I haven't flown the A 320 in quite some time. I got it out of the hangar this morning and am on my second flight. I have to admit they have done a great job with the latest updates. My FPS are the highest of any aircraft I have in MSFS 2020. 😀

45 minutes ago, Farlis said:

In the Airbus you just select the discontinuity itself and delete it.

Not always and that's where I get stuck. You have to enter a waypoint which not always works. In some cases I was able to delete it, for other routes I couldn't. 

What do you do when it wont let you delete it? To me, that’s very discouraging. For instance, I read you can make up a waypoint (enter anything ) and it deletes the discontinuit,  but whether the aircraft goes there, different story.

16 minutes ago, Huascar said:

Not always and that's where I get stuck. You have to enter a waypoint which not always works. In some cases I was able to delete it, for other routes I couldn't. 

What do you do when it wont let you delete it? To me, that’s very discouraging. For instance, I read you can make up a waypoint (enter anything ) and it deletes the discontinuit,  but whether the aircraft goes there, different story.

As I said in my post above, you can't always delete it. You have to see what is above it. If it is a vector or manual above the discon, delete that first. Then enter it, then delete the discon. 

Does the Fenix A320 purchase include a tutorial flight?

7 minutes ago, vonmar said:

Does the Fenix A320 purchase include a tutorial flight?

I don't think so. Whatever is on the net, that’s your tutorial. Even with the most gifted instructors, you will get lost. I don't see how people can claim to program it in five minutes.

It's been  tough for me because this is my first time touching the A320 in a study level aircraft.  Simbrief helps in uploading a lot of it, but the whole process takes time. 

 

14 hours ago, Christopher Low said:

Slightly off topic here, but I have always pronounced the company name as FEN-IX (not Phoenix).

Their logo is a bird, so I dare say it's pronounced the same way as Phoenix - i.e. Fee - Nix.

16 minutes ago, Paul K said:

Their logo is a bird, so I dare say it's pronounced the same way as Phoenix - i.e. Fee - Nix.

Fenix is a very popular Spanish name. 

58 minutes ago, Huascar said:

I don't see how people can claim to program it in five minutes.

It might not be until tomorrow, but I'll do a timed video where I am pretty sure I can do it in close to 5 min. (it'd actually be 7 with timing the ADIRS before I could do a push)

Here are the steps I'd use at any rate:

• BATT 1/2, Ext Power, ADIRS ALIGN
• NAV lights on, Strobe On, APU Master On
• On EFB, Import SImbrief
• On Weights page, instant load aircraft, click SEND TO MCDU
• Go to calcs, refresh info and set runway to correct. Calculate and send to MCDU
• Turn on APU (you can do this at the same time, but RW the APU Master runs for a few min to prevent oil from getting in)
• On MCDU
  • INIT Request Flight Plan
  • Set CI
  • Set Cruise Level
• F-PLAN
  • Click the key next to the DEPARTURE, set the runway, SID, Transition. (insert)
  • Click the key next to the DESTINATION set the runway, STAR Transition. (insert)
• APU Bleeds on,
• Push and Start.

This is what needs to be done. There are a couple of tasks I've committed for clarity that are part of the standard flow. But no alarms sound skipping those steps in the sim.

It is just like learning any mechanical task. Reps will get you there.

It's really not that different than the Boeing Programming, but different steps and orders. Same info needed.

This is a process I've done almost 200 times this year alone with various Airbuses. After a while, you'll get efficient in it.

Don't get discouraged, or try and think of translating from Boeing to Airbus. You know from your time in the PMDG the important information you need to program.

I wouldn't even do full flights at first. Just get the hang of the MCDU.

1 hour ago, Huascar said:

don't see how people can claim to program it in five minutes

Because you don’t know it yet. Once you learn it, you’ll see that the flight plan can be auto loaded, the weights can be auto loaded, the take off perf can be auto loaded. All this takes one or two clicks each. Less than a minute usually to program the FMC. 
 

Programming the FMC in the Fenix is super easy if you use Simbrief. 

I will continue to try because I would like to alternate the two planes. 

I also have issues with the ILS. When I select it in arrivals, the route doesn't take me straight to the runaway I selected. I suppose I need to add a logical connecting waypoint to take me tonthenrinway but I don't know how as of this post. 

I will continue to watch videos until I find one that is easy for me to follow.

1 minute ago, Huascar said:

I also have issues with the ILS. When I select it in arrivals, the route doesn't take me straight to the runaway I selected. I suppose I need to add a logical connecting waypoint to take me tonthenrinway but I don't know how as of this post. 

How are you doing this in the PMDG? Arrivals follow a coupe of prescribed paths:

• The STAR brings you right on to the Final Approach Fix
• ATC will vector you to the FAF. This is indicated by the Manual or Vector showing in the LEGS/F-Plan page. You'll get something like "turn right 020 degrees intercept the LOC

From some of your earlier comments, are you just cleaning those out? Because doing that will kinda mess up your approach for sure.

Boeing guy here and also know PMDG's 737's inside and out. I also decided to learn the Fenix as there's nothing currently in 2024 that works well out of the box in terms of the tube liners. The only thing I'm going to say is patience, watch the tutorials, setup your Bravo and calibrate the throttles. I agree with you on MCDU and the stupid way it handles discontinuity, but you'll learn how to deal with it. I had 6 flawless flights so far, but I am still struggling getting back onto the flight plan, especially after vectored departure and it's driving me nuts that I can't properly figure this out. I love the integration with GSX and overall it's a darn well made plane that does the trick for me while we wait for the Boeings to be ported over.

I used the 6 part tutorial below.
 

 

13 hours ago, Bobsk8 said:

I haven't flown the A 320 in quite some time. I got it out of the hangar this morning and am on my second flight. I have to admit they have done a great job with the latest updates. My FPS are the highest of any aircraft I have in MSFS 2020. 😀

Better than the PMDG 737?  

11 hours ago, Paul K said:

Their logo is a bird, so I dare say it's pronounced the same way as Phoenix - i.e. Fee - Nix.

exactly.  Rising from the ashes.  Phoenix

On 12/14/2024 at 1:44 AM, Huascar said:

I have decided to try Fenix A320. The aircraft looks nice and handles just as good as the PMDG.

However, I am having a hard time programming my flight plans on the computer management computer.

Have you considered Mike Ray's excellent series of books? Easy to follow and very well written.

https://www.utem.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=104