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Airbus A318 checklist

2 × CFM56-5B / PW6000 · steep approach capable · CONF 1+F / 2 / 3

Every phase for the Airbus A318, 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. BATTERIES 1 + 2ON — 25.5 V MIN
  2. EXT PWR / APUAS REQUIRED
  3. APU FIRE TESTPERFORMED
  4. APU MASTER SWON
  5. APU STARTON — AVAIL
  6. APU BLEEDON
  7. ADIRS 1 / 2 / 3NAV

    8. Align takes ~7 min. Do it early — aircraft must stay still.

  8. EXTERIOR LIGHTSNAV & LOGO ON
  9. COCKPIT LIGHTINGAS REQUIRED
  10. OXYGEN MASKSTESTED — CREW SUPPLY ON
  11. ACCU PRESSGREEN BAND
  12. PARKING BRAKEON

Cockpit Preparation Flow · from memory

  1. GEAR LEVERDOWN
  2. FLAP LEVERAGREES WITH SURFACES
  3. SPEED BRAKE LEVERRETRACTED — DISARMED
  4. ENG MASTERS 1 + 2OFF
  5. ENG MODE SELECTORNORM
  6. SEAT BELTS / NO SMOKINGON / AUTO
  7. EMER EXIT LTARM
  8. FUEL PUMPSON — QUANTITY CHECKED
  9. ANTI ICEAS REQUIRED
  10. WEATHER RADAR / PWSOFF / AUTO
  11. GPWS / TERRAS REQUIRED
  12. TRANSPONDERCODE SET — STBY
  13. MCDUINIT A/B · F-PLN · PERF

    14. ZFW / ZFWCG and block fuel from your loadsheet, then take-off perf.

  14. TAKEOFF DATAV1 / VR / V2 / FLEX INSERTED

    15. FLEX temp must be above the current TAT/OAT or the FADEC ignores it and gives you CLB thrust.

  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. ADIRSNAV
  5. FUEL QUANTITY____ KG — CHECKED
  6. TO DATASET
  7. BARO REF____ SET
  8. Below the line
  9. WINDOWS / DOORSCLOSED
  10. BEACONON
  11. THR LEVERSIDLE
  12. PARKING BRAKEAS REQUIRED

Engine Start Flow · from memory

  1. PUSHBACK / START CLEARANCEOBTAINED
  2. ENG MODE SELECTORIGN / START
  3. ENG MASTER 2ON

    4. CFM56-5B: start valve opens and N2 rises, igniter at 16% N2, fuel flow at 22% N2, EGT rise within 15 s. Stable idle ≈ 19% N1 / 59% N2.

  4. ENG MASTER 1ON

    5. Starter duty cycle — if a start is aborted, give the starter its cooling period before trying again.

  5. ENG MODE SELECTORNORM
  6. APU BLEEDOFF
  7. ENGINE PARAMETERSSTABILISED

After Start Checklist · read & respond

  1. ANTI ICEAS REQUIRED
  2. ECAM STATUSCHECKED
  3. PITCH TRIM____ SET
  4. RUDDER TRIMZERO

Taxi / Before Takeoff Checklist · read & respond

  1. FLIGHT CONTROLSCHECKED — FULL & FREE
  2. FLAP SETTINGCONF ____
  3. V1 / VR / V2 / FLEX TEMP____ SET
  4. ATCSET
  5. ECAM MEMOTO — NO BLUE
  6. T.O CONFIGTEST — NORMAL
  7. SIGNS / SPLRS / FLAPS / AUTO BRKON · ARM · T.O · MAX
  8. TAKEOFF RWY____ CONFIRMED
  9. CABIN CREWADVISED
  10. Line-up items
  11. PACKS 1 + 2AS REQUIRED

    12. Packs off buys thrust for a hot / high / short runway — recompute your take-off performance for the configuration you actually use.

  12. ENG ANTI ICEAS REQUIRED

    13. Engine anti-ice lowers the available N1 — recheck FLEX / TOGA perf if you switch it on.

  13. ENG MODE SELECTORIGN IF RAIN / ICE
  14. TCASTA / RA
  15. EXTERIOR LIGHTSSTROBE · NOSE T.O · RWY TURN OFF
  16. CHRONOSTART

After Takeoff / Climb Checklist · read & respond

  1. LANDING GEARUP
  2. FLAPSRETRACTED
  3. PACKSON
  4. ENG MODE SELECTORNORM
  5. APUOFF / AS REQUIRED
  6. EXTERIOR LIGHTSSET

    7. Landing lights off passing 10,000 ft, seat belts as required.

  7. BARO REFSTD SET AT TRANS ALT

    8. Shortest and lightest of the family. Lightly loaded it climbs hard — set a sensible vertical speed or you will go through the level-off.

Cruise Flow · from memory

  1. FUELCHECKED vs FLIGHT PLAN
  2. POSITION / NAV ACCURACYCROSSCHECKED
  3. CRUISE LEVEL / STEP CLIMBAS PLANNED
  4. WEATHER RADARAS REQUIRED
  5. DESCENT PREPARRIVAL · APPR · MINIMA IN MCDU

Approach Checklist · read & respond

  1. BRIEFINGCONFIRMED
  2. ECAM STATUSCHECKED
  3. SEAT BELTSON
  4. BARO REF____ SET
  5. MDA / DH____ SET
  6. STEEP APPROACHAS REQUIRED

    7. The A318 is the family member certified for steep approaches — up to 5.5° into London City. It must be selected before the approach, not on it.

  7. ENG MODE SELECTORAS REQUIRED

Landing Checklist · read & respond

  1. CABIN CREWADVISED
  2. A/THRSPEED / OFF
  3. AUTO BRAKEAS REQUIRED
  4. ECAM MEMOLDG — NO BLUE
  5. LDG GEARDOWN
  6. SIGNSON
  7. SPLRSARM
  8. FLAPSCONF 3 / FULL

After Landing Checklist · read & respond

  1. FLAPSRETRACTED
  2. SPOILERSDISARMED
  3. APUSTART
  4. RADAR / PWSOFF
  5. ENG MODE SELECTORNORM
  6. ANTI ICEAS REQUIRED
  7. BRAKE TEMPCHECKED
  8. EXTERIOR LIGHTSSET
  9. TRANSPONDERSTBY / AUTO

Parking Checklist · read & respond

  1. APU BLEEDON
  2. ENGINE MASTERSOFF

    3. Give the CFM56 a ~3 min cool-down at idle before shutdown after a normal landing.

  3. SEAT BELTSOFF
  4. EXTERIOR LIGHTSAS REQUIRED
  5. FUEL PUMPSOFF
  6. PARK BRK / CHOCKSAS REQUIRED

Securing the Aircraft Checklist · read & respond

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

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