Concorde Climb

Before Takeoff
Nav Selector …........................................IRS
FD 1 and FD 2 …......................................ON
Speed Selector ……..................................250 KIAS
VIS/NS Lever...........................................5°
Transponder …........................................TARA
WX Radar …............................................SYSTEM 1 or 2
Reheats…................................................Arm
Landing Lights ….....................................ON

Takeoff Sequence
At callout 3,2,1, GO …..............................Time Run
TL to Full Power
V1 …........................................................165 KIAS
VR …....................................................... 190 KIAS
Pitch 13° Nose Up
V2 …........................................................210 KIAS
Pitch 18 to 20 ° Nose Up
Accelerate towards ……............................250 KIAS

Above 200 ft …..

AP 1 ….....................................................ON
INS Button …...........................................Press
ALT ACQ Button …...................................Press

At 1,500 ft
At callout 3,2,1, Noise …….......................TL to Reduce Power
Reheats…................................................OFF
AT 1 …....................................................ON
IAS ACQ Button …...................................Press
VERT SPEED Button …................................ Press
VERT SPEED Knob …................................... 3,000 to 4,000 ft/min
Speed to 10,000 ft …...............................250 KIAS
Anti-Ice …................................................As required

At 10,000 ft AGL …..

Speed Selector ….....................................300 KIAS
IAS ACQ Button …....................................Press
Landing Lights …......................................OFF
Cabin Crew …..........................................Notify
Seat Belt Fasten …...................................As required

At 270 KIAS …..

VIS/NS Lever............................................UP

When Visor is UP …..

MAX CLIMB Button …...............................Press

Continue Climb to 400 KIAS Until Mach 0.7

Fuel ….....................................................Start moving aft

At Mach 0.95 …..

MACH HOLD Button …..............................Press

Initial Subsonic Cruise at FL280 Until clear to Supesonic

Before to Mach 1 verify fuel is moved aft

When cleared to supersonic mach or at acceleration point …..

Reheats 2 & 3 …......................................ON
Time …....................................................10 sec
Reheat 1 & 4 …........................................ON
Altitude Selector …..................................To cruise altitude
ALT ACQ Button …...................................Press
MAX CLIMB Button …...............................Press

Supersonic acceleration sequence ….

Mach 0.93 to 1.4 …..................................Drag is increased
Note: Between Mach 1.1 ans Mach 1.4 Rate of Climb will decrese to almost
cero ft/min and will start again at Mach 1.5. DO NOT USE V/S.
Mach 1.1 …..............................................Secondary engine nozzles
are fully opened
Mach 1.3 ….............................................Intake ramps start to function
to slow down the engine intake
Mach 1.4 ….............................................Drag starts to decrease

At Mach 1.7 …..

Reheats 2 & 3 …......................................OFF
Time …....................................................10 sec
Reheat 1 & 4 …........................................OFF
AT 1 …....................................................OFF
Reduce TL momentary and then full power to assure Reheats are off

Note: Above Mach 1.7 Reheats are no longer needed

Note: Keep climbing to Cruise Level and accelating to Mach 2.0
Note: If V/S is reduced before TOC, use VERT SPEED Button and select 1,000 ft/min
 Concorde Descent

Before Descent …..

NOWARB …..
NOTAMS ............................................. Checked
Operations …..................................... Notify Company Arrival
and Arrival Gate
Weather …........................................... Check ATIS
Approach ….......................................... Insert Approach to FMC
Analysis …............................................. Do Runway Analysis
Radios …............................................... Verify Nav Radios and
ILS Frequency
Bugs ….................................................. Set Vref Speed
Set MDA/DA
Brakes ….............................................. Recall to use Manual Braking
Briefing …............................................ Brief the Approach Chart

At 400 NM from Destination .....

AT 1 …................................................... OFF
Thrust lever …...................................... Reduce to not less 94 % N2
Speed …............................................... Reduce 350 KIAS
Note: Speed reduction from Mach 2 to Mach 1 takes over 120 NM

At 350 KIAS …..

Speed Selector ….................................. 350 KIAS
AT 1 …................................................... ON
IAS ACQ Button …............................... Press
Note: At 350 KIAS Subsonic most be met at FL350 +/- 500 ft

At TOD (Around 250 NM from Destination)…

Altitude Selector ….............................. Adjust to Descent Cleared
Altitude
ALT ACQ Button ….............................. Press
Rate of Decent ….................................. Verify between 2,500 to
3,500 ft/min for a CDA
V/S Button …........................................ Press as required for a CDA

At 15,000 ft AGL …
Fuel …................................................ Start moving fwd for landing

Before 10,000 ft AGL (2,000 ft before) …..

Speed Selector ….................................. 250 KIAS
IAS ACQ Button …............................... Press

At 270 KIAS …..

VIS/NS Lever....................................... 5°

At 250 KIAS …..

VIS/NS Lever....................................... DOWN
 Concorde Approach

At 10,000 ft AGL …..

Landing Lights …......................................ON

Cabin Crew …..........................................Notify
Seat Belt Fasten …...................................ON

At 15 NM from destination …..

Speed Selector ….................................. 190 KIAS
IAS ACQ Button …............................... Press

Concorde Landing

ILS Approach
Nav Selector …........................................RAD
When LOC and GS pointers are shown …..
LAND & GLIDE Buttons …........................Press
AP …..................................................... ON
AT 1 & AT 2 …...........................................ON
2 Dots UP …........................................... Landing Gear Down
When GS is Capture
Speed Selector ….................................. Vref+5 KIAS (150 to 165 KIAS)
IAS ACQ Button …............................... Press
Altitude Selector …............................... Set Missed Aproach Altitude

At not lower of 200 ft AGL …..

AP 1 & AP2 …...........................................OFF
AT 1 & AT 2 …...........................................As required

At 15 ft RA
Thrust levers …...................................... Retard

Note: Do only a small flare at towchdown

At touchdown …..
Reversers …........................................... Apply full thrust

At 100 KIAS
Brakes …................................................ Apply Manually

At 60 KIAS
Reversers …............................................ Close
 Concorde After Landing

Landing Lights …......................................OFF

VIS/NS Lever...........................................VIS/0°
Transponder …...................................... XPDR
WX Radar …............................................OFF
Anti-Ice …............................................. As required
(Verify ENG Anti-Ice are off)