A330 Operating Manual - Delta Virtual Airlines

Airbus A330 Operating ManualFlying the aircraft – TutorialThe purpose of this tutorial is to familiarize the pilot with the operation of theDelta Virtual Airlines fleet A330. The starting point will be in a ‘cold and dark’cockpit parked at the gate. We will also assume fuel planning and loading iscomplete – see the Fuel Planning section of this manual for detailed fuel planningand loading guidance. Because the A330 is a Stage 4 aircraft, we will assume thepilot possesses some knowledge of basic procedures including communicatingwith ATC and determining taxi routes or runways to use.Let’s get started. Load your flight simulator with the fleet A330. Make sureappropriate payload and fuel loading is complete using the Flight Simulator fueland payload menus. At this point you should be in the aircraft at the Captain’s“Main” panel. Before applying power to the aircraft certain safety checks must becompleted.23