FSX Default Airbus - Overpowered?
Peter Greenstein
Default Airbus for Takeoff?
Athe start, if I let the throttle out full blast, the aircraft seems to get
down the runnway awfully fast. Is this realistic?
The plane certainly gets up to Rotate speed quickly but once I lift off the
runnway, I have to quickly reduce N1 or the plane is speeding past 250KIAS
before I know it.
Trim setting? In Virtual Cockpit I can see the trim markings, though the
image is a little blurry and I can't quite read what they say. It seems like
an up trim setting of about halfway to the first mark is about right.
peter
SnakeEyes
If you read the blogs by Capt. Dave, he pilots Airbuses. He has
mentioned the incredible power of the Airbus engines which literally
force him back into his seat on take-off, and he has remarked about
the power in the climb.
I have simmed with the default A321 and I think it's okay. I usually
set the speed for 250 knots before takeoff, and then when I'm ready to
go, activate the auto-throttle. I have read this is an acceptable
practice and is done IRL. The aircraft will not exceed the 250 knot
restriction if you climb at the recommended 18 degrees angle of
attack. Once you turn on the auto pilot, it will use your feet/minute
setting for the climb and you should not exceed the 250 knots until
you reach the altitude of 10,000 feet in the USA or 11,000 feet in
Canada, when you can accelerate to climb velocity.
Does that make any sense?
Arthur
Walt_M
<agals...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On Dec 10, 1:50 pm, "Peter Greenstein" <pgree...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I am wondering what would be a natural or realistic way to set the FSX
>> Default Airbus for Takeoff?
>>
>> Athe start, if I let the throttle out full blast, the aircraft seems to get
>> down the runnway awfully fast. Is this realistic?
>>
>> The plane certainly gets up to Rotate speed quickly but once I lift off the
>> runnway, I have to quickly reduce N1 or the plane is speeding past 250KIAS
>> before I know it.
>>
>> Trim setting? In Virtual Cockpit I can see the trim markings, though the
>> image is a little blurry and I can't quite read what they say. It seems like
>> an up trim setting of about halfway to the first mark is about right.
>If you read the blogs by Capt. Dave, he pilots Airbuses. He has
>mentioned the incredible power of the Airbus engines which literally
>force him back into his seat on take-off,
I regularly fly a FS9 A321 but I've yet to be pushed back into my seat
on takeoff. Is my FS9 configured incorrectly?
Walt
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Peter Greenstein
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Perhaps you need the wife, or somebody, to kick the back of your chair a few
times because you've spent too much time on the sim.
peter
Peter Greenstein
"SnakeEyes" <agals...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3e46d700-25d6-
>If you read the blogs by Capt. Dave, he pilots Airbuses. He has
>mentioned the incredible power of the Airbus engines which literally
>force him back into his seat on take-off, and he has remarked about
>the power in the climb.
>I have simmed with the default A321 and I think it's okay. I usually
>set the speed for 250 knots before takeoff, and then when I'm ready to
>go, activate the auto-throttle. I have read this is an acceptable
>practice and is done IRL. The aircraft will not exceed the 250 knot
>restriction if you climb at the recommended 18 degrees angle of
>attack. Once you turn on the auto pilot, it will use your feet/minute
>setting for the climb and you should not exceed the 250 knots until
>you reach the altitude of 10,000 feet in the USA or 11,000 feet in
>Canada, when you can accelerate to climb velocity.
>Does that make any sense?
>Arthur
Thank you. This is very interesting. I'm very interested in "IRL." I'll have
to pay a little more attention to Capt. Dave. He reminds me a little bit of
Bob Buck's "North Star Over My Shoulder"
http://www.amazon.com/North-Star-over-My-Shoulder/dp/0743219643. Anybody
read that very fine book?
I guess I had gotten too used to takeoffs WITHOUT autopilot as with smaller
craft. Works well enough with the 737, too, so I never bothered to engage AP
until I got away from the airport.
So you can engage the auto-throttle on the runnway? Then bring in the
Altitude Hold once you're airborne?
--
Peter Greenstein
http://www.wakefieldjazz.com/
Walt_M
<pgre...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>"Walt_M" <y...@are.joking.eh> wrote in message
>news:qi46g616rtftod221...@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:22:40 -0800 (PST), SnakeEyes
>> <agals...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>If you read the blogs by Capt. Dave, he pilots Airbuses. He has
>>>mentioned the incredible power of the Airbus engines which literally
>>>force him back into his seat on take-off,
>>
>> I regularly fly a FS9 A321 but I've yet to be pushed back into my seat
>> on takeoff. Is my FS9 configured incorrectly?
>Perhaps you need the wife, or somebody, to kick the back of your chair a few
>times because you've spent too much time on the sim.
Yes, that would do it. ;-)
guyo
"SnakeEyes" <agals...@hotmail.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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On Dec 10, 1:50 pm, "Peter Greenstein" <pgree...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I am wondering what would be a natural or realistic way to set the FSX
> Default Airbus for Takeoff?
>
> Athe start, if I let the throttle out full blast, the aircraft seems to
> get
> down the runnway awfully fast. Is this realistic?
>
> The plane certainly gets up to Rotate speed quickly but once I lift off
> the
> runnway, I have to quickly reduce N1 or the plane is speeding past 250KIAS
> before I know it.
>
> Trim setting? In Virtual Cockpit I can see the trim markings, though the
> image is a little blurry and I can't quite read what they say. It seems
> like
> an up trim setting of about halfway to the first mark is about right.
>
> peter
If you read the blogs by Capt. Dave, he pilots Airbuses. He has
mentioned the incredible power of the Airbus engines which literally
force him back into his seat on take-off, and he has remarked about
the power in the climb.
I have simmed with the default A321 and I think it's okay. I usually
set the speed for 250 knots before takeoff, and then when I'm ready to
go, activate the auto-throttle. I have read this is an acceptable
practice and is done IRL.
I set the t/o speed to the max speed allowed by the t/o flap setting. After
airborn I engage the a/t well
before to reach that speed. If you set it at 250, you probably will not be
able to retract the flaps in a
correct sequence without exceding the speeds.
SnakeEyes
>
> I set the t/o speed to the max speed allowed by the t/o flap setting. After
> airborn I engage the a/t well
> before to reach that speed. If you set it at 250, you probably will not be
> able to retract the flaps in a
Very true. I set the speed at 250 knots before takeoff, set the flaps
to 2, activate the auto-throttle to control the takeoff speed, and
after I rotate, pull the nose up to 18 degrees. The rate of ascent
keeps the aircraft speed at about 160 to 180 knots. I engage the a/p,
raise the flaps to 1, and allow the A321 to achieve 250 until I reach
11,000 feet (over Canada), and then after stowing the flaps,
accelerate to climb speed.
This could be all wrong professionally. They are procedures I've
gleaned from reading Capt. Dave and other pilots works and not Airbus
manuals. Anyway, it works for me and I'm happy with the result : )
Arthur
sambodidley
"Walt_M" <y...@are.joking.eh> wrote in message
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You are obviously not using that new USB force seat that just came out. I
think there are some tweaks for it on avsim.<g>
Walt_M
>You are obviously not using that new USB force seat that just came out. I
>think there are some tweaks for it on avsim.<g>
I tried it, but for long take-offs it would keep pushing me into the
desk. Is there a fix for that?