Descending towards Oslo with the sun behind us, A320 CS-TMW's shadow is cast on the layer of altostratus below. The optical phenomenon known as "The Glory of the Pilot" consists of multiple coloured rings centered on the observer and is produced by light backscattered towards its source by a cloud of small, uniformly-sized water droplets.
In the Airbus there are no throttles; instead there are thrust levers. When the autothrust is OFF, the thrust lever position directly controls engine thrust however, with autothrust engaged the thrust levers remain in a predetermined detent while the engine thrust is allowed to vary within a given range. Unlike Boeing's autothrottle, Airbus' autothrust does not automatically move the thrust levers to reflect engine thrust. Hence the name autothrust and not autothrottle. A319 CS-TTS from Frankfurt to Lisbon. 
Left wingtip pointing towards the rising sun masked by a layer os cirrostratus clouds. A320 CS-TNH on the early morning flight from Munich to Lisbon. By now we are in the cruise at FL390, most of the 92 customers on board are fast asleep and we are 3 tons lighter than at the departure gate.
Every now and again a push button integral light decides not to illuminate when it is supposed to. In order to troubleshoot, there is an annunciator light test switch that is used to turn on all cockpit annunciator lights. This shot shows the final product. A319 CS-TTE in the cruise from Warsaw to Lisbon.
