Why the Airbus (usually) Won't Stall! With a Real Airbus Pilot A32NX MSFS

Recently the Flybywire A32NX mod had some low speed (otherwise known as high angle of attack) protections! Today we take a look at what these do for us as pilots.
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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 as well as the new MSFS a320 NEO. Hopefully you find this useful and it brings another perspective to your simulation. Any thoughts or comments are welcome!
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[@blueline308]

FBW should partner with you to make ALL the videos on this fantastic mod. They don't narrate their videos plus you explain everything very well. Thanks for making these great videos.

[@NickyNiclas]

They tweet out his videos sometimes. I think it's more beneficial for both parties that things stay the way they are. If FlyByWire wants something brought to attention that he hasn't already shown I'm sure all they have to do is ask :)

[@blueline308]

@@NickyNiclas Yea but their "non narrated" videos aren't nearly as informative as this gentleman's.

[@holland7862]

@@blueline308 thank you for the feedback about the narration, I will pass this along to the media team. Unfortunately we don't have a lot of people who can do voice overs, hence why we often share videos from creators, which also helps them out in the process

[@matthew414347]

@@holland7862 actually, I like both styles! I asked for some help from the FBW discord, and a helpful person was able to show me a 90-second, non-narrated video, which answered my question perfectly. Please keep doing what you're doing.

[@ElitistMagi]

Truly amazing work by the flybywire team.

[@blue-birds8438]

So glad you made this video. I got this warning the other day and went into full panic mode as it was also my first Vatsim flight.

I really love this tiny pieces of information adding to the big picture. Excellent explanation, although I have to admit that I need to look it again to fully understand the complete story. Nevertheless, thumbs up. Both.

[@CrashEd1664]

Really love these detailed videos. It’s helping me to understand the vast nuances of the A320 and get way more out of the sim. Thanks for taking the time to make them and for sharing your incredible knowledge. I’m learning so much more than just reading manuals 👍

[@yams900]

What a clever aircraft ! Well done flybywire ! I will practice these manoeuvres today, so I know how to recover in the future :)

[@yams900]

Well explained mate ! I received a A.Floor error message today, didn't know to recover + Auto Pilot refused to engage. Now I know why :) Super interesting, thx for sharing :)

[@Zenoman1234]

Very nice video! It’s because of these amazing videos I learn more and more about the 320 and know when to update the fbw! Keep em coming 😃

[@kaistoneman5707]

Great video as always! I learn something new everyday (especially with your videos! Such as your VOR video! I learnt a lot from that! But im still confused to what a radial is *even though many kind people explained*) Also i know a bit more about a Stall now! Thank you as always!

[@andrew9027]

Great lesson as always. You're a good teacher!

[@EVE101Patt]

not only is it amazing what the protection systems in the neo are capable of but the implementation of flybywire is awesome! :)

[@stevenbuchanan4374]

Dude I love your content. Thanks for being so informative.

[@ShotInTheDark]

Excellent video, not only learning about the 320, we’re also learning about the fundamentals of flight. Great instructional technique. BZ.

[@cavok1984]

Another fantastic video! Thank you 320Simpilot. I always thought I knew a fair bit about the Airbus control laws. I'm now eating my hat! Haha Keep up the great videos and amazing stuff from the Flybywire team

[@joeyip4381]

Thank You! Your channel is my everyday check list!

[@JonPadfield]

I really enjoy learning so much about this fantastic machine. Thanks for the video 320 Sim Pilot.

[@320SimPilot]

You are welcome of course Jon!

[@EVE101Patt]

0:13 is this a wink to @74gear? ;-)

[@harleytrader3820]

Great video and so totally needed. Sadly I didn't see it till AFTER I tried dealing with the A-Floor earlier today. LOL

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

Such a calm and well explained subject of aircraft stalls in flight

[@320SimPilot]

Thank you!

[@keithgodwin3675]

Thank you so much for another excellent tutorial.

[@320SimPilot]

You are welcome!

[@ptn0107]

fantastic!

[@Rufus_L]

ive been waiting for this update for a while

[@TheLightningII]

"... I'm assuming it's velocity" I've heard from a few different sources that the V in V speeds comes from the french word Vitesse. But basically the same thing.

[@salokin1]

That's what Macron would tell you, anyway!!

[@rhatalos1997]

Seeing all these safety features of Airbus is impressive, but not really surprising. However, seeing these getting implemented for free by the FlyByWire team just blows my mind.

[@christopheratkinson5231]

Flybywire 👍👍great team of talented people to get this correct in msfs 2020 amazing

[@320SimPilot]

Agreed!

[@andrewcroberts1]

Disconnecting the Auto-Thrust without bringing the donuts to match the thrust setting first? Shame on you! 😂 Great videos btw. Interesting to see an experienced pilot comparing this to the real thing. Did my JOC/MCC recently on the 320 sim. Lovely aircraft to fly.

[@jurajkukan6626]

Hi, I would like to request video about take off from LaGuardia RW 13 LGA7 departure whitestone climb? I learn a lot from you sir. I fly Aerosoft A321 mostly and thank to you the flown are in order and it feels I know what I am doing. Thank you again.

[@Dannyp010]

Nice, very informative video! Keep it up!

[@Dannyp010]

Hope you can have some real life flying soon!

[@320SimPilot]

Thanks Danny!

[@nickde6339]

If you don't completely understand the video, please go google what G force is, what it does, how it affects the aircraft along with centrifugal force, etc. It is just called load factor, but we prefer to use the term "g".

[@aspecreviews]

The FSX A321 did have A.Floor.

[@boomsbooms5759]

really great video I was just wondering how you would deal with a angle of attack sensor failure causing the plane not to climb what the pilots could do to remedy this, and is there a way to enter alternate law manually

[@320SimPilot]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! There is indeed a procedure if required, possibly I'll talk about this in a future video.

[@tomstravels520]

If you mean like what happened to the Lufthansa aircraft in 2014 then if you search you tube for “OEB48” there are videos explaining. The newest A320’s have self monitoring of the AOA systems and can detect these problems though

[@PissBoys]

Is this build available on the installer yet?

[@budguy21]

Anyone else having problems with the Autopilot on the A32NX? Every time I approach the end of a STAR, my Autopilot disconnects and the plane wants to fly off the flight plan. It also will not let me re-engage the Autopilot. I have to hand fly it until I intercept the LOC & Glideslope, then I can arm Approach mode. This happens in both the Stable version and the latest Development version. No issues with the default MSFS A320.

[@BrianC693]

I need low speed protection for the Top Rudder 103, so far I've been in more ditches than a Saturday night drunk.

[@Michael-zf1ko]

I would love to see alternate laws get implemented. I wonder how direct law and mechanical override would get implemented. I'd also want to see the display switching panel function.

[@pa4tim]

If you also have Xplane11, the Flight Factor 320 and Toliss A319/A321 have almost every system implemented. Even things like the RAT and the mechanism to manually move the gear incase of an emergency. But be prepared for what you ask, the difference with MSFS regarding real life behaviour and systems is huge (however the default scenery is not the best, it is all about flying. you can get it great looking but that costs a pretty amount of money. Many simmers use both. MSFS for recreational sightseeing flying and XPlane for the studylevel airliner stuff, but there are also many studylevel GA (payware) planes.

[@yassm]

@@pa4tim Doesnt xp11 simulate aerodynamics better then MSFS? As far as graphics goes yeah you gotta spend money on xp11

[@pa4tim]

@@yassm Yes XP11 is better in flight-dynamics. I noticed now, the title is funny. "Why the Airbus (usually) Won't Stall! With a Real Airbus Pilot " The answer is simple, he knows how to fly :-)

[@CaptVirtual]

Yes the 737 does have a system that will intervene - just not in a good way. (too soon?)

[@NeoKingArthur]

Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS)

[@Dg-zj6jo]

my birthday tday lov ya sir

[@320SimPilot]

Happy Birthday Dg, hope you have had a great day!

[@Dg-zj6jo]

cheers sir stayed at hever very nice on the flight path it is

[@hey-zq1vq]

Does the Airbus not have Autoslat and if not why?

[@whyilovethemoon]

Hey Mate! Would you mind telling me your pc config/specs/gfx settings?

[@whyilovethemoon]

Never mind.

[@emilimartinez3368]

Was this protecrion a consequence of Air France 447 or did it exist before?

[@320SimPilot]

This has been around since the a320 first arrived!

[@tomstravels520]

AF447 was in alternate law where this protection is not enabled due to the loss of airspeed data

[@KeithWSt]

I wonder how the Air France A330 tragically managed to stall over the Atlantic without going into AlphaFloor, presumably it had slipped into Alternate Law?

[@felipeturbayr]

Yeah I had the same thought as well… their pitot tube was with ice and the autopilot stopped working maybe that contributed for not having any type of protection against stalling…

[@louissikkema5399]

I think the problem was that all sensors iced up pretty much at the same time, so the aircraft did not go into alternate law why the pilots were confused, but that is only my speculations

[@felipeturbayr]

So I did some research. The Airbus cannot be stall in normal but in alternative law. Previous tragic events in the past have shown unusual ways in which the aircraft system have switched to alternate law: icing in the pilot tubes (AF AF 447) or by manually resetting the circuit brakers (AirAsia-Flug 8501)

[@tomstravels520]

When the pitot tubes got blocked and started sending erroneous airspeed data to the ADIRU’s it rejected them as they were all different. If 2 or more ADR’s are rejected then the plane enters alternate law as it doesn’t know which ADR to believe so hands control to the pilots for them to decide and at the time even if the airspeed all recovered, it was irreversible once they had been rejected so it would have stayed in ALTN law unless it was possible to reset computers but not sure about that. Nowadays airspeed can be reconsidered valid and reconfigured back to normal law. Also if airspeed is unreliable modern Airbus have backup or synthetic airspeed

[@KeithWSt]

@@tomstravels520 Thank you for the expert reply, that is really interesting to know.

[@skw6410]

Great video once again... from which I have a question. What happened to the A320 that ditched into the forest some years ago at the Paris air show when the aircraft / crew failed to climb above the trees... did the protection system fail or was it nothing to do with this particular protection system?

[@blackvulcan100]

I thought that was a situation of too little too late, to near the ground for the system to cope ?

[@skw6410]

@@blackvulcan100 I remember reading something about a system on the aircraft... but I might be wrong.

[@louissikkema5399]

I think they went into flare mode because they programmed in the runway as a normal runway, but not sure

[@tomstravels520]

Watch Mentour pilots video on this accident as it’s explained in great detail. But the simple answer is Alpha Floor protection was disabled so the plane could fly at Alpha Max without autothrust kicking in. However they flew too low, thrust wasn’t maintained correctly and by the time they saw the trees it was too late. And as the aircraft was at alpha max they couldn’t pitch up until thrust had increased but left it too late

[@RicciReyes]

My AOA is 90°

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

6:02

[@theorangecactus2177]

0 views, 1 like.... I am never this early...

[@320SimPilot]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@theorangecactus2177]

Thank you for making very entertaining and informative content! It is thanks to you that I can comfortably fly the A320neo in MSFS, before I couldn't even figure out how the AP worked...