FSLabs A320-X Basics: Non-Precision Approach using TRK/FPA 

Very nice. Your videos are extremely well done and informative. Thank you for putting all the effort into making them!

Wow, this was dead nuts. I'm going to need to work on this. A lot!

wow! such great videos! jaw dropping videos! Just saw 2 videos as I noticed a link to your channel yesterday... Very informative, focused videos on the topic... Im looking forward to see all your videos about FS-Lab A320... Great job!

Excellent presentation and video. Thanks so much.

That's going to take me some practice....Thank you, another fantastic video.

Stunning set of videos. Really helpful.

Thank you very much, been checking out your videos and you did a great job. Please keep them coming :)

very nice flying skill...everything is so smooth. Thanks a lot.

Another superb video!

Another great video! Many thanks.

thank you for your contribution! I have a check soon and your video helps alot!

sehr gute Erklärung :) vielen Dank!

Thanks a lot for your quick reply, appreciate!, Arnie

A lot of things to learn in this excellent tutorial. One question, why didn’t you fly a steihgt path to runway forced to correct course just before landing?

I enjoy your videos, very helpful and informative, Thanks a lot

Awesome keep the videos coming

So great videos.... thanks a lot

Thank you for that valuable video

Mister Blackbox711, I watched your videos, you are a PRO! A lot can be learned from your videos, and I really like all the explanations. Keep up the good work! mit freundlichen grüßen

Hi! Thank you so much for your brilliant videos! I have just begun to follow you recently. In this video, you mentioned that FSLabs A320 won't activate FPA descent if the altitude setting is the same as current altitude. Why is that? Is it a bug or it was designed this way? And should I set the altitude higher or lower than my current alt. ? Thank you so much!!

Hello, you are amongst the best simmers around and I thank you for your videos. The calculations you carry out in your broadcast sometimes baffles me please issue some tutorials on how it is done, thank you.

Thanks for this tutorial. Is there an option to zoom PFD in another window like you did in aerosoft Airbus?

Informative and engaging video.

I bought a Microsoft force feedback 2 here cheaply and made three separate units consisting of yoke, throttle and rudder on the pattern of Slew drive f16 rudder. I found difficult to control it as slight movement was not possible. I also have a Saitek x52 and aonther Force feedback 2 in its original condition which I prefer to use minus force feedback.

what a great videos, thanks a lot

Nice lesson, thanks ! May be the P3D runway scenery is situated with a big offset compared to the real chart !

Very nice & informative, thanx :)

Great video. I request you to cover Dual RA failure and Flaps locked with dual sfcc failure please. Thank you

Thanks for video. But I have a question. How could be indicated NDB markers on PFD when I am flying over it during G/S NDB approach?What should I switch on?

I watch your videos for one week now. But one question comes up at the end of every video. Are you an airline pilot flying the real "bus"? Because your work is so professional and i learned so much from you. :D Keep doing this mate !!! Regards from Hamburg

nice job !

fantastic

what are the requirements for precise landing by using VOR OR APPR?

Hello, Thanks for your great videos! It's very interesting. Could you make a new one about how to operate inbound and outbound over NDB during NDB approach, for example in EDDM, RWY 08R. Many thanks before)

Yes sir, i learn something new using charts.

Thank´s a lot for that one !

I knew a lot about the a320, but now I know much more thanks to your videos. Can you do a video explaining how the flight control surfaces work?

Why did you turn on the ADF in the EFIS panel? Why not just VOR? Sorry I'm new to VOR/radio nav stuff. :) Your videos are a great help though.

Can you do the single engine version?

Thank you very much !

when the approach lights suddenly went off at 11:28 .. just like in "airplane!" :D

Where can I see the approach (vertical) angle?

Great tutorial indeed. Watching your videos I feel it is all too easy whereas when I try to land manually the centering of the runway seems illusive. Here, for instance you came at an angle and then smoothly centered it when I try such a move I have passed the runway width.

Hi Blackbox711 in the latest (Navigraph Cycle 1705) there is no VOR07R only VDM07R so is that missing in the AIRAC or has VOR07R been withdrawn? forgot to mention that PFPX has the VOR07R plate and I am using Flight Sim Commander 9.6 rev 8 to look at the procedure. Just trying to set up a short scenario from EDDS to EDDF to practise what you are teaching here. Thanks so much you do great video's for the community.

Dude I know this is two years old but I'm just discovering it, and you are just the best simmer on youtube by a long way. I noticed you don't have a patreon, AND your A320 knowledge is pro, so you are a pilot yes? Also, briefly, what is the advantage of track/fpa vs. just using the flight director?

Another excellent tutorial!!! When you say "manual thrust", are you actually moving the thrust lever out of the CL detent somewhere in the are between CL and IDLE or does it just mean A/T off. I'm confused, please help.

Great video as always. Just wondering, is the offset large in the r/w or is this FSX limitation? Thanks! :)

Amazing

Servus! when you were assigned your "virtual approach clearance" to turn to heading 020, you selected "TRK/FPA" and proceeded to fly on track 020. with the wind only at 8 knots, that very closely corresponds to HDG 020. however, in conditions with more wind, on stormy days or jus on a regular basis in windy areas, e.g. Hamburg, ATC will issue a HDG intercept clearance corrected for wind. so, where atc would usually assign HDG 280, cleared ILS 25, they might use HDG 305 for the same runway on a day with winds at 360° with 50 knots at intercept altitude. if, in that case, you decide to switch to TRK/FPA mode this early, and fly on track 305, this could possibly result in a far to steep interception, lack of spacing behind you or even a loss of seperation to other approaching aircraft, since ATC anticipates you to fly a track of around 280, not 305. i would suggest to pay close attention when switching modes this early and to be sure to continue to fly the assigned HDG, using the yellow strip on the MFD, instead of flying the corresponding track indicated by the green trapezoid. nevertheless, thanks for the high quality videos, they are a great help in flying the simulated airbus!! :) ;)

Hello! Video great! I question:I dislay the mcdu not seeing the RNav approach but the ILS approach has seen RNAV STAR APPROACH! Please help me!

Hi blackbox, I loved the video it was very helpful but I had a question about it I hope you could answer. Dont you need to put the inbound course towards the VOR in the radnavs (066) page?

Could you do a approach like samos? Since i really cant read those charts and understand how to fly it

Why did you select the speed at 160?

nice work. I have the Toliss A319. Should you always get the magenta vertical deviation bar displayed on all non precision approaches? In what mode will the airplane fly the deviation bar like a glideslope? My Toliss doesn't seem to display the deviation bar...thanks-

What about order :"FDs off set RW track "

Great vid as always! However, in your procedures don't you guys go: Rwy in sight, AP off, FDs OFF, set RWY TRK? Cheers

Hi, Is it not possible to track the VOR Radial via the AP while monitoring the Glide angle manually (like you did in the video)? BR Stephen Odgaard

could you tell me where you get your approach charts from? they look very nice thanks

Hello Blackbox, I know this video has been up for a long time, but I just had a question. I hope you get a chance to answer. Question: Since this approach is being flown with a constant descent angle with no level-off at the MDA, do you add 50 feet to the MDA so that the aircraft will not descent below the MDA in the event of a missed approach? Thanks, and happy holidays...I'm a big fan, and refer to your videos often!

Siegi 658 . I am a little bit in confusion: VOR Approach sinks automatically at FAP. Fixing the FPA is in my opinion only necessesary if you fly a LOC Approach, and that 0.3 nm before the FAP. Both are non precission approaches, with track and bird.

Hi, what times and daysdo you stream on Twitch ?

question : when on an intercept heading, and the radual becomes alive, how long or at what point do I start turning to establish on the final track, also do I adjust for wind, or just set inbound track please sir can you do a video, on how to fly a dome arc selected selected please ...

Thank you a lot. Could i also use the approach mode to let the aircraft follow the lateral course ?

Are we not supposed to switch of the FDs once AP is selected off at minima!! And have the bird on for flying manually.. also y did u select your autothrust off??

Can you do RNAV approaches next?

If you are high on profile. What is your “rule of thumb” to get back on profile? i.e you are 300’ above profile what FPA would you dial the correct the situation?

Hi! Your videos are very instructive, thank you very much! However I wasn't able to find the answer of a question that I have in mind for a long time.. I did a lot of research on it but I still didn't understand it, even with your video: My question is about the "bird" which appears on the PFD when you select TRK/FPA on the FCU. I'm actually reading everywhere that it is easy and nice to fly the Airbus in TRK/FPA mode, but I don't understand how are you supposed to fly manually with this mode ? I firstly thought that I had to follow the "bird" on the PFD, as when you follow the cross (on the PFD with HDG/VS mode), but it doesn't seem that you're following it during the final approach ? Thus, what does this 'bird' indicates on the PFD and which information can we take from it in order to fly manually ? I hope I was clear, thanks for the videos though ! ;)

Is it normal for the aircraft to be so far off the centerline with NPA’s? I know NPA stands for NON-Precision Approach, but it seemed like the aircraft was a long way from the centerline and a large course correction was necessary. This would explain why minimums are much higher for NPA’s, but it still seemed a large distance to me. Thank you!

Excellent, please post a video how to insert Sid and Star in simple form which a lay man like me can follow.

Could you intercept the vor for landing by using the dir to FFM and radial in 246° or do you have to do it "manually"?

I have a question. When flying in HDG mode and press the DIR button and choose the FAF and then put the outbound coures value in the inbound place LS4. Do I then press INSERT LS5? When choosing a VOR appr in the MCDU, What exactly does this give the pilots for resourses?

Anybody here with some tricks on how to intercept a radial/heading/loc as he did? Still struggling on when to start turning!

Wouldn't it be easier if we used ILS during landing?

Actually when do you start to activate approach phase for selected vor approach , on what dme before approach fix , i really have a hard time on my training in airline

Very nice but you seemed too far off track from the VOR, and did not line up with the runway until near min.

Thank you ver y much. I'm looking for Informacion on how To manual fly vor on airbus. Any help?

Wie bekomme ich im FX das ND und das PFD Display so groß dargestellt?

is this possible with rnav approaches ? or do we need some ground aids to use this trk/fpa mode ??

welche funktion hat der flight path director? ist dieser nicht total überflüssig? Man könnte einen Approach TRK/FPA auch ohne FD fliegen und nur mit BIRD oder?

Ist die Lufthansa 455 eigentlich ein A380 SFO-FRA

Why is the approach slightly offset instead of being aligned with the runway ?

How do. you exactly enter the radial Inbound in the mcdu?

Hi. May you please tell me how can I download the sid and star for fsx/p3d. Some charts downloaded on Google are not corrected. Thank you very much

Excellent video/tutorial Full view/like/subd Yiannis (Athens Greece)

Hi, which version of MFS are you using ? And the Addon also ? I got the MFS 2020 but the A320 is not fully functional. I have to use MFS X Steam Edition but it was not the best, since the addon for Airbus is quite old and I can not waste money on something that I don't know about.

066 degress insert on RADIAL OUT ? thats right?

You didn't look at the chart properly. You would've noticed where the DME is and could've flown it left of the line for a more accurate approach. Good video none the less

Hi there, I was wondering why we'd need to monitor the tracking course once you've intercepted the final VOR radial? Sometimes it's 65, 66 or other but I thought that the goal of track is having the plane fly the 66° course by itself. Also, I have the mfs standard xbox version, and I do set the course and frequency of the approach VOR and do track the final course as well but the plane sometimes deviates from the course by itself, would there be any reason for that? Lastly, you mention that the plane can use NAV or Final App function to bring me on the final VOR approach? For NAV, I thought that as we get closer to the VOR (

I found it a great video but in a learning base I think we the most are here you were to fast to explain certain points and why you were doing that. More explanatory and slow (click here) video will do the best for we the newbies get the idea!

A/P OFF , THEN F/D OFF ALSO!

wow non-precision approach is really not precise...

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