1 hour ago, RNAVV19R said:

However, most airlines have their pilots land with AT engaged, as per Airbus recommendations.

Are you sure? I thought that was Boeing procedure not Airbus.

42 minutes ago, Farlis said:

2 hours ago, RNAVV19R said:

However, most airlines have their pilots land with AT engaged, as per Airbus recommendations.

Are you sure? I thought that was Boeing procedure not Airbus.

Airbus manufacturer SOP is to keep thrust levers in the CLB detent (and hence autothrust engaged) until retarding them in the flare. Autothrust automatically disengages at this point.

Some airlines have different SOPs. I believe Lufthansa, for example, has a "manual flight, manual thrust" SOP where if you disconnect the autopilot, you're also supposed to disconnect autothrust.

1 hour ago, martinboehme said:

Airbus manufacturer SOP is to keep thrust levers in the CLB detent (and hence autothrust engaged) until retarding them in the flare. Autothrust automatically disengages at this point.

Some airlines have different SOPs. I believe Lufthansa, for example, has a "manual flight, manual thrust" SOP where if you disconnect the autopilot, you're also supposed to disconnect autothrust.

Exactly this for DLH. This policy is for commonality with the 744 fleet, but it also helps maintain flying skill. And yes I know some 744 operators now apparently allow the autothrust to be kept in for landing.

@Aamir Trying to get the new package, I used my old business email when the 320 came out, how do I change the email associated with the account? 

7 hours ago, RNAVV19R said:

Why does Fenix suck so much when it comes to making a believable flight model? All of their aircraft float on landing to a hilarious degree. 

I'm curious about the technique you are using during landing here - and on which aircraft. All 3 land differently and must be treated differently on landing. So far all of our team and most of the customer feedback has been very positive about the flare and ground effect behaviour. 

8 hours ago, rick celik said:

Aren’t you supposed to use the speed brakes to help manage your decent? 

Key word here is help. How often do I actually use speed brakes in real life? About 1 in 10 flights. If set up correctly and managed well (ATC leaves us alone & winds aren’t crazy) speed brakes are only needed upon touchdown. They are a tool; you don’t always need a to give your wife flowers, but they’re available in a pinch.

1 hour ago, rick celik said:

@Aamir Trying to get the new package, I used my old business email when the 320 came out, how do I change the email associated with the account? 

Drop us a ticket and we'll get everything smoothed out for you. https://fenixsim.com/support/ 🙂

Hi @Aamir, a quick question for you. I have no interest in systems or proper piloting etc, but I do enjoy a well modelled plane with a good interior, so I'd like to get these (primarily for the 319 but I'll probably get the whole lot), but can I fly these without having to pretend to go through the whole start up ritual? Ideally just ctrl-e when I want to or at minimum set a "ready for take off" option via panel? Not dismissing all the work you guys have put in but I'm not in to the pilot thing, and I don't want to buy a plane that doesn't support the default sort of MSFS functions.

cheers

Andy

Never flew or used the Airbus (737 is the bird I use)

Reading the web page, you need the base for the expansion to work (Duh on my part)

So, is this just different models of the 320 base package or has everything been updated and redone.

In other word, is the expansion kit going to look better inside and outside then the base or are they just new variants.

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, andy1252 said:

or at minimum set a "ready for take off" option via panel?

If I am not fully wrong, you can set the states in thr EFB, no?

9 hours ago, V1ROTA7E said:

Fenix does have a fantastic marketing campaign

Uh they put a short video and a blog post out and released 48 hours later. What campaign?

29 minutes ago, andy1252 said:

I have no interest in systems or proper piloting etc

Then get something else. This is a full simulation of the real thing. Not a hop in and fly add-on. You can start with engines running on the Runway, but you still need to set up the MCDU to actually fly routes and that requires learning and proper techniques.

 

Hop into the Inibuilds A320Neo, that one is free after all, and see how that operates. This will give you an idea of what you can expect.

Edited August 20, 20241 yr by Farlis

9 hours ago, Pilot53 said:

The point is the PMDG VNAV calculated such a perfect descent path that manual intervention with the speedbrakes was not needed.

A) That's impossible because the simulator (and real life BTW) is a moving target and if the winds only change a tiny bit from the predictions, the path is "compromised" (as in: not perfect anymore)

B) That would be unrealistic, because VNAV isn't perfect in real life either. Far from it.

C) I flew the 777 yesterday and VNAV wasn't able to keep up with the path, I was constantly too high and had to ride the speedbrakes down to the FAF. Which again, is fine, because it's realistic (unless it happens all the time).

8 hours ago, Pilot53 said:

In the fenix you ALWAYS need to use speedbrakes, no matter what.   

That's BS. I rarely use speedbrakes on the Fenix.

Edited August 20, 20241 yr by Fiorentoni

29 minutes ago, Ron Lefebvre said:

Never flew or used the Airbus (737 is the bird I use)

Reading the web page, you need the base for the expansion to work (Duh on my part)

So, is this just different models of the 320 base package or has everything been updated and redone.

In other word, is the expansion kit going to look better inside and outside then the base or are they just new variants.

 

 

 

It's just the same as with the 737-800 and -700, if that helps you. An expansion with other variants

9 hours ago, RNAVV19R said:

Why does Fenix suck so much when it comes to making a believable flight model? All of their aircraft float on landing to a hilarious degree. 

Maybe you just suck at landing. When do you go to idle thrust?