1. The document provides guidance on cockpit preparation procedures for an Airbus A320, including exterior inspections, preliminary cockpit checks, and briefing items. 2. It outlines the steps for cockpit preparation, including scans of overhead, glare shield, instrument, and pedestal panels and checks of specific systems and controls. 3. The final sections provide details on FMGS preparation, including entering navigation and performance data into the system and verifying the computerized flight plan against the one displayed on the navigation display.

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COCKPIT PREPARATION
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Safety exterior inspection
To ensure that aircraft and its surroundings are safe for
operations
Cockpit preparation
Preliminary cockpit preparation
To ensure that all safety checks are performed
before applying electrical power
A320 - Version 03b

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1. EXTERIOR INSPECTIONS AND PRELIMINARY PREPARATION
SAFETY EXTERIOR INSPECTION (QRH 3.01)
PRELIMINARY COCKPIT PREPARATION (QRH
3.01)
If transit: Perform only actions marked by *
If cold aircraft : perform all actions
TECHNICAL STATE OF THE A/C………CHECK
(MEL, CDL, LOGBOOK, etc)

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2. COCKPIT PREPARATION
1. OVERHEAD PANEL SCAN (QRH 3.01)
2. FMGS PREPARATION
When both pilots are seated:
3. GLARESHIELD SCAN (QRH 3.02)
4. INSTRUMENT PANEL SCAN (QRH. 3.02)
5. PEDESTAL SCAN (QRH 3.02)
6. TAKEOFF BRIEFING
When both pilots are seated:
3. GLARESHIELD SCAN (QRH 3.02)
4. INSTRUMENT PANEL SCAN (QRH 3.02)
5. PEDESTAL SCAN (QRH 3.02)
CM1 Area of Responsibility
PF Area of Responsibility
CM2 Area of Responsibility
If transit: Perform only actions
marked by *
If cold aircraft: perform all
actions
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switch off all white lights
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PRELIMINARY COCKPIT PREPARATION
WIPERS ............………..….OFF
BAT.………...…...CHECK/AUTO
EXT PWR......……..…............ON
APU FIRE ..……..CHECK/TEST
APU..........…………….....START
EXT PWR…....….…....ASRQRD
*COCKPIT LIGHTS…ASRQRD
PROBE/WINDOW HEAT ….......….AUTO
APU BLEED ...............………………...ON
AIR COND panel ............…………....SET
ELEC panel ............…………......CHECK
VENT panel ............……………...CHECK
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*PARKING BRAKE ..............………...ON
*ACCU/BRAKES PRESS............CHECK
ALTN BRAKING ..........………....CHECK
FLAPS ...........……....CHECK POSITION
SPEEDBRAKE LEVER …...CHECK RET
*ECAM RECALL ..........……………………….......PRESS
*ECAM OXY PRESS/HYD QTY/ENG OIL QTY...CHECK
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ENG MASTERS ..…..CHECK OFF
ENG MODE SEL .CHECK NORM
L/G lever ……......CHECK DOWN
EMER EQPT ........………....CHECK
C/B panels ............……..….CHECK
*EXT.WALKAROUND ...PERFORM
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1 Miscellaneous:
Weather, NOTAM, MEL, CDL,
Use of Anti ice, radar 4 F/PLN
RWY HDG after TO? Turn after TO ?
SID or radar vector, Initial ALT/FL
Selected navaids
F PLN page
RWY
SID
SID
Altitude
target (blue)
VOR/ADF
5 Engine failure
Before V1: CAPT stops the A/C
F/O monitors DECEL, REV
After V1: Continue takeoff
Eng. Out routing will be……………….
(EOSID (if appl.), EO ACC, MSA, immediate return,
overweight landing)
EOSID
(if appl.)
(PLAN mode)
TAKE OFF BRIEFING
2 INIT
FOB
INIT
EXTRA / TIME
BLOCK
TOW
LW
3 PERF T/O
FLEX/TOGA
V1, VR, V2
Packs on or off
TAKE OFF
RWY
FLAPS
FLEX TO
V1
VR
V2
TRANS ALT
THRUST RED/ACC
ENG OUT ACC

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FMGS PREPARATION
Normal FMGS programming sequence:
Navigation data
Performance data
Note: Performance data should be introduced later, since
as soon as they are entered,the FMGS is able to compute
predictions. All subsequent entries would take longer.

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1. NAVIGATION DATA
CHECK
1. STATUS PAGE
FILL:
2. INIT A PAGE
3. F.PLN A PAGE
4. SEC F.PLN PAGE
5. RAD NAV PAGE
XCHECK F-PLN ON ND WITH COMPUTERIZED
F-PLN
CHECK ALL ENTERED DATA
XCHECK F-PLN ON ND WITH COMPUTERIZED
F-PLN
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FMGS PREPARATION

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2. PERFORMANCE DATA
When weight and balance information is
available
FILL:
1. INIT B PAGE
2. PERF PAGES
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CHECK ALL ENTERED DATA
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The F-PLN can be printed via the print
function pages using the DATA key
FMGS PREPARATION