A320-family/README.md

# A320-family
A very advanced simulation of the Airbus A320 Family for FlightGear.

- Flight Dynamics: Josh Davidson (Octal450)</label>
- Systems: Josh Davidson (Octal450), Jonathan Redpath (legoboyvdlp), merspieler, Matthew Maring (mattmaring)</label>
- Displays: Josh Davidson (Octal450), Jonathan Redpath (legoboyvdlp), merspieler, Matthew Maring (mattmaring)</label>
- 3D/Textures: Thorsten Herrmann (TH-555), Semir Gebran (CaptB)</label>

Present pack includes the following Airbus A320 Family variants:
- A320-111
- A320-214
- A320-232
- A320-251N
- A320-271N


You can find a Checklist to download and print [here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/legoboyvdlp/A320-family/dev/checklist.pdf)

## Navdata
It is highly reccomended to purchase a NAVIGRAPH subscription and download their level d FMSDATA / waypoint / navaid data! If you do not wish to do that, there is older data linked below. But it won't have most of the newer procedures, and is only for a limited number of airports, as naturally it is not possible to distribute commercial data. If runway numbering changed, it is quite possible that it will not work due to FlightGear limitations in the routing code.

To install navdata, create a folder FMSDATA, and add it to your additional scenery folders, at the top of the list. Inside that folder, place all the XXXX.procedures.xml files, in the format FMSDATA/X/X/X/XXXX.procedures.xml. For instance, FMSDATA/Airports/E/G/K/EGKK.procedures.xml. 

## Remote MCDU
If you want to run the MCDU on a phone or tablet for better realism and easier input, put mcdu.html into the FGDATA/Phi folder, run FlightGear with enabled HTTP server (i.e. command line --httpd=8080) and open http://your-flightgear-computer:8080/mcdu.html in the browser on your phone or tablet.

## Installation
If you have issues installing, please check INSTALL.MD!
Specifically, make sure you remove -dev from the folder name!

## Hardware configuration
Here are bindings for commonly used buttons

### FO Sidestick
Bind the axis to:
* elevator: `/controls/flight/elevator[1]`
* aileron: `/controls/flight/aileron[1]`

### AP Disconnect
```
  <button n="X">
    <desc type="string">Custom</desc>
    <binding>
      <command type="string">nasal</command>
      <script type="string">
        fcu.FCUController.APDisc(side=1, press=1);
        </script>
      <module type="string">__js3</module>
      <offset type="double">1</offset>
    </binding>
    <mod-up>
         <binding>
           <command type="string">nasal</command>
                <script type="string">
                  fcu.FCUController.APDisc(side=1, press=0);
                  </script>
           <module type="string">__js3</module>
           <offset type="double">1</offset>
         </binding>
    </mod-up>
    <repeatable type="double">0</repeatable>
  </button>
```
For the FO Sidestick, use `side=2`

### A/THR Disconnect
```
  <button n="X">
    <desc type="string">A/THR Disc</desc>
    <binding>
      <command type="string">nasal</command>
      <script type="string">
        fcu.FCUController.ATDisc();
      </script>
    </binding>
  </button>
```

If you only want these bindings for the A320 family,
add the following to the script:
```
if (string.match(getprop("/sim/aero"), "A3[12][0189]-*"))
{
	<command-above>
}
else
{
	<other-command>
}
```

## External tools
Some external tools you might want to checkout and use with this Model.  
NOTE: These are external tools so make sure to check their terms of use
* [Trim Calculator (for FSLabs, but will work for us)](https://forums.flightsimlabs.com/index.php?/files/file/675-a320x-trim-calculation-tool/)
* [Take off performance calculator (excel)](https://forums.flightsimlabs.com/index.php?/files/file/763-a320-takeoff-and-landing-performance-calculator/)
* [Take off performance calculator (.exe -- different to above) ](http://www.avsimrus.com/f/for-pilots-19/popular-calculator-to-calculate-takeoff-parameters-in-from-airbus-type-36340.html)
* [Take off performance calculator (online)](http://wabpro.cz/A320/)
* [Air Berlin Normal Checklist](https://forums.flightsimlabs.com/index.php?/files/file/778-airberlin-normal-procedures-checklist/)
* [Navdata hosted by pinto](https://github.com/l0k1/fg-navaiddata)
* [A320 Normal Procedures](https://www.theairlinepilots.com/forumarchive/a320/a320-normal-procedures.pdf)
* [A319/A320 Concise Checklist](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/50904-toliss-a319-concise-checklist-pdf/)