Changing runway while on approach

[hvw 418]

As in the changelog for the latest update, one should be able to change a runway while on approach to an airport. Flying the A320Neo I most probably overlooked how to request such a change, I just couldn't find it. Did any of you have any success in accomplish to change to the preferred runway on approach?

Thanks,

Hans

[snwboardn 87]

If you have your ATC window up there should be an option "request different approach" before when you requested a different approach from the controller sometimes they would never respond. ATC still is pretty bad though so not sure how much this helps. 

Edited November 11, 2020 by snwboardn

[hvw 418]

57 minutes ago, snwboardn said:

If you have your ATC window up there should be an option "request different approach" before when you requested a different approach from the controller sometimes they would never respond. ATC still is pretty bad though so not sure how much this helps. 

Thanks Tyson, unfortunately I didn't see the said option. Will try again. Thanks for the information. I agree with you that ATC still has a lot to be desired :). Too bad Radar Contact cannot be used instead of the ATC that comes witf FS2020.

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,318]

9 minutes ago, hvw said:

Thanks Tyson, unfortunately I didn't see the said option. Will try again. Thanks for the information. I agree with you that ATC still has a lot to be desired :). Too bad Radar Contact cannot be used instead of the ATC that comes witf FS2020.

Pilot2atc can be used though 🙂 

[hvw 418]

4 minutes ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

Pilot2atc can be used though 🙂 

Yes, I know, but I don't like Pilot2ATC, tried it two years ago and went back to Radar Contact. It was just not to my liking.

[mtr75 653]

This option to request a different runway or approach is a massive leap forward in ATC, in my opinion. I actually filed a Zendesk report about this. Extremely pleased to see his addressed. 

[captain420 3,099]

1 hour ago, mtr75 said:

This option to request a different runway or approach is a massive leap forward in ATC, in my opinion. I actually filed a Zendesk report about this. Extremely pleased to see his addressed. 

So it actually works like it should?

[hvw 418]

1 minute ago, captain420 said:

So it actually works like it should?

For me it didn't, but tomorrow I am going to give it another try. There was no option in the ATC menu "request different approach", but as said, I will give it a few other attempts tomorrow at different airports.

I hope Asobo also will consider to implement European ATC rules in ATC, e.g. transition altitudes that actually will have any affect, HPa instead og inHg etc. Perhaps I better file a bug report/request over at their site 🙂

[johnh1984 55]

This video by a real world Airbus Pilot shows how to configure the MCDU for arrival after receiving the new runway/approach/airport.

He is using the Flybywire latest mod version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVV7h_Euh2M

John

 

[hvw 418]

Thanks John. I know how to accomplish that, but the "problem" is that I didn't have an option to require another approach/runway.. ATC did persist in their attempts to have me approach/land on a wrong runway (tailwind too high) rather than let me request a prevailing one 🙂

 

[Gate99 246]

18 minutes ago, hvw said:

There was no option in the ATC menu "request different approach", but as said, I will give it a few other attempts tomorrow at different airports.

 

FYI The request different approach option won’t appear until ATC has assigned you an approach.

 

[Republic3D 1,233]

ATC always tries to kill med when I fly IFR. Like telling me to decend to 4000 feet in a 7000 feet mountainous region. They're helpful in VFR however. 

[hvw 418]

1 minute ago, Gate99 said:

FYI The request different approach option won’t appear until ATC has assigned you an approach.

 

Thanks. Didn't know that. I indeed tried to acquire a different approach than the one I filed before ATC wanted me to land on the "wrong" runway. Guess I should have been more patient.

[hvw 418]

3 minutes ago, Republic3D said:

ATC always tries to kill med when I fly IFR. Like telling me to decend to 4000 feet in a 7000 feet mountainous region. They're helpful in VFR however. 

Fortunately didn't happen to me, yet. Constraints are being given in the flight plans I file and so far the A320Neo (FBW one) adheres to them. 

[mtr75 653]

5 hours ago, captain420 said:

So it actually works like it should?

Presumably. I didn’t try changing runways.