UPS A300 Receives Cockpit Upgrade
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- First UPS A300 to receive cockpit upgrade lands EASA certification
UPS Airlines’ A300 N173UP - the first aircraft to be modified in the EPIC cockpit upgrade project - received its European Aviation Safety Agency, or EASA, certification last month. The aircraft was modified at Airbus’ headquarters in Toulouse, France, over the past 22 months, and is the first of 52 aircraft to be modified with the latest technology.
“Due to the location where N173UP was modified, EASA certified the aircraft,” said A300 Flight Standards and Training Manager Capt. Will Ashlock. “This certification significantly reduces the time for FAA certification.”
The FAA does not have to complete a full certification, but uses the EASA certification as a basis for their research of the modification. This reduces the time required for their final approval. Ashlock said A300 Flight Operations Technical and Safety Supervisors Capt. Larry Ashby and Capt. Dennis Schauman, and A300 Flight Standards and Training Supervisor Capt. Scott Mundy, played vital roles in the development and implementation of the EPIC upgrade.
The Honeywell EPIC upgrades include:
Next generation Flight Management System (FMC)
Captain and first officer LCD displays
Weather radar system
Integrated standby instrument system
Aircraft Communication and Addressing Reporting System (ACARS)
Addition of a Central Maintenance System
Replacement of the current Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System with an integrated system
The FMC upgrade was the primary driver of the project. The current FMC does not have enough storage capacity for a worldwide navigational database, resulting in time-consuming uploads for changes to information stored onboard. The new FMC has a worldwide database.
“The latest technology allows the A300 to fly the most current arrival and departure procedures for large airports,” said Ashlock. “Prior to this upgrade and its eventual return to service in this year’s second quarter, the aircraft was limited to flying only certain routes and regions.” Ashlock added that the upgrade helps with noise abatement, traffic congestion and fuel efficiency as well.
While Airbus’ headquarters in France was the location for N173UP’s modifications, the airline is in discussion with other vendors regarding potential locations for the remaining aircraft modifications. Fleet modifications are scheduled to begin in May and are projected to be completed by peak 2022. Pilots will undergo differences training, which is anticipated to be approved by the FAA in late March. UPS Airlines is working with Airbus, the FAA and Independent Pilots Association representatives to finalize the training footprint.
A300s are used for medium-range, heavy lift cargo flights and carrying express packages. “Our A300 airframes have many flight hours left. Economically, it made sense to upgrade the cockpit to current navigational standards and extend the life of this fleet type,” said Ashlock. “This extensive modification to the cockpit instrumentation and navigation systems will allow greater capability and efficiency in our A300 operations.”
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Good glass panel, hard wire flight controls, good engines, a smaller form factor, no passengers to complain! What's not to love?
Uhm... shitty salary, horrendous scheduling, company's complete disregard for the wellbeing of their pilots... I can go on for quite some time.
@@Maloy7800 don’t ups pilots make more than any other airline
@@Jdogflan35 Never heard of that. But UPS refuses to retire the widowmakers MD-11s.
@@Maloy7800 What type of job at UPS do you work as? Pilot? ULD Loader? What?
@@Maloy7800 Cause I've never heard anyone complain about UPS's salary.
A300 and A310 are amazing craft, glad to see them sticking around for years to come.
Looks like the same Honeywell displays from the Embraer E-Jets!
Very!
They are similar because both use the same Operational System, the Primus Epic.
The A300 is the immortal pack animal among the airplanes. with that update, UPS has announced to fly their A300 fleet until 2040 at least(!).
The Airbus with a yoke.
Long live the A300! Airbus’s first aircraft
I'd like to see Airbus Industrie revamp the A300, like an A300 "NG"
There is an A300NG. It's called the A330, which has its own NG
But it doesn't have a yoke. No good.
@@alidycepaisley3829 Traytable vs. Yoke, aviation's bossfight lasting until eternity xD
the market would be too small for such an upgrade. the two biggest operators of the A300 are UPS and Fedex with over 40 planes each, and they are already happy with the cockpit update.
Airbus a300neo
Thank you ups.
On the last 74-8s yall should paint one of them in the old livery.
Very nice upgrade!
Flew in one way back in the 2000s. 😊
What did they do to my boy
Just glad it’ll have CPDLC.
Is the new system available to other A300 operators? Are the sims getting it too?
Yes, the upgraded cockpit is available to other operators and sims are being modified to mirror the new equipment.
@@upsairlines how long do you guys plan to keep the A300?
@@upsairlines god please the a300 is such lovely plane. Its great that you guys implemented the new avionics but they look a bit weird imo
but yeah its for the better
@@nicholasmohr1619 we're going to be keeping them around at least 20 more years we're not even halfway through with the life limit of the airframe and I think the airframes are 40 years
Oh! So is the A300 and A310 the only Airbus models that have the control yoke / column ?
I love UPS
Right Landing gear indicator light is inop. New flight deck you would think everything would work.
The new gear added doesn't cover light bulbs. I think anybody who doesn't fly these things for a living and doesn't know what a MEL is should keep their opinions to themselves, especially as if it's safety critical, A multibillion dollar freight company aren't exactly going to allow the plane to fly if it doesn't meet MEL standards. So so many pc flight simmers think they know everything.
The ecam seems to have a bug in it! What was flashing on and off?
È sempre un ottimo aereo ... attualissimo..e molto capace...ben venga il rinnovo di alcuni componenti...😉🇪🇺👍
116 very nice video my friend 👍
Now how long till they convert to a side stick?
Will they apply this to the vans too ? ...
They should have gone full glass cockpit
Get the A350F!
Airbus work a yoke
They should have done this with the dc-8's
Nice. Airbus should upgrade the yoke of the a300 is pretty old. In my opinion that plane is gorgeous. I love it. It's a another butter machine
Why on earth would that matter? Do you realize how many millions of dollars that would cost?!
No reason too. It works well
How long has UPS flown the Airbus A300?
We've been flying the Airbus A300 since 2000.
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good upgrade glass cockpit for the beautiful A300..happy see it in fly with UPS ...in Europe we can't see the A300...finish ...too old ...pffff
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TO be honest why not use the PFD layout on the normal Airbus glass cockpit though? It looks better on an Airbus. I kind of wish the avionics upgrade is with those two huge screens on the existing A350, or LCDs from A320/30/40 family aircrafts. Cuz its kind of look like it loss its original identity of Airbus.
Agreed
I'm surprised they didn't upgrade the two CRT's that are left in the cockpit.
What would be the point in upgrading? They already show everything the pilots need to know.
@@kurtsvensson4362 Well, there are a few reasons to upgrade the CRT screens to LCD, I will leave some here.
- They dissipate less heat (which in turn requires less cooling in the cockpit)
- They require less electric power
- They weigh less (reducing weight saves fuel and they are also easier to replace by technicians)
- They require less physical space to install (the LRU as a whole)
- Huge improvement in service life (which saves money in Maintenance and also reduce downtime hours)
- Less display rotation
- Better refresh rate
@@JaymzSim
-The heat of the unit is not enough to affect the cockpit by more than one or two degrees.
-The plane can produce plenty of power to power the units
-The extra weight is only a few kilograms and means nothing
-The cockpit is designed to have that unit installed so space isn’t an issue
- I agree with this point
- Display rotation means nothing. The units are designed to handle it.
- Refresh rate means nothing on a screen that displays a still image.
Overall it seems to me that replacing the two CRT screens would be a waste of time with not many benefits.
@@JaymzSim The replacement for that should be made specifically for the Airbus A300/310 which supports for the Airbus's memo and system synoptic page which currently no one made the replacement for it, so it's not possible.
@@JaymzSimOf course UPS would happily replace the CRTs, but there are no LCD replacements for them.
Why doesn’t UPS use the A300 in Europe?
Aircraft materials storage cost I guess
They used to fly the A300 in Europe. Too many GPS waypoints now. The storage capacity, before the EPIC upgrade, is only 200 kilobits or 0.025 megabits of storage. This requires UPS to have numerous data bases for domestic flying. The 767/757 simply doesn’t have these restrictions.
@@a610412 DHL doesn't seem to have a problem with the original Sperry FMS.
My Nephew is a pilot for UPS.Flies Asia 747-800f
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I have no clue what i just watched.
A cool big plane i cant tell how old it is.
A big cockpit with cool looking things in it.
And a guy talking about a facelift .
Hmm even i it was outdated pilots have one of the coolest jobs