General Guidelines

Aerosoft

Airbus

A318/A319/A320/A321

The Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 In FSX

General guidelines

Vol

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). You will

see that this often is the quickest way to navigate your view.

We did not add any 2D panels (except for the left MCDU) 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feel it is an outdated system and no longer needed.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 Airbus. 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.