The A320 Podcast

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 autopi...

27 Nov 201714min

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 ...

20 Nov 201711min

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  This week ...

7 Nov 201714min

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...

30 Okt 201711min

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 u...

16 Okt 201720min

9 Okt 201713min

Check out our Facebook page where you'll find the example figures talked about in this episode.   For more information, here are some references  FCOM DSC-22_30-90 SPEED mode in approach phase FCOM PR...

25 Sep 201712min

29 March 2015 A320 Toronto - Halifax Winter time, forecast in Halifax wind 15kts G25 with moderate drifting snow and a temp of -5 and vis 1/2sm (800m). In cruise, received METAR 1/4sm vis (400m) with ...

18 Sep 201719min