How many pilots are required on the a320

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How many pilots are required on the A320?

What are considered the "flight control surfaces" on the A320?

What is the difference between flaps and slats?

Describe the performance ramifications of using high vs. low flap settings.

Describe "fly-by-wire", specifically for the A320.

What does EFCS stand for?

If all EFCS digital computers fail (independently or for electrical reasons), are any of the flight control surfaces backed up? If so, which ones?

Describe the A320 FMGS.

How many hydraulic systems are there on the A320 and what are they called?

If you lose Engine 1, will this affect any hydraulic system?

Will you automatically lose the Yellow hydraulic system if you lose Engine 2?

Is the Blue hydraulic system powered by an engine-driven pump? If not, how is the blue system powered?

How is the cargo door hydraulically activated?

Which system can also be powered by the RAT?

What is a RAT?

Can fluid be transferred between the systems? Example - if you have a complete leak of the Green reservoir, can you transfer fluid from the Yellow reservoir?

What is an accumulator?

List all items powered by the Green system.

List all items powered by the Yellow system.

List all items powered by the Blue system.

Can the pump (s) from the Yellow system power the Green system if the Green system pumps fail? If so, how?

Can either the Green or Yellow system back up the blue system if the electrical pump on the blue system fails?

What are the main sources of electrical power on the A320? Do these sources provide AC or DC power?

What is an APU? What is it used for?

From a dispatcher's stand point, what are some of the potential issues if an APU is inoperative?

Referencing Question 25, what are some of your options in terms of engine start if the APU is inoperative?

For the A320, can the APU be used in-flight? If so, what for?

In addition to the main sources of power, is there a back up emergency generator? If so, what is it powered by?

Will the emergency generator power all AC and DC buses?

What happens if one of the engine-driven generators fails in-flight?

What are Transformer Rectifiers? How many TRs does the A320 have? And which electrical sources are each one of these TRs associated with?

What are static invertors?

If all generators fail (main, APU and emergency), will anything powered by AC power work? If so, how?

Are there any batteries on the aircraft? If so, how many, what kind of power and what are they used for?

What is a "BUS"? What is a "HOT BUS" and what powers the Hot Buses on the A320?

Describe, in general, how an aircraft pressurizes.

Where does the air used in pressurization come from?

If air conditioning is used during takeoff, how does this affect performance and why?

What is a "PACK". How many packs does an A320 have?

What is a "MIXING UNIT"?

What is an "OUTFLOW VALVE"?

From a dispatch stand point, what may be affected if anything with the pressurization system is inoperative?

What is the approximate altitude that most aircraft are pressurized to?

What are the two sources of anti-ice? Choose from electric, pneumatic and hydraulic.

What is the difference between anti-ice and de-ice? And does the A320 have any de-ice capabilities?

What is the source of the air that powers the pneumatic anti-ice equipment?

Which items have pneumatic anti-ice?

Which items have electric anti-ice?

What may be an operational limitation if any anti-ice equipment is inoperative?

What does the A320 have for rain protection?

What is the EFIS?

Describe how an Inertial Reference System works.

What are the two possible engine types for the A320? What is the range of thrust that these engines produce?

Describe how a jet engine works.

How many fuel tanks does the A320 have?

What are the max loads of each tank?

What do transfer valves do?

What about cross-feed valves? Suction valves?

Are there any limitations between tanks when fuel loading?

Does the A320 have fuel dumping capabilities?

Describe the landing gear system of the A320. Is it considered "dual" or "dual tandem"?

Is the landing gear electrically or hydraulically controlled?

If the gear doors will not open or the can and the gear will not come down hydraulically, is there a back up way to put the gear down?

Describe what an anti-skid system does? What may be the dispatch ramifications if the anti-skid system is inoperative?

Describe the fire protection/detection system on the engines and APU.

Is there a detection/extinguishing system in the cargo compartments?

Is there a extinguishing system in the avionics bay?

Where would you find the specific requirements for how many portable fire extinguishers are required in the flight deck and cabin?

Describe an ECAM system.

Describe the Levels of warning associated with the ECAM system.

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