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Airbus A300-600 checklist

2 × CF6-80C2 / PW4158 · two-crew · conventional controls · flap/slat lever

Every phase for the Airbus A300-600, as flown in a flight simulator — panel scans marked as flows, read-and-respond cards marked as checklists. Open the interactive version to tick lines off, fill in your speeds and keep your place between sessions.

Preliminary Cockpit Prep Flow · from memory

  1. BAT 1 + 2ON
  2. EXT PWR / APUAS REQUIRED
  3. APU FIRE TESTPERFORMED
  4. APU MASTER / STARTON — AVAIL
  5. IRS 1 / 2 / 3NAV

    6. No fly-by-wire here — the A300-600 flies on cables and hydraulics with a conventional yoke. It is an Airbus that handles like a Boeing.

  6. HYD BLUE / GREEN / YELLOWCHECKED
  7. ACCU PRESSGREEN BAND
  8. EXTERIOR / COCKPIT LIGHTSAS REQUIRED
  9. OXYGENTESTED — CREW SUPPLY ON
  10. PARKING BRAKEON

Cockpit Preparation Flow · from memory

  1. GEAR LEVERDOWN
  2. FLAP / SLAT LEVER0 / 0
  3. SPEED BRAKE LEVERRETRACTED — DISARMED
  4. ENGINE START LEVERSOFF
  5. ENG MODE SELECTORNORM
  6. FUEL PUMPSON — QUANTITY CHECKED
  7. TRIM TANKAUTO

    8. Fitted on the -600R — fuel moves aft in cruise for a rearward CG and comes forward again before descent.

  8. SIGNSON / AUTO
  9. EMER EXIT LTARM
  10. ANTI ICEAS REQUIRED
  11. WEATHER RADAROFF
  12. TRANSPONDERCODE SET — STBY
  13. FMS CDUINIT · F-PLN · PERF
  14. TAKEOFF DATAV1 / VR / V2 · FLEX · TRIM SET
  15. BARO REFSET & CROSSCHECKED
  16. FCUSPD / HDG / ALT SET
  17. TAKEOFF BRIEFINGCOMPLETED

Before Start Checklist · read & respond

  1. COCKPIT PREPCOMPLETED
  2. GEAR PINS & COVERSREMOVED
  3. SIGNSON / AUTO
  4. IRSNAV
  5. FUEL QUANTITY____ KG — CHECKED
  6. TAKEOFF DATASET
  7. BARO REF____ SET
  8. Below the line
  9. WINDOWS / DOORSCLOSED
  10. BEACONON
  11. THRUST LEVERSIDLE
  12. PARKING BRAKEAS REQUIRED
  13. MAIN DECK CARGO DOOR-600FCLOSED AND LOCKED
  14. LOAD & RESTRAINT-600FSECURED — LOADSHEET CHECKED

    15. A freighter's CG range is wider than the passenger version's and the load is not self-loading. Check the trim setting against the load sheet, not against habit.

Engine Start Flow · from memory

  1. PUSHBACK / START CLEARANCEOBTAINED
  2. ENG MODE SELECTORIGN / START
  3. ENGINE 2 STARTENGAGED
  4. START LEVER 2ON AT 20% N2

    5. Older FADEC logic than the A320 family — the crew watches the start rather than the computer doing it all.

  5. ENGINE 1START
  6. ENG MODE SELECTORNORM
  7. APU BLEEDOFF
  8. ENGINE PARAMETERSSTABILISED

After Start Checklist · read & respond

  1. ANTI ICEAS REQUIRED
  2. ECAM / ANNUNCIATORSCHECKED
  3. PITCH TRIM____ SET
  4. RUDDER TRIMZERO
  5. GROUND EQUIPMENTCLEAR

Taxi / Before Takeoff Checklist · read & respond

  1. FLIGHT CONTROLSCHECKED — FULL & FREE
  2. FLAPS / SLATS15 / 0 SET
  3. V1 / VR / V2____ SET
  4. ATCSET
  5. TAKEOFF CONFIGTEST — NORMAL
  6. TAKEOFF RWY____ CONFIRMED
  7. CABIN CREWADVISED
  8. Line-up items
  9. PACKSAS REQUIRED
  10. ENG MODE SELECTORIGN IF RAIN / ICE
  11. TCASTA / RA
  12. EXTERIOR LIGHTSSTROBE · T.O · RWY TURN OFF
  13. CHRONOSTART
  14. MAIN DECK FIRE SUPPRESSION-600FARMED
  15. SUPERNUMERARIES-600FBRIEFED

After Takeoff / Climb Checklist · read & respond

  1. LANDING GEARUP
  2. FLAPS / SLATS0 / 0
  3. PACKSON
  4. ENG MODE SELECTORNORM
  5. APUOFF
  6. TRIM TANK TRANSFERAFT — MONITORED
  7. EXTERIOR LIGHTSSET
  8. BARO REFSTD SET AT TRANS ALT

Cruise / Fuel Check Flow · from memory

  1. FUEL ON BOARDCHECKED vs FLIGHT PLAN
  2. TRIM TANKTRANSFER MONITORED
  3. FUEL BALANCEWITHIN LIMITS
  4. POSITIONCROSSCHECKED
  5. ETOPSAS REQUIRED
  6. DESCENT PREPARRIVAL · APPROACH · MINIMA IN FMS

Approach Checklist · read & respond

  1. TRIM TANKFWD TRANSFER COMPLETE
  2. BRIEFINGCONFIRMED
  3. ANNUNCIATORSCHECKED
  4. SEAT BELTSON
  5. BARO REF____ SET
  6. MDA / DH____ SET
  7. ENG MODE SELECTORAS REQUIRED

Landing Checklist · read & respond

  1. CABIN CREWADVISED
  2. AUTO BRAKEAS REQUIRED
  3. LANDING GEARDOWN — 3 GREEN
  4. SPOILERSARMED
  5. FLAPS / SLATS20 / 40 SET
  6. SIGNSON

After Landing Checklist · read & respond

  1. FLAPS / SLATS0 / 0
  2. SPOILERSDISARMED
  3. APUSTART
  4. RADAROFF
  5. ENG MODE SELECTORNORM
  6. ANTI ICEAS REQUIRED
  7. BRAKE TEMPCHECKED
  8. TRANSPONDERSTBY

Parking Checklist · read & respond

  1. APU BLEEDON
  2. ENGINE START LEVERSOFF
  3. SEAT BELTSOFF
  4. EXTERIOR LIGHTSAS REQUIRED
  5. FUEL PUMPSOFF
  6. PARK BRK / CHOCKSAS REQUIRED

Securing the Aircraft Checklist · read & respond

  1. IRSOFF
  2. OXYGENOFF
  3. APU BLEEDOFF
  4. EXTERIOR LIGHTSOFF
  5. APU & BAT 1 + 2OFF

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