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Buch (Softcover): Fachbuch
Airbus A320 Autoflight System
Operation, Logic and Flight Guidance
Verlag:
Independently Published Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P36874894
EAN: 9798190861334
Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Fr, 09.10.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 31.50
Beschreibung
The Airbus A320 introduced a new philosophy of aircraft automation, transforming the way pilots interact with modern flight management and guidance systems. Rather than simply reducing pilot workload, the Autoflight System integrates navigation, flight guidance, performance management, and aircraft control into a coordinated system designed to improve efficiency, precision, and operational safety throughout every phase of flight. Understanding this system requires far more than learning how to engage the autopilot. Pilots must understand the logic behind each operating mode, how the Flight Director, Autopilot, Auto Thrust and Flight Management Guidance System (FMGS) interact, and how every mode transition affects the aircraft's behavior. Developing this systems knowledge is essential for maintaining situational awareness and making effective operational decisions. This book provides a comprehensive explanation of the Airbus A320 Autoflight System, combining theoretical concepts with practical applications used during real airline operations. Readers will learn the philosophy of Airbus automation, mode selection, flight guidance principles, vertical and lateral navigation, managed and selected modes, and the operational techniques that allow pilots to use automation efficiently while maintaining complete control of the aircraft. Designed for student pilots, type rating candidates, simulator users and airline professionals, this manual bridges the gap between system theory and practical cockpit application. By understanding not only how the system operates but also why it behaves as it does, pilots develop the confidence required to manage automation safely under both normal and non-normal conditions. Automation is one of the greatest tools available to today's pilots but only when it is fully understood. Mastering the Airbus Autoflight System means mastering one of the most important technologies in modern commercial aviation.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Eve B. B
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 172