Congratulations for your in-depth and clear explanations . You always make intricate subjects easier to understand. Thanks a lot, you're both a great teacher and amazing pilot
Hi BB. Really enjoy going back to these old videos and keep learning. When flaring, to how many degrees do you pitch up to achieve such consistently smooth touchdowns? Thanks in advance.
Hi. Thank you. The problem is that it isn’t always the same amount of pitch up. The pitch required varies a lot and depends on lots of different factors like weight, center of gravity, airspeed etc. The best thing to do is to practice, practice, practice.
Hi Blackbox,Although I am still awaiting for the P3D version of this aircraft (like yourself and many others) and haven't flown it yet ,I really think that when it arrives I will have a very good chance ,thanks to your excellent video's and streams, of being able to start flying with a high degree of confidence.
Hi David. Thank you. I am sure you will really enjoy the FSLabs A320 when it finally comes out for P3D! So many things to do and learn with this aircraft. It will be up to you have indepth you want to use it. If you have questions don't hesitate to ask me! Regards
Hi there, on the a320, no ATC or AP on, when you are following a VOR for example, CGS VOR at LFMN, course 354°. I then would need to make a right turn to join my landing runway 4R , course 43°.This would mean you need to turn right 49° correct? Then the duration of the turn should be around 16 s ( 49°/3) and your bank angle should be around around 25° if you're at 180 Knots (180/10)+7? But how do you know when you need to initiate the turn to runway for landing?Any simple formula please?
Hi @Blackbox711 love your videos, very informative. I wonder if you could do a video about flying DME ARC:s with the A320 and the PMDG737? For example the arrivals to EFOU (Oulu) contain D12 ARC:s.
+Mats Hellman .. Hi.. are you the Mats who won the voucher on my last stream? I will have a look at that approach. I only flew ARC Approaches by using the NAV mode, never in selected modes. Regards
Could you do a video showing how to set this up in the FMGS? How do u tell the computer that u want to take off and fly a pattern and do a visual landing? So that you have those aids on the nav display that you can put yourself 2.5 miles from? Thanks!
Super Video, mal wieder :). Ich hab mit diesen Video von dir schon so viel über den A320 gelernt und auch viele andere wissenswerte Dinge in Sachen Luftfahrt. Mach weiter so, die Videos sind echt klasse! (Ich freu mich schon wieder auf den nächsten Stream ;) )
Hi. Sehr nett von dir, vielen Dank. Es freut mich immer zu hören, dass meine Videos dabei helfen den A320 besser zu fliegen/bedienen. Somit mache ich natürlich gerne weiter. VG
Hi Blackbox. Given this a few goes but it is taking a long time to set up. How about a video showing how to do a circuit, and possibly a touch and go, properly. I think BA do this sort of training a my local airport EGSC.
Thanks a lot for this amazing and informative video, i wish you could explain to me the wind component and honestly i didn't understand that line "3 sec/100ft". i'll be so happy if i got it.. thanks and i appreciate your replies
3 seconds per 100 ft is a calculation method to determine how far you fly outbound after passing the landing runway threshold. The higher you are, the longer you fly outbound to be able to align yourself with the proper final descent profile
Blackbox711 hello. I hope u see this. I am really confused. It looked like on your nav display that you werent on the right course and looked like ur course was on final. Why is this? Also do atc vector you to this position. How does a visual approach work when u have atc
Hello Blackbox711. I love your videos, simple and clear explanations. Is it possible to have the situation files so I can practice while watching the videos ? Stéphane
Hi. I don't have any files per se. But I could tell you that the airport is EGSS Stansted and the weather is wind calm, QNH 1013. Hope that helps? Regards
I realy like your videos. Just one question: how do you get the sound of the front wheel hiting the runway lights? Is it included on the FSlabs airbus? Thanks!
To be honest, it is a matter of training. Problem is that you can’t really name a fixed distance because of wind variations. So on base look at the runway and try to judge the point from which you turn. And then see what works best. And practice, practice, practice
Hi Blackbox, you stated that "The pattern altitude should be 1500 feet above RWY threshold elevation." What if the published pattern altitude for a particular airport is higher? Regards...
+Sulaiman Saifi .. if the pattern altitude is defined at a certain altitude in the airport operational information, then you would use that altitude. Otherwise the standard pattern altitude for jets is 1500 ft.
What would be the missed approach procedure in this case since you are not following any specific approach plate? What would be the missed approach altitude be as well?
It would be the same as the straight in approach, i.e. ILS. The missed approach lateral and vertical path are checked for obstacle clearance and hence the only guarantee that you don’t hit any. The missed altitude would also be the one stated for the straight in approach. Happy Landings, Blackbox
Hi u said that the smaller inner circle has a radius of 2.5 miles, does it mean that to set up a nice downwind for ur approach 2.5 miles from the runway on Downwind is a standard way for doing it? Again many thx!
Hi. Well, it is a visual tool to help you get a correct downward offset distance. I would not call it a standard way of doing it. You can do a 3 or even 4 mile downwind offset if you want. That way your base leg will be longer though and you have to delay the start of the final descend. Try it out and see what works best for you. Regards
Hi. Das ist natürlich Blödsinn, da es eine ganz normale Meldung im Anflug ist. Das FCOM sagt dazu folgendes: "The computer inhibits some warnings and cautions for certain phases. It does so to avoid unnecessarily alerting the pilots at times when they have high workload." Ich hoffe das hilft dir weiter? VG
Hi Blackbox! Thank you for your videos, I was wondering if this A320 Simulator can actually help me in my Airbus type rating course? Do you recommend it as a training device to prepare my checkrides? Thanks again
+TunisianFlying .. Hi. Thank you very much! Now there is a difficult question to answer. Let me say this: If you want to practice all kinds of Approaches at all kinds of different airports, then yes I would recommend the FSLabs A320. But regarding practicing abnormals you have to be very, very careful because most likely your real world simulator will have a different FWC Standard, meaning that the ECAM Checklists might differ from your airlines checklists. That could lead you to being confused when in a checkflight. So please check your Airlines SOP before using the FSLabs A320 as a training device. That is vitally important, so please do not take this lightly! This is my personal view, I do not work for FSLabs or get sponsored by them in any way. Regards
Hi sir, is the whole procedure done using hanf flown? How do you managed to make the turn onto the runway heading so smooth and perfectly aligned? Thanks
The important thing is to have the correct offset on downwind. That should be 2.5 to 3 NM. That way you can do a base leg to see when you need to turn to final. And practice, practice, practice.
Blackbox711 thanks for the info..is the descent on the final approach happen automatically once u tune the fpa -3 degree or you have to hand flown the descent to the runway..? Haha
btw, we need to flare when 30ft above the runway ? may i after 50 ft i pull abit the stick to reduced the rate of descent or i have to maintaing rate of descent until 30 ft & then i flare the aircraft?
Hey hey, Blackbox, I can't remember the way to "quick-calculate" the descent rate for a 3 degree approach. There was a rule of thumb of speed devided by altitude or something. Do you have, by any chance, this rule of thumb in mind? Thanks in advance!
Hi. There is a rule of thumb where you you say descent rate = descent gradient % multiplied by groundspeed. Now 3 degrees equals to 5.24 % gradient. So if you have 150 kts groundspeed the descent rate = 5.24 x 150 = 786 ft/min to maintain a 3 degree glide profile. I usually just use groundspeed X 5. Keep it simple ;-)
