Real Airbus Pilot A320 NEO ILS Tutorial in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

I had a lot of requests for a video about flying the ILS in the MSFS 2020 A320 NEO. So here we go!
I am a real world Airbus pilot with thousands of hours flying the real aircraft and thought it would be fun to have a look at the new detailed simulation of the longest baby 'bus by Toliss. Hopefully you find this useful and it brings another perspective to your simulation. Any thoughts or comments are welcome!
This video is intended for home entertainment only and does not reflect or represent any real world aircraft or airline procedures. It is for home flight simulator enthusiasts only and has no real world application.
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[@Thomashorsman]

“Not intended for real world use” just in case there was an A320 pilot who forgot how to do an ILS approach and wanted a quick recap on KZbin 🤣

[@JordanVegBike]

"It's not for any real use of course" *me fantasizing when all pilots, co-pilots somehow get incapacitated and I am able to save the day based on this youtube tutorial*

[@N1ckZ]

Same 😂

[@-thefalcon-]

You won't he made this look too easy. I can get to the airport but I'd be damned if I have the right altitude let alone trying to deploy flaps without having it cry oh and you can forget about the localizer

[@skas6051]

His voice instantly proves that he is a real pilot.

[@AtlasBaudelaire]

I've always had a hard time understanding ILS Approaches and have never found a video explaining well enough how to do it... now I have, Thank you so much! Subbed :D

[@320SimPilot]

I’m really pleased this has helped you! More to come, thanks for watching and commenting!

[@TheGreatLordDufus]

I'm going to have to watch this a couple more times I think. I pretty much stick to simple aircraft, but the occasional airliner would be good and whiule I can find "a way" with the auto-pilot for cruise purposes its not good - and ILS and the approach is something I really struggle to put together. This seems clear;y explained, its a case of getting all the steps and settings in place in my head.

[@skulimagnusson6375]

@@320SimPilot Also a big THANK YOU from me. Your videos are great for a flight enthusiast and simulatir newbie like me :)

[@russianfighterpilot]

Same here! This video is the best!

[@seany3d]

Me too. Fantastic :) thanks very much

[@allen2zulu]

These are the perfect length and detail. You should do some emergencies with the aircraft failure options.

[@theusernameyoudidntexpect6511]

He has a few videos going through system failures in an A321 in X-Plane. Some of the mechanics may be slightly different behind the sim, but he focuses more on general practice rather than anything sim-specific.

[@razghost2]

Not much point atm in flight simulator as all the emergency controls (e.g. emergency landing gear release, fire extinguishers, emergency hydraulics etc) are inoperative.

[@spy2778]

No need to do emergencies, so many bugs in the the sim that one could happen at anytime!

[@WhiteEagleTube]

I was just thinking how do I do this, and here's the tutorial.

[@harryhibberd8712]

So glad I discovered this channel - an actual pilot teaching us how to fly, not just average gamers having a vague crack at a vague tutorial without knowing why they're doing what they're doing. A very informative and enjoyable video! Just a request for the future, could the background sounds (i.e. simulator sounds) be a little higher in the future please? Thank you so much, keep up the great work!

[@Itreallywasnt]

Whats wrong with average gamers playing flight sim?

[@harryhibberd8712]

@@Itreallywasnt Nothing whatsoever! I probably wasn't as clear as I should've been - what I meant by that comment was it's nice to see an actual pilot, rated for this specific type of aircraft, giving tutorials on certain aspects of flying it. The 'average gamer' bit was referring to those who care very little and/or aren't very knowledgeable with regards to aviation who are suddenly "interested" in planes just because a pretty game has come out which happens to have planes in it. They'll just go and Google how to (for example) fly an ILS approach, missing out potentially important bits, then make a vague tutorial that spreads misinformation on how to fly the procedure. As you learn in flight school, types rating courses etc there's a right and a wrong way to do things. This channel teaches the right way, but 9 times out of 10 the 'average gamer' tutorial won't. Please don't take this as a rant against gamers suddenly being interested in a flight simulator; I'm so glad this sim has captured the interests and imagination of the wider gaming community. The point is that it's nice to hear the proper procedures explained by a real world, type rated pilot. Apologies for any confusion!

[@jvmartinmo]

MXG plays -for anyone seriously interested in this hobby, having a real pilot willing to provide valuable information to us is a luxury.. No average gamer can do that.

[@ronalddebrucia3789]

@mxg plays you knew what he meant.

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

I am a professional pilot and I make tutorials also. Some of the gamers teaching an ILS approach makes me cringe (especially when they call them ILS Landings) but some of them a great job for not being pilots.

[@osuscyan3143]

You're a great teacher, I really appreciate how you take your real life knowledge and pass it onto us so we can enjoy the simulator experience

[@PyxisGuru]

Video length doesn't matter when the content is this informative and pleasing to watch. Not only have I watched your videos, but I'm re-watching them several times over to fully grasp the concepts you're teaching us! Keep up the great work! I'd very much appreciate a tutorial on takeoff through cruise! Specifically after setting up the MCDU all the way up to cruising speed/altitude. Best tutorial videos on KZbin! Thank you again for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@320SimPilot]

I appreciate that a lot Andrew! Thanks for watching and taking the time to give your thoughts. I will consider those topics for future videos absolutely!

[@giannidisumma2948]

@@320SimPilot Could you maybe go through the startup procedures to takeoff? The game is lacking the checklists and I really like starting at the gate with a cold engine, then taxi to runway to takeoff.

[@coffeeguy6673]

@@giannidisumma2948 Hi Gianni, sorry, I know im not 320 Sim Pilot answering your question, there is a checklist for startup from cold right through to after the engines have started, it's quite good actually, click on each procedure and then the little eye symbol and it takes you to the button position and shows it flashing, you can complete each check or have the game finish the checks for you.

[@giannidisumma2948]

@@coffeeguy6673 the flybywire mod has all the checklists included in the mod now :)

[@fuffoon]

I love the realism of sims Nothing like taking an A380 into Lukla!

[@drbo42]

As a non-pilot trying to wrap their head around the A320 in this sim, it's great finding a tutorial series from someone that actually flies them. Looking forward to more.

[@frankfill2050]

This is perfect, also loved when you pointed out differences between real aircraft and this sim, I learned a lot, thank you for putting this video up! You sir have earned a respectful sub

[@LegcisRoyale]

Honestly, you've taught me so much in the brief time I watched your videos. Keep it up.

[@danure]

Your tutorials are really improving my experience in MSFS 2020. Thank you!!

[@sztojanbarna]

Maybe Microsoft should hire you to point out their mistakes in the A/C functions :-)

[@ideal199]

I agree that they need people like this guy to help create real systems within the aircraft! :)

[@lampexxl8599]

@@ideal199 Especially because they said they had real pilots to recreate the aircraft's systems. But I do not think so after trying it. :(

[@tedburg6042]

Its a work in progress and they are working on these things with real pilots. lots of things that aren't finished. If they waited till it was perfect, it would never have been released. At least we can play.

[@lampexxl8599]

@@tedburg6042 See but this is the problem. They sell it as a finished product so people expect one. It is not flagged as WIP or something and this is not today's standards.

[@gba63]

@@tedburg6042 At least we can pay.

[@SpaceTurd69]

youtube recommended these to me even though my potato computer can't handle this game. i love the detail you put in and as a layman, i enjoy learning about these nuances as it's something i'd never get to experience in real life.

[@chrismcgivern2607]

So useful to have a commercial pilot as instructor. Style and content absolutely pitch (excuse pun) perfect

[@320SimPilot]

Thank you Chris! Really pleased you enjoy it.

[@deathmaster4035]

The autopilot in this simulator is so wonky at the moment.

[@daremixman5919]

Loves to randomly forget about alt hold...

[@nicowaitforitstinson1557]

besides looking good the "sim" is crap

[@VoxelLoop]

@@nicowaitforitstinson1557 The actual physics feel pretty food! Better than FSX/P3D at least. Most of the older sims worked on a lookup table based on the conditions at a single point on the aircraft. FS2020 is a lot more detailed in that department. You need to keep in mind it released less than a week ago, it's not had a single update yet. :)

[@daremixman5919]

@@nicowaitforitstinson1557 Well, that might be a bit extreme.

[@GlennChambers]

@@VoxelLoop It's been so called 'alpha' an 'beta' tested to death for 6 months or more.

[@TruBluLew23]

I know this is a 3 year old video but as someone who has just gotten back into flying and is loving the A320NEO, I’m so glad I found this video. I’ve been self teaching myself on how to takeoff as well as land via the ILS. I seriously cannot wait to try this tomorrow. Thank you thank you thank you!!!

[@cptdutchy3108]

I was waiting for this one!🙂 thank you very much captain!💯🙌

[@320SimPilot]

You are welcome Cpt!

[@Stisse12]

This is soo good tutorial, love that you explaining everything and why. and it feels you really knows this stuff, calm and confident, not stressed as me trying to catch up all that should happen before final... Thanks and please make more!

[@xKumata]

i relate too much to the "stressing and trying to catch up to everything before final" ahahahaha

[@TheCloudWalking]

Many thanks, as I'm a complete potato who is way over their head and this is my first flight sim I've ever played, these videos are really helpful.

[@hairychewy28]

Same!

[@OldBuford]

finally, someone who can explain effectively and with real world experience, well done! I was able to perform a serviceable ILS but it was by no means textbook. cant wait to try again following this tutorial.

[@mmorrell2007]

I love - "not for real world use"... As if I have my A320 parked out back with no idea how to fly it so I'm going to use an FS2020 video to teach me how to land it.... Great stuff...

[@vettemaniac1]

New sim flyer and just amazing, will have to watch and fly at least 1000 times to get it all in, Extreme thanks for your vids, new fan

[@320SimPilot]

You are very welcome, thanks for watching and commenting!

[@jvdeguitomedia]

This is also a good refresher for me as I am taking my IR ratings exam 😂 thank you for that sir. ☺️

[@andysuter5933]

These tutorials have made the airliners playable for me. Quite an achievement for someone whose an expert to be able to explain something so a total newbie can actually fly from a to b. One issue i have on ils is that it sometimes drops me halfway down the runway. Ive set the hpa and mda etc

[@Mystic3D320]

I'm so glad I found this video. I played along and followed step by step. I noticed they fixed many of the AP bugs you mentioned! Terrific tutorial, first successful ILS approach, makes landings a breeze

[@320SimPilot]

Yes it has come a long way since I made this video, glad it was still useful for you! Thanks for watching Justin.

[@tonit2947]

Please continue this tutorial series from cold dark start up to landing including how to use aeronautical charts to plan and fly a full fight

[@That_beetle_idiot]

Hi Toni. The Captain has tutorials in his back catalogue from walk round, through cold and dark, and all the way to landing and shut down. They are in X-Plane 11 using the payware ToLiss A321 which has most of the systems from the real aircraft modelled. They're all well worth watching. There are also his past live stream full flights in there too. 👍

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Glad to see another fellow professional pilot also making tutorials.

[@DarkWarjo]

Ah! The info, the calm explaining and showing... perfect tutorial. Gotta start training! Thanks mate!

[@stuartrogers9031]

probably one of the best tutorial on KZbin just a little to short please can you make them more detailed✈️

[@vettemaniac1]

go slower maybe and show full flight from take off , hell noob here :)

[@hydenshribby]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a bunch!

[@nigelsmith721]

First class. I've watched videos by a few other simmers regarding the ILS approach / landing techniques and while they're all (roughly) giving the same guidance I learned so much more from this.

[@erikgreener]

You have so many great tutorials that I'm not sure which one I want to leave a comment on! I've recently gotten into Microsoft Flight Simulator and I'm glad I came across your channel! Keep up the good work! Trust me, there's no such thing as a tutorial of yours that is "too long". I am extremely grateful that you take the time to do these videos! I look forward to watching another video of yours every day! Please keep your tutorials detailed and thorough! Subscribed for sure!!

[@Flywithcraig]

All I can hear from his voice is - Welcome on board Ladies and Gentleman, and massive stag and hen party shouting over it

[@benjamincairns2034]

The one thing I’m having issues with is knowing when to start to decline when I’m at cruising altitude (35,000 ft or so) and how exactly to decline properly with autopilot (if anyone had any videos you think would help me it would be welcomed)

[@solonik123]

U multiply your altitude * 3 ... so for FL350 u would want to start your descent around 105nm from the airport ... if u have strong headwind then u can reduce distance by 5-10 nm .... strong tailwind increase distance by 5-10 nm

[@gibanica87]

@@solonik123 in that case what height speed and airspeed should I set? Or just changing alt?

[@flybytyke6147]

Controlled, smooth, calm, precise, as I would expect from a professional pilot. Then there are numpties like me; out of control, rough, panic, indecisive, (usually followed by diving into the ground) however your video gives me hope that with practice I could do this. Thanks for an inspirationally instructive tutorial.

[@alphastar6327]

Finally landed an ILS approach on the A320 loved it so much .. Thank you so much for your help and for making this tutorial Loved it !

[@320SimPilot]

Glad it helped!

[@GaymerStreamer]

Great tutorial! The ILS runway was already preprogrammed before flight. However, how do you programme this into the FMC whilst in mid flight after ATC / ATIS advises of the runway approach!? Cheers

[@jasonolsen99]

On the RAD NAV page you can type the ILS frequency in to the ILS box.

[@kkfu6569]

I told the interviewer that I could land a a320 after this video, he still rejected my application.

[@vladimirilyichlenin5697]

"Sir, this is an Applebee's."

[@Klenric]

Great video, subbed. I have been successfully flying the A320neo on the new sim but hearing some of your tips and techniques made me like SpongeBob yelling to Patrick "write that down, write that down". This video has made flying on the new sim more fun and streamlined, thank you for it.

[@odertube]

Great video! It's great to hear from someone who actually flies for a living. Subbed.

[@ujwalgurung2729]

Nice video! Do you mind giving a replay of the landing in third person and/or wing view. Really want to see how well you butter the landing.

[@320SimPilot]

Hi, thanks for your comment! Sadly in MSFS2020 we cannot do replays yet so there is no way to do this. I hope we can soon!

[@harryballer4239]

Is it me or does the NEO have some really extreme AOA in FS2020

[@aesonindustries8325]

Theres so.much wrong with it but since its freeware i cant bother to mention

[@achtungbaby91u26]

It seems bad, very high aoa just to get the plane level during cruise altitude it seems

[@Unrealize]

Thank you for these tutorials, they are gonna be a big help. I also love to hear that I'm not the only one using the legacy music in the game!

[@Pdor_figlio_di_Kmer]

This video illustrates my problem with the FS franchise perfectly. I've been among the number of those who use FS off and on ever since FS3 and in the years the ILS landing has got ever so refined that up at the start of FS9's reign I had gotten so used in making a plane land itself (better if it was a payware or one of the rare freeware able of full autolanding, but I could get through disabling Otto at decision height) that I would carefully avoid any and every landing airports that hadn't this service. In three words: I got lazy. Lazy to the point I had forgot how to land a plane manually. Terrible condition even for a mere simulator pilot. So I did the sole intelligent thing I could. I threw away all the jetliners and started back from scratch. From props. And there I met my life-long passion. In FS9, which reign lasted VERY long because FSX was and remains a crock (first because it needed CPU way more powerful than the ones on the market to be used at an amount of frames per seconds that was not a slideshow, then when the powerful enough CPU arrived because used graphics that its 32bit architecture could not manage, saturating the 3Gb at best of RAM it could use and producing itself into spectacular back to desktop crashes especially when one were in final), a lot of very beautiful propliners with reasonably accurate flight systems were published, and the greatest majorities of them were free too. I re-learned to land heavy irons manually, but was smitten by the old glories and remained with the multi-prop planes, never bothering to return the the jet age. To this very day, when I fire either FS9 (yes, I still use that version) or X-plane 9 (much more rarely) and go for a "heavy", I only fly piston propliners. and this makes me feel peculiar thinking of FS2020. It's beautiful. At this very moment the best version of FS (if you disregard its lack of portability) but it hasn't any of the planes I favour. The place where I got most of my working ones (Calclassics) say they are compatible with some tinkering but... dunno. I will sooner or later make the jump to FS2020, that's for sure, bur I can't see myself doing it anytime soon. Note I wrote above that FS2020 has a lack of portability. What did I mean? Real scenario. When I go in vacation I bring with myself a laprtop with the "mobile version" of my FS9 installation, so when in the lazy afternoons, when its so hot that going out of a AC room (or the business cone of a fan) is not in discussion, if I feel like it I can fire the sim up and go for a flight to pass the time. Now, with FS9 it's no problem. FSX (I don't use it, but...) works too. X-plane? Sure. Another sim that it's not FS2020? Go for it. FS2020? With the average connection of the average hotel or vacation village not going above 4Mbit per second (or at least that is the actual fastest I've ever met) and barely able to let you use YT (NOT in hi-res)? I wanna see YOU trying.

[@randomtechreviews]

This is perfect! Thank you very much

[@udayrulz1]

Thanks. If i dont set the landing runway in the inital setup, how can i set it up inflight in the FMC plesase?

[@brucerodrigues1]

You press the F-PLN button, select the landing airport and then select your approach. It's pretty straight forward.

[@xKumata]

I'd love to see a full vid explaining how to input data into the FMC.

[@udayrulz1]

@@brucerodrigues1 thanks! FMS isnt particularly intuitive for amateurs but that seems to work

[@brucerodrigues1]

@@udayrulz1 It isn't, but for setting up an approach from what I just said it is, the only part that can be tricky is figuring out your transition point if you wish to have one. The simulator still doesn't have the complete working of the MCDU. It'll be interesting to see if the developers do more because that'll help pilots enjoy it more. But at the same time it'll really complicate things for beginners. I still don't know if the flight control law protections have been put in and if the degradations with failure are there too. That'll be another interesting feature to add to the simulator.

[@igorzaprzaa7129]

I menaged to land for the first time in MSFS2020 thanks to this video! Cheers!

[@320SimPilot]

Great to hear, thanks!

[@pbadman6290]

As for length, I watch full flights that go for hours so a snappy 20 min is nothing. Love that I have found your channel.

[@roadrunner6224]

I have the problem, that the engines automatically go on full power or close about 300ft above ground. Making it impossible to land. Is that due to too fast sink rate and the plane thinking I´m going to crash and therefore goes into go around mode or what is going on?

[@lordawid]

maybe your speed is in the red airspeed area and A.FLOOR turns on so you cannot stall the aircraft

[@roadrunner6224]

@@lordawid thanks for that, I already assumed it has to something in that direction, but saying out loud on what to focus on really helped now, the plane is going down when i want it to

[@wembleyford]

really annoyed that there's no manual for fs2020 - dying to try things like this in the non-airliner planes, and there's just... nothing to explain this stuff.

[@ddha0000]

flightdeck2sim has plenty of tutorials on non-airliner stuff and how to use all the instruments etc.

[@wembleyford]

@@ddha0000 Granted but this is still no excuse for documenting their own product - for instance, the world map actually does have the ILS frequencies on it - but they're filtered out by default. I shouldn't need to watch video after video to find this stuff out.

[@Heirwalk]

I just want to say you are a godsend sir. I have never had a good landing, I had no idea the ils was so in depth, I just did an a320 flight from portland to san francisco and it was the smoothest landing ive ever done. Im subbing and thank you so much for explaining this in a way the simpletons like myself can understand.

[@dicko2u279]

flew the Airbus for the first time yesterday with a few tips from KZbin vids I took off and landed but missed the runway good job the taxiway was there but after your tutorial huge confidence boost and knowledge to land safely. Thank you so much for your time and effort for producing this in-depth Tutorial please keep them coming.

[@sneakprev1984]

great video, thanks! However I'm having issues with the ATC: in FSX the ATC told you when to descend and actually guided you throughout the approach... In FS2020 the ATC tells me to go to a certain hight (e.g. 14000ft) but it never tells me to descend in time, it kinda just "forgets" about me so I stay at my assigned altitude and end up just flying past the airport... when I descend manually it just tells me to get back to my assigned altitude again... so in the end I just "jump" to the final approach to do the landing, which isn't exactly how I want to play the game... is that a bug or am I missing something?

[@zanster8336]

The same thing hapens to me and i cant for the life of me figure this out. Let me know if you figure it out!

[@sneakprev1984]

@@zanster8336 well as of right now, I just ignore the ATC when they tell me to ascend... it's not like they'll cancel your ifr, it's just a bit annoying... so I basically stick to the altitudes in my fms, but since they can be weird too I often start descending when it looks right on my vfr-map (sometimes the flightplan suggests staying at travelling altitude right until the end and then it wants me to do some sort of dive-bomb to the ILS entrypoint)

[@zanster8336]

@@sneakprev1984 yeah ben ignoring it but the constant jammering about it is anoying over time. I also keep getting told to climb to 15000ft when i actualy am flying at 15000ft so either i'm messing things up or there is a bugg or somthing.

[@Android811]

@@zanster8336 That could be a "transition altitude" thing. Above "transition altitude" you should set your altimeter to standard pressure (29.92"). If you are still using the local pressure setting, your altitude could be significantly off of what ATC is expecting from you. Transition altitude in Australia is 10,000ft, but I believe it is 18,000ft in America.

[@Snicker433]

"Not intended for any real world use." You can't tell me what to do!

[@russiandrivers9986]

If PIA pilots watched this video, they'd improve their technique.

[@MrDersuper]

This is flying "blind" using autopilot at its best!! Awesome flying!!!

[@ZaCkdirtbikes]

This is an incredible tutorial! I will definitely have to re-watch it to fully understand, but this is definitely what I was looking for! I’ve been trying to fly the entire flight manually with the yoke, and have had too many crashes. Please keep up the great Microsoft Flight Simulator Tutorials! Maybe a full flight from start to finish, in a region of the world you’ve never flown!

[@pccoder]

I've landed multiple ILS today. All thanks to this video! In the pouring rain in Orlando and couldn't have done it without your video. Good job.

[@richardstalter5461]

Loved the video length. Your infusion of real-life knowledge adds so much to the learning experience. If some folks think these are too long you might add an index in the video notes. As an example, 3 min 30 sec Setting up autopilot; 4 min 15 sec Taxi Clearance; 5 min 00 sec Navigating Taxiways. Obviously, these are just random examples but hopefully, it gives you an idea of what I mean. That way if someone wants to skip things they already know or if someone wants to go back to a video to refresh on a certain section it would make it really convenient. Thanks once again for your work on these awesome vids.

[@Shaunus82]

It's great to able to watch a real A320 pilot flying the aircraft in msfs. I have learned so much more from watching this, than I have from watching some of the KZbinrs who are not real pilots. I made my first successful flight in an A320 yesterday, from EGGD Bristol, to LEGE Girona, but my approach into Girona did not go as planned, as I did not have the aircraft in the correct approach configuration, but I'm going to try it again using what I have learned from watching this video. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@lukeroberts5872]

Awesome video, new to MSFS, want the full experience after many failed attempts and landings too fast, too hard. I have now completed my first ILS landing disconnected at 100ft and manually landed A320 flight LAX to Vancouver. Thank you, earned yourself another subscriber

[@Yuushiboy]

The best tutorial Ive seen on ILS landing with the Airbus, the others just made my head spin. Length is perfect and you take every step in a good paste. Only problem I have now is that with the new patch I cant manually choose the "nearest airport" and turn into ATIS for information, I only have the choice to cancel IFR and then choose nearest airport. I did not have this problem earlier what I can recall.

[@brettmeier2342]

Love the video! I’ve been looking for detailed content such as this. I’m looking forward to seeing a cold-start to arrival parking and shutdown - full flight tutorial in the future. Thanks for the content!

[@cypher9000]

You probably don't read the comments here but just wanted to say that everything you've been publishing has been super helpful. Installed the FBW A320 the other day and without you I'd probably still be guessing everything that happens in it. With you though I'm on my way to becoming a Ryanair pilot already!

[@jeshua04]

I'm so glad he included the fact that there's a glitch with the flare and left roll as you land :) Thought it was just me :(

[@jonathanhildebrand2161]

Use to be pretty big into flight simulation, flying the 737 from pmdg and aerosoft a320 in FSX, it's been 3 years since I've last really been flying ( sold my PC to fix my car) and now just getting back to it on the new XBox. I still have a concept on the procedures but you definitely helped me refresh everything and now I fully grasp it again. Thank you very much!

[@moritzkorsch9029]

Very good detail. It is a very good thing that you describe what you would expect a button to do or the screen to show, not only because if a dev stubles upon this they'd be able to fix it, but also because when the planes *do* get updated, this video will still be relevant!

[@timbro1]

These types of videos are much appreciated!

[@TheSoldonnick]

I just did my first autopilot flight with ILS from Oklahoma City to Tulsa International Airport! I am not a pilot and I have never flown in flight sims games. Thank you for this videos I feel like I can get the most out of my game now!

[@320SimPilot]

That is really great to hear, thanks for watching and commenting!

[@maxhaze402]

Wow I've actually learnt a lot from this, I've just been freestyling entire flights with the a320, my landings have been atrocious haha. Thanks a lot 😊

[@funofflying15]

Have just stumbled onto your YT page and look what I've found, a real world pilot who knows what he's talking about re: the A320. I can already see that there is a wealth of information here, from which I will hopefully be able to learn how to fly this aircraft type. I've flown the Zibo 737 many times in XP11, but am now considering MSFS, which is where your lovely videos will come in very handy, thank you :-)

[@320SimPilot]

Thanks Paul, you are very welcome! I hope they help you to enjoy the bus. For now the A320 in MSFS is lacking in some areas, but mods and hopefully official updates are gradually improving this. So don’t be surprised if some videos on my channel using X Plane don’t make sense just yet in MSFS!

[@Unwired9374]

Excellent video! I found it very helpful. It would be great if you could do a full flight tutorial showing everything from initial selection in the world map, all the way to through to landing and shut-down. I'm not ready to do all that myself, but it would be fun to have a follow-along type video along those lines. Thank you very much.

[@Snorbuckle]

This is absolutely wonderful, thank you - I used it as a guide for my very first IFR flight. I ran almost the same route but chose 09L to land at to avoid that weird kink before the approach. I had to go around a few times as the auto altitude seemed to put me too high too close to the approach, and then I struggled to understand how crucial the timing of switching on LOC then approach mode are. Once I captured that glide slope for the first time after over an hour in the air it was an amazing feeling!

[@coffeeguy6673]

Hi Joe, very addictive this sim isnt it ? That yearning to be able to fly like a professional pilot or as near as is possible. I have to be honest, I've watched a few of these tutorials and find it a little bit baffling, so much information you need to be aware of and when to do certain inputs. Then again, I'm sure pilot training in real life isn't just a few hours lol !! I'm inpatient and want to be an expert like, NOW !! hehe....cheers, Daz

[@quantumjet253]

Brand new to 320 Sim Pilot, having only watched one video so far, but I absolutely love what I've seen so far. I'm a massive fan of 'sim' anything in games. My biggest criticism with this industry is that every game that replicates a realistic look doesn't come with a 'sim' level of difficulty/level of immersion. Typically gamers tend to shoot down such thoughts, but as I always stress, I've nothing against simplifying the processes or control, whatever in a game, but I consider it a missed opportunity to not cater to a larger audience, for those who are willing to accept a higher level of dedication, concentration or practice. And strangely, by going too 'arcade' in games actually makes them less rewarding, and sometimes unnecessarily harder when the virtual vehicle, item, whatever doesn't work and react as it would in real life. From what I've seen so far though, Mr Sim Pilot in many respects reminds me of one of the best online gaming friends I had years ago. The genre and game were very different, in that it was a first person shooter, and if memory serves me correctly was either originally commissioned to be a simulator of sorts for the military, or was produced by someone who was once involved in such a thing. I can't remember now, but irrespective, the gamer friend in question was met during a play through, coop with one of the most proficient FPS gamers I've had the pleasure of gaming with. The guy joined our game and was impressed with our communication; and explained his background in the military. He had a calm, professional attitude, exuding the personality qualities Mr Sim Pilot has, and through real experiences raises the quality of the simulation of the game to another level. Although there's clearly always a limit to the level of simulation in a videogame, learning from experienced professionals about those limitations, and watching and understanding how their skills translate to the virtual environment is an incredibly valuable and, for me, extremely enjoyable experience. In the same way a professional sportsperson still requires a coach or a genuine professional in any trade remains a sponge to learn and soak up tips, tricks, new skills or forever looks to improve their current skill set, I think gamers can only benefit from observing and learning from people whose jobs, or the equipment or skills they employ in real life are translated to the virtual environments of videogames.

[@Dobbo314]

My vote is for the longer and more detailed videos please. I very much enjoyed this video.

[@TommySV]

What a great tutorial! About time I found one I can actually find transparent!

[@320SimPilot]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GudmundurKristjansson]

Another chapter finished Thanks Captain for showing me and others how to do it! But I'm off for the next flight in your chest!

[@melodicsenior]

This tutorial was very very useful. This level of detail and explanation has been missing from my simming for too long. Thank you so much!

[@RobertGipson]

Brilliant. I will be following your tutorial a few more times before they let me sit in the captains seat. Thank you .

[@3SBK89]

Really great explanation on reality vs FS2020. Very different also to listen to someone that actually flies a plane like this in real life. Sim players tend to like "long" videos that explain everything... so keep up the good work! :)

[@markharris9129]

Sorry but I had to laugh, just before touch down you came out with the one thing you never want to hear a pilot say ‘OOOOPS’. Enjoyed the video thanks and stay safe

[@Ilovebriannamizura]

This is the perfect length, I believe. They're nicely detailed but not aimed over our heads. Thank you for your time.

[@320SimPilot]

Thank you M M, you are very welcome.

[@christopheratkinson5231]

Thanks so much for this. I have watched this video 6 times and followed your flight alongside with same route. This has helped me so much and having great success with all my ILS approaches now 👍👍🛬🛬

[@packersfanforlife7903]

I've had a hard time understanding this however this video I finally understand it. I was flying from NYC to Cleveland. Got to 96nm out at an altitude of 320. Came down perfectly to 6000ft... got clearance for landing... didn't understand ILS. Next thing I know the autopilot has me at 420kts spinning in circles at 6000ft 🤣

[@manlet2872]

Amount of people who asked if you're an irl pilot: 0 Amount of people that asked for a short and sweet tutorial on a video game feature: everyone.

[@Superfunhappyking]

Thanks to watching this video half a dozen times I finally managed to land the a320 using the ils at Heathrow in a 38kt crosswind no less! After all those years of being confused by it I am so happy I finally managed it! Awesome video

[@letsseeif]

Thank you very much for this tutorial at last from real world airline pilot. I'm subscribed and will look forward to more. [ps. from an old real pilot who learnt on Tiger Moths in '58 & so on.. Melbourne Aussie in Lockdown Covid19.]

[@elitestuntman5195]

Thanks for this guide, can now land a A320 on ils and I’m a complete flight noob! When I came into Heathrow I had a 50 knot crosswind so that was fun 😂

[@keyvanjavadi5191]

Your videos are one of the bests on learning how to fly an airplane I could find in KZbin! please keep rolling videos like that :)

[@CSurf3r]

Thanks a lot for doing these tutorials. It's amazing to learn from someone who knows his stuff. ^^ I really hope you are doing a tutorial on how to create a flightplan from scratch. A clearer structure aided by visuals and smaller segments would help me understand easier, but the tutorials are already great as they are. :)

[@jaerbear7237]

Thank you for your videos! It can be tough to find clear and concise tutorials, and yours are perfect. I still need more practice, but I went from feeling frustrated to calm and confident with the A320.

[@320SimPilot]

Fantastic, glad to hear they have helped Jarrod! Thanks for watching!

[@pbadman6290]

I've always had a hard time understanding ILS Approaches in this new SIM and have never found a video explaining well enough how to do it... now I have, Thank you so much! Subbed :D

[@mariogilligan841]

Your videos are quite valuable; I don't care how long they last! :)

[@stuartfonix2734]

As a bit of flight sim novice, this video helped me so much! I have quite a few hours in fsx and p3d but this lesson was amazing. Cheers mate!

[@grantgrantgrant100]

Thrilled I have found this channel, tutorials are superb, really helping me understand the basics being a first time sim user

[@SneakyFERRiS]

Really enjoyed the longer more detailed 👍 loving the content ✈️

[@FortuN1337]

Would love to see a video going through the whole "nav panels" different modes and how to make and change and remove waypoints and the things that often is done. Great tutorial tho!

[@theusernameyoudidntexpect6511]

He has a video going through the A321 FMCG for X-Plane. I haven't tried MSFS, but if they've modelled the FMCG reasonably accurately (which it looks like they _sort of_ have) then it should help.

[@oscarpatxot659]

Just landed my first ILS approach with the a320neo right now! Thanks 🙏🏽