REAL AIRBUS PILOT | Part 1 - A320 Cockpit Setup Tutorial | Microsoft Flight Simulator
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Part 1: Cockpit Setup
In this tutorial series, we cover all the basic steps required to fly the default Airbus A320 from A to B in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Whilst the series is aimed at beginners and people new to the A320, it still aims to follow real-world Airbus procedures where possible.
In Part 1, we cover the cockpit setup. We run through all the necessary steps to get the aircraft ready for startup and pushback.
Please note this video and all its contents / materials, is for entertainment / simulation purposes only.
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Even thought this video is 2 years old and the game has had huge updates it still helped me master the a321 since it translates with the a320, great series keep it up!
Ah well that’s great to hear Frobro! I’m always happy when someone gets some value out of one of my tutorial series : )
Happy flying and all the best!
I'm an A319/A320/A321 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. I finally got the courage to buy stuff like joystick and control levers for airbus to try and get the experience of flying it in MSFS. I have done multiple Flight engineer duties and I feel like I want to also experience what it feels like to be on the Left Seat. I would say thank for making this series. I will follow your guide. As a trained and experienced Engineer of A320, I would say 95 percent of the things that is happening in you video are real and true compared to real life. I would say that it's closest to the real thing when preparing the cockpit. I can see small details but it doesn't really matter. Great job!
Always wanted to be a pilot and just my luck in on PlayStation. Just bought an Xbox today specifically for this game so I can at least be a virtual pilot. Thank you so much for these tutorials it really helps!
I’m really happy that you found the videos useful Jack - my pleasure!
I’m glad that you get to fulfil your ambition in at least some capacity (simming can be a great hobby in its own right).
Best of luck with your continued learning! Cheers and happy flying : )
Brilliant, thank you so much. I went to Manchester SIM centre and had a go in the A320 and loved it, I went out on a whim and got an XBox, wish I had saved my money for a PC but thats next on the cards, Now after watching this I am going to attempt a setup to take off. Thank you for your time
4 weeks into the Sim and really struggling. Can do the basics, but need direction. None of this 'what's up' rubbish works. I have seen so many using the a320. looked and found you. From 4 years ago. Everything is relevant. Able to follow every demonstration. Good, lucid directions. Conversation clear and slow enough to learn from. Watched the video a second time and made notes. Tried it myself just using the notes. All done. Lesson 2 awaits. Thank you. Should I move to the Neo 2 or stay in the basic?
The learning curve for this game is extremely big. Be warned to casual gamers or people who haven't played simulation games.
Also patience, if you want to do a full realistic airliner flight from start to finish you better be ready to sit through the full time of an actual full airliner flight.
I'm 10 but I wanna become a pilot is this a good start lol
@@burgbassDepends, you can fly Miami - Ft. lauderdale like UPS does some mornings to relocate an airplane. 8 minutes in the air, lets you practice pretty well shuttling between flight phases.
this was the only actually helpful tutorial thank you so much
Thank you for this series. It's really helping a lot. Taking lots of notes!
You’re most welcome! Really glad it’s been useful. Any questions, feel free to ask! : )
Just to say a Big Thank You ! Just watched the whole series and it’s a big help ! Very nicely done in my opinion ! Now enjoying flying the A320 👨✈️🙏🏻👍
Thanks Lee, very much appreciated! Great to hear it was of use and that you’re enjoying the bus. If you’re interested, I have another “more advanced” series that covers Airbus procedures in a little more depth (recorded in P3D):
th-cam.com/play/PLaI08doFZ-LLxsOq4NgK1NnZmq2P6dODr.html
All the best : )
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Thanks man!
Yeah, I remember you saying that was the trickiest part, so its a nice little milestone to make : )
Congratulations on 100 Subscribers buddy!
Thanks very much bud!
Yeah, nice little milestone to reach : )
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@@IntotheBlueSimulationscame very far, well done
@@IntotheBlueSimulationsSir the Tragic Air Bus A 320 Aircraft of PIA Airlines which took place in Karachi in 2020 was it really due to fault of the Pilot because the Captain of the flight was an experienced Pilot?🙄
thankyou for the series.. just starting out with the airbus after mastering to fly the cessna 172.. its all a bit daunting at first.
My pleasure! Glad it’s been of some help. The A320 certainly has a bit more going on than the C172, but it’s not really any harder operate, once your familiar with it. Daunting sure, but certainly an achievable goal I think. Best of luck with it all! If you have any specific questions, please feel free to ask : )
we really enjoy your videos, but I bought the airbus attachments, I can turn it on and fly it only if I takeoff in the middle of somewhere where I am already 5000 feet high, I cannot get my buttons to work at all. I just watched your video again of starting it, etc. but I didn’t see anything on how to get those buttons to work!
Hi! I wanted to take a moment to express how much I've been enjoying your tutorial videos on Microsoft Flight Simulator, especially the ones covering A320 procedures. I've watched them three times already, and they've been incredibly helpful in understanding the ins and outs of flying the A320. Your explanations are clear, and I appreciate the effort you put into making the content beginner-friendly. I have a quick favor to ask. Every time I fire up my Xbox Series X to play MSFS, I find myself struggling to remember the sequence of procedures. I was wondering if you happen to have a step-by-step guide written somewhere on the web that us beginners could print and follow. It would be immensely helpful for reinforcing the procedures and making the learning process smoother. Your guidance has been invaluable, and I believe having a written reference would be a fantastic complement to your video tutorials. If you could point me in the right direction or share any resources you might have, I would highly appreciate it. Looking forward to more of your amazing content, and thank you again for being such a great resource for the MSFS community!
Hello Luladrao,
Thank you very much for the kind words, I’m really glad you’ve been finding the content useful!
I’m afraid I don’t personally offer up any written guides and at the moment, I don’t have the time to do so. There are definitely others that do though so, perhaps you will find their work useful. I haven’t tried them myself but, Jonathan Beckett offers up a number of start-up guides; they’re all free, though you will need to provide an email address: ko-fi.com/s/d97fc70095
I hope that helps. Many thanks again and best of luck with your continued learning : )
People don’t even know the half of it. MSFS is arcade sim until you start to use vatsim and make genuine flight plans and know everything about air spaces and clearance levels
I would love to learn how to operate a full flight, can you give me some channel recommendations that walk you through the process? Many thanks
This is really helpful. Unfortunately there seem to be some bugs. Adding to a flight plan doesn’t update the screen on the MCDU, it does add it but you can’t see it. Text colouring is somewhat different to what you show. Also the airways aren’t in the database, do they change often? I’m guessing the airways you put on screen don’t exist any more? The waypoints themselves do.
Great video explained it very well
Thanks very much, glad you liked it! : )
Why is there no checklist (to talk of) for the standard A320 ? Its just very short, and extremely basic.
Hi RYMD,
The real-world checklist is also like that - very condensed and only covering the safety-critical items. If you want an expanded list of procedures, you should be able to find them somewhere online. Older Airbus addon manuals are good (PSS’ manual for example), some virtual airlines also provide very helpful documents. Of course, the real world FCOM also covers the full setup however, that might be in a bit more depth than you’re looking for.
I hope that helps a little. Cheers : )
Is it a real big secret on how to push pull and the speed dots
Great tutorials - thanks so much! I was wondering if you had experience with the A320 in AeroFly and whether it's systems are more/less accurate than MSFS?
Thanks Darmok, my absolute pleasure!
I have tried the Aerofly A320 and generally speaking, the aircraft has more fidelity than its MSFS counterpart. There is a bit more systems depth on the Aerofly 320 and the autoflight system is more robust (from what I recall). That being said, the Aerofly A320 does have its weaknesses (eg no fuel burn modelled and flight plan issues when using DIR TO on the MCDU). From a purely systems perspective, I would say that the Aerofly A320 is more accurate (or at least more complete) than the default MSFS A320.
I hope that helps? Much appreciated and all the best : )
How do you get the cockpit interaction system to have that white writing on black background with the percentage? for example at 4:43 speed brake lever 0%. I have tried put it to legacy but does not look like your UI.
Hello I’m going to be flying this jet for an airline in a few months and I’d like to start getting familiar with the actual procedures and systems beforehand. Can you direct me to your tutorial that is it for gamers, and is more geared for actually pilots?
Hi Jaxav8r,
Nice. First jet, or just changing fleets? This particular series is pretty basic, as I’ve tried to aim it at someone who’s just come into flight simulation. Still, you might get something out of it if you’re completely new to the bus. It does cover the foundations of how to fly the aircraft.
You might find this series a little more useful though (you’ll have to excuse the presentation style, I made it quite a while ago):
th-cam.com/play/PLaI08doFZ-LLxsOq4NgK1NnZmq2P6dODr.html
It focuses on procedures, rather than how to actually fly the aircraft, but it’s all based around real world ops. Both series ultimately cater to flight simmers, so there may be inaccuracies in the aircraft systems, some peculiarities with the lack of a second crew member etc.
Good luck with the course! If you have any questions, let me know.
All the best : )
PS: The material in the vids is all “for entertainment purposes” etc etc and of course the FCOMs take precedent!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks! Yeah first jet for me. Just looking basically fir a high level intro on everything. That being said, you still suggest the link that’s older?
Congrats then! : )
Well I don’t think it could hurt. . . Best bet is to give it a watch and see what you think I suppose. I don’t know that it’s “high level”, but again it’s based on real world procedures. So if you are new to the bus, you should hopefully get something out of it. You might like “320 Sim Pilots” vids as well. I think his channel focuses more specifically on the Airbus, he has some tutorials etc there as well.
Have a look and see what you think. If you have any questions, let me know : )
Cheers
@@IntotheBlueSimulations sweet thanks man. I’ll check it out.
You’re welcome! : )
Hi pal my lads having trouble operating the controls in the cockpit for oxygen supply in cabin, it won't let him press them is this a settings thing I have had a play about and can't seem to fix it l, any help greatly appreciated
Hello Thomas,
On the default MSFS A320, the passenger oxygen supply controls are inoperative, I'm afraid. On a typical flight, those controls wouldn't be operated (they're for emergency use only) but, if your son would like a more in-depth simulation of the A320 and if he / you are running MSFS on PC, I would suggest trying the Flybywire mod; it's free and greatly increases the fidelity of the default A320. Otherwise, a new A320 (with much more accuracy) should be included (again for free) with the next sim update.
I hope that helps a little! All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations nice one thanks pal
You’re most welcome! : )
hello, when I try to use the atc and tune it, nothing happens. even when i have it on the right tune numbers, it still does nothing. Is their any way to fix this?
Are u using VR-headset here?
At the start for me everything is just already on and i cant turn anything on, it just takes me to the runway and the whole plane is powered
Just zoom in on the airport and choose the gate as your departure
Does this tutorial apply to Xbox Series S?
Hi Ashtak,
Yes, the default A320 is the same on both platforms (Xbox and PC : )
I hope that clarifies things. All the best!
These videos are great my system all setup BUT........how do I get answers to the (Fenix) A320 and the aircraft faults and warnings. I'm being dogged by a couple every time I use it and the constant audio warning is driving me nuts.😡 "cab/press LDG Elev" "auto FLT A/thr limited" plus LVR CLB constantly flashing unless I close thrust levers. Grateful for any pointers as it is now getting into the pro stuff. I'm obviously doing something wrong but what!!! My poor old PPL does not reach this far. 😀
Hi Chuckles,
Those sorts of topics are a little outside the scope of this series (these videos were really designed to teach the basics). I’d imagine there are some more advanced tutorials available here on TH-cam (check out A320SimPilot for example) however, what I think you’re really after, is a greater understanding of the Airbus systems and I’m afraid, that only comes from reading the books haha (there are real-world FCOM’s available online). Your AUTO FLT / LVR climb issue is relatively easy to diagnose - it sounds like the Fenix is not registering your hardware input correctly / the thrust levers are not registering in the CLB detent. Make sure your throttles are calibrated (both in-sim and using the Fenix app if required) and make sure you position your throttles in the CLB detent (you should see “THR CLB” on the FMA). For the pressurisation, a couple of things spring to mind; 1) is the LDG ELEV selector set to auto and 2) have you entered a destination airport in the MCDU?
Hopefully, that at least provides some sort of starting point. Let me know how you get on : )
All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Hi Thanks for the reply. The clb bit now sorted. I was using the pro desk sim add on which is not that precise so wrong calibration. Bravo throttle kit. Thanks for the helpful reply much appreciated.
You’re most welcome! Sorry that I was a bit slow in getting back to you. Cheers : )
Hi again, I decided to follow along in the sim instead of taking notes and turning on the battery switches does not give me the result you got, of having a powered up system. External power is available and did turn on more systems (self test) but even after that there was nothing on the 2 left hand panels except a red outline. Maybe something changed in the intervening months?
Hello again Robin : )
Sounds like maybe you’re using the Fly By Wire mod for your A320 no?
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Ah-hah! Thx
Haha, thought that might be it! ; )
Just tried the FBW mod myself actually. Pretty impressed so far!
Maybe you can help me I have done everything to just get my auto pilot to do something anything
When should I turm on APU?
Hello RF,
In terms of starting the APU, it very much depends on a number of different factors: Local restrictions, ground power availability, cabin temperature, ambient temperature and environmental concerns all come into play (amongst other things), but all things being equal (and with ground power available), typically the APU is started 5-10 mins before the pushback.
I hope that helps a little? All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thanks. I must learn a lot. :)
My pleasure! : )
something is a bit stupid landing gear down.. how did it land without it
Hi Gert,
Obviously, the gear would have been extended for the landing but, the checks are done to ensure that no essential controls have been moved / altered, before the aircraft is electrically / hydraulically powered (it’s rare, but it does occasionally happen during maintenance tasks etc). Without checking, at the very least you risk actuating the controls in an undesired state and at worst, you risk harming ground personnel, or damaging the aircraft. It’s definitely a “belt and braces” approach, but that’s the name of the game in commercial aviation ; )
I hope that clarifies things. All the best!
it's the same as the girl who is waiting for the man to open the car door for her .. when she opens it herself and gets into the car and asks if men don't open car doors anymore, how do you even think I got in in the car
Thanks a lot.
My pleasure Stef! Thanks very much for watching - hope you found it useful : )
Guys pls help what about the seatbelt lights and stuff why cant i turn them on?
Hi Muhammad,
I don’t think those are modelled on the default A320 (a lot of systems aren’t).
I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thx
You’re most welcome! : )
GUYS!! HOW DO I LAND???
It's a ok tutorial but information on what gate and what airport at the start would of been really helpful
That’s a fair point, Eagle - that would have been useful information to include. That being said, the aim of this tutorial, was to allow the user to go from any one airport to another (rather than flying a specific route). This video series is pretty old at this point (and makes me cringe when I watch it haha) so, I might try to make an updated set of videos, at some point.
Cheers!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I'm waiting for the Updated videos. I just got into Airliners. Haven't flown yet. I thought your videos will help me to start the whole process.
Hi Christy,
I’m afraid, that I won’t be updating this series in the near future - I have a lot of other video projects in the works, currently (perhaps, I will update the series with the introduction of MSFS 2024). Hopefully, these tutorials should still be of some use though.
Best of luck with your learning! : )
My auto pilot just doesn’t work no matter what I do
👍
assist settings?
Hello Jeffey, I’m afraid I don’t really understand the question. . . I had all of the assists turned off for this series and indeed that’s how I generally have my sim configured. Of course though, one can use assists, if they find them to be helpful / beneficial to their simming experience.
Sorry I can’t be of more help on that one. If you can clarify your point further, I’d be happy to try and help : )
All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks for the help, you answered my question!
Ah great! My pleasure and all the best : )
How the hell did you learn all this??
Hi Paul,
Haha well, a “misspent youth”, spending far too many hours with various flight sims and then a real-world type rating capped that all off rather nicely ; )
It’s like learning most things from scratch though; daunting initially but, you chip away and things become second nature after a while : )
Cheers and all the best!
Damn your gameplay is laggy af. Your computer definitely doesn’t meet them requirements
Hi NSRBLX,
Haha well, this video was recorded some 3 years ago, on an old PC, before MSFS was better optimised so, that kinda figures XD
All the best