Side-Step maneuver | Airbus Pilot Series | A319/320/321

Alright in this episode of the Airbus Pilot Series, I will walk you through a "side-step" maneuver. This will happen most commonly by ATC request, or perhaps you would like to request it to park on the other side of the airport. If this is feasible for ATC, they may grant you the request.
*Key take away's- Use the BIRD
*When side stepping your lateral distance to the new RWY will be LONGER than if you were to continue straight it, therefore an adjustment to your VS is NECESSARY to avoid ending up too low on approach.

[@FlightSims]

Beautiful! Learned another maneuver! You’re an excellent teacher...Thank you!

[@ilankrt]

Great tutorial! I didn't saw until now someone explaining how to use the bird?! Now for the first time I understand it clearly... Thanks

[@MaxRank]

Perfect, this happened to me on Vatsim 2 days ago coming into Salt Lake. I had the secondary programmed for the parallel runway, disengaged hdg activated the secondary and re engaged hdg. Ended up high and had to hand fly it in. I’ll try the bird technique. Great content V1.

[@Ryan-jr3ok]

Very interesting and helpful informational! Thanks V1!

[@DonNesqobar]

Man nice to hear u again:) hope u are going to pass your actual living situation!

[@bigd-1-channel514]

Nice info and job flying.

[@rogerdepass9028]

Awesome video. thanks. Love the Bird and the 3 degree slope with the bird. had no idea!

[@straighttruth5850]

Another great video!

[@SuperMustang82]

Another great video neighbor. I really like the V-1 "Gimme the Bird" Technique.

[@fotis1292]

Addicted!!!!! Thank you.

[@Stratus_4]

As always very informative and well explained. Thanks for the awesome video! 😎

[@liam2393]

Very interesting video thank you for sharing your knowledge 👍🏻

[@sharoz6300]

Thanks, Profusely informative content captain.

[@HolgerTeutsch]

Thanks, another one for my A320 reference shelf.

[@willembont4790]

Excellent tips. Thanks.

[@flightlab6229]

Thanks... So valuable more than gold.... I like it

[@srbs73]

Nice tutorial. Thanks!

[@jumpnrun3368]

For the Boeing guys: The 737 also has a "bird". It is called "FPV" (flight path vector). You can select it on the EFIS panel between the BARO knob and the display range knob.

[@FlyGuy1]

Nice! Is there a chance you can do an oceanic track tutorial?

[@xav8tr974]

Thank you for yet another excellent and insightful Airbus A320 tutorial video. I'm just curious to know if you can't make the sidestep manoeuvre (for one reason or another) to another runway, would you just inform ATC and fly the go-around missed approach instead ?

[@marc-antoinemetivier2854]

Very interesting! Thanks for you great content. With short notice side steps like that and only reprogramming the new runway centerfix, is it a concern that you may have to fly a go-around procedure that you did not brief in advance? How do you deal with making sure to properly execute a go-aroud procedure that you did not brief and that is not readily available for NAV mode flying ?

[@captainbigmike796]

thanks for this

[@scotteyer9568]

I had to laugh when the minute you turned on the bird the sim decided to throw a random sneeze at you too 😂

[@V1Sim]

haha yeah gets me every time !

[@divyanshumehta9229]

Loved your video!!! So if the visibility here wasn't good enough for a visual app,the only options left were to either quickly replan the CDU, or fly a go around right?

[@dgnz7628]

Great video. I would really like to see a tutorial for the main differences between 737/320. I have got pretty proficient in the 737 but with FS2020 coming out and no default 737 I think I’m going to be out of my depth!

[@V1Sim]

My podcast series available to members has a boeing VS Airbus section in each podcast ;)

[@weakbruteforce]

Thank you!!!!

[@fretei]

GOOD ONE THANKS

[@flaps4038]

When I saw Secondary FP, I went OHHHHHHHHHH!!! gEniUS

[@rayanaltowayan9558]

Great video! I would love more educational videos. Btw, when would you "re automate" the aircraft? Thanks capt

[@V1Sim]

Thank you! More to come. Re building the automation will be at the pilots discretion, if you are far enough out and feel stable go ahead and rebuild but remember start from outside in so ( FD1, FD2, AP1, AT etc)

[@rayanaltowayan9558]

@@V1Sim awesome, maybe that's why some companies recommend to always have FD and autothrust on, so it's safer. But my question is in what situation do you rebuild the automation? During a side step or during a go around / missed approach

[@AviatorGamer]

Nice informative video! I have a question are you a captain irl or a FO?

[@swapneshsangle387]

Great information as always. Just a question, side stepping will occur only in visual conditions?

[@V1Sim]

Yes it will, in order to side step yuo must maintain visual reference to the runway

[@pinoysimpilot7394]

Can u do tutorials of pf and pm duties and workflows... 🤔

[@svolos1971]

Great, no more flying by the seat of our pants...thank you captain.

[@octanejimmy]

Thanks so much for this tutorial. How often do you get a side step? Is it common and what would bring on a Side step? Can you predict a sidestep with experience? Thanks again brother. Best true life tutorials Ive seen.

[@V1Sim]

You are absolutely welcome. They are fairly common, you cant always predict them but you can of course ask for them and anticipate a response when changed to tower frequency if traffic allows.

[@octanejimmy]

@@V1Sim thanks much for the reply. I didn't realize it was that common.

[@boston8581]

is this the toliss or the FF?

[@rangerrick8220]

VATSIM Side step request ; Last night I was flying the ToLiss A319 and was on IFR approach to 30L at KMSP and the controller asked me to sidestep to 30 R. I was still a ways out and was fully configured (localizer, glideslope and APP engaged - both autopilots on...) and then got the request. I pulled up the Rwy 30R ILS runway freq and heading on my AVITAB and quickly put that into the FMC and the plane automatically sidestepped and locked onto the localizer and glideslope for 30R. It moved itself over and continued landing as if it was on 30L! Would that do the same in real life or was that just a Xplane / ToLiss fluke?

[@kobi1ize]

Which sim. game was this?

[@comandantelemes6139]

Hello captain! Congratulations! Your videos are extremely amazing 🤩 and useful! But I would like to ask you one thing: speak more slow, because I am sure you have many followers from different places of the world,and surely many of them are not fluent in English. I have a good level of English but some times I Need to listen 2 or 3 times some piece of video. I am not native in English! It’s a tip for you captain! Once again congrats for this incredible job in the KZbin! Best wishes, and CAVOK always ! Bye!

[@V1Sim]

Will do sorry about that! I know i have a habit of starting to talk to fast. Thanks for watching!

[@markslandingsandaviationvi3123]

0:00 What’s the music name?

[@rickardrisberg6999]

Do you think the FBW/handling of the aircraft when handflying is realistic in the toliss?

[@V1Sim]

Yes I do

[@interstellaraviator6437]

Somebody has landed on 34C or L in LIRF know how is it annoying to taxi another 3-6 Km to gate.

[@rayanaltowayan9558]

PC specs ?

[@markslandingsandaviationvi3123]

I don’t know what a side step is. Can someone please tell me?

[@rangerrick8220]

Have often heard you say something like `10 below active speed can go to flaps 3 or whatever... " Somehow you are using a reference on the speed side showing when its ok to go down to the next level of flaps... can you explain this abit better (I'm new to Airbus).

[@V1Sim]

Of course, what I am referring too is VfeNext. That speed Vfen is presented as an amber = sign on the speed scale. What this sign represents is the "never exceed or flap overspeed" for the next selection of flaps. So if I am at Flaps 1 and I see the amber = sign at 200Kts I know if I am below 200 and extend flaps 2 I wont overspeed them. Now it is our procedure to extend them at Vfe next - 10kts for extra margin of safety. Therefore at 190kts I can select flaps 2 safely

[@rangerrick8220]

@@V1Sim Ah, ok - thanks for explaining that - much appreciated!

[@owmikati]

V1-Simulations So, when on approach with gear down and you need to extend Flaps 3 and Flaps Full, you just watch the amber equal signs? Usually I extend Flaps 1 at the green dot and Flaps 2 at the S, but I arbitrarily lower the next stages if they are below the equals sign. I feel like if I start extending the flaps immediately, there will be excessive pitching downward to compensate for the lift and I wasn’t sure if it was acceptable to do it

[@emiliano9204]

BIRD LOVER -O-

[@TheFlightSurgeon]

What is the minimum altitude at which you can side step?

[@V1Sim]

That will depend on your air carriers operational specifications and standards. I have been asked before around 500' for a close parallel sidestep, not a large one like in this video.

[@cadutomaidis2352]

But when you did the side step you got stable under 1000ft, is that fine??

[@V1Sim]

This will be dependent upon your specific air carrier operating specifications.

[@Stisse12]

This cant be serious IRL.. 99.999 will go around. Is this even legal to perform on an A320 at 800 feet??