Hi all,

I know the Fenix went through a couple of updates in recent months so decided to take it for a run. There were some general flight performance issues on approach they were sorting out.

I flew two full flights and was faced with unstable approaches under 1000 feet (nosing up and down all over the GS) and then both times shortly at after disconnecting AP at 400 feet the plane wildly sent me nose up and to the right for no reason. Basically a stall but could recover manually and land ugly, but this is just straight up wierdness. 

In more detail - approach seems stable, 500 ft disconnect AP, things seem ok, 400... 300 then bam it throttles up and sends me up and to the right... nasty

I don't think I'm doing anything different to using the other airbus.

(ps - I can't check discord and that thing is just a disaster for me. And I have account problems with phone numbers anyway and the discord people can;t seem to sort out)

If the FENIX people read this - I do think your aircraft is wonderful.

Edited January 12, 20233 yr by flyhalf
thanks

yep  same  issues  here as well  thats why  now  doing  auto lands

Can you link a video of one of your approaches? Preferably with the flight control page visible on the lower center screen?

Hundreds and hundreds of flights in the Fenix, and I have never seen that on approach. 

26 minutes ago, WestAir said:

Can you link a video of one of your approaches? Preferably with the flight control page visible on the lower center screen?

I do have a vid actually from it. --- The only thing I'll wait to check is possibly throttle or control calibration needed again. Might recalibrate and run another flight. Could be a signal in the TCA throttle controls that is out of whack. However the A/T is still in at this point.

Edited January 12, 20233 yr by flyhalf

A video would be good, for sure, just so I can have a look.

With that being said, some common things to check based on the initial report:

1) Make sure your MSFS icing is switched off, we don't play nice with this (for now).

2) Make sure you're not using toolbar pushback, it leaves a tug attached to the nose and the airplane wobbles around all over the place.

3) If you're using FSRealistic, make sure you've got the "low altitude turbulence" setting switched off.

If all those are as they should be, then a video would be great to see where the issue may lie.

OK Try this, see what you make of it

https://clipchamp.com/watch/KjTG1SKwaqi

26 minutes ago, Aamir said:

A video would be good, for sure, just so I can have a look.

With that being said, some common things to check based on the initial report:

1) Make sure your MSFS icing is switched off, we don't play nice with this (for now).

2) Make sure you're not using toolbar pushback, it leaves a tug attached to the nose and the airplane wobbles around all over the place.

3) If you're using FSRealistic, make sure you've got the "low altitude turbulence" setting switched off.

If all those are as they should be, then a video would be great to see where the issue may lie.

Thanks Aamir, I'll check No. 3 especially, others are ok

Yeah... mine don't do that. I'm sure you'll get it sorted.

1 hour ago, Aamir said:

2) Make sure you're not using toolbar pushback, it leaves a tug attached to the nose and the airplane wobbles around all over the place.

Hmm, first I’ve heard about this. So one can’t use something like the pushback software from FSCrew? If not, how do you push back from the gate? Please tell me you don’t have to use slew mode?

Edited January 12, 20233 yr by B777ER

1 hour ago, B777ER said:

Hmm, first I’ve heard about this. So one can’t use something like the pushback software from FSCrew? If not, how do you push back from the gate? Please tell me you don’t have to use slew mode?

Use the planes built-in pushback on the EFB, works great

2 hours ago, B777ER said:

3 hours ago, Aamir said:

2) Make sure you're not using toolbar pushback, it leaves a tug attached to the nose and the airplane wobbles around all over the place.

Hmm, first I’ve heard about this. So one can’t use something like the pushback software from FSCrew? If not, how do you push back from the gate? Please tell me you don’t have to use slew mode?

I believe this issue applies specifically to the tool called Toolbar Pushback. I haven't heard of issues with other pushback tools, but @Aamirwill be able to confirm. 

4 hours ago, B777ER said:

Hmm, first I’ve heard about this. So one can’t use something like the pushback software from FSCrew? If not, how do you push back from the gate? Please tell me you don’t have to use slew mode?

FS2Crews pushback is fine, been using that for months prior to the release of GSX. GSX works fine, too. It‘s only that freeware tool Toolbar Pushback that gives problems.

Couple of approaches today at the same runway has not been able to reproduce the problem ie I had perfect landings, so I'm not really sure what happened before but it happened twice.

Will keep an eye on it and do a few more tests. Could have been a random event, a wind change or maybe I caught a gust, you just don't know what's coming up next with MSFS !! 

Edited January 12, 20233 yr by flyhalf

2 minutes ago, flyhalf said:

Couple of approaches today at the same runway has not been able to replicate the previous problem ie perfect landings, so I'm not really sure what happened before. Will keep an eye on it and do a few more. Could have been a random event, you just don't know what's coming up next with MSFS !! 

yep had  the  same  results lol  same  ryw   ymml 16