Berlin ( BER) | Pilots and cockpit views | Airbus A320 approach + landing runway 07R | with PFD + ND 

Nice to hear that you like the video with the ND. Have a nice day!

Thank you! The good thing is that I also like my videos now much better than my videos from a few months ago. I try to continue the improvement process. Have a nice day!

Thank you so much for the very detailed feedback! The final goal is a good picture of the PFD and the ND. I will continue on this "project" until the result is good. What we see in this video is just an intermediate step on the way. There is - for sure - lots of room for improvement. Please stay tuned. Have a great day!

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Thanks for watching and your great feedback. You are correct, good observation!

Thanks for watching and your feedback! Due to the reflections, the ND picture quality is not as good as I want it. I try to improve it in the future.

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos it was still very good so don’t be disappointed sir

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Thanks for watching and the feedback! Whenever possible, I try to include the PFD and ND also in future videos.

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Thanks for watching and the great feedback! I wish you always lots of fun and happy landings with your simulator!

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Vielen Dank fürs gute Feedback! Alles Gute und einen schönen Tag!

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Thanks for watching and the detailed feedback! I always try to improve the videos. Have a wonderful day!

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Herzlichen Dank fürs Anschauen! Alles Gute!

Thanks for watching! Nice to hear that you like the included ND. All the best to you!

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Thanks for watching and your feedback! MCDU and the ECAM pages may be interesting for several viewers. But I do not want to overload the final picture. I continue trying to optimize the videos.

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Thanks for watching and the detailed feedback and suggestions! I am working right now on a different camera location. But in addition, I will get a polfilter and try if this helps to reduce the reflections. Thank you again! Have a nice day!

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I agree! The First Officer did a wonderful job! Even during manual flight, he kept all the parameters exactly where they should be. Without deviations.

Danke fürs Anschauen! Schön zu hören, dass Dir das neue Video gut gefällt. Alles Gute und Grüße nach Gelsenkirchen!

Vielen Dank fürs Anschauen und das Feedback! Es wird sicher das eine oder andere Startvideo kommen. Das kann jedoch noch einen Moment dauern. Ich bitte deshalb noch um Geduld.

Thanks for watching and your feedback! Hopefully it is not too noisy in the area where you are living. Have a nice day!

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Unfortunately we are right below the SID of 25L, so we have you and your colleagues right above at about 2500 ft when departing from Berlin - so we are always happy when 07L/R is active and we can watch you from the side descending on the glidepath with much less noise ;-)

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Thanks for watching and your friendly words! Thanks for your question. Years ago, we had on almost any flight passengers and other interested people on the jumpseat. Due to very strict security regulations, this is completely impossible today. We get this question very often, but we always have to say: No, sorry, not possible. One of the reasons why I started this channel is to show interested people what we do on the flight deck without the need of being in person on the flight deck. You find contact details at the end of the videos or on the information page of my channel. Have a nice day!

Thanks for the kind words. If ATC clears us in the descent to an altitude instead of a level, they will tell in addition the correct local altimeter setting. This is also available on the automatic ATIS announcement. Have a nice day.

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Thanks a lot !

Thanks for the good feedback! Usually the reasons for cuts like this are temporary technical issues with the video stream from one of the important cameras.

Vielen Dank fürs gute Feedback! Nein, nach ZRH fliege ich am Samstag nicht. Alles Gute!

Danke fürs sehr konstruktive Feedback! Ich denke auch, es wirkt ziemlich voll. Aber die Wirkung hängt auch davon ab, ob man es auf einem großen 4k Fernseher oder auf einem kleinen Handy anschaut. Vielleich gibt es noch mehr Einschätzungen dazu. Ich bin da sehr offen. Von anderen wurde mir gesagt, dass sie den Blick von vorn gerne weiter sehen wollen. Ist halt nicht so einfach, alle Perspektiven und Interessen gut auf einem Bild unterzubringen. Aber ich arbeite gerne weiter daran. Mir gefallen die Ergebnisse heute auch viel besser als die von vor einigen Monaten.

Good observation. Startup is given by ATC controllers on the "delivery" frequency together with the ATC clearance. Pushback clearance is granted by "apron". They are responsible for the parking positions and taxiways near the parking positions.

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Is that the normal across Europe, or special for EDDB/Germany or select airports? And when startup is included in delivery's clearance, does that mean you startup at the gate, and get pushed back with running engines, or do you still wait with startup until getting pushed?

VLS stands for „lowest selectable speed“. It is the lowest speed the airplane will fly with the autothrust engaged. Even if you dial in a lower speed, the plane will not fly slower than VLS. The VLS is depending on the present airplane weight and is the basis for the speed target calculation during our approach. In the Airbus which we used, there are 2 different sources for the VLS. One VLS is indicated on the MCDU and one on the PFD. It is the top of the amber line in the speed scale (you can see it in the video). The MCDU-PFD is calculated on the basis of the zero fuel weight which we entered from the loadsheet. To this weight, the weight of the current fuel on board is added and the VLS is calculated on the basis of that weight. The PFD VLS is calculated on the basis of an independent weight calculation which the airplane is doing (FAC computer) on the basis of aerodynamical data (angle of attack measurement …) and the entered CG value from the loadsheet. During the final approach when we are in landing configuration, we check both speed indications. If the PFD VLS is higher than the MCDU VLS, we add that difference manually to the approach speed in the MCDU. This is done because the MCDU approach speed is the basis of the approach speed target calculation of the autoflight system.

Great question! They may cause air disturbance in close proximity. But I do not think that they may cause disturbances in the altitudes we fly over or near them. Usually they are not allowed to be built near a runway.

Thanks for your feedback! That helps. Yes, there is a chance. It may take a moment, but there will be one or the other takeoff and climb video in the future.

Thanks for watching and for your question! The pilot flying decides if he flies the approach with autothrust on or off. We need to be proficient doing it both ways.

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos thank u for reply

Thanks for watching! And thanks for your question. Airbus recommends using the autothrust during all phases of flight. Also, every Airbus pilot needs to be proficient flying the approach with manual thrust. Every Airline has own procedures and ideas about that topic. I like the autothrust and prefer to land with autothrust on. Nevertheless, I do approaches with autothrust off on a regular basis to stay current. This is a topic for a very long discussion. To make it short: The pilots who prefer autothrust off want to have the complete control and make a thrust input often together with a back or forward imput at the stick. The autothrust-on pilots like the idea that the airplane always flies a safe speed on its own. They also know that changes in pitch are usually followed by an automatic change in thrust. To avoid big changes in thrust, flying a very constant descent rate helps a lot.

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Thank you for such a thoughtful and helpful reply! Really appreciated. And I shall certainly keep watching your videos.

Great respond ty.

Eurowings SOPs I suppose. At Eurowings it is usual to fly manual Thrust and Flight as much as possible, as far as I know. Correct me if I'm wrong.

@@florianmisof1988 Fair enough, I would much rather trust a computer to maintain speed than a human though

@@yes-ni1od I get that, at Lufthansa e.g. they land with Autothrust on most of the time, I think, but what's the fun in that, right;) And the Airbus is basically a point and shoot aircraft, so maintaining speed by hand is very easy. And of course the Pilots need to stay sharp with their landing skills, in case the computer is not around anymore to support, so I think it's good to practice and get a feel for it as much as possible.

Thanks for watching and the question. The pilot flying decides if she or he wants to use the autothrust for the landing. We must be able to fly the approach with autothrust on and off. So we have to do both on a regular basis to be proficient. Airbus recommends the use of autothrust during all phases of flight. Even during manual flight.