Memory#1
Emergency Descent
Memory items for Emergency Descent.
ECAM, flight control law, limitations, memory items, and Airbus-style oral practice for A320 type rating prep.
Think philosophy first: protections, ECAM sequence, managed/selected modes, and why the aircraft behaves the way it does.
Questions
38
Modes
3
Focus
Oral + Systems
Memory items for Emergency Descent.
Memory items for Stall / Stall Warning recovery.
Memory items for Reactive Windshear at takeoff or approach.
Memory items for Unreliable Speed Indication / ADR Check Procedure.
Memory items for Loss of Braking after touchdown.
VMO and MMO for A320.
Maximum flap/slat extension speeds (A320).
Landing gear speed limits.
Maximum tire ground speed.
Maximum crosswind for takeoff and landing.
Maximum tailwind for takeoff and landing.
Maximum operating altitude.
Maximum altitude for in-flight engine start (windmill).
Maximum towing speed.
Maximum bank angle in normal law (autopilot off).
AC electrical sources on the A320.
Battery configuration and capacity.
What is the RAT and when does it deploy?
How are AC buses tied?
Hydraulic systems on the A320.
What is the PTU and when does it operate?
Are the reservoirs pressurised?
Describe the A320 fuel tanks.
How is center tank fuel used?
Maximum allowable wing tank imbalance.
Pneumatic bleed sources.
Air conditioning packs and zones.
Maximum cabin differential and max cabin altitude.
What are Normal, Alternate, Direct laws?
What is flare law?
How does auto-trim work?
What is the MCDU and what is the FMGC?
Stable approach criteria.
A320 engine start procedure (auto).
After takeoff actions.
What is required for an auto-land?
What is RNP-AR and what limits apply?
How does the ECAM workflow differ from Boeing's QRH?