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A330/A340<br />
FLIGHT CREW<br />
OPERATING MANUAL<br />
Applicable to: ALL<br />
<strong>AIRCRAFT</strong> <strong>SYSTEMS</strong><br />
AUTO FLIGHT - FLIGHT GUIDANCE<br />
AP/FD VERTICAL MODES - PRINCIPLES<br />
GENERAL<br />
Vertical modes guide the aircraft in the vertical plan.<br />
Applicable to: ALL<br />
PRINCIPLES<br />
To leave an FCU selected altitude for another target altitude, the flight crew must turn the Altitude<br />
(ALT) knob in order to display the new target altitude and either:<br />
‐ Pull out the ALT knob to engage the OPEN CLB/DES mode, or<br />
‐ Push in the ALT knob to engage the CLB/DES mode, or<br />
‐ Select a target vertical speed (V/S) and pull out the V/S or FPA knob to engage V/S mode.<br />
This arms ALT mode.<br />
RJA A330/A340 FLEET DSC-22_30-70-10 P 1/2<br />
FCOM A to B 20 AUG 10