SAT 0 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 good day, just a question. When taking off with FDs off, the FCOM says that A/THR would not arm and you have to manually engage A/THR after selecting the speed on climb out. The AS arms the A/THR. changeable? regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaktus018 7 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Why would you takeoff with FD off anyway? This is not normal operation and thus you can't expect it to be correctly modeled in the AS Airbuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT 0 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Why would you takeoff with FD off anyway? This is not normal operation and thus you can't expect it to be correctly modeled in the AS Airbuses. Well, a visual depature maybe? And it is a procedure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaktus018 7 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 For a visual departure the FD is used as well as it provides you with the pitch information calculated by SRS (which is vital to follow). You basically just do your lateral navigation visually. And yes, it is a procedure, but an abnormal one (e.g. raw data takeoff). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D192 83 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 A no-FD, no-AT takeoff is a procedure but an abnormal one, used only when FD or A/T is INOP and not part of the airline's MEL. Thus, the AS Airbuses model normal operating procedures, so I doubt this would be covered. What you could do (as a workaround) is leave the FD off, then move the thrust levers full forward, then immediately hit the A/T button to turn off A/T and take manual control of thrust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgin America Captain 27 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Now would be a great time for me to b*tch about "the old days" and "flying by the seat of your pants". Its good to get down to basics once and a while and just FLY THE AIRPLANE. Real pilots do it all the time. Some even leave the automation all the way off until cruising altitude. Thats what flying is all about anyways right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaktus018 7 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Real pilots do it all the time. Some even leave the automation all the way off until cruising altitude. Thats what flying is all about anyways right? ...real soon-no-longer pilots maybe. If you want to experience "pure" flying, than an airbus is probably the worst choice for you. You'd be better off bush flying a Porter or Twin Otter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgin America Captain 27 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Or a AhMMM...737 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaktus018 7 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 It's good you wrote this (which i do not dare to quote) with the smallest font size available... Could be some haters here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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