December 19, 20223 yr Never tried any Airbus and have lots of Boeing time. For someone just starting with Airbus, and wants to trial one w/o a joystick, which one would you recommend, which free one. Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
December 19, 20223 yr The FBW one easy choice. It's very in depth but there are many good tutorials on YouTube. I actually don't fly airliners much but I do have it installed. | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
December 19, 20223 yr The FBW is a no-brainer. To boot, the support on their Discord channel is top notch. For initially getting to grips with the Airbus mentality you can't go wrong. Of the three versions available the Experimental is the most feature rich but you may encounter bugs and crashes as this is the one the dev team is working on. For a solid and stable experience you can choose the Stable version and Development sits in between the two. Their website is chock full of information. Cheers! MSI Pro Z690-A DDR4 | i5 13600KF | G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3600MHz | RTX 3080 (12GB) | Samsung 980 M.2 NVMe 500GB | Samsung 980 M.2 NVMe 1TB | Samsung 850EVO 500GB | Crucial P3+ 2TB NVMe | 2TB Seagate HDD | Deepcool AK500 CPU Cooler | Thrustmaster T16000M HOTAS | CH Yoke | Various Winctrl hardware | 21:9 1440p UW monitor | Win 11 23H2 build | MSFS2020 | Tony K.
December 19, 20223 yr Get something good, the Fenix A 320. It will teach you how a real Airbus flies.
December 19, 20223 yr FBW and Fenix AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 64GB DDR5 6000MHZ RAM, RX7900XT, FreeSync 165hz 1440p display
December 19, 20223 yr The built in A310 is also free, very good, and was flown w/o a joystick in real life 🙂 Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
December 19, 20223 yr FBW Phil Leaven i5 10600KF, 32 GB 3200 RAM, ASUS 4070 12GB EVO, Asus ROG Z490-H, 2 WD Black NVME for each Win11 (500GB) and MSFS (1TB), Rolling Cache 16GB, Photogrammetry always OFF, Live Weather and Live Traffic always ON, Res 2560x1440 on 27"
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December 20, 20223 yr Spend money: Fenix. Spend zero money: FBW. 7950X3D | RTX 4090 | 96GB DDR5 | 4K G-Sync | Win11 Pro
December 20, 20223 yr Author Thanks all...it would absolutely be zero money if there is a decent option and there certainly appears to be! If I love it afterwhile then could go w/ the reining champ. In fact probably best expose myself to this new avenue w/ the built-in one sounds worth a try. Cheers Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
December 20, 20223 yr 6 hours ago, Bobsk8 said: Get something good, the Fenix A 320. It will teach you how a real Airbus flies. For someone just starting out and unsure if they'll want to continue the steep learning curve that comes with airliners, why would they shell out bucks when they can easily download the FBW for free, which is honestly just one small step down from the Felix?
December 20, 20223 yr Hi Noel. Like you, i had lots of time on Boeings over the years, within the last few months have transitioned to the Airbus, specifically the Fenix A320. The transition was not as daunting as i thought it would be, have to say the Airbus is a bit easier to fly, nowhere near as slippery as the 737. But i do hate the MCDU, i find the FMC of the Boeing much friendlier, although maybe with more time things might change. But the Fenix is a lovely aircraft to start with so if you don't mind shelling out the coin, you can't go wrong with that aircraft. SimPilotA320 has some great tutorials on how to fly the Fenix, well worth watching. Enjoy the ride ! Andy. Edited December 20, 20223 yr by pan pan pan
December 20, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Bdub22 said: delete delete Edited December 20, 20223 yr by jbdbow1970
December 20, 20223 yr Fenix and FBW are excellent. FBW does not have fully implemented VNAV calculations, so you have to estimate/manage your descent. Both are amazing. After years of PMDG 737 in P3D I am a complete convert to Airbus. They are much smarter machines. But really looking forward to the 777 Edited December 20, 20223 yr by ErichB
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