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!
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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.
The podcast has now had over 100,000 downloads! Thank you for all your support and loyalty!
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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.
This week Matt and Andy give a quick Christmas message and also share a little resource as a gift for you!
Cabin Pressure is a radio sitcom written and created by John Finnemore and directed and produced by David Tyler. It follows the exploits of the eccentric crew of the single aeroplane owned by "MJN Air" as they are chartered to take all manner of items, people or animals across the world. The show stars Finnemore, Stephanie Cole, Roger Allam and Benedict Cumberbatch.The series was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
Wikipedia
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/cumberbins-treasure/id1018144672?mt=2
This week we take a look at a review the bleed system
This week Matt & Andy have the pleasure of speaking to Gerome Gardiner who is an amazing artist specialising in doing oil paintings of airliners.
Not only does he talk about his passion for aviation and painting, but he also reveals an amazing prize he has very generously donated to us to give away to you, our lovely listeners!
To enter, go to our Facebook page and then Like our page, Share the competition post and comment "Yes Please". And that's it! The competition closes at midnight on December 31st, 2017 so get in quick so you don't miss out. The winner will be picked at random and then announced on the podcast and also on Facebook - Good Luck
Not only that, he has also given all our listeners a 10% discount on all his prints! When you contact him via email or through his Instagram page (details below) mention the A320 Podcast to receive your discount.
art@airlinerart.net
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+971 50 421 5998
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This Week Matt & Andy look at Low Visibility Operations
All the figures and procedures in this week's episode are from EASA and Airbus' own SOP's so be sure to check your own company manual and procedure.
The FCU is located on the glareshield, and is the short-term interface between the flight crew and the FMGC. It is used to select any flight parameters or modify those selected in the MCDU. The autopilots and autothrust functions may be engaged or disengaged. Different guidance modes can be selected to change various targets these are speed, heading, track, altitude, flight path angle, vertical speed.
the FCU also includes the two EFIS control panels either side of it and we will explain why shortly.
The FCU comprises three panels : - one center panel (auto flight control section) which features the controls and the displays associated with the AFS. - and two symmetrical panels (EFIS control sections) located on the left side and right side of the center panel. These panels include the controls to change the displays associated respectively with the Captain and the First Officer EFIS display units.
The FCU consists of two identical computers (FCU #1 and #2) and are independent of each other. The computers have separate power supplies, with FCU 1 being prioritised in the event of any electrical issues. FCU1 is for the Captain, FCU 2 for the Copilot.
In order to ensure segregation of barometric selections and displays, the CAPT and F/O BARO parameters are controlled, in normal operation, independently by the two different FCU - processors.
If both FCUs are serviceable, FCU 1 is active and controls Capt BARO selection, AFS display, AFS and EFIS pushbutton switches
FCU 2 controls only F/O BARO selection.
Airbus has landed its biggest-ever order with budget airline investor Indigo Partners signing a deal to buy 430 jets.
The agreement, for Airbus’s best-selling A320 family of small airliners, is worth a $49.5bn at list prices.
Although the order - for 273 A320neos and 157 A321neos - has a list value of almost $50bn, Indigo is unlikely to pay anywhere near as much. The A320neo is priced at $108m and the larger A321neo at $127m but manufacturers offer large discounts on jets. Such a massive order is likely to mean a bigger than normal price reduction.
As analysts digested the order - almost twice the size of the company's previous largest deal, a $26bn sale of 250 A320s to an Indian budget airline - Mr Leahy revealed another sales success. Dublin-based lease company CDB Aviation confirmed MoUs for 90 A320neos.
The order takes Airbus’s backlog of work on the A320 family of jets to almost 6,000 - the equivalent of almost a decade's work. The company has delivered nearly 8,000 of the aircraft since they were introduced 30 years ago.
Fuel Leak
This week Matt and Andy go through the QRH procedure of a fuel leak and discuss some failure management tips.
There is information in the FCTM-AO-028 and of course the QRH-ABN-28
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This week Matt is solo and talks about what a tailpipe fire is and how to deal with it.
As an easy summary - cut off the fuel source and then ventilate.
Do this by turning the engine master switch off and then engine mode selector to crank, man start on.
Check out your manuals for more information.
QRH ABN 70
FCTM NO-030 & AO-070
FCOM PRO-ABN-70
This week Matt & Andy take a look at the ECAM system and how to run failures.
They discuss the system itself and how it works, how airbus expect us to run a failure using it and then finally, how to use ECAM if it fails.
More info can be found in the FCTM OP-040 ECAM
We also recommend using 'Read ECAM' which can be found at www.ipadecam.co.uk for practicing using ECAM and going through difference scenarios.