Dual Side Stick Input - Airbus Aircraft

CAAC FSD – AIRBUS Flight Instructor seminar Beijing, 26-28 October 2004
A320 Family
A330/A340 Family
Dual Side Stick Input Indicators and Warning - SOP
Customer Services
Introduction
• The basic task sharing principle for any aircraft operation is

that one pilot is PF at a time.
• Should the PNF disagree with the PF inputs, he/she has to
verbally request corrective actions or, if deemed necessary,
to take over the controls by clearly “announcing “I have
controls”, meaning: he/she becomes PF from that moment
and the other pilot PNF.
NEVERTHELESS
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• Feedback gained from line operations monitoring indicate

that dual inputs still occur periodically.
• Dual input are also sometimes involved in operational
incidents analyzed by Airbus.
Dual Side Stick Input Indicators and warning Instructor Seminar Beijing 26 – 28 October Page 2
Introduction
REMINDER
• Airbus offers, as an option, a package of dual input

indicators and warning, which operate when both side
sticks are deflected simultaneously.
• This package contains visual indications and an aural
warning.
• Both visual and aural warnings have proved to be efficient

means to inform the pilot of dual inputs, even in stress
situations.
Operational Description
Dual input threshold
• A dual input situation is detected when both side sticks

are deflected simultaneously by more than 2° for
more than 500 ms.
• Why these levels ?
 No significant effect on the trajectory below 2° deflection
 500 ms confirmation prevents spurious indications

( PF change, use of Push To Talk switch, …).
Visual indication
• When a dual input situation is detected, the 2 green
priority lights flash simultaneously.
CPT
F/O
Visual indication
• The current side stick priority indications on the glare

shield lights are unchanged.
• In case of simultaneous pilot actions on the side stick, the

green CPT and F/O lights flash green simultaneously while
the 2 pilot’s inputs are added.
Aural warning
• 500 ms after the visual indication has been triggered a
synthetic voice “DUAL INPUT” comes up, every 5
sec. as long as the dual input condition persists.
• This audio has the lowest priority among the synthetic
voice audio alerts.
“DUAL INPUT”
Summary
• The visual indication is an advisory of a dual input
situation.
• The synthetic voice is an aural warning of a dual

input
situation.
• The visual and audio indications are designed to provide

the crew with a progressive alert.
Technical Description
The dual input indicators requires Flight Control and Flight

Warning computer software changes; specific for SA and LR
Airbus families.
 On A319/A320/A321
• The FCDC (Flight Control Data Concentrator) provides
the logic to activate flashing lights in case of dual side
stick input.
• The FWC (Flight Warning Computer) generates the
aural “DUAL INPUT” aural warning using the same
algorithm as the FCDC.
Aural warning Visual indicators
Side stick priority lights Side stick priority lights
Side stick CAPT Side stick F/O

PFD ECAM PFD
Dual Input audio E/WD Dual Input audio
ECAM
SD
FCDC 2 FWC 2
FCDC 1 FWC 1
FWC 1
On A330/A340
• The FCDC (Flight Control Data Concentrator)
provides the logic to activate flashing lights in case of
dual side stick input and transmits this information to
the FWC.
• The FWC (Flight Warning Computer) generates the
aural “DUAL INPUT” warning.
Aural warning Visual indicators
Side stick priority lights Side stick priority lights
Side stick CAPT Side stick F/O

PFD ECAM PFD
Dual Input audio E/WD Dual Input audio
ECAM
SD
FWC 1
FWC 2
FCDC 1 FCDC 2
Aircraft Configuration
 On A319/A320/A321 :
 FWC E2 standard (SB : 31-1106) + FWC pin program
for the aural “DUAL INPUT” (SB : 31-1115)
 FCDC 53 standard (SB : 27-1070) + FCDC pin program
for the light activation (SB : 27-1113)
 Alternative solution, if FCDC 53 is not installed :
- SEC 98 embodies provision to trigger the logic by
simple wiring modification (SB : 27- 1104)
 On A330/A340 :
 FWC K3.1/L7 standard (SB : 31-4042)
 FCDC M11/L14 standard (A330 SB : 27-4060, A340 SB : 27-

3053)
 FCDC pin program for the light activation + FWC pin program
for the aural “DUAL INPUT”
Crew Training
 The activation of these dual input warnings has no

repercussion in term of:
 Crew training
 Mixed fleet flying
 Experience has shown, that these warnings very effectively
helped to:
 “Educate” the pilots to respect the basic task sharing
principle
 Reduce drastically the number of dual input occurrences.
Conclusion
Implementation policy :
 The Airbus policy is to propose the visual and aural
dual input warnings as a single package on
customer request.
 Airbus customers that still have Airbus aircraft flying
without dual input indications and warning should
envisage the retrofit of these devices.
 Contact your Airbus Customer Support Director for
commercial offer.
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CAAC FSD – AIRBUS Flight Instructor seminar Beijing, 26-28 October 2004

Dual Side Stick Input Indicators and Warning - SOP

• The basic task sharing principle for any aircraft operation is

• Feedback gained from line operations monitoring indicate

• Airbus offers, as an option, a package of dual input

• Both visual and aural warnings have proved to be efficient

Dual input threshold

• A dual input situation is detected when both side sticks

 500 ms confirmation prevents spurious indications

• The current side stick priority indications on the glare

• In case of simultaneous pilot actions on the side stick, the

• The synthetic voice is an aural warning of a dual

• The visual and audio indications are designed to provide

The dual input indicators requires Flight Control and Flight

Aural warning Visual indicators

Side stick priority lights Side stick priority lights

Side stick CAPT Side stick F/O

Aural warning Visual indicators

Side stick priority lights Side stick priority lights

Side stick CAPT Side stick F/O

 FCDC M11/L14 standard (A330 SB : 27-4060, A340 SB : 27-

 The activation of these dual input warnings has no

The statements made herein do not constitute an offer. They

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