Stanley777

Very helpful, plainsman. One last question, please. On the diagrams, I see numbers on the right side in the second row. In the first graphic, it is ---/01, and in the second graphic, it is 270/02. What are those numbers, please?

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Very good. I thank everyone for their great and instructive help.

Hi plainsman, OK. So, it is KIAS. Good. Now, when I read in Wikipedia that the maximum speed of the A320neo is about 450 knots, what kind of airspeed is that, please? Stanley

Hi everyone, Let me just get this issue buttoned down, please. When my A320neo reads a speed of 350 knots, what is the unit? Is it indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, true airspeed, or ground speed? Thank you. Stanley

Hi plainsman, OK. So at 9,500 feet, true airspeed = indicated airspeed = 250 knots, for example. Is that correct? But at 38,000 feet, true airspeed = 450 knots, but indicated airspeed = 250 knots. Is this what you are saying? I am making up numbers. Please make up your own numbers so that I clearly understand your point. This is important. Thank you. Stanley

Hi everyone, I have been flying the Airbus A320neo a lot lately. I have noticed that the allowable speed seems to vary depending upon the altitude. However, the maximum speed that I have seen is about 350 knots. According to Wikipedia, in any case, the speed should be allowed to go up to fully 450 knots, maybe a little more. Why is there such a huge discrepancy, please? Thank you. Stanley

Hi everyone, I am going to answer my own question. Apparently, if you don't bring the fuel down to zero, then you can replenish the fuel supply mid-flight, because I have now done that. I guess, however, then you need to replenish the fuel before you have completely exhausted it. Stanley

Thank you, terrylawdinn, for your excellent answer.

Hi Vern and anyone else, Thank you for your response. I didn't know that the flight planner initially loads only 50% of fuel, even despite my global settings of unlimited fuel. OK. So, I just did an experiment and took off in my Airbus A320neo. In mid-flight, I set the fuel to zero percent, and sure enough the Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) showed all x's for the throttle settings. I had exhausted my fuel. So next I changed the amount of fuel back to 100%, and the ECAM continued to show no fuel. Thus, I am confused on how to increase my depleted fuel. If I change the settings using the menu but it has no effect on the aircraft, then how does one refill the fuel mid-flight? Thank you. Stanley

Hi Elvensmith, My situation was possibly different from yours and from others. I had wind turned on as an experiment, and the wind was rocking the plane (as expected, of course). So then, in mid-flight, I turned off the wind, but the rocking -- the wagging of the wings -- continued. I then asked for help, and Paxx suggested disengaging the autopilot for a few seconds and then reengaging it. For me, that solved the problem completely. Stanley

Hi everyone, I decided to try the LFBD-KSEA challenge. I set things up using the Airbus A320neo and high-altitude airways. FS2020 set up a flight plan going over southern Ireland and Greenland, and then over North America. Naturally, I used autopilot with autothrottle. Everything was proceeding nice and smoothly until I started to lose altitude over the last portion of Greenland (in other words, towards its western coast just prior to flying over Davis Strait). No matter what I did, I could not recover the plane, which crashed causing me to lose several flight hours. I thought that the autopilot must have failed. So I proceeded to redo the flight, but this time I manually set the altitude to be 38,000 feet. I intended to keep that setting until I approached KSEA. But then the same thing happened in the same location -- the aircraft lost altitude over the western portion of Greenland and the plane crashed. I examined things more closely, and I have concluded that the aircraft ran out of fuel. But I have my FS2020 fuel settings for unlimited fuel. So how could I have encountered fuel exhaustion in my LFBD-KSEA attempts? I see two possibilities as to what is going on: > FS2020 is programmed so that, as soon as one loads a flight for LFBD-KSEA, it automatically requires a user to manually load fuel into the plane. > Something else is going on, which caused my plane to lose altitude. But what would that be? Does anyone please have an answer to this? Thank you. Stanley

Hi Pino and everyone else, First, once again, thanks for your reply. But actually, your answer leads me to ask another question. You are saying that the body of the plane -- the fuselage, therefore, right? -- also delivers lift. To play devil's advocate, however, how can that be? The wings provide lift, and so does the horizontal stabilizer. But how can the fuselage, which of course has no wings, provide lift? Can you, or anyone else, please answer my question. Thank you. Stanley

Thank you, Pino, for your instructive answer.

Hi everyone, Since I am on the topic of my current flight, I notice another issue. The nose is pitched up a bit -- not much, but a little bit. I suppose that would be a helpful flare for a landing -- actually, I would want just a bit more flare -- but if I were walking up the aisle from stern to bow, I would be going up a slight incline. Is this normal? Thank you. Stanley

Thank you, Paxx. That seems to have solved it.

Hi everyone, I am currently on a long flight from LFBD to KSEA (I am trying to complete one of the FS2020 challenges), and I am flying in my A320neo. I had a normal takeoff, I am flying on autopilot at 38,000 feet with a speed of 250 knots, and at the moment I am over the open ocean. The flaps are at zero, the landing gear is retracted, and the air brakes are not deployed. I have the weather set to clear skies with no wind. Everything is going well, except that the aircraft keeps wagging its wings -- and a noticeable amount, at least 5 degrees up and down. (Well, maybe it is less than 5 degrees -- I am having trouble figuring that out -- but it is significant and annoying.) Understand that the plane is flying straight and true, following the flight plan, and altitude is holding perfectly steady. However, the oscillation is significant. I would not want to be a passenger or crew member on the plane. Two questions, please: Why is this happening? How do I make it stop? Thank you. Stanley

OK. Thank you for your good, clarifying answers. The program is complex -- that's for sure. I will just be patient and wait for things to develop.

Hi plainsman, Regarding multiple windows, that's a very good answer. It explains a lot. Thank you. How about a recording feature? You and everyone understand what I am talking about, right? I would like to record the first or last, let's say, five minutes of the flight, so that I could see how well I took off or landed. Wouldn't that be feasible? I don't know. I am genuinely asking. Stanley

Hi everyone, I have now had an opportunity to use FS2020 quite a lot, using several different aircraft. I love many aspects of the program. But I really wish that it would include the opportunity to open multiple windows along with a recording function. These two features are crucial to improving one's takeoffs and landings. Stanley

Hi everyone, learpilot, I agree with you. FSX had features that FS2020 lacks. The graphical presentation with FS2020 is beautiful, and perhaps eventually certain features from FSX will be reincorporated into FS2020. stinger2k2, thank you for your reply. I am very glad to learn about popping out a window using the right Alt key. I didn't know about that, and I am glad that you told me and others about it. That capability is very helpful. Thanks to everyone. Stanley

Hi everyone, When I use to fly FSX, I used these two helpful features: One of them made multiple windows available. That way, you could see an external view of your aircraft at the same time you were looking at the cockpit view. Does this feature exist in FS2020? Also, you could back up to see the last 30 seconds, 60 seconds, five minutes -- whatever you wanted -- of your flight. This was useful to analyze how well or poorly you just did in a takeoff or landing, for example. Does this feature exist in FS2020? Thank you. Stanley

Hi stempski, One way or another, Active Pause attempts to pause the flight. As gxm149 explained, however, the most effective pause occurs when the aircraft is engaged in straight and level flight. Nevertheless, to be sure, Active Pause is an imperfect tool. It should just pause the flight no matter what the aircraft is doing, and it does not. On that, you are correct. Stanley

Hi stempski, It is pausing the aircraft in flight. Stanley

Thank you, gxm149. Very useful advice.