Do you turn FD's Off after landing?

[gearlever]

Do you turn your FD's ON before takeoff?

[Aiza]

Originally Posted by gearlever

Do you turn your FD's ON before takeoff?

No we don't. It's already on at cockpit prep.

[Semaphore Sam]

What are FDs...Flight Directors? Ignorant Sam

[pineteam]

Originally Posted by Aiza

A question for airbus pilots,

Do you turn off fd's after landing ? if yes, why ?

thanks, safe flying!!

Some old Airbuses A320 in our fleet were sometimes suffering from ''FMGC TIME OUT'' shortly after landing and the MCDU will freeze if FDs were still ON. Those birds are scrapped now.
But still the habit of resetting the FDs and EFIS is still very common here even tho it's non standard. By our manual it should only be after parking checklist.

[dream747]

Originally Posted by Aiza

So what about an Airbus A320?

Not at our airline. We're not supposed to anyway, it's not part of the flow.

[fab777]

I usually switch them off before landing...