I would like to get an Airbus A320 to add to my fleet in FSX. So far I've looked at the Project Airbus + Ken Mitchell panel, the Wilco version, and the Just Flight F-Lite version.PA / Ken Mitchell version:Pro - freeCon - not sure how realistic the panel / FMC are (or whatever Airbus calls the FMC)Wilco versionTo be honest, I don't know much about this version.Just Flight F-LiteI believe this has a reasonable model of the panel / FMC. The exterior looks OK to me, how accurate is it?I'm currently leaning towards the Just Flight version, as it sounds like it's not too intensive, but has enough systems modelling to keep me, a system novice, going for a while. So, I'd love to hear opinions on the different options, especially the quality of the visual model, and the quality / depth of the systems, panel, FMC etc.Thanks,Dave,

Obvious someone will say it, so here it is: Aerosoft a320. For me, the best.

I would like to get an Airbus A320 to add to my fleet in FSX. So far I've looked at the Project Airbus + Ken Mitchell panel, the Wilco version, and the Just Flight F-Lite version.PA / Ken Mitchell version:Pro - freeCon - not sure how realistic the panel / FMC are (or whatever Airbus calls the FMC)Wilco versionTo be honest, I don't know much about this version.Just Flight F-LiteI believe this has a reasonable model of the panel / FMC. The exterior looks OK to me, how accurate is it?I'm currently leaning towards the Just Flight version, as it sounds like it's not too intensive, but has enough systems modelling to keep me, a system novice, going for a while. So, I'd love to hear opinions on the different options, especially the quality of the visual model, and the quality / depth of the systems, panel, FMC etc.Thanks,Dave,

If I were you I'd wait for the flightsimlabs version.

There are no good Airbus for FSX. Aerosoft is visually a bit better version of default Airbus. Wilco sux with all its bugs. FSL is coming with its version. Should be good. I suggest you wait out and see.

After all the fixes, the Aerosoft Airbus is very nice but it does not offer a highly complex systems simulation. It is however, more complex than the default.

if you can wait, fsl would be good. if you don't want to wait, i suggest aerosoft airbus x.aerosoft airbus is betwwen default/justflight lite airbus and wilco as complexity. but sounds, graphics are very very succesfull imho.

You could always use the default A321 with VasFMC until FSLabs release their high fidelity simulation. Its free. Or possibly Project Airbus + vasFMC

Thanks for the replies so far.I hadn't come across vasFMC before, so I just had a quick look, and it looks very promising. It seems to be pretty much what I'm after (i.e. offering the FMC and autopilot without having to worry about all the more advanced systems), and it appears to be tuned to work with the Project Airbus planes... Interesting...I'll keep an eye on the FSL version as it develops as well.Regards,Dave.

Aerosoft Airbus... I think the others above are a little harsh, its actually a very nice plane, maybe needs another patch or two to be 100% perfect, but if your a systems novice like you indicated its perfect, sure some says its lacking in things however it was designed this way from the beginning...to be 'lite'...to be a aircraft you can hop in and within 15 minutes you can be flyingSounds and visual are top notch 10/10However I think its overpriced by about 20 dollars still, it should be priced ..more around $30Its a big cut above some of the crud released from some other 'reputable' places recently

Unless you want to wait for the FSL one, the Wilco Airbus collections are your best bet for a simulated Airbus when you want realism. There are other prettier models, but the essence of an Airbus is not how it looks, but how it flies and the systems which make it work in the way it does, and the Wilco one makes the best stab at those avionics. Pretty much everything else out there is just a lookalike, including Aerosoft's new one and Just Flight's new one. Nothing wrong with that if you just want the looks of course.If you do go with a simplified version, then the Aerosoft one is the nicer, more detailed model, but Just Flight one is still not bad, and cheaper by a long way.Al

IMHO, stay away from the Aerosoft Airbus. There is an issue where random people cannot get the throttle to move...such as me...no matter what we try, hardware throttles are not being recognized properly. There are five pages of people complaining about this problem and it has yet to be resolved. So far there are many of us for whom the aircraft is unflyable (as in it doesn't fly without thrust).Also, the fact that even if this is a "lite" simulation that there are no SID and STARS is bad enough but the fact that you can't even select a RUNWAY! So now, runways are too complex :( ? And the weird modeling rationale. Wing flex is not included because according to Aerosoft it is not worth the frame rate hit...but yet, a accurately modeled fold out table and animated cockpit jumpseat is worth the frame rate hit? The 3D model is spectacular however if that's all you are interested in. The Aerosoft A320 reminds me a lot of my ex-wife. Blonde, big b**bs, stunningly beautiful but as dumb as a box of rocks and about as useful as a submarine with a screen door.Now, I purchased the Aerosoft A320 in desperation after the Wilco A320. I remember with The LDS team invented the Pilot In Command trademark in reference to their groundbreaking 767 PIC. Wilco has since proceded to destroy the PIC name. My last flight was lightly loaded and the A320 rocketed to FL 320 at 7500 FPM at FLEX 60c! Then I walked out of the room and came back to find the Airbus doing loops after deciding to stop following the flight plan somewhere above Buffalo, New York. I eventually arrived at KIAD and landed sideways on Runway 19L. I promply uninstalled it...Mind you I have no issues with the PMDG 747, LDS 767, QW 757 or any other addon. It's like the Airbus is cursed. Not to mention the other choices of the geniuses at Airsimmer who promised the most accurate rendition of Airbus in the world but delivered the most accurate rendition of a nuclear bomb detonation.So, your milage may vary, just my experiences so far. Good luck and God speed. At this point if you want an A320 for FSX you'd probably be able to whittle a real one out of wood long before anyone delivers one worth buying :(

If there's any excellent A320 payware that I've been thinking of...that would be the JF A320 Jetliner! Although some may think this is one mere improvement over the default A321, it isn't! The FMC, although simplified, is very well completed and easy to use. Only issue would be FBW, but I feel that the plane lands more intuitively and being responsive rather than being slow to respond. Of course, if you feel that there's that "Default Touch" on the VC, you can always swap out the gauges for the ones from a more realistic aircraft/panel, but I like it just the way it is! Dave.

I like the Aerosoft 320. However what Mike T said is true, there's lots of people who can't get the throttle working. My throttles worked right out of the box, even without the suggested procedure. It's a lite plane, except it does try to do the FBW. Not perfectly, but it does it. As in you have to work with it a little bit to get it's pitch to stick. The price is a little questionable but I was desperate. :)