Airbus A320 Tutorial 13: Descent | Real Airbus Pilot

[@gustavpicora]

Im watching and rewatching all these videos, definitely will subscribe, I am trying to learn how to fly this aircraft in FS24, and these alongside a320 Sim Pilot are by far the best videos out there. Congrats.

[@Aviationlifestyle24]

Thank you sir for the details you give in your videos! Those details make these tutorials stand out and adds up the joy of sim- flying too!

[@eugenioconato7170]

congratulations explain very well with many details; Thanks again for what you convey

[@Gryper-c3s]

No wonder I was always having descent problems. I had OP Descent and managed descent reversed in my brain.

[@denziiey]

thank you very much!! i needed a refresher because i always used OP DES and didn't know how to properly engage DES mode

[@lapipesmoker3751]

When you switch the anti ice on, I was expecting an ignition memo, but I didn't see it.

[@jay-rus4437]

As always, appreciate your videos. Ive now spent so much time in the Fenix a320, that its almost become second nature. Ive got approx 300 hours in it now. But it was these type videos I desperately needed last summer when just beginning.

[@baliya64]

Finally I kow how to initiate a decent descent

[@hoykoya3382]

to descend decently

[@dose7034]

ik im very late but how do you push a knob in i only know how to pull it out

[@kai-matthiasbast8612]

​@@dose7034up arrow on the knob is in down arrow is out

First of all great video. Thanks. secund, maybe you can tell why turning on/off anti ice systems are not automated. it seems that it have very clear and simple rules for that.

[@A330Driver]

Hi, the rules are clear and simple indeed, BUT: The systems can’t detect all of the conditions of those rules by themselves. How would the system know if the visibility is in line with icing conditions or if the plane is flying through fog or clouds? There are some aircraft that have fully automated anti ice such as the 777, but this requires different certification and certain systems to be build differently.

@@A330Driver Thank you for explenation

[@chris-w6g1l]

Hello, how Do I set my a330 in ms2024 to autoclimb and auto descent like yours. I have set everything up in the FMC & pressed the correct buttons on the autopilot but it wont autoclimb or descend like your video. thanks

[@Gryper-c3s]

Your voice sounds a lot like Mentour Pilot.

[@fabi1006]

Don't you get a message on the engine display when you're in icing conditions?

[@rob0085]

When ATC tells you to cross waypoint XYZ at a certain altitude, how do you put that in the MCDU? I know how to do it in the B737 but not the A320 yet. Thanks.

[@A330Driver]

Just do /Altitude, eg /200 for FL200 on the right side of the waypoint on the FPLN page. That will insert an FL200 restriction. Note that some addons don’t support that feature, then you need to go onto the vertical revision page of the waypoint in question and enter the restriction there.

[@rob0085]

@@A330Driver Thanks!

[@baliya64]

@@A330Driver Thks didn't know that

[@paolozambra9846]

Hello, I have a quick question, in my FCOM says seatbelts it at 10.000 when you put the landing ligths, why you put it at 15.000 it’s a as your airlines request ?

[@Brandon-pq3is]

Hi. If I did this IRL in the exact scenario at SABER, it would just go to FL070 BLUE. with alt blue armed instead of magenta even before reaching SABER. It wouldn’t have it in magenta at all, (unless a level off is predicted I guess) is this maybe to do with an updates fms etc?

[@Brandon-pq3is]

The only thing I can think of is that with new Honeywell FMS, if it doesn’t predict a level off (because you descended at the right time) it’ll go straight to alt blue, where as if there’s a level off (because you descended super early) it’ll will be in magenta.

[@Jjodoql]

what altitude to be put before pressing the knob for descending?

[@mrbassett4388]

It depends what ATC clearance gives you. If no atc then you can reduce it to whatever you like maybe MSA to give yourself vectors or final approach fix altitude?

[@CaptainSazzman]

I noticed that the fenix did -4,000 fpm on the initial descent, is that normal in an airbus?

[@A330Driver]

Well, the only answer I can give is "it depends".

[@Mr.Martini549]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@Santiagonyt]

question ? if atc clears you to a altitude for example cross newes at 270 , before the tod do i use open decent or managed

[@monigotesito3424]

Hi, why is there no arrow on my crosshair?

[@MikeJw-je4xk]

I believe the Xbox has the arrows, my PC does not. If you l-click and hold over a knob, see some tips.

[@saytoga]

is the open descent = selected ALT?

[@A330Driver]

If you mean pulling the alt knob, yes.

[@gwalker3092]

It’s minor question and probably doesn’t matter if you have say 3x constraints ie FL240 / 160 /80 and your cleared to 80 do you set 8000 and let the plane take care of constraints or do you set the constraints as you reach them ie step the Alt down each time ?

[@aviation320-dabpa]

I would say you let the airplane handle it, i. e. use managed descent.

[@Jannik_Stein]

I think you dial in the altitude you are cleared to. If using VNAV the plane should handle everything for you. If managing the altitude manually, I'd put in the next restriction in ordner not to accidentally descent below it.

[@PBW891]

One question that has nothing to do with decent or approach I would really love the answer too. How do you make your mouse curser so small and unintrusive like that?

[@Thom0172]

He has big monitor

[@flightpilot001_Reacts]

hello emanuel thanks a lot for your amazing content! just one question is how to let your airbus know what your TOD is in the MCDU? because i want my airbus to follow the green dot during decend. thanks a lot!

[@A330Driver]

Hi, I'm not sure I understand your question correctly. Do you mean how to make the autopilot automatically start the descent at the T/D? That's not possible, you need to initiate descent manually.

[@flightpilot001_Reacts]

@@A330Driver in a moment in the video you said the airbus is gonna decend -1000fpm till its hits the TOD location sorry if this is not correct)

[@flightpilot001_Reacts]

from 0:33 till 0:40 if im correct

[@flightpilot001_Reacts]

@@A330Driver hello emanuel sorry for the misunderstanding i was flying this morning and did execaly what you recomended in the video and i finally decent realistic thanks very much for these videos! and its amazing to learn from a real pilot, i havent been able to fly realisticly binning last year, and i watched your videos for a year and made me fly like a real pilot. thanks again keep it up!

[@jamiebrice8961]

Game is terrible none of this in your video works for me what am I doing wrong