Tipps & Tricks: Flying the Visual Swingover 25C at Frankfurt | Fenix A320 | Real Airline Pilot

[@imdren3196]

Hello, A330 Driver! As a teenage MSFS pilot, i have learned a lot throughout aviation from your tutorials! However, i was wondering if you could do a tutorial about explaining LNAV and VNAV and how its used on the A320 if that's fine. Thank you, and keep flying!

[@Mam_2854]

That opening cockpit shot is stunning!

[@maximilianpfeiffer4567]

I’ve flown it in the Sim and several times as a pax in real live as EDDF is my home airport. I agree it’s always a fun one! Thanks for sharing so much useful information for us simmers and keep up the great work! Liebe Grüße!

[@JohnnoRoskam]

Your video’s are incredible! Thank you so much for all this incredible work.

[@A330Driver]

Thank you very much!

[@bellaUK]

It was a very smooth swingover

[@joshfredr7846]

It's so satisfying to watch a pro does this... awesome content.

[@Houncho5]

Thanks for flying the approach this time Eman ✈️

[@MSFSlandings-cl2jj]

doing this the first time this morning on Vatsim when was given the option, almost landed on Mike, had to do a go-around

[@thomash8515]

Very interesting stuff - I would appreciate more of it

[@TheRealRR4711]

Very nice short video. I wonder if you could make a video on what to consider for the A320 setup when one wants to practice touch and goes. Isn't there a training normally after you've done your type-rating, before you enter line operations, where you have to fly several touch and goes on the real airplane after previous simulator training? It would be nice to have a tutorial (maybe also emphasis on the pattern work itself)

[@TheRealRR4711]

This was meant also regarding on how to setup the FMC if that makes any sense at all. I always get confused e.g. for how to set Cabin Landing altitude and the like just for a quick pattern e.g. around Frankfurt

[@SpeedChecked]

On my flight earlier today, with my also secret operator 😂, the pilots did it. Thanks for the video

[@vallesopracasa]

Thanks for the video captain, very informative. Would you be so kind to tell me if this procedure is allowed to any kind of acft?

[@evanm6739]

Go A330 Driver you are the best!

[@A330Driver]

Thank you very much!

[@easydreamplayer44]

hey, about atc...., when do you usually get the ifr clearance? On vatsim, I personally do it when i have my flight plan set on the fmc and the cockpit prep checklist done....

[@scandinavianaviator8141]

Very nice, more of that 👍😀

[@devansh8846]

How about the landing distance calculation? I guess visual swingover won't be given at the airports where two parallel runways are differ in length. Right? Atleast, not to be swinged from longer to shorter? 😅

[@Azchk]

I think so, but I also think these procedures are generally in use at parallell runways designed for both takeoff and landing so they would all be long enough. Also it's probable that companies calculate performance for both runways, but I don't know that for sure.

[@Jannik_Stein]

Most airports don’t offer visual swingovers at all, this is pretty much a Frankfurt thing.

[@mdhazeldine]

Why would ATC not just assign aircraft onto a 25C ILS approach from the beginning? If 25C is the preferred runway, would they not just vector all aircraft onto that approach and then any others that can't fit in there, use 25L as an overflow runway, or at least divide them 50/50 to space everyone out evenly? I don't really understand the need for the swing over except in quite rare circumstances.

[@A330Driver]

25C is one of the two departure runways. At the time an approach is assigned, ATC can not know if there might be an airplane taking off at the time you are landing. Therefore, 25L is used for arrivals and 25C for departures. Swingovers will only be given, when you do not interrupt the departure sequence with them. That's a decision only the tower controllers can take on a short notice.

[@mdhazeldine]

@@A330Driver Ahh. Now it all makes sense! Thanks.

[@kptking731P]

quick question emi: is a swingover from the opposit site possible (07R to 07C)….i think not?!!

[@A330Driver]

Hi, that's not possible. The approach towards 25 is over forest while the approach to 07 goes over Mainz and Rüsselsheim, which are noise sensitive areas.

[@kptking731P]

danke!! 😊

[@AV8R417]

Can you possibly show the PMDG777 now that the release date is announced?

[@A330Driver]

Once the NDA is released, yes.

[@AV8R417]

And do you possibly know when that will be? Sorry for sounding impatient 😅

[@echosierrakilo2089]

@@AV8R417according to Mathijs, it’s planned for Friday, so I hope we will have good content for the weekend 🤞🏻

[@AV8R417]

Gotcha, although most people might be at the FSExpo

[@Nimiic]

I never realized how bad looks the photoreal around EDDF. Even with World Update Germay, Austria and Switzerland installed.

[@Kdlc1992]

What about missed approach execution?

[@A330Driver]

Just like normal, only that you make sure it remains in go around track mode, or if your plane is equipped with auto LNAV, you pull heading.

[@Krogi_A320]

Is it just me or does anyone else have severe performance issues with the new Frankfurt scenary from Aviotek?

[@nitwis320]

Same here - way worse than KJFK… bummer. I guess I’m hoping for better performance with the Aerosoft scenery…

[@A330Driver]

It seems quite hard on performance indeed, unfortunately.

[@bigfootaviation8497]

Do you guys use DX 12 or 11? I have a 4060

[@A330Driver]

I'm using Dx12 ever since I bought the 4090.

[@mjairways_official]

what are your graphic settings?

[@A330Driver]

Mostly Ultra, with some slight adaptions.

[@mjairways_official]

@@A330Driver probably the not so necessary ones lower than the "needful"?

[@Fly737]

❤❤❤

[@echosierrakilo2089]

If landing on the 25C saves so much time and is generally a good idea, why ATC does not offer this runway by default? I mean, it would be easier if you prepared for this in advance and established on final from the beginning instead of doing this maneuver.

[@rBennet_]

Because 25C is one of the departure runways and the swing is only offered when it either does not interrupt the departure flow or it might even help it (dependency between 25L and 25C). In addition to that the visual swing is only allowed after passing 7nm final (2500ft AMSL) due to noise reasons on final runway 25C. = you are not allowed so swing someone before reaching 7nm final.

[@echosierrakilo2089]

@@rBennet_ thank you very much for the detailed answer, got it!

[@JacquesZahar]

AP off, FDs Off, Bird On.😊