt & Andy discuss the Lithium Battery Fire QRH checklist and cabin crew procedures and interview Andy from Avsax.com about the risks posed by lithium batteries.
In this episode Matt & Andy discuss the different types of NPA available and how to fly them.
In this episode Matt & Andy discuss the reasons behind this procedure and tells us the risks if you don't do it.
This week Matt chats to Jamie from Airline Prep about preparing for a new job interview, command upgrades and more
This week Matt and Andy looking at the ACP and the associated systems that make up the communication systems.
This week Matt and Andy look at the features of ADS-B and ATSAW
Pictures to help with the descriptions of the symbols and the MCDU pages can be found on the social media channels;
Matt and Andy are also looking for volunteers to help with these social media pages as they are pretty neglected both being full time captains. If you think you, or someone you know, can spare just an hour or two a week to help out then they'd love to hear from you either through these social media channels or via email info@a320podcast.com
This week Matt and Andy discuss Single and Dual FCU faults.
They look at what happens with these failures and how to manage them.
They also give a quick tech refresher on the different levels of failure.
This week Matt & Andy have a look at the FCU panel and how it works
In this episode Matt and Andy take a look at the Pratt and Whitney PW1000G Powerplant
In this episode Matt & Andy have a look at the APU system.
In this episode Matt and Andy answer a few questions from listeners regarding the windshear and high speed protection
In this episode we look at the procedure for a manual start on the IAE V2500 engine
Continuing the series on powerplants, Matt and Andy take a look at the V2500 from IAE
This week Matt and Andy look in detail at a manual engine start on the CFM56, what it is and how to do it
We are back for the New Year! this week Matt and Andy start a new series looking at the engine options available for the A320 family. We start the series at the CFM56
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.