The Airbus Enigma Machine.....
Hi folks,
A quick question if I may, regarding the Airbus FCOM's. Once again as sim season rolls around and (trying) to be the ever-diligent pilot/FO that I think I am - I start to go through the syllabus reading with a genuine intent to enjoy and learn. But this is where very quickly every time it goes wrong for me, because invariably as I start to read the various Airbus FCOM Chapters, I tend to find that they resemble in the main - absolute (*expletive deleted) gibberish. For example, FCOM-DSC-70-65-GENERAL and regarding the Air Bleed System.....I look at that schematic and start to think that I've maybe opened a publication more aimed at an associate engineering professor? I mean it's a very poor illustration to start with (as all Airbus illustrations generally are IMHO), but has very little context that is of use to me as a pilot. Am I missing something obvious here (as a mere pilot) wanting to have some concise, straightforward and understandable/relatable reading that applies to the job role we all undertake in one seat or another?.
This sadly isn't the first time over the years on the 'bus that I have become ever more frustrated at what I see in the Airbus OLB suite of publications, and wondering if the issue is;
A. I'm pig !!!! thick and ignorant.
B. I'm trying to understand minutiae that whilst nice to know, aren't that important.
C. I don't have an engineering degree, Airbus Enigma Machine (likely doesn't exist but I live in hope) and should know my limits.
D. All of the above.
Okay, rant over - does anyone have any other options for reading sensible, pilot-oriented and type-accurate reading/study material in relation to the A320 Series? because in all honesty, I'm pretty much done with the Airbus FCOM.