MSFS 2020 - A320 Landing Tutorial (How to Butter the Bread!) 

Exactly what I needed this tutorial!!!!, I'm a sucker for pushing the nose down 🤣

Not bad at all. Correct landing technique lead to a safe landing. I’m assuming the very slight float was due to limitations of the sim control equipment, but even some days on the line it happens to the best of us. You probably already know this, but I find the best way to judge the flare is, at 50ft RA, look towards the horizon (or end of the runway if it’s obscured), then between 30-20ft input sufficient backstick to stop the horizon moving upwards, then hold the attitude. I suspect that’s what you did anyway, but just confirming. Thought you might be interested to know what a real life easyJet pilot had to say about it. All the best.

The best landing tutorial out there. Other tutorials were great however they lacked the finer detail of how and when to perform the delicate maneuver of the flare. Thank you for putting this out there.

Really nicely explained again Gavin, I like the explanation about the nose down input at 50’. The A/C memorises your current pitch attitude and introduces a nose down input to encourage the pilot to flare naturally. We don’t even notice this on the A/C. It just does it and it just works. We have two stability gates at eJ. One at 1000’ AAL and one at 500’ AAL. I can go into more detail at what these are if anyone wants to know. You say you want to land with wings level. This is correct but when you have a crosswind, the crosswind technique may require you to land with some into wind bank angle. I.e. if you have a wind from the left, you’ll decrab with right rudder to align with the runway centreline in the flare. But the wind will start pushing you downwind to the right so some left aileron may be required to stop you drifting off the runway. This means you might be in a slight left bank and allow the left main wheel to touch down first. It’s a coordinated manoeuvre that’s not always easy. Max bank angle allowed during landing is 7° IIRC. Landing a sim must be quite hard as you won’t have the seat of the pants sensation and feedback you get from the real A/C. You instinctively put some control inputs because you can feel the aircraft sink or climb etc. To nail landing in the touchdown zone keep your aim point (Big white markers) fixed in your window. This should minimise the A/C going too high or low. If the aim point starts moving down in your windscreen, you’re going to land long and deep. So correct and pitch down a tad. Conversely if it starts moving up, you’re landing short so pitch up to correct. You want that aim point fixed in the windscreen and not moving. The aim point needs to be about 1/4 - 1/3rd of the way up the windscreen roughly. Once your aim point is fixed, don’t chase it. When you get below about 300-200’ accept what you have and make very small adjustments. The PAPIs and G/S are very sensitive close in. There are often a lot of many small control inputs in the flare. And these adjustments can vary depending on the conditions. For example the flare height, or initiation of the flare with regards to control inputs differ with a tailwind or a headwind. If we’re landing with a tailwind, the flare might be started at 30’. But with a strong headwind, a much smaller control input will be required and the flare might be as late as 10’. The same goes with reducing the thrust. I’ll probably reduce the thrust to idle later with a decent headwind, than what I do with a bit of a tailwind. This all comes with experience and every landing is probably slightly different as you feel what the A/C is doing.

the only channel to watch consistently to really learn how to fly the A320nx. He goes thru the complete setup with instructions or clarifications why. His videos are informative as the FBW mod advances with additions he also advances to showcase. I watch other, however, they cut-corners and are nowhere near as 'complete' with aspects of DATA input

Nice tutorial, well explained! As a next, I would love to see you talking us through a really bad weather landing (heavy crosswinds etc.). That would be great :) Thanks again for your time & effort 👍

Thank you for such a good explanation! Your landing demo is a way better then silly tutorial bundled with fs20.

Thanks. Very useful tutorial. I indeed would like to see a more in depth ILS tutorial explaining the instruments and how to interpret them during the landing phase.

Thanks for this awesome tutorial gav it really helped its because you're so good and kind etc.. That you're gaining so much subs in a short period of time

Best Tutorials ever..you explain 'em better than most of the guys in my Home Country (Germany). So , very well done, my friend..thanks for this channel and continue this outstanding work. Greatings from my Hometown Frankfurt (EDDF) to fantastic EGCC...sorry for my english, I have to practice since I left school in 1978 :)

Great videos, easy to follow and if I may say so, what a wonderfully relaxing voice you have.

Superb and explained beautifully thanks Gavin you have ironed out some bad habits I have picked up on my landings.

Thanks a lot for this tutorial. it really helped me and I was able to land properly in the 1st attempt after watching your lesson. before that i had no idea on how to land perfectly 😀

Best tutorials I’ve seen on RU-vid. Thanks

Deffo would like you to do an ILS tutorial. You explain things really well.

Excellent video and delivery. Thank you so much. Very, very useful.

Wonderful video, thank you for the tips as I've just started spending more time on the A320 and it feels good to improve at landings! Bookmarking this video 😁

great vid. Would love to see the ILS tutorial!

Thank you for this very complete and finely explained video. I land in ILS on MFS2020 but I have a problem: I never have the altitude announcements during landing ... could you tell me if an adjustment is necessary to get these voice announcements in the cockpit? thank you

Great tutorial again! And you are so funny 😆 Thank you!

Lovely tutorial, thank you. Subbed. I've been landing the CJ4 like a beach ball lol!

Great tutorial Thanks just what i needed

your voice is so soothing great tutorial amazing video!

Nice tks.. Ils app would be great, for me specifically the app plates for minimums and when to arm app as it always seems to auto arm a long way out good vid tku

Fantastic tutorial Thank you ever so much. I really needed some help on the final 50 feet .My average since August last year was -250 FPM touchdown .I installed MSFS landing inspector then watched your video. My last two landings -65fpm -50 fpm ... Also the tip on control sensitivity was excellent. My dead zones were too small. Since you posted the video I think we have got an extra sensitivity tab. I have left that where it is for now unless you have any ideas on that one

Great video, thank you!

Fantastic tutorial!! Looking forward to more hopefully!?

Bravo! Do you have a video of a landing on RWY 33 in Paro, Bhutan?

Amazing ils tutorial would be amazing

Nice tutorial ... got my Like

Excellent video. Keep up the good job!!

Brilliant…….just what I needed…….

excellent video. Would be great if you could make the ILS tutorial. Thanks.

how can i set the idle/pref on the fbw?

Great video thanks for putting the time in for the benefit of others and so many views already.

Very nicely explained... thank you!

Thanks for the tips! Everyone here seems to want the ILS tutorial, but in particular I would like to see a Cat 3 autoland if you're willing!

Awesome!

Awesome! Why is there an offset localizer in the other runway

Thank you for that tutorial👍

One thing I did was get rid of all Function key (F1, F2...) mappings (mixture, flaps, etc.) and move them onto my stick and throttle buttons. Then I map the Slew keys up there on the Function keys (slew on/off, forward, backward, up, down, yaw (twist) right and left, and translate (move) right and left. Then I just set up a flight in the main MSFS screen, Arrival is any airstrip, no Departure at all, and MSFS will put me in the air pointed directly at the Arrival runway. Then I go to outside view and can see the plane pointed right at the runway. Then slew the plane backwards and then upwards. To measure how far backwards, I use LittleNavMap which shows circles of distance measured in miles, centered around the plane on a map. I use the popular memory device which flight instructors always teach to determine how far and high: height = distance x 3 ... e.g. for 5 miles distance 1500' height, 10 miles is 3000 feet... 15 miles 4500' .. 3 miles 900' Quickly set up a landing straight in, to practice any plane, any airport.

Is that rex weather add-on or standard MSFS weather??

I always tend to gain height once I flare or simply drop the last few meters, both resulting in horrible vertical speed. One of my issues is I want to land in too little runway length and don't give it enough time ... probably (Great tutorial btw)

Great video again Thx

I like leaving the throttle on just a teency bit so you can get better landings idk what else did you expect? It's just my preference tho.

My control sensitivities were all wrong after the update. I am now 🧈 with the a320, cheers.

What should i do if i dont have controler?

i don’t know.. but bring up the sensitivity makes the joystick too sensitive which is not inline with the real sidestick

Will you make tutorials about some common emergency procedures? 🚨

I usually disengage AP at 100 feet callout, because I want the Autopilot to make all the necessary micro adjustment until the very last minute I need to take over for the flare.

Thank you.

Great video and so well explained, you are so easy to listen to and yes, an ILS tutorial would be great. Slightly off topic, and probably a bit basic, but how do you pan around the aircraft? Do you use an xbox controller?

Hi there, Nice video, thanks for the sensitivity tips. Do I dream or you have the missed approach displayed on your MFD ???? Is the dotted line missed approach ? If it is, how the hell did you manage to get it ?

what is your approach angle. msfs says its best to do you angle on 3 degrees. i did that then got 400fpm

What about the flaps? How do you tackle these since the moment you move on from the cruising attitude into your transition and the landing? Could you advise on these? It happens to me when approaching the airport that opening flaps are affecting the control of my aircraft. When moving into the number two, the plane is either massively accelerating or climbing back again which obviously ruins all adjustments made prior to the landing. Could you please perhaps consider making a video with the major focus on how to switch and control that area of your control board? Specifically, I mean the thrust and flaps. I find that there are not many films around this aspect when landing. Anyway. I really appreciate your movies. Great stuff really. I am a beginner but enjoying the game a lot and also I have picked up EasyJet livery :-)

Very nice. How do you get the "minimums" warning? I use the Flybywire A32nx mod but I don't get to hear this warning.

Firstly thank you for nice tutorial. I have a question. How do you use the weather radar? I fly the Fenix a320 but I don't able to use?

15:10 is there any trick to find that which RWY has offset ILS appr ??

How do you get the weather radar on your ND?

Well . I missed to watch the pfd and the attitude indicator to se your stick input. For me it’s more difficult to land an airbus due to fly by wire system. I “ feel” Boeing is more natural ...

Thank you for the video! I think it's possible in this way with the A320NX only. In the default A320neo the approach speed and sink rate is much higher and the aircraft is not so easy to flare, isn't it? It feels like flying a brick in the default A320neo.

What airspeed do people reccomend setting before lowering the flaps to bring one in perfectly? And what is the minimum speed the A320 can maintain altitude before plumerting like a stone?. I learnt the ILS landings and starting precedures etc on Xbox version done well but i am still a bit of a kangaroo on landings 🤣 im coming in a bit to quick i think.

When do you put the flaps down?

Flaps 3 , Vls+15, no need for a brake any more. Grond effect will do it for you. If you can live with 500m longer landing distance.

I notice you have a rolling cache of 200gb but surely you have to fly the flight first to get it into your cache then you will see improvements its that true? Anyway I have done the same and deleted 32gb cache on my SDD and trying a 200gb cache on my 2tb D drive. I dont fly the same places that much so will see if its worth it.

Brill tutorial Gavin. I wanted to follow along to be able to fly the FBW A320. I have installed the FlyByWire installer and installed the A320 but when I move my mouse over the heading knob you get the up and down arrows, I don't have them. Is there something I'm missing. Help please 🙂

I never can understand the speed etc! how much throttle do i have to get like on 5k feet?

Ive been told there is no weather radar in sim but i saw you turning the weather off. How do you fet the weather to display?

My A320neo doesn't say "100 above" or "minimums". How can I turn that on?

I am a master already at landing the A320, but the only issue I have is touching down about 1,500’ past the touchdown zone, like you did in this vid

Where did you get the sounds

Sorry, I am not abler to switch-on my autopilot. And my joystick T6000 is out of function. Please, can you help me ? Thanks, Alex

Wow it was amazing! Is this A320 the stock one of the game? Or are you using a mod? Because I have seen some people use the A320Nx or something like that not sure. Thanks for the great video.

How did you get the A320 to call out minimums? I have the Fly by wire a320nx and never heard that.

I have a problem with the ILS at many airports when I turn on the APP the needle flips 180 & then the aircraft does a 180 away from the active runway & the Jets are not flying properly right now but the props fly better . The sim is getting better GJ guys

Does anyone else find that when you get to around 40 feet your sensitivity just goes to max for some reason

I dont understand the localizer thing

How do u have the callouts 100 above and minimums? Nice vid

Does AP lower the flaps for you automatically or do have to do it manually?

Landings are my worst part... I find the Airbuses are slippery birds. I tend to flare too early and get a long landing warning... and keeping centreline! Very rare I get butters right on centreline! But am slowly improving.

flare the aircraft? whats that mean?

i tried this exactly. flaring at 30 was WAAAY to late for me and i ended up bouncing like 3 times

anyone have any tips to land on the center line?

What joystick do you use ?

Why does it always pause when you touch down it bugs me.

How to set that ''MINIMUM'' warning? ''100 above''

can anyone please explain why even after i fuel up and good to go i fly the a320 and when i go to land and disconnect from the autopilot it still feels like its controlling the aircraft even though i disconnected and i cant even align it to the runway no matter how much i shift my stick its so fuckin annoying i wind up like landing way off the runway more like on the taxiway gezzzz any help please id appreciate it thank you guys and have a great flight 😀

Um you stalled it onto the runway. Probably not how you want to put an airliner down

Ryan air pilots might want to look at this video🤑

I can't tell if the game's physics are a little buggy, or if the game's physics are actually ultra realistic and everyone is struggling to land now I used to land the A320 on P3D frequently without any issue, now I feel like i'm playing hockey

ILS tutorial please

Flared to early or with slightly to much air speed. Floated and climbed 10 ft or so. Stalled and banged it on the runway like a 16 year olds first time. Not butter.

what airport?

ILS tutorial, please :)

"how to butter a bread" me in a fs: how to poop a bread

All I want is for the trim/pitch to stay the same

Where is the butter in bread tutorial😒😆

J'adore me beurrer la biscotte !

ive only flown with my hotas x 3 times and i can butter the bread why am i here

ILS tutorial please and also explane the MDA/DH please