AIRBUS A318/A319 A320/A321 Volume 1 The Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319 & A320/A321 in FSX Version 01-03-002 RECORD OF REVISIONS revision n° Issue date Release Description 010 April 2, 2015 1.30 Updated to cover SP3 011 April 14, 2015 1.30c Changed Save State 012 April 27, 2015 1.30d Added License info. 013 October 21, 2015 1.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-1 21 October 2015 Although there are several extensive manuals with this product there is only one manual that really matters and that is the Step By Step guide. In that manual all the aspects of the product are explained in some detail. It is where your journey with the Aerosoft Airbus should start.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-2 21 October 2015 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 3 THE MANUALS ............................................................................................................................................... 3 COPYRIGHTS ..................................................
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-3 21 October 2015 INTRODUCTION The Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319 is a follow up project on the previous Airbus Extended projects. In that project we created an Airbus aimed at an audience that outgrew the simpler default aircraft and wanted a more complex simulation. Almost all code has been rewritten to give you the best experience.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-4 21 October 2015 COPYRIGHTS The manual, documentation, video images, software, and all the related materials are copyrighted and cannot be copied, photocopied, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine legible form, neither completely nor in part, without the previous written consent of AEROSOFT.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-5 21 October 2015 CREDITS Concept: Modeling/Texturing/Animation: Project Management: Manual, documentation: Step by step guide: MCDU programming: XML coding: PFD coding: ND coding, weather radar: Flight modeling: Sounds: Installer: Fuel/Load Planner: Additional liveries: Digital Flight Data Recorder add-in: Configurator: RAAS add-in: Right MCDU + divers add-ins: Project Advisor: Pictures: Voices acto
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-6 21 October 2015 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (1) Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 CPU (Core 2 Quad recommended) 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended) Direct X 9 compatible Graphics Card with minimal 1 Gb (2 Gb recommended) Microsoft FSX (SP2, Gold or Acceleration) or Lockheed Martin Prepar3D Windows VISTA, Windows 7, Windows 8 (fully updated), 64 bit versions recommended note that Windows XP is specifically NOT su
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-7 21 October 2015 NAVIGATION DATABASE With this Airbus comes a complete copy of the NavDataPro navigation database. This database contains the LIDO data and is the worlds most used navigation database in aircraft. The database is fully updatable; check its product page on our websites: www.aerosoft-shop.com/products/navdatapro/navdatapro.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-8 21 October 2015 WEATHER RADAR As the weather radar is a totally new development and not in this form in any other project it is good to discuss its virtues and limitations. The weather radar in the Aerosoft Airbus products works with any weather add-on or even without. It actually reads the weather conditions in FSX and does not need to link to any weather add-on.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-9 21 October 2015 CONNECTED FLIGHT DECK Another special feature almost no other add-on has. Connected Flight Deck (CFD from now on) allows you to connect your computer running the Aerosoft Airbus to another computer running the same aircraft. Using CFD is not complex (not as complex as flying an Airbus anyway and following these steps should help you getting connected.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-10 21 October 2015 You do not to be connected to any online flying service like IVAO or VATSIM but it most certainly is possible. You do not need any of FSX standard ways of connection, this is a fully stand-alone Peer to Peer connection. You can mix and match FSX, FSX:SE, P3D V2 in connection. Vol 9 of the manuals contains a complete procedural flow of what is done by each pilot.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-11 21 October 2015 TOOLS There are several tools provide with the Airbus. The RAAS is configured from inside FSX (via the ADDON | RAAS dropdown menu) and the Fuel Planner and the Flight Data Recorder can be started from the Windows Start Menu |Aerosoft | Airbus A318_A319. AIRBUS A320_A321 CONFIGURATOR The configuration allows you to configure the product before starting it.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-12 21 October 2015 RUNWAY AWARENESS AND ADVISORY SYSTEM The Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) is designed to provide to crews information about the aircraft's position relative to an airport's runway while operating at an airport. RAAS is a software upgrade to the later-model Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems. It is designed to prevent runway incursion incidents.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-13 21 October 2015 FLIGHT RECORDER Included in the Airbus is a Flight Recorder. This is similar to the Quick Access (Data) Recorder that is part of most Airbus A320/321 aircraft. The Quick Access (Data) Recorder records flight parameters from the moment the aircraft is powered up to the moment it is shut down.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-10 21 October 2015 With each event time, speed, heading, trim, fuel, glide slope, localizer, weather and some more data are recorded. This a powerful tool to see where you can increase your flying skills. The recorder is normally always active, but if you would like to deactivate it (for example because you use a different data recorder you can do so in the right MCDU, under OPTIONS|FL DATA REC.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-11 21 October 2015 Please keep in mind that the display tool is just a weak dilution of what Flight Simulator Flight Keeper can do. Do check it out at: http://www.aerosoft-shop.com/products/fsfk/fsfk.html. The recorded flights are stored in \Documents\AerosoftFlightRecorder. This path is chosen because we will add this module to more aircraft models.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-12 21 October 2015 FUEL PLANNER Included with the Airbus A318/A319 is a fuel planning tool. Actually it does a bit more as it also allows you to load passengers and cargo. The tool has two main modes, Simple and Advanced. In the simple mode you can move sliders and set the amount of passengers and cargo and set the departure and destination airports.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-13 21 October 2015 LIVERY MANAGER There are hundreds of liveries available for the Airbus A318/A319 and there is a simple livery manager that will assist you in adding and removing them. You will find the livery manager (AirbusX Extended Livery Manager.exe) in FSXMainFolder\Aerosoft\Airbus A318/A319\AXE Livery Manager. After starting it will ask for the FSX or P3D folder.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-14 21 October 2015 You can enter this in the address bar of the browser on any device that is connected to the same network. It will open showing a simple information screen. This one is ideal to keep track of your long flights via your smartphone. Click on MCDU and you can use the left MCDU it as you would in the aircraft.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-15 21 October 2015 RIGHT MCDU For all the functions that are not part of the actual Airbus cockpit we use the right MCDU. This allows you to access all these functions inside the simulator without having to open menu’s or pause the simulator.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-16 21 October 2015 VOLUME: On the volume control page you can adjust your individual background noises and other audio elements. Keep in mind that the Airbus Cockpit is a noisy environment. In cruise you will hardly hear the engines and wind noise over the noise the cooling fans that keep the electronics cool! Changes made are kept for your next flight.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-17 21 October 2015 AICRAFT FLY BY WIRE: Using this menu option it is possible to switch ON and OFF the “FLY BY WIRE” function – OFF maybe necessary for certain video recordings. ACFT THRUST BUMP (AIRCRAFT THRUST BUMP): This menu option (set to ON) enables an "unrealistic feature" where users can get additional thrust for takeoff p. e.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-18 21 October 2015 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).
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-19 21 October 2015 ANIMATIONS There are many animations in the Virtual cockpit. As with all elements in the cockpit they open with the left mouse button and close with the right mouse button. The areas where you can click are shown in the images. All animations have their own sound effects. Do not be surprised if some animations are driven by events in the cockpit.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-20 21 October 2015 On the external model all the usual flight controls are animated but also smaller elements like the APU air inlet. The doors and cargo hatches can be opened using controls built into the right MCDU (see AIRCRAFT DOORS). A special animation will make the engines rotate in the wind when the aircraft is parked. Rotational heading and speed depends on the wind.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines MAKING THE TILLER FUNCTIONAL On the ground (at speeds under 60 knots) the Airbus is steered with the ‘tiller’. This functions the same as a steering wheel in a car. We tried controlling this with the mouse for additional realism but where not happy with the results. So as with all aircraft you use the rudder to steer the aircraft.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-22 21 October 2015 FSX SETTINGS There are a few settings that influence this aircraft. OPTIONS | SETTINGS | DISPLAY Advanced animations needs to be ON. Preview DirectX 10 can be activate it, but to avoid problems we advise you to keep it OFF. OPTIONS | SETTING | AIRCRAFT Aircraft cast shadows on the ground can be left ON as it will hardly affect frame rate.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-23 21 October 2015 AIRCRAFT | REALISM SETTING The most important settings are in the Aircraft settings: realism dialog. Flight model: Set it to full realistic. Believe us; it will fly easier that way. Instrument and lights: You do want to control the lights and the gyro drift. Of course we want indicated airspeed, true airspeed is totally useless. Crashes and damage: Not to important.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-24 21 October 2015 OPTIONS | SETTING | GENERAL International is best set at hybrid as the MCDU weight and temperature settings are in kg and degree Celsius. To compare values the FSX should be set accordingly.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-25 21 October 2015 To fly the Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319 in an optimal way a joystick (like in the real aircraft the sidestick) should be used. The Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319 customized FSX settings (Options / Settings / Controls / Calibration) for the joystick in FSX should look as in the above image. Additionally the following „Buttons / Keys” should be assigned to the joystick.
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-26 21 October 2015 APPENDIX A: CHECKLIST WAVE NAMES AND CONTENT Here is the complete text of the wav files that are included in the checklist system. If you like to create your own versions (in your own language) you can do so with this.
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Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 ASC_PF_Max ASC_PF_Medium ASC_PF_Nav ASC_PF_Neutral ASC_PF_Off ASC_PF_OK ASC_PF_On ASC_PF_ParkBrakeRel ASC_PF_ParkBrakeSet ASC_PF_Parking 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 ASC_PF_PressedPedal ASC_PF_RadarTilt ASC_PF_Recived ASC_PF_Released ASC_PF_Review ASC_PF_Rudder ASC_PF_Set ASC_PF_SetOff ASC_PF_SetOn ASC_PF_SetStdCrossChk ASC_PF_Speedbrakes ASC_PF_StartCmpl 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 ASC_PF_StartPush
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 PnF = PILOT NON FLYING NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 FILENAME ASC_PnF_0 ASC_PnF_0_sec ASC_PnF_1 ASC_PnF_1_sec ASC_PnF_2 ASC_PnF_2_sec ASC_PnF_3 ASC_PnF_3_sec ASC_PnF_4 ASC_PnF_4_sec ASC_PnF_5 ASC_PnF_5_sec ASC_PnF_6 ASC_PnF_6_sec ASC_PnF_7 ASC_PnF_7_sec ASC_PnF_8 ASC_PnF_8_sec ASC_PnF_9 ASC_PnF
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Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines ASC_PnF_PressPedal ASC_PnF_ProbeWindowHeat ASC_PnF_RadCntrPanel ASC_PnF_ReverseGreen ASC_PnF_Rotate ASC_PnF_RudTrim ASC_PnF_SeatBelt ASC_PnF_SetBaroRefCpt ASC_PnF_SetBelow ASC_PnF_Signs ASC_PnF_SlideTable ASC_PnF_SpeedBrakeLever ASC_PnF_Spoilers ASC_PnF_StartEng1 ASC_PnF_StartEng2 ASC_PnF_Stow ASC_PnF_TCAS ASC_
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-32 21 October 2015 Ground Crew NO 1 2 FILENAME ASC_GND_GoAhead ASC_GND_PushCmpl 3 ASC_GND_RdyTaxi 4 ASC_GND_Readyfor Push 5 ASC_GND_Readyfor Start 6 7 8 9 ASC_GND_RelParkBrake ASC_GND_Roger ASC_GND_StartCmpl ASC_GND_StartPush CONTENT – TEXT Go ahead Sir And pushback is complete captain, please set your parking brakes OK then captain, tow bar is connected, your steering pin is removed, all c
Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX General guidelines Vol 1 01-03-33 21 October 2015 APPENDIX B: THE MAKI NG OFF “THE MAKING OF”. Stefan Hoffmann measuring the A321 cockpit to make sure all details are as they should.