My FAVORITE THREE FEATURES in the Sharklet Update by Fenix | Real Airbus Pilot

[@alexk.8081]

3:00... those textures are mindblowing. The whole thing is mindblowing as a package.. In all the years of simming I cannot remember ANY aircraft being so perfect. System depth, Model, Textures.. and that sound design. You really feel like you are in the real aircraft. My absolute favourite.

[@Belgianaviation]

Imo you are not in a real aircraft until you feel the increase of thrust, the lift, the drag yk what i mean but i do agree that it is a great aircraft

[@alexk.8081]

@ It's software. Of course you cannot feel the g forces. This can only be done by hardware which is not available by now. That real aircraft reference was meant from the perspective of sounds, modelling, textures, flexings and so on.

[@Incidental104]

One of the other small things is that the installer automatically copied my camera data across the planes after installation. It’s the small things like that which make Fenix so great! If the installer didn't do it, I'd have to start the sim load in each variant individually, make custom camera cfgs for every plane, close the sim, and copy the camera backup file across the different types. Saved me a solid 25-35 minutes of work.

[@iaexo]

Actually, you can just copy the files over. That's what I did for the PMDG variants

[@Incidental104]

@@iaexo it Can cause issues if you do so that way.

[@alexk.8081]

Yes noticed that aswell and instantly liked that.

[@simpilotspud8296]

Yeah I noticed the same and I was like this is why Fenix are the best.

[@TazziedoesWT]

Never thought I'd see A330 Driver have a mental breakdown and become the seagulls from Nemo at 2:40

[@rohitshastry2007]

Haha

[@A330Driver]

😂😂😂

[@sushiat]

I really like the led landing/taxi lights

[@A330Driver]

Indeed, they look great!

[@AV8R417]

2:40 you got me there emi. That is, in a nutshell my 777 landings.

[@tomstravels520]

One of the changes I'm glad they did was update the way the characteristic speeds are now computed. Instead of using FAC estimated weight it's now from the ZFW and they added the CHECK GW warning if you enter the wrong ZFW.

[@PluckyUnderdog]

These planes are the standard that all other modern airliners created for the sim are judged on. Most of them fall short. Not an indictment on people like PMDG, iFly etc. They are great. It's just that the Fenix A320 family are better.

[@A330Driver]

I can't quite agree. For sure the Fenix has the best visuals these days, that's out of question. But systemwise it's not "the best". There's still bugs in the SOP and that's without looking at non normal procedures. It is for sure one of the best, that's out of question.

[@LuLeBe]

Yeah but you gotta remember that other devs have to implement the systems themselves, while Fenix has the opportunity to basically grab a complete professional A320 simulation and integrate it into the sim.

[@Adrian_152]

​@@A330DriverI still find the PMDG physics best in the sim so far...

[@danio1021]

While I often do not see eye to eye with PMDG, I still think they are still the best developer when it comes to systems etc. I love what Fenix does, but they still need to develop a plane fully to dethrone PMDG imo. But it has to be said, it’s awesome we have competition in the space and both companies are great.

[@Hairyman13]

@@danio1021 I've only flown pmdg planes since I'm kind of a Boeing fan boy. What is the issues that you have with PMDG because I haven't had many really.

[@rohitshastry2007]

Love the confirmation at 2:47 😆!!

[@Mam_2854]

The new wingflex dynamics are excellent too!

[@conaly082]

In February 2015 I flew on a Sharklet fitted A320 the very first time. It was D-AIZV FRA-VNO on Lufthansa. I was sitting on seat 16A and boy did the strobes annoy the shit out of me. It was a nighttime flight, yet I closed the window shade, because that aircraft did NOT have those strobe blockers on the inside. Those strobes are bright and blinding as hell, when looking out the window at night. So good thing Airbus introduced the blocker.

[@wolfmaster.328]

happened to me on an Avianca flight BOG - CNF... What a nightmare!

[@omatad]

Been flying fslabs for many yeas now, and i had big issues letting p3d go. But now i have to say that Fenix is just amazing, to a Morén humane price. Still love my fslab but not in my first place anymore 😊

[@leichtester]

My favorite after the SL‘s is the Landingweight fix and overweight performance calculations 😊

[@evan5848]

Not me coming to this video after floating halfway down the runway, but getting a -79fpm. Touchdown zone optional. 😂

[@gwalker3092]

The Fenix planes are really impressive anyway but the SL and new features have just pushed them to new level. The LED taxi etc lights are crazy not sure if totally realistic but helps me alot to see better. Look forward to seeing some SL videos. Having played DCS carrier ops a lot I’m overly used to flying the aircraft into the deck, so flying/floating onto runway isn’t a problem 😅

[@A330Driver]

Indeed, the LED's are pretty cool as well!

[@Izmael1310]

They did awesome job like always. Those details are incredible. I wish they would make A330 and A340 package, but I'm affraid that wont be the case when A330 is in the 2024, we have FBW A380, Inibuilds A350 and probably inibuilds A380 as well.

[@Mr.Martini549]

Thank you. Very informative and entertaining!

[@andysim232]

Dont know if its a new thing but after importing a simbreif plan the main charts for the airport and your planned runway are added to the Starred section on the EFB 😂

[@andysim232]

Also there is a definite performance improvement. Subtle but noticeable

[@A330Driver]

That's new and pretty cool indeed!

[@hassobasso7067]

Hey Emmanuel, just wanted to say that I really appreciate your time, effort and willingness to inform us all and help us to better understand these complex machines and their systems. And you never disappoint! Without naming names there are some irl pilot youtubers who started professional and humble but got too populair and now behave like gamers, bad flying behavior, half sop usages etc. That's why I extra appreciate what you do, always profesional for the serious simmer. Danke schone!

[@A330Driver]

Thank you so much, that's really apprechiated! I fully agree on "correct flying", I try to stick to the SOP and show my flights as realistic as possible at all times. I want people to come to my channel because they want to see an aircraft professionally operated. That's my goal.

[@pedjaracan4590]

Not sure when it was added, but I saw Pilot Routes are also working. It's a bit buggy though. If all route waypoints can fit a single page there it will show, but if a route has more waypoints to fit on a single page it won't show. So it works if there are up to 16 waypoints in the route which can fit the page. Few which I tested are LEMD-LIRF, LEBL-LHBP, LEMD-LYBE. They should all show properly.

[@A330Driver]

They seem to have fixed a little bit on them, but overall they're still buggy.

[@aastik2316]

Hey Emmanuel, been watching your channel since a long time. back when you used to fly 737. Although I am curious that now being a 330 pilot, will you try the toliss a339 and creating a series like you made for other aircrafts ?

[@tomstravels520]

The rotary switches may be 1, 3, 2 but if you go to the POS Monitor Page to see the drift for each IRS it shows 1, 2, 3. Wonder why that wasn't changed by Airbus. There was a possibility this contributed to an XL Airways A330 loosing IR data as the crew got confused which one was faulty but they couldn't prove it.

[@jeffcupido4110]

Do the a321-200 with sharklets typically fly transatlantic? They seem to have the range.

[@A330Driver]

No, only the A321XLR (based on the NEO) is used for transatlantic flights. However the A321s with ACT's are often used for coast to coast flights in the US or for flights from the UK to Egypt or Scandinavia to the Canaries.

[@tomstravels520]

@@A330Driver A321LR's can do transatlantic flights.....or maybe you meant LR instead of XLR as XLR only just entered service

[@DrHenrik]

Besides the model changes the SL brings I am again aw struck about the amazing 3d model! Brilliant update I only struggle with setting up new camera views xD

[@smash_1389]

Hi! Does the quick realignment of IRS works the same with the new ADIRS panel as with the old one? Turn it OFF then back to NAV in less than 5 sec? Since we don't have the timer shown anymore..

[@A330Driver]

Yes, functionality is exactly the same.

[@HarryFortyTwo]

number 4: runs with better fps on my laptop! less stutter when looking around is always welcome.

[@melvin2925]

i have a question how do sharklets help with drag why not just not use any winglets/sharklets?

[@Sbbbb476]

Did the a320ceo also use halogen lights in the older versions? I like their yellow tinge much better than the leds :)

[@rohitshastry2007]

A330 Driver Prank Ideas! maybe a 2nd Channel You never know 😆

[@elbapino6531]

Hello sir, i have an issue with irs alignment, all the time after irs aligment, i have in failures in the EFB ir2 and ir3 failed, i have to manually correct them. Why ?

[@A330Driver]

I haven't seen that before. Please contact the Fenix support.

[@elbapino6531]

@@A330Driver alright thks sir

[@MrFturner]

Just curious, how do you re-balance the fuel in the wing tanks after running the APU for awhile? Both for a boeing 737/777 and the airbuses.

[@tomstravels520]

Unless it's really bad you shouldn't need to. Otherwise you'd just cross feed for a bit.

[@rezaomar3397]

one thing that i hope to see in the future is an update weather radar panel, as the one we have is the older design, i would like the one that is in the inibuilds a320neo but in the fenix

[@tomstravels520]

Is that one actually available for the CEO in real world? Don't think I've seen a non NEO with it so far. Also doesn't really help much if there is no working weather radar available yet.

[@rezaomar3397]

@ I thought the same as you but it actually is available in the ceo, I had the pleasure of visiting the cockpit of an easyJet a320 ceo on one of my holidays and saw they had the updated panel so it must be available on most ceo’s

[@OldGold-v9v]

what happens with the Light Dim knobs if the system (Sensor) dims the Panels automatically?

[@Kim-ov2mq]

2:40 .. LONG LANDING, LONG LANDING!

[@davidathay3680]

I noticed a toggle under GSX controls that should allow boarding to happen before refueling finishes. Is that new? Or is that a new GSX option? Either way, that's great. It's frustrating that GSX doesn't allow all of the services to run at the same time, because IRL that's how it goes and it absolutely IS just as chaotic and dangerous as it sounds.

[@A330Driver]

I think that's new indeed.

[@davidathay3680]

@@A330Driver got around to trying it today and it does indeed allow boarding while refueling. Unfortunately, it didn’t even start to load bags/cargo until after fueling (and pax boarding) were complete. So it didn’t save any time at all. Oh, GSX… my favorite AND least-favorite add-on…

[@MoeAviator]

I wish the strobes were brighter and had 2 impulses in the cabin. On the outside it does it but it’s not that bright.

[@nicozika]

nice video... always interesting

[@whiffy506]

PSA: If you are obsessed with landing rates, look at your G force values only. V/S means nothing.

[@LiftFormula]

Im wondering about the floating you mentioned. Why is it like that? isnt it the opposite due to less induced drag, which means less ground effect as a whole, making it float less?

[@HarryFortyTwo]

i would assume more ground effect. the sharklets reduce the shortcut route between upper and lower side of the wing, so any effect caused by air under the wing doing something special close to ground without having an easy way to the upper side (or vice versa) will be exacerbated. But thats just gray theory - experiments will clearly show it.

[@Treadstone7]

In ground effect, wing vortices cannot fully develop, therefore reducing induced drag, leaving more lift. With winglets, wing vortices are reduced even more, reducing induced drag and increasing lift (especially in ground effect) additionally. Ground effect is the result of naturally reduced induced drag due to proximity to the ground. Therefore I don't get why you think more ground effect requires more induced drag... It's the opposite. That's why winglets make the aircraft float more in the flare because they reduce drag in general.

[@LiftFormula]

@@Treadstone7 @HarryFortyTwo i might just be stupid now or confused, but isnt ground effect it self the effect of wingtip vortices having nowhere to go, which will increase the lift component when youre less than 1 x wingspan above the runway? When you leave ground effect, you also experience an increase in coefficient of lift until you leave the ground effect and the vortices doesnt hit the ground anymore? That is why im confused, due to no winglets = more induced drag from the wingtip vortices = more vortices hitting the ground, which to me tells that winglets would make you float less?

[@Treadstone7]

​​@@LiftFormulaI think it's mainly confusion 😉 First of all, yes, ground effect is due to wing vortices not being able to develop. Simplified at least. wing vortices themselves create induced drag. That's why we have winglets, to reduce the vortices. Because the vortices cannot fully develop near to the ground, their induced drag also doesn't develop completely, creating more lift. That's essentially, what ground effect is. If you leave ground effect, wing vortices fully develop, creating more drag, effectively reducing the lift component. There have been accidents, especially with overloading of the aircraft and/or high density altitude involved, where the pilot attempted to take off and made it into the air but as soon as he climbed out of ground effect, struggled to climb and crashed because the lift was not sufficient out of ground effect. So, because of winglets, vortices are reduced, therefore ground effect is enhanced and the aircraft is more likely to float. More vortices means more drag, first of all.

[@mdhazeldine]

Tried to Google this, but didn't come up with much....roughly what is the percentage of A320 and A321 CEOs that now have sharklets fitted out in the wild? Are there any airlines that have an all sharklet fleet, or no sharklets at all? From memory, I haven't seen tons of sharklet fitted CEOs in the UK from with British Airways or EasyJet, but I'm not in the industry, so I don't see them every day.

[@A330Driver]

I don't know of any percentages, but I think most have been retrofitted with sharklets and for the past ten years all new ones had them. I'd need to guess numbers, but I'd say it's at least some 70 or 80% nowadays.

[@mdhazeldine]

@@A330Driver Interesting. I just did a bit more digging online and the sharklets came out in 2012. Airbus offered retrofits on some of the later models that had wings designed to take them already, and then later offered retrofits to older models, but those required more extensive upgrade work, and it seems like some airlines didn't bother (for example BA). If true, then looking at the airfleets website and sorting by delivery date, that would indicate that perhaps as much as 30% of BA's A320-200s (delivered before 2012) don't have sharklets still. I think most of Easyjet's do, but I've seen a few photos of kicking around of wingtip fence models still flying in 2024, so they clearly haven't done them all yet.

[@Ben-vt6yf]

Do u know when the pmdg update is coming for xbox pr marketplace buyers

[@A330Driver]

It was submitted to the market place intake process at day it was release through the ops center. The rest is up to Asobo.

[@Ben-vt6yf]

@A330Driver Thank you for response

[@eddiezetlein6582]

Great video as usual Emi. None of the other YT streamers has discussed these 3 new additions, so. many thanks for this insight.

[@blk_miss1le963]

You can now connect a printer to it

[@A330Driver]

I think that was included in the second last update already ;-)

[@der.Schtefan]

Epilesby is no joke.

[@A330Driver]

It absolutely isn't and that's why Airbus included those protections pretty soon after the "original" design went live.

[@tomstravels520]

Is there a list of liveries that have the ACT's? For now I can only find some of the American, JetBlue, Condor and a Finnair one

[@25rodrigomg]

“We don't currently have a way to show the ACT count on liveries, so for now here's a list of liveries and their ACT count (anything with no ACTs is excluded): N934AA - 2 ACT N167AN - 2 ACT N932AM - 2 ACT N162AA - 2 ACT N907JB - 1 ACT N935JB - 2 ACT N957JB - 1 ACT N981JT - 2 ACT N986JB - 2 ACT OH-LZT - 2 ACT D-ATCF - 2 ACT D-AIAI - 2 ACT D-AIAD - 2 ACT D-AIAC - 2 ACT D-AIAF - 2 ACT RA-73416 - 2 ACT”

[@tomstravels520]

@@25rodrigomg Thanks. Got most of them except the Aeroflot one. I'm sure N106NN and N108NN should be on that list as they are transcontinental AAL A321's

[@Mam_2854]

I let out out a moan seeing that opening shot of the sharklet

[@karans9228]

2:20, onward, y'all know who you are.

[@sniper-sim]

I like the way the OFP is now shown on the EFB with appropriate tabs to directly go to a section of the OFP. Better than scrolling through the pages !

[@matejmarosz20]

Its not really "now" its been like this for some time i belive for the fenix

[@A330Driver]

I like that feature as well! @matejmarosz20 Fenix only had limited tabs available there. Now they show all tabs that have been marked in the PDF.

[@matejmarosz20]

@@A330Driver oh i didint even notice my bad lol

[@tomstravels520]

Still wish they'd have search function in the QRH or a way to get to certain section quicker

[@lenajk2004]

wow, seventh view! i'm really early this time around.

[@anthonysacco5010]

You're driving me crazy... You sound like you're repeating the word ""Chocolate"

[@A330Driver]

You must have some pretty interesting chocolate where you live! May I try some?

[@mammid9622]

2:47 what the heck is that

[@pinguinsudpol5120]

What? Are you a retard?

[@SporadicallySane]

Flight simmers have this annoying habit of trying to get the lowest possible landing rate in fpm using their tracking tools. They'll float 1/2 way down the runway to do a 'butter' landing. In real life, this doesn't happen and is actually dangerous.

[@A330Driver]

Exactly what @sporadicallysane said. Just watch random flightsim landings here on youtube and look at what most people do. They just hold the plane off the runway for an eternity in order to achieve the softest possible touchdown. And then everyone cheers them for their "butter". That's not how you fly an airplane. I did my annual line check a week ago and since I had some 600m of touchdown zone left in front of me I held it off just a slight bit more than usual (no where near what simmers do), to make it a bit smoother for passengers. Guess what, I got a small comment along the lines of "you know we don't like that in a check, just don't do it". They really don't want that. Just smash it into the runway right on the markers.

[@coriscotupi]

@@SporadicallySane Yep. Particularly evident in live streams. The airplane floats forever, and everyone instantly congratulates the youtuber for the "perfectly smooth" touchdown - 300 meters PAST the touch down zone.

[@TruBluLew23]

@@coriscotupiI will say I’m glad that some YTers like Emi makes reference to this. The whole “my landing has X fpm, it was so butter!” gets a bit frustrating sometimes.