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The SURV STATUS & SWITCHING page.
5AESS does not support the THRT function (refer to 3.1.8 – TCAS Controls).
6 The flight crew uses the WXR ELEVN knob to manually set an elevation or tilt value. Refer to FCOM
for more details.
7 The flight crew pushes the WXR ELEVN knob to activate the WXR AUTO mode.
7.1.9.4.1. CONTROLS Page
The flight crew controls all the AESS functions (XPDR, TCAS, WXR, TAWS) through the MFD SURV CONTROLS page. On this page, the flight crew can modify the SQWK code. However, for routine SQWK code changes, the flight crew can easily modify the SQWK code and send the IDENT signal in the RMP SQWK page (refer
At any time, the flight crew can reset the default settings (the ones shown in Figure 7-47) with the DEFAULT SETTINGS button in the bottom right corner. A dialog box pops up to confirm the reversion to default settings. When the flight crew resets the default settings, the AESS keeps the current SQWK code.
Figure 7-48: DEFAULT SETTINGS confirmation
7.1.9.4.2. STATUS & SWITCHING Page
Through the MFD SURV STATUS & SWITCHING page (refer to Figure 7-49), the flight crew can dispatch the function groups on AESU 1 or 2 according to the detected failures.
This page is a back up of the AESS Control Panel for the selection of function groups.
7.1.9.5. SQWK PAGE ON RMP
On the RMP, the flight crew can:
- Modify the SQUAWK code in the SQWK page
- Activate the IDENT function from the SQWK page
- Check the transponder operating mode (AUTO, ON or STBY) either in the SQWK page or in the message line of the VHF, HF, or TEL page.
In compliance with the AIRBUS dark cockpit philosophy, the AUTO mode, which is the normal mode, is not indicated in the message line.
7.2. OPERATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AESS
7.2.1. FOR THE AIRLINE
7.2.1.1. TRANSPONDER FUNCTION
Refer to 2.5 – Operational Recommendations for Transponder.
7.2.1.2. TCAS FUNCTION
Refer to 3.2 – Operational Recommendations for TCAS.
7.2.1.3. TAWS FUNCTION
In addition to recommendations provided in 4.2 – Operational Recommendations for TAWS, here are some recommendations specific to the A380 aircraft.
. During the training, pay special attention to the Vertical Display (VD) (e.g. automatic ground de-cluttering, generation of the vertical terrain view).
7.2.1.4. WEATHER RADAR FUNCTION
In addition to recommendations provided in 6.2 – Operational Recommendations for Weather Radar, here are some recommendations specific to the A380 aircraft.
. During the training, pay special attention to the Vertical Display (VD) (e.g. 3D buffering, generation of the vertical weather view).
7.2.2. FOR THE FLIGHT CREW
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