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TO: All A300, A300-600, A310, A318, A319, A320, A321, A330, A340, A350, A380, AST Operators

SUBJECT: ATA 00 – UNRELIABLE AIRSPEED AT TAKEOFF

OUR REF.: 999.0025/21 Rev 00 dated 30-MAR-2021

APPLICABLE AIRCRAFT: This OTT is applicable to A300, A300-600, A310, A318, A319, A320,
A321, A330, A340, A340-500, A340-600, A350, A380 and AST.

Notice: This OTT provides Operators with recommendations on training techniques or

training programs. These training recommendations aim to enhance the efficiency or
safety of operations. It is each Operator's responsibility to distribute the information
contained in this OTT to ensure application of the training recommendations in the
Operator’s own training department or any training organization where their crews are
trained.

1. PURPOSE

This OTT provides training recommendations to Operators and Approved Training Organizations
(ATOs) in order to mitigate risks associated with unreliable airspeed events at take-off.

2. DESCRIPTION

Following aircraft parking or storage, several events of unreliable airspeed indication during take-off
have been reported to Airbus. The training recommendations published in this OTT are the result of
the analysis of these unreliable airspeed events at take-off. The training recommendations detailed in
paragraph 4.4 should be considered as training guidelines for operators to develop their own training.

Syllabus designers are reminded the risks of negative training that can be caused by scenarios based
on unrealistic failures combinations or scenarios crossing FFS representativeness boundaries.

3. DOCUMENTATION

The Airbus Flight Crew Training Standards (FCTS) Manuals will be updated in April 2021 to integrate
the training recommendation published in the present OTT.

4. TRAINING RECOMMENDATION

4.1 TRAINING CONCEPT

The ICAO PANS-Training (Doc 9868) and the ICAO Manual of Evidence-based Training (Doc 9995)
provide the competency framework for aeroplanes pilots. The concept of the Pilot Competencies has
been adopted in the different Airbus training programs (Flight Crew Training Program - FCTP) and
training manuals (Flight Crew Training Standards - FCTS Manuals).

The pilot competencies are commonly recognized as efficient barriers to manage threats and errors.
The present training recommendations are therefore based on the pilot competencies that have been
identified as critical in safely managing the threats associated with unreliable airspeed at take-off.

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4.2 TRAINING ITEMS

The training items described in paragraph 4.4 below, address the following pilot competencies for the
prevention, the recognition and the management of unreliable airspeed events at take-off:

- Application of procedure
- Knowledge
- Situation awareness
- Communication
- Leadership and teamwork
- Problem solving and decision making

4.3 TRAINING MEDIA

The training items detailed in paragraph 4.4 should be addressed during a briefing with an instructor
or covered through a dedicated support (Computer based training with an animated presentation,
video). In addition to the documents referenced in paragraph 4.4 below, the information contained in
the following supports can be used for illustration:

Airbus Win videos:

o “What about the exterior walkaround?”
o “Role of the Pilot Monitoring during takeoff”

These videos are available on airbus-win.com and on the Airbus WIN app for IOS and
Android devices.

Safety first article:

o “ Unreliable Airspeed at Takeoff”

This article is available on safetyfirst.airbus.com and on the Safety first app for iOS and
Android devices.

4.4 TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS

Airbus recommends to address the following briefing items at the next recurrent training opportunity.

Training organizations are recommended to verify that training syllabus, training media and instructor
guidelines used in Type Rating or Cross Crew Qualification trainings are compatible with the present
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TRAINING ITEM AIM
Application of To reinforce the application
Procedures of procedures during the
ground and takeoff phases.
Knowledge To reinforce the knowledge
of aircraft systems and
procedures in the scope of
unreliable airspeed events
at takeoff.
Situation To improve the flight crew
Awareness situation awareness about
unreliable airspeed events
at takeoff .To develop the
flight crew awareness of
potential risks following
aircraft storage.
Communication To highlight the importance
of an efficient
communication during the
dynamic phase of takeoff.
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DESCRIPTION
Explain the importance of:
- The check of static ports and pitot probes
conditions
- FCOM / SOP / Exterior Walkaround
- The check of PFDs
- FCOM / SOP /Cockpit Preparation / Instrument
Panels
- FCOM / SOP / Taxi
- The importance of speed monitoring and
scanning during takeoff run
- FCOM and FCTM / SOP / Takeoff
Explain the indicated airspeed system
- FCOM / Aircraft Systems / 34 /ADIRS
- FCOM 1.10.11 for A300 / A310
Review:
- SOP
- FCOM / SOP / Exterior Walkaround
- FCOM / SOP /Cockpit Preparation / Instrument Panels
- FCOM /SOP / Taxi
- FCOM and FCTM /SOP/Takeoff
- Unreliable Airspeed Indication procedure
- FCOM / AEP / NAV / [MEM] UNRELIABLE AIRSPEED
INDICATION
- FCTM / AEP / NAV / UNRELIABLE AIRSPEED
INDICATION
Facilitate:
- Potential threats following long aircraft storage
- Pitot and / or static port obstruction
- Pitot and / or static probes covers not removed
- Potential scenario
- Unreliable airspeed indication on PF or PM side
- Unreliable airspeed indication on Captain or F/O side
- Possible way to crosscheck airspeed and speed
trend indications
- Opposite PFD and standby speed
Facilitate:
- The importance of the "ONE HUNDRED
KNOTS" call and check
- Potential behaviour in the case of absence of
this call or no answer
- Review the callout for Malfunction before V1
- FCOM / AEP / Introduction / Abnormal and
Emergency Callouts
- The importance to remain open during dynamic
takeoff phase, to information coming from other
pilot.
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Leadership and Encourage the flight crew, Facilitate the importance to clearly announce any
Teamwork as a team, to share any doubt about speed indication during takeoff run
doubt about indicated
airspeed.
Problem Review the available and Explain:
Solving and adequate sources of - The available data (Opposite PFD, standby
Decision information that may be speed, external visual cues) that can help for
Making used for decision making. decision making in the case of unreliable airspeed
Highlight the possibility to - The differences between the ground speed and
detect indicated airspeed airspeed indications
discrepancy at the earlier
stage of the takeoff run, to Facilitate:
ease the decision making - The importance of Airspeed monitoring from the
process. earlier stage of the takeoff roll to ease the
decision of rejected takeoff

4.5 EDUCATIONAL APPROACH

To facilitate instructing and to develop pilot’s competencies in an optimum way, the training items
proposed in paragraph 4.4 above use a set of different teaching methods. These methods are
suggested for the conduct of the training.

- Facilitate: The instructor uses effective questioning, listening and a non-judgemental approach in
order to enable the trainees to acquire and develop competencies. This teaching method is
particularly effective in developing skills and attitudes, assisting trainees to develop insight and their
own solutions and resulting in better understanding, retention and commitment.

- Explain: The instructor provides information verbally to the trainees or (whenever facilitation seems
not suitable in particular circumstances) recalls/reminds them the key points already acquired.
Questions are used to either establish current knowledge or to check understanding.

- Review: Corresponds to a self-study by the pilot.

For any questions about the operational content of this OTT, please use TechRequest on
AirbusWorld.

Best regards,

Capt. Yann LARDET

Vice President, Flight Operations Support & Training Standards

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