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RTSSPOTS
1.CATakeoffLowVisibility,ExpeditepbDemonstration,CATIIIApproachKJFK22L,GoAround,CAT
IIIILSApproach,Autoland
2.CATakeoff,VOR22LKJFK,Approach,Landing
3.FOLowVisibilityTakeoff,RNAV(RNP)ZapproachKJFK22L,MissedApproachfromRFLeg
4.CARNAV(RNP)Zapproach,KJFK22Lapproach,Landing
5.CATakeoff,KJFKLOC22L,Approach,Landing
6.FOEngineFire/FailureBetweenV1andV2,SingleEngineKJFK22LCATIILSApproach,Landing
7.CAEngineFire/FailureDuringSecondSegmentClimb,KJFK22L,CATIILSEngineApproach,
Landing
8.BOTHUnreliableAirspeedIndication,Level2AutomationInAlternateLaw,Takeoverpb
Demonstration,UpsetRecovery
9.CREWRejectedTakeoffandEvacuation
Notes:
NewF/AbriefingFM
Knowyourflowsandcallouts
LoadalternatefuelonINITBpage,routing+approach
ReviewCompanypages
ReviewMELs
Brieftaxiroute,hotspots,andTPSperformance
Route+Arrivalverification/checkreroutes
Alllightsonwhencrossingrunways,"Clearleft,clearright"
TCAS:"AutopilotOff,FlightDirectorsOFF"
Monitor121.5
RSVMAltitudecrosscheckatleveloff
Whendiverting,talktoATC,OCC(useAirCellphone),F/As,pax
Recruisebyinsertingsamecostindex
Landinggeardownchecktripleindicator
MonitorAutobrakes"AutobrakesOFF"
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May28,2016
Previouscommentsonnewsimsarespoton.
Day1:Groundschoolstartsat915AM,onlygoestonoonsoinstructorhaddifficultycoveringalltopics.
Recommendfillingoutafeedbackformonaapilots.comtocritiquethis.Mostofthematerialhedidcoverwas
greatreviewandpertinenttothesims.Restofthedaywasspentdoingsameemergencyequiptmentreviews
andasafteyclasswithvideos,worthwhile.VeryshortlunchsoIrecommendpackingsomething,cafeteriabad
andhaslonglines.
Day2:Straightforwardpracticenopressure.Instructorwillrepeatspotsifyoumessupbadenough,youjust
havetofinishinthetimeallotedwhichiseasyevenwithrepeats.Payattentiontothethingstheinstructor
pointsoutinthebriefanddebriefbecausethosearethemostcommonday3mistakesaswefoundout.Please
noteF/OdoesaLOC22LandCaptdoesaVOR22L.Onday3youswitchandCaptdoesLOCusingFPAandF/O
doesVORsopayattentiontotheapproaches.Recommendation:weneverdononilsmanagedandnon
managedapproachesinreallifesoevenafterbriefkeeptraytablesopenwithbluepagesforspecificapproach
typeopen.ThereisnoruleagainsthavingPMreadthenextsegmentinstructionsaftereachsegementofthe
approachiscompleteDURINGtheactualapproachtoensureyougeteverythingdone,moreonthatlater.
BeforeIdospecificspots,someadvicebasedonwhatwesaw.Youhavetoknowhowtorunanecamsmoothly.
UsethepowerpointontheinitialsectionofAApilots.comandhavethenonnormalmethodologymemorized
cold.Rememberwhentheecamcomesupsomeoneidentifiesit,maintaina/ccontrol,PMdetermineifitis
immediateorexception,ifitispmdoesit,ifnotcaptassignspilotflyingduty,pilotflyingsays"ecamaction"
andPMstartsprocess.IMPORTANTwhenyoucompleteanunderlineditemitis"clearecam",ifthenextitemin
boxisunderlineditstartsalloverfrom"isthisimmediateactionorexception".Alsorememberifyoureadan
ecamandthereisagreendownarrowattheendoftheecam(whichyouwillsee)justhitclearandthenext
ecamorthecontinuationoftheprocedurewillmoveupintothedialogbox.Ifthebeginningecamstatement
sayssomethinglike"InIcingconditions"followedby3or4linesofwhitetext,andyouarenotinicingdont
evenreadallwhitetextbelowevenifithasablanklinebeforelandingdistanceapplieslineinwhite,itisa
wasteofyourtime,doesnotapply.Iknowthissoundsbasicbutyouwilldoalotofecamsinthese2simsfor
bothnonnormalsandenginefailuresfromv1andv2cutsandifeitherpilotgetsboggeddownduetolackof
familiarityittakesalotoftimefromthesim.Askquestionsingroundschoolday1ifitisstillunclearasyou
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willrunthroughanexcercise.Smoothecamhandlingmakesforaverysmoothsimulator.Ithoughtthepractice
inbothsimswaswellworthitforrealworldcomfort.
Secondpoint.Whenconductinganapproachthatrequiresbluepages(CAT3/VOR/LOC/RNP/RNAV)usthe
followingflowEVERYtimeandtheinstructorwillstarttoignoreyouafter1or2.Ifnotlotsofquestionsget
askedtrustme.AssignPF,briefingpilotdoreversveZ1standgetprogandperfpageupdatedwithnewATIS
infoandconfiginfoaswellasappropriateapproachloaded.Forgettherealworld,atthistimewhenyougetto
progpageactivateandconfirmapproachregardlessoryouwillgetdistractedandcreateaproblemforyourself.
Thenusebluebookandbriefspecifictypeapproach.Rememberyoucanrefertoitduringtheapproachaswell.
Donotreadstuffthatisnotapplicable,wasteoftimeandconfusing(IhighlightedallRNAVheaderstomakeit
easyonbluepage,ifRNAVstephighlighted,ifVORnothighlighted).ThenbrieftheapproachofftheJeppsand
thebreakoutbackofchecklistandgothrougheachitemtoensureeverythingdone.Changecontrolandthen
havePMdo18kdescentflow(reviewandknowitsomeonewillbeasked),hereisyourchancetocatchany
errorslikenotactivatingapproach..nowcallfordescentchecklist.Ifyoudothiseverytimeinthatorderit
workswellandmakesbriefsveryeasyandquick.
Day2:Mostapproachesweretomins,whenyoubreakoutkeeponflightdirectorotherwiseverydisorientating
insim,on1Iwasoutsideandgotlow,notgoaroundlowbutlowenoughtoelicitaresponsefromthePM.After
waslikewhydidntIjuststayonF/D?
Spot1:Cat3ILSasadvertised,autolandlightgoaround,repositionedtoanapproachtofullstop.Thisisa
briefingexcerciseandagoaroundexcercise,pacethegoaroundtoaslowcadenceanditallworksgreat.
Spot2:CaptVOR22ltoland.Briefitasperabove.IMPORTANTmakesurewhenclearedforapproachyouarm
apppb,setfafaltitudeinaltwindow,pushdescentbuttonandcheckFMA/PFDforproperindications.Planewill
automaticallydowhateveritneedsdescentandstepdownwisefromthereuntilAPPARMgoesgreen.Ifyoudo
thiseverytimeitisanobrainer.
Spot3:F/Olowvist/oRNAV(RNP)22l.MissedapproachfromRFleg.IMPORTANT:whenclearedforapproach
armapppb,selectfinalappfixaltinFMAandpushaltbuttonandcheckPFDforapproachmessagesallinone
step.Thisenablesplanetodescendfrom3kto1600automaticallyandgrabfinalapproachwithnopilotinput.If
youdonotdothisandtrytouseopendescentorv/sworkloadveryhigh.Instructorsbothdayshighlightedthis
point.Itriedopendescentandwasbehindfromgetgo.Rememberwearecatc/dso165maxspeedonrflegs
whereuwillgetmissedapproachandyoudoasoftgoaroundbecauseweabove1kandM/Ais3kso..."go
aroundtoga...togaset...climb(f/opullsthrottles2clicksbacktoclimb)climbset...goaroundflaps...
flaps2...positiverate...gearup...speed160...speed160(newterminologlyinstructortoldusonspeed
call).Thenclimbto3knavtakesyoutomisspointcleanaircraftupandcomplywithvector.Wasactuallyvery
easybutnotthenormforagoaroundsochairflyitandtakeyourtime.
Spot4:CaptRNAVRNPZ22l:asadvertised.(Usesameprocedureasabovewhenclearedforapproach)
Spot5:F/OLOC22L:Briefaspreviuoslystated.Againonthisapproachgetconfiguredearly,3/2/1isadvisory
onlyandtheseapproacheshavesteepdescentssoslowandhaveplaneconfiguredwellout,themeinoursim
waswaitingtolongtoconfigureandplayingcatchup.FullyconfiguredatFAFalt.4priorpullFPA(youhave
alreadysetat3.0)NOTEFPAvalueswillonlystayinwindowfor45secondssodonttryandsetwayoutoffaf
oryouhavenothinginboxwhenyougetthere.IfyouareloworhighcorrectitbyadjustingangleuseFPA
immediatleytocorrect,ifyouwaityoucantcatchup(1.0degreesmaxadjustmentallowed).Fromtherestraight
forward.BTWseemsobviousbutCAPTandF/Oagreeonallapproachminimumsforday3minimumsbefore
sim,iemda/dda.isthereapapivasi...ect.timetodiscussisnotinsim.Fullstop.
Spot6:F/OenginefailurebetweenV1V2:Straightforwardrunecam,handflyinterceptandapproachtoland
stayonflightdirectorafterbreakout.
Spot7:CaptenginefailurebetweenV1andV2...sameasabovestraightforward.
Spot8:upsetrecoveryandalternatelawwasmoreofademoweeachdidastallataltituderecoveryand
instructorputusinalternatelawtoseexxonpanelunreliableairspeedbriefedbutnotdoneinsimitapparently
doesntworkgoodasmanuver.
DAY3:
Briefexactlyasday2,theysticktoPowerPointacutallysomegreatdiscusssiontopics.MakesureLanding
Distanceappuptodatewith1,03youwilluseitforabnormals.First2hrsismanuversvalidationsecond2
traininglotsofstuff,Ifyoumessupamanuvertheywillallowyoutodoitagainunlessyouunsafebutthereis
atimeconstraintandeverymessupstacksup.Yourunoutoftimeinthissimyouwon'tpass.
Spot1:CAlowvistoCAT336rmco,gothroughdrillarewelegaltotakeoff?Doweneedatakeoffalt...yes
restnormal.
Spot2:F/OlowvisRNAVGPS36l.FLT/CTLFlapslockedecamjustworkthroughtheQRHforarefspeedand
landflaps3,theflapsdocomedownwhenyouconfigure.Rememberabovewhenclearedforapproach4steps
eveytime...armapproachpb...setfafaltitudeinfma..pushdescentbuttoncheckfma,ndandPFD(ifdone
rightNDhashockeysticksshowingwhereyoureachfafaltitudeandthattellsyoualotaboutwhento
configure).IfhockeystickonfafyoubetterbeconfiguringwithgearandflapsNOWtogetdownsooner.
CANNOTstressimportanceoflookingatFMAandNDafterclearedforapproachtomakesureyouhavecorrect
FMAnotesandNDshowsyouonprofilewithhockeysticksoutsidethefaf,ifnotgoaroundonthesenonILS
approaches.Ifhockeystickamileof2outsidefafyougolden,againconfigureaircraftearly,whocaresifyou
takelongeronapproachanddragitinslowertoFAFinrealworldthatiswhatIwoulddosincewedontdo
theseallthetimeandtheymaysaysomethinginthedebriefbuttheycannotdingyouforit.Wewerebehind
onbothnonilsapproachesbecausewewaitedfor3...2...1...
Spot3:F/OPenginefailure:gotminejustafterV2,IrotatedveryslowlyontakeoffsowhengotfailureIwas
notnosehighfor12.5degrees.HandflownILSto36Randsuprisetruckonrunwaygoaround.Nodifferentthan
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normalgoaround.Iusepoweruprudderupslangforsegoaround,onfinalIreviewed#2engineoutgoaround
inmymindsoifIgoaround#2togaIfeed#2rightrudderinsmoothlyasadvancingthrottletoholdheading,
couplesecondsoftrimautopilot2on.BackforhandflowntolandILS36R.StayonF/Devenafterbreakout
verylimitedvisualcues.
Spot4:VisualApprochesinMCO.Wewerebothconfiguredbuthighonarightbasewhenreleasedatabout3k,
getnosedownpoweridleandaskforsturnsrightoffdontwait,webothdidandcamethrough1kconfigured
stableabout45%N1700fpmdescentrate,noproblemfromthere.Ifyouareunstablegoaround.Youcannot
beat500feet7kntsfastandalittlehighonPAPIwithpoweratidleandbestable.Takecareofitearlyandbe
at45%orsoat500ft.
Spot5.Capt/T/OHydraulicnonnormalLOCMCO36R..HYDYSYSLORESalsoYENG2PUMPLO.Notlotsof
ecamworkbutlotsofQRHworkjustgetthroughitalsorequeststraightoutgoaroundoption.Followabove
briefingandapproachprocedures.AgainIrecommendhavingbluebookoutontableandreadingnextstepsfor
approach.EcamwonttripyouupbutnotfollowingFPAapproachprocedureswill(useabovestatedstepsagain
...stompstomp).Makesurepilotmonitoringisonprogpagetomoniterdescentprofiletocatchdeviations.We
unlikeprevioussimsstoriesfullstopped.
Spot6.Captengfailure,gotitatv2alittlemoredifficultduetolackofvisualsbutdoable.Nosehastocome
down.SingleengineCat136RMCO,StartAPUaspartofproceduresAPUfireecamonshortfinalwithlowmins.
Ignoreitandstayonpfduntil100ft,landthenstopa/c.Captmakesureyoumake"remainseated"
announcmentintimleymanner.PMchecksforimmediateandexceptionandstarttorunecamchecklist(if
captainisengagedinsomethingelsejustdoityouareonthegroundandplaneonfiredontwaitforanorde)
towersaysplaneonfire,completeAPUfirechecklistsoyougetfireoutthengotoevacuationchecklist.DO
NOTRUSHandmisssomethingyouhaveplentyoftime.
2ndhalfisalltraininglookitoverbutdontstressjustknowemergencydescentproceduresIscreenshotmine
andpulleditupwhilerepoformanuver.ThisshouldstillbeaQRHchecklistbecauseitisascenariothatifit
happensweneedtodoitquickandrightbuttheyhavetakenitoutofQRH.Discussactualcalloutsonrejected
takeoffsinDCwithInstructorinprebriefbecausetheyarenotstandardgoaoundcalloutsalmostnocallouts
accordingtoprocedure,procedureisnewandstillnothonedin.
Debrief:Instructoragainemphasisedtheprocedureformanagedandnonmanagedapproachsetupandhit
someofourmistakeswithbarrierstoprevent.Inallday2simgreattrainingnostress.Day3lotsofstuff
(ETOPShasbeendropped)allotherday3demosaspublishedandaretraining.Knowyouemergencydescent
procedurespage465.Ecams,goaroundcalloutsandapproacharmingproceduresareveryimportant.If
somethingnotgoingrightGoAroundTOGAandrevisit.
May22,2016
A320R18ContinuingQualification(CQ)Training
Recommendation:PriortoCQTgotoAApilots.com,Training&Quals,TrainingHome,TrainingInformation,
A319/320/321.ClickonA320TrainingGuide,A320RTSBrief,A320R18Brief&A320RGSDepressurization
RoutesanddownloadthesepresentationstoyouriPadineitheriBooksorAdobeAcrobatReader.
AApilots.comA320TrainingGuide(CQ):
CQTrainingGuide,Page7,RecurrentTrainingSimulator(RTS)SummaryliststheSpotsandRequired
ManeuversforCQTDay2.
CQTrainingGuide,Page8,ManeuversValidation(RVA)SummaryliststheSpotsforsession1ofCQTDay3.
Thisisacheckride.
CQTrainingGuide,Page9,AdvancedTraining(RAD)SummaryliststheSpotsforsession2ofDay3.
AApilots.comA320RTSDay2Brief:PowerPointpresentationfortheDay2briefing.
AApilots.comA320R18Day3Brief:PowerPointpresentationforDay3briefing.
GeneralComments:
Approachbriefingsareafourstepprocess.
1.DoyourMCDUapproachsetupasabackwardZorFRPP.FRPPistheFlightPlanpage,RADNAVpage,PROG
page,andthenthePERFpage.
2.ReviewQRHODPage(s).
3.ReviewJeppesenApproachChart.
4.ApproachBriefinglinebylineexactlyfromthenormalchecklist.
Below10,000feetPMmakesallMCDUentries.
OnDescentApproachchecklist,ApproachBriefingresponseifthereis"noarrival"is"Reviewed,NoArrival,ILS
18R."
Day2RTSwithallSPOTSatKJFK:
Spot1CALowVisibilityTakeoff,ExpeditepbDemonstration,thenrepositionforaKJFKCATIIIILS22L.
Approachesto,GoAroundandthenaAutoland..Straightforward.GoAroundatabout100'AHduetoRed
AutolandWarninglightilluminating.ForthelandingdonotretardTLsuntil"Retard"autocallout.Rememberto
checkforandobtainatakeoffalternate.
Spot2CATakeoff,KJFKVOR22LApproachandLanding.RemembertomanuallytunetheVORintheMCDU
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RADNAVpage.PMwillmonitortheapproachwithrawdatausingtheEFISADF/VORtoggleswitch.
Sport3FOLowVisibilityTakeoff(1600RVR),KJFKRNAV(RNP)Z22LApproach,MissedApproachfromRF
Leg.Straightforward.
Spot4CAKJFKRNAV(RNP)Z22LApproach,Landing.SameasF/Oapproachtoanormallanding.
Spot5FOTakeoff,KJFKLOC22LApproach,Landing.Straightforward.
Spot6FOEngineFailurewithaFirebetweenV1andV2,SingleEngineKJFKCATIILS22LApproachand
Landing.Straightforward.
Spot7CAEngineFailurewithaFireDuringSecondSegmentClimb,SingleEngineKJFKCATIILS22L
Approach,Landing.AArequiresapproachtobehandflownfrombaselegtotouchdown.Again,straightforward.
Spot8BOTHUnreliableSpeedIndication,Level2AutomationInAlternateLaw,Takeoverpbdemonstration,
UpsetRecovery.UnreliableSpeedIndicationnotcompletedandremovedfromthesyllabus.Thesewerestraight
forwardSPOTStoo.
Spot9CREWRejectedTakeoffandEvacuation.FirstOfficertakeoffandrejectedthetakeoffforanengine
fire.FiredidnotgooutandafterassessingthesituationexecutedEvacuation.CaptainunderAAOMall
commandsarerepeated3times:"ThisistheCaptain,remainseated,remainseated,remainseated"or"Thisis
theCaptain,evacuate,evacuate,evacuate."
Day3RVAforfirstsimulatorsessionbeforebreakwithallSPOTSatKMCO:
Spot1:CALowVisibilityTakeoff,KMCOILSCATIII36RApproach,Landing.Straightforward.
Spot2FOLowVisibilityTakeoff,FlaporSlatAbnormal,KMCORNAV(GPS)36LApproach,Landing.Flaps
jammedonretractionwithWTBengaged.Wehada"FlapsFaultFlaps<1."InthebriefingtheCheckAirman
willdiscusshowtousetheiPadA320PerformanceApptodetermineVAPPandyourLandingDistance.Thisisa
greattooltouseduringthisabnormal.
Recommendation:TheCaptainwillbethePManddeterminetheNonNormalPerformancecalculationswhile
runningECAM.WhenECAMsays"ComputeLandingPerformanceIforgotexactlanguage)openiPadA320
LandingPerformanceAPP.AfterthecalculationiscompletetransferaircraftcontrolandgiveyouriPadtothe
F/O.HavetheF/OchecktheentriesandthenselecttheiPadAuditfeaturetocheckyourNonNormalLanding
Performancecalculation.
ConducttheNonNormalMethodology.CheckImmediateActionItems/ECAMExceptions,AssignPilotDuties
(PF/PM),executeECAMProcedurecheckCautions&WarningsthatRequireaQRHFollowUp(YellowPages),
EmergencyLandingChecklist,andECAMAdvisoryConditions&RecommendedActions.
Spot3FOEngineFailureDuringSecondSegmentClimb,SingleEnginePattern,KMCOCATIILS36R
Approach,MissedApproach,Landing.Straightforward.Positionedonbaseleg,youmusthandflyfrombaseleg
tofinaltotheSingleEngineMissedApproach.Whenabove100'andintrimturnontheA/P.At1,000'select
altitudeholdandthendoastandardcleanup.AtFspeedselectflaps1,atSspeedselectflapsupand
acceleratetoGreenDot.AtGreenDot3pulls:OPCL,SpeedSelect,andthensetMCT.
Spot4BOTHVisualApproachandLandingKMCO36R.APOff,FDsOff,A/TRHOffandhandflown.Youwill
useFPVpresentation.
Spot5CATakeoff,HydraulicAbnormal,KMCOLOC36RApproach,GoAround/MissedApproach,Landing.
YellowSystemHydraulicFailurewhileretractingthelandinggear.NonNormalMethodology,ECAMprocedure,
NonNormalPerformancefromtheiPad,toaNonManagedNonILSLOCApproachtoaMissedApproachthena
landing.Straightforward.
Spot6CAEngineFailureDuringSecondSegmentClimb,SingleEngineKMCOCATIILS36R,Landing,
Evacuation.Minimums200'and1/2mile.JustpriortominimumswehadanAPUFire.It'sveryimportantfor
CaptaintofocusonflyingtheapproachandtonotlookattheMasterWarningandECAM.IfthePFtakeshis
eyesoffoftheFD,LOC,andGSit'sveryeasytocrashduetothedistractionandfirerightbeforetouchdown.
AfterlandingrolloutiscompleteCaptainsetstheParkingBrake.TheCaptainwillthenmakeaPAandstate,
"ThisistheCaptain,remainseated,remainseated,remandseated."ThenconducttheNonNormal
Methodology,checktheImmediateActionsItems/ECAMExceptions,andaccessthesituation.Priortoconducting
theECAMprocedureyouwilldetermineyouhaveanactualAPUfire.Thenexecuteanevacuation.
ThisendstheRVAandyouwilltakeabreak.
Day3RADforsecondsimulatorsession.
Spot1F/OReactiveWindshear/MicroburstonTakeoffLAXrunway25R.CaptainPredictiveWindshearon
ApproachLAXrunway25R.Straightforward.Firstcallouthaschangedfrom"WindshearTO/GA"to"Escape
TO/GA."CaptainshouldturnawayfromTRWsonradarwhileexecutingPredictiveWindshearprocedure.
Spot2ETOPSEnginefailureonETOPSflightfromKLAStoPHNLremovedfromthesyllabusbecauseoftime
constraints.DidnotbrieforexecutethisSPOTinthesimulator.
Spot3BOTHRejectedLandingandProperTouchdownPointDCArunway01.Whenyoudecidetorejectthe
takeoff,commandandset"TO/GA"andthenselectGoAroundFlaps.Takeoff,proceednorthwestuptheriver,
andretractgear/flapsperGoAroundprocedureat1,000AGL.
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Spot4MaximumCrosswindLandingDCArunway01.PositionedonfinalinVFRconditions.ILSrawdata
available,butyouwilluseFPVpresentation.Windis100degreesat35knots(AAhasincreasedthemaximum
90degreecrosswindlimitfrom29to35knots).
Spot5FlightfromKDFWtoMMMX(MexicoCity)onaDepressurizationRoute.ReviewtheDepressurization
RoutePowerPointpresentationbeforetraining.
Important:CaptainsandF/OmustmemorizetheRapidDepressurization&EmergencyDescentProcedure
locatedinOM,Volume1,Chapter2i.10(InflightManeuvers,EmergencyDescent),page465.
Captain'sFirst3steps:
OxygenOn.
Communicationsestablish(turnonspeakeranduseACPINT/RADtoggleswitchorStickpBtocommunicate)
State,"Myaircraft,EmergencyDescent."
F/O'sfirst4steps:
"Youraircraft."
PA"EmergencyDescent,beseated."
NotifyATC,obtaindescentclearanceandclearancetoEscapePoint.
CabinSignsOn
EngineModeIGN
CaptainbeginsEmergencyDescentpertable,selectsheading,andbeginsdescentto17,000feetMSLbecause
you'reinthebluecloud.
F/OactivatestheSECFLTPLANandthentheCaptainwillselectNAVasPF.ProceedtotheEscapePoint.Once
ontheEscapeRoutecontinuethedescentto10,000andcompletetheEmergencyDescentprocedures.At10,000
feetSPOTends.
Spot6EngineFailureEOSIDSKBO(Bogota)runway13R.Positionedonfinal.CheckAirmanhelpsF/Obuild
EOSIDintheSecondaryFlightPlan.ThenCaptainwillflyastandardCatIILStoaMissedApproach.Duringthe
MissedApproachyouhaveanEngineFailure.GotoTO/GA,commandandsetGoAroundFlaps,andthenretract
thelandinggear.CaptainwillcommandtheF/OorPMtoselect"Heading,activatetheSECFlightPlan,and
thenNav."FlytheEOSID.At1,000AFEexecutethestandardcleanupasifitwasanEngineFailureatorabove
V1ontakeoff.
Spot7BOTHEPGWSEscape.StraightForward.
May13,2016
JustfinishedR18training.FirstmonthoftheRVA,whichistheevaluationpartofR18didnotknowtherewas
goingtobeanevaluationinvolved(thoughtitwasallspotsandtraining),butheylifeisfulloflittlesurprises.
Theoverallflowis:
DayOne=allgroundschool(systemsrelevanttodaythreesimnonnormals)
DayTwosim=RTS,allflownoutofJFKon22LandALLtraining,plusonehourofSecuritytraining
DayThreesim=RVAforfirsttwohours,andisessentiallyjustlikefirstsimexceptflownoutofKMCO36L/R
andisanevaluation(straightforward)secondtwohours=RADandisallthatcrazystufflikedepressroutes,
andisALLtraining
First,justanoteonhowIprepared:
PrintouttheA320GuidesendittoFedEx,andhavethemprintandbindit.9bucks.
DownloadthetwosimulatordayslideshowsfromAAPilots.com.Thesearetheexactsameonesyouwillseeat
training.
Iusethoseflashcardsthatareadvertisedonairbusdriver.net,plussomeImade
Knowcallouts,triggers,memoryitems
Knowbyheartyourrolein:emergencydescent
Also,IprintoutthesimSummarypagesfromtheTrainingAid,makememoryjoggernotesonthem,and
takethemintothesimwithme.IhaveitwhereIcanreferencewhatiscomingupnext(eventhoughnowthey
aretellingyou),andI'veneverhadacheckairmanaskmetostowit.
Day1Academics.Thisisafirehoseday,withlotsofgoodinformationbutis10lbsofstuffcrammedintoa5
lbbag.Ourgroundschoolinstructorwasveryknowledgeablethesystemshecovered(specificallyflaps/slats,
andhydraulics)arepertinenttotheDay3simnonnormals.Hedidallowusalunchbreak,butwealsoskipped
theDepressurizationRoutesblock(Ithinkbyaccident)itwasagoodtrade.TherewasaclassontheFM,and
wecoveredmostlycommunicatingwiththebackendofthejet,andsomelegalitytablesfortakeoffsand
landings.HumanFactorsclasswastaughtattheendoftheday,probablythemostinterestingclass.
Day2RTS.Thisfourhoursimisthebetterpacedofthetwosims,andyoudoeverythingjustasitisprintedin
theTrainingGuide(p7).Ourcheckairmanwasawesomeandreallywantedustosucceed.
Briefing.Tooktheentiretwohours,andcoveredeverythingyouweregoingtodoreftheRTS.Itistheexact
slideshowthatisavailableatAAPilots.com(Training&Quals>TrainingHome>TrainingInformation
>RecurrentTraining>A319/A320/A321>TrainingMaterials>A320RTSBrief)
NosurprisesinRTSmaneuversasprintedandIthinkothershavecoveredthis.
Day3RVA+RAD.Hochimamanotbecauseitisparticularlyhard,butbecauseitisALOTofstuffloadedinto4
hoursinthebox.Hadadifferentcheckairmanondaytwo,veryprofessionalanddefinitelyabigpictureguy.
Briefing.Tooktheentiretwohours,andcoveredeverythingyouweregoingtodoreftheRAD(secondtwohours
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insim).ItistheexactslideshowthatisavailableatAAPilots.com(Training&Quals>TrainingHome>Training
Information>RecurrentTraining>A319/A320/A321>TrainingMaterials>A320R18Brief).ThereisNOoral,and
theonlymemoryitemswegotaskedwerethoseontheslides.
TheRVA(firsttwohoursofthesim)ishighlysimilartotheDay2RTS,onlynotasmuchstufftodo(and
insteadofallofitbeingatJFK,allofitisatMCO,exactlyasdepictedintheTrainingGuide).ThisisNOTa
loftmosteventsyoustartoffrightontherunway,enginesrunning.Norealquestionsonflows,triggers,etc,
howeverwedidrunthenormalchecklists,esp.the"BeforeDescent"checklistbeforegoingdownthechuteeach
time.Nevertouchedarelease.HereistheRVA,itembyitem:
*Spot1CALowvisT/O,KMCOILSCATIII36RApproach,Landing.Startedoutonthenumbers,engines
running,600RVR.Didaquick"canwetakeoff?"and"doweneedaT/Oalternate?"exercise(Iwon'tgointo
it,butexactlylikeyourunitinacademicsandinthebrief).Tookoffrunwayheading,gotvectorsbackaround,
andshotapproachtoafullstop(neversawtherunway,butusedelectronicmeanstoverifyposition).Puton
freezeatdoglegtofinaltobriefitupgiveplanetootherpilotwhenyousetupapproach,andletPMmake
MCDUentriesbelow10,000feet.Nonevent.
*Spot2FOLowvisT/O,FlaporSlatAbnormal,KMCORNAV(GPS)36L.AfterflyingRNPsintheRTSsim,you
flyaregularRNAV(GPS)intheRVA.RVRwas1600forT/O(FOmins)flapsretractednormallyfromFlaps2
>Flaps1,thenwhenFlapsUpselected,slatsretracted,butflapslockedat1,generatinganECAMF/CTLFLAPS
LOCKED.Ourclearancewasrunwayheadingto3,000,soweleveledoff,andselected210ontheA/S(stillgot
anoverspeeddingandslowedtogreendot).Thisisanonnormalmethodologydrill,sotakeyourtimeandgo
thruallthesteps.ThereisnoECAMchecklist(Ithink),butwhenyoucleartheECAMandgettheStatusPage,
thereisabunchofinformation.NOTE:IfyouhaveawhitebulletonStatuspagethatdoesnotapply(likeice
accretion),nothingbelowitappliesuntilyougettothenextwhitebulletandstartdrillover.Oneofthefirst
stepsis:FLAPLEVERTHREE.Youarelookingatflapsstuckat<1,andforsomereasonwegotitinourheads
toleavetheflapleverthereforlandingwronganswer!Acoupleofbadthingshappenwhenyoudothat:1)
whenyougotomanagedspeed,thesystemseestheflapleverisat1,andgivesyouSspeed(ifyouare
alreadyslowedforapproach,thejetwillacceleratetoSspeedwhichisbad),2)youstillhavealotofslatsyou
canrollandhelploweryourstallspeed.YouendupgoingtotheQRHforafollowup(yellowpages)andthat
drivesyoutopage45.Bottomlineplaceflaplevertothreeforlanding.
AnotherthingontheStatuspageis"ApplyLandingDistanceProcedures"usetheiPadappforthat,andhere
aresomepointers:Makesureyouhavethenewestversion(1.0.3)ifyouareoutofdate,youhavetoactually
deleteapp,andthenreinstallitwiththeAppCatalog.MakesureyouselectNonNormalatbottom.Your
Failureisatthebottomofthislist,SLAT/FLAPchoosefromthenextdropdownlistwhichFlaps/Slatsfaultyou
haveourswasFLAPSFAULTFLAPS<1.Select"UseFMGCVREF"toON.NOTE:Thisishowtocalculateyour
VREFthatyouwillselectintheairspeedwindowontheFMC:GotothePERFpageontheFMGC,findVLSfor
FULLFLAPS(sameasVRef)takethisnumberandenteritintoyouriPadappthiswillgenerateyourVAPP
speedinthelowerleftcornerofapp,andthisisthenumberyouselectinyourFMCforlanding.NOTE:youcan
usethefollowingmethodtoensureyouhavethecorrectfailureselected:comparethedeltaREFyouare
supposedtoaddtoVREF(fromtheStatuspage)totheoneintheAuditfunctioninyouriPadapp(hittheAudit
buttonnearthebottom,andlookforthestatement'NonnormalDeltaVRef:25kts'.Ifthenumbersmatch,
chancesareyouputinthecorrectfailure.StilldidacompleteRNAVbriefusingbluepagesandplatedidnot
fullybriefanymoreapproachesafterweeachdidone.Landingwasuneventful(weatherraisedabovemins).
*Spot3FOEngineFailuretoaCatIILS.TookoffonKMCO36Rinlowvisthingsgothairyfromstartand
wentdownhill.PMdidnotcallV1,andenginefailedwithafirepastV1ifyoudon'thearV1andsubsequently
blowajug,doyoureject,orknowingyoureonaV1cutgoaheadandtakeitintheair?Severalmoments
ofconfusion,wentintotheair,andflewasloppyprocedure.NOTE:WeareusingnewCONFIRMproceduresnow
thePFmovesthethrustlever(s),andthereisnophysicallyguardingofconfirmitems,justvisual(itisall
spelledoutinslide73inR18slideshow).Also,thereisthisnewthingfromLAAabout'GlobalLooksomething
something',where,whenyougetanindicationofaproblemsuchasanECAM,takeamomenttolookaroundat
stuffliketheoverheadpanelandmakesurethatotherindicationsareinagreementwithyourECAM('doIreally
haveafirelightintheenginefirebutton?').SomewhereonadoglegturnedofftheAPandhandflewaCatI
ILSthingswentfineuntildidnotbreakout.Onthego,haditinmindthatAPwasengagedandwent"GO
AroundTOGA".Planedidnotclimbproperlyandtookafewsecondstofigureoutwhatwasgoingonwentto
turnoffAPandhandflythegoaround,andfoundAPalreadyoffallbetternow,butnearlyhitthegroundand
gottodoitagainfromtheFAVAtoanothergoaround.
*Spot4BOTHVisualApproachandLandingKMCO36R.Startedoffintheair,withallautomationoff(noAPor
AT).UsetheFPV,andallowedtouserawILSdata.Withthetopofthelittleairplaneonthehorizonline,you
haveanice800fpmdescent.Also,ifyouhavethecorrectcrabin,thelittleairplane(whichisalwaysdownwind
andshowsgroundtrack)willbeoverthegroundtracklubberlineinthebottomofthePFD(onthecompass
scale),andtheILSwhobobbershouldalsobeinverticalalignmentwiththelittleairplane&lubberlineheemy
schleemies.Also,justlookoutside.OnfirstCAapproach,alittlefast,high,andinidleat500'FOcalled
'unstable,GOAROUND'whichkindofsuckedtodo,butthecheckairmancalmlysaid'rightcall,I'llputyou
backat5milesandyoucanseeitagain'.LaterduringtheRADportionofthesim,wewereinidleat500'
duringthehiyakkavisualpatterninDCA,and'negotiated'aquick'continue'withtheinstructorintheinterest
oftimetofinishtoalanding.
*Spot5CAT/O,HydraulicAbnormal,KMCOLOC36RApprtoaGOAround,thenalanding.TheFOfliesthe
LOCondayone,soifyouaretheCAyoumaywanttotakenotes.Startedbytakingofffrom36R,runway
headingto3K.GotaHYDYSYSLORSVR,withaYENG2PUMPLOPRunderneathit(notunderlined).Ranthru
thenonnormaldrill,andtoldtoletFOrunthechecklistsandCAfly.(ActualproblemwaslossofyellowHYD
systemduetoemptyreservoir).Bigissuesare:flapstrackslowly,onereverser,noNWS,spoilers2&4inop.
Thingswerehunkydory,andwenttoQRHanddeterminedtherewasnofollowup.Foundoutindebriefthat
yes,thereisafollowup,becausethesecondlinewaslistedinyellowindex,eventhoughnotunderlined(check
airmanevenmadecommentthatwehavebeengivingthebigcatastrophicfailuresalltheseyears,andsomeof
themoresubtleoneshavethesehiddengotchas).Anyway,page70intheQRHforourversionoftheHYD
Abnormal,andthereisaprocedurefor'ifL(R)spoilers2+4arecurrentlyindicatingextended'sinceourswere
not,wegotawaywithnotgoingtothefollowupproceduresbysheerluck.CAflewtominimumsandwent
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aroundforweather.SetupagainattheFAF,andthistimeweatherwasgoodenoughtoland.
*Spot6CAEngineFailureafterV1,Cat1ILS36RtoaLandingplusEvac.JustpastV1,gotafireandfailure.
NOTE:evenafteryouhearrotate,keepitonthegrounduntilyouarereadytotakeitintotheair(i.e.,ifyou
arestillhavingcontrolissues,stayonthegrounduntilthe2boardifyouneedto).Gotintheair,FOallowedto
runchecklists.FlewanuneventfulhandflownILSCatItoafullstop.Onground,gotdefiniteconfirmationthat
wehadatailfire,andranevacuationprocedure.Themainthingwegoobedupwasstep4,whichsaysto
dischargeAPUagentifrequiredthefactthatweweretoldourentiretailwasengulfedinflameshouldhave
beenacluethattheAPUwasburning.Atthispoint,wewereatthetwohourmarkinthesim,andstillhadthe
entireRADaheadofus,soallIcansayispaceyourselfforafourhoursim!
IthinkotherguyshavecoveredtheRADprettywellalready,soIwilljusthitafewhighlights.
*Windshear.Thereisanewprocedure,butit'salotliketheoldprocedure.Now,whenyouaredoingthe
procedure,itis"ESCAPETOGA".Proceduresforreactiveandpredictiveare(sorta)combined.Lookatthenew
predictivewindshearchartintheslideshownowwedon'thavetogoaroundonapproachjustbecausewegeta
predictivecaution,ifyoucanavoidtheWS(andhowareyougoingtodeterminethat?Ithinkinthesimitis
goingtoalwaysbeagoaround).Withthe'WarningWindshearAhead',younowhavethechoiceofanormalgo
aroundoveran'EscapeToga'maneuver.TheFOgotareactivewindshearontakeoff,afterAPengagement,and
theAPneverkickedoffduringtherecovery.Thecaptaingota'WindshearWindshear'verylowonapproachand
didtheescapemaneuverthiswasbyfarthemoredramatic.
*ETOPS.Readtheslides.Weactuallybuiltthereturnroutinginthesecondaryaheadoftime,sothatwhenwe
startedtoturnaround,bythetimetheturnwascompletedwewerealreadyona15NMoffset,hadthe
secondaryroutecalledup,andhadtheoffsetloadedinthebox.Welostanengineat35,000feet.Youhave
about50secondsbeforeyouareatgreendot,sothingshappenfast.AlthoughyouhaveabigjuicyECAMfor
enginefailurestaringyouintheface,yourmosturgentproblemistheImmediateActionw/oECAM,'Unableto
MaintainAltitudeLossofEngineThrust'.GotoMCTrightawayGettheA/Throff(thiswillmakethingswork
betterlater)startyourturnindependentofstartingdriftdownwaituntilgreendottostartdownsetdriftdown
altfromprogpageintoFMCandpullforopendescent.(havetodosomemathwithaltitudetherearetwoto
choosefrom,thedriftdownaltonthePERFpage,andtheRECMAXonthePROGpage.Takethelowest,round
itdowntothecorrectdirectionalt,andsubtract500'.IwroteabunchofnotesonpageiiiinmyQRH,directly
fromtheslideshow,tohelpwiththeseprocedures.IalsocheckedmyJuneschedule,andnoticedIwasnot
slatedtogotoHawaiiatall.
*DepressurizationRouteMMMX.Don'tknowhowtomakethisonelesspainfuljustgoovertheslides,and
knowyourcheckairmanwillwalkyouthruit.Wehadasemirapiddecompression,withnodamage,sowe
coulddescendfast.TheEmergencyDescentisnotintheQRH,soyouneedtogotoOMVolI2i.10(page465)
andbasicallytreatitasamemoryitem.AsFO,youmustremembertwothings:say"Emergencydescent,be
seated",andremembertotelltheFAswhenthecabindescendsbelow14,000'.Actualprocedureispage467.
Spotterminatedoncewewereonroutingat17K.
*MaxCrosswindTOandLanding.DidtheseatDCAgoingnorth.Fun,butstillhavetotakeseriously.Youare
handflying,sotellotherpilotwhatyouwantintheFMC.Thereisspecificverbiageforthesecalls,butIcould
notfinditintheOM.Duringamaxcrosswindlanding,theywantustokeepitinafullcrabuntilrightatthe
end,thenkickitalloutaround20feetandlandthiswillrequirealittlebitofaileronintothewindrightatthe
end.Agoodtechniquetostayontherunwayisgetthenosewheelonthegroundimmediately.
*EOSIDatSKBO.Thisisaworkinprogress.YougettobuildtheEOSIDinthesecondary(allintheslide
show).Weflewtoamissedapproach,andlostanenginegoingaround.Youhavetoselectheading,and
activatetheSecondary,thenmakesureyougobackintoNAV.Youstayonautopilotthroughoutthemaneuver.
WediditCAVU,soitiseyeopeningwithalltheterrainaround.IcheckedmyJunescheduleagain,and
observedIwasnotscheduledtoflyanywhereinSouthAmerica.
*RandomNotes:
Theycan'tsimulatetheUndueActivationofAlphaProtectioninthesim,soyouwillonlyseethatoneinthe
brief.However,itisamemoryitem,soknowitbyheart.
Managed='codedglidepath'(RNAV,VOR)
Can'tsayLANDINGuntilyouhaveactuallybeenclearedtoland
Theydon'tlikeyoutosay'please'or'thankyou'withyourcallouts
Ifyouloseequipmentwhileairborne,checktherequiredequipmentlistforthetypeofapproachyouareflying
toseeifyouneedit
NolongerallowedtobriefapproachiniPadNIGHTmode(dayornight)
OnVORandLOC,use'321'toconfigure
Below10K,useotherpilottoenterstuffintoMCDU
PriortoANYchecklist,runyourflow
OnSE,usuallyhave45unitstrimintogoodengine
Don'tcallTOGASETuntilneedlesarethere
OnRNAV(RNP),ongoaroundasyoucleanuppullandsetspeed(CatC/D)tonotexceedRFgroundtrack
Groundschooldefensivetraininghasbeenreducedtoputtingtuffcuffsononeanother,thenwalkingpastthe
dummyanddemoingoneeachofthreedifferentpunches.
Rebluedforanother9months!
May13,2016
Day1GroundSchool:NotasrushedasIthoughtitwouldbe.Actuallyhadtimeforlunch.Paycloseattentionto
thesystemspart...especiallytheSlats/FlapsmalfunctionandtheHydraulicmalfunctions.You'llseeitonday3
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foryourMVA.It'llbeverysimilartowhattheycoveringroundschool.
Day2RTS:Exactlylikethepreviouscommentssaid.EverythingoutofJFK.Prettyevenpaced.F/Oissupposed
togetaV1cut,butifthere'stimeattheendofthesims,askforaV2cut,becausethat'swhatbothofyouwill
gettomorrow.Ourinstructormadeiteasy.Ithappensevenbeforeyougetthegearup.JuststepontheBeta
Targettrapezoid.Puttheboxontheshelf(12.5degreespitch).You'llprobablyhavetolowerthenose.Findthe
parkingbrakehandleandmoverightuptotheruddertrimandholduntilyoufeelpressurereleaseontherudder
pedals.
OnecommentabouttheF/O'ssoftgoaroundoutoftheRNAVRNP.Justsay,"Goaround,TOGA",waitforthe
SRStoshowupontheFMA,thenpullitbacktwoclicksto"Climb".Thencallforgoaroundflapsandgear.
Worksoutwell.
Day3RVAandRAD:Thiswascrazybusy.Ridiculous.Instructorsarequicklybecomingawareofhowmuchtime
ittakestotryanddoallthecraponthesyllabus.Backtotryingtoput10poundsofsh*tina5poundbag.I'm
writingitup.They'veallbeengoinglongunlessyouhaveaseatfiller.
Brieftakesalongtime...SolongthattheyspendalotoftimeontheFOQAandotherstuffthatisn'tonthe
checkride.Wewererushedtofinishthebriefin2hours.Didn'tevenhavetimetobrieftheMV,whichishe
partthat'sgraded.Spendmostofthetimetalkingaboutthesecondhalfofthesim.Bytheway,theywantthat
memoryitemabouttheADRpushbuttonsverbatim.Ourinstructorhadagreattechnique.LeavethePBclosest
totheflyingpilotonandturnofftheothertwo.Thatway,heorshewon'tlosethedisplaysontheirside.
Remember,itonlysaystoconsiderleavingADR1onforemergencyconfiguration.
TheMVtakesalongtime,sotrynottoscrewup.Ifyouhavetodostuffover,itcutsintoanalreadyrushed
secondhalf.IsuggesthavingyourprofilesandECAMproceduresdowncold.
ThetwothingsthattakethelongestaretheF/O'sFlap/SlatECAMtotheRNAV36LinMCO,andtheCaptain's
hydraulicproblemtoaLOC36(can'trememberLorRinMCO).Inbothscenarios,you'llhavetheLanding
DistanceProceduresApplything,souseRickSpurlock'sappforNonNormals.Worksgreat,butbecareful
selectingthecorrectfailure.Also,don'taddanythingtotheVapp.RickSpurlockalreadytakesthatinto
considerationforyou.JustplugthatnumberintheMCDU.BothCaptain'sandF/O'sECAMshappensoonafter
yougetthegearup.MinewastheWingTipBrakestoppedtheslatsbetween1and2.Justdidaflaps3landing.
Captain'swasYHydraulicSystemLowlevel.
OnaLOCapproach,can'tusethe3degree0.4nmpullFPVthinguntiltheFAF.OutsidetheFAFusetheolddive
anddrivemethod.That'sbecausethe3degreeglidepathisusuallyonlycalculatedfromtheFAF.Captainwill
getamissedappchfollowedbyalandingsecondtime.Instructorwillrepositiononfinal,sothatsavessome
time.
OntheF/O'sRNAVapproach,awhitedescenthockeystickisbad.Blueormagentaisgoodbecauseitmeans
theairplanewillhonortheconstraintsinmanageddescent.Tomakeawhitechangetoblueormagenta,dialin
theFAFaltitude,checkthattheconstraintsarecorrectontheND,thengomanaged...Ithink!
Also,whenloadinganRNAV,besttouseNoSTAR,buthaveaVIAinthere.Makesureyouseethebluemissed
approachlinesontheND.
V2cutsforCapt.andF/O.Probablywillbeenginefirerightafterliftoff.Whenidentifyingnonnormal,they're
stressingdon'tjustlookatECAM,lookallaround...overheadpanel,etc.toconfirmwhattheproblemis.Once
again,theECAM,QRHfollowup,andallthatstufftakesalotoftime.Capt.getstolandbecausehealready
didhisgoaroundoffoftheLOC.IwasexpectingtobreakoutofftheS/EILS(hastobehandflown),butnope.
Hadtogoaroundbecausenocontact.Iwaspissedbecausethesyllabussaiditwastoalanding.Checkairman
laughedatmeandsaidtheyhadtoseeagoaround.EasyrepositiontofinalandletmeusetheA/Pdownto
minsandwebrokeoutjustfine.
Visualsto36RMCO.Nobigdeal.FD,APandAToff.TheywantyoutohaveFPVon,though.45%N1worksout
niceforCFMsflaps3.
RAD:Iheardthey'rethinkingofcuttingouttheLAXHNLunabletomaintainaltitudeimmediateactionitem.
Hopetheydo.RestoftheRADisliketheothercommentswritteninApril.Weweresotiredafterrunningso
manyECAMs,4nonnormal,andstuffontheMV,bythetimewegottotheSKBOengineoutmissed,wewere
braindead.Wegotinearlyandranlate.
May7,2016
WentdownthefirstweekofMaywhentheyjuststartedthenewR18.
Day1:Veryrushed,alotofinformationcrammedintoashortamountoftime.Wedidgetabitofabreakfor
lunch.TheHumanFactorsSegmentwasonceagain,excellent.
Day2:RTSwasasadvertisedintheCQTTrainingguide.EverythingwasoutofJFK,RWY22L.Acouplenew
thingsthisyearExpeditepbDemonstration,LowVisibilityTakeoffs,RNAV(RNP)Approachworkandthe
Takeoverpbdemonstration.Otherwise,fairlystraightforward.
Day3:RVAFirstpartwasamaneuverbasedevent.Onceagain,trainingisthesameasadvertisedintheCQT
Guide.Thiswasthetestportionofday3inthesim.TheRADportionwasfairlyintense,butveryinformative
andeducational.FOisreallybusyonthisportionofthetraining,especiallytheDepressurizationRouteMMMX.
HeardtheyareconsideringtakingouttwoofthescenariosontheRADportionduetotime/trainingconstraints.
Asusual,theinstructorsweregreat.Ilearnedalot,itwasexhaustingbutI'mgoodforninemoremonths.
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April28,2016
SimulatorDay2,evaluationportionfirst,withalineflightDCABOS.Setupforrwy1RNAVdepartureNational
1.APUMEL'dsoairstartatthegateforbothengines.ItworkedwellforCapt.toreadtheprocedureoffthe
iPadandtheFOtomovetheswitchesandstarttheengines.Afterpushback,Rwychangeto19soIwasglad
thatwedidthenewnumbersandcontrolchecksinthealleybeforetaxiing.Gotdingedforstartingthetaxi
checklistandnotstoppingitasweheldshortof15.Alsoatnighttheywantustoturnonsomelightsaswe
cross15.OnthewaytoBOS,FOflying,gotaFAC2ECAM,Captworkedtheproceduresandcheckedwith
dispatchviaAirCelltomakesuretheywantedustocontinue,whichwedid.Climbedto290andcheckedRVSM
limits.TheywanttoseeaAHEFOEaswell,incruise.Thenwelostautothrust,didtheECAM(noprocedural
steps)butdidn'tgototheQRHwhichhadonestep(trytheotherautopilot).CaptcalleddispatchonAircellto
seeifwecouldcontinuetoBOSandwebothagreedthatthewxwasOKforlandinginBOSwithATinop.FO
continuedtofly,CaptdidRNAVdecisiontree,andkeptdiggingintorequiredequipment,andloandbehold,two
FACsarerequiredforanRNAV.WethenbriefedtheILS33LinBOSandconfirmeditwasworkingviaATIS.FO
flewtheSTARandwegotvectoredofftheROBUCOPD,thengotdirectKRANNandresumed.FOthenflewthe
ILSanddidagreatjob,landeduneventfully.
RADspotwereallgoodtraining,checkairmancandotrainingthroughout.Verygoodexperienceandlearneda
lot.Goodforanotherninemonths!
April18,2016
JustfinishedupmyCQTtoday.IthoughtIwasinR18butapparentlyrightnowthey'redoingabitofboth.
They'reswitchingtoR18atthebeginningofMay.
Day1:EXTREMELYrushed!!!Greatinstructorbutgiventhelargeamountofinformationandthesmallamount
oftimeitborderedontheridiculous.Hespokeasfastashumanlypossiblewithnoquestionsandstillhada
difficulttimecoveringallofthematerial.Nobreakforlunch.HRsegmentwasinformativeandhelpful.Iwillbe
writingareview.
Day2:Terrificlearningenvironment.Greatwelcomingattitudeandreallylearnedalot.Theusualsuspectson
this.V1cuts,SEILSApproach,RNP(supposetobesignedofftoactuallyflytheminJunebutwe'llsee),
managednonILS,nonmanagednonILS(akaLOC)usingtheFPVworksgreat.Everything22LatJFK.
Day3:95slideprebriefslideshow.Allquestionsoffoftheslideshow.JustafewoffwalkaroundthatIwasn't
certainof.IthinktheCheckAirmenwasabitbored.A320istheonlyonewithoutastrakeonthecowling.
A319/A321bothhaveone.Testbuttonforparkingbrakelightonnosewheeltoseeifbulbisburnedout.
Theevaluationpartoftheridewasfairlystraightforward.DCABOS.APUMEL'd.Startedbothenginesatgate
withexternalair.PlannedforRWY1departurewithlowvisibilitybutnoTOALTrequiredbecausewemetthe
minsforRWY1.Rightbeforetaxitheyswitchedrunwaysto19.NeededTOalternatebecausetheminimums
werehigherfor19.Tookourtimetochangenumbersandbriefallthechanges.AtcruisegotaSDACECAM.
Class1.Nochimes.HonestlyhadnoideawhatanSDACwas.Hadtolookitup.NofollowupinQRHandjust
crewawarenessinsupplemental.Nobigdeal.MakesuretogothroughalltheECAMprocedures(gothroughall4
boxes)beforelookinginQRH.TheCAmentionedthateveryonescrewsthatup.Usincluded.Givenholding
instructions.Happenedquick.Barelyhadtimetoslowdown.InholdgotIDGLOOILPRESSURE.Nowdownto
onegenerator.Declaredanemergency.DivertedtoJFK.Weatherwas1000/5.Tookourtime.Prepared
everythinginthehold.ShotILS31L.StoppedstraightaheadonRWY.Evaluationover.
RAD:Alotofworkbutalotoffunreallyandgreatlearningenvironment.LAXHNL.Lossofengineunableto
maintainaltitude.Driftdown.IfbeforeETPstartturnallthewayaround.Offset15miles.Altitude+500.PFturn
offA/T(sothethrustdoesn'tgotoidle)dialinaltitudeoffofcruisepageandflyatgreendot.500fpm
descent.GivesyouplentyoftimetotakecareofQRH.MaxXwindDCA.TOwithapatternat1500'backtoa
landing.Hadn'tdonethatinawhile.Starthandflyingontheline.Itmakesadifference.Alsodidlandingat
DCAlandingpriorto1200'.They'repushingthatprettyhard.Abletodipdownto3redonthePAPI.Rejected
landing.Takestimetogettotogathrust.Don'trush.RotateatVapp.Thingshappenfastwithlotsofbellsand
whistlesgoingoff.
BogotaColumbia.ILSApproachto13Rwithanenginefailurebelow1000'toEOSID.Againtakeyourtime.
Engineoutprocedureslikenormal,EOSIDdoesn'tstartuntildepartureendofrunway.PMpullsheadingand
activatessecondarythatyousetupjustlikeyouweredeparting13R.ThenGPWSintothemountains.Don't
forgettocheckthespoilers.
MexicoCity:lossofcabinpressure.GetmaskonASAP.Captainflies.ExpeditePBworksawesomeifno
structuraldamage.FOiscrazybusy.There'salottodo.Talktopassengers"Emergency.Remainseated".ATC
"PanPan,PanPan,PanPan.American____descendingto17000'headingdirectto______"(beginningif
depressurizationroute)Requestaltimeter.Activatesecondary.Cabinsigns.Ignition.Below14,000'informFA's
overPAtheycantakeoffO2anddocabincheck.Takeyoursoffat10,000.Itmakesitmorebearableifyou
turnoffhotmikewhenbreathing.
Overallgreatexperience.Cameawayabitexhaustedbutlearnedalotandhadexceptionalinstructors.
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JustgotbackfromCQTandbecauseofgracemonthissueswithscheduling,everybodywhodoesCQTinApril
willdothesameRTSandLOEsimulatorscenariosthathavebeeninplacethelast9months.Thedifferenceis
thatthereare2newtrainingbriefingswithnewinfoonAApilots.comthatyouwillwanttolookat.AlsotheRAD
ontheseconddayhaschanged.BeginninginMay,2016,theR18RVAwillbeginbuttheRADwillstillstaythe
sameasIjustdid.
Thefirstdayofgroundschoolhasalsochangedandourinstructortriedtorushthroughitbutwenevercame
closetofinishing.Thereisnoscheduledlunchbuttheinstructorswillgiveyoutime.Thecafeterianowopensfor
anhouratlunchtimeonweekendssothatwasagoodchange.
IwillgoovertheRADsinceitisnew.TheRADispackedfullofstuffandtheinstructorshavesomedifficulty
gettingitalldone.
1.F/OdoesawindshearonT/OfromLAX25Rwhichoccursacouplehundredfeetofftheground.Ifyougetthe
autopilotonrightafter100',theA/Pshouldflyitforyou.C/Odoesanapproachwindshearthathitsabout300'.
Use3flapandkeeptheautopilotonandyouwillsaveyourselfthetroubleofhandflying.Alsothenewcallout
forwindshearis"Escape,TOGA".
2.ETOPSisactuallyanenginefailureataltitudefromLAXtoHNLoverthePacific.ThePMwillstartthe
immediateactionitem"UnabletoMaintainAltitudeLossofEngineThrust."ThePFwillmakeaturnoff
course,mostlikelya180degreeturnbacktoLAXandtrytogetoffthetrackby15miles.Lookingatthe
coursedeviationrightontheNDisagoodwayofinitiallysettingup.TheC/Agaveuspointersaswemuddled
throughit.
3.TheDepressurizationRouteMMMXisgoingtobeapracticeemergencydescentoverthemountainsinMexico.
TheC/Atalkedusthroughthesetupandthenwehadadecompression.TheCAPfliesallemergencydescents
saying,"Emergencydescent,myaircraft".TheCAPwilldescendto17,000(or21,000dependingwhereyouare)
whiletheFOputsadirecttotheclosestfixinthebox.Itisactuallyprettyeasysinceitisalreadysetup.After
reachingthefix,continuedownto10,000andflytheroute.Theeventendedwhenwegotto10Kfeet.
4.Rejectedlandingandpropertouchdownpointisthesamethingaslasttimewithagoaroundaftertouchdown
inDCA.Notabiggie.
5.ThemaximumcrosswindT/OandLandingisalittledifferent.Firstofall,ifyoudidtheMAXXwindinLAX
lastyear,itisnothinglikethat.Lastyear,therewastonsofturbulenceanditwasdefinitelyahandfulbutthis
year,onDCA01,itseemsmucheasier.Feltmorelikea20knotXwindtomeinmuchsmootherconditions.
Don'tbetemptedtouseflapsfull.Flaps3willbeeasierandrequirelesscrab.(AndIamnotafanofflaps3)
WeactuallydidthelandingwithflightdirectorsandA/Tthefirsttime.WethendidanormalMAXXwindT/O
fromDCA01.Fullforwardsticktobereleasedbetween80100knots.AlsoifyouareinaCFMengineSIM,you
go50%then70%N1andletherrip.Justalittleaileronintothewindallthewaythroughliftoffworkswell.
Toomuchandgroundspoilerscomeup.OurC/Aletusseehowmuchthatwasbeforewetookoffbylookingat
theflightcontrolpage.Ithoughtthatwascool.
Nowthatwehadthepractice,ournextmaneuverwasaMAXXwindT/OfromDCA01,flyapatternwithradar
vectorsat1500'andthenavisualMAXXwindlandingalldonewithoutautopilot,autothrustorflightdirectors.
TheywantustoboneuponourflyingskillsandthisistheAmericanwayofdoingso.Justreverttooldschool
flying,rotateto15degrees,powerbacktoclimbandstopthequickclimbbybringingpowerbacktoaround
50%N1at1500'.Iused210knotsflyingdownwindandthenslowedto180knotsgettingFlapsoutto1then2.
Youshouldn'thavetomonkeywiththepowertoomuchifyouhaveabout50%N1whichseemstobethemagic
numberformostconfigurationsweuseplusorminusalittle.Withrunwayinsight,youareclearedthevisual.
TurnedoutalrightforbothofusbutIwillsaythatourC/Atolduslaterthatmostguysdoterriblewiththis.
Theydon'texpectalotofproficiencyonthisbutjustwantustobesafe.Ishutoffmyautothrustonthelinea
lotsothatprobablyhelps.Iwouldsuggestthatandshootingsomevisualapproachesw/oflightdirectorsfor
practice.It'snotthatbadifyouhandflyoutonthelinealittle.
6.EnginefailureEOSIDinBogotaSKBOisonthemissedapproachfrom13R.Atthispointintheday,wewere
wickedtiredbutluckilywedidn'thavetohandflyanyofthis.TheC/AhelpsyouwithsettinguptheEOSIDfor
missedapproachandthenyougetsetup10milesfromtheairport(twoengines)andshoottheapproachandat
minimumsyouseenothing.Dothegoaroundandafteryougetthegearup,yougetanenginefailure.Just
leaveitonautopilotandhavethePMactivatetheSECflightplan.YouhavetomomentarilyselectHDGthen
activate.MakesureitisinNAV.A/Pdoesagoodjobandwhenyoureachaccelerationaltitude(whichwehadto
makeupbecauseitisreallynotdefinedonthisprocedure)wewentthroughtheS/EstufftillMCTand
maneuverover.Wethengotpointedatamountainanddidtheescapemaneuver.IdidnotwaitfortheTerrain
callbutwentaroundearlywhichisfine.Whenittalkstoyou,youhavetoatleaststopdescent.MyF/Owaited
forTerrainanddidthewholefullbackstickgig.Allgood.
Afewthingsthathelp:
IfyoudoanLOE,IwouldhighlyrecommendhavingtheF/OflybutthenhavetheC/Odoallbriefingsinairand
ontheground.Thiswillmakethingsgofasterongroundwhichtheysortoftimeanditwillmakeitmucheasier
intheairwithchangeofcontrol.UsemediumbrakesonEVERYlanding.That'sit.GoodLuck!
PREVIOUSCOMMENTSFROMR9...MANYTECHNIQUESSTILLAPPLYFORR18RTSSPOTS
March11,2016
Asadvertised.Classstartedat0915brokearound1230forlunch.Itwasthesystemsasadvertised,actually
pacedthroughquicklyfollowedbythedoortrainer(onlyonepersondoesthem)andthenontothelifejackets,
smokehoodsandfireext.Onlyonepersondoesthataswell.Afterlunchitwastakeoffandlandingminimum
stuffalongwiththeA330boysthenthehumanfactorsstuff.
Simday1wehadagoodguy,laidbackandhelpful.Everythingwasjfk.Lowvistakeoffwithcat3to22lwitha
missfollowedbycat3toafullstop.Firstofficerdidlowvistakeoffwithavorto22lwithafullstop.Let'ssee
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thenwedidtwornavapproachesto22loneperIgotagoaroundontherflegpassingsogoe(sp),usingasoft
goaroundyouhavetospeedselect165ktsrightafteryoubringthrottlestoclimbtohonormaxspeedonthe
arc.Firstofficerrnavwastoafullstop.Wedidengineoutworkafterthatanditwasstandardv1cuts.Wewent
toaltitudeforstallsandunreliableairspeedwork...Followtheqrhandyou'regoodtogo.Thefirstofficeralso
didalowaltitudestallthenwefinishedupwiththerejectedtakeoff.Itwasfirstofficertakeoffandanengine
firesomewherearound110kts.Firewon'tgooutsoyouendupevacuating.Securitywaslastwithanhour
breakbetweensimandclass.
Simday2wehadanothergoodguy,evenkeeledandrunsanicesmoothpace.Westartedwiththeproverbial
certificationcheckandthenontothe75slides.Hedidn'tspendtoomuchtimeonlandingperformanceasIhad
thesheetallfilledout.Hehadusdotheproblemonouripadstoseeifwebothcameupwiththesameanswer.
Theonlyquestionsaskedwerethosethatwerepartoftheslidepresentation.WeflewDCAtoBOS.APUMEL'ed
andwestartedbothenginesonthegate.Afterpushhadarunwaychangefrom01to19.Wereconfigured
everythingtoincludethetaxicheckinthealleyway.
AftertakeoffwegotaFAC1fault.WeecamedthatbadboyasweheadedtoBOSfortheRNAV33L.Attopof
descentwelostautothrust.IkeptflyingwhiletheFOworkedthisissue.Wecontactedthedispatcherwiththe
headsupandkeptontoBOS.WeshottheCatIILSto33l.Thatwasitdidn'tevenparkonagate.
AfterabreakwemovedthesimtoDCAwherewedidthemasx/wlandings...reallynobigdealjustkickout
thecrabatthe40footcall.Thespotlandingswerenobigdealeither.prettymuchkeepthestandardaimpoint
totheMMthenchangeyouraimpointclosertothe500footmarksandputthebitchontheground.Webothdid
therejectedlandingwhichwasactuallyfun.
LAXwasusedforthewindshearonTakeoffandlanding...nobigdealthereeitherandtherejectsforthebad
takeoffdata.DFWwasusedfortheOPD.Weneverreallydidflyitasmuchastalkaboutit.
ThentoRNOfortheEOSID...readtheopspageaheadoftimesoyouhaveahandleontheprocedure.Works
outwellthenyoudosomeCFITandhighaltitudeupsets.
February21,2016
Dayoneandtwowereasadvertised,Daytwowasbusyregardlesshowyoucutit.
DaythreestartedwithCAcheckingtheIpadsforcurrencyaswellasourmedicals.Interestinghowthey
checkedourmedicalsandlicensesbothdays.Whatcouldchangefromdaytwotodaythree???
Daythreestartedwithabriefingstraightfromthesyllabus.CAspentlotsoftimeonwindshear,predictiveand
reactive,morethenIwouldhaveexpected.Questionsweremostlymemoryitemsontheslidesandacoupleon
thewalkaround.OurflightwasfromBostonWashingtonwithnoMEL'S.WetaxiedE,Atorunway15R.Once
westartedtaxiingrunwaywaschangedto22LwithinstructionstotaxiE,A,Nandholdshortof15R.FOwanted
tostopA/CandreloadthenumbersbutATCrefused.CAsaiditwasnotrealisticoflineopsandwouldcreate
congestiononthetaxiways,sowestartedsecondenginebeforeturninglefttoAandgetthatoutoftheway.
HelatersaidthatwasagoodideatoreduceFO'sworkloadlateron.Westillstoppedshortof22Rtorebriefthe
newrunwayanddeparture.WewereissuedtheLogan9afterIinquiredaboutaSIDatthegate.Itwasnoton
theflightplanorPDC.Hesaiditwasasimulatorissue,notatrick.Wetookofandleveledat5000'werewe
gotaclimbingTCAS,thenclimbedtoFL260.DCAwasusingtheRNAV1andwewere"real"SkyNazisforthe
purposeofthisflight.IaskedbeforegettingintheSimulatorasIhaveseenconflictingtheoriesonthe
commentssubmittedhere.Wethengotaruddertravellimiter1ECAMontheclimbout,andwewentthrough
theimmediateaction,etcetcroutine.AtcruiseIwentaheadandwentthroughtheODpagesfortheRNAV
approach.CAwaskindenoughtoletmegothroughitallbeforehecamebackandsaidtheRNAVwasbroken!!
buttheILSwasback!!!WebriefedtheILStoRunway1ontheClippr1arrival,howeverwegotalotofdirects
andnoVias.Theapproachwasuneventfulandwetaxiedtogate42.
Wetookabrake,longishoneaswewereearly,thenproceededtothepracticeevents.Tomethiswasthebest
partofthiswholecycle,astheCAworkedrightwithusonthemaneuver.Mostofthemwereanoneventandit
wasactuallyfuntodothetouchandgo'sinDCA.Weusedthesameprocedureforthemweusedforthe"short"
fieldlandings.Otherthanlotsofnoisetheywereanoneventandhewalkedusrightthroughthemaneuver.The
maxcrosswindwasalsoanonevent,certainlymucheasierthandoingitforreal.Amaxcrosswindinreallifeis
adefiniteeventbutnothere.TheRenoEOSIDwasveryinstructionalandCAwasrighttheredoingitwithus.
TheEGWPSeventswedidrightthereatRenoinVFRcondition,andwaseyeopeningtoseehowclosetheACis
tothehillbeforecommandingthepullup.
Dittofortherejectedtakeoffs,noissues.AshortdebrieffollowedandofftotheairportandHOME!!!!
January30,2016
Day1:GroundSchool.Asadvertised.
Day2:Thisisthe51pagepresentationtitledsimulatortraining.Nothreat.Normal"spots"thatincludeas
advertiseddepartureswith"V1cuts",RTO's,etc.Eventhoughwedon'tdothemyet,expecttheyearlyRNAV
RNPdiscussionandpractice.WepracticedtheRNAV(RNP)ZRnwy22L@JFK.Youwillalsogetthediscussion
aboutUNDUEACTIVATIONOFALPHAPROTECTION(youshouldseeavideopresentationthatmakesitalittle
moreclearonday3).
Day3:Firstyoo"llbriefgoingcompletelythroughtheRT9(75pagepresentation).Expecttogothroughthe
entireslidepresentation.YoushouldgrabaNonNormalLandingDataworksheet(ormore)andpracticeusing
thatandthencomparingagainsttheA320LandApp.Youshouldcomeupwiththeexactsamedistancewhen
comparingthetwo.AlsotalkingabouttheEOSID.YoucanpreparebyreviewingKRNOandtheRnwy16LEOSID.
LOEforuswasDCABOSwithaninoperativeAPU(Huffercartstart@gate).Youcanpreparebyreviewingthe
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NonNormalSupplementalsandtalkthroughwhen&howyoustartthe2ndengine(wediditatthegatewith
thehuffercart).
FO'sleg.WebriefedforaRunway1departurewiththeessentialProhibitedAreaavoidance.ReviewDCAplates
togetacompletepicture&thenceadetailedbriefing.Aswecallfortaxi,wegetarunwaychangetoRunway
01.STOP.Changetheplan,reviewthePerfPageandchangeasnecessary,doadeparturerouteverification,
onlythenDOaTAXICHECKLISTAGAIN.
ArrivingatBOS,givenaRNAV33LforKBOSwith600/1mi.Besuretocheck(each)theRNAVArrivalandwhat
altitudetheharddeckis(wedidROBUC1andalmostmissedthe1ballontheleftsideinsetofthearrival).
Missedapproachbigsurprise.Weathermuchlowerthanpreviouslyreported(X,6/6/6).Captainprepares&
briefsforCATIII33L.Knowcallouts.
Checkrideover.NowcomestheRAD:
KLAX:Noflexentered,priorto60KTS...TOGA
KLAX:Noflexentered,past80KTS...RETARD(FO,Xferofcontrol,REJECT)
KLAX:WindshearREACTIVE
KLAX:WindshearPREDICTIVE(catchitintime,it'saNORMALGOAROUND)
AircraftUpset:2each(noselow,nosehigh)
KDCA:TALPAARC(TakeOffLandingPerformanceAssessmentAviationRegulatoryCommittee)Spotlandings
atDCAusingtheVASI."Landing"between1000to1200feetofavailablerunway...THINK3Wire,Navy
dudes.StayonGlideSlopefromOuterMarkertoMiddleMarker,thentransfehalfandhalfInside/Outside
(VASI).Lookingforabitmorethan700VSI(butnotmuch,andkeepingVASI3RED/1WHITE).ReviewDCA
107B6,9,10.
KDCA:Sameasabove,BUTyoulandedtoolong(ortheysaidyoudid),GOAROUND!!Lotsofuncancelable
noiseyouhavetobarkorders(GOAROUNDFLAPS)...
KDCA:MaximumXWindlanding(Runway01).Windis100/29.OldSchoolCRABit,KICKit.
KRNO:EOSID(107E1)Flaps2or3.TOGA(nightorWx).Theflap2/3settinggivesyoutheNEEDED25
degreebankfortheprocedurethus,donotbeinabighurrytocleantheaircraftuponschedule.MSAis
12,000FeetThisiswhenyouwillseeyourEWGPSdemonstration.AthoroughreviewofEOSIDpresentation
andoftheKRNOplateswillgoalongway.
This(asalltraining)goesmostsmoothlyifyouhavethememoryitemsdownPAT,andyouknowyour
TRIGGERS&FLOWS.MyCaptain/trainingpartnerdidagreatjob&webothworkedwelltogether.
January27,2016
Overall,Ifoundthenewexperiencetobebetterthaninyearspast.Days1and2werelessintensethanbefore
thecheckrideonDay3onlylastsfor2hours.Then,you'rebacktotraining.
Day1Goesfrom9:15to3:30.So,it'sashorterdaythantheprevioussystem.Nopreparationrequired.You
neverstayinthesameroomforlong.Firstcoupleofhoursspentgoingoveraircraftsystems.FMAindications
ontakeoffwithandwithoutaFlextemp,theeffectsoffrozenpitottubesandunreliableairspeedindications,
etc.Then,you'reoffforemergencyequipmenttrainingandcabindoortraining.It'sallshortandsweet
comparedtoyearspast.You'llgetaveryshortbreakforlunch2530minutes.Eatquick.Then,you'reofffor
HumanFactorstrainingwhichwilltaketherestoftheday(about2hours.)Theygoovertheairline'sSafety
ManagementSystem...FOQA,ASAP,LOSA.
Day2.Alltraining.WehadadifferentcheckairmanonDay2thenwehadforthecheckridethenextday.
OurCKAsaidthat'sthewaytheyliketodoitnow.SpentthewholeperiodonJFK'srunway22L.It'sgot
everythingyouneed:ILS,LOC,RNP,andVOR.Gooveryournonnormalmethodologysoyou''llknowhowto
runthroughtheECAMS.WebothgotaENGFireontakeoff:F/OatV1andCaptainatV2.Knowwhatisa
confirmitemonsubsequentECAMSandhowtoverbalizethat(PMreadsECAM,PFcoverstheprotectedswitches
andsays"Confirm",etc)Lowvistakeoff:nothingtoit.Justremembertoputyournosedowninputpriorto80
knotslikeyoualwaysdo.RNPandVOR:makesureit'sbuiltcorrectlyandvalidatetheapproachesandyou'reall
set.LOCapproachfortheCaptain.GetintoFlightPathVectorandsetyour3.00degreesapproachingtheFAF.
MakesuretheF/Ocalls0.4DMEandpullforthe3.0descent.Ifyoupullrightat0.4miles,youwon'tneedto
makeanychangestotheg/pevenifverticaldevindicatorisn'texactlyspoton.Resisttheurgetomakealot
ofchangesandholdwhatyougot.TCASR/Agoto10milescalewiththefirstT/A.AdviseATCimmediately
(don'twaitfortheR/A.)PFtakesautopilotoffandcallsforF/Dsoff(don'tturntheF/Doffyourself)PMturns
offtheF/D(techniquethen,checksColumn2,3and4ontheFMAblank...yougooverthatthefirstday.)
Don'tpussyfootaroundfollowingthegreen...flythatplanelikeaboss.Whenclearofconflict,buildthe
pyramidandcrosstheNile.PFcallsforeverything...don'tdoityourself."Autopilot1"..."Armautothrust"...
"Set9000"etc.Stallrecoveries...theideahereisPITCHISPRIMARY.Youcan'trecoverwithpower.Youneed
tonoseitover.You'lldothefirstseriesatcruisealtitude.Noseitoverandgetthespeedcomingup.Bring
thrustleverstothestanduponly.OncespeedisaboveVls,slowlybringthethrustupallthewaytoTOGA.Too
muchatoncewillpullthenosebackupandgetyouintothewarningagain.You'llprobablyloseatleast2000
feetofaltitude.TheF/Odoesanotherseriesdownlowwhilefullyconfiguredforapproach.Trickistogetthe
nosedownearlyandgetyourspeedaboveVlswhileyouhavealtitudetospare.OnceoverVls,youcangetthe
powerinandyou'reset.UnreliableairspeedindicationbefamiliarwiththeQRHimmediateactionprocedure.
Onceyoufigureoutthat2ADIRUsarescrewy,you'llbehandflyingit.ImmediatelytellATCyou'rehavingpitot
staticissuesandaskforagenerousblockofaltitude(ie290to330orwhatever.)You'llbeatcruiseandthe
QRHproceduresaystoputthethrustinclimbandset5degreesofpitch.Oncethatisdone(andasa
technique),askthePMtogiveyouFlightPathVector.Keepthelittleairplaneonthehorizonandyouwon'tget
offaltitudeby20feet.SelectData,GPSMonitorandyou'llhavealtitudeandgroundspeedprovidedbythe
trustyGPS.Withthat,youshouldbeabletotellwhichADIRUisvalidandyoucanshutofftheappropriateADR
pbs.
Day3FirstthingistheLOE(checkride)andthentheRAD(whichisjustmoremaneuverstrainingfromDay
2.)FirstthinginthebrieftheCKAwillaskyouforyourmedicalcertificateandlicense(obviously).Mightalso
askforyourpassport.Then,he'llwanttoseeyouriPadandhe'llcheckthatyourJeppesenandMobile365areup
todate.So,updatethatthingthenightbefore.TherestofhisquestionscamestraightfromthePowerPoint.No
surprises.AboutathirdofthePowerPointdealtwiththeexternalwalkaround.CKAaskedustochoose(oneat
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atime)fourorfivenumbersbetween1and21(slide38ofthe75)(also,eachslideintheexteriorinspection
sectionofthebriefhasthesamenumbers),thenheselectedthatsectionandaskedwhateverquestionscame
uponthatslide.Youmightwanttoselect4or5oftheeasieronesforyouandbereadytocallforthoseifhe
asksyoutochoose.But,haveananswerforallofthem.Mostofthemdon'trequiremuch...iewhatdoyou
checkforonadrainmast?Answernoleaks.TheexteriorinspectionoftheOMisveryvague,soyoucanbe
vaguetoo.Checkmeanslookforobviousdamage."doyouhavetolookinanopencompartmentduringa
securitycheck?"Yes.TheMELsectionwasmostlytraining.Hewalkedusthroughit.SamewiththeEOSid
section.TheWindshearsection:hequizzedusaboutit.TheSystemsandLimitationsValidation:youanswer
everyquestionfromtheslides.AsfortheUndueActivationofAlphaProt,he'llquizyouaboutit.Makesureto
say"pushbutton"asin"oneADRpushbutton...KEEPON"(thatwayyou'llknownottotwistanyknobswhich=
nono.).Knowthethreeconditionsinwhichyou'llusetheprocedure.He'llaskyouforthem.You'llgooverthe
LandingPerformancesectioninthePerformanceManual.Ifyouactuallyknowhowtofigureoutthedistance
usingtheManual,you'rewellaheadofthecurve.
Ontothesim.WehadDCABOS.APUwasMEL'ed.Asktostartbothenginesatthegate...makesthenon
normalproceduresimpler.GotoChapter4oftheOMandreadanddotheprocedure.Don'tdotheafterstart
flowuntilyou'repushedbackand"haveasalute."Doyourentiretaxiflowandtaxichecklistdowntotheline
righttherewiththeparkingbrakeset(theCKAmentionedlaterduringtheTEMdebriefthatthiswasagood
idea.Thereisverylittle"green"onthenewTEMmodel.Onetimeiswhenparkingbrakesaresetandlater
duringcruise.)Assoonasweaskedfor"taxi"from"Ground",wegotarunwaychange.Asktoholdpositionand
geteverythingset.RedotheentiretaxichecklistasrequirednowbySOPs.ThiswaytheF/Ocanbeheadsup
duringthetaxi.Aftertakeoff,wegotanECAMforAUTOFLTFAC1FAILURE.Or,somethinglikethat.Givena
holdatcruisefordelaysinBOS.Rememberhowtocalculatebingofuelandadjustthe"fuelrequiredtothe
Alternate"ontheFUELPREDpagetoincreaseordecreasethebingofuelontheholdingpage.Inholding,we
weregivenanECAMforanIDG2FAILURE.F/OwillflywhiletheCaptainrunstheECAMandpretendstotalkto
dispatchontheairphone.RuntheEmergencychecklistinthebackoftheQRH...remembertoTESTbriefthe
backend.WedivertedtoJFK.31swereinuse.Wechoose31Lbecauseit'slonger.Notethatthereisa107Efor
31Landthemissedapproachprocedurescanscrewyouupifyoudon'tpaycarefulattentiontoit.(Namely,
you'llneedtoput1000intheboxfortheMAaltitude,not3000.)
AftertheLOFT,you'lltakeyourbreakandcomebackfortheRAD.ReviewtheEGPWSandWindshear
procedures.WhenyougettheGPWSCautionterrainwarning,feelfreetostarttheescapemaneuver.Noneed
towaitfortheactualPULLUPwarning.TALPAARCwedon't"duckunder",butduckunder.At50feet,pullthe
powerandflarealittlelessthanusual.Justgetitdown.Maxcrosswindlandingisanonevent.Upsetrecovery
Nosehighandinabigangleofbank.Don'trollwingslevelfirst.Slicethenoseoverandletthespeedcome
back.Noselow.Chopthepowerandlevelthewingsbeforepulling.It'sallgoodtrainingandlowthreat.
January21,2016
Day1Identicaltoothersnoneedtoprep
Day2Spotsidenticaltoothers.Iwasabitconfusedwhenthe"oral"wouldbe,butitwasnotonday2.Day2
wasjustabunchofspots,identicaltotheothergouges.
Day3Thiswaswhenthe"oral"was,althoughitwasjustadiscussionduringthebrief.Slidesareidenticalto
what'sonaapilots.com.
Forthesim,thereareatotalof6scenarios.Heletuschoose.Wechoseoption3,whichwasBOSDCA.Only
releaseissue...anditwasatypo,nota"gotcha"...wasintheheaderithadIADasthealternateyetinthefuel
sectionitshowedBWIasthealternate.Notatrap,justatypo.Noissueswithenginestart.Runwaychange
from15Rto22Lontaxiout.DoNOTHINGwhilecrossingarunwayexceptlookingoutthewindow.Logan9
departure.Duringclimb,wegotanAUTOFLTRUDLIMECAM(orsomethinglikethat).Nothingtodo...justan
advisory.Sentanearlyalertthat'sit.Wewerewaitingthewholetimebutnothingelsehappened.Wewere
GSx2intoDCAwhichgotusbehindonourRNAVRNPbrief,approachbrief.Wewerelatedoingthe
descent/approachchecklist.Weaskedfor250knotsinthedescenttogetextratime.Helikedthat.Nothingelse
happened.NoTCAS,nobigECAM.WewereonfinalRNAVRNP1inDCAapprox.1500'andhadtodoago
around(equipmentontherunway).ThissurprisedusbutitwasoneofthespotsfromDay2soitwentfairly
well.MakesureyougotoTOGA,wait,andthenbacktoClimb.Gotwodetente,notone!KeepitinNAVsoyou
don'tflyoverObama.There'sa185knotrestrictionandaleveloffat2100'.Ithappensquicklybutjustkeep
focusontheFMA.Onthedownwind,heofferedustheILS1whichwegladlyaccepted.PMbriefedtheapproach,
rerunthedescentapproachchecklist,askforextendeddownwindifneeded,shottheapproachandlanded.That
wasitfortheLoftportion.
Afterthebreak,youdotheRADportion.Justmoremaneuvers,spots,etc.Thisisdefinitelytraining.Identical
toothergouges.
Itseemedlikethe2simdayswerebusierthanyearspast,buttheenvironmentwasmorerelaxed.SOP'sare
essential.Goodluck!
November25,2015
Dayonewasadayingroundschool.Thisisanonevent.Nostudyorprepisrequired.Notesting.Itisjust
information,anditdoesn'trelatemuchtowhatyouwillbedoinginthesimduringthefollowingtwodays.
DaytwowasRTS.Thiswasadayofspots,anditwasquitebusy.Thefourhoursimsessionwascompletely
usedup,butwedidhavearatherlongbreakafterthefirsttwohours.Oneneedstostudythismaterialahead
oftimetogetthemostoutofthesession,andtoberecommendedfortheevaluationandmoremaneuvers
duringthefollowingday.Themajorerrormadewastherejectedtakeoffwithanevacuation.Thecheckairman
askedifwewantedtobriefitfirst.Myflyingpartnerdidn'twantto,andsowedidthemaneuvercold,and
messeditupcompletely.Thiswasabitofasetup,actually,aswewereatthetailendofthefourhour
session,andwewereallfatigued.Afterthebriefingbythecheckairman,itwentperfectly.Thiswasdiscussed
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thefollowingday,duringthebrieffortheRLEevaluation.ItseemsthattheEvacuationchecklistintheQRHis
incorrect,andthatcheckairmantoldusthatthatwewerenottosay"ThisistheCaptain.Remainseated,
remainseated,remainseated"ifweareintendingtoevacuatetheaircraft.PerhapstheEvacuationchecklistwill
beupdatedandchanged?TheRTScheckairmanwasveryinstructionalandrananicelypacedsimulatorsession.
Welearnedagreatdeal.Wewerequicklydebriefed,andthenwenttothesecurityportionofthetraining,which
isjustafewvideosandsomediscussion.
DaythreewasRLEandRAD.Wehadaseniorcheckairmanobservingajuniorcheckairmanwhowasdoingthe
briefingandrunningthesim.Thisworkedoutwell.Thebriefing,andthefeworalquestions,wereallverbatim
fromtheaapilots.comwebsite,anditwasagoodprepsessionforthesimulatorsession.Thecheckairman
runningthesessionmadeitclearthattheywantedparticipationfromus.Itshouldbenotedthatfortrainingand
checking,weareabletousetheLAAportionsoftheprocedures.Thismeansthatyouwilllikelyseean
RNAV(RNP)approach.ConsiderreviewingtheODpagesoftheQRHsothatyoudon'tstumblethroughthis
duringthesimsessions!
RLEiswasaLOFTsession.WeflewtheBOSDCAleg.(YoucanreviewthereleasesaheadoftimeontheiPad,
butIdidn'tbother.)
Wepushedfromgate8inBOS.Ifailedtoflashthetaxilightpriortocommencingthetaxi,andthisgot
reviewedduringthedebrief.Therewassomeconfusion,duemenothavingaheadsetthatworkedcorrectly.(It
wasn'tpluggedin...)Makesuretheheadsetworksduringyourcockpitprep.Ijustassumeditdid.Wrong!This
smallerrorupsetmychiforafewseconds,butwequicklyrecovered.(Justlikeflyingalinetrip!)Nostart
abnormalities.Westartedbothenginesfortheanticipatedshorttaxi.Taxitospotseven,butyouwillseespot
sixfirst.Noproblem.Idon'tremembertherunwaywetaxiedto,butitchanged,andwehadtobacktaxion
runway32,andholdshortofJuliet.Communicate!Donotcrossanyrunwaywithoutexplicitclearancefrom
ATC!Eventually,wedepartedon22L.TCASthewaytoDCA.DirecttoNEWESintersection.Webriefedthe
RNAV(RNP)RNY1inDCA.AnELACfailurepreventedusfromflyingthisapproach.WedidtheILSto1instead.
Land,taxitothegate.Noproblems.ReviewtheODpagesregardingrequiredequipmentfordoinganRNAV
approach!Reviewtheapproachsetuppagesaswell.LAAoperations!CaptainwasPFfortheleg,butafterthe
nonnormal,(ELACfailure)theF/ObecamethePF.Therewasnoneedtodoanothertransferofcontrol,soI
briefedtheILSfortheF/O,andheflewtheapproach.Bothcheckairmenseemedtolikethismethod.So,the
Captaindidthetakeoff,andtheF/Odidthelanding.Thisworkedoutverynicely.
Wehadashortbreak,andthendidtheRADlegs.Thesetakeuptherestofthesession.Reviewthewindshear
andEGPWSproceduressothatyoucangetthemostoutofthesession.
Thedebriefwasshort.Thenewcheckairmandidanicejobwiththataswell.
Acoupleofadditionalitems:
1.Thecheckairmanondayonedidtellusthatthetraining/checkingpeoplearenolonger"babysitting."We
reallyneedtocometotrainingpreparedandready.
2.TakeaverygoodlookattheQRHODpages,especiallytheRNAVapproachpagesonOD911.Thesearenot
wellwritten,andeveryonewantsthemtobechangedandupdated.OfspecialnotebelowtheRNAVApproach
DecisionTreeisnote1:WecanusethepublishedMDAiftherunwayisservedbyaVASIorPAPI.Thisnoteis
alsodisplayedonthebottomofOD10.
November5,2015
Thankstoallwhohaveposted,itmadeahugedifferenceasusualto"seeitall"beforewearrive.Sowhatcan
beadded?CoachLouHotlz's"5P's..."PriorPlanningPreventsPoorPerformance!Everythingyouwillseefor
theentire3daysispostedonAAPilots.comtrainingsite.Everything.Nosurprisesthatway.Aspreviously
postedit'sallbeenreviewedonAirbusdriver.net.Againnosurprises.
Day1GSATS...BEWAREtheCLTsimbuildingparkinglotisclosed,arrive15minsearliertoparkfurther
awayandbeLimmo'din.....bringalunchifyoucan...thereisonly15minutesallowedunlesstheclassasksa
lotofquestions,orcommentsaboutwhattheydon'tlikeaboutallthechanges,iteatsawayatyourshort
amountoftimeavailablethisday...
Day2,SOP'sSOP'sSOP's...didIsaySOP's?It'seasierforyouANDyoursimpartnerthatwaywhichmakesit
betterforYOU...justsaying.Exactlyasposted.Eventhe"nonoral"isonthe.pdf's,verbatim.Againno
surprises.Thereistimebuiltintoredoitems.ReviewtheJepp'sforeachairportinadvance.JFK,DCA,BOS,
LAX,RNO,youcanleavethemonyouriPadready...KnowyourW/STOGAcalls,TCAScalls,CATIIIcallsetc.
"Security/Bobwhacking"trainingis1houreitherbeforeorafteryoursimdependingonyourA,B,C,Dperiod.
Day3,SOP'sSOP'sSOP's...didIsaySOP's?WehadDCABOS,again...asposted.Setupandbriefedthe
Rwy01/Nationaldept.UpontaxioutnewATISandRWY19.Wxwas1/2sm...sonowyouneedaTOALT
becausetheLDA19needs2smvistoreturn.IDG1failatcruisejustpriortoenteringholding...blahblahblah
asposted.Declaretheemergency(1GENduetoMELofAPUinop),IchoseJFK31L.Dispatchconcurred.Allow
FA's20mintoprepforlanding(stayintheHoldingPatternaslongasyouneed).Don'tforgettheEmergency
LandingChecklistinthebackoftheQRHasacatchallbeforeyoumaketheapproach,everythingyouneedto
remembertodoislistedthere.Takeyourtimeyouhave2goodengines,plentyoffuelandallflightcontrol's
...afterlandingandclearingtherunway.Captain'sPAremainseatedx3.(Breaktime)
RADmaneuverswereaspostedandbriefed.KnowyourW/STOGAcallsandEGWPSescapecalls.RNOis
surroundedbycumulogranite.
Allinallthe3daytrainingwasjustthat,training,andgoodreview.Only1LOFTlegnowsoyou'renotjust
sittingtherewaiting/wondering.Again...SOP'sSOP'sSOP's...didIsaySOP's?Havefun,Idid.NowIhave2
weeksworthofUSAToday'stocatchupononmynexttrip...
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September5,2015
ThespotsarewellreviewedandIhavenothingtoaddthere.
OurLOFTwasBOSDCA.SEtaxi,RWYchange,shipsinchannel.TCASeventondeparturewhilelevelat
5,000'.FWCECAM(CrewAwarenessitem).ELAC1ECAMkillstheRNAVintoDCwhichwasgonnabemarginal
anywayduetoMDAvsreportedceiling.TheF/OflewthelegduetoourexpectationofECAM's.Afterbreaking
outontheILSinDC,thetransitiontovisualflightgotalittlebobbled,soweexecutedamissedapproach.
(Waspraisedforthatdecisionduringdebrief.)Duringthepatternforthe2ndapproach,Iconsideredjustmaking
aCATIIforanautoland,justtotakethepressureoff.Wedidn'tbecauseitwasafairlyclosepattern,didn't
knowhowthatideawouldbereceivedbyATC,akathecheckairman,andI'dneedtomovethruthebriefpretty
quickly.Turnsout,indebrief,ChkAirmanthoughtitwasanOKidea.
Crosswindlandingwastotallyanticlimactic.Smoothest29ktsyou'lleverflythru.Justrememberthatasthe
airplaneslowsontheRWY,theflightcontrolsbecomelesseffective,andcontroldeflectionshouldbeincreased.
Justlettinggo'causeyou'reonthegroundistherecipeforgroundhandlingissues.
August29,2015
A320ContinuingQualification(CQ)TrainingGuide:
1.iPad:eLibrarian,Qualifications&Training,A320CQTrainingGuide(recent)
2.AApilots.com,clickonA320TrainingGuideCQ.
SecurityTraining:OnDay2ofCQyouwillattendaonehoursecurityclasseitherbeforeorafterRTS.Itisvery
importanttoattendSecurityTrainingbeforeorafteryourDay2sessionoryourCQtrainingwillbeincomplete.
SecuritytrainingisnowconductedonDay2topreventanadditionaldayoftrainingpay(forcommuting)for
pilotsnotbasedinCLT,DFW,orPHXpertheJCBAtravelrequirements.
ECAMTrainer:TheECAMTrainerisavailableonWingsintheDistanceLearningSection.ClickonReference
MaterialandAircraftMisctofindtheECAMTrainerlink.
InstructorPowerPointPresentationsusedinCQtraining:
1.Day2A320RecurrentTrainingSimulator(RTS)BriefingPowerPointPresentationfromAApilots.com(click
onTraining&Quals,TrainingHome,TrainingInformation,A320RecurrentTraining,whichisusedbytheCheck
Airmanforyourbriefing).
2.Day3A320RecurrentTraining(R9)PowerPointPresentationfromAApilots.com(clickonTraining&Quals,
TrainingHome,TrainingInformation,A320RecurrentTraining,whichisusedbytheCheckAirmanforyour
briefing).
Note:Thereisno100questionbankusedforanOralExamination.TheDay2andDay3PowerPoint
presentationsfromthelinksabovehaveoralquestionsinyellow.Thesequestionsareaskedtothepilotsduring
thebriefingandtheanswersserveasyourOralExaminationQ&AtomeettheFAA'srequirement.
NonNormalMethodology:TheNonNormalMethodology(OMpage96inyouriPad)isanemphasisitemand
needstobememorizedverbatimtobeexecutedcorrectly.Thereisanewprocedureaddedtostep2.
NonNormalMethodologyProcedure:
1.PFMaintainAircraftControl
2.IdentifytheNonNormal
PMCancelstheWarningorCaution,ifapplicable
Note(NewProcedure):Priortotakinganyfurtheraction,thePMshouldreviewtheoverheadpaneland/or
associatedsystempagetocheckthatthesystemindicationsarenotinconflictwiththeECAMwarningor
caution.Ifitisnotimmediatelyobviouswhichproceduretouse,additionalanalysismaybenecessary.The
captainwilldeterminewhichprocedureisappropriate.
3.PMDetermineifImmediateActionorECAMException
4.PMAccomplishImmediateActionItems(nottheECAMException),ifapplicable
5.CaptainAssignsPF
6.AccomplishNonNormalProcedure(ECAMActionorECAMException)
7.AccomplishECAMFollowUpProcedures,ifapplicable(Cautions&WarningsRequiringQRHFollowUp,ECAM
AdvisoryConditionsandRecommendedActions,NonNormalSupplementalManual)
Day1GroundTraining:AircraftSystemsTraining(3:15hours),FlightManualReview(0:45hours),and
HumanFactorstrainingwithAcheckAirmanandFCTI(130hours).
Day2RecurrentTrainingSimulator(RTS):TheRecurrentTrainingSimulator(RTS)trainingisamaneuver
basedsessionduringboththeR9andR18recurrenttrainingperiods.TheRTSbriefingperiodisintendedto
reviewtheprofilesandproceduresnecessarytosuccessfullycompleteanRLEorRVA(seebelow).TheRTSfor
boththeR9andR18areidenticalandinterchangeable.TheserequiredmaneuversincludethesameFirstLook,
Mandatory,andFleetSpecificVariablerequiredmaneuversforthecurrenttrainingcycle.Performancemustbe
totheQualStandardsproficiencybeforeyouwillcontinueontotheR9orR18.DuringtheRTS,eachpilotwill
flyallFirstLookandRTSFixedManeuversapplicabletodutypositionasPilotFlying.FirstLookManeuverswill
notbebriefedpriortothepilot'sfirstattemptinthesimulator.TheCATIIIapproachandlandingmaneuvers
requiredforrecertification(LandingandMissedApproachfromlowestapproachauthorized)willbedemonstrated
duringtheRTSperiod.ThissessionoriginatesandterminatesatNewYork(KJFK).Trainingemphasisison
normalandnonnormalprocedures.
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Spot1(CaptainPF):TakeoffLowVisibility,Holding,CATIIIApproachKJFK22L,GoAround,CATIIIILS
Approach,Autoland(KJFK).Captainlowvisibilitytakeoffminimumsare500RVR.UseIMMEXITtoleavethe
holdingpattern,armtheapproach,andselectthesecondA/P.FirstLookGoAroundiscausedbyRedAutoland
LightannunciatingsometimeafterLandGreenisannunciatedontheFMA.Secondlookisasuccessfulautoland.
Landstraightahead,stoptheaircraft,andthensettheParkBrake.
Spot2(F/OPF):TakeoffLowVisibility,TCAS,Holding,VOR22LKJFK,GoAround.F/Olowvisibilitytakeoff
minimums1600RVR.TCASRAwasalevelRAwithgreenstraightandlevelflight.WithalevelRAyoumust
commandandexecute,"A/POff,FDsOff"andthenflylevelflight.FortheapproachusetheRNAVApproach
DecisionTree(ODpage9)fornotonlyaRNAVapproach,butforaRNP,VOR,orNDBapproachtooto
determineyourminimumsandrequiredequipmentforaRNAVapproach.UsetheQRHODManagedNonILS
ApproachestobriefVORF/O'sapproach(OD1011).TheNPAwasflowntoaGoAroundduetonovisualcontact
withtherunway.
Spot3(CaptainPF):Takeoff,TCAS,RNAV(RNP)ZapproachKJFK22L,MissedApproachfromRFLeg.TCAS
RAwasalevelRAwithgreenstraightandlevelflight.RNAVApproachDecisionTree(ODpage9)shouldbe
usedfornotonlyaRNAV(RNP)approachtodetermineyourminimumsandrequiredequipmentforaRNAVRNP
approach,buttobriefVORandNDBapproachestoo.UsetheQRHODpages1011tobrieftheManagedNon
ILSApproachesfortheRNPapproach.ATCdirectedGoAroundabove1,000AFEontheRFleg.Iexecuteda
SoftGoAroundafterMANTO/GAandSRSwasindicated.MakesureyoustayinNAVwhileexecutingtheMAP.
ThereisnomoreEscapeProcedurefortheoldSAAARapproach,whichisnowtheRNAVRNPapproach.
Spot4(F/OPF):Takeoff,TCAS,RNAV(RNP)ZapproachKJFK22L,MissedApproachfromRFLeg.Sameas
Spot3.
Spot5(CaptainPF):Takeoff,KJFKLOC22L,CrosswindLanding.UsetheQRHODpage12tobriefthe
ManagedNonILSApproachesfortheLOCapproach.UsetheFPVpresentationpertheODpagebriefing,flythe
approach,andland.IbelieveyoushouldconfigureearlyshortlyafterpassingROSLYintersectiontoensureyou
areconfigured,onspeed,andstablepriortoarrivingatZALPOintersection.Stabilizedapproachesarea
mandateandtheycloselymonitoredbytheAA/APAFOQAGateKeepers.Ifyouareunstableonthisapproachor
anyapproachonthelinewithoutexceptionGoAround.
Spot6(CaptainPF):EngineFire/Failureduringsecondsegment,KJFK22LCATIILSEngineFailure
AutomationLevel2,CrosswindLanding.EngineFireshortlyafterV1.RemembernewadditiontoStep2ofthe
NonNormalMethodology.
Spot7(F/OPF):EngineFire/FailureatV1,KJFK22L,CATIILSEngineFailureAutomationLevel2,Crosswind
Landing.SamescenarioasSpot6.F/OisdesignatedthePMduringtheNonNormalMethodologyandrunsthe
ECAMprocedureforproficiencyandtrainingrequirements.
Spot8(BothPF):CaptainHighAltitudeStall,F/OUnreliableAirspeed(ImmediateActionItem).Straight
forwardstallrecovery.Pitchisprimaryandthrustissecondary.BelowFL200andbelowmaxflap1speedyou
canextendflaps1duringyourstallrecovery.UnreliableSpeedIndicationisanImmediateActionItem.
Spot9(BothPF):CaptainTakeoffStall,F/OLandingStall.Straightforward.Pitchisprimaryandthrust
secondary.Donotadvancethethrust(TLs)tofastoryoucancreateasecondarystall.
Spot10(Crew):RejectedTakeofftoanEvacuation.F/Otakeoff.EngineFireatapproximately90KIAS.Pilot
noticingthenonnormalwillstate"EngineFire."Captainstates,"Reject,MyAircraft."F/Oresponds,"Your
Aircraft"andbecomesPM.Executerejectprocedure.AftertheaircraftisstoppedandParkBrakeSetCaptain
makesaPA.Captainstates,"ThisistheCaptain,remainseated,remainseated,remainseated"(3commands).
PMbeginsImmediateActionitemprocedureforENG(1or2)FIRE(OnGround).Thefiredoesnotgooutand
theproceduretransitionstoanEvacuation(QRHfrontcover).Timedoesnotpermit"CaptainEvacuation
Checklistcomplete.Timepermitting,gotopage35"becausetheaircraftisonfire.
Day3RecurrentDomesticRecurrentLineEvaluation(RLE)andRecurrentManeuversValidation(RVA):You
willflyaonelegLineOperationEvaluation(LOE)fromeitherDCAtoBOSorBOStoDCAforthefirstsimulator
sessionbeforethebreakseetheA320ContinuingQualification(CQ)TrainingGuidepages13through32for
moreinformation.AfterabreakyouwillconducttheRVAforthesecondsessionseetheA320CQTraining
Guidepage17formoreinformation.
Day3LOEOurLOElegwasfromBOStoDCA.
BOSGateB10fordeparture.
EitherpilotcanbePF.WeelectedtohavetheCaptainthePF.
NoMELs.
Noproblemsthroughpushbackandenginestart.
Mustsingleenginetaxi(Gen#2nolongerturnedoff).
TaxiinstructionwastotaxitoRWY15RviaEandA.
Receivedrevisedtakeoffrunwayto22LviaE,A,NtoholdshortRWY15R.
Reloaddeparturerunwayandperformancedata.
Turnonexteriorlightsforrunwaycrossings.
MakesuretheTaxiChecklistBelowtheLineItemsarecompletebeforecrossingtheholdshortlineforthe
activerunway.
Normaltakeoff.
ReceivedFWSFWC1FaultExecuteNonNormalProcedureincludingverifyingNonNormalonoverhead
panel/SD,checkingImmediateActionItemandECAMExceptionIndex,ECAMProcedure,andAccomplishECAM
FollowUpactions(ECAMmessageislocatedinA320ECAMNonNormalBasicIAEorCFMandEnhanced(Pinkor
OrangeCover)undertheIndicating/Recordingsection.
ClimbtoFL260.Monitor121.5andaRVSMcheckwasnotrequiredbecausewewerenotaboveFL290.
ATISindicatedtheonlyapproachinuseatDCAwastheRNAVRNPRWY1.Iincorrectlyassumedwecouldfly
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thisapproachbecausewetrainedtheapproachwithourIPadCharts/QRHODpagesonDay2andtheLAApilots
areapprovedforRNPapproachesduringlineoperations,butLUSpilots/aircraftarenotyetapprovedforRNAV
RNPapproaches(becauseourpremergerLUSaircraftarenotyetRNPcertified)onthelineorfortheLOE.
Nonetheless,IassumedthiswasatrainingeventandIsetupandbriefedtheRNAVApproachDecision
Tree/RequiredEquipment(OD9),RNAVRNPApproach(newchangebrief"topofdescentpoint/firstpublished
altitudeconstraintandlandingperformance"),ManagedNonILSApproaches(OD1011),andthencompleted
theDescentApproachChecklist.IdidthiseventhoughLUSpilotsarenotyetauthorizedtoexecuteanRNAV
RNPbecauseIassumedthiswasatrainingevent,likeinpastyears,becauseourCheckAirmanprovideduswith
theATISlistingtheRNPapproachwasinuse.
ShortlyaftertheApproachBriefingwascompletewehadanF/CTLELAC1Fault.CompletetheNonNormal
Methodology.AnimportantpointisthattheRNAVApproachDecisionTreeTableprohibitsaRNAVRNPapproach
withanELACfailure.AfterreceivingthisECAMmessageandcompletingtheNonNormalMethodologywe
realizedwecouldnotshoottheRNPapproachbecausetwoELACsarerequiredtoexecuteaRNPapproach.
ThemoralofthestoryisiftheATISindicatesRNAVRNPapproachesareinuserequestanILStoRWY1toa
normallanding.WeeventuallydidthisbecauseyoucannotshootanRNAVRNPwithoutbothELACsoperational,
butwecouldhavedonealotlessworkbytreatingtheLOEasalineflight.
AfterasuccessfullandingfromtheILSapproachtheLOEwascompleteandthenwetooka15minutebreak.
Day3RequiredAdvancedManeuverTraining(RAD)MandatoryManeuvers:
WindshearMicroburst:CaptainaTakeoffWindshearRecoveryLAX25RandtheF/OApproachWindhsear
RecoveryLAXILS25R.
UpsetRecovery:Bothpilotsconductahighpitchandlowpitchupsetrecovery.
OptimumProfileDescent(OPD):FlownbythepilotwhodoesnotflytheLOE.OPDwasflowntoDFWand
wastheBRDJE2RNAVarrival.AircraftisvectoredoffoftheOPDforspacing.Makesureyouobtainanew
altitudefromATC.ThenreclearedtojointheBRDJE2RNAVarrival.
ProperTouchdownPoint:Bothpilots.Eachpilotsfly'stheILSDCARWY1toafullstoplandingmustland
withinthefirst1,000feet.
RejectedLanding:ThenbothpilotsflyasecondDCAILSapproachtoRWY1andyouintentionallylandlong
pasttheTouchdownZone.ExecuteatouchandgoorRejectedLandingbyexecutingaGoAroundafter
touchdown.Callout"GoAround,TOGA",advanceTLstoTOGAandcallfor"GoAroundFlaps."Rotateand
proceednorthwestupthePotomacRiver.CompletetheGoAroundProcedurethoughtheAfterTakeoff
Checklist.
EngineFailure/LossofThrustAfterThrustReductionAltitude/EOSID:KRNORWYS16L/RA319/A320/A321
Page107E1.FlownbytheCaptain.
FlexTakeoff,AssumedTempNotSet:CaptainReceiveECAMmessage,advancetheTLstoTOGA,andthen
executeanormaltakeoff.FirstOfficerthenexecutesatakeoff,butfailstoadvancetheTLswhendirectedtodo
sobytheECAM.Whenaudiocommandisreceivedof"Reject"Captainstates,"Reject,MyAircraft."Transfer
aircraftcontrol,executearejectedtakeoff,andcompletetheprocedureupto"ThisistheCaptain,remain
seated,remainseated,remainseated."
MaxDemonstratedCrosswindLanding:BothpilotsflytheLAXILS25Lwithwind160degreesat29knots.This
isahandfulandit'seasytobeblownrightofcourse.
CFIT:SFOLDA28R.Bothpilots.Vectoredoffofcourseintothemountains.ExecuteGPWSEscapeManeuver.
Summary:TheDay1RGSAircraftSystems,FlightManual,andHumanFactorstrainingwasverygood.The
HumanFactorstrainingwasconductedbyaCheckAirmanandaFCTI.Day2Securitytrainingwasexcellent
too.BothCheckAirmanfortheDay2RTSandDay3R9LOE/RADsimulatortrainingwerewellpreparedand
diligentinstructors.TheDay2andDay3PowerPointpresentationsonAApilots.comwereidenticaltotheones
usedbytheCheckAirmaninthebriefing.Thisyear'sCQ(theTinCQThasbeenremoved)andnewformat
wereataslowerpacethaninyear'spastfocusingonlearningandtraininginalowstressenvironment.The
entireCQtrainingwaswellpresentedwitheachinstructorveryhelpfulanddedicatedtoprovidingaquality
experience.
August24,2015
Day1Academics.Startspromptlyat9:15andrunsto3:30pm(wehada10minutebreakfor"lunch",sothere
isessentiallynolunchbreakbringfood!).The3hoursystemblockiswhattheyusedtoteachusin5+hours,so
itcomesatyousuperfast.Coveredalotofthe"AmericanWay"stuff(suchasnomoreFLEXtakeoffs,theyare
calledStandardThrusttakeoffs).Ifyoureallywanttostudyaheadsotheclassismoreofareview,thenlook
atthefollowingsubjects:FMASpeedColumn,whatdoesSRSreallydo,3levelsofECAM,ECAMnonnormal
methodology,protections,UndueActivationofAlphaProt,Speedtapescaleanddefinitions,EGPWSsystem,
Windshearsystem.Youdoa15minuteblockonEmergencyEquipment(demo'ed).Thedoortrainingisdemoed
foryou,andthereisnoraft/slidetraining.TheFMPTIclasswasheavyonT/Omins,andapproach
requirements.Byfar,theHumanFactorsclasswasthemostinteresting:theywillshowyouspecificsof
incidents/accidents,withsimreenactmentsandcomputermodeling.Allplatforminstructorswereawesome.We
didaonehoursecurityblockondaytwo(ourswasafterthesim)noflightattendants.Almostallthreatlevel
stuffisremovedfromtheQRHnow.Youwillcoverthestandardsmatteringofscenariostosolve.Bottomline
ondayone:youcanwalkincoldanddofine,butrecommendasmidgenofprepjusttomakethedaymore
worthwhile.
Day2RTSManeuvers.WehadagreatCAbothdayssetthemoodrightoffas"letsgetthemostoutofthis
trainingday".SPOTscameintheexactorderoftheRTSSummaryonthiswebsite(Iactuallyprinteditoutand
tookitintothesimwithmewithnotes,andthathelpedknowwhatwascomingnext).Here'showourswent:
GroundEvacuation.Weabortedforanenginefire:don'tbespringloadedtoevacuate(followSOPsandthe
QRH).Assoonasweheard"fire"fromtower,weevacuatedthePAXrightintotheengines!Gottodothatover.
TCAS.Followprocedures!Wewent"autopilotoff,FDsoff,TOGA!"TOGAcausesproblemsyoucanonly
imagine.
LOC22LJFK.PlaywiththisinthejetknowhowtoselectFPVandFPAontheFCU.
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Day3R9LOE.WehadDCABOS.APUMEL'ed.Startedbothatgate.Runwaychangeontaxiout.FAC1failure
ondeparture.Takeyourtime("ifyouaren'tonfire,outofgas,orsomeoneiskickingyourdoordown,then
slowdown!").WeweretoldtoholdatNEWES,sowebuiltthenonpublishedpattern.Ataltitude,wefiguredout
thatwewouldnotbeabletoflytheRNAV33LintoBOS,sowechangedtheapproachtotheILS(thisdumped
ourholdingpattern).Webothmissedit,andweregivenanIDG1LOWOILPRECAMwhiledistracted,we
overflewNEWESandneverenteredholding.Losttrackofwhowasflyingforananosecondandgota"dual
input"auralwarning.MademattersworsebydeselectingAPandattemptingtohandflythepatternwhilethe
otherpilotrebuiltthepattern.Afterthatdebacle,divertedintoJFKforanuneventfullanding.R9complete.
Tooka10minutebreak.
Day3RAD.Comesatyoufast.Don'trelaxjustbecauseyoujustgottoldyoudidgoodonyourLOE.Thisishow
ourswent:
Windshearontakeoff.MakesureyouknowhowtogetoutofTOGALK(pushtheinstinctivedisconnectbutton,
thenreengagewiththeFCUautothrustbutton).Wegotwrappedaroundtheaxle,andblastedthrutheyobo
sphereafterflyingoutoftheWS.Useautopilotifavailable(itwilleventuallydisconnectwhenyouslowbutuse
aslongasyoucan).
Windshearonapproach.Afteryourecover,switchtoGoAroundprocedures.Don'tgetwrappedaroundtheaxle
aboutnotoverspeedinganythingyouaretryingtonothittheground!AtonepointthePFjustreachedaround
andraisedtheflapsdon't"just"dothat(cardinalsin)!
Spotlanding.DCARWY01.Landinthefirstthousandfeet.Itisoktogetlowtoachievethis(threeredone
whitePAPI).Wentstraightinto...
Rejectedlandingputnosedownfirst,then"GOAROUNDTOGA"you'llgetlotsofbellsandwhistlesdueto
FullFlaps(notaT/Osetting)silencethebellsw/MC,"goaroundflaps".Remembertorotate,gettheAPon,
andfollowtheriver.
Maxcrosswindlanding.Onceontheground,gofullstickforwardtohelpwithlateralcontrol.
Overall,thesimsaregreattrainingexperiencesSim1isagoodpace.Sim2RADisstuffedwithabunchof
events.TheonlyactualevaluatedportionoftrainingistheonelegLOEatthestartofsim2.
IfIwerepreppingfortraining,knowingwhatIknownow,Iwouldasaminimum:
FamiliarizemyselfwiththeCQTguide
ReadthruthetwosimbriefingsonAAPilots.com(exactonesyou'llseeagain).Itispossibletoloadthemonto
theiPad(useDropbox,thenopentheminiBooks)
Knowcallouts,triggers,flows,memoryitems,andNonnormalmethodology
Randomthoughts.BringtheNonNormalLandingDistanceProceduresWorksheet(you'llworktheonefromthe
slideshowasanexerciseinthebriefduringtheactualsim,youcanuseeithertheSpurlockLandApp,orthe
landingdistanceACARSprintout).IfyoucompletelydorkanitemduringtheLOE,youareallowedtorepeatit
once.IfyouaretryingtouseSOPs,checklists,andprocedures,youaredoinggreat.Ifyoudon'tcrash,kill
people,orrunoutofgasduringtheLOE,youprobablydidjustfine.Add"ActivePilotMonitoring"toyourbagof
trickswhendebriefingviatheABCsverbiage.
August17,2015
R9LOEorwhatevertheycallit....itexactlyaseveryoneelsesaid.BOSDCA
changerwyfrom15Rto22L.TCASonclimbout.MinorecamFWSorsomethinglikethat.Holdingfora/c
disabledonrwyinDCA.BesuretonotifyATCofBingofuel.UseHOLDpageandittellsyouwhatthatfuelis.
Backitupwithroughcalculations.Couldn'tgeta/cofftherunway,sowedivertedtoIAD.Talkedtodispatchon
*872phone.RNAV1RinIAD.
Herearesometipsthatmadeourjobeasier.
Onreactivewindshearrecovery,theyliketoseeyoujustusegoaroundcallouts.Maybealittleredundant,but
everythingwillbecleanedupinproperorder.
Whenshootinganyapproach.Ifgettingvectors,usethatNOSTAR,NOVIAfunctiononFLTPLANwhenloading
theappch.It'llsaveyouifyougoaroundsotherewon'tbesomefixouttherethattheboxwilltrytogotoon
themissed.Idon'treallyunderstandit,butjustdoit.
Thebrickisonlyaccurateinsidethe"FAF".
Don'trushanything,especiallygoarounds.Ialwaysdo"slowarounds"anyway.Takesawhileforenginesto
spooluptoTOGA,soifyou'rethePM,don'tletPFrushyoubyasking,"TOGASET??"
ND...thedescentarrow"hockeystick"...ifit'swhitethat'snotagoodthing.Blueormagentaisgoodbecause
thatmeansinmanageddescent,theFMGCwillhonorit...somethinglikethat.
Whenshootingtonsofappchsonsimday1,don'tforgettorundescentapppchchecklistandalways
activate/confirm.
Ifyougetanenginefirev1cut,aftercompletingthefireecam,therewillbetheyellowenginefailecam(also
underlined)YoumuststarttheWHOLEecamstuffagain.i.e...."engine1fail...itisnotanimmediateaction,
itisnotanecamexception,blah,blah,blah"
S/EILS....exactly5unitsofruddertrimworksperfectly.Ourinstructorwasreallyfunnyandhelpful.
TCASseemssoeasyandwe'vedoneamillionofthem.ThistimeIdidn'tpullupaggressivelyenoughintothe
greenandhadtodoitover.Don'thavetobesmoothatall...duh.stupidme.
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Nosehigh/noselow.SimisVERYtouchy.Onnosehigh,justbarelytouchthestickandhelpittothehorizon...
oppositeskypointer.Thenlevelthewings.Noselow...oppositeofnosehigh.Innoselowyourolltothesky
pointerfirst,thenpullup.
Theyreallystressthatanyonecancallgoaround,evenaftertouchdownandspoilersextended.Theonlytime
youcan'tcallgoaroundisafterthereversersstarttodeploy.
ThoseapproachlegalitybluepagesintheQRHareapain,butourinstructorsaidallthatCATIIIA/B/Cstuff
doesn'tmatteranymorewhenlookingattheJepps.JustgototheJepps,findthelowestRVR(example600),
thengotothebluepagesandfindthe600foryourdesiredapproachandreadacross.
Simday2.Allthatnonnormallandingdistancecalculations...painintheneck.Yourinstructorwillwork
throughitwithyou.SomucheasiertousetheiPadapp.
That'sallIcanremember.Bigthingisdon'trush.Ineverdoanyway,andIthinkmysimpartnerthoughtIwas
braindead.Asalways,they'rehugeonSOPs,verbatimcallouts,andexactecamprotocol.
Onemorething,weweretoldthatifweeverdragatail,especiallyina321onanice,longrunway,andthey
seeweusedfullflaps....you'llbedoingalotofexplaining.You'dbetterhaveagoodreason.Ourinstructor
toldusthisasawarning(andhewasareallyfunnyguy,notaKoolAiddrinker).
August13,2015
SimDay1RTS:Spotsasnotedfrompreviousnotes.WehadSim#4,IAEengines.Someglitcheswiththe
sim.SimprofilesarenewtotheCheckAirmantooandtheyhaddifficultygettingtherightspotsloadedat
times.However,theemphasisisontrainingasnotedbyothershereandisagoodlearningexperience.
SimDay2R9:Questionscomerightofftheslidesthatareusedforthebriefingandavailableforyouto
reviewfromthecourseoutlinesatWings.MyRLEwasBOSDCA.CheckAirmansaidtoconsiderourselvesLAA
forthepurposeofflightandaircraftRNPcertified.NoMEL.Runwaychangefrom15Rto22Lduringtaxiout.
Don'tforgettoaskaboutshipmonitoringsystem.ECAMatcruisewasRUDTRVLLIMSYS.DidtheECAMvia
SOPthencheckedweatherandapproachcapabilityatDCAaswellaslandingdistanceusingthespecialchart.
Landingdistancewasabout6100ftusingchart(AUTOBrkMEDorMaxManbraking)and6600ftusingtheA320
LANDApponslipperywhenwetrunway.SimulatedacalltodispatchtodiscusswhethertodiverttoIADor
continuetoDCA.DispatchreallywantedustogotoDCA.Updatedweather(600/2Ithink)andNOTAMSnow
showedILSouttoRW01soRNAVRNPapproachbriefed(LUSstillnotallowedtodothese).WhileinAPPNAVI
noticedadiscrepancybetweenourRadioAltitudeandourBaroAltitudeof500'whileovertheriver,remarked
thatcan'tberightsowegotanupdatedaltimeter.Checkairmanaccidentallyloadedwrongaltimeterof30.13
vs29.70sogaveusagoaroundwhichworkedoutfine.VectoredbackaroundfortheRNAVapproachagain,saw
therunwayearlyenoughtodipslightlybelowthePAPI(checkairmanrecommended3redsandawhiteinlast
portion)andtoucheddownfirmlyinfirst1200'ofrunwayandstoppedwithplentyofrwyremaining.
SimDay2RAD:LotsofSPOTStodo.Simseemedwaytootouchyontheupsettraining.Triedtodothe
EOSIDoutofRENObutthesimwouldnottracktheSIDproperlyattheweightandtemperatureasloadedso
endeduphandflyingtheturnbacktotheairport.Noonecouldfigureoutwhyitwouldnotperformasplanned,
notreallyconfidenceinspiring.Survivedthemaxcrosswindlandingbutnotconfidenceinspiringeither.Rejected
landingiseyeopeningsinceredECAMwarningandbellsgooffonceyougotoTOGAontherwy.Most
everythingelsealreadycoveredbyothernoteshere.
August13,2015
Day1TGSStartsat9:15,doneat3:30.Startswithsystemsreviewwhichisveryrushed.Theemphasisison
presentingthematerialandstayingonschedule.NorealtimeforQ&A.Theinstructorsdon'tseemtolikethe
newwayofdoingthings.
Day2Spots,allatJFK.Identicaltowhatothershaveposted.PrettymuchnodifferentthantheCMOdaywe
areallusedto.Itsatrainingday.Therequestionsyou'llbeaskedareontheRTSslideshowonAAPilots.
Day3Loft/RAD.DCABOS.APUMEL'd.Theyletusstartbothatthegate.Pushedbackforrunway1,runway
changeto19.DataforbothrunwaysareontheTPS,numberswereidentical.Younowneedat/oalternate
departingsouthsocalldispatch.Shortlyaftertakeoff,wegotanAIRENG1BLEEDFAULT(it'sanECAM
exception).Thenenroutegivenahold.Toldtoholdonaradialoffafix.Itwasn'tapublishedholdsoremember
toenterthereciprocalasyourinboundlegontheholdpage.IntheholdwegotanELECIDGLOWOILPR.Had
toshutoneIDGoff.Rememberitsaconfirmitem.Atthepointwedeclaredanemergencyaswearenowsingle
generator.WehappentobeclosetoJFKsowedivertedthere.Runwaywasourchoice31Lor31R,IchoseILS
31Lbecauseitslonger.Uneventfulapproachandlanding,done.AfterthatyoudotheRADwhichisjustmore
trainingspots.
Overallthewholethingwasn'tmuchdifferentthanwhatweareusedto.Onedifferencethathasalreadybeen
mentionedisthatyou'llhavedifferentinstructorsforyoursimdays.Inmysituation,Iwasn'tpairedupwitha
CaptainsoIhadaseatfill,whichwasalsoadifferenteachday.AsapairedcrewIbelieveyoucanpickwho
flystheLOFTleg.Ifyouhaveaseatfill,youwillbethePF.Also,ifyou'reanFO,theyseemtowantyoube
activeinthedecisionmakingprocess.Don'tjustsitthereandwaitfortheCaptaintotellyouwhatneedstobe
done.
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Day1:Systems,includingemergencyequipment,wascovered.Itwasagoodreviewbyqualitypeoplebut,the
sensewas,theywererushed.Thereisnolongertheneedforeveryoneinclasstodemonstratetheuseof
emergencyequipment.MinimumsforT/OandLandingwerecoveredafterlunch,followedbyanexcellent
presentationonHumanFactors.Muchbetterthanstayinguntil1800onthefirstday.
Day2:ThebriefwasexactlyasdescribedontheAAPilots.comwebsiteunderRecurrentTrainingSimulator
(RTS.)Thequestionswereverbatimandtheslideswereexactlyascontainedintheguide.
Spotonewasa(Capt)lowvisT/O(500/500/500)outtoaholdingpattern,attheoutermarker,aswesetup
fortheCATIIIto22L.Afterwesetupandbriefedtheapproach,theinstructorclearedusfortheCATIII.
RemembertoIMMEXITtheholdandarmtheapproach.Theapproachendedwithagoaroundandthepublished
missedapproachprocedure.WewerethenvectoredforanotherCATIIIthatresultedinasuccessfulautoland.
Spottwowasa(F/O)lowvisT/OfollowedbyaTCAS.Remember,A/PandF/Doff,evenifnoclimbordescent
guidance.Thiswasfollowedbyaholdingpatternandaclearance,fromthehold,fortheVORapproach.The
approachendedwithagoaround,duetonocontact.WewerethenplacedoutsidetheFAFforanotherF/OVOR
toasuccessfullanding.
Spotthreewasa(Capt)normalT/Oouttovectorsforan(RNP)Ztoagoaround.Thegoaroundoccurredon
theRFlegbut,theinstructionsweregoaroundforequipmentontherunwayandflyaheadingof180and
climbto3,000'.Withthatinmind,itwasanormalgoaround.
SpotfourwasarepositionfortheF/Otoflythe(RNP)Ztoalanding.
Spotfivewasa(Capt)normalT/O,withvectorstoaLOCapproachandlanding,to22Lwithacrosswind.
(Alwaysbeready,asthePM,tomakethe'100above'and'minimums'calls,onalltheseapproaches.
SometimestheACwillfailtogeneratecalls)
10MinuteBreak
Spotsixwasa(Capt)EngineFireatV1.Grababout8secondsoftrimandItwillbetimetocallforA/Pon.At
thattime,itisbesttoselectandcallTOGA.Remember,theF/OwillchecktoseeifitemisExceptionor
ImmediateActionwhich,itisnot.Capt.designatesF/Otoflyandtalk.PMcallsECAMaction.ECAMis
performedby8stepprocess.NextisasingleenginehandflownCATIILStoalanding.AskPMtoselect5units
oftrim,aftertheA/Pisdisconnected.Considerstoppingstraightaheadontherunway,asthefiredepartment
assessesthesituation.
Spotsevenisthesamescenariobut,flownbytheF/O.Fortrainingpurposes,theF/OperformstheECAM
procedure.Again,considerstoppingstraightahead.
Spoteightwasarepositionaltitude.TheCaptperformedahighaltitudecleanstallfollowedbytheF/Ohaving
anunreliableairspeed.Thisscenarioisoveratapointinthechecklist,oftheinstructor'schoosing.
SpotninewasaCaptT/OstallfollowedbyanF/Olowaltitudestall.
SpottenwasarejectedT/Oduetoenginefire.Thefirecouldnotbeextinguishedso,anevacuationfollows.
TheCaptcoordinateswithground,thefiredepartmentandtheF/A'stogatherinfoonthesituation.Since
EngineFireontheGroundisanImmediateAction,theF/O,withoutguidance,performstheprocedure.Whenit
becomesclearthefireisnotgoingtoextinguish,CaptcallsforEmergencyEvacuationchecklist.
Youwillhavetocompleteanhourofsecuritytraining,eitherbeforeorafteryoursimsession.Averygoodday
forlearning.Itisnotarushedenvironment.
Day3:ThebriefwasexactlyasdescribedontheAAPilots.comwebsiteunderA320RecurrentTraining(R9.)The
questionswereverbatimandtheslideswereexactlyascontainedintheguide.
LOE:DCABOSMEL491.WeatherdictatedwegetaT/Oalternate.RemembertobriefSpecialAirport
procedures.ExternalAirStartwasaccomplishedusingSupplementalNormal.Bothengineswerestartedatthe
gate.Normalpushbackbut,whenwecalledfortaxi,groundchangedourdeparturerunwayfrom1to19.We
justmaintainedourpositionaswechangedtherunwayandverifiedthedeparture.Taxiinstructionsweretotaxi
Rwy19,holdshortofRwy15.Remember,clearL,clearR.Uselightswhenclearedtocrossrunway.Normal
T/OandclimbwithanECAMforFAC1Fault.AccomplishedECAM,whichisfairlysimple.Wedidcheckthe
RequiredEquipmentforRNAVapproachesanddiscoveredwewouldbeunabletoaccomplishanRNAVapproach
withaFACinop.Enrouteholdwasissuedbutadviseditwouldonlybeforacoupleturns.Afterbeingclearedout
ofthehold,wereceivedanECAMfor#1IDGOilLowPress.AccomplishingthisECAMresultedinaone
generatoroperation.Thechecklistdirectsustolandatthenearestsuitableairport.Aftercheckingwithdispatch
viatheaircell,itwasdecidedthatJFKwasourbestchoice.KeepeverybodyintheloopATC,Company,F/A
andPax.Withoutrushing,wewerevectoredforanuneventfulILStorunway31L.
Spotswerealldemonstrationandlearning.That'sit.It'saneweraintrainingandIthinkitisagreat
improvement.
July27,2015
DCAtoBOSAPUOutManualStartatgate.ShorttaxioutatDCAplannedtoRWY1withchangetoRWY19,
WxdropsontaxioutgetTakeoffAlternate.FWSFWC1FAULTpassing10konclimbout.IDGFailureoverJFK.
DiverttoJFK(1000ovc3miles).UneventfulapproachtoJFK.Verybusyprofilewithnonstandardopsplus
issueshandle.Neveradullmoment.KeepfocusedonSOPs,goslowdon'trush.Newscenarioseemsdesigned
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totestyourabilitycopewithnonstandardopsplusemergencyproceduresandandtestyourRed/Yellow/Green
managementskills.ItisclearlyaCRMexerciseingettingguystohandletheirthreatlevelandStresslevels.My
thoughtishandlethenonstandardopsveryslowlyandcarefully,inordertomaintainaclearheadforEP's.
StayintheGreenforthoseissues.IfyourushthroughthenonstandardopsthentheEPswillpushyourbrain
clearlyintotheRED.FighttostayintheGreen,don'tletyourselfgetrushed.
July24,2015
Letmejustgiveaquicknarrativeonhowitlooksliketrainingshakesoutthisyearandthenafewcomments
onthe2simdaysthatmayhelp.
Youwillhaveadifferentinstructorforthe2simdays.Theinstructorshavebeentoldtotrytomaketraininga
learningexperiencethatwedon'tdreadeverytime.Thefirstdayisalltrainingandyouwillhavetimetotune
upanythingthatyouneedworkon.Theinstructor'ssheetonlyhasplacesforSATand"needsextratraining"not
asquareforUNSATlikebefore.Intheirefforttobe"kindlerandgentler,"theydonotwantastigmaforextra
trainingbutrathera"process"togothroughtotuneyouupshouldyouneedit.(whichyouwon't)Youronlyreal
evaluationistheLOEsinglelegonsimday2.TheadvancedtrainingaftertheLOEisreallyjustfor
demonstrationandtohelpyouimproveyourskillset.Itappearsthatyouarenotgradedandyouwillnotbe
debriefedonanyoftheRADmanuevers.
Simday1:Spot3:OntheRNAVRNPIactuallywentmissedapproachat1400'inbetweenSOGOEandHESOR.
Ididasoftgoaround(TOGAandthenrightbacktoclimbaftercheckingSRSonFMA)andbroughttheflaps
rightawaytogoaroundflaps.Iwastoldwhenestablishedonthatfinalstraightinsegmentthatspeeddoesn't
mattersinceyouarenotonanarcanymoresobringingtheflapstogoaroundflapsiscorrect.Climbto3000
andcleanupandthat'sit.
Spot5:WhenyoudotheLOC22Lmakesureyougetthegeardownandflaps3alongwiththeopendescent
rightaftercrossingROSLY.Ifyouwaituntil3milesfromtheFAFforgearand2milesforFlaps3,youwillbe
high.Itwillworkperfectlyifyouconfigureearly.
Spot6:IgotaV1cutnotthesecondsegmentEngineFailureastheguidesays.Beready.
Spot8:UnreliableSpeed:Thisisprettysimpleifyoujustfollowtheimmediateactionitemschecklistandthen
gotopage72.Don'tmissitem9tolookatyourGPSAltitude.Thensetthepitch/powersettingsforyourA/C.
Item11ontheprocedureisPROBE/WINDOWHEAT...ON.Thisfixedourproblemanditwasover.
SimDay2:IhadtheDCABOSleg,APUinop.Don'tchangeanythingonthescenario.Forinstanceifyouadd
morefuel,youwillgetanextrafailure.Ifyou2enginetaxi,youwillgetadelayforcingyoutoshutonedown.
Justplaythegame.Ihadtodoanexternalstartandthenhadtodoacrossbleedstartoutintherunuparea
becauseIwasn'tallowedtostart2atthegate.Inflight,IgottheFWSSDAC1fault.Thisdoesnothavea
computerreset.Don'tgetitmixedupwithjustaFWCfailure.FYI:alsoonthosecomputerresetpages,thefirst
onesareLAAandthentheLUSstartsonpage104.NothingtodobutsendanACARS.Iexpectedsomethingto
happencausingmetodivertbutinsteadIgotanAUTOFLTA/THROFF.Youwillmovethethrustlevertomatch
theTLAtostopthedinging.ThereisayellowpagesfollowupwhichsaysyoumightgettheAutothrustbackby
switchingAutopilotsbutwedidnot.Inthemeantime,theILSwentdowninBOSandtheywerenowshooting
theRNAVGPS33L.IcalledtheDispatcherandconsultedwithmaintenancebutnowaytofixit.Thedispatcher
agreedthattheWXwasgoodenoughforanRNAVandthatalsowedidnotneedtheautothrustforanRNAV
approach.ItoldATCthatwedidnotwantthecomplicateddescendVIAbecauseofanequipmentloss.Theyjust
gaveusdescentstoaltitudes.WeshottheRNAV33Lwithnoautothrusttoafullstopandweweredone.
TheRADislongandyouwillbetiredbutasIsaiditisonlyforpractice.Thereseemstobesomeleewayfor
theinstructorsonhowtheyconducttheRADbutthepreviouscommentswereallcorrect.OntheEOSID,I
expectedtheenginefailureafterputtingontheA/PbutinsteadgotaV1cut.Aftermyperfectonetheday
before,thisonewascrappy.Mybadfornotgettingmentallyprepared.IthoughtIwouldhavetodoitover,but
Ididn't.Partofthenewprogram.MyXwindlandingwasalsoterrible(theywantyoutotryandlandanditisa
veryroughride)butagain,nodoover.ThedebriefisjustthestandardLOEdebriefofthepastandthatwasit.
Goodfor9months.
ThemostimportantthingsyoucandotoprepareisgoovertheslideshowsonwingsorAApilot.com,knowyour
SOPs,verbatimcalloutsandproceduresfortheapproachesandV1cutandclimbout.Goodluck!
July23,2015
Dayone:Trainingwasaspublishedintheoutlines,welldonebyinstructors
Daytwo:Thespotswerealsoaspublished,studytheguidesinWingsTrainingandorAAtraining.OntheTCAS
event,ifleavingyouraltitude,thealtitudealertmaybesilencedbypressingtheMasterWarningbuttononglare
shieldortheEmerCxontheecam.Managedapproaches,tobegintheapproach,ifataltitudeofinitialfix,once
clearedfortheapproach,setFAFcrossingaltitudepushmanagedandApppb.Theautopilotwillnotstartdown
untilaloweraltitudeisset,theautopilotwillstartdownhonoringthealtitudeconstraintsaslongasyouarein
managed.
Daythree:ArrivaltoDCA,checkatis,showswet,slipperywhenwet,ECAMnotesthatwiththatconditionuse3
forbrakingcondition,thenusechartsonDCAtolocatethemaxweightforyoura/c,itcomesupwithappox
6000,withnomel'sorinopsystems.Instructorsforday2and3,mosthelpfulandmadeitanexcellenttraining
event.
July19,2015
Forthemostpart,allofthepreviouscommentscoverwhathappenedtous,soI'mgoingtolimitmycomments
totheday#3RLE(loft)scenario,becauseitwasagoodbitdifferentthananyoftheotherspostedheresofar.
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OurlegwasDCABOS,weather500and1,departingnorth.TheAPUwasMEL'd,sowehadtodoanexternalair
start.WedidthechecklistintheSupplementalNormals(Chapter4oftheOM)readanddo,andtheywerenice
enoughtoletusstartbothenginesatthegate.Afterpushwhenwecalledfortaxitherewasarunwaychange
to19.Sinceitwasashorttaxi,weaskedgroundifwecouldjustholdourpositionwhilewepluggedinthenew
numbers.Also,withthe1milevisibilityandasouthoperation,wehadtoaskdispatchforatakeoffalternate.
Aftertakeofflevelat5000'wehadtheobligatoryTCASwarning.Our'swasafairlyaggressivedescendingRA
thatdroveusdownacouplethousandfeetbeforewegotthe"clearofconflict"aural.Next,outofabout15,000'
wegotanECAMFWSSDAC1FAULT.Don'tforget,evenifanECAMhasnosteps,youstillhavetogothrough
thedrillandchecktoseeifit'sanExceptionorImmediateAction,transfercontrol,thenclearECAM,clearSTS,
checkforafollowup,andthengetintotheNonNormalSupplementalManual.Ihadtousethesearchfunction
oftheIPadtofindthisECAMinthesupplementalmanual.It'sunderIndicatingandRecording,andisjusta
"crewawareness"ECAM.ThenuptocruiseatFL270,sononeedforaRVSMaltimetercheck.
Atthispoint,Iwasreallyexpectingthatsomethingwouldhappenthatwouldcauseustohavetodivertinto
JFK,ouralternate,butno.GottheBOSATISweather500and1/2,windsoutoftheNE,expectILSorRNAV
33L,runway04Rclosed.WevalidatedtheROBUC1arrivalandIbriefedtheILS33L,but(surprise,surprise)
whenwegotonapproachweweretoldthattheILSwasout,expecttheRNAVGPS33L(whichisgooddownto
2400RVR).IbriefedusingtheRNAVApproachDecisionTreeandManagedNonILSApproachpagesintheQRH
(OD9OD11)andtheapproachplate.Weflewtheapproachbutnothinginsightatminimums,sowedidthe
publishedmissed.ThentheweatherwentdowntoRVR600,600,600on33L,withtheILSbackinservice.
CheckedtheminimumsandrequiredequipmenttablesandbriefedusingtheCategoryIIIAutolandApproach
guideintheQRH(OD5OD8).Didanuneventfulautoland,clearedtherunway,andthatwasit.
July12,2015
SimDay1:
Spot2:TCASMonitorVerticalSpeedAPoff,FDoffevenformonitorvert.speed.
Spot3:MissedapproachfromRNAVRFleg.CATDspeeds.PerformSoftGoaround.Delayflapretractiontill
MAP(whichis1.1DMEfromrunway)setSelectedSpeedtonotexceed165kt.PernoteonOD10LAAlabeled
notethatreferencesOD4foraircraftcategoryspeeds.
Spot6/7:BothgotV1cutsvssyllabusthathad1V1cutand1V2cut.Onceairbornestarttrimmingasapfor
approx10secondsthenAPON.At400'HDGthenifyourememberTOGA.HavePMcalloutyourEOleveloff
Altitude,continuerestofprocedure.
OnthereturnapproachonceyouturnoffAPattheFAF,havePMinput5unitsofruddertrimforyou.Thistrims
theaircraftupnicely.
SimDay2:RLEBOSDCA
ParkedB10.Normaltaxito15R.Halfwayoutrunwaychangeto22L.ChangerunwaytheninputTPS.RWY22L
isonprintedTPS.TaxiANshortof15R.Whileshortof15RATCgivesclearancetocross15L.Hadtoclarifiy3
timestogetATCtogivecorrectclearance.Finallygotclearancetocross15Rthen15L.AlsonoteonceonNyou
stillhavetoholdshortof22R.Don'tforgetRVSMcheckincruise.Atcruise"AUTOFLTRUDTRVLIM1
PerformECAMallthewaytoNonnormalSupplementalManual.Whileonthephonewithdispatch"BRAKES
A/SKIDN/WSOFF".ApplylandingperformanceviaIPADonlyforBRAKESastheAUTOFLTRUDhasnolanding
penalty.DivertedtoIADILS1R.OnlandinguseReverseThrustallthewaytoastop.HavePMcalloutbrake
pressure(youarelimitedto1000PSI).
R9RAD
Spot3OptimumDescentProfile.AtFL350clearedtodescentviaarrivalto11000.Gaveusaturnoff,we
requestedarevisedaltitudeandgivenFL290.Thengivenaheadingtorejointhearrivalanddescendvia.Sowe
hadtouse3/1glideratiotodetermineifweweregoingtomakethefirstcrossingrestrictionbecauseourVert
guidancewasn'ttheresincewewereinHDGmodewithNAVarmed.
SPOT4KJAC4approaches.Highaltitudeandshortrunway.Touchdownbefore1300'orgoaround.
2approachestolanding(1flapsfull,1flaps3)ILS
2approachestoGoaroundaftertouchingdown(1flapsfull,1flaps3)Visual
Ongoarounddelayflapretractiontillclimbingwithenoughspeedandaltitude,withthisshortrunway.Long
runwayCKAadvisedyoucouldretractflapswhilestillontherunwayinTOGA.
Spot6:EOSIDKRNO16R
SupposedtobeV2cut,wegotaV1cut.Forwhateverreasonwedidn'tgettheEOSIDtoautopopup.Flewthe
SIDonAPHDGandOPCLB.SetspeedofVref+10atZEFFRinMCDU.Ourswas153kts.Waittill5400'AND
HDG325tostartcleaningup.WewereIMCsowecontinuedonthe007HDG
Spot8:Maxcrosswindlandning.CKAaddedmoreturbulance.ItwilltakeALOTtoruddertomaintaincenterline.
ThinksimilartoV1cut.Mytechniquewaittilllast10feettochangefromcrabtorudderinput,thenkeepitin
(andmaybemore)oryouwillveeroffcenter.
OurCheckAirmansaidmonitor121.5anytimenotusingCOM2onthegroundorintheair.
July11,2015
IPadGototheELibrarianandTrainingGuide.
LearningLinkGotoContinuingCQTResourcesandthentotheCQTGuide.TheCQTguidehasaslideshowfor
bothRTS(day2)andR9(day3).Ipersonallystudiedeachthedaybefore.Questionsintheblackboxeswere
theonlyoralquestionsIreceived.
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RTS(Day2)EverythingthatyouneedtoknowisgiventoyouontheIPadandonLearningLink.TheTraining
Guidebreaksdowneverymaneuverthecaptainandfirstofficerwillperform.Thisdayisbasicallyatraining
event.Ourinstructorwouldgiveinsightanddifferenttipsoneachmaneuver.Veryrelaxedenvironment.
R9(Day3)BriefingLearningLinkwasmymainsourceofstudytoprepareforday3.Slidesforthebriefingare
verbatimtotheslidesonline.Questionstoo.Befamiliarwiththelandingperformanceprocess.Wemanually
computedaproblem.Thiswasnotatestthough.Itwasdefinitelyinteractivewiththecheckairman.Thesame
problemwasthencalculatedwiththelandingapp.
LoftWestartedthesimlikeanyflight.OurflightplanwasaBOSDCAflightwithanIADalternate.Yougetto
choosewho'sleg.PilotwhoflieshastosetuptheMCDU,includingthePerfandInitpages.Singleenginetaxied
withachangeinrunway(22L).NormalT/O,wasfollowedbyaleveloneECAM(AUTOFLTRUDTRV1).Justdid
theECAMprocedureandsentadispatchtext.ContinuedonandlaterreceivedanotherECAM(somethinglikea
AntiSkidwithnosewheel).Anyway,itrequiredalongerrunwaysoyoudiverttoIAD.Makesuretogeta
landingdistanceandhavethePMcalloutthebrakepressureonthetripleindicator(keepingunder1000psi).
Thatsitjustoneleg.Takeabreak.
Spots
EOCIDReno(Enginefailsoncetheautopilotison)
WindshearCAreactiveonT/O(leaveautopilotandthruston,retractflapsonceoutandspedup).F/O
predictiveonlanding(justgoaround)
TCAS
TerrainAvoidanceTOGAfullbackonthestick
PrecisionLandingLandonthe1000ftmarkersinReno(dropslightlybelowGS)
MaxcrosswindlandingLAXat29knots
PHLScenarioT/Oinflex,getECAM,gotoTOGA.Samescenariobutdon'tgotoTOGA,rejectat80knots.
Alltogethertheprocesswasveryinformativeandmorelikealearningexperiencethanacheckride.Thoughout
thespotsthecheckairmantalkedusthrougheachmaneuver.Aslongasyouknowyourflows,maneuvers,and
limitationseverythingisstraightforward.Ijustreadtheslidesthenightbeforeandeverythingwassmooth.I
hopethishelpsout.
July9,2015
Hallelujahthe"old"dayshavereturned.WhatarefreshingrelieftotheCQTofthelastseveralyearswhere10
poundsofstuffwasplacedina5poundbagonCMOdayandwewere"evaluated"onhowwehandledridiculous
scenariosof"multiplefailuresofredundantsystems"thathadlesschanceofoccurringthanasharkbiteoffthe
NorthCarolinacoast(thosetypesofeventsaremoresuitedtotrainingexercisesthananevaluation,IMO).
Howtoprepare...theCQTguideisinELibrarianunderTraining.Itisextremelydetailedofwhatyouwillsee,
includingtheLOEportionwithFlightPlan,Wx,etc.AlsocheckoutAApilots.comundertraining,recurrent320
trainingandonthefarupperrightaretheactualbriefingslidestotheR9RTSandLOE/RADsimsessions
(includingthequestionsyouwillget).TheCKAMstucktotheslidessotheeliminationofthe100questionsis
notaproblem(thisislessworkastherearewaylessthan100questionsontheslides).
Day#1.RGSdaystartsat0915butendsat1530.Nomoredraggingyourbehindoutofthebuildingat1800
(especiallyifyouhadtoflyinthatmorning).ThistimeframeisJCBAcontractualsotheonedownsideisSEC
traininggetspushedintoa1hoursessiononDay#2eitherbeforeorafteryoursim.Thatpartisabitofadrag
butitisnotworthchangingourtrainingcontractualguaranteestoextendDay#1anextrahour.Soifyouwrite
thisuporcomplain,managementwilljustusethattoapproachtheunionandasktoextendourtrainingdays.
Don'tdoit!
Day#2.RGSgoesaccordingtoCQTguidescriptofspots.Lotsoftime.Pacingisexcellentwithopportunityfor
realtimetrainingandretentionofnumerousmaneuvers(unlikeprioryears).Werequestedtodoacouplethings
againtotrytolearnbetter.Inprioryearstherewaszerotimeforthat.
Day#3.LOE/RAD.TheLOEisoneleg,eitherBOSDCAorthereverse.Asmentioned,youcanstudytheWx
aheadoftimeinyourCQTguideandgetaninklingofwhatistocome.WewentBOSDCAwitharunway
changeafterpushback(everyonewillprobablygetarunwaychangetomakesureyourecheckallyourperf
data).InflighttheobligatoryTCASshortlyafterT.O.,thenwehadtodealwith2ECAMS,neitheroverly
complicated(justlikeontheline).OurswerefirstanAUTOFLTRudtravellimsysfailurethenhalfwaytoDCA
wegotanAntiSkidfailure.Thisleadstothesecondbiggestemphasisitemthisyearalongwiththerunway
changeondeparture...performingalandingperformancedataassessment.Ifyouhavenotdownloadedthe
RickSpurlockLandingDataAssessmentapponyourIPadyet,doso.Thenplaywithitbeforeyoucometo
Training.IusedthattodeterminealandingatDCAwasnolongeradvisableandafterconsultingwithdispatch
onthe*872phone,divertedtoIAD.ThisfailurealsorenderedNWSinop,soemergencydeclared,stopped
straightaheadanditwasover...veryreasonablescenario.Evaluationover.
AfterabreakitisbackinTrainingmodeforRADevents.Windshear,Upsetrecoveries,rejectedlanding,OPD
scenario,maxXwindlanding(thatwasabiggerbearinthesimthanIhaveexperiencedonthelinewiththe
sameXwindconditions),EOSIDatRNO,etc...alllistedinyourCQTguide.Tip:whenyouinitiallyloadyour
LOElegontheIPadjustaddalltheRADtrainingsitesasAlternates(youcanloadabunch).Thatwayflipping
fromoneairporttoanotherinthissegmentiseasy.
LastlymakesureyourIPadistotallyuptodateineveryrespect.ThatwasthefirstthingourCKAMwantedto
see.SoreadtheCQTguide,studythebriefingslidesonAApilotsandrelax...thegrinderwehavebeenput
throughthelast3yearsisover.Andeventhoughwereturnin9months,theR18istrainingonly,sono
evaluationfor18months.Iamafanofthisnewwayoftraining!
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July7,2015
Day1Groundschool:From9:30tillnoonsystemsreview,atafastpacebutadequateandagoodreview.
Thereisnoscheduledlunchbreakbuttherewastimetogetlunchbetweensessions.Wethenhadourcoursein
emergencyequipmentandinthedoorstrainer.Thenspenttimereviewingthetakeoffandapproachlanding
visibilityrequirements.Thelastclassisahumanfactorscoursethatwasverywelldone.Theinstructorsinall
thecoursematerialweregreatanditwasaneducationaltime.Gotoaapilots.comforsomeoftheground
schoolreviewmaterialisundertrainingthenselect320andlookovertheslide/powerpointformat.
Day2R9RTSisatrainingday.Againgotoaapilots.comandreviewthebriefingandquestionsthatwillbe
asked.(The100questionshavebeenreplacedbythequestionsthatarecontainedinthePowerPoint).Itwasa
wellbalancedbriefanditdidnotappeartobeputting10poundsofbriefintoa5poundbag.Thereistimeto
askquestionsandstillbedoneintheallottedtime.Thesimulatorspotsareasscriptedintheflighttraining
guide.AlltheworkisinKJFKrunway22L.(Notetherunwaylengthforrunway22LwillrequireaMEDbrake
selectiontogetstoppedduringyourCAT3landing).TCASeventfortheF/Owasa"monitorverticalspeed"RA
eventthatrequiredalevelflightinput.Notyourtypicalclimbordescentintothegreen.CaptainsTCASevent
wastypical.F/OflystheVOR22L,notetheODpagesareabitconfusing,youdonotdeselectradionavfor
VORapproachonlyRNAVandRNPapproaches.AlsonotethenewMDAminonODpage9"iftherunwayis
servedbyaVASIorPAPI"paragraphformanagedapproaches.RNP22Zwasagreatreviewandafterreading
throughtheODpagesthecaptainshootsthemissintheRFlegportionandtheF/OflystheRNP22LZtoa
landing.InthecaptainsmissedontheRFledyoumustholdthespeedoftheVAPPtothemissedapproachpoint
whichisveryclosetoRFleg.GoaroundToga,makesureitstaysinNAVthenholdoffonthegoaroundflaps
tokeeptheVAPPspeedtotheMAP.Itwasashortdelayandthencompletethegoaroundcallsandprocedure.
CaptaindoesaLOC22L(notetheMDA+50onthisnonmanagedapproach)youtakeabreakthencomeback
anddoaV1andV2cutscaptainfirstwithahandflownILS22Lto200and1/2.V2cutisrightafterrotation
remembertogetthegearup.AftertheQRH,ECAMandfollowupthereisareferencetotheemergency
landingchecklisttoskimthroughtoverifyyouhavecoveredallthebases.Itisnotmeantforyoutoreadline
bylinebuttouseasitappliesasabarrier.NextuptoFL350andbeginadescenttoFL310.Theytalkaboutthis
ingroundschool,butinthedescentthepitottubefreezesonADR1and2ADR3wasnormalbutyoumust
comparecaptains,thestandbyandtheF/Oairspeed.YouaretemptedtothinkitisUndueActivationofAlpha
protection,butitisnot.ItisinfactaUnreliableSpeedIndication.ThecaptainsandF/Oairspeedwillbein
alphaprotrangebutthestandbyairspeedisnormal.Itisgreattrainingandyouthengettoexperimentabit
aftertheprocedureiscompleted.Thenyoudoahighaltitudetakeoffstallandapproachstallrecognitionand
recovery.Aftertheapproachstallrecoverydoagoaroundtocleanitup.RTOthentoaneventualevacuation
onceobjectiveinformationisobtained.Agreatsimsessionwithanexcellentinstructor.Itwasalsonot10
poundsina5poundbag.Justtherightamountofspotsforthetimeallotted.Alsonoteyoudoanhourof
securitytrainingafterorbeforeyoursimtrainingonday1intheSim.
Day3Briefing:Reviewedalltheslidesthatareintheaapilots.comtrainingsection.Allquestionsfortheoral
camefromtheslides(makesurethatyouknowhowtoworktheAppandthelonghandperformancemethodin
theQRH).
LOE:BostontoWashington,DC,Tookoffonrunway22L,Logan8departure,intheclimboutbelow10,000,
flightwarningcomputer(FWC1)ECAM.Didcomputerreset,butcouldnotreset,perfollowup.Flewthearrival
intoWashingtonDC,ILSrunway1inop,RNavinuse,weather400overcast,visibility1mileonthedescent
ELAC1failsandwouldnotreset,makingtheRNAVrunway1perequipmentrequirementsunusable,divertedto
WashingtonDulles,ILSrunway1R.
Spots:LAX25R,windshearontakeoffandwindshearonlanding.Thennoisehigh,noselowrecoveries.Then
repositionedtoDFW,atflightlevel350toflytheBRDJETwoRNAVarrivalrunway35center,cleardirectLETHR
todescendviatheRNAVarrival35R.Someoftheairspeedsonarrivalwerenotcorrect,youhavetointervene
withCAMIprocedures.ThenrepositiontoJacksonHole(KJAC)runway19ILSapproach,hadtolandonthefirst
1000feetoftherunwayandstayleftofcenterlinetoavoidthe"MooseLodge",thenbacktocenterline.Also
didgoaroundsat50feet.ThenrepositiontoReno(KRNO)runway16R.V1cutflyingtheengineoutSIDrunway
16R.RepositiontoLAXrunway25R,didatakeoffwithflexthrust,noflextemperature,norunwaydatato
demoRETARDRETARDscenario.BothtakeoffandthenanRTOinthisRETARDscenario.Thenfinishedupwith
maxcrosswindlandingonrunway25RinLAX.
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