FSC A320 SIDESTICK PRO OEM, Instructor User Manual

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Instructor User Guide
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13 Oct 2017
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11.3.1
Total Freeze
Tap this toggle button to activate/deactivate total freeze.
When total freeze is activated, it freezes:
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All flight parameters such as:
o
Pitch
o
Bank
o
Heading
o
Airspeed
•
Altitude and position
•
Flight controls:
o
Regardless of whether the autopilot is activated or not (control loading is
not frozen)
•
Motion system
o
Except for washout as predicted by the flight conditions at the time freeze
was activated
•
All aircraft systems:
o
Crew selections are no longer reflected in changing indications except
where a selector directly drives an indicator, for example frequency
selectors
During total freeze:
•
The communication system continues to function
•
The sound level decreases
It is important to understand that when total freeze is activated, tapping the Total
Freeze toggle button to de-activate the total freeze mode will not cause violent control
or motion movements:
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Regardless of whether the autopilot is activated or not,
•
Independent of the control positions at the time of unfreeze