FlyByWire Simulations | A32NX | VNAV in Dev Version

[Watsi 2,574]

55 minutes ago, flyhalf said:

I thought "VNAV" was already in the plane but anyway this step forward is very welcome to an already fabulous aircraft. 

We had it in Experimental version for some time, but not in Development version.

[Paul K 1,381]

Thank you, FBW team. You are one of the reasons I love this simulator..

[DaWu 779]

3 hours ago, holland786 said:

I don't think this is quite completely true, the quote I've gotten from pilots is that it doesn't work well, but I'm sure it's used a fair bit. I did however hear that intervention is quite frequent though.

BTW, VNAV is more than managed descent. It provides more accurate predictions and extra symbology on the ND.

It is. They are calculating their own tod and descendening with open desc or vs. source a friend of mine who is capt on a A320. But vnav seems to be the holy grail of the average pc pilot

[Petraeus 147]

"Quality of Life Pause at T/D"? I know what a pause at TOD is, and it can be quite useful, but is it really going to affect my quality of life?

[guenseli 1,606]

2 minutes ago, Petraeus said:

"Quality of Life Pause at T/D"? I know what a pause at TOD is, and it can be quite useful, but is it really going to affect my quality of life?

Yes, you get a coffee served

[Max Kraus 342]

2 hours ago, Watsi said:

We had it in Experimental version for some time, but not in Development version.

That explains it! I always use Exp. I was like what?! 🙂

 

[JBDB-MD80 1,489]

Release candidate other than that its all fluff and yeah I will happily donate.

Edited May 11, 2023 by jbdbow1970

[threexgreen 3,157]

58 minutes ago, DaWu said:

It is. They are calculating their own tod and descendening with open desc or vs. source a friend of mine who is capt on a A320. But vnav seems to be the holy grail of the average pc pilot

The 'mistake' here is equating one pilot's or airline's technique to every other pilot and airline. There are many different ways of doing things between airlines and one way isn't necessarily the right one or the one that's used everywhere. There absolutely are pilots and airlines that use managed descent in the Airbus as an SOP all the time when possible and I'm sure that's even the majority. Of course there are times when you'd use something else like V/S to comply with ATC instructions deviating from a STAR or when the automation is doing a bad job (the software in the real planes isn't perfect either). There are also airlines flying older aircraft that haven't received a software update for example that makes the automation more reliable in newer versions and therefore may do things differently.

This is much like when the E-Jet was released and the devs were talking about how no one uses VNAV in the real plane coming from the pilots on their test team, when other pilots chimed in and said they use it all the time and it works fine and in the end, it was established the difference in techniques is down to older aircraft that have older software vs. newer aircraft or older ones that have received an update.

Unless there is a case specific reason VNAV is the preferred way to go because it's basically like open descent (or LVL/FL CHG) but with in-built protection for restrictions, speeds, etc.

Edited May 11, 2023 by Nixoq

[threexgreen 3,157]

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Edited May 11, 2023 by Nixoq

[Lucky38i 1,110]

14 minutes ago, jbdbow1970 said:

Release candidate other than that its all fluff and yeah I will happily donate.

Not really sure how it's fluff if all 3 versions are publicly and easily available.