Airbus technical info

[3 Point]

I am starting a new job early next year on the A320 and have never flown an Airbus before. I'd like to do some reading to get a head start on the training, can anyone recommend any good books? Note I'm looking for books with technical detail of aircraft systems and their functioning and operating and performance data. Please don't recommend books with historical anecdotes and info for plane spotters (not that I have any problem with spotters, of course).

[Jumbo Jockey]

Not a book, but you might want to look at Jerome Meriweather's A320 flight-deck layout site:
http://www.meriweather.com/a320/320_main.html

This seems to have been lifted more or less verbatim from whatever Airbus calls the "controls and indicators" section of its FCOMs.

Enjoy.

[Open Climb]

Hey 3 Point,

The best thing before the actual course would be the CBT (Computer Based Training) CD-ROM for your PC. These things are great, I had the good fortune of getting my hands on one before I started A330 school.

Maybe you can ask your employer to give you the CD ahead of time, they should be happy you want to be well prepared.

Good Luck, you'll enjoy the Airbus.

[Claviateur]

Open Climb, you are lucky to be on the 330. Not that I am a pilot waiting for this oportunity, i am not, just a fan but I give anything to be in the simultor of this machine

cheers

[ 23 August 2001: Message edited by: Claviateur ]

[touch&go]

Some one today asked for the same thing in Questions forum, as I said on that thred try:-
www.esscoaircraft.com