PSS A320 APPROACH TUTORIAL

The purpose of the quick tutorial is to show you the proper sequence of events to setup your Airbus for an ILS approach. Some liberties are taken with preflight procedures.

FS2002 SETUP from your desktop, select PSS A-3xx Configuration under Startup, uncheck both "Start with Engines Off" and "Start with Cold and Dark" click OK start FS2002 select Settings, International, set Units of measure to "US System" click OK select "CREATE A FLIGHT" Current Aircraft Aircraft manufacturer > Airbus Aircraft model > A320c Variation > PSS A320 CFM Airbus House (or your choice) click OK Current Location Airport ID > CYYZ Runway/ Starting > 23 click OK Current Date and Time Time >Day click OK Fuel Settings enter 35%/0%/35% click OK click "FLY NOW!"

PANEL SETUP open OVERHEAD panel ("5" on keypad) STROBE on BEACON on LANDING LIGHTS on NAV and LOGO on SEAT BELTS on exit OVERHEAD open MCDU panel (shift +3, or hotspot) enter CYYZ/CYYZ, press LSK 1R enter PSS, press LSK 3L enter 5, press LSK 6L press ALIGN IRS press F-PLN button press LSK 1L CYYZ press LSK 1L DEPARTURE press UP ARROW press LSK 5L for runway 23 press LSK 6R to INSERT Because there is no SID selected, the Airbus default will be to insert a climb ahead on runway track to 1500 ft AGL. CYYZ is already at 569ft AGL so this will show as a floating waypoint with the identifier of "2069" press LSK 4L CYYZ press LSK 1R ARRIVAL press UP ARROW twice press LSK 5L ILS23 press LSK 6R to INSERT press INIT button press NEXT PAGE enter 131.0, press LSK 1R for ZFWCG/ZFW enter 9.4, press LSK 2R for BLOCK confirm 140.0, as MTOW (MTOW = 162.0, MLW = 142.2) press PERF button right click V1, VR, V2

press RAD NAV

press CLR press LSK 1R confirm IYZ/111.50 at VOR1 press PERF exit MCDU panel

FD to ON confirm mode to ARC set range to 10 press ARPT set VOR/ADF1/ 2 on EFIS panel to VOR press(left click) SPD selector for managed mode set ALT on FCU panel to 5,000 AUTOBRK to MAX FLAPS to 3 press TO CONFIG confirm no flags for T.O. expand PFD expand ND

TAKE OFF PARKING BRAKE to OFF increase N1 to 50% set THRUST LEVERS to FLX/MCT gate(press +, twice) ROTATE at 139kts at 30ft, POS RATE of climb, GEAR UP at 100 ft press AP1 on FCU panel ("Z" on keyboard) PULL Heading button to set current heading at THR RED/ACC altitude of 2060 observe LVR CLB now flashing set THRUST LEVERS to CL (press "-" on number pad" or mouse control)

FLAPs to 1, as you pass through the "F" speed FLAPs to UP, passing "S" at 3.0 dme from YTP (VOR2) set HDG to 326 (tip, right click, right side of HDG selector 9 times) at 7.3 dme from YTP (VOR2) set HDG to 056 at 15.0 dme from YTP open MCDU press PERF, next PHASE till APPR enter 29.92 for QNH 770 for MDA press PERF press APPR PHASE press CONFIRM APPR PHASE exit MCDU set ALT to 3,000 PULL ALT selector press ILS set AUTOBRK to MED at 20.0 dme from YTP set HDG to 206 when turn completed press LOC select FLAP 1 at LOC intercept (monitor on PFD annunciation) select FLAP 2 set HDG to 236 press APPR, twice (first removes, LOC, second engages APPR mode) press AP2 press shift + / to ARM GND SPLRS when Glide Slope active (monitor on PFD) select GEAR down with Glide Path at one division above select FLAP 3

as the glidepath interception takes place select FLAP to FULL set the missed approach altitude, 3,000 on the FCU check landing memo - Green at about 400ft on RAD ALT you see "LAND" appear on the FMA at verbal "RETARD, RETARD" press "-" on keypad for THRUST IDLE on runway press "-" for REVERSE THRUST disengage AP1 and AP2, steer the aircraft down the runway at 60 knots press + for IDLE at 40 knots apply manual brakes, press . disarm the spoilers, press / clear runway FLAPS to zero (fully up) set transponder to 2000 on the ground switch off both the ILS and FD buttons on the EFIS panel LANDING LIGHTS off TAXI LIGHTS on taxi to gate and shutdown