For those not able to get the APPR button to work - since FlyByWire moved over to their own bespoke FMS, RNAV no longer works for altitude. The new VNAV system will allow it to follow the altitude constraints at each waypoint, but it won't descend down the glideslope.
@2:23 FYI for the American audience as I'm unfamiliar with EASA rules : "Z" doesn't mean "most commonly used approach". It simply means it's a "straight-in approach" and that there is more than one. So there necessarily has to at least be a "Y" as well. There could be more than two though. If there is only one published approach, it won't have a letter. If the letter is from the beginning of the alphabet, like "A", it means it's a "circling-approach". Straight-in approaches start from the end of the alphabet (Z) and increment backwards. Circling-approaches start from the beginning of the alphabet (A) and increment forward.
I swear every time I have difficulty with anything and start looking it up you have a video out the same day. Happened with taxiing, walkaround, descent calculations, and now this. Highly appreciated content
Thank you for this, so far I’ve just been doing ILS landings with the A320 and it’s made it problematic when I want to land at an airport that has either no ILS or one runway with ILS. I’ve known of RNAV approach but never knew how to actually do it, turns out it’s not as difficult as I thought. Thank you!
For those, who are wondering, why it is not working any more: The exp and dev Version auf FBW A32NX uses an own Autopilot. In this video, the FBW A320 still uses the standard A320 Autopilot, which was able to fly RNAV approaches. The FBW Autopilot is not any more, but will be again with ongoing development of the addon aircraft.
Damn, I have just been trying this out and I could not get it to work. Does it work with the MSFS A320 Version?........ or is that a non starter? And to compound the problem, ABAVI was outside the flight path for some reason... that's new!
@@papyxopathe I mean the Glidepath! You can check it in the video at 28:46 . I found out that the current version of A32NX FBW it's missing the glide path .
@@joaopaulomg2007 Hello bro. Thank you for answering, I appreciate à lot. I think it's not a glide path because it doesn't operate in RNAV procedure but the marker showing the deviation related to your altitude. The glide path appears when you activate the LS button during ILS approach, that's the reason you dont need to activate it in RNAV, and that's what he says in the same video. Do I misunderstand what you mean ? After all, you're right, it's hard to manage the plane in Fs2020 because missing a lot of functionnality. For the moment, specifically for this plane and waiting for the Fenix's aircraft, announced for about 39$ in august, I use to fly on the Fslabs P3D. Thx again for your interest.
I’d like to request you do a Navigraph tutorial, I still don’t have a clue, what half the charts are for lol. Something like what chart is relevant and when to use it. You’re great at explaining context.
Thanks for this one. Been waiting for it.................. NIcely exlained and carried out. One other thing to consider also is temperature. The Jeppesen plates prohibit flying one of these approaches if the temperature is above or below the limits printed on the charts. That could be important in parts of the world that have extremes of weather. In Europe I suspect the limits are rarely exceeded.
Greetings from 2022. Really helpful tutorial for my RNAV approach on Fenix A320 for those smaller but more fascinating airports (like TNCM) which are lack of ILS options. Thanks a lot!
How to know when to start descending and how fast (if you know you have to be at, say, 3000 feet at the next waypoint)? Is there some sort of automation for this to reach the correct altitude at the right time so you don't have to rely on speedbrakes?
@3:26 FYI: In the USA, RNAV-LPV (Localizer Performance Vertical guidance) approaches are precision approaches with "glideslope" indications identical to ILSs. The aircraft must have signal from at least 4 GPS satellites plus a WAAS satellite signal (Wide-Area-Augmentation-System). WAAS is only available in US, Canada and Mexico though.
You put it in the first blue box on the right side on the approach performance page, it should be like MDA or something, its the Minimum Decision Altitude, the minimum altitude MSL you must see the runway by on the approach, if you do not see the runway by this point you must initiate a go around. You can also input DH which is the same concept but the altitude is AGL, you see on his chart the DH is next to the MDA but the DH is in parentheses. You only have to put in one or the other.
Fantastic video, it cleared up lots of my questions about the rnav approach. Thank you so much, also can you post here the video that mention about the bird after pressing the fpa bottom.
Thank you so much for putting the time and effort to make these videos. You cannot imagine how many of us absorb every little detail and info and we haven't even seen a real A320 cockpit. One question: Why you MUST disengage the FD? can't you just leave it on and simply not follow the green lines? or is it confusing the guidance electronics?
i was trying the very sane Rnp7Rnav approach this morning after seeing this. Haven't tried before. I couldn't arm the APPR. Using latest development release of a32nx and current airac. Approach info filled out too in PERF. Lateral nav seemed to work. LS not pushed. FD and AP1 on. Couldn't figure out why vertical "glide path" couldn't arm. Any tips? And thanks again for this superb material!
@@flyinghighhorn No, unfortunately not. Wondering if it requires the VNAV only in the experimental branch, and the development branch doesn't support this after all.
As of today (August 7th, 2023) it seems to still not work. Experimental version no longer available, only development. Can anyone currently get VNAV for RNAV approaches armed / working with APPR?
Flew an RNP into EGAA on VATSIM on Friday evening - I had LS activated, and whilst it all went swimmingly, it does explain why I had V/DEV flashing throughout!
Wish I have seen it bit earlier. I planned yesterday a flight from SBGR to SBRJ, Santos dumont rnav rwy 20. Since my aircraft was not correctly set for rnav, it ended with collision during landing.I’m so used to fly ils and when I set up a plan in simbrief ,did not realize sbrj does not have ils. By the way, runway in sbrj is very short, I assume it takes only experienced pilots to land there. Thanks for the video
Another great video on a quite challenging approach. It would be great if you prepare a video on a more challenging approach towards Lugano airport (descent rate in 6.5 degrees). Many thanks!!
Thanks a lot! I would be very interested in a video on setting up a missed approach in combination with an RNAV approach and how to activate the missed approach in such an approach.
Excellent video - taught me alot. One question - when do you use DH for a landing? My understanding in full Cat 3 ILS landings it is actually set OFF...
Hello and many thanks for this helpful video. I have a question: what is that big red V on the PFD just seconds before and during landing? Is it not an indication to pitch the nose down? I appreciate you can help me to understand. 👍🏼
You put out great videos for understanding many things in aviation. Please tell me if this fit is very different from the real one or as for almost the same
Great video😀 the hold Is in the mcdu Is implemented in the 320mod, i tried but no hold Is visibile on the mcdu and the hold WPT Is skipped in the fpl page
Beginner question. How can you put down the aircraft without being able to see the wheels? How can you be sure you are arriving in the right angle in the decisive moment of touchdown?
Quick question ,I know you said that rnav doesn't use ground based aids and I'm a little confused with that. It's been a couple of years since I studied atpl and I could be wrong but my understanding was that rnav approach with vertical guidance uses gbas in order to meet the required rnp and also uses DME and VOR fixes to help calculate the actual nav performance of the aircraft versus the required ( the 95% probably ) 🤔🤔???. I couldn't find anything on the Web about it so I apologise in advance if I'm mistaken. 🙊
For those not able to get the APPR button to work - since FlyByWire moved over to their own bespoke FMS, RNAV no longer works for altitude. The new VNAV system will allow it to follow the altitude constraints at each waypoint, but it won't descend down the glideslope.
@2:23 FYI for the American audience as I'm unfamiliar with EASA rules : "Z" doesn't mean "most commonly used approach". It simply means it's a "straight-in approach" and that there is more than one. So there necessarily has to at least be a "Y" as well. There could be more than two though. If there is only one published approach, it won't have a letter. If the letter is from the beginning of the alphabet, like "A", it means it's a "circling-approach". Straight-in approaches start from the end of the alphabet (Z) and increment backwards. Circling-approaches start from the beginning of the alphabet (A) and increment forward.
Thanks for the information bro
Valuable information. Thanks mate
I swear every time I have difficulty with anything and start looking it up you have a video out the same day. Happened with taxiing, walkaround, descent calculations, and now this.
Highly appreciated content
Thank you for this, so far I’ve just been doing ILS landings with the A320 and it’s made it problematic when I want to land at an airport that has either no ILS or one runway with ILS. I’ve known of RNAV approach but never knew how to actually do it, turns out it’s not as difficult as I thought. Thank you!
Glad it helped, thanks for watching!
Lol same here, my local int’l airport primarily uses RNAV approaches irl and I understood a bit of it but it makes way more sense now
For those, who are wondering, why it is not working any more: The exp and dev Version auf FBW A32NX uses an own Autopilot. In this video, the FBW A320 still uses the standard A320 Autopilot, which was able to fly RNAV approaches. The FBW Autopilot is not any more, but will be again with ongoing development of the addon aircraft.
Damn, I have just been trying this out and I could not get it to work. Does it work with the MSFS A320 Version?........ or is that a non starter? And to compound the problem, ABAVI was outside the flight path for some reason... that's new!
@@CaptOverShoot I tried to land today using A320 FBW RNAV approach but couldn't capture the glide slope, same issue for u?
@@joaopaulomg2007 you cant acquire a glide slope in RNAV approach. Explaining that was one of the matter of this tuto, ;-D
@@papyxopathe I mean the Glidepath! You can check it in the video at 28:46 . I found out that the current version of A32NX FBW it's missing the glide path .
@@joaopaulomg2007 Hello bro. Thank you for answering, I appreciate à lot. I think it's not a glide path because it doesn't operate in RNAV procedure but the marker showing the deviation related to your altitude. The glide path appears when you activate the LS button during ILS approach, that's the reason you dont need to activate it in RNAV, and that's what he says in the same video. Do I misunderstand what you mean ? After all, you're right, it's hard to manage the plane in Fs2020 because missing a lot of functionnality. For the moment, specifically for this plane and waiting for the Fenix's aircraft, announced for about 39$ in august, I use to fly on the Fslabs P3D. Thx again for your interest.
Yes! I remember I requested this a few months ago thank you so much for making this
You are very welcome Jamie!
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@@320SimPilot iliu
Very handy, as always. Thank you :) maybe next one could be VOR/DME approach tutorial ? :)
Yes, please!
Thank you for more valuable information on flight planning!
You really explain this like a teacher, very clear and understandable :D
I’d like to request you do a Navigraph tutorial, I still don’t have a clue, what half the charts are for lol. Something like what chart is relevant and when to use it. You’re great at explaining context.
Thanks for this one. Been waiting for it.................. NIcely exlained and carried out. One other thing to consider also is temperature. The Jeppesen plates prohibit flying one of these approaches if the temperature is above or below the limits printed on the charts. That could be important in parts of the world that have extremes of weather. In Europe I suspect the limits are rarely exceeded.
Excellent video man, super helful
Ow yes! Very excited to see this kind of videos.
My first RNAV approach, it worked perfectly on the default A320, thank you so much.
Fantastic and informative tutorial into RNAV
Thanks Nathan!
Thanks for the video! I just tried an RNAV approach and completely bottled it. This is so helpful.
Greetings from 2022. Really helpful tutorial for my RNAV approach on Fenix A320 for those smaller but more fascinating airports (like TNCM) which are lack of ILS options. Thanks a lot!
You’re very welcome! A specific RNAV video in the Fenix is coming soon!
Tried this after watching your video and it worked! I finally know how to land using RNAV approaches.
You have a very nice way of explaining the things, I love your Videos. Happy new Year to you and your loved ones.
Happy new year to you, and thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video!
My EFB is inop and I have a simcheck tomorrow so using this video to recap RNP approaches lol! very helpful thank you!
Thank you so much for the time you put into these. They are so helpful!!!
Your tutorials are golden. Thank you
Doesn't get any better than this, thanks for the time and effort you put into your videos
How to know when to start descending and how fast (if you know you have to be at, say, 3000 feet at the next waypoint)? Is there some sort of automation for this to reach the correct altitude at the right time so you don't have to rely on speedbrakes?
Exactly what I needed right now, thank you kindly sir!
Glad to help Matt!
Thank you so much. Clear, very well explained taking your time. I really enjoyed your tuto.
Really appreciate the information you shared with us. It really enhances our experience in the MSFS. THANK YOU!
How come my approach button will not turn on?
Amazing, thank you again for this content ! 👍
Glad you enjoy it!
Thoroughly professional and helpful as always. Many thanks.
Really, really helpful, and easily understandable. Thank you. Going to try this in the Aerosoft Airbus (FSX).
@3:26 FYI: In the USA, RNAV-LPV (Localizer Performance Vertical guidance) approaches are precision approaches with "glideslope" indications identical to ILSs. The aircraft must have signal from at least 4 GPS satellites plus a WAAS satellite signal (Wide-Area-Augmentation-System). WAAS is only available in US, Canada and Mexico though.
Thanks mate. Always thought the RNAV approaches were purely for flight path only. I’m learning more about the MCDU each video. Thx!
Amazing, I was flying around last night trying to figure out what exactly an RNAV approach was. Very well explained.
Thank you for your tutorials. I didn't do everything right but I was able to land without using ILS. That's a win for me!!
Fantastic, glad it helped!
Thank you so much for these Tutorial !! Wow .. glad i got your channel quickly.
13:30 "Final Approach" mode to use LNAV/VNAV so put in "570" where?
You put it in the first blue box on the right side on the approach performance page, it should be like MDA or something, its the Minimum Decision Altitude, the minimum altitude MSL you must see the runway by on the approach, if you do not see the runway by this point you must initiate a go around. You can also input DH which is the same concept but the altitude is AGL, you see on his chart the DH is next to the MDA but the DH is in parentheses. You only have to put in one or the other.
@@Aceorbit Thanks!
Damn you are soo underrated you need subs cause your work is 101%
Thank you!
This is incredibly helpful, thank you so much!
Your videos are so good that you don't have any dislikes,keep them coming!
Your videos are awesome - thanks for sharing your knowledge - sim flying is becoming so much more fun!
Fantastic video, it cleared up lots of my questions about the rnav approach. Thank you so much, also can you post here the video that mention about the bird after pressing the fpa bottom.
Congrats, very good explanation and knowledge.
I will try this tonight. As always great video!
Wow... What a Landing!!!
Thank you so much for putting the time and effort to make these videos. You cannot imagine how many of us absorb every little detail and info and we haven't even seen a real A320 cockpit. One question: Why you MUST disengage the FD? can't you just leave it on and simply not follow the green lines? or is it confusing the guidance electronics?
Great tutorial, thank you for taking the time to make all of these!
This is a quality presentation, so helpful and those landings are nothing like mine yet ! But I can now work on them with the help of this tutorial.
i was trying the very sane Rnp7Rnav approach this morning after seeing this. Haven't tried before. I couldn't arm the APPR. Using latest development release of a32nx and current airac. Approach info filled out too in PERF. Lateral nav seemed to work. LS not pushed. FD and AP1 on. Couldn't figure out why vertical "glide path" couldn't arm. Any tips? And thanks again for this superb material!
same issue for me. Have you gotten a response or solution?
@@flyinghighhorn No, unfortunately not. Wondering if it requires the VNAV only in the experimental branch, and the development branch doesn't support this after all.
As of today (August 7th, 2023) it seems to still not work. Experimental version no longer available, only development. Can anyone currently get VNAV for RNAV approaches armed / working with APPR?
This guy could explain everything you learn in school, in a day.
Another Excellent Tutorial. Many thanks for explaining with a great style 👍🏻
Flew an RNP into EGAA on VATSIM on Friday evening - I had LS activated, and whilst it all went swimmingly, it does explain why I had V/DEV flashing throughout!
Great Video Captain.
Thank you Fabio!
Another excellent tutorial, thank you very much.
Wish I have seen it bit earlier. I planned yesterday a flight from SBGR to SBRJ, Santos dumont rnav rwy 20. Since my aircraft was not correctly set for rnav, it ended with collision during landing.I’m so used to fly ils and when I set up a plan in simbrief ,did not realize sbrj does not have ils. By the way, runway in sbrj is very short, I assume it takes only experienced pilots to land there. Thanks for the video
Literally wanted an RNAV tutorial, thank you so much!
You are a beautiful human =) I am new to flight sims and damn your tutorials have taught me so much! thank you
So much appreciate your lessons!
Great insight. Thanks!
Very helpful!! Your tutorial help me to land in my city, Rio (SBRJ), which doesn't feature any ils options.
Another great video on a quite challenging approach. It would be great if you prepare a video on a more challenging approach towards Lugano airport (descent rate in 6.5 degrees). Many thanks!!
Thank you very much for this super video!
You are welcome Peter!
Thanks a lot! I would be very interested in a video on setting up a missed approach in combination with an RNAV approach and how to activate the missed approach in such an approach.
Nice tutorial for RNP.
This helped with learning rnav approach thanks could you do a tutorial for LOC approaches?
Would love to see you do an RNAV approach to Gibraltar, I've tried so many times and not quite managed!
Hi Tony, I have been hoping to make this video too! Sadly the default lateral navigation has not been too helpful but I will keep trying!
The A320 is a work of art. The real one, that is.
I've heard easyJet don't shoot RNAV approaches as a matter of policy...
Paused the video to leave the following comment: this was the most targeted add I've ever seen. Not even lying!
Great video
Thanks!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
... as always, it's so great !! Thank you ... Thank you :)
Ah East Midlands, my home airport!
If you cycle the LS button the vertical guidance will show up, so just turn it on to display the brick and then turn it off and the brick will remain.
Very interesting and didactic. Thank you!
Thanks for the video
Fantastic Video, very very informative. Really appreciate you putting the time into producing these vids to help us.
You are very welcome, thank you for watching and your comment!
This is super useful!!
after many try on the A32nx i'm unable to activate the approach mode when i'm on a RNAV approach. Very frustrating
Are RNAV approaches ever used when ILS is available? If so, why?
Sometimes just to keep familiar with how to fly them! Mostly you would use the ILS however.
Good video.
How did you set your sensitivities for the joystick and throttle?
Best regards
great video I have watched and flown along with you.. Thank you.. Quick Question - Why do I get a TERRAIN TOO LOW warning at the end and you dont?
Why is it I sometime get a little box denoting the glide slope, and sometimes I don't
Another great vid. Also, where can i find your opening theme. The music is soothing.
Thank you! Opening is also by Fly24: ruclips.net/video/UrI2K8UQVBo/видео.html
Hi @320 Sim Pilot could you do a video on the 5.5 degree approach at EGLC to talk us through how different it is to a standard approach?
Was that ffa320 or the this a319 on the second approach.. great tutorial you a new subscriber
It was actually the ToLiss A321! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Excellent video - taught me alot. One question - when do you use DH for a landing? My understanding in full Cat 3 ILS landings it is actually set OFF...
great vid! thanks
Hello and many thanks for this helpful video. I have a question: what is that big red V on the PFD just seconds before and during landing? Is it not an indication to pitch the nose down? I appreciate you can help me to understand. 👍🏼
Very nice one thank you
You put out great videos for understanding many things in aviation. Please tell me if this fit is very different from the real one or as for almost the same
Amazing video once again wish I could land as smooth as that! Just hope they add the waypoint holding into the sim soon 🤞🤞🤞
Absolutely amazing video thank you, really helped me. Where do you get your charts from?
Is this still relevant for the latest dev or experimental versions or is there an updated version anywhere?
Great video😀 the hold Is in the mcdu Is implemented in the 320mod, i tried but no hold Is visibile on the mcdu and the hold WPT Is skipped in the fpl page
Hey can you show us how to go around at ifr ruls and the planing in the mcdu?
Would you reccomend learning on the a320 fly by wire or the neo?
Beginner question. How can you put down the aircraft without being able to see the wheels? How can you be sure you are arriving in the right angle in the decisive moment of touchdown?
Stunnig!
Quick question ,I know you said that rnav doesn't use ground based aids and I'm a little confused with that. It's been a couple of years since I studied atpl and I could be wrong but my understanding was that rnav approach with vertical guidance uses gbas in order to meet the required rnp and also uses DME and VOR fixes to help calculate the actual nav performance of the aircraft versus the required ( the 95% probably ) 🤔🤔???. I couldn't find anything on the Web about it so I apologise in advance if I'm mistaken. 🙊
At 13:32 what is 570', what does it mean and where do you input that information?
Is the decision altitude. You put that into the PERF APPR page where it said MDA
@@tomstravels520 thanks