MatthewS
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AUTOMATED FLIGHT
- Potentially a complete new FBW system
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Isn't the FBW what makes the Airbus unique? So IMHO you must simulate the FBW properly and then you will have a unique product feature that no one else has!
You have already stated that the systems are not going to be PMDG level of complexity so if I want complex systems I will continue to fly PMDG 747/MD11 and the LDS767.
However if I want to experience the unique Airbus FBW experience then I must purchase the Airbus X Advanced version.
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Hmmm I get CTDs too... I might try deleting my FSX.CFG and see how it goes with a default FSX.CFG
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unfortunately the FBW is pretty far from what it should be right now and that's why if you want to do a visual APP and consequent landing as it should be done you need to shut it off.
By shutting it off does that mean you are then flying in DIRECT mode? In effect the Airbus then flies like a Boeing?
Aerosoft what was the point? The FBW is so "lame" it has to be turned off to actually perform visual approaches. Sure its a very nicely model VC and external model. But its inexcusable that the FBW is so useless.
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Must have been an absolute mess months ago if after a 3 month delay it still has so many bugs!
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That's odd. hold's perfect attitude for me... never an issue. Maybe you have to adjust your null zone
I do this... fly straight and level, flaps up, say at about 240kt. Push stick forward to maybe 5 degree nose down, release the stick.
The nose doesn't stay where I pointed (at 5 degrees down) it but instead "drifts" back up a couple of degrees over about 1 to 2 seconds. Surely in the real aircraft the instant I release pressure on the stick the FBW should be trimming to maintain the exact pitch commanded?
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Are you using Win7 and is FSX crashing when you're using the context menu for changing views etc?
Win7 64 bit... Just pressing S and A keys to change views. The first time it happened I was pressing A to check out all the different views, from memory it CTD when I cycled all the way back to the first VC view.
The second time I think I was just panning around in the cockpit with the mouse (mouse look enabled).
Third time I crashed the plane trying to land. It switched to external view and then when it started reset the sim it CTD'd.
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Also I remember now why I never did like the default A320 FBW (and therefore the AirbusX FBW).
It's because to me the FBW always felt "mushy" especially in pitch. You point the nose down gently and release the side-stick but then the nose tends to raise slightly. It requires constant "tweaking" get it to stay where you want. Now maybe that is realistic but I somehow doubt it.
Surely when I release the side-stick the aircraft should maintain its current attitude and not move at all (until I guess overspeed protection kicks in?).
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Make that 3 times now... the last CTD was after I crashed trying to land.
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Well I bit the bullet and purchased AirbusX.
Twice in 10 mins it crashed FSX about 5 mins into flight.
All I was doing was panning around the aircraft, trying different views etc.
Are others having CTD issues?
Not impressed, although the VC and external modelling is very good.
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Great news re SP1.
I've just purchased and am downloading now. Hopefully the FBW issues will be minimized/resolved soon. In any case AirbusX seems like a worthwhile product.
Please keep up the good support!
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I too would like to know how it compares to the real Airbus. Surely the FBW is the most important/unique aspect of the Airbus that should be simulated as close as possible.
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but one thing we really thought was a shocker is the glass cockpit display, jagged lines display all over. Awful really. We did find it surprising considering the amount of polygon available within FSX. A dev team "we wont name them here" who released a 320 for FS9 managed to achieve really smooth graphics, lines and fonts on the glass cockpit displays, I am struggling to understand why the Airbus X display such a poor graphics within the glass cockpit.
Not sure but I think Aerosoft used standard XML gauges and not custom written C gauges.
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but why is that issue not listed?
you declare an airbus product with a "closest" realistic FBW, ......
Can we get a definitive answer from Aerosoft? Will the FBW be fixed or not?
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Does Aerosoft even acknowledge the 100ft FBW bug exists?
AFAIK its because Aerosoft decided to use the default FSX FBW implementation which has the exact same bug!
It would be nice if Aerosoft actually informs existing (and potential) customers when/how this bug will be fixed.
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Well considering it hasn't been added to the know issues list, and threads questioning the FBW implementation are now being locked and marked "solved" I wouldn't get your hopes up.
Really? That's very disappointing.... No money from me then, glad I didn't rush in and purchase when it was first released.
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The FBW itself isn't that bad. Its the nose drop and lack of rudder control; both of which should be fixable. I just don't understand how those issues made it past the beta testers. I hope they are putting top priority on sorting it out.
Excellent! As soon as they fix the FBW I will purchase.
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I have the same problem, really unfortunate. I'm really getting depressed flying this plane, I understood the CDU limitations before I bought the product... but for $40 I was really hoping for something fun to fly and I'm just not having a fun time flying this aircraft. I too was under the impression that the FBW system was a seperate from the Microsoft version. I'm afraid this plane is going to the bone yard fast. I do agree the visual exterior is great and the cockpit looks good but I'm just gonna have to delete my airplane (accept $40 loss) and wait for someone else to produce a good Airbus.
I really think $40 is too much to be asking for this airplane. Aerosoft has a good reputation and I have alot of their products. I've been very loyal in holding out for this aircraft, but I feel like I've been taken on this product and my money has really went to waste. I'm really bummed out. I just downloaded the update and I all I got was 2 files with no auto install or no instructions in the readme file on how to install.
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I haven't flown or purchased it yet but I see little point in paying $40 for the default FSX FBW implementation! Aerosoft why did you even bother?
The FBW is what makes an Airbus unique and yet the AirbusX is using the same buggy default FSX FBW implementation from 4 years ago. Couldn't you have tried a little harder in this respect?
At least mention on the website that the AirbusX is still using the default FSX FBW.
edit: I wonder how many fewer sales there would have been if the forums had known in advance of the default FSX FBW implementation?
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Thank you for the clarification, this explains all the 100ft/nosediving problems and non-functional rudder and trim in manual flight. Hope it can be fixed.
What!!! The Aerosoft A320 does the same nose dive at 100ft like the default A320? You have got to be joking, that is disgraceful.
What is the point then of buying the AirbusX?
If I want complex systems I can fly PMDG 747/MD11 or LDS 767. The only reason I was going to buy the AirbusX was because I thought it would offer a realistic FBW experience, something that the default A320 does not offer.
So it turns out the Airbus X is using the standard FSX airbus FBW logic, I hope the reviewers make the major deficiency blatantly clear in their reviews.
Disappointed to say the least!
edit: I'll probably still buy it anyway
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none of the testers had the nose wheel issue and as far as we know only 0.2% of customers have it.
Think you said elsewhere that 5 users had this problem... so that about 2500 sales so far then? Not bad.
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Interesting link. I don't suppose all of those laws are implemented 100% in the AirbusX, or maybe they are?
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ROTFL... any screenshots of this? Sounds a bit like overkill to me, I imagine its an optional install?
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Unflyable manually..... what a disapointment...... (despite the great texturing of course).
Greg
Without some reasons to back that statement up you just sound like a troll. Why unflyable?
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I don't have the Airbus X yet but would like to know what people think of the FBW compared to the default FSX A320.
Sounds like the FBW would make flying SIDS/STARS fun but just how realistic is the performance of the FBW?
Also, do you need a really good joystick to get the best out of the FBW? Can the FBW cope with cheaper joysticks that might tend to "spike" a little, I guess its a matter of tweaking the deadzones etc.
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Don't have the AirbusX yet but I notice you only have 8.5fps!
Maybe the harse autoland is because FSX/AirbusX cant manage the autoland properly at such a low FPS?
Does it still autoland harshly if you turn down your scenery/weather settings and land with say 25 fps?
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Aerosoft and XP10!
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