EFIS on Airbus A320 / A330Preparation for the upcoming jumpseat flight
Yuuji Izumo Gilbert Lee Jacklyn Wu CARE - Charity for Aviation - Recreation and Education
CARE – Charity for Aviation Recreation and Education
Collaborated with
Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps+ Sea Cadets+Scout Association of Hong Kong
to provide different aviation knowledge courses since 2009
CARE – Charity for Aviation Recreation and Education
We also visited and established a connection with the UK based Anglian Flight Centres in 2015
Outstanding students who completed the 60-week-course at CARE will be recommended to
Anglian Flight Centres
for participating self-funded private pilot programme
Electronic Flight Information System
Primary Flight Display (PFD)
& Navigation Display (ND)
Flight parameters are displayed on
Primary Flight Displays ( PFD ) while navigation data is
displayed on Navigation Displays( ND )
PFD1 PFD2 ND1 ND2
PFD1 ND1
ND has several modes
In ARC mode,• Aircraft Position• Navaids• Airfields• TCAS(Traffic
information)
Other modes include• ROSE VOR• ROSE LS• PLAN
ND has several modes
In ARC mode,• Aircraft Position• Navaids• Airfields• TCAS(Traffic
information)
Other modes include• ROSE VOR• ROSE LS• PLAN
ND has several modes
In ARC mode,• Aircraft Position• Navaids• Airfields• TCAS
Other modes include• ROSE VOR• ROSE LS• PLAN
Planned Route
Aircraft
Weather Radar (WXR)
Aircraft
MCDUsMultipurpose Control
and Display Units
are the MMI of
FMGSFlight Management
and Guidance System
Pushback Red
Pushback Blue
Pushback Green
Primary Flight Display
Artificial Horizon
Indicated Air Speed
Altimeter
Vertical Speed Indicator
•Attitude,
•Airspeed,
•Altitude,
•Vertical Speed,
•Heading and Track
Classic instrument
“T” configuration
Flight Mode Annunciator (FMA)
Announce FMA
“MAN FLEX 55, SRS, RUNWAY, AUTO THRUST BLUE”
In the middle of the glare shield, there is a Flight Control Unit
The FCU is one of the interface units between the pilots and the Autoflight system
There are selectors on the FCU which will affect the indications seen on the PFD and ND
The selectors, with associated indication, are provided for:
•Speed,•Heading,•Altitude.
You will see how these selectors affect the EFIS displays in the modules that follow.
SPEED HEADING ALTITUDE
Radio Altimeter (RA) • Activated
below 2500 feet above ground
The fixed black and yellow symbols represents the aircraft
Read attitude information:• Imagine looking the
aircraft from the back• Sky is BLUE• Ground is BROWN
The Sky Pointer
Moves to show angle of bank
Always points to the sky
Sky Pointer
Indicates side slip
Replaces the balance indicator(the ball)
Side Slip Index
30 degrees
20 degrees
10 degrees
The fixed black and yellow symbols represents the aircraft
The fixed black and yellow symbols represents the aircraft
The gray compass scale moves against a fixed yellow line which represents the centerline of the aircraft
In the example shown the aircraft is heading 091 degrees
HEADING 091
TRACK DIAMONDSmall green diamond
represents the aircraft track
In the example shown the track is 094 degrees which means that the aircraft has 3 degrees of drift to the right
TRACK 094
The main part of the display is dedicated to the Altimeter. To the far right is the Vertical Speed display
Altimeter Vertical Speed
STD
FL 70
In the final stage of an approach the ground reference ribbon will reappear along with a landing elevation line
30.08QNH
Ground Reference Ribbon
Landing Elevation Line
The Speed scale moves behind a fixed yellow reference line and triangle. In the example shown the indicated airspeed is steady at 250 knots
When the aircraft is accelerating, or decelerating a
Speed Trend Arrow appears
This arrow shows the value that will be attained in 10 seconds if the ac( de ) celeration remains constant
Speed Trend Arrow
However, if Auto Thrust is engaged, you won’t need to move the thrust lever to control the speed
In the assessment Auto Thrust is engaged for you.
Localiser indicator indicates the aircraft’s horizontal position relative to the centreline of the runway
Glideslope indicator indicates the aircraft’s vertical position relative to a 3 degrees profile to the runway
160
180
200
220
=
S
140
160
180
200
220
=
F
140
As soon as the flap lever is in position 2 , S Speed is removed
F Speed, and a new VFE Next indications will appear. The Flap limit speed will move to a new limitVFE Next
Flap Limit speed, VFE
F speed
160
180
200
220
=
F
140
Notice that the approach speed target, V Approach, has now appeared as a magenta triangle
The aircraft will continue decelerating towards F speed
By reducing towards F speed the aircraft will be below the VFE for the next flap setting
Flap 3 can now be setVFE Next
Flap Limit speed, VFE
V Approach Speed
160
180
200
220
=
F140
140
160
180
200
=
F
120
As before VFE Next and VFE move to reflect the new flap position
Flap full can now be selected
VFE NextFlap Limit speed, VFE
140
160
180
200
=
F
120100
120
140
160
The aircraft will eventually stabilise at Approach speed
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