Air-Bus A320-214 Operation instructions

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Airbus A320-214
A320 Beginners Tutorial
The Airbus A320 is a very complex modern airliner which is quite common on airports around the
globe. Chances are high that you already flew with this aircraft in the past. The Aerofly simulation of
this aircraft is very complex but due to the aircraft's automation it is very suitable for beginners as
well.
We split this tutorial into several parts, first we are going to do a short flight explaining just the
essential things that you have to do in Aerofly to fly the A320 from one place to another. After that we
are going to go into more detail about this aircraft to explore all the features that are offered.
First we are going to do a very short flight from Sacramento to San Francisco. This flight only takes a
few minutes and there aren't actually that many things we need to do fly this quick hop. So this first
flight is clearly aimed at beginners and leaves out many things that a real pilot would need to do as
well. We're just doing the bare minimum for now.
We recommend setting all wind sliders to zero, removing all clouds and setting daytime for the
beginner tutorial.
Before the Flight
Please select your A320 from the aircraft menu and set up a route from Sacramento (KSMF) runway
16R to San Fransisco (KSFO) runway 28R using the navigation menu. Select the ILS I28R for the
approach into San Fransisco. Then position the aircraft on the departure runway.
In the main menu click the “Start” button to begin the flight.

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Takeoff
Before Takeoff Checks
You should now see the cockpit of the A320 and everything should be ready to go. Please compare
the aircraft state that you have with the highlighted areas of the screenshot below. Please quickly
verify the following items:
The Display in front of you shows “CLB” and “NAV” in blue.
Flaps are set to “1+F” as seen on the center display
The T.O. Checklist is all green, no blue item
In the autopilot panel everything is dashed (—*) and 12000 (give or take 2000 ft) is shown in
the altitude window.
This should all be completed when placing the aircraft on the runway. If anything does look off please
set the aircraft to the runway starting position again, as shown earlier. Make sure that if you have
analog inputs for flaps or spoilers, that these are set to the takeoff position!
The aircraft should look like this now. If it doesn't even after repeated attempts please contact our
support or visit the forums for help.

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Taking Off
The takeoff has to be flown manually.
Advance your throttle input to full forward.
Use rudder to maintain the center line, very little inputs should be required for this.
When the airspeed reaches the blue circle gently pull back on the elevator to lift the nose up.
Continue gently pulling up until the green horizontal bar is centered, at about 18 degrees nose up.

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Gear Up
Press the “g” key on your keyboard or click the gear lever to retract the landing gear.
or
Click the gear lever or hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse up to drag the
gear lever up.
Autopilot On
Press the “a” key on your keyboard or press the autopilot (AP1) button.

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Climb
LVR CLB Flashing
At about 1000 feet above the runway a white “LVR CLB” (lever climb) text will start flashing on the
primary flight display in front of you. At this point the thrust should reduced for climb thrust because
the engines can only maintain the takeoff thrust for about 5 minutes before they are starting to
degrade and take damage from the heat and vibrations. In the Aerofly the engines won't fail because
of this (not yet anyway) but the autopilot won't be able to control engine thrust if you leave it like this.
Reduce To Climb Thrust
Slowly move back your throttle input until the flashing LVR CLB message disappears.
Note - If the green text above says “THR LVR” and “LVR CLB” is flashing in white you have pulled
back to far. Advance the thrust again by a bit.
The green text in the top left corner of the display should now show “THR CLB”.
If you look at the thrust levers in the cockpit it is quite clear where you need to position your throttle
input. The levers should snap to the climb “CLB” detent and will remain there until we are literally
seconds before touch down.
Flap Retraction
Once the airspeed is above the green -S (slat retraction) speed we can safely retract the flaps and
slats.
Either hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse to drag the flap lever
or
Use your scroll wheel whilst pointing at the lever to retract set the flap lever to the forward
position. You can also use the default key assignments for this (Shift + F) or your assigned
inputs.

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Lean Back And Enjoy
The autopilot is flying now and we have a little break. The next thing we have to do will be just before
we start descending. You can change the camera and look around for the time being. This flight isn't
very long so don't play around for too long. About 6 minutes after lift off we already have to think
about descending again
Cruise
The autopilot will stop climbing at the selected altitude, which is 12000 ft for our flight. The primary
flight display should now show in green: “SPEED”, “ALT CRZ” and “NAV” as seen on the screenshot
below. You can start with the descent preparations as soon as “ALT CRZ” is shown in green in the
second column of the primary flight display.
Top Of Descent Arrow
A white arrow comes into view on the navigation display of the A320. This white arrow marks the
point at which the descent starts, the so called top of descent point.

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Decrease Selected Altitude
For the upcoming descent we have to select a lower altitude for the autopilot.
Move the mouse cursor over the altitude knob of the autopilot. Scroll down to decrease the
selected altitude value to 2000 ft. Don't click or press anything at this point.
Start Descent
When the white arrow comes really close to our aircraft symbol you should initiate the descent. Unlike

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the Boeing 747 for example the Airbus A320 won't descent automatically.
Click the altitude knob with the left mouse button to push it in.
Descent
The autopilot will command idle thrust in the descent and tries to match the magenta target speed
range and the green altitude target by just pitching up and down. When too high the autopilot flies a
bit faster and with the increased drag it can catch up to the profile.
Display The ILS
Click the “LS” button in the glare shield to display the ILS localizer and glide slope on the
primary flight display.
Note - Depending on how far you are to the runway only the scale for the localizer and glide slope will
show up but no magenta needles can be seen. This is normal because the ILS ground stations only
have limited range and we can't receive them yet.
Approach
Let the aircraft descent until you reach 5000 to 4000 feet. We are now going to prepare the approach
into San Francisco. Luckily for this there is actually barely anything to do in the A320.
At this point the ILS should be automatically tuned and you can see magenta arrows for the ILS
localizer and glide slope deflections on the primary flight display in front of you as highlighted on the
next screenshot.

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Arm ILS Approach
On the autopilot panel click the approach button (“APPR”).
Arm Auto-Brake
Click the “LO” button on the AUTO BRK (auto-brake) panel.
Approach Speed
When passing the magenta “D” point on the map the aircraft will start to decelerate to approach
speed. In managed speed mode the speed will be kept high until you select more flaps. Watch the
speed target of the autopilot on the primary flight display. It switches to 135 knots on the display.
However the auto-thrust system will not allow you to fly slower than the green dot speed at this point.
When you extend flaps further than the speed minimum is reduced to -S, -F and finally the approach
speed.

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Flaps 1
Let the aircraft decelerate to this green dot speed. Make sure that the airspeed is below the two
amber bars that mark the maximum airspeed for the next flap. Then select Flaps 1.
Press the default key command “F” or any of your assigned control inputs for the flaps
or
Point at the flaps lever or hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse to drag the flap
lever to the first position
or
Use the mouse wheel whilst pointing at the flap lever to increase the flap setting.
Now the speed is allowed to drop to the -S speed (slat retraction speed). If you wanted to retract the
flaps for some reason you could do so safely because the speed is kept high enough.
Engage Second Autopilot
Click the AP2 button