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A big thanks to Chris341 and N405GJ! Cheers, AF

Thanks Chris! Could anyone also confirm that at 1:00, the lights flashing on the floor (ie. runway) are the strobes? Thanks!

Hi everyone, Just had a small question: Check this video please: What is that red flashing light on the winglet at 0:33? It can't be the Nav lights as they don't flash. Is it the beacon? Aren't the beacon below the fuselage? Are they so powerful?! Thanks, Cheers

Great explanations by ComandanteBigote. He/She is absouletely right. And; if you have a sharp turn, don't hesitate to turn before the " NEXT WPT IN 1 MIN". If you turn 1 minute before your next WPT in a sharp turn, you will have to add some degrees to return to your course. Good luck!

Hi! No, the plane will not automatically follow the F-PLN. You will have to manually enter the HDG. Cheers

Good morning, I don't get this too: How do you know if you are TO or FROM the VOR if you DON'T have an indication (e.g that small white triangle has failed)?

Hi, Made lot's of tests... Ok, so some doubts: So I am trying to fly outbound. " If FROM is activated, look at the CDI and move left or right until the CDI is starts to center. Usually you would intercept the radial at an angle of 45 degrees. " Ok, that was not difficult: I had entered in the OBS R-254 and I was in the right side (FROM). I then centered the CDI. I then matched my HDG with the radial (to fly in the right direction). I was finally flying out of the station. " If TO is activated that means you are on the wrong side of the VOR (not the half of which the desired radial is the middle one), first fly the heading of the radial regardless of what the CDI shows you." Hmm...that was a little bit more confusing. So I did the same thing, I entered OBS R-254 and I place the plane on the wrong side with an inbound R-090 (TO indication). But If I follow the heading of the radial, I will basically follow 90°! So I will be going on the wrong side... Did you mean that I have to follow the number always is the reciprocal of the radial, so the opposite radial? So basically 270°? That would make more sense... Could anyone confirm? Thanks and good night!

Hey! Found a VOR simulator here: http://www.pyrochta.ch/english/PageNavigationTrainer/PageVOR/vor.html Will come back to you If I still have doubts! :rolleyes:

So when I re-read Jeroen's post: Question 1 is wrong. The FROM side runs from +90 and -90 degrees from the selected radial: the TO side consists of the remaining 180 radials. So basically FROM = right side of the VOR Question 2...I don"t have any idea.... If I enter a CRS which is on the wrong side... Ok, so let's say that I am north east of the VOR, outbound radial 40°. So I am flying FROM the VOR. But my HDG is 220 (so I am flying towards the VOR...) If I enter CRS 310, it will show that I am on the left of the radial. When I will cross the VOR (I will be on the 220 radial (but I will be flying away of the VOR)... What do I have to do know to be on the 310 radial??? As I have been flying in the wrong direction? Can anyone show me on a photo how the CDI will be? Still a bit confusing for me... Thanks Exactly like here. When I will cross the line of ambiguity, what will happen? My HDG will be of 345 and my radial. But I will be going away from the station. So let's say that at the line of ambiguity I enter CRS 210, what will it show?? It will then show a TO indication? And I will then have to match my HDG and the CDI? Thanks

Thanks a lot, Just to confirm: You can fly FROM a VOR with radials : 270-280-290-300-310-320-330-340-350-360-10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90 You can fly TO a VOR with radials: 100-110-120-130-140-150-160-170-180 190-200-210-220-230-240-250-260 1) Right?? 2) But If I am north of the VOR and I want to fly TO the VOR and I enter my CRS: 130, what does my CDI show? Please stop the video when It stops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...6C-50sgQ#t=243 He wants to be CRS 95 (so he basically wants to fly TO the VOR). We know that his TO radial is around 95 and his FROM radial is 275. But how do we know if he is on radial 95 or 275??? Quote: "A. Where am I in relation to the VOR-station? In other words: ON which radial am I?." 3) How do we know on which radial we are? Does the white arrow help us? If we are FROM the VOR, will the FROM white arrow will be on the top? Confusing... Thanks!

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Yes, indeed. Still thanks! Will try to search in F-COM! ^_^ Have a nice W.E!

Hahaha! That was a good one! By the way, I am not in lycée but in collège.... See, everything is different here: Primaire (from 6 years old) CP --> 1st grade CE1 --> 2nd grade CE2 --> 3rd grade CM1 --> 4th grade CM2 --> 5th grade Collège (from 10 years old) 6e --> 6th grade (only class where US/UK = France) 5e --> 7th grade 4e --> 8th grade 3e --> 9th grade (my class) ------- Then you pass a national exam, called "brevet" to go to lycée (from 15 years old) 2nd --> 10th grade 1re --> 11th grade Terminale (BAC) --> 12th grade You then pass a national exam called "BAC" much bigger than "brevet". You then go to "prepa" or universities.... I am in collège 3e... Is it better?

Ok...imagine you have started a post and everyone is asking you to stop, how would you feel? Happy?... Ok, found lot of things, here: http://www.efbdesktop.com/engines/sys-5.5.4.html Nuitkati was right. The bleed air is sent to engines when we push the master switch - not when we place the selector to START. It then sends a signal to EIU. Let's just leave all the questions above and take it in the right oder: What will EIU do? Will it send a signal to FADEC to open LP fuel valve and the starter valve? Which valve will it ask ECB to close to isolate the engine we want to start? Found this too: http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/tech_ops/read.main/21864/ Ok, basically when you put the selector to START, it displays the engine page on ECAM and closes 1 PFCV (Pack flow control valve). So EIU sends a signal to 1 pack controller to close PFCV? Thanks thanks thanks

Yeah... Tell me what you don't understand in my questions! I am just thinking logic: the bleed air goes out from the APU by 1 valve but goes to 2-4 engines! So it has to seperate somewhere! Nuitkati said: " So the APU bleed valve in your picture stays open, and the starter valve on the big engine is opened too." But there are 2 -4 engines, so bleed air has to seperate. But then nuitkati said that it isolates the engine you will start, and that's all. But you said that it sends bleed air to the big engine when we place the selector to START. So for BOTH engines... Strange and confusing! I am searching since this morning!!! EDIT: Wait, Nuikati said: " Below the throttle quadrant there are 2-4 switches for engine start. Flick up the one you want to start. Yet another computer kicks in, isolates the APU bleed air flow so that it goes to that engine to turn it. At the right moment (maximum turn) the computer switches on the ignition, starts the fuel flow and the engine fires up" But JRB said: " When the pilot turns the engine start switch to "on" a valve will automatically redirect the APU bleed air away from the air conditioning packs, and will instead send the bleed air to the main engine starter." Hmm.... Whrn does the air go to the engines? When we push the master switch or when put the selector to START/ON?

Thanks a lot Nuikati, 1) Ok, so basically you close the PFCV (Pack flow control valve)? Or is there another valve before, called isolation valve? 2) Well...I have just seen the pilots take the selector to ON and push the master switch for the desired engine. It takes 2-3 seconds on A320. But if they push the master switch, they open the LP fuel valve so they basically let the fuel go to the combusters. So for an A320, how much time does it take from starting the engine (Selector to start) and ignition (fuel to go inside the combuster)? Will do some researches..... 3) So when you put the selector to START, ECB will close and isolate the bleed air only to the engines. Then FADEC (ECU) will detect the bleed air and open the starter valve. Even if the pilot has pushed the master switch, FADEC will wait till engines are turning at max N%. It will then let the fuel go and ignitition will start. ECU will automatically close the starter valve and ECB will open the isolation valve to let bleed air from the "big engines" to go to packs. Am I right? ---> EDIT: Or maybe the isolation valve is not on the engine pneumatic system but only on the APU pneumatic system. So even if the isolation valve is closed, the bleed air from the big engines can go to the packs.... 4) But there is only 1 bleed air valve and 2 packs (on A320). So the Pack controller opens the X bleed valve. So while engine start, APU will isolate the packs to let air go to the engines. But is there another valve to seperate bleed air for engine 1 and engine 2? What is it's name? Because bleed air goes to packs/engines by the APU bleed air valve but there are 2 engines...bleed air should seperate some where.. Thanks

Thanks a lot, Excuse my english, I know that it is not very good.... 1) So when we put the selector (the one near master switch) to Start, it closes the APU BLEED Valve and opens the Starter valve? 2) How much time does it take from putting the selector to start and ignition in the "big" engine? That's all! Thanks EDIT: Oh yes! College is not the same as in US. That is "lycée" Primaire: From 1st grade to 5th grade Collège: From 6th grade to 9th grade Lycée: From 10th grade to 12th grade

Just type: " stage en entreprise - 3e"..... ----> Stage découverte. You will be able to find the training we all have to do at this age. I know what an APU is doing. But you are thinking that I am talking about the "big" engine. Ok. WarpD: I am talking about APU's starter. Not the big engine's starter.... If you start the APU's starter, you will turn APU's compressor/turbine. When does the APU's compressed air go to the engines'starter? When you want to start them. You said that APU BLEED AIR valve should be OFF to supply air to the "big engine". So when the pilots will press on APU (APU MASTER & APU), the starter will start, the electric pump and the isolation valve, the flap inlet will open and the comprssor/turbine will start turning and finally ignation will start. So if APU BLEED AIR Valve is open, you will get A/C. If the APU GEN is ON, you will get Elec. So now you want to start "big engines". What do you do now?

Thanks, So I come back to the A380: The APU was ON. So APU's compressor/turbine turning but bleed air to engines (the big ones) not going. So I would like to know when does compressed air go to the engines?

Yes, I agree with you. But you need the APU to start. So there is an electric starter which will turn the APU's compressor/turbine. When It will turn, the APU's compressor will give APU BLEED AIR. When the APU's turbine will turn, the generator will produce elec. Do you agree?

Oh! No, I have to do a training, in 3e (9th grade). So I got it at WFS - Worldwide flight services. Today, I got a visitor badge and could do a small airport tour....and saw a EK 380... The starter? Here: http://forum.aeronet-fr.org/userpix/9706__1.jpg

So what does the starter do?

Thanks, But to get the pneumatic and electrical power, you need to turn the compressor/turbine. To turn the turbine/compressor, you need the starter. So how can you get bleed air with starter's off?

Good evening, I was in training today at CDG.... I saw an A380 Emirates. We could see that the APU was on (the air was coming out behind, kind of air "waves"). But the engines were not turning!!!! I asked my teacher why the engines were not turning and he said the starter was not started (or compressed air not going to the accessory gear box - AGB). But I think that there was not enough compressed air (N not at 100%)... 1) Is my "teacher" right? Because the APU can not work if the starter is not ON! 2) Where is the compressed air taken? Is it after the APU BLEED Valve or are there other pipes from the compressor to the AGB? So If you start APU (+starter), you start automatically the flow of compressed air from compressor to AGB? Who was right in this story? Thanks, A.Roy