Piloting Edelweiss Airbus A330 Phuket to Zurich | Cockpit Views

Welcome back to the flight deck of the Edelweisser A3200, our beautiful red nose aircraft. We are still in Phuket after a four day layover with some diving and good food. Now we are back at work and we will fly to Zurich today in 12 hours and 30 minutes it will be my first officer mr neff who will be flying today so now we are about to configure our electronic flight package that is the calculation of performance so I have to take our plane to the hotel bravo india quebec india we put on the flight number echo delta whiskey five one then we fly from

phuket

to

zurich

and now I can select the takeoff performance to start and I will see how much runway we get remains if we have to abort to take off so up here I select the runway, first we try to go along the taxiway probably because the alfa taxi is closed at the moment here in

phuket

and if possible let's not turn back, see that we have no wind outside 30 degrees, the waters are eight degrees.

In the qnh runway condition, as you can see, others outside are dry on the ice which we don't need and we expect to weigh around 228 tons for takeoff, so I first tried with the optimal configuration, which is the highest weight we can lift from this. airport today we see that we have a 24.3 in tax payment bravo, so we may have to do a short backtrack, but then I have to change the entrance to the runway because we have to do a 180, so here I can change to 180 degrees because normally you enter the track through the alpha text view which would be 90 degrees, but today we have to go back because the alpha tax road is closed and that gives us a little more room to turn now we see that it won't be a problem but he wants to go with three flaps and I'd probably rather have two so let's see if that's possible, yes it should be possible and still with a margin of around 250 meters if you have to stop so that's pretty good .

I have to configure the euro panel. I can go to the root entry page. Now this is a bit boring because I have to lay all the airways from the tanks to Zurich. We used to have IOS programmed. We used to have scheduled roots. the euro manual, but since we now have the root and wind uplink in the fms directly, we changed it so we don't have to pay for roots, someone has to do it, so now it's our job, but we have time, so no problem. Well, now it's my turn to fight the plane back to Zurich, as Captain Bruno announced, so the tasks of the first officer preparing the flight are just to prepare the cabin while the captain does the exterior check and looks after the plane outside. and then for boarding just to check it so I always start with the top panel and check again for the reset switches up here and then I move up to the glare shield so I start on the top left with the door locking system from the cabin and low in the 80's We are going to have the APU test the fire, check the bottle and then go down, check in, set the oxygen system and set the lights.

Science. Seat belt signs. The emergency exit lights wake up My May again here through the air panel, just checking that we have a reasonable temperature. Then go to the delay panel, do the battery check, go up to the fuel panel and go up to the fire suppression switches here for the engines, then we'll check here at Fedex to see if there's enough oil in the system, which I'll check. again, once you go up, come down again here for this panel and then go for the glare shield, make the changes as usual, the first altitude will usually be 5000 feet here and book, so I just turned it on and set the q and h are here the altimeter. settings, then we will check the system pages, usually we go to the engines where we could reach the oil level that Fedex is at, then we will check Alex's hydraulic systems, we have enough hydraulic in the system and then the fuel, if you have the amount we have.

We ask today that it will be 78 tons. This is a ton of extra fuel due to the fact that it is sometimes very difficult to get out of Thailand as soon as you reach Myanmar airspace. Sometimes you don't have contact, so they will. It didn't clear to a higher level, meaning they would have a lower level for a long time. We estimate this to be about a ton, so it just took this extra fuel, so check if you have 78 tons here, that's what we have and plus. It is evenly distributed, which weighs about 300 kilograms here, but it is not an important factor.

I would check the status of the aircraft today. We have an inoperative GPS system that just failed on the arrival flight, so we cannot use it. the flight home for them, since we have two GPS, no problem, we do a male release and take it back home, the fms itself, the loading of the fms has been a big problem in the past, nowadays we just load the whole flight plan into the system that prepares the loader the dispatch in

zurich

that prepares the route and then just downloads it to the fms and makes all the configurations there, then I look for the communication here, the panel configures the communication for roon and for me and then I check everything down here, if the handbrake is on, the speed brakes are retracted, we will initialize the whole system here, we can improve it if necessary, which actually doesn't work here in Phuket, they don't have a d at this level, transponder zero, no codes. or two thousand, I would set up my communication panel and then do the oxygen mask test and as soon as everything is set up, the last thing you do is just take the fuel receipt and enter the amount of fuel that we have ordered and compare .

Is there enough fuel on the plane because there might be an indication there so I check with the FMS so today we had eight nine four seven eight. Well, that's 89,000 liters total for the flight home, not too bad. 89 eight liters by gravity. of seven eight two, which gives seventy tons plus the remaining eight point seven tons, is 78.7, we have a 78.0 difference of 700 kilograms. This is fine on this plane, just check that it is very well laid out, perfect, so that's it, if you just intervened here, we have our mirror equipment. In the listing it just says GPS is operational so here we see the GPS function of the balloon positioning system which is the 24507 alpha two which is installed and we need one to fly for extended range that is an effect that we fly to extended range and the operation of the fans.

We're ready to go, it smells really good, so here on hero what you have now are exit routes, probably the Alfa Mustang exit that takes us inland first and then we try the bay and turn north. and then return over the Andaman Sea towards the simulants. The civilians are around here very beautiful islands, so we can probably see many islands here in this big bay that are very, very beautiful and here we have the pocket airport. We are now at booth number. six, so on this side of the passenger terminal and then we'll taxi over here in bravo and then we'll do a short run back and turn the plane here so we have all the runway length we need because we're pretty heavy.

I said about 228 tons, so now we are starting our departure briefing, since Rafael is flying the plane, he will do the briefing. I will come to a brief point from the general briefing, I think we do the same as in Zurich. Yeah, if that's not for you, so we know and let's not talk too much, then from Poker to Zurich, take runway zero nine east. The highlight, possibly a steep climb would be needed, it would be appreciated to get our clues. as quickly as possible for the taboo exactly, otherwise it will be a long flight, possibly in flight, rest could be a problem, otherwise I don't see any important issue in this vote, okay, go through the checkout aircraft status, a33200 bv engine database valid until december 11 that's good enough it's the database and the performance factor plus one the idle factor nine and zero is marked um from uh booker to zurich alternatives baal always five a position phuket zero eight zero six point eight north yes ninety-eight eighteen point six this correct we have a cost next to 15 cruise flight level 3 4 00 temperature of -40 drop a pause 51 880 and ground temperature 26. very good we have taxi fuel 400 with a trip of 71.4 12 hours and 25 minutes against 17.6 12 hour 30. root is more than 3 2.1 tons here we have 20 minutes 1.9 all terrain is 1 .9 for bottle yes and the end of 2.2 times 0.2 that is enough, therefore it weighs 159 with a block of 78.0 what we have today will be 22.28.5 yes with a landing weight of 157.1 in zurich without extra very good rooting today our troops yes, let's go 109 leave then turn left to tavon lima 759 two alpha oro oro lima seven six zero two delta papa november yes golf triple three tiger yes dark bravo india yes golf two zero one zulu bravo yes lime seven five zero right now bravo four four nine no lime eight five six two nine perfect alpha rival the distance of only five thousand two hundred six miles uh against the flutter distance five thousand one hundred and ninety five is okay for the output, do you expect maximum alpha output from runway zero nine six point one percent at eleven thousand feet?

That's because of the terrain in the north. Yeah, and the output can see one twenty four seven, which 24 7 cycles msa is 3000. feet except the northernmost sector which is four thousand five hundred feet and uh it's a pr f output so of course using zero eight four two thousand five hundred feet yeah, so runway zero eight five to zero dad zero zero one then runway zero zero three zero zero zero two yeah, which is an altitude of 11,000 feet, yeah, maximum 270 knots exactly, then follow 292 to most, yes, 5,000 foot initial climb, which is set up and then radio navigation, I set the tango 085 probability just for cruise departure progress. flight level three four zero optimus three four zero and drink by the box three five two if a meter that would be needed through zero nineteen cubes cheaper primary precision high also the performance will be a flaps two takeoff star seduction and acceleration up to 800 the ft yes brown and engine off would be 1600 non standard no degraded climb yes secondary flight plan is a departure to uh mazda and then again a zero approach 900 vr including performance we would return to phuket, the runway is not extremely long, but in case of intrinsic, we could do quite well or land with weight in the book, yes, that's it, so now we receive a loading sheet.

I'll take a look at it to make it the correct version of the correct flight of the plane and two and nine of the crew today. The load distribution is quite good. Are you ready to copy? We have 30 business 216 economical and three babies gives us a total of 249 on board, then the actual centrifugal weight one five zero point zero, so we're a little bit lighter than that, thank you seven seven six. is correct with a maximum surface weight of 32.9 with the block of 78.0 227.6 227.6 is correct and we have a magto 31.2 31.2 hopefully, so now we check the takeoff calculation.

I already did mine and Rafa is now doing his calculation, so we are sure that you are going with the correct figures, here we go, let's modify the entry angle, okay, with the pad, it is also perfect, set 180 meters, yes , that sounds, the speeds are 143 four, three, one, four, three, one, four, three, one, four, nine, one. clean four nine is 244, which is correct to run zero nine without shifting flaps two flex three three flex three three we have a stopping margin of 180 meters. The maximum altitude for clearing is 295 2.4, which is the minimum and 1.16, so we were a little above please.

The engineer's procedure already took a look two miles to the left to zero six zero to three miles again to the right to one one five intercept for radius zero eight five which is blue on the navigation screen twelve miles to the left to the end of Phil and we maintain speed. below 166 until it settles on the radial 16 in the clearing three thousand has the final altitude checked back to phuket with a fairly heavy aircraft zero six three hello foreigner number one sir also approaching 0 9. correct good until passing 2500 feet and then turn the car left Otherwise I will not maintain the normal heading 2500 feet, turn left straight, double, it is checked on runway zero nine projects, heading zero eight six I checked my controls, fma updates, 18 jackets you know, selecting just up flaps one, some eject first 57 and then why the smart watch is an island 0. foreigner, yes, yes, we try to log into the cplc for a good young claw, it will be the extra point from Bangkok to the Yangwood empire and well, we'll see what happens if they accept us or not, but They usually also have VHF in this region right in the southern part of the Jung fireon our way and the next one would be Chennai.

Awesome, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning, I am your captain and welcome aboard our A330 to Zurich with me. on the flight deck, his first episode will take you to Zurich and give you more information later. It is currently cruising at 34,000 feet, which is approximately 10,400 meters above sea level. I hope he feels comfortable on board and I wish he had a very pleasant stay here with us. Very good, four, three, two, very good morning, ladies and gentlemen, the flight deck is also on my side, so the first officer gives us some brief information about our flight to Zurich.

You have just crossed the Andaman Islands on a Crossing out of the thirty-four thousand feet or ten thousand four is above the level and continuing now towards India, you will pass north of the Nagpur Pass through Agra, there with little chance After you can see the Taj Mahal, you will continue towards Daily and then cross Pakistan, Afghanistan, to Turkmenistan. or fly there ashgabat and dudman bashi towards the caspian sea then towards baku then we will reach the black sea we will pass through the south of the cream peninsula towards romania we will reach our constance and then we will pass through all of romania via bucharest then to the south of hungary From Budapest to Vienna , south of Munich and across Lake Constance to Zurich, where the 14th Army is expected to land this afternoon within 11 hours and 15 minutes from now.

Conditions along the route are reported to be pleasant and smooth most of the time, however, from time to time there may be some slight turbulence, so I ask that you stay seated with your seat belt fastened whenever possible and, in Zurich, the fourth time I meet you, I'm expecting some Clouds at near freezing temperatures, ladies and gentlemen, I'll get back to you about 45 minutes before landing with the latest sweat report from Zurich. In the meantime, I hope you have a comfortable board. I wish you a very pleasant flight. Oh, um, I appreciate any comments. direct circle at 382 roger 21 4 contact radar one two zero decimal nine one two zero nine level you can reach five miles before delta pop in November foreign reported 98. uh any pie zero seven zero zero flight level three eight zero estimating guard three zero seven one one and two next deck eco delta whiskey five a statement for do-dag and rana estimating dudek zero seven one five estimating frog zero seven five four economical five one second five we have already pressed rosie at that time zero seven zero zero example rescue five one level three eight zero equal delta sd5 one one oh look oh as you approach the western coast of the Caspian Sea which is in bucco now to reach the corpse mountains in a couple of minutes you will sleep on your right around 45 minutes, then we will reach the Black Sea coast and land in 30 minutes.

Levels, okay, wait for them. Zero reported abroad today sometimes of corpses with the 5 650 meters above mean sea level and I will reach the eastern coast of the Black Sea in about 1 2 minutes and more in 10 to 12 minutes to your right city of sochi, okay, bye, sorry, and we'll prepare our approach with an approach briefing before I disconnect the Zurich battery port, the last one which was pretty good. variable winds from the south southwest visibility of six kilometers and a very high altitude the plane itself is in good condition we have a defective system which is the gps, which is a factor for our approach, otherwise the plane is fine and innovation auto 1400 aceric revised and the landing weight is below the maximum landing weight.

I'm particular about this approach, we're probably both tired after a long flight, so stay conscious, then I hope you clear me for an alpha arrival in Zurich, which goes to the black motive amiki zurich this one, which is a l2 vectors of restricted radius or even direct choke. We try to react only to ils one four, whose final approach point is oznam on the incoming course of 4000 feet 136. mean for approach uh one six one zero feet in case of turning we fly straight five point one miles the ils turns the plane to the left with a maximum speed of 210 yes turn north intercept radial 2 3 4 entering zurich this good continue we have to maintain 4000 feet until dme 7.8 zurich east exactly and you can go up to six thousand feet up in zurich east and turn to the right on runway zero nine or six to a miki seven thousand feet um groudon from page zurich easton we are number one with the heading of zero five four for the turn and turn vr2 tuned to kill limousines carbon g6 for the approach is marked ils and courses to follow that will be set later only automatically we have a benefit distance set at the runway threshold one four cheap is the primary precision high performance satellite report in the approach phase, um, according to that report, and turn with the engine off throttle l2 set to 4200.

Fuel prediction, we have the 1.9 ton alternative still available and uh, 3.1 tons of additional fuel, 36mm of fuel in abundance, very few and the fire planet simply secondary. make an active copy now landing around v14 is well known at 350 meters and 60 meters wide this place direct for 150 meters landing slope minus 0.5 percent the runway is dry pedal brake I reverse I leave the runway through the hotel 2 yes in the end We will fly manually with hand push in some set place ok any question no we just mentioned it before. Very short text time, but we need five minutes until we can turn off the engine, but it counts as we make the landing, unless then we are echo19, so that's really it. short taxi time very good, very good, no question marks, so okay, two is six five 500, check it, checked, level 70, we will go check it myself, seven six, five victims and four times up is a little besides the jacket, rockstar, proven, management, fight for downward flight, level one. three zero information encourages the strange as well as your visual is fine 400 300 100 above 200 minimum 100 50 40 30 20 five rounds companions my controls let's talk thank you then the learning time is 23 it is regular after this time 12 hours and 34 minutes , so it's a very nice moment one, two, three, four, now we are back in Zurich with our 249 passengers safe and sound.

The weather, of course, is not as hot as in Crooked, but we are glad to be home and now we are back with our families. to our new social life you