A320 Operations and Procedures

Operating technique for A320 type rating and ATPL candidates — how the aircraft is handled and the crew works, rather than how its systems are built. ECAM, circuits and approaches, reviewed by the ProPilotLicence captain panel.

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A320 ECAM Handling Philosophy — Alert Levels, Task Sharing and Actions

ECAM does not fly the aircraft. It tells you what has failed and what to do about it, in a priority order, and it expects the crew to fly first and action second. Understanding the philosophy behind ECAM matters more than memorising any individual procedure.

Reviewed by ProPilotLicence Captain Panel·15 October 2026

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Visual circuit

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Precision approach — ILS and GLS

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Non-precision approaches — VOR, NDB, LOC, RNAV LNAV

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RNP approaches — LNAV/VNAV and LPV

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RNP AR operations

Looking for how the systems themselves work? The A320 Systems Series — hydraulics, flight controls, autoflight and more — lives in DGCA Exam Guides.