Is anyone flying the new Aerosoft Airbus Pro and using MCE?

After watching a video over the weekend, I am somewhat confused as to what's been implemented, by Aerosoft?

They appear to have used an "automated" First Officer, who is using "checklists" to fly the aircraft. We all know that checklists should follow "flows" or "procedures". These flows are done first, either by the Captain or First Officer and then the checklist follows, to ensure the flow has been done correctly. 

I believe MCE has integrated the new Airbus, so we are all good to go with it. However, the Aerosoft on board ,"co pilots" (there appeared to be two of them?) would seem to interfere with the normal use of MCE? They would appear to be doing a strange mixture of  flow and a Checklist? I also herd  different FO voices at one stage. 

In the video I watched, the chap seemed to be using FS2Crew as well? So this added to the confusion. I couldn't tell who was doing what.....lol! Perhaps the video maker was a little confused as well?🤔

So I just thought I'd ask. 

I have upgraded my P3d to 4.3 over the weekend, so I have this sim in my sights for a new challenge. However, I read that they have numerous issues on going, which to Aerosofts credit, they have publised in a thread on their forum. It had the glass and lighting from the 717, so it's a work in progress to get it sorted.

Then there is the QW 787, which looks interesting? All that glass..yummy, with MCE integration!

Best regards

David

 

 

 

2 hours ago, charlie130 said:

I believe MCE has integrated the new Airbus, so we are all good to go with it. However, the Aerosoft on board ,"co pilots" (there appeared to be two of them?) would seem to interfere with the normal use of MCE? They would appear to be doing a strange mixture of  flow and a Checklist? I also herd  different FO voices at one stage. 

In the video I watched, the chap seemed to be using FS2Crew as well? So this added to the confusion. I couldn't tell who was doing what.....lol! Perhaps the video maker was a little confused as well?🤔

david

not a user (yet) of the PRO .... but can't recall conflicts in the earliers though I never used either FS2Crew or the onboards therein.

as I best I recall, both were options that could be "off" .... and MCE functioned as one wants, customised or not "procedures and checklists" as you asked.

hope to hear from others what they've found with PRO ..... & hope we all can talk about PF & PNF rather than ?

I've used the new Aerosoft Airbus Pro with MCE without any particular problems. And to be clear on exactly what that has entailed, I tend to use MCE to occasionally ease the workload, i.e. I'll call for gear up and such, have the co-pilot select various switches and so on, and I use MCE to talk to ATC, occasionally letting the cop-pilot handle those ATC duties. Not had any serious issues with either the 318 or 319 in concert with MCE.

I bought the complete family of those 'Buses (i.e. the 318, 319, 320 and 321 whereby you got the 318 and 319 and will get the 320 and 321 when they are released), this was with the intent of concentrating on the 321 when that becomes available, since that's really the bird I'm interested in. So buying the lot of them was allowing myself a bit of a 'preview' so to speak, in having the 318 and 319 to play about with immediately. I haven't used it as much as I doubtless will when I get the 321, but that's certainly not because of any issues, it has worked just fine with MCE in my experience.

5 hours ago, Chock said:

I've used the new Aerosoft Airbus Pro with MCE without any particular problems. And to be clear on exactly what that has entailed, I tend to use MCE to occasionally ease the workload, i.e. I'll call for gear up and such, have the co-pilot select various switches and so on, and I use MCE to talk to ATC, occasionally letting the cop-pilot handle those ATC duties. Not had any serious issues with either the 318 or 319 in concert with MCE.

I bought the complete family of those 'Buses (i.e. the 318, 319, 320 and 321 whereby you got the 318 and 319 and will get the 320 and 321 when they are released), this was with the intent of concentrating on the 321 when that becomes available, since that's really the bird I'm interested in. So buying the lot of them was allowing myself a bit of a 'preview' so to speak, in having the 318 and 319 to play about with immediately. I haven't used it as much as I doubtless will when I get the 321, but that's certainly not because of any issues, it has worked just fine with MCE in my experience.

Thanks Alan. 

I haven't purchased the new Bus 318/9 professional. After watching that video (I'm too polite to name who did it) I was so confused as to how many AI co pilots and captains were actually flying the aircraft. He used FS2Crew (never a good idea as far as I'm concerned) together with the Aerosoft co pilot/Captain checklist functions. It also had some ATC radio chatter from Lord knows where and he was attempting to talk over all the voices! 

Suffice to say, I would only use MCE if I got this aircraft. I would use the flow/procedure followed by interactive read and do checklists, as I have done with all my previous aircraft. Then you have the company of your own pwrsonal MCE first officer, for the rest if the flight. 

I think some folks get mixed up when hearing check lists. These should always follow after the flow is done, the flow being silent for the most part. The only time any switches are flicked during a check list, is if something got missed or incorrectly set during the flow.  So I wasn't sure if the inbuilt Aerosoft co pilot function is actually activating switches in the flight deck, during the checklist read out?

Nevermind, I am leaning towards the QW 787 as my big purchase for the autumn/winter flight sim season. (In between bombing missions over the Moehne Dam!)😉

Regards

David.

 

Edited September 3, 20187 yr by charlie130
Typo

You can switch off the Aerosoft checklists in the options menu. Also in my experience FS2Crew will not work with the A319 pro checklist, if FS2Crew is activated then the checklist remains inert and will not work.

 

9 hours ago, Chock said:

and I use MCE to talk to ATC, occasionally letting the cop-pilot handle those ATC duties

alan

I'm curious ..... is that default ATC you use ? I use the same TTS voice as PNF (co-pilot) in MCE & with either Vox or PATC (for all ATC comms) to have one & only PNF as David wrote (as follows).

4 hours ago, charlie130 said:

you have the company of your own pwrsonal MCE first officer, for the rest if the flight.