<![CDATA[I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week!]]>I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week!

Going from being completely overwhelmed to knowing what some of these buttons do, was a very satisfying experience.

Taking off is easier than landing, though! 😅

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- Hot air balloons
- Helicopters
- Gliders
- Airships
- The freaking *Space Shuttle*!

Hats off to the devs, who have been building/maintaining this for almost 30 years now!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500286854158479https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500286854158479Fri, 01 May 2026 16:35:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week! on Fri, 01 May 2026 16:29:46 GMT]]>@daniel_bohrer @blinry hard landing is easy!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jer/statuses/116500266154621257https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jer/statuses/116500266154621257Fri, 01 May 2026 16:29:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week! on Fri, 01 May 2026 16:29:41 GMT]]>@slesa Not really, but here's a brilliant reference: https://docs.flybywiresim.com/pilots-corner/a32nx/a32nx-briefing/flight-deck/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500265769005230https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500265769005230Fri, 01 May 2026 16:29:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week! on Fri, 01 May 2026 16:28:47 GMT]]>@daniel_bohrer "If this end starts pointing towards the ground, you are having a bad problem, and will not go to [the sky] today."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500262279239025https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500262279239025Fri, 01 May 2026 16:28:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week! on Fri, 01 May 2026 16:27:18 GMT]]>Some tips and tricks for :

Ctrl+C labels and highlights the controls in the cockpit.

The browser map (Equipment -> Map (opens in browser)) was much more helpful for me than the in-game ones. You need the `--httpd=8080` launch option for this.

Another open-source project has a brilliant documentation of the A320's controls: https://docs.flybywiresim.com/pilots-corner/a32nx/a32nx-briefing/flight-deck/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500256441527278https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500256441527278Fri, 01 May 2026 16:27:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week! on Fri, 01 May 2026 16:26:06 GMT]]>@blinry lading is easy! safely landing is hard!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/daniel_bohrer/statuses/116500251673956616https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/daniel_bohrer/statuses/116500251673956616Fri, 01 May 2026 16:26:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week! on Fri, 01 May 2026 16:23:24 GMT]]>@blinry You're talking about the trees that grow in the stadium, right?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.necronomi.co/users/vger/statuses/01KQJ5M7QDEWCBJ2B19DJGT555https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.necronomi.co/users/vger/statuses/01KQJ5M7QDEWCBJ2B19DJGT555Fri, 01 May 2026 16:23:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week! on Fri, 01 May 2026 16:22:17 GMT]]>FlightGear doesn't try to be a "fun" game, but a simulator that's as realistic as possible.

Almost all buttons in the cockpit do something, and referring to real books, manuals, and charts worked really well!

Here's FlightGear's cockpit of a smaller plane, a Cessna 172P.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500236728523059https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500236728523059Fri, 01 May 2026 16:22:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week! on Fri, 01 May 2026 16:17:39 GMT]]>@blinry So the buttons are explained in the simulator?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.saarland/users/slesa/statuses/116500218458331386https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.saarland/users/slesa/statuses/116500218458331386Fri, 01 May 2026 16:17:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week! on Fri, 01 May 2026 16:09:13 GMT]]>I was pretty impressed by , the GPL-licensed flight simulator! If you crank the graphics settings up, and don't look too closely, it looks pretty okay!

Here's a flight over Hamburg! I think flightgear pulls data from OSM. Can you find the CCH? The people in the stadium in the front are in for a surprise in their next game, though! 😛

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500185292889494https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/blinry/statuses/116500185292889494Fri, 01 May 2026 16:09:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week! on Fri, 01 May 2026 16:02:02 GMT]]>@blinry Oh I haven't seen mention of Flightgear in many years! Good to see it's still there.

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