FSLabs A320-X Basics: Cold and Dark Startup Part 3

In this 3rd part I'll do the departure briefing, pushback, engine start, taxi out to RWY 28 and the takeoff. The checklist I am using is my own little creation and I know it is not the airbus or FSLabs checklist.
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Intel i7-4790K @ 4.00 GHz, Nvidia GeForce GTX 980, 32 GB RAM, Logitech K120 Keyboard, Zowie FK1 Mouse, Thrustmaster 16000 Joystick

[@g7usl]

Love your calmness BB. Answered my question re; trim settings. Thank you.

[@SnorreSelmer]

Excellent three-parter! Slow, methodical, explains each step in an understandable manner. Best A320 cold-n-dark tutorial I've found so far! Can't wait to take my FF A320 up tomorrow. :)

[@Blackbox711]

Thank you. It will definitely work also in the FF320

[@mariocastillodelpino]

All your video tutorial serieas are superb. Awesome accuracy, well presented and recorded. Along with Can Acar c&d video, yours are top notch. Please keep gifting us with further pleasures and clarifying tutorials. Thanks for your effort.

[@Blackbox711]

Hi Mario. Thank you very much for your kind words! I am planning to release a lot more videos. Regards

[@j.obrador4682]

I really appreciate your explanations, very well detailed in all the steps and it's a very good lesson to people who's changing from Boeing to Airbus like me. Take care and safe flights.

[@Aviationlifestyle24]

Thanks a lot for educating us with real professionalism! ☺

[@9brian99]

Great series of videos, good to see how it should be done from a professional. Thanks. Malcolm

[@Blackbox711]

Thank you Malcon for your kind words. Much appreciated! Regards

[@EYADBEST]

Thanks for the great series of tutorial .. the best I ever see I just wonder what buttons you use for views, I mean for eg. from pilot view to overhead because I am still looping between views using (A)

[@terrainahead9558]

been 2 years so im assuming you figured it out, incase not then you can use chaseplane

[@emiliano9204]

Thanks for the help, very clear procedures Greetings from Argentina.

[@Blackbox711]

Thank you and kind regards to you

[@casaamaril]

Thank you, very interesting and informative. The FS Labs Airbus 320 is new to me, but it looks like a very thorough simulation. Every aspect of the Airbus appears to be modeled.

[@Blackbox711]

+Marc Lohman ... It is very well modeled! And hopefully it will be out for P3D soon.

[@frz3505]

Sir i just want to say a big thanks to you , you helped me so much , hope you can upload more videos regarding any procedure or anything that i should know because i just started joining an airline with A320 rating, Regards.

[@Blackbox711]

Thank you very much Fariz. Appreciate that very much. All the best for your career!

[@Nufsed007]

Another superb video, thank you Sir.

[@Blackbox711]

Thank you for watching! Regards

[@jankin880]

Thank you for the excellent videos and explanation ....I have one question .....when all the flight plan coordinates are in green in the FMCU ,will the plane automaticly fly the flight plan in managed mode.

[@jonathancohen2474]

Great films for a new flight simmer! Thank you! Of the many questions I have...How do you taxi so accurately? My rudder pedals and yoke are unable to control the aircraft on the ground...what is your hardware setup? Cheers!

[@bazokazoro4563]

Hi BB I have a hanch 😣 If we have to open the starter valve manually And the ground staff fail to close the valve at 50% N2 What's the impact of this procedure on the valve & starter ? How the starter disengage from the gearbox? ?

[@Blackbox711]

Hi. In that case you would switch off the APU bleed air or engine bleed air of supplying engine in case of crossbleed start. This would stop the starter from getting required bleed air to operate. Then you would set the engine master switch back to off.

[@manuelanitschke-reinkne7163]

Wie aktiviert man den Tiller? Bei mir gehen nur die Pedals und dann kann ich den big bird auf dem Boden nicht richtig steuern

[@FinnF16]

Bei mir lädt gsx immer irgendwelche Werte ein. Also von den pax und Cargo. Wie kann ich das Aufstellen ?

[@mihalyfreeman5928]

Where did you get a Flex of 40? Pulled it out of the air?

[@Blackbox711]

Of course. We real pilots throw a dice to figure out the Flex Temps.

[@jacobbritwin9705]

Hi Blackbox! Thansk for the very detailed FSLabs A320 videos. One question though...i have navigraph charts installed on my phone and i tried to check the SID VEBIT 3W for Zurich RWY28 but i couldn't find anywhere the engine out procedure. Where can i find the procedures for Eout? Thanks!

[@Blackbox711]

Hi. Try blackbox.oneengineout.com/airportdata/

[@Blackbox711]

More airports are added weekly

[@kutyafal]

Hello! Great video! What scenery and other add-ons do you use to make the airport and ground operations so realistic? Thanks!

[@Blackbox711]

High. Thank you. I use ORBX Global and ORBX Europe. For Ground Ops I use GSX (FSDreamteam). Regards

[@vukkomsija]

Thank you very much ^_^

[@ehsan83]

one question : why do we need to turn off air conditioning packs before takeoff and turn them on after takeoff? Thank you

[@Blackbox711]

Apparently that saves money by reducing engine bleed air demand during the takeoff phase. So lower fuel flow since the engine compressor becomes more efficient without the bleed air extraction for the pack system.

[@ehsan83]

@@Blackbox711 excellent thank you for your reply

[@alexmollen9339]

@@Blackbox711 It is optional but saves money and apparently reduces maintenance too

[@matyim4124]

Thanks for the great tutorial but i have a problem. When I set the thrust lever to the FLX MCT pos I get the MAN THR sign on PFD not the MAN FLX +??... Sorry for my english.

[@stefanion5416]

Probably because you forgot to insert a FLEX TO TEMP in the PERF page of the mcdu

[@matyim4124]

A week ago i found the problem. My joytsick was calibrated wrongly for the FsLabs Airbus. :D

[@alexmollen9339]

@@matyim4124 You also have a way in the Options to adjust the size of the zones that put the throttle in the different detents like "CLB" and "MCT".

[@christopherk.2152]

Great Video✈️ how can I indicate the checklist like you? Do you use ezdoc cam:)?

[@Blackbox711]

I am using a video rendering program where I can get those checklists to be integrated.

[@spielgespieltDE]

very nice video :)

[@Blackbox711]

Hi JΣXRTV. Thank you very much.

[@mitsoswu]

that was nice ! It's a hard aircraft i see ... for the start up procedures i mean, yes ? But i guess it's all about practice practice practice ... right ?

[@Blackbox711]

Hi. Thank you. The Airbus is an aircraft that takes a lot of programming. But once that is done, it does a lot of things automatically. But yes, it does need a lot of practice.

[@alexmollen9339]

Actually a B737 is LESS automated than an A320... and still takes an equivalent amount of FMC programming. It's just that FS-Labs, as supposed to some earlier products, doesn't "simplify" the airplane.

[@sambannerman8843]

Hmm I looked thru your channel.. I could not see parts 1 & 2.. where re you hiding them???

[@Blackbox711]

Hi. Please look under video playlist - A320 Ground-Ops

[@celiosouza9939]

how do I figure Rudder for the Taxi on Fslabs ... on my he just turns the nose train very little .... I can not tax ... can you help me?

[@Blackbox711]

You need to activate nosewheel steering. There is a keyboard button command which you can designate in the P3D.

[@celiosouza9939]

@@Blackbox711 Mine is FSX, and the Nosewheel Steering button is not clickable ... I no longer know what to do ....

[@Blackbox711]

Then I suggest you go to the FSLabs Forum and post your problem there. I think someone using FSX will be able to help you.

[@celiosouza9939]

@@Blackbox711 ah yes....thanks for help Friend...

[@alsammanlepro96]

Love your videos, would you mind telling me all your addons ? Love your content

[@Blackbox711]

Hi. At the present time I am only flying the FSLabs A320-X. Using Active Sky and EZDOK for the different views. Regards

[@NEGRODL]

excelent video !! when do you put your tcas on ta/ra mode? on line up or in taxi?

[@Blackbox711]

Hi Yuri. Thank you. The TCAS should be switched on to TA/RA upon line-up. I know I miss that item from time to time :-)

[@alexmollen9339]

If you fly on VATSim, they want you to be "squawking Mode-C" as soon as you start taxiing, which you can accomplish by switching on TA/RA upon pushback. Otherwise when you line up.

[@g7usl]

Sir how do you find out the amount of trim to use, please?

[@mertgumru7722]

Depending on your mactow(takeoff cg) open qrh last page you will see a section for it (example : 29.1 equals to 0.3 dn) but in airlines in efb calculates it in takeoff performance calculation

[@g7usl]

@@mertgumru7722 Where can I find the qrh please?

[@mertgumru7722]

@@g7usl google has some nice documents if you search keyword a320 qrh

[@alexmollen9339]

There is a nice little free web-based calculator. It takes a couple of minutes to fill in everything but it calculates all the takeoff parameters: wabpro.cz/A320/

[@JOLLSDK]

Hi Blackbox711 - How to setup rudder pedals ? How to turn to left/right to follow taxiway to rwy ?

[@Blackbox711]

Hi Lars. I don't have rudder pedals, sorry can't help you with that. The keyboard command for the nosewheelstearing is "," (comma). Regards

[@alexmollen9339]

If you have a joystick that twists, you can use that too. It's actually a little more realistic, in the real Airbus you don't steer with the rudder pedals but with a tiller (you can see it in the sim, by the left knee of the captain)

[@hotelwhiskeymedia67]

Hello What is the main thing you need in order to make it run smooth?

[@Blackbox711]

Difficult to answer. I got a big performance boost by using the ORBX Global Scenery addon. Sounds strange, but the FPS increased about 50% compared to the standard FSX scenery. Also use DX10 and the DX10 Fixer Software. Regards

[@niranjaniyer1584]

Quick question Can the packs be on during takeoff??

[@Blackbox711]

Yes

[@niranjaniyer1584]

Blackbox711 thank you for the answer

[@foreverdukegaming2396]

autothrottle keeps getting lever climb warning what should i do?btw nice vid

[@Blackbox711]

Hi. Thank you. You need to adjust the sensitivity levels for the different notches of the thrust levers in the MCDU. Then make sure that you set the thrustlevers in the correct notch for each flight phase. If LVR CLB flashes in the FMA you need to set the Thrustlevers into the CLB notch. Regards

[@zk9058]

what are the circumstances where you would turn the packs off for takeoff vs leaving them on?

[@Blackbox711]

Hi Lazy. The thermal stress on the engine is a little less if you switch off the packs. This increases engine life and uses less fuel. Now if it is very warm outside and you don't want your passengers to sweat too much, you would leave the packs on. Regards

[@realcodechris]

Hmm, I thought packs off was only for situations where you needed some extra power and not normal operation. I could be wrong though, I'm not a pilot

[@Blackbox711]

Hi Chris. Switching the packs off for takeoff also saves fuel and engine life. Regards

[@zk9058]

Chris H I thought the same as you.....but seeing that I am not a pilot, and blackbox is, he would certainly know more than both of us!

[@realcodechris]

Lazy Bastard that is very true my friend

[@mehulchauhan5308]

watched all the parts ,very helpful..doing a good job..need ur guidance..i have a apple macbook and need the same software that ur using right now with all indian airports..how cn i have it..ur kind help will help me learn a lot...

Hello, shouldn't you backup/copy your flightplan ?

[@Blackbox711]

+Mathieu Guignès .. in FMS?

Yes. At what moment should you do it ?

[@Blackbox711]

+Mathieu Guignès .. at the moment that is not implemented yet. Hopefully with the SP1 it will finally have that function

[@andyholmes9485]

How do you calculate flex temp? Thanks

[@Blackbox711]

Hi Andy. Airline pilots usually have charts or a computer program for this. For this simulator you need to look for a software to calculate this accurately. I use a flex between 40 and 50°, depending on the grossweigt and the required climb gradient. Regards

[@alexmollen9339]

Check out wabpro.cz/A320/

[@xjt10]

what camera are you using? is it FS recorder?

[@Blackbox711]

+xjt10 .. no, it is Chase Plane from FSFX Packages

[@matthewtrainsandlifts]

How to move the pedal disk

[@Blackbox711]

+Mădălina meirosu .. you need to dedicate a keyboard command for it in the FSLabs settings tab.