1 hour ago, Huascar said:

The autopilot on my Honeycomb Bravo does not work.  I have to use the moss. The only two things that work are the speed brake and the yoke. 

It works fine if you set it up. I have it all working without any third-party software. Just set up the bindings in the controller settings up and it will work. There's nothing special about the Fenix here. 

2 hours ago, BrammyH said:

The Bravo doesn't have a yoke. Do the throttles and flaps work?

I meant the throttle, no the yoke. The throttle works, the flaps do not.

1 hour ago, JonathanC said:

It works fine if you set it up. I have it all working without any third-party software. Just set up the bindings in the controller settings up and it will work. There's nothing special about the Fenix here. 

It will take a while.  I don't remember having to configure Bravo entirely with PMDG.  By and large, plug and play for all aircraft. 

2 hours ago, BrammyH said:

Just to clear one thing, you will want to have separate profiles for the Fenix in MSFS>

For the Autopilot there are two things you'll need to do.

- In the Bravo controls, search for Autopilot ON. Press the magnifying glass to search for in input, and press the AP button on the Bravo (Should be JOYSTICK BUTTON 8 )

Now, the challenge with the Airbus is if you just set that to toggle AP you will will get the galloping chime and need to hit the AP again to cancel it. What I have is on my joystick (or your throttle) I have a button bound to AUTOPILOT Off.

Truly appreciate it. I will set it up and follow your instructions.

6 minutes ago, Huascar said:

It will take a while.  I don't remember having to configure Bravo entirely with PMDG.  By and large, plug and play for all aircraft. 

Ok sure. Anyway, you can learn or not learn, that's up to you. There really are no technical issues with your setup, it's all up to you and your willingness to learn something new. There are a ton of guides on Youtube for all this, it's really just a question of sitting down and getting it done. I wish you good luck and hope you have fun with whatever plane you want to fly.. it's all about having fun in the end. 

DIFSRIP - is your friend.

55 minutes ago, Huascar said:

Truly appreciate it. I will set it up and follow your instructions.

This post also has how to set up all the main bits for the Bravo like throttle, etc.

https://kb.fenixsim.com/honeycomb-bravo-setup

1 hour ago, JonathanC said:

Ok sure. Anyway, you can learn or not learn, that's up to you. There really are no technical issues with your setup, it's all up to you and your willingness to learn something new. There are a ton of guides on Youtube for all this, it's really just a question of sitting down and getting it done. I wish you good luck and hope you have fun with whatever plane you want to fly.. it's all about having fun in the end.

I have learned substantially over the 20 years in flight simulatio. I have a nice set up, which has taken a lot of work and effort to put together.  Everyone in the sim community understand we are in a constant state of troubleshooting because there is no game or simulation as demanding as this. I will learn the Fenix but I will pace myself.  I simply don't have the energy now to read a 400 page manual or bind every key on the controller. At the moment, I can only spare a few hours a week, usually very early morning. I do appreciate your willingness to guide me through Fenix adventure.

31 minutes ago, Huascar said:

At the moment, I can only spare a few hours a week, usually very early morning.

Same boat, two young kids, etc. 

Don't worry, a couple hours a week is plenty. It took me at least a couple months before I felt I knew the Fenix, at least enough for normal ops. I don't go anywhere near failures and what I call "real pilot stuff", that's too much for me. 

I will say that the Fenix and PMDG are both extremely deep and detailed and thus a lot of fun to learn. If you enjoyed learning the details of the 737, you'll love the Fenix. 

I was in the OP's shoes a while ago.

My first love in terms of airliners was the Feelthere / Wilco 737 Classic for FS9¹. I progressed to the PMDG 747-400 and 737 NG and for many years considered myself a "Boeing guy".

I dabbled with Airbuses from time to time, but they always seemed weird -- no, downright alien -- to me. What's with all the pushing and pulling on the autopilot? What about DIFRISP, or was it DIFSRIP, or DIFRIPPS? These Airbus people can't agree amongst themselves on how to program the FMC! Actually, forget that, they can't even get the flight plan page to scroll the right way². Aaaaaaaaargh!

I finally made the plunge when I moved from FSX to X-Plane 11 (I never did P3D -- I'm an honest bloke and couldn't get myself to claim my simming was anything other than entertainment 😉). I got the IXEG 737 Classic, of course, but the FlightFactor A320 seemed too enticing to pass by, and I decided I'd make the commitment to learning it properly -- and then if I still didn't like it, then I would at least know that I wasn't meant to fly Airbuses.

One resource that helped me a lot is Mike Ray's A320 Pilot Handbook. (Not an affiliate link -- just linking to the product so you know what I'm talking about.) It's not an FCOM, nor is it meant to be -- instead, it hits all of the most important unique aspects of the A320 (and points out some of the Airbus gotchas -- nooooo, why am I in Alpha Floor, and how do I get out of it?!).

At this point, I find it hard to imagine that I ever found the A320 alien. I'd say the Fenix A320 is my go-to airliner if I just want to "hop in and go" -- which is also helped by comprehensive Simbrief import and the "Send to MCDU" features for weight & balance and takeoff perf. And it's hard to forget anything crucial in the A320. For the takeoff and landing checklists, "ECAM no blue" pretty much covers anything that's safety critical.

Give it a bit of time, keep at it, and I think before too long you too will be wondering why the Airbus ever seemed confusing in the first place.

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¹ Well, actually, it was the MD-82 in Simon Hradecky's groundbreaking Airline Simulator 2, but I'll put that to one side since we're talking Boeing versus Airbus here.

² Even after many years of flying Airbuses now, this is the one thing I still think is weird. 😉

6 hours ago, martinboehme said:

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One resource that helped me a lot is Mike Ray's A320 Pilot Handbook. (Not an affiliate link -- just linking to the product so you know what I'm talking about.) It's not an FCOM, nor is it meant to be -- instead, it hits all of the most important unique aspects of the A320 (and points out some of the Airbus gotchas -- nooooo, why am I in Alpha Floor, and how do I get out of it?!).

 

Get the paperback on Amazon, $30

In the last few days, I have flown about 8 flights on A Pilots Life with the Fenix A 320, and I have to admit, I am really enjoying it. It has had several updates since I last flew it, and everything seems to be working great. 

Sounds like it gonna be lots of fun. Working out, having dinner, and then an hour (or two) with Fenix A320.  

2 minutes ago, Huascar said:

Sounds like it gonna be lots of fun. Working out, having dinner, and then an hour (or two) with Fenix A320.  

If you use Simbrief and the Simbrief downloader, I can show you how I can set up a flight on the A 320 in about 5 minutes. 

24 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

 

27 minutes ago, Huascar said:

Sounds like it gonna be lots of fun. Working out, having dinner, and then an hour (or two) with Fenix A320.  

If you use Simbrief and the Simbrief downloader, I can show you how I can set up a flight on the A 320 in about 5 minutes. 

 

I will need help determining the correct STARR on Simbrief so that I can then select it on MCDU.

When I select the STARR on MCDU, it creates a crazy flight plan with discontinuities which I have a hard time deleting. Sometimes I am able to delete them, other times I cannot.

That's the only part I am having issues with. The rest I think I ca do.