General Guidelines

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.
Spending some time here will be well worth the effort as it can unlock a lot of features you might now have
expected!
Note: If the right MCDU is dark, click the two battery buttons on the overhead!
ACFT STATE (AIRCRAFT STATE)
Under this menu you can find several predefined ‘states’. A state contains the setting for all the systems in
the aircraft. Click the TAKE-OFF STATE and after a few seconds the aircraft is completely configured for
take-off. If you like to change a state configure the aircraft as you want and use the SAVE USER STATE
button.
ACFT DOORS (AIRCRAFT DOORS)
Here you will find the option to open the doors and hatches of the aircraft. Do note the parking brakes have
to be set or chocks have to be put in place and the main engines off to be able to open the doors.
GND SERVICES (GROUND SERVICES)
Under this option you can toggle the display of cones under the wingtips and tail (to prevent vehicles
driving under the aircraft) and wheel chocks. You can also toggle the display of an External Ground Power
Unit and even toggle the external power option (so you can configure the aircraft without having to use
batteries or APU). The display of these elements is not advised if you use Airport Enhancement Services or
any other tool that shows external objects close to the aircraft.
The various options are only available if the following conditions are met:
 CHOCKS: Parking Brake is set to ON
 CONES: Only if CHOCKS are SET
 EXT POWER: Parking Brake is ON or Chocks are SET
OPTIONS
Many options are available under the subpages of the OPTION menu
SOUND
 CABIN CREW: With this option on you will hear the cabin crew communicating with you when that
is necessary. We advise you to leave this on.
 FLIGHT CREW: You copilot does make noise. He coughs, opens charts etc. Activating this option
will give you some audio feedback on all these things. We advise you to leave this on.
 ATC: Toggling ATC on will according to your flight status add random ATC to the sound
environment. This will add some realism if you do not fly online.
 ENH GPWS (ENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM): Enabling this feature you will
hear various altitude callouts ( p. e. 2500, 1000, 500 etc.) during your landing.