Airbus X Extended Preview (topic closed, product released)

[Drehstuhlpilot 189]

Hi,

does the release date (13/12/12 for french) is correct?

I hope so. I want to fly this plane !

[KyleD 1027]

Thanks for your replies on that FP matter!

For example I use RC4 or PFE to be controlled by an external ATC program. I build my flight with FSBuild (supporting nearly or every aircraft add-on) then depending on the add-on I use, I have to load this plan in FSX and then in the aircraft FMC. This I supposed will be possible in the Xtended airbus as well. At least the procedure via default FSX. IN PMDG products I can enter a comapny route, very easy and then the RWYs and SID/STAR.

Looks like it will be difficult to use PFE along with generated FP + Xtended airbus. Why cannot such load feature be implemented?

Well, the good thing then is that it is similar to the NGX in that you can create and save company routes, then upload them in the MCDU when you want to fly them. You just have to choose the SID/STAR/IAP you want to use like you mentioned.

[Airbus339 129]

It happens randomly with every kind of procedure, and not necessarily in the same part of the flight plan each time.

This makes it very hard to reproduce the errors and subsequently for the developers to debug.

This is how Mathijs got into the awkward position with release dates. Some days things looked good and you think you have a green light and the next you are at a stop again.

The randomness is what is making it hard to say how long it will take to fix. Once the error is pinpointed things should move swiftly, until then it is like looking for a needle in a hay stack whilst that stack is being tossed around.

Predicting a release date is currently as hard as picking the winning numbers on the lottery.

Understood, thanks.

[Aidan Sandri 21]

Final Approach into Frankfurt! Work in Progress ....

[chrisffm 8]

Nice shots!

[Airbus339 129]

Wow, 4000ft/min. Nice shots

[pecheur5500 8]

I hope so. I want to fly this plane !

Hope so too!

And very nice shots Aidan Sandri

[Blueflight 23]

Final Approach into Frankfurt! Work in Progress ....

I am missing the status of the Auto Brake in the PFD mentioned in the upper left corner - normally.

Or ist this a special feature, just by the A380?

Posted:

http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/58780-airbus-x-extended-preview-part-3-new-images-updated-features/page__st__1520#entry423897

Thanks and regards

[Patrick1246 353]

special feature on the A380

[Blueflight 23]

Ah, thanks

[pacoche 31]

hey what happened with the QNH in between of two shots!?

1015 to 1014? could it happen in real life? I guess APP/TWR would inform you when cleared to land...

[Absolam 9]

Wow, 4000ft/min. Nice shots

Hello,

4000ft was the target altitude before ILS....in first picture its 500ft/min and 1100 in the second.

Bye

[Shermann 4]

Wow, 4000ft/min. Nice shots

Just curious ! I dont understand lots of airbus but where did u read 4000 feet per minute? I just read 4000 feet as missed approach altitude...

[Emi 5162]

hey what happened with the QNH in between of two shots!?

1015 to 1014? could it happen in real life? I guess APP/TWR would inform you when cleared to land...

Actually that is possible yes. I've seen it quite a few times that the QHN changed in the flight at the same airport. You have to know that the QNH never is exactly what it says. It's always rounded and so if it just increases by say 0.1 it can already lead to a new QNH being published. Also maybe the approach controler had a different QNH and gave a late handoff or whatever. Anyway this is possible.

BTW, usually you don't get a new QNH when switching over to the TWR frequency. Usualy dialogs between pilot and towe controler look like this: "Düsseldorf TWR, Leipzigair 868 established ILS23R." "Leipzigair 868, Düsseldorf Tower, cleared to land runway 23R, wind 230° with 6 knots." "Cleared to land runway 23R, Leipzigair 868".

Just curious ! I dont understand lots of airbus but where did u read 4000 feet per minute? I just read 4000 feet as missed approach altitude...

It is 4000ft as missed approach altitude, you're absolutly right there, The display readouts are not too different from a Boeing in terms of the instruments order on the displays.

[Guest CAT3Dual]

Just curious ! I dont understand lots of airbus but where did u read 4000 feet per minute? I just read 4000 feet as missed approach altitude...

There WAS a third picture showing a 4000FPM climb at 8000FT with DES and CRZ ALT. But obviously it got deleted...

[Airbus339 129]

Now I really understood what kind of bugs you are dealing with

[hud635jk 102]

I am sorry but multicrew is such a niche market we have very little interest in it. In our market research it always scores under 2%. If they want to add the Airbus X EXTENDED they can do so, but we won't invest a lot in that. It's hard enough to get the product done at all, lol.

Perhaps you misunderstood Mr. Kok.

MCE is not a shared cockpit feature (like the Maddog for example).

It is a powerfull voice-recognition addon, where it provides an FO, a flight mechanic, plus cabin crew and ground crew, that via advanced voice recognition obeys your voice commands. It's like FS2Crew, but much less restricted as there are no strict pre-defined scripts-scenarios.

[craigy 20]

BTW, usually you don't get a new QNH when switching over to the TWR frequency. Usualy dialogs between pilot and towe controler look like this: "Düsseldorf TWR, Leipzigair 868 established ILS23R." "Leipzigair 868, Düsseldorf Tower, cleared to land runway 23R, wind 230° with 6 knots." "Cleared to land runway 23R, Leipzigair 868".

Actually Emi, as a former air traffic controller I disagree, if the QNH changed and had not been updated by APP, we would always advise the change in QNH on contact with TWR. Even though 1 HPa = 30ft, a wrong QNH could mean descending below minimas in poor weather. Of course we could discuss the difference between MDA and DH.

[Airmax 70]

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BTW, usually you don't get a new QNH when switching over to the TWR frequency. Usualy dialogs between pilot and towe controler look like this: "Düsseldorf TWR, Leipzigair 868 established ILS23R." "Leipzigair 868, Düsseldorf Tower, cleared to land runway 23R, wind 230° with 6 knots." "Cleared to land runway 23R, Leipzigair 868".

My friend

sorry to be topic, but you are wrong: According to the rules & regulations it has to be "Leipzigair 868, (Düsseldorf Tower, good day), the Wind 230°, 6 Knots, runway 23R, cleared to land"

Regards,

Max

[marcel1416 13]

Guys.................

Please stay at topic !

I think there better places in this forum. to discuss things like that.

Regards,

Marcel

[Airmax 70]

Guys.................

Please stay at topic !

I think there better places in this forum. to discuss things like that.

Regards,

Marcel

Oh come on.... Everytime you start a marathon of off-topic comments e.g. by asking for the number of procedures during a flight it is ok, and when I only make a small correction you blame me...

Sorry, but this is nonsense!

And in order to stay on topic this time, I'd like to ask for some new pictures or videos please! I'd be very interested to see a video at the startup and a cockpit view on the approach including the moment when the autopilot is deactivated.

Regards,

Max

[steve-o 2]

Hi

I thought the airbus could only be flown from the captains seat.

your pictures are from the Right hand side,am i missing something here or can it be flown from both sides with full displays.

steve-0

[Tobias Nome 280]

Hi

I thought the airbus could only be flown from the captains seat.

your pictures are from the Right hand side,am i missing something here or can it be flown from both sides with full displays.

steve-0

I noticed that too, but I don't think there's much more to do in the right seat than to watch the screens

[KyleD 1027]

Hi

I thought the airbus could only be flown from the captains seat.

your pictures are from the Right hand side,am i missing something here or can it be flown from both sides with full displays.

steve-0

I noticed that too, but I don't think there's much more to do in the right seat than to watch the screens

You can fly from the right seat if you wish, but there are a few caveats about doing so:

First- the main MCDU with all of the actual MCDU functions is on the Left MCDU. The right MCDU has the options menus and checklist/co-pilot functions on it. Therefore, flying right seat you'll have to see and reach across the throttle quadrant to make changes to the MCDU, or, use the 2D MCDU.

Second, the animations of rudder pedals and sidestick are only on the left side (last I checked). So perfectionists might be disappointed by that.

Now, this is all from the last time I flew right seat, which was a week or two ago. If something has changed, or anything I've said above is wrong, I will come back and edit this post. This is from my most recent observations. This is just to give you an idea of what to expect if you wish to fly it right seat.

[Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51562]

How will flightplans be handled? Enter each waypoint manually takes hours! I thought import of FPs is one of the standard we get with such product or does such feature belong to "deeper systems"? Can you please include this, if not with release then please with first SP. Thanks!

It took me just now 10 minutes to insert a complete flight between Stockholm and Madrid, that's about as long as it takes a real crew. I believe your 'hours' are rather exaggerated.

Importing flight plans is not as easy as it seems as we need for starters be sure the database is the same for the planner and the aircraft, then we need to decide what 3rd party planner to support, make the importer and then test. There is no such thing as a 'standard fsx flightplan'. We are talking to some of the add-ons builders to provide the correct output for our Airbus. But as said, you can also do it as real pilots do and just use the MCDU. If you fly that same route again you can just store the route as a company route.