The ultimate resource for flying the Airbus A320 family on your desktop flight simulator!
We're back with our biggest, most entertaining, most in-depth video series yet! This is an online video training program, hosted by Ben (Airline2Sim) and James (our real life pilot) in British English.
A European wonder of electronic trickery which launched in 1987, the Airbus A320 is a technological marvel. Finally you can learn how to fly it in your simulator with a real Airbus pilot as we tackle challenging destinations all across Europe in this epic 27 episode series that has been 18 months in the making.
WHAT TO EXPECT
We'll take you from being an Airbus rookie to being able to ace even the most challenging non-precision approaches and procedures, starting off with a day of initial training focussed on takeoffs and landing. Join us on an odyssey across Europe as we depart Nice on the beautiful south coast of France for Geneva, then onto Milan and finally the shimmering blue seas of Palma de Mallorca before returning to Nice for a challenging circle to land approach that won't upset the wealthy residents of the Cote D'Azur.
We then head off to the stunning, yet highly difficult airports of Split and Dubrovnik in Croatia for our most challenging approaches yet. Even with the Airbus doing all it can to assist, you'll be maxed out attempting these landings but we'll show you how it's done.
CHALLENGING SCENARIOS
We also run into some challenges on our long sector between Berlin and Tenerife South, having shown you how to setup the A320's complex ATSU datalink unit. Finally we visit a variety of destinations to demonstrate how to get the best out of your A320, including use of manual thrust, CATIII autolands, GS MINI, flying in snow and ice, A321 and IAE engine handling differences, Go-Arounds, Airbus Flight Laws and more. This is quite simply the ultimate resource for simulator fans to flying the Airbus A320 family.
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Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 222 reviews.
This program has really made me motivated to start flying again, which has made it worth every penny for me!
Everything was of top standard, This Airline2Sim A320 Cadet Program is FUNtastic. I would definitely recommend it for those who starting from Flight Simulator. I learned a lot of deep aircraft instructions like in the Base Training. The money you will buy for this is worth it.
I am very glad still being able to purchase and enjoy the course now in Mar. 2023 despite the fact that it's not
"complete" yet and doesn't look like it would ever be. But I absolutely loved what's provided and IMO, WORTH EVERY PENNY. Previously I've bought "flight sim courses" elsewhere and they are basically half filler content just reciting FCOM verbatim. But this is definitely something different, even the first "meet your instructor" course is very informative and engaging. The videos are definitely high-quality and well-made. I am absolutely HOOKED from the start. Note, as of today Mar 24, 2023, there are only 25/28 courses and there are 3 placeholders that claim they will be available "Feb", which based on the timing of other videos, meant "Feb 2021". But the 3 that are left out are not really the "main course" and all the existing ones are fully viewable. I hope we can see more from Airline2Sim in the future, I hope.
Very enjoyable format. I may have missed them but what I would like to see is maybe a PDF for each episode that includes such thing as weather setup, check list, route used etc. These would a great reference for each flight and you wouldnt need to go searching through the video for the information when you are trying to fly the route. Thanks
Great content, but it's ashame the course was never completed. Some A320 documentation and checklists would have been good as well. But, even with these short comings it's still worth the money.
I switched to the Airbus A320 from being a Boeing fanatic for a long time. I learned how to fly it, how to land it, and the general aspects of it by watching youtube videos, however, the A320 was very interesting and I wanted to learn more about the aircraft and its different systems.
The A320 Cadet program is very very good. The commentary, instructions and the quality is very nice. I really enjoy the training program so far and looking forward to finishing it, I'm only halfway in
The A320 Cadet program - excellent! I want to dig as much as I can into the Airbus, and this is the way to do it.
Love the questions asked, usually I'm thinking the same thing. And the First Officer answering the questions - why the heck isn't he a Captain?! Really knows his stuff and explains like a very good teacher!
First of all, I really liked this program. The instructors really teach me a lot of thing of the A320. Now I feel like a real pilot and I know more of the real life of a pilot. In my opinion, this program has the knowledge appropriately for new users in aviation as me. In adittion I love so much the curiosities of A320 that I learnt like the sound of the engines working (I thought they had an error) I would like to have more programs of this type in other types of planes, thank you very much for all and have a good day.
Trusted all the 5 star reviews for the Airbus to get this one, and it is excellent, will keep me going for a few weeks. Seems obvious really to get a real pilot & spend 30hr going through the plane & cockpit, all at a sensible price, well done. Just want more now...
Absolutely great program! I thought I knew how to fly the Airbus in my sim but I was wrong. There is so much info and knowledge in these lessons that you’ll need a large journal to take notes as you absorb all the content. Five stars!
Absolutely loved it. I was hesitant whether I should buy it or not, but didn't regret it at all as each individual lesson is great to listen / watch and full of important and interesting information improving your general knowledge of the plane.
Wow, I am astonished. The level of detail is outstanding! The effort and hard work put into this training course really made me feel like I was there in the cockpit. Also, the questions that are asked and detailed are absolutely amazing! Even with long experiences with flight simming, I have learned lots about the A320 and there are even more episodes to come! Overall, if you are hesitant to purchase this cadet training program, I 100% think that it is worth it. Also, thank you to the pilots that were teaching me in the videos.
Thank you, have a wonderful day!
Fantastic instruction! Well put together and easy to follow tutorials that will have you flying like a pro in no time. I loved every second of it! highly recommend and hope that all future products are of the same value. Thanks for the effort and quality you put into this.
Like others have mentioned, the last 3 episodes are not available which is a shame and there isn’t a download option, but I knew these things before purchasing. Despite this, the program is excellent and worth the asking price. Yes, there is some brilliant content from real pilots on Youtube, but I still learned extra details from this program. It is professionally put together, clear at explaining things and the two person chat format is a pleasure to listen to / watch. It’s also pretty easy to create off-line versions to watch on the go using a screen capture app. So, even without the last 3 episodes, still a great program if you want to learn more about flying the A319/320/321 in whichever flight sim you use.
wow, it's a terrific training program for practitioners or games . I am looking forward to more programs from you. BTW, could you please make it better presentation on mobile devices? cuz it's currently webpages designed only for PC/desktop platform which is big enough screen for showing. Appreciated all your efforts, best regrads.
I loved the Airbus A320 course, and I learned a lot: it goes very deep in several concepts, and after you've watched an episode you can't wait to jump on the simulator and try it by yourself. Unfortunately it lacks the last 3 episodes (Winter ops, GS Mini and IAE differences), which were due in Feb but haven't seen the light of the day so far. Even so, I still recommend it.
Top-quality and most detailed guide and training course on the Airbus A320 I've seen so far, particularly for flight simmers like myself; really glad I've made the purchase!
Really amazing course. My only gripe is too much chit chat, and can take a long time to get through this stuff. Would just prefer more concise conversation and get to the point.
Hello...From I bought the Airbus A320 Training course, the explanation content is packed in great detail. Every chapter I have learned and listened to is many things that I never knew before, Step by Step is great which is very very good for people who want to train and fly in the flight simulators. Sorry about my listening skill, My English might not be very good because I am a Thai person. However, it is enough to catch the important things in each chapter by learning and doing, If it is possible in the future, I would like to have English Subtitles as a supplementary option to choose in the video clip to listen. To be able to learn better for people whose English listening skills are not very good. Overall I think I really love this course and thank you so much for your useful and great knowledge in each video. In the future, I will buy more of your lessons for sure...^^
This is the first Airline2Sim product I have bought, I suspect I will not be the last. As an owner of the FSLabs A320, FF A320U and the FBW A320 in MSFS, I thought it was high time I really learnt the systems in a greater depth.
Ben's questions to James in the program really help to bring the course to life. It feels like a real student/instructor environment and that makes it a very good learning tool. The conversations and spontaneity between the two make the video very engaging. I can highly recommend the A320 Cadet Program.
Loads of information for A320 simmers and steady build up of difficulty with cinematic grahpics~ What more can you expect? Wish there is more on the 320NEO coz I am actually buying this for flying 320neo in MSFS
Being an avid flight simmer and a content creator for many years, I am confident to recommend the Airbus A320 Cadet Training Program to anyone interested in aviation. The program is well suited for beginners and experienced flight simmers.
The program contains a wealth of information that is very well put together. If you are looking to learn how to fly the airbus like a pro, this program is for you.
Highly recommended!
Would be better in 4K and the cockpit and displays are often too dark and too small for comfortable viewing.... but they are great videos for learning from. I would like more videos of unusual approaches, arrivals and procedures - for instance the RNAV 25 APP into Eagle County airport in Colorado USA, KEGE and with the Circle To Land procedure to Runway 07. It is higher altitude and the cold weather correction for altitude is very important for the descent...
Thanks for making these videos.
What can I say, I got half way through the series and I couldnt take it no more. I purchased P3Dv5, the FSLabs Airbus, and did my nut in trying to load all the scenery. I stiil love my Xplane 11 and the Toliss, but following along with Ben and Pilot James in this series and experiencing the whole package is absolutlely fantastic. I think I'll be in this series a while, but will definetely be looking to expand my knowledge with the other training products. Great job, Gentleman. Love the banter as well.
Really amazing, I am enjoying it a lot, although I am not yet applying everything I am learning to the sim, because I prefer to go little by little from GA ..
It's a brilliant program really.
Very complete, covers all your day to day ops , in depth. Anyone saying the A320 is a no workload aircraft clearly had no idea what goes into operating the machine.
This program is a fantastic way to learn the aircraft. If you've just picked up your fslabs, toliss or flight factor and wants to learn? This program is definitely for you.
WOW! I am flying the A320 since a long time and can get it easily from A to B. But the Cadet-Program is like an Airbus Simulator Training in Toulouse. It gives insights and details which are difficult to learn from somewhere in the internet or books. Very cool. The best video so far with the most AHA-effects was the one on FMA-modes. I thought I did fully understand it. Although my knowledge was not incorrect, it was just a fraction. For me the Cadet program was definitely worth its payment. Thanks a lot.
I use MSFS 2020 (A320neo with the A32NX FlyByWire mod) and I love this course! Fun and easy guys to listen to and they use a way to teach people that even the novice guy can understand. I started by watching every episode then went back to the first and wrote down everything from the walk around and forward. This way I learn more easy. The important part is not to know what buttons to push, its more important to know why you push it and what it does, even the buttons that does not have a big impact in the simulator cause it makes me one with the aircraft. I highly recommend this course and its worth every penny! Great work guys!
Superb. I watched the Airbus cadet course first which I really enjoyed and I've just started the Boeing course. I had problems getting started flying heavies in flight sims mainly because there are no decent courses online until I came across Airline2Sim. I've been hoping someone would put together a training course like this with professional pilots for a very long time. Ben who is a knowledgeable simmer, aircraft enthusiast & holds a PPL keeps the dialogue flowing and nicely beaks every thing down for discussion with the prof pilots. They go into a lot depth on how the flight systems work and so it's not just a checklist. The graphics and videos are also professionally done and edited. I'm a envious of the PMDG simulated A319, A320 and Boeing 777 in Prepar3D used in the videos since I converted from FSX to X-plane.
I was pleasantly surprised by the high quality of the vid's and the very detailed and in-depth treatment of the Airbus concepts that now make flying the A320 a joy. This series is well worth the money!
A must have. There're always things to learn, even when you think you know a lot about it. Plus the chat between Ben and James is very interesting and friendly.
You can see a lot of passion and effort put into this program.
Good work, congratulations.
The Airbus A320 Cadet Training Program is extremely comprehensive. In only a few days I have learned more about the Airbus 320 than YouTube has taught me in months.
I have been trying to do more difficult landings since I bought the Flight Factor Airbus 320 Ultimate, but could not make any progress despite checking various instructional videos on YouTube. This all changed since I bought Airline2Sim's A320 Cadet Training Program a few weeks ago. The mode of instruction using a real-world pilot to train a sim pilot and having them do it through a mixture of instruction, hands-on training and discussion (including the kind of questions a sim pilot will naturally ask a real-world pilot) works very well. I am able to apply what I am learning and by repeating some of the videos I am getting better and better. This program is worth every cent I have paid for it.