Modern Airbus aircraft facilitate the use of LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) to display aircraft navigational and system information. CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) usage has dwindled due to the superiority of LCD technology. The A320 aircraft we are simulating utilizes CRT displays, part of the EIS (Electronic Instrument System) “1”. Creating a ‘CRT’ displays requires the … Continue reading
The Malaysian MH370 Safety Investigation Report was released by the ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team on 02 July 2018. The report is available for reading – MH370 Safety Investigation Report. Continue reading
ProSimA320 August 2 2018 Release version 1.13 ================================== FMS: – Added option to engage NAV instead of GA TRK for go around – Fixed MDA references radio alt intead of air data – Speed and altitude stability improvements for managed flight – Improved overspeed logic of managed descend – Fixed APP NAV mode not capturing … Continue reading
The 3rd occupancy seat or jumper seat mounts on the back circuit wall of the flight deck. The 3rd occupant, an observer, usually sits in this seat or if installed in the aircraft, on the 4th occupancy seat. It contains a sliding mount to allow the seat to slide to the centre of the cockpit … Continue reading
The Thales Airbus A320 FCU has now been interfaced to ProsimA320 and Jeehell FMGS using Cockpit Concept FCU board. The process was a straight forward plug and play event, however careful preparation was required to ensure all wires were correctly labelled. 28 VDC is required to operate the FCU, and 5 VDC for the integral … Continue reading
Safety First #26 Safety first is published by the Product Safety department. It is a source of specialist safety information for the use of airlines who fl y and maintain Airbus aircraft. It is also distributed to other selected organizations and is available on digital devices. Material for publication is obtained from multiple sources … Continue reading
Working with electrical wires can be a nightmare. End points fray and may not have a secure fitting when inserted into a terminal. The flight simulator will be using hundreds of end point terminals from the I/O boards (Output Amplifier) and ARINC boards. There were accidental shortages to avionics in the past – this is … Continue reading
