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Airbus A380-800 checklist

4 × Trent 900 / GP7200 · two decks · CONF 1+F / 2 / 3

Every phase for the Airbus A380-800, 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 1–4ON
  2. EXT PWR / APUAS REQUIRED
  3. Four generators, four batteries and two APU generators — the electrical page is worth a proper look before you power anything else.

  4. APU FIRE TESTPERFORMED
  5. APU MASTER / STARTON — AVAIL
  6. ADIRS 1 / 2 / 3NAV
  7. HYD GREEN / YELLOWCHECKED
  8. Two hydraulic systems at 5,000 psi plus electric backup actuators — there is no blue system to check.

  9. OIS / EFBLOADED
  10. OXYGENTESTED — CREW SUPPLY ON
  11. PARKING BRAKEON

Cockpit Preparation Flow · from memory

  1. GEAR LEVERDOWN
  2. FLAP LEVERAGREES WITH SURFACES
  3. SPEED BRAKE LEVERRETRACTED — DISARMED
  4. ENG MASTERS 1–4OFF
  5. ENG START SELECTORNORM
  6. FUELPUMPS ON — TRANSFER AUTO
  7. Eleven tanks and a trim tank in the tail. Leave the transfer in AUTO and watch the CG readout rather than the individual tanks.

  8. SIGNSON / AUTO
  9. EMER EXIT LTARM
  10. ANTI ICEAS REQUIRED
  11. WEATHER RADAR / PWSAUTO
  12. TRANSPONDERCODE SET — STBY
  13. MFD FMSINIT · F-PLN · PERF · FUEL & LOAD
  14. TAKEOFF DATAV1 / VR / V2 · FLEX · THR RED / ACC
  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 / CG____ 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 START SELECTORIGN / START
  3. ENG MASTERS 1–4ON IN SEQUENCE
  4. The FADEC runs an automatic sequence once the masters are on. Some operators start two engines at the gate and the rest while taxiing — follow your SOP and your add-on's checklist.

  5. ENG START SELECTORNORM
  6. APU BLEEDOFF
  7. ENGINE PARAMETERS 1–4STABILISED

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. BODY GEAR STEERINGAVAIL
  8. 22 wheels and a 79 m wingspan. Use the taxi camera, hold the centreline until the turn is well past, and mind the Code F taxiway limits.

  9. TAKEOFF RWY____ CONFIRMED
  10. CABIN CREWADVISED — BOTH DECKS
  11. Line-up items
  12. PACKSAS REQUIRED
  13. ENG START SELECTORIGN IF RAIN / ICE
  14. TCASTA / RA
  15. EXTERIOR LIGHTSSTROBE · T.O · RWY TURN OFF
  16. CHRONOSTART

After Takeoff / Climb Checklist · read & respond

  1. LANDING GEARUP
  2. FLAPSRETRACTED
  3. PACKSON
  4. ENG START SELECTORNORM
  5. APUOFF
  6. FUEL TRANSFERAFT — MONITORED
  7. EXTERIOR LIGHTSSET
  8. BARO REFSTD SET AT TRANS ALT

Cruise / Fuel & CG Flow · from memory

  1. FUEL ON BOARDCHECKED vs FLIGHT PLAN
  2. TRIM TANKTRANSFER MONITORED
  3. CGWITHIN LIMITS
  4. POSITION / NAV ACCURACYCROSSCHECKED
  5. STEP CLIMBAS PLANNED
  6. DESCENT PREPARRIVAL · APPR · MINIMA IN FMS

Approach Checklist · read & respond

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

Landing Checklist · read & respond

  1. CABIN CREWADVISED — BOTH DECKS
  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 START SELECTORNORM
  6. ANTI ICEAS REQUIRED
  7. BRAKE TEMPCHECKED
  8. EXTERIOR LIGHTSSET
  9. TRANSPONDERSTBY / AUTO

Parking Checklist · read & respond

  1. APU BLEEDON
  2. ENG MASTERS 1–4OFF
  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 1–4OFF

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