as soon as you started talking i was like "this guy has the perfect Airline pilot required voice" and then you said you were an airbus pilot i knew, that this tutorial was what i needed to hear
Gardenman At some point, autopilot was mad about me, every button turns black at cockpit and also put two captains to cockpit. Hahaha. I have no idea which button(s) I pressed.
Same for me. But as I just learned from this video, there Autopilot is also implemented wrong in some aspects. So it doesn't surprise me that it confuses everyone. Also it works very differently from other airplanes
The sim is so good. You, a professional notice the changes from the real equipment, but can still use it in an almost normal operating way. I sure MSFS developers are looking at this and getting great feedback for the next update. Well done for sharing.
Earth is flat and stationary. The fact that planes fly straight and level proves we live on a level plane. The truth is simple. Lies are complex. Education is indoctrination.
What I do to remember from push and pulling the knobs is if you pull, you “take” the control, and if you push it, you “give” the control to the automation.
would you contact asobo to tell them what points are not correctly programmed in the airbus? so they one day might have the chance to fix it after implementing other stuff they have on their list? if it wasn't too much of an effort for you, of course. but i think, if a qualified pilot with the concerning license tells them, what is NOT real(istic), it weighs more than complaints from other people. would be very nice of you. and thank you for telling us, how to operate these things!!!
You think Microsoft wouldn’t have advisors that know exactly the issues with their planes? The game was released a week ago. Give them time to fix the small erros.
@@geolocate it wasn't meant to be released till September, but they were getting alot of pressure to do it sooner. My guess is they didn't have time to finish any of the airliners within the time frame and focused on the smaller aircraft since they're all modelled very well. Next patch I'd imagined the airliners will be completed
I really hope Microsoft comes across feedback like this to improve upon the a320neo, would be really nice to see those improvements. Thanks for the video, it was really helpfull!
I'm having the opposite problem, while flying my descent ATC keeps telling me to expedite to about 500 feet above ground (lower than the cliffs around me). So all I can hear for about 15 minutes of descent is that same dude yelling at me to expedite.
@@GunMaster6542 same trick man. Request a crz alt increase. I did a Milan to Copenhagen tday and had a crz alt of Fl280. The Atc told me to descend and maintain 11000 which put me uncomfortably close to the mountains in bad weather, hemce i requested an increase and flew the rest at the new crz alt.
Exactly this!! Also, it doesn't seem to me like I can get from CRZ phase to DES phase even though I actively start to descend. Can someone tell if I am doing anything wrong?
@@nikolasr7325 As far as I know, to trigger DES you need to not only change your altitude (that could be a simple case where ATC asked you to fly 1000 feet lower), but also reduce your speed. Have a look at the CRZ and DES phases on the FMC, both pages should have a suggested speed.
Amazing video ! Thank you so much ! Could you please make a deatailed video just like this on how to conduct an ILS approach and how to use the FMS on the 320?
This A320 is not yet properly modeled. I constantly get overspeed warning in cruise speed in fully managed mode with autothrust on. On the other hand open descent is not correct implemented and sometimes planes refuse to descent. Many glitches has to be fixed on future updates.
sovereignBOOM That’s to be expected if you’re at high altitudes and the air going into your pitot tube (air speed sensor) is thinner than in the ground.
Konstantinos The a320 is fine as a default I suppose. It's very unrealistic.though. I'm cruising at 35000ft with a heavy load and N1 is at 62%. But I've been spoilt by the Toliss etc.
Same problem here. Autopilot refusing to decent to selected altitude even in full managed mode. Sometimes keeps on climbing way past the selected altitude. Vertical speed not under control - crazy descent and climb rates. Trouble with VS. Auto throttle button got stuck and could not disengage. looks like Microsoft has put all efforts in graphics only and has ignored these basics. After spending good amount of money on PC upgrade to run this simulator- certainly disappointed.
A warm hello from New Zealand. These videos are invaluable! Especially coming from a real Airbus pilot. You just earned yourself a subscriber 👍 I wish Microsoft did a better job of modeling the A320.
Agree - top notch video! Also from NZ. Just installed a livery pack - Koru on the stabalizer is inverted - still looks great flying in the only black A320.
I feel a sense of relief to hear an expert talk so confidently about his job, especially one involving other people's lives. Phew 😂 Also, what a calming voice. I can imagine myself on my way to somewhere exotic already... 🌴
I'm coming from the simpler CJ4 Working Title/ Citation Autopilot. One of the things I can see here, the whole pull = selected/ push = managed mode is certainly an eye opener! Great tutorial, Sir. Thx
@@320SimPilot Approaches are my biggest challenge right now. Specifically the behaviour of the FMS when selecting STARs and autopilot when on finals. I'm sure you're already planning a video on those so looking forward to it and keep up the good work!
Just found this channel. These tutorials are just what I’ve been looking for as a noob to flight simming. Thank you for the very clear and easy to understand instructions. This is going to take my enjoyment to the next level. Now subbed 🙂
Brilliant! Thank you! Hope there is more to come soon. I’m struggling with getting the G/S active in the airbus FS2020. Maybe one of your knowledgable tutorials could help with some ILS approachs :) Probably missing something in the MCDU
Hey, not sure if you know how IAC charts work, but if you do, set the a320 to the minimum altitude at the first waypoint of the ILS procedure (would be 1500 feet for this example encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSHM3prXSfoE5CO1QY9V-VVmLIm3DQb5VglDA&usqp=CAU) and when you fly over it, you'll be at the perfect place to engage the approach mode and capture the glideslope.
Now, to activate the approach mode on this game, first go to your radio panel, select NAV (you need to open the cover on top of the button first) and then select ILS (it's a few inches to the right of NAV). If you have the FMC set to execute that procedure, the ILS frequency should appear on your radio. After that just engage ILS and the APPR mode on the panel and the autopilot will change from following the flight plan to following the glideslope.
Keep in mind that the ILS approaches on MSFS are... well, quite a bit wrong. I usually fly the same route and a few times the aircraft will stay off-center with the runway and won't correct it. So keep an eye on the localizer signal on your PFD and disengage the AP if needed.
New simmer here! i would really like a full tutorial for the a320! I still dont get the whole takeoff and approach stuff, with the waypoints etc. Subscribed and really looking forward to your videos
Sprite Gang sorry ive moved on from civillian planes and im wanting to be in the air force but i might be able to help still go on discord best bet for help i learnt how to fly on msfs through disc
Your voice is soothing. Made me forget all the broken things present in FS2020! My preferred aircraft in FS2020 is Kingair as everything works except for VNAV.
@320 Sim Pilot: Thank you for this video. Being more familiar with Boeing autopilots I was having the normal "Why is it doing that?" Reactions when attempting to fly this A320, and I'm glad to see that it's not just me. Adapting to a new system is difficult enough, and having it modeled inaccurately just leads to more confusion when attempting to do things by the book. With any luck this will be fixed, either by Asobo/Microsoft, or more likely, a group like the A32NX project. I look forward to similar videos like this, and hopefully your tutorials will be updated as the sim itself is updated.
I couldn't do some of this, because the accessibility settings have become so noob friendly by default. Man I have been pissed at how little manual control I have over the aircraft and other shit until now. Your tutorial got me there somehow, THANK YOU!
For the way point selection i don't get the yellow line like you on the navigation screen. And usually i don't get that many way point as you do. Thank for the tutorial 👌👊👍
Dude thank you so much! Now I need these type of videos for the 787 and 747. I definitely subscribed because I can already tell you're going to have some great content for MFS2020
Hilarious how frustrated you can get when you know the real thing. Thanks for the tutorial and still explaining the autopilot, even with its current flaws!
With the "climb mode" your explanation explains a lot.....I have moved up from Flightgear with over 6500 hours on a Boeing 777, so I have some knowledge, and everything that I've learned seemed to not work...but this confirms the A320 is broken! But thanks for your help in learning the A320 in MSFS 2020!
It must always be funny to be a real pilot of a large airliner who plays with even a somewhat realistic simulator when home because then they can try all the funny or interesting things they've thought of but could never risk in a real plane, for either safety or lawful reasons. Also video is great. Autopilot was explained nicely and my understanding of it has been greatly increased (like why my autopilot kept trying to take me somewhere I didn't originally want to go) and I now know exactly what I need to do to get what I want done done. I'm not a pilot at all but I have mostly figured out how to use the autopilot in the Dahar TBM 930 and obviously, it's much different than a A320's autopilot. I almost feel like I could fly a real A320 on autopilot lol
Thats true, for beginners its quite hard....actualy for me not a problem I have typ ratings on airbus technical side(not pilot) and we know a little more than the pilots about the planes but they are more familiar with flight plan stuff.
Very impressed matey i would be lost without your videos. I have spent days watching all of them. I wont even get the sim til August so am learning now. Thanks to you. Great simple explanation. Thanks again. Hope you make plenty more a320 tutorials i will be watching all of them repeatedly until i absorb it all. Amazing teacher you should be an instructor
@@320SimPilot thankyou am just waiting for it to come out on xbox because my pc broke. I will donate to the channel when payday arrives your help is invaluable. I havent flown sim since msfs2000. Having a few lessons in Cessna at Blackpool airport at the moment hope to have pilots licence myself one day if funds improve 😊
This is what i was searching for! I had no idea how to work with AP until i saw this video. Can you also make a tutorial how to make an ILS landing? I can't figure out how to use the Approach in the correct way.
DA40NX> 208B Caravan> TBM930> CJ4> A320neo. That only took 2 years! LOL! I discovered that using Little Navmap helped me. It's scary how automated these aircraft are. BTW, I did not like the Fenix or FlybyWire aircraft yet, likely because I still have a lot to learn. Thanks for your tutorials!
Very nice video Mr. Sim. That is cool you fly one of these in real life. Your video really helped me out with this. I can assure you that they have fixed some of the things you were pointing out being that it's been a few months that this has been out. Happy flying.
Thanks this has really helped, I was losing my mind with the Altitude selector knob, to the point where I actually lost control and crashed because I spent far too much time trying to figure it out after it got itself into a dizzy during a missed approach!
Thank you again for this fantastic rookie pilot tutorial. Even though a lot of the electronics don't read exactly as they should, the basics are all the same. Helped me no end. Please keep doing what you're doing.
Heres some video waypoints for you guys. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Flight Mode Announciators 5:14 Climbing 8:41 Turning 13:43 Direct to a Waypoint 17:40 Outro There you go! Let me know which ones I missed, I'll add it in
My 2nd flight was much more successful after this tutorial, even if I haven't quite got the hang of descending quite yet. Thanks a lot, would be nice to see timestamps in the future =D
Please continue these tutorials! I desperately need a tutorial on setting up a flight plan and how to know when to descent and how to capture ILS and slow the aircraft all the way to landing!
@@Killmouras I have looked for tutorials and the problem is that most are older from FSX, the way you do flight plans might be different or the tutorials have a lot of incorrect information from simmers that don't know a lot. Also, the tutorials only cover certain topics but it's difficult to piece together everything to know how to do a full flight, etc. People are going to making tutorials for this sim anyway. I'm just putting in a request
It's a bit relieving to know that the AP is misbehaving due to bugs and not just my own incompetence. Hoping these issues get ironed out soon. Thanks for these tutorials!
Microsoft needs to hire you for A320 development. Or at least some pilots! I’m new to it so I didn’t know the difference. But seeing your videos about everything that is NOT correct in this sim is kind of mind blowing lol.
Thank you so so much!!! I’m trying to prepare for high school, and I want to be a commercial pilot, and this video helped so much. I’m subbed now, your channel is amazing. Keep it up!
Glad to know I wasn't crazy when I thought the A320 AP was acting strange. Please do a video on the FMS as well. I have tons of questions because I think it has some serious errors as well.
Awesome video. As someone new to flight sims but seriously trying to improve, this was a great help. I would most certainly enjoy a video on setting that NAV computer up though, thing's a minefield. Nice one.
I think the reason it says thrust climb the whole time is because the throttle might be at thrust climb levels, if you pull it back a bit it might work how it's supposed to be. Need to try this myself.
Anyone else still confused why their autopilot isn't working? heading not working, speed not matching and it won't climb to correct altitude either despite all the settings being correct
I am 1 minute and 20 seconds into the video and I can already say thank you! what a nice and detailed explenation of everything. even down to the FMA's. Do you think you could do it for other planes aswell? At the moment YT is really missing some good tutorials on all the aircrafts in the sim.
Thanks for this, was just what I needed and as someone who is new to this, its great to see what it should be doing. Hopefully things will be tweaked over time. Can you do a video on approach/ILS?
From what I experienced, the managed altitude mode doesn't follow what's programmed into the MCDU. Am I doing something wrong, or is the functionality of managed altitude not working properly?
Wow that has been quick! Thank you a lot! You helped clarify lots of stuff! Well I know nothing about the real plane obviously but I felt something iffy was goin on with FS systems
It still blows my mind that they have modeled these complex systems as well as they have done. Particularly when it's just one aircraft of many in the sim. It can only get more accurate with patches and mods too.
Thanks for the information and especially all the info around the PFD, this will make life a lot easier. I hope they take your feedback onboard to improve the simulation too.
Hi. Thanks a million for these tutorials. They make life a lot better for me. Would you consider combining these onto a DID (s) and selling it. That way we could all choose a particular tutorial to refresh us and we'd have a permanent record of your great work. Thanks again and keep up the great work.
The setting Altitude and Vertical speed issue was something I dealt with last night during my Airbus flights... I kept setting my altitude and then the vertical speed, and then couldn't figure out why I wasn't climbing... Then I realized how it was bug and that I too had to set altitude first, then set the climb rate.. hope Microsoft has a fix for that soon.
The extreme climb rate on this thing has completely baffled me so far, glad to see that an actual Airbus pilot is getting the same thing. I thought I had some kind of wrong settings in the MCDU or something, but it seems like it's a bug. I hope they get around to fixing it, because it's annoying as hell to have to either babysit the autopilot by constantly selecting a reasonable V/S, or just accept a ridiculous and unrealistic rate of climb.
Your videos are amazing! Great content. Keep it coming. If you were able to do some in videos like this explaining some features for Navigation and such for other aircrafts that would be amazing. Great teacher!!!
Your frustrated voice is as soothing as your normal voice and much more pleasant than mine. Keep the videos coming it’s relaxing to know I am not going mad.
Video is fantastic for learning basics. You explain things in a way my average brain understands so I truly appreciate it. Maybe you could do a video on ILS flights/landings? Especially landings....
It would be great to get a new video on this topic as a lot has changed in the sim both with changes Asobo has made, as well as the FBW mod. In addition, while I normally find your videos extremely helpful, I feel I'm still in the dark about managed vs select mode and when you would use the different modes. Maybe I need to watch one of the end-to-end videos to understand what mode to use under what circumstances.
@@320SimPilot oh that's awesome thanks! I'm looking up some info before my first A320neo flight in MSFS and your videos are just what I was hoping to find. One note, when I went to your channel homepage I thought "I must have already watched this?" because the thumbnails have a pink bar on the bottom that looks very similar to the red bar showing the video has been played already
Based on this tutorial: I would absolutely love to see a navigation tutorial from you. Hopefully Microsoft will update and fix all the planes in an update to give them more features and have them behave more realistic. The game is great and lots of fun though. Just needs some polish as far as aircraft systems go.
as soon as you started talking i was like "this guy has the perfect Airline pilot required voice" and then you said you were an airbus pilot i knew, that this tutorial was what i needed to hear
This made my autopiloting feel much better. I was turning mad, because autopilot didn't do what I wanted.
Haha same, I was setting speed and altitude and nothing was happening. I was pulling all the knobs and switches haha.
Gardenman At some point, autopilot was mad about me, every button turns black at cockpit and also put two captains to cockpit. Hahaha. I have no idea which button(s) I pressed.
Same for me. But as I just learned from this video, there Autopilot is also implemented wrong in some aspects. So it doesn't surprise me that it confuses everyone. Also it works very differently from other airplanes
SAAME my autopilot was going full speed and i tried changing it but nothing was happening
The number of times ive cursed at the Ap in the a320!.
The sim is so good. You, a professional notice the changes from the real equipment, but can still use it in an almost normal operating way. I sure MSFS developers are looking at this and getting great feedback for the next update. Well done for sharing.
Exactly what ppl need for MSFS. Good job
Earth is flat and stationary. The fact that planes fly straight and level proves we live on a level plane. The truth is simple. Lies are complex. Education is indoctrination.
@@awkwardlycast5801 Are you okay today?
@@awkwardlycast5801 Oh what perspective can do to people XD
@@awkwardlycast5801 you got everyone trippin hahahah dumb people
@@awkwardlycast5801 your such an idiot lol
What I do to remember from push and pulling the knobs is if you pull, you “take” the control, and if you push it, you “give” the control to the automation.
Goddamn... You change my life
What a nice way to put it across. Thank you.
And there we have it, wisdoms.
Push it real good
would you contact asobo to tell them what points are not correctly programmed in the airbus? so they one day might have the chance to fix it after implementing other stuff they have on their list? if it wasn't too much of an effort for you, of course. but i think, if a qualified pilot with the concerning license tells them, what is NOT real(istic), it weighs more than complaints from other people.
would be very nice of you. and thank you for telling us, how to operate these things!!!
You think Microsoft wouldn’t have advisors that know exactly the issues with their planes? The game was released a week ago. Give them time to fix the small erros.
Cant complain much in this plane, after all this is a default plane.
@@TheWoody569 If that was the case they should have gotten it right the first go around. The Alpha has been out forever.
@@geolocate maybe they are just giving room for the 3rd party guys to step in and make their own A320 etc. PMDG or Aerosoft
@@geolocate it wasn't meant to be released till September, but they were getting alot of pressure to do it sooner. My guess is they didn't have time to finish any of the airliners within the time frame and focused on the smaller aircraft since they're all modelled very well.
Next patch I'd imagined the airliners will be completed
I really hope Microsoft comes across feedback like this to improve upon the a320neo, would be really nice to see those improvements. Thanks for the video, it was really helpfull!
You are very welcome!
@Quinzerrak Ask reddit i doubt he'll see this
@Quinzerrak did u found a solution cuz its same on mine
@@NoName-py5xs if you haven't found a solution, middle mouse click the heading and/or altitude selector to cycle it from NAV/HDG and CLIMB/VS
AP works well, hope they fine tune ATC, I just flew to Brussels and they kept me at 16000ft until finals!!!
had the same problem man. Just request decrease in crz altitude and they usually oblige.
I'm having the opposite problem, while flying my descent ATC keeps telling me to expedite to about 500 feet above ground (lower than the cliffs around me). So all I can hear for about 15 minutes of descent is that same dude yelling at me to expedite.
@@GunMaster6542 same trick man. Request a crz alt increase. I did a Milan to Copenhagen tday and had a crz alt of Fl280. The Atc told me to descend and maintain 11000 which put me uncomfortably close to the mountains in bad weather, hemce i requested an increase and flew the rest at the new crz alt.
Exactly this!! Also, it doesn't seem to me like I can get from CRZ phase to DES phase even though I actively start to descend. Can someone tell if I am doing anything wrong?
@@nikolasr7325 As far as I know, to trigger DES you need to not only change your altitude (that could be a simple case where ATC asked you to fly 1000 feet lower), but also reduce your speed. Have a look at the CRZ and DES phases on the FMC, both pages should have a suggested speed.
Amazing video ! Thank you so much ! Could you please make a deatailed video just like this on how to conduct an ILS approach and how to use the FMS on the 320?
I second this!
This A320 is not yet properly modeled. I constantly get overspeed warning in cruise speed in fully managed mode with autothrust on.
On the other hand open descent is not correct implemented and sometimes planes refuse to descent.
Many glitches has to be fixed on future updates.
i do too but then i noticed my TRUE AIR SPEED (TAS was in the 480knots range) despite my display reading 320 or what ever...
sovereignBOOM That’s to be expected if you’re at high altitudes and the air going into your pitot tube (air speed sensor) is thinner than in the ground.
Konstantinos The a320 is fine as a default I suppose. It's very unrealistic.though. I'm cruising at 35000ft with a heavy load and N1 is at 62%. But I've been spoilt by the Toliss etc.
@@DrewHamilton thats my point...im responding to the first guy
Same problem here. Autopilot refusing to decent to selected altitude even in full managed mode. Sometimes keeps on climbing way past the selected altitude. Vertical speed not under control - crazy descent and climb rates. Trouble with VS. Auto throttle button got stuck and could not disengage. looks like Microsoft has put all efforts in graphics only and has ignored these basics. After spending good amount of money on PC upgrade to run this simulator- certainly disappointed.
I think this is the best growing TH-cam Channel related to flight Sim right now. So happy to found it early
I love the a320 it's so much easier to learn than other airliners I think for amateur simmers.
A warm hello from New Zealand. These videos are invaluable! Especially coming from a real Airbus pilot. You just earned yourself a subscriber 👍 I wish Microsoft did a better job of modeling the A320.
Agree - top notch video! Also from NZ. Just installed a livery pack - Koru on the stabalizer is inverted - still looks great flying in the only black A320.
I feel a sense of relief to hear an expert talk so confidently about his job, especially one involving other people's lives. Phew 😂
Also, what a calming voice. I can imagine myself on my way to somewhere exotic already... 🌴
I agree!
I'm coming from the simpler CJ4 Working Title/ Citation Autopilot. One of the things I can see here, the whole pull = selected/ push = managed mode is certainly an eye opener! Great tutorial, Sir. Thx
This is excellent. I've been trying to get to grips with the A320 in MSFS and I learned so much. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
@@320SimPilot Approaches are my biggest challenge right now. Specifically the behaviour of the FMS when selecting STARs and autopilot when on finals. I'm sure you're already planning a video on those so looking forward to it and keep up the good work!
Just found this channel. These tutorials are just what I’ve been looking for as a noob to flight simming. Thank you for the very clear and easy to understand instructions. This is going to take my enjoyment to the next level. Now subbed 🙂
Brilliant! Thank you! Hope there is more to come soon. I’m struggling with getting the G/S active in the airbus FS2020. Maybe one of your knowledgable tutorials could help with some ILS approachs :) Probably missing something in the MCDU
Hey, not sure if you know how IAC charts work, but if you do, set the a320 to the minimum altitude at the first waypoint of the ILS procedure (would be 1500 feet for this example encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSHM3prXSfoE5CO1QY9V-VVmLIm3DQb5VglDA&usqp=CAU) and when you fly over it, you'll be at the perfect place to engage the approach mode and capture the glideslope.
Now, to activate the approach mode on this game, first go to your radio panel, select NAV (you need to open the cover on top of the button first) and then select ILS (it's a few inches to the right of NAV). If you have the FMC set to execute that procedure, the ILS frequency should appear on your radio. After that just engage ILS and the APPR mode on the panel and the autopilot will change from following the flight plan to following the glideslope.
Keep in mind that the ILS approaches on MSFS are... well, quite a bit wrong. I usually fly the same route and a few times the aircraft will stay off-center with the runway and won't correct it. So keep an eye on the localizer signal on your PFD and disengage the AP if needed.
Thank you Rafael! Think this will sort it out. Will try later today
New simmer here! i would really like a full tutorial for the a320! I still dont get the whole takeoff and approach stuff, with the waypoints etc. Subscribed and really looking forward to your videos
I can help
@@cocoabean5917 great can u explain how to know your heading for autopilot
Sprite Gang sorry ive moved on from civillian planes and im wanting to be in the air force but i might be able to help still go on discord best bet for help i learnt how to fly on msfs through disc
@@cocoabean5917 whats ur discord bro thanks
Sprite Gang ill tell you in a bit i dont really remember a320 but if you ever get into DCS f16 hook me up ill help
Your voice is soothing. Made me forget all the broken things present in FS2020! My preferred aircraft in FS2020 is Kingair as everything works except for VNAV.
@320 Sim Pilot: Thank you for this video. Being more familiar with Boeing autopilots I was having the normal "Why is it doing that?" Reactions when attempting to fly this A320, and I'm glad to see that it's not just me. Adapting to a new system is difficult enough, and having it modeled inaccurately just leads to more confusion when attempting to do things by the book. With any luck this will be fixed, either by Asobo/Microsoft, or more likely, a group like the A32NX project. I look forward to similar videos like this, and hopefully your tutorials will be updated as the sim itself is updated.
I couldn't do some of this, because the accessibility settings have become so noob friendly by default. Man I have been pissed at how little manual control I have over the aircraft and other shit until now. Your tutorial got me there somehow, THANK YOU!
Thank you for explaining and sharing the secrets of handling an Airbus in a basic way.
For the way point selection i don't get the yellow line like you on the navigation screen. And usually i don't get that many way point as you do. Thank for the tutorial 👌👊👍
Thank you so much for making this video. Has had some issues with the 320 AP earlier, but now it's smooth cruising above the clouds.
Dude thank you so much! Now I need these type of videos for the 787 and 747. I definitely subscribed because I can already tell you're going to have some great content for MFS2020
Hilarious how frustrated you can get when you know the real thing.
Thanks for the tutorial and still explaining the autopilot, even with its current flaws!
With the "climb mode" your explanation explains a lot.....I have moved up from Flightgear with over 6500 hours on a Boeing 777, so I have some knowledge, and everything that I've learned seemed to not work...but this confirms the A320 is broken! But thanks for your help in learning the A320 in MSFS 2020!
It must always be funny to be a real pilot of a large airliner who plays with even a somewhat realistic simulator when home because then they can try all the funny or interesting things they've thought of but could never risk in a real plane, for either safety or lawful reasons.
Also video is great. Autopilot was explained nicely and my understanding of it has been greatly increased (like why my autopilot kept trying to take me somewhere I didn't originally want to go) and I now know exactly what I need to do to get what I want done done. I'm not a pilot at all but I have mostly figured out how to use the autopilot in the Dahar TBM 930 and obviously, it's much different than a A320's autopilot. I almost feel like I could fly a real A320 on autopilot lol
PLEASE do a video of the MCDU. It's so difficult to figure out!
Thats true, for beginners its quite hard....actualy for me not a problem I have typ ratings on airbus technical side(not pilot) and we know a little more than the pilots about the planes but they are more familiar with flight plan stuff.
Very impressed matey i would be lost without your videos. I have spent days watching all of them. I wont even get the sim til August so am learning now. Thanks to you. Great simple explanation. Thanks again. Hope you make plenty more a320 tutorials i will be watching all of them repeatedly until i absorb it all. Amazing teacher you should be an instructor
I have subscribed to you btw
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the sim when you get it, plenty more videos to come on the channel!
@@320SimPilot thankyou am just waiting for it to come out on xbox because my pc broke. I will donate to the channel when payday arrives your help is invaluable. I havent flown sim since msfs2000. Having a few lessons in Cessna at Blackpool airport at the moment hope to have pilots licence myself one day if funds improve 😊
This is what i was searching for! I had no idea how to work with AP until i saw this video. Can you also make a tutorial how to make an ILS landing? I can't figure out how to use the Approach in the correct way.
Thx for your reply and the suggestion. I will certainly have a look.
I don't have these up and down arrows anymore... Why?
Nice - was looking for this somewhere.
Glad to hear you're going to be making full setup videos in the future.
DA40NX> 208B Caravan> TBM930> CJ4> A320neo. That only took 2 years! LOL! I discovered that using Little Navmap helped me. It's scary how automated these aircraft are. BTW, I did not like the Fenix or FlybyWire aircraft yet, likely because I still have a lot to learn. Thanks for your tutorials!
Very nice video Mr. Sim. That is cool you fly one of these in real life. Your video really helped me out with this. I can assure you that they have fixed some of the things you were pointing out being that it's been a few months that this has been out. Happy flying.
Thanks this has really helped, I was losing my mind with the Altitude selector knob, to the point where I actually lost control and crashed because I spent far too much time trying to figure it out after it got itself into a dizzy during a missed approach!
THANKS. This is the perfect kind of video to watch if playing FS for the very first time.
really appreciate learning from a captain. excellent tutorial
Fantastic video! Would love to see more videos on using the MCDU (that thing baffles me) and setting the aircraft up. :)
Thanks Gary! I'll look at doing that soon!
I've struggled with this for a while but I get it now thanks to this video! Thanks!
Thank you again for this fantastic rookie pilot tutorial. Even though a lot of the electronics don't read exactly as they should, the basics are all the same. Helped me no end. Please keep doing what you're doing.
Amazing video, lad. You covered everything needed to know (at least in my perspective), love it! I subbed!
its awesome that more people are learning to fly in this game! id say im pretty medeocre since ive been flying for a few months now.
I hope these videos can help you get more comfortable flying in the sim!
I love this. There's no doubt from hearing your voice that you are a real pilot!
Heres some video waypoints for you guys.
0:00 Intro
1:00 Flight Mode Announciators
5:14 Climbing
8:41 Turning
13:43 Direct to a Waypoint
17:40 Outro
There you go! Let me know which ones I missed, I'll add it in
My 2nd flight was much more successful after this tutorial, even if I haven't quite got the hang of descending quite yet. Thanks a lot, would be nice to see timestamps in the future =D
Sensational video my friend! Greatly useful for beginners.
Please continue these tutorials! I desperately need a tutorial on setting up a flight plan and how to know when to descent and how to capture ILS and slow the aircraft all the way to landing!
There are 850789406547 tutorials about everything you need to fly. Just look for them.
@@Killmouras I have looked for tutorials and the problem is that most are older from FSX, the way you do flight plans might be different or the tutorials have a lot of incorrect information from simmers that don't know a lot. Also, the tutorials only cover certain topics but it's difficult to piece together everything to know how to do a full flight, etc. People are going to making tutorials for this sim anyway. I'm just putting in a request
It's a bit relieving to know that the AP is misbehaving due to bugs and not just my own incompetence. Hoping these issues get ironed out soon. Thanks for these tutorials!
Thanks for these good videos. Microsoft and Asobo should see them. 👍
Microsoft needs to hire you for A320 development. Or at least some pilots! I’m new to it so I didn’t know the difference. But seeing your videos about everything that is NOT correct in this sim is kind of mind blowing lol.
Thank you so so much!!! I’m trying to prepare for high school, and I want to be a commercial pilot, and this video helped so much. I’m subbed now, your channel is amazing. Keep it up!
A video about the A320neo from cold and dark to ready for taxi with covering programming the MCDU would be awesome!
Noted!
@@320SimPilot Woah, this was pretty quick with MCDU video 😀 Thank you!
Yes, please do a detailed video on the MCDU, and if possible your picks for most authentic controls; rudder pedals, yoke, etc?!
Glad to know I wasn't crazy when I thought the A320 AP was acting strange. Please do a video on the FMS as well. I have tons of questions because I think it has some serious errors as well.
Awesome video. As someone new to flight sims but seriously trying to improve, this was a great help. I would most certainly enjoy a video on setting that NAV computer up though, thing's a minefield. Nice one.
I think the reason it says thrust climb the whole time is because the throttle might be at thrust climb levels, if you pull it back a bit it might work how it's supposed to be. Need to try this myself.
Brilliant video, very informative and easy to understand. Thanks!
You are very welcome!
Thank you. I’ve been looking for a clear video and that explains it well for while.
Thank You! Exactly what I needed. Can you do a video on the MCDU in Flight Sim? Got the basics down but would like to know how to properly set it up.
Just got the game and I’m already addicted!
You need a counselor?
Anyone else still confused why their autopilot isn't working? heading not working, speed not matching and it won't climb to correct altitude either despite all the settings being correct
Your channel really seems to be blowing up 320! I am proud to be one of your early supporters! keep it going man. The content is amazing!
Thx for the explanation u really help me to my first flight with the a320 neo
Welp, this should help a lot on my airbus landing challenges. Been fighting with the autothrottle a lot.
I am 1 minute and 20 seconds into the video and I can already say thank you! what a nice and detailed explenation of everything. even down to the FMA's. Do you think you could do it for other planes aswell? At the moment YT is really missing some good tutorials on all the aircrafts in the sim.
Glad it was helpful! I will see if I can but of course there are more experienced pilots out there that can hopefully help with those other aircraft!
FYI: If you’re on controller set your dead zone to 10% or higher or the autopilot won’t work.
Woow maybe thats my problem lol
I tried to do everything and my plane refuses to turn using autopilot, using NAV or HDG.
As a total noob, I thought PFD stood for personal flotation device.
Thanks for this, was just what I needed and as someone who is new to this, its great to see what it should be doing. Hopefully things will be tweaked over time. Can you do a video on approach/ILS?
Hi 320 Sim Pilot, thanks very much for the brilliant in depth tutorial you give us. I'm learning a lot. Thanks
my friend's say i can't become a pilot but you make my day better
From what I experienced, the managed altitude mode doesn't follow what's programmed into the MCDU. Am I doing something wrong, or is the functionality of managed altitude not working properly?
Wow that has been quick! Thank you a lot! You helped clarify lots of stuff! Well I know nothing about the real plane obviously but I felt something iffy was goin on with FS systems
It still blows my mind that they have modeled these complex systems as well as they have done. Particularly when it's just one aircraft of many in the sim. It can only get more accurate with patches and mods too.
Thanks for the information and especially all the info around the PFD, this will make life a lot easier. I hope they take your feedback onboard to improve the simulation too.
These videos are great! Clear, and simple to follow. Really hope you create one that explains the MCDU as that still confuses me!
Hi. Thanks a million for these tutorials. They make life a lot better for me. Would you consider combining these onto a DID (s) and selling it. That way we could all choose a particular tutorial to refresh us and we'd have a permanent record of your great work. Thanks again and keep up the great work.
I don't seem to get the up and down arrows on my mouse pointer..... do I need a mouse with more buttons?
The setting Altitude and Vertical speed issue was something I dealt with last night during my Airbus flights... I kept setting my altitude and then the vertical speed, and then couldn't figure out why I wasn't climbing... Then I realized how it was bug and that I too had to set altitude first, then set the climb rate.. hope Microsoft has a fix for that soon.
The extreme climb rate on this thing has completely baffled me so far, glad to see that an actual Airbus pilot is getting the same thing. I thought I had some kind of wrong settings in the MCDU or something, but it seems like it's a bug. I hope they get around to fixing it, because it's annoying as hell to have to either babysit the autopilot by constantly selecting a reasonable V/S, or just accept a ridiculous and unrealistic rate of climb.
Why cant I put the buttons up and down? I can only change the speed and highs but not select it there opens a menu for me can someone help pls
Your videos are amazing! Great content. Keep it coming. If you were able to do some in videos like this explaining some features for Navigation and such for other aircrafts that would be amazing. Great teacher!!!
Excellent video! Very nice! I hope you will make more videos! Great job!
Really can't thank you enough for these videos, keep it up these are GOLD!
Your frustrated voice is as soothing as your normal voice and much more pleasant than mine. Keep the videos coming it’s relaxing to know I am not going mad.
My autopilot still doesn’t manage to get into nav mode do you have any explanation/tips?
This is a quality tutorial! Thanks a lot ;)
I hope they will use all this feedback from real professionnals and improve these systems
I feel much better knowing an actual pilot confirms the VS didnt make sense. I feel validated!
Video is fantastic for learning basics. You explain things in a way my average brain understands so I truly appreciate it. Maybe you could do a video on ILS flights/landings? Especially landings....
It would be really nice, if you could do a video on how to use the ILS properly and also how to land correctly in general ^^ Thank's a lot!
It would be great to get a new video on this topic as a lot has changed in the sim both with changes Asobo has made, as well as the FBW mod. In addition, while I normally find your videos extremely helpful, I feel I'm still in the dark about managed vs select mode and when you would use the different modes. Maybe I need to watch one of the end-to-end videos to understand what mode to use under what circumstances.
Hi from Alberta, great video although I’m going to have to watch it a few times to let it sink in.
Glad I found your channel.
Thank you.. Appreciate if you could make tutorial for another aircraft as well.. Cessna citation, kings air, etc..
Ok. You are actually simulating your job on your free time? I would never play a car washing game in my free time haha. Good video
I missed how you engaged ALT*. Great videos BTW. I have high hopes for the FBW MOD. Keep the videos coming. Thanks.
This was great. Really hoping for a video on ILS approaches after this
Just uploaded, I hope it helps!
@@320SimPilot oh that's awesome thanks! I'm looking up some info before my first A320neo flight in MSFS and your videos are just what I was hoping to find. One note, when I went to your channel homepage I thought "I must have already watched this?" because the thumbnails have a pink bar on the bottom that looks very similar to the red bar showing the video has been played already
Based on this tutorial: I would absolutely love to see a navigation tutorial from you. Hopefully Microsoft will update and fix all the planes in an update to give them more features and have them behave more realistic. The game is great and lots of fun though. Just needs some polish as far as aircraft systems go.