the problem happens when the Course is near the 0 or 360, rounding problems

 

Hello Joshua! This is good to know. In my case:

 

... while flying the tutorial flight after installing version 1.02c.

 

I pressed LOC button when I saw that localizer had come alive and had moved 2 "steps" from right to left. All was fine until I pressed the approach button, before LOC mode was locked. This sent me heading the wrong way.

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Mode LOC* was annunciated when I pressed the approach button. I didn't wait for a lock and LOC mode to be annunciated.

 

I looked at the LOWW charts and I think I was somewhere between WW673 and WW672 when I pressed to approach button. This means that my heading might have been something between 120-150 (roughly). I just have to do another test and report back on the support forum if it happens again.

Bought it yesterday and did an hour flight. I had a huge problem with the direct to waypoint feature of the FMGC. LNAV also was going "crazy" from time to time. From what I thought, when you activate direct-to waypoint the aircraft is supposed to immediately turn towards the waypoint you entered unless you choose the abeam wpt option... but it did not work that way.

I also had few issues with the V/S.

I'm not an expert when it comes to flying buses, but I would guess that the LOC button would not be needed for ILS approaches. It would only really be needed for localizer approaches and when ATC have cleared you to intercept the localizer, but not yet cleared you to descend via the glideslope (this would be a very unusual situation tho). But I cannot say for sure, since I'm not an expert. It would be nice if somebody with a type rating, or even just somebody very knowledgable would comment on this point

 

I'm no "bus driver" but am instrument rated in a GA single (ASEL). When making an instrument approach using an ILS, what you need to watch is "false glideslopes". These are an artifact of the glidescope radio beam and reflections from the ground, and if captured can cause the aircraft to descend prematurely, thereby placing the aircraft under the true glidescope- not good. To avoid this, the technique used is to use LOC only while capturing and flying the localizer, then switch to APP when you are close to the glideslope intercept point on the approach (marked on the approach plate). Note the false glideslopes do not appear in FSX, so it may be a mute point, but if trying to emulate RW procedures you would need to consider this.

 

Thanks, Bruce.

 

Well I've given up on this plane until Aerosoft gets it fixed. Just too many things in there that aren't working as they should - results seem to vary on an airport by airport basis, which is even more peculiar. I'm not buying this argument about it being a poor man's PMDG either. If I choose to buy a Mini rather than a Rolls Royce it still should reach the same destination in a seamless, albeit less comfortable way, shouldn't it!

 

The cynic in me suggests that the release had more to do with catching the lucrative pre-Christmas market than being absolutely fit for purpose. Surely they must have known about the localizer issues!

 

That said, when everything has been completely ironed out, it should be excellent.

 

Meantime, it's back to the ever reliable NGX, which actually makes me wonder why I bothered with the Airbus in the first place, other than it being a great option for a quick flight when time is limited, when it behaves itself.

 

Well it's only fair to report back that the AXE is now behaving itself an awful lot better for me, especially with the two latest hotfixes.

 

Not the complete experience that is the NGX, but a great option for a quick flight when time is limited.

 

Now that it's pretty much fit for purpose, the design goal is a lot clearer to me and I'm sure this will be regularly run in my fleet for years to come.

Well it's only fair to report back that the AXE is now behaving itself an awful lot better for me, especially with the two latest hotfixes.

 

Not the complete experience that is the NGX, but a great option for a quick flight when time is limited.

 

Now that it's pretty much fit for purpose, the design goal is a lot clearer to me and I'm sure this will be regularly run in my fleet for years to come.

 

I have totally enjoyed this product- to the MAX. However, I had to learn how to fly this aircraft correctly. I had to remind myself this is not a Boeing a/c. And , no it is not "NGX", so when I had a question or needed support I went to Aerosoft's Support Forum. Those guys are so supportive that I have no complaints...Not even one! And I am totally enjoying this a/c. I have to say that it is one of the very few a/c I have admired so much, including I-Fly 737, VRS F/A-18, and PMDG 737, and MD-11. I am now waiting on FSL Airbus; which I hope they also go with the big guys... A-330, A-340-600.

I have totally enjoyed this product- to the MAX. However, I had to learn how to fly this aircraft correctly. I had to remind myself this is not a Boeing a/c. And , no it is not "NGX", so when I had a question or needed support I went to Aerosoft's Support Forum. Those guys are so supportive that I have no complaints...Not even one! And I am totally enjoying this a/c. I have to say that it is one of the very few a/c I have admired so much, including I-Fly 737, VRS F/A-18, and PMDG 737, and MD-11. I am now waiting on FSL Airbus; which I hope they also go with the big guys... A-330, A-340-600.

 

For me it's a great plane also, but there were far, far too many bugs to really enjoy it at first. The last two hotfixes seem to have really changed it for the better and I now seem to be reliably flying between my favorite airports without any problems. I know the Aerosoft support is great, but really I had nothing to say to them as I knew the bugs were being corrected, so it was a matter of shelving it and waiting for improvements. Thankfully, after about a month of owning it from release day, it's finally passed muster. Just a shame that I had to spend the holidays getting so frustrated with it. In the end money well spent, but I'm still not impressed that Aerosoft released it in the state it was in.

Stunning how your experience is so good while mine is the opposite. I will give the latest release a chance.

I think that we, the customers, played a small part in this product being released ahead of time. After the original (September) release date was missed, the "are we there yet" posts filled the Aerosoft forum. Can't even remember how may of these post were made. It was a lot!

 

Aerosoft wasn't willing to release the product in it's "raw" state, but customers were insisting that we could live with bugs as long as service packs are planned to be released frequently. Well here we are. Product released and fixes are rolling. I think that within a month or two, we should be getting close the the product that Aerosoft might have wanted to release in the first place.

I remember that the NGX had a lot of bugs in it's initial release as well, and many of them got squashed through hotfixes, just like the AXE. I don't think peer pressure from it's potential customers is what made Aerosoft release it perhaps a tiny bit too early tho, I think christmas was the reason

Any of you had time to try the "beta-hotfix"?

With 002 my Airbus didn't want to descend and behaved erratic when i forced it down through open descent. For now i had to remove the hotfixes.

With 002 my Airbus didn't want to descend and behaved erratic when i forced it down through open descent. For now i had to remove the hotfixes.

 

Now 003 is available. Maybe you can try that.

Seems this plane is turning for the better. Might purchase it sometime in the coming weeks and see how it behaves for me. thanks for the feedback so far guys!

With 002 my Airbus didn't want to descend and behaved erratic when i forced it down through open descent. For now i had to remove the hotfixes.

 

Have you had the opportunity to contact Aerosoft support team for support? I would also recommend that you full uninstall and then a clean reinstall of this a/c.

I personally love it so far!! GREAT on FPS!