Flight Deck and Procedures

The sources record no change to the flight deck layout, the sidesticks or the ECAM alerting philosophy for the neo. The documented differences concentrate where the engine meets the pilot (indications, start and thrust ratings), in the flap settings that came with the high-lift change, and in a few procedures and limitations. This module sets out what the FSB, the EASA TCDS and its annexes say, and marks which figures in the v1prep A320 question bank are ceo values that must not be carried across.

What the regulators ask for

The FSB requires differences training between the A318, A319, A320 and A321, and for different engine makes and models. Even between ceo variants it rates the engine controls and indicating, the engine start SOP and the take-off thrust setting indications at Level B training with Level A checking (levels explained in module 1). For the neo engines the Rev 7 draft publishes no table and no sources here give a ceo-to-neo level (module 1), so the level and the detailed items come from your operator's approved course. The FSB sets no extra currency requirement for any family member: currency in one satisfies the others.

All modules

1. The A320 Family and Your Type RatingThe A318, A319, A320 and A321 in their ceo and neo versions, how to read a model number such as A320-214 or A321-251NX, the single type rating, the FAA and EASA differences levels A to E and the levels set between the variants.MODULE 1 · 8 MIN READ
2. A319, A320 and A321 ComparedThe three main variants side by side from the EASA type certificate data sheet and the FAA and EASA differences tables: dimensions, exits and seating, weights, fuel, flaps, speed limits, altitude and the handling and systems items a pilot must know.MODULE 2 · 8 MIN READ
3. Engines, ceo and neoThe six engine families on the A320-family type certificate, which engine each model carries, what the engine suffixes and optional ratings mean, what the FAA and EASA require in training when the engine changes, and the engine limitations that do not carry across.MODULE 3 · 8 MIN READ
4. The neo Airframe and SystemsWhat the type certificate and its annexes record as changed in the neo airframe and systems, chapter by chapter, and what each change means for a ceo pilot.MODULE 4 · 8 MIN READ
5. Flight Deck and ProceduresWhat a ceo pilot sees and does differently on the neo, from engine indications and start to flap settings, go-around, abnormal procedures and limitations, and which ceo figures not to carry across.MODULE 5 · 6 MIN READ
6. A321neo ACF and XLRThe A321neo Airbus Cabin Flex with its new exit and tank options, and the A321neo XLR with its rear centre tank, electrical rudder and revised flight control laws, with the FSB training levels.MODULE 6 · 8 MIN READ
7. Quick ReferenceSide-by-side tables of the A319, A320 and A321 ceo, of ceo against neo and of the A321neo, ACF and XLR, then a revision list of the differences that matter most.MODULE 7 · 6 MIN READ

Difference Training on v1prep is for study, interview and exam preparation. It does not replace your operator's approved differences training, your AFM, FCOM and QRH, or the regulators' documents, which always govern.