Airbus A320 Checklist For FlyByWire A32NX (Beginner Friendly)
COLD AND DARK STARTUP C. F-PLN
OVERHEAD PANEL 1. INSERT or CHECK the Flight Plan, SID, and STARS
1. Battery 1 ON (Wait for double chimes) D. FUEL PRED
2. Battery 2 ON
3. External Power ON (If Avail Light is ON) 1. Calculate ZFW by clicking the button
2. Click again to enter that data
WAIT FOR IT TO SETTLE DOWN
E. SEC F-PLN (Inop Now)
4. Crew Oxygen Supply ON
5. ADIRS Switches NAV Positions (1,2 and 3) INOP
6. Overhead Integrated Lights SET (as required)
7. NAV Lights ON F. RAD NAV
8. Strobe Lights AUTO
1. Set VOR, ADF Frequencies (As required)
9. Seatbelt Signs ON
10. No Smoking Sign AUTO
G. INIT (Page B)
11. Emergency Exit Lights ARM
12. Probes Window Heat AUTO 1. Press INIT
13. Air Condition Temp MID Positions (or as required) 2. Press the right arrow (→) to select Page B
14. LDG ELEV AUTO 3. Set Fuel Block (get from ECAM page)
15. HYD (Hydraulic) Panel CHECK (No white lights)
16. Fuel Pumps ON (Make sure no white lights) H. PROG
17. APU Fire Test Hold for 5s (Check all lights ON)
18. ENG1 Fire Test Hold for 5s (Check all lights ON) Check PROG page (GPD accuracy etc.)
19. ENG2 Fire Test Hold for 5s (Check all lights ON)
I. PERF
MAIN PANEL
1. Set Takeoff Flaps (Usually 1, but can be more depending upon
1. ISIS Display Set BRIGHTNESS and QNH the situation)
2. RMP1 Frequencies ATIS (Active) & GND (Stndby) 2. Generate V Speeds by clicking on each V1, Vr, and V2 (CLICK
AGAIN TO ENTER DATA)
AP PANEL 3. Set Transitional Altitude (as required)
1. BARO Reference SET (To current QNH)
2. FD (Flight Director) ACTIVATE (On both sides)
ECAM PAGE AUTOPILOT, APU & CONTROL PEDESTAL SETUP
1. Check Fuel Call fuel truck if more is needed A. AUTOPILOT (AP)
1. Set brightness of panel displays as needed
2. Set SPEED (or MANAGED as needed)
3. Set CRUISE ALTITUDE
MCDU SETUP (D.I.F.F.S.R.I.P.P.) 4. Flight Directors (FD) ON (Both sides)
5. Constraints (CSTR) ON (Both sides)
A. DATA
6. Auto Throttle (A/THR) ON (Both sides)
Press DATA and check page
B. START APU (Overhead Panel)
B. INIT (Page A)
1. APU MASTER SWITCH ON
1. From/To Airport SET 2. START ON
2. Flight Number SET 3. Check ECAM APU PAGE and wait for "N" and "EST" numbers to
3. Cost Index (From SimBrief Flight Plan) be stabilized and make sure it's in AVAIL status (if needed)
4. Cruise Altitude SET
C. While APU is starting (Do the following) TAXIING
CONTROL PEDESTAL 1. Release parking brakes and taxi to the instructed runway (Max 20
Kts)
1. Put "PWS" to AUTOMATIC (COM Panel) 2. Takeoff Config Switch ON (ECAM Page) (has takeoff
info)
2. Set "SYS" (Weather Radar System) to 1 or 2 (or disabled as
3. AUTO BRAKES MAX (or takeoff config settings)
needed) 4. Seatbelt Sign CHECK (should be ON already)
3. Set TCAS to TA/RA 5. Speed Brakes (Spoilers) CHECK (should be ARMED)
4. Set ATC to AUTOMATIC 6. Flaps CHECK (should be SET)
5. Set SQUAWK CODE (press CLR and punch NEW CODE)
RUNWAY HOLDING POSITION
FLIGHT PLAN CHECK
1. Talk to ATC for TAKEOFF CLEARANCE
1. On AP Panel Select the PLAN Mode 2. LANDING LIGHTS ON (Overhead Panel)
2. On MCDU click on F-PLAN 3. Nose Lights TAKEOFF
3. Scroll down by pressing the UP ARROW keys to check if the 4. Cabin Crew Advised ALL Button (Overhead Panel)
flight is continuous
D. Back to APU (Overhead Panel) TAKE-OFF
1. Once START becomes AVAIL, Turn on APU BLEED 1. LINE UP on runway
2. EXT POWER OFF 2. PARKING BRAKE SET (on actual RUDDER BRAKES are used)
3. Check ECAM (ELECTRICAL PAGE) to confirm APU is working 3. Push Joystick slightly forward to give pressure on nose
4. THROTTLE TO 50% (wait for it to stabilize)
5. THROTTLE - FLEX/TOGA, depending upon your SETUP and
TAKEOFF
AFTER TAKE-OFF
PUSHBACK & ENGINE STARTUP 6. GEAR UP (Once positive rate of climb)
7. Check PFD for CLIMB THROTTLE signal (SET THROTTLE TO
A. PUSHBACK CLIMB)
8. AUTOPILOT = ON
1. Beacon Light ON 9. Once flight level is above "S", RETRACT FLAPS
10. Nose Lights = OFF
2. Request pushback from ATC window
11. RWY Turnoff Lights = OFF
3. Release parking break when pushback starts. 12. Landing lights = OFF (if above 10,000 ft)
B. ENGINES START UP (While on Pushback)
CRUISE
1. ENGINE MODE SELECTOR IGN/START (control pedestal)
2. ENGINE 1 ON 1. Baro Reference = STD (Above 18,000 ft)
(on A320 engine 1 has a hydraulics system) 2. Anti-ice (as required)
3. Seatbelt Sign = OFF (or as required)
3. Do pushback maneuvers while the engine is starting.
4. Check ECAM PAGE for ENGINE 1 to become AVAILABLE
5. START ENGINE 2 (After ENGINE 1 is available APPROACH & LANDING
6. PARKING BRAKE SET (after pushback) 1. Landing Lights ON
2. Nose Lights TAXI
3. RWY Turnoff Lights ON
7. CHECK FLIGHT CONTROLS (ECAM PAGE)
(After ENGINE 2 becomes AVAILABLE) FOR MANUAL APPROACH (Do differently for managed)
[Elevators, Ailerons, Rudder, Speed Brakes]
4. Slow down speed
8. SPEED BRAKES ARM 5. Flaps 1
9. FLAPS 1 (or as set on MCDU - PERF 6. Slow down speed
7. Flaps 2
Page)
8. Landing Gear DOWN
10. ENGINE MODE SELECTOR Back to NORM Position 9. Slow down Speed
11. APU BLEED OFF 10. Flaps 3
12. APU MASTER SWITCH OFF 11. Slow down speed
13. Nose Lights TAXI 12. Flaps FULL
14. RWY Turnoff Lights ON 13. Spoilers ARMED
14. Auto Brakes SET
AFTER LANDING
1. Determine where to go and park
2. MOVE the whole aircraft BEYOND STOP SIGN of taxiway (if
that line is not crossed, other aircraft cannot land and have to go
around)
3. STOP the aircraft (PARKING BRAKE SET)
4. STROBE LIGHTS AUTO
5. LANDING LIGHTS OFF
6. FLAPS ALL THE WAY UP (normally)
[FLAPS = 1 (if temp above 30 deg)... FLAPS = FULL (if bird strikes
or ice build-up on wings, for Engr to check up)]
7. PWS OFF (control pedestal)
8. WEATHER RADAR OFF (control pedestal)
9. TRANSPONDER (TCAS) STANDBY (control pedestal)
10. APU MASTER SWITCH ON (Overhead Panel)
11. APU START ON (Overhead Panel)
12. Cabin Crew ADVISED (Overhead Panel)
TAXIING TO GATE
BEFORE REACHING THE GATE
1. STOP
2. RWY TURN OFF LIGHT OFF (Overhead panel)
3. TAXI LIGHTS OFF
4. MOVE TO GATE
AFTER REACHING THE GATE
1. STOP (Near Jetway [or PBB (Passenger Boarding Bridge) if Any]
2. ENGINE 2 STOP
3. PARKING BRAKES ON
4. Make sure APU AVAIL
5. ENGINE 1 STOP
6. SEATBELTS LIGHT OFF
7. BEACON LIGHT OFF (after engines fully
stopped)
8. FUEL PUMPS OFF (All)
9. TRANSPONDERS STANDBY
10. APU BLEED ON
11. EXT POWER ON
GROUND SERVICES
1. TUNE
2. ASK FOR RAMP OR JETWAY
3. ASK FOR BAGGAGE SERVICE
USEFUL INFO AND TIPS
A32 NX METAR REQUEST FROM MCDU
Source: https://youtu.be/6F0NQRpn52w
1. CTRL+5 (MCDU)
2. ATSU
3. AOC Menu
4. WX REQUEST (Can select between 2 options 'METAR' AND 'TAF')
5. SELECT 'METAR' (OR 'TAF')
6. Make sure your DEPARTING and ARRIVAL Airports are pre-selected
7. SEND
8. CTRL+3 (ECAM VIEW)
9. Wait for COMPANY MESSAGE to popup at lower right-hand corner
10. CTRL+5 (MCDU)
11. AOC Menu
12. RECEIVED MESSAGES
13. METAR
14. PRINT
15. Click on the paper to pin it up on center console
16. More can be printed and pinned as a stack. Scroll to view different paper
LOAD RECENT FLIGHT PLAN DATA FROM SimBrief to MCDU Directly
Source: https://docs.flybywiresim.com/fbw-a32nx/feature-guides/simbrief/#request-data-from-simbrief
1. Make sure you have properly entered your Simbrief Username in FlyPad settings.(Settings >
SimBrief Username/Pilod ID)
2. CTRL+5 (MCDU)
3. MCDU Menu
4. ATSU
5. AOC MENU
6. INIT/PRESS
7. INIT DATA REQ
8. Head over to INIT A Page (INIT)
9. INIT REQUEST
