Chicago (RFD) to New York (JFK) A300B4-622R(F) plus bonus Stop Rudder Input video

Hello Ed,

You can create the callout 500 FIVE HUNDRED very easy.

Just take callout 400, delete four and add 5.

Edit 1:

Did you also program ground test for STOP RUDDER INPUT?

Condition for Ground Confidence Test:

All three IRS Switches to NAV Position (no full alignment needed)

PITCH TRIM Nr.1 to ARM Position

Activate Flight Director

Press STOP RUDDET INPUT pushbutton

When you push and release the button, the red light will turn on immediately and stays for 5 seconds.

Aural Warning will be activated after you push and release the button, and will say

STOP RUDDER INPUT, twice.

Edit 2:

The A306/A310 show Range Change message, too, when you change the range on the Nav Display.

It is written RANGE CHG in green color.

Check here at 5:48

Edit 3:

Like in the A350, the waypoint constraint has to be in magenta at the active waypoint, not green.

@Ed

I think you need to adjust the red light duration in your video.

Like I wrote, from the moment it gets triggered, the light stays on for 5 seconds.

In your video it is less than 5 seconds.

When you record a test flight , can you show the PFD and NAV Display closer?

I barely can see all the details.

Also the Yoke prevents from checking the NAV Display.

Will you implement WXR -test- in your A306 panel?

It would be cool to see that.

Ed, I'm getting the impression, that Ahmed is keeping you pretty busy (in the positive sense)

Sorry, couldn't resist

Hello Ed,

You are crazy!

I thought it would take at least until next weekend .

Does it also work in the ARC mode?

Unfortunatly it is very difficult for me to see all details.

Do your displays POP UP?

Are you planning to make sub panels,

like: Radio, thrust pedestal and Overhead panel?

The conditions for the Weather radar test are:

-Weather radar rotating switch to TEST position.

-Tilt to 0 Deg

-Gain to MAX

-Nav Display to ARC or MAP mode

-You have set 60NM range, correctly.

-Then you need to turn the transceiver selector from OFF to Nr.1 or Nr.2 Transceiver.

Then after the test, back to OFF position.

It is interesting to know that most of the time the

rotating switch is left at the TEST position, to prevent "cooking" the ground staff.

Some WXR have an OFF switch and some also Standby.

The Standby mode warms up the WXR without scanning.

Some systems have a "forced" standby mode.

Depending on generation of WXR it can take from 90 sec to a couple of minutes for the antenna warm up.

Keep in mind that there are also WXR with PWS Predictive Windshear System.

Also for A306/A310.

The WXR in the video that I had posted doesnt have a PWS.

If a PWS is installed you have additional indications and also you would hear the aural warnings:

MONITOR RADAR DISPLAY

GO AROUND WINDSHEAR AHEAD

WINDSHEAR AHEAD WINDSHEAR AHEAD

In newer PWS you also hear

RADAR TEST TERMINATED

if you stop a test.

I keep my eyes open for PWS in A306/A310.

Honestly, in my opinion you should add WXR test in all your flightdecks.

It just looks cool.

Regarding the WXR in the A350/A380 it works different. It uses 3D scan.

Honeywell offers the Intuview 3D weatherradar.

Greetings.