Flybywire A32NX questions

[Majickthyse]

Hi All,

I've just started using the Flybywire A32NX mod and have a few questions:

1/ Using an IFR flightplan generated by FS2020, how do I get the V1, V2 and Rotate speeds populated in the Flight Management Computer. So far all I'm seeing are 3 orange rectangles for each.

2/ Mainly since using this mod (but also sometimes before) I am finding myself too high on approach. What would be a normal vertical speed in descent be for passenger comfort? I try to stay below 2000 feet per minute, but this still leaves me too high sometimes :)

3/ Once landed the moment I turn the engines off I get thrown back to the menu screen. How can I make this happen when the batteries are turned off instead?

Thanks folks

[TargetLost]

Frist go to Init and enter the planed Flight Level (I useually enter 340) and Also that econmic value right above I still have no real clue what range it has and what a normal vlaue is. I mostly enter 85 there...maybe someone can enlighten me here.

1) you have to click on the button next to it twice. On first click it will do a suggestion and on the second it will take it over. Before that you might enter the flaps ysetting ou are going to use for the take off somewhere on the right a bit above.. mostly enter 1 there

2) best is if you plan a FP in MSFS with ILS or ILS and STAR so the ATC guides you correctly.
If you are too height use the speed brakes. For some reason the Flybywire glides like it is a sailplane and you have a harde time descending with -2000 and not increaisng the speed below 11000 feet. Think about to first bleed the speed and then start the descent.
2000 feet per min is a fine/normal value as far as I know biut I am not a real pilot.
As long as it is not orange you can also descent with 3000 feet. Just keep an eye on your speed.

3) No idea.. I always click immediatly on continue because I have OnAir runnin gin the background and that has to finsih the flight first. I would like to know too.

[Majickthyse]

Thanks very much TargetLost. That was useful for the flight I have just done. But now I have a couple of other questions :)

1/ The ND does nothing, just saying 'GPS Primary Lost' . Whatever I do nothing brings the map up. And then when I have given up on it completely and carried on with other stuff it magically appears. I'm switching the three knobs on the roof panel to 'Nav', turning on the radar, fiddling with the ND controls on the Autopilot panel, and none of them seem to switch it on. Then it just appears of it's own accord! Is there a control that acquires the GPS Primary?

2/ Once the engines are spooled up the only way to stop the aircraft rolling forward and picking up speed is to apply brakes. Is this real behaviour? I thought the engines usually spool up during pushback, but if I do that they will be fighting the pushback tug..

Sorry if these questions are covered by videos, but I watched a few and not seen them there so far.

[TargetLost]

1) Not sure if I understand you corerect here. For the navigation to become visible in the second glass display the IRS have to be aligned. From the time point you turn the 3 IRS Buttons into the middle position to start the gyroscopes to when the system is ready it takes about 14 minutes. I am usually already rolling to the hold short position when the naviagtion finnaly comes up. The GPS Primary Lost" display in the FMS or ECAM you just can click away with the CLR button. Sometimes you have to press it twice.

Flybywire has somewhere an option in the MFS where you can set to have it aligned faster.
I never used it. The 14 minutes is fine. It fits fine with all my flight preparation time.

2) I read somewhere that this is how it is in reality. I can't really tell. Maybe a real A320 Pilot can tell. It also is a bit wired to me. Get used to it fast with setting the parkingbrakes often. The positive point is that after you give a little thrust you can set it back to idle and have it rolling down the taxiway at a nice slow constant speed. I don't think the push matters much for the pushbacktrack.

[Majickthyse]

Ah right, I didn't realise about the 14 mins. That would explain it :)

Thanks very much!

[Dantana]

Never could get FLYBYWIRE to work after many hours trying. I would avoid it completely if I were you. Good Luck

[Stoned Henge]

Originally posted by Dantana:

Never could get FLYBYWIRE to work after many hours trying. I would avoid it completely if I were you. Good Luck

The FBW32NX is an easy to fly aircraft. You should read the Documentation/Pilot's Corner on their site.
https://docs.flybywiresim.com/pilots-corner/