Seriously now, what's with the Airliners?

[DarkMantle 24]

How is it still possible that not one of them is flyable.  Zero elevator authority on both the 87 and the 320, and I've downloaded every one of the 320 mods and there is no elevator control.  The 747 is marginally flyable but those other two are junk.  To think some of us spent the extra to get those and they can't be flown.

[alexcolka 183]

Don't know what is going on but i'm with you. I'm just using the GA planes for now.

[wthomas33065 994]

Funny how there are some on this forum that are flying A320 just fine.  Perhaps your definition of "unflyable" is different than theirs.

[DarkMantle 24]

1 minute ago, wthomas33065 said:

Funny how there are some on this forum that are flying A320 just fine.  Perhaps your definition of "unflyable" is different than theirs.

Perhaps.  My definition is defined as smacking into the ground because the elevator does not move...at all.  Every single other plane, including the two Bizz jets are fine

[JBDB-MD80 1,473]

Also you did not pay extra for the A320

11 minutes ago, DarkMantle said:

  To think some of us spent the extra to get those and they can't be flown.

 

[Los 416]

6 minutes ago, wthomas33065 said:

Funny how there are some on this forum that are flying A320 just fine.  Perhaps your definition of "unflyable" is different than theirs.

And both examples cited are fly-by-wire machines... makes me wonder if the OP knows how to fly these systems.

Its point and let go... keep making inputs and the computer keeps trying to match the input... just a little tip!

Edited October 16, 2020 by Cmcollazo71

[leprechaunlive 1,852]

I see many other users of the moded A320 really happy and clocking may hours on it... So, how do they do it!? Its wizardry! 

[wthomas33065 994]

1 minute ago, DarkMantle said:

Perhaps.  My definition is defined as smacking into the ground because the elevator does not move...at all.  Every single other plane, including the two Bizz jets are fine

I seem to remember when an Air France pilot accused the A320 of doing the same thing during an airshow and it was found out that he had inadvertently entered landing mode.  

I went to You Tube and looked up tutorials on how to fly the A320 and did a 3 hour flight from FLL to  BDL and it worked like a champ.

Perhaps you need some additional training.  The A320 is not perfect and there are definite issues with it, but unflyable it is not.  

[FlyingInACessna 656]

19 minutes ago, wthomas33065 said:

Perhaps you need some additional training. 

I've had some issues with elevator authority on landing as well, along with a random roll to the left over the threshold. What "additional training" can fix that? How come the airplane doesn't flare when you lightly pull back on the stick, but if you pull back aggressively the nose shoots up?

[langly 129]

Perhaps the plane is just trash.

[leprechaunlive 1,852]

2 minutes ago, FlyingInACessna said:

I've had some issues with elevator authority on landing as well, along with a random roll to the left over the threshold. What "additional training" can fix that? How come the airplane doesn't flare when you lightly pull back on the stick, but if you pull back aggressively the nose shoots up?

Have you tried tweaking sensitivity of X and Y axis?

[wthomas33065 994]

2 minutes ago, FlyingInACessna said:

I've had some issues with elevator authority on landing as well, along with a random roll to the left over the threshold. What "additional training" can fix that? How come the airplane doesn't flare when you lightly pull back on the stick, but if you pull back aggressively the nose shoots up?

I'll let an actual A320 pilot address those as I have no real world experience flying the A320.  But I was able to successfully complete multiple flights in the sim, which by definition makes them "flyable". 

[FlyingInACessna 656]

1 minute ago, wthomas33065 said:

I'll let an actual A320 pilot address those as I have no real world experience flying the A320.  But I was able to successfully complete multiple flights in the sim, which by definition makes them "flyable". 

I didn't mean to imply that it isn't flyable. I was just asking for what I can do to make my landings "work" like they do in the 737 in X-Plane & every other airplane in the sim. It's the FBW airplanes that I can't seem to land properly.

3 minutes ago, leprechaunlive said:

Have you tried tweaking sensitivity of X and Y axis?

Yep, and my settings are fine. Haven't had any issues with sensitivity on any other airplanes, and generally when I'm not landing, they're fine on the A320 too.

[chapstick 2,757]

Honestly, I'm genuinely impressed by anyone who has the patience to use any of the aircraft that are more complex than the C152. 

[DarkMantle 24]

38 minutes ago, Cmcollazo71 said:

And both examples cited are fly-by-wire machines... makes me wonder if the OP knows how to fly these systems.

Its point and let go... keep making inputs and the computer keeps trying to match the input... just a little tip!

I'm quite familiar with them.  I fix them.  That aside something is amiss.  I did go a recalibrate my Honeycomb Alpha from scratch and it's made quite a bit of difference.  It's still not perfect but better.  Strange thing is, there was nothing wrong with the other Aircraft so maybe the programing on the 320 is such that if the controller is off just enough, then the problem gets amplified.  But who knows...