I use an iPad to show the EFB. That way you can be in external view and still control the pushback direction.
I hide the cockpit EFBs as soon as it’s loaded, mapped a button on my joystick to hide both of them with one press.
I recommend you GSXPro
Indeed, GSX Pro is payware but it does the job perfectly with the ground mechanic who shows you the bypass. Superb add-on.
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Pushback Toolbar works for me with absolutely no problems. Everything works like any other plane.
Where are the problems?
I’m receiving a huge Warning from Fenix app when it’s active…
No warnings on my site, I use Addon Linker. 
In any case, the tool works great. Have been using it for months
Not only for pushback, but for cargo, passengers and fuel. GSX is a great addon, very immersive.
So much so that sometimes I do external views just to see refuel and boarding.
The only flaw, as far as I’m concerned, is the time the vehicles take to come. 
Any of you have noticed that specifications data of this Fenix A320 are not correct? I mean:
Fenix MTOW: 73.000kg, Airbus A320 actual MTOW: 78.000kg
Fenix MZFW: 61.000kg, Airbus A320 actual MZFW: 62.500kg
Fenix MLW: 64.500kg, Airbus actual MLW: 66.000kg
Fenix ceiling: 39.000ft, Airbus A320 actual ceiling: 41.000ft
Fenix maximum passengers: 162, Airbus A320 actual maximum passengers: 180
And so on. I picked up this data from Airbus official web (https://aircraft.airbus.com/en/aircraft/a320/a320ceo). Do you know guys if developers have in mind actualizing this specifications, or if we can change them and how? Sometimes I have a conflict with weigths that the virtual airline I’m joined give me to fly and the Fenix actual weights.
Its a different configuration. Not sure if you are in the Discord but devs and others have said it depends on what the airline opts for. Even though Airbus say MTOW is 78.000KG airlines may have MTOW of 73.5, 75.0 same goes with MLW MZFW.
The narrow body fleet do not go above FL390 you will find in the MCDU REC MAX is something like FL398 so FL390 is correct all due to pressurisation. You may find an A320 higher but wouldn’t be a passenger variant. You will not see an Airbus narrow body Jet above FL390 Passengers wise you can have an a320 with 160, 172 etc its all preference.
Eventually perhaps they will allow adjustable weights etc one of the devs have said.
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No, I’m not in their discord, but I should. Thanks for your clarification.
MTOW, MLW, MZFW are manufacturer specifications, airlines can adjust but not modify. If MZFW is 62.500kg, it will always be the same. Airlines can choose not to go so further with these weights and limit them in their OFPs, but the maximums that the aircraft can support will always be the same. It would be interesting if they implement OFP variants to suit to some airlines if we want.
Lots of different configurations available (and generally it’s just a fee to Airbus to change them too!).
For the non-sharklet aircraft, their weights can be a little lower than the newer aircraft.
Ours for example have an MTOW of 77000kg, and a MLW of 64500kg, and a ZFW of 62500kg with 180 pax (Our sharklet aircraft have 186 pax seats instead). Our published ceilings are 39800’.
It would be nice to be able to change some of these figures, but it would most likely need to be reflected in the aircraft and EFB performance data set that they have access to. I don’t think it would be a small task at all to change them.
Still, as the world has leaned towards high density operations, at least 180pax 1 class would be nice.
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Very interesting information. I hope they can do something in that sense in the next big update they announced a while ago.
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I got this model last night.
Careful not to insult anybody but is there an easy tutorial on YT i can watch to get this plane in the air quicker.
I just see videos punching the computers for an hour before flying.
That’s not my style. More flying less punching. 
This is a study level aircraft, so you have to “punching” if you want to fly. It’s not an arcade that you can fly when and how you want. You have to configure it like in reality pilots do, simply because this aircraft simulates with high fidelity the actual A320. So you have to take time to “punching”.
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What can I say? This isn’t exactly a “plug and play” type of aircraft. There’s a reason that these videos all feature a lot of prep work beforehand. You don’t just jump in a complex airliner, turn to key and expect to go flying. I’d hate to think that you’ve wasted money on something that doesn’t suit your “style”, but I seriously think that’s exactly what you did.
I suppose what you could do is use the EFB to put yourself in a “ready for taxi” or “ready for take off” state. But this completely disregarding the complexity of the aircraft, and I feel like you may as well just be flying the default A320.
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Not an issue people. I will just wait for the day i am ready to go deep then i will fly this one.
I was aware it is complicated. No worries.
Yeah even the real aircraft takes a lot of ‘punching’ to get in the air. Be thankful that we have uploads and automatic insertions of weather etc in the EFB. My company IRL requires us to input EVERYTHING each sector, 4 sectors a day, 5-6 days a week.
If you don’t want the aircraft to follow a route etc, that’s fine, you don’t actually need anything in the computer at all. But you’ll need to fly with the FDs off, and use TOGA. I would at a minimum insert the weight and fuel level in the MCDU though. You’ll also get a caution about no speeds inserted. The A320 is not designed to fly like this though, but in the end it is just an aircraft.
If you want a bit more, then really it’s not that much to enter. Make a plan in Simbrief whilst the sim is
loading.
Load your flight choosing your departure spot and destination.
In the aircraft click to sync the Simbrief plan and adjust the time if you care. Click on Loading and Insta-load everything.
All white lights off overhead - they should be if you loaded on the runway
Then move to the MCDU.
Data - Not really required in a rush
Init - Hit uplink and it should all populate from your Simbrief plan
Flightplan - Add the SID and STAR
Radnav - Not really required, will auto tune the nearest/best
Init-B - Enter your weight/CG and fuel from either the MCDU menu, or just the EFB Loading page.
Performance - On your EFB click the takeoff page, sync the weather and runway and choose go. Else just use 150/150/150 CONF1 and a flex you want - works for most situations. Lower flex is more power, or just use TOGA.
Secondary flight plan - can ignore this one too.
Check your flaps, brakes MAX, speedbrake armed, radar and PWS on.
And away you go. Takes 5 minutes.
It would be nice however, if Fenix uploaded the planned SID and STAR into the MCDU when uploading the flight plan, as well as the planned ZFW/CG and fuel load, as sometimes on the sim you do just want to get going rather than fully simulating. No idea if this is part of the typical INIT uplink though, as my company had none of that.
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Thanks. Now that is what i meant. I will work out a shortened procedure over time. I did the same with my PMDG 737.
Thanks for your guidance. Will play on the weekend.
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Once you know everything you need to do you can have the plane from cold and dark to taxing in a very short amount of time. Definitely a lot of button pushing but its really not bad after you get a rhythm going.
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