Aircraft Description.

One of the most sophisticated aircraft is A 320 at present time.

The A320 was the first civil airliner to include a full digital fly-by-wire flight control system, system which allows pilots to act as operators- to steer the aircraft by operating the computerized system.

The A320's flight deck is equipped with

· Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) which supplies the flight crew with a complete range of information about all the systems of the aircraft. It consists of

- upper ECAM display(depicts engine parameters and issues warnings in case of engine malfunctions)

- low ECAM display(depicts conditions of aircraft systems and gives advice)

· FMGSwhich is displayed by

- Primary Flight Displaywhich contains

- Vertical Speed Indicatorthat measures rate of ascending or descending

- Attitude Indicatorthat gives pilots information about the aircraft’s pitch and roll

characteristics and the orientation of the aircraft with respect to the horizon

- Airspeed Indicatorthat displays the speed of the aircraft in knots

- Altitude Indicatorthat displays the aircraft’s altitude above the sea level

- Heading Displaythat shows the pilot the magnetic heading of the aircraft

- Navigation display(depicts flight route, control points, constrains)

· Automatic Directional Finding ( ADF)is an onboard receiving instrument, with a needle that continuously indicates bearing to a selected radio beacon on the ground or commercial broadcast station.

· Autopilot

Requirements for the pilots.

Every pilot is required to be…

-quick-thinking (as the aircraft moves rather quickly and especially during take-off and landing ultimate decision should be made in some seconds)

-responsible(pilots bear responsibility for the people who are behind their backs)

-attentive(aircraft has variety of systems, malfunction of any of them should be spotted in time)

-able to work under pressure(flying in congested airspace, landing at busy airports create tense and anxious atmosphere in the cockpit because any distraction can be lethal)

-level-headed(in case of emergency pilot has to pull himself together and do his best in order to cope with the problem)

-able to multi-task(pilots have to steer the aircraft, communicate with ATC, monitor different displays, keep in mind theoretical information simultaneously)

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 958