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    This document describes the Ground Speed mini function, which prevents an aircraft's energy from dropping below a minimum level during final approach. It does this by setting the IAS target speed as the maximum of VAPP or VAPP plus the difference between the current and tower reported headwinds. As the headwind increases from 20 to 50 knots, the current and managed speeds increase to maintain higher energy. When the headwind decreases back to 20 knots, the speeds decrease but in a controlled manner to avoid losing too much energy. The Ground Speed mini function operates automatically without displaying to the crew.

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    GROUND SPEED MINI A320

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    09 GSmini SA

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    This document describes the Ground Speed mini function, which prevents an aircraft's energy from dropping below a minimum level during final approach. It does this by setting the IAS target speed as the maximum of VAPP or VAPP plus the difference between the current and tower reported headwinds. As the headwind increases from 20 to 50 knots, the current and managed speeds increase to maintain higher energy. When the headwind decreases back to 20 knots, the speeds decrease but in a controlled manner to avoid losing too much energy. The Ground Speed mini function operates automatically without displaying to the crew.

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    Main Principle of The Ground Speed Mini Function

    Uploaded by

    Dhruv Joshi
    This document describes the Ground Speed mini function, which prevents an aircraft's energy from dropping below a minimum level during final approach. It does this by setting the IAS target speed as the maximum of VAPP or VAPP plus the difference between the current and tower reported headwinds. As the headwind increases from 20 to 50 knots, the current and managed speeds increase to maintain higher energy. When the headwind decreases back to 20 knots, the speeds decrease but in a controlled manner to avoid losing too much energy. The Ground Speed mini function operates automatically without displaying to the crew.

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    GROUND SPEED MINI

    Main principle of the Ground Speed mini function

    Actual Headwind :
    8kt

    Actual Headwind :
    20kt

    Headwind increases to :
    50kt

    Headwind decreases to :
    20kt

    08 kt

    20 kt

    50 kt

    20 kt

    TOWER WIND (entered in MCDU) = 330 / 08 kt


    A320 REV06

    Actual Headwind 20 kt

    20 kt

    SELECTED SPEED

    GS

    MANAGED SPEED
    GS mini function

    140

    140

    120

    120

    GS mini function
    GS

    Headwind increases to 50 kt

    20 kt

    SELECTED SPEED

    50 kt

    MANAGED SPEED
    GS mini function

    Current SPEED increases


    160

    SPEED trend is going up

    160

    IAS target and current


    SPEED increases
    SPEED trend is going up

    140

    140

    THR may be reduced to


    IDLE in order to match the
    SPEED target which
    remains unchanged

    THR

    GS

    GS mini function
    GS

    will be increased

    Headwind decreases to 20 kt

    20 kt

    SELECTED SPEED

    Current SPD drops


    SPD trend goes down

    50 kt

    20 kt

    MANAGED SPEED
    GS mini function

    160

    160

    140

    140

    Current SPD drops from a


    higher SPD
    Target SPD drops to VAPP
    SPD Trend goes down

    THR is initially low


    and can be close to
    IDLE & increase slowly

    A/C ENERGY IS LOW

    GS

    GS mini function
    GS

    A/C ENERGY IS HIGH

    Main principle of the Ground Speed mini function

    GS mini concept has been defined to prevent the A/C energy from dropping below a minimum level during final approach.
    It is not displayed to the crew.

    IAS TARGET = Max [ VAPP, VAPP + Wind Difference ]


    (Current Headwind TWR Headwind)

    VAPP

    + Wind difference
    IAS TARGET

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