User Manual in P3D

A318/A319/A320/A321
Professional
The A318/A319/A320/A321 In P3D
Vol
1
01-03-38
16 April 2019
VIEW SYSTEM
As explained in the section on the right MCDU we included a rather clever view systems that makes it easy
to switch your view to a certain part of the cockpit.
However, there is a second way to navigate around the cockpit. We redefined the F9, F10, F11 and F12
keys to show different views of the cockpit (standard, upper mid console, lower console, and overhead).
You will see that this often is the quickest way to navigate your view.
We did not add many 2D panels because we feel it is an outdated
system and no longer needed. Using dedicated VC views allows you
to get realistic views angles while getting realistic lighting and
colors. And using the VC system it is not hard to create any view you
want. You can even undock them and move it to another monitor.
ST. ELMO’S FIRE
St. Elmo’s fire is a spectacular weather effect that is caused by electrostatic discharges that look like small
lightning bolts. They can occur on many places (ships masts for example) but they are now best known by
pilots. As an aircraft moves through the air it creates friction and that charges the aircraft. When the
charge is too high (around 30,000 volts per centimeter of space) the charged object will discharge its
electrical energy. In the case of an aircraft this is mostly in the form of a spark from the window frames.
It’s spectacular and totally harmless.
We have included this
effect in the product. You
will not see it often but
there are conditions that
will cause it to appear
more often. Being close to
a thunderstorm is by far
the most obvious, but also
heavy rain and being in
the tropics will make it
more likely.