I think thats the problem. Its an addon airport.
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FYI, here is a link to a thread on the subject.
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How to set terrain altitude? Cause I always get too low terrain warning after finish 1st leg and take off at second leg.
Thnx for the info
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Thats a bug, happens on every MSFS plane. Even on the C172 you will hear “don’t sink” after first flight.
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I am using full MSFS flight planning tool in the world map. Just set departing gate, and arriving gate, have the sim auto-generate the route, set the IFR High Airways, and select the Departure pattern, Arrival Pattern, and the Approach from the dropdown menu. And just fly. The clearance will take all those into account and the flight will follow the plan without issues.
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I always try to create flight plan by simbrief, sync to MCDU and flight, next target is flight by raw data and vatsim for realism 
Yeah, those are very powerful tool if you’re doing serious simulation… I’m just too lazy to do all that. So an “pro-casual” approach using only built-in default tools and ATC is already more than enough for my needs. Plus, I’d like to let my autopilot do all the flying and my copilot to handle ATC radio while I go and do something else during cruise.
If I’m on VATSIM, and simbrief, I would have to be fully commited to actually flying the aircraft the proper way with proper communication and have to be fully concentrating on the flight. Something I’m just too lazy to do… I have nothing against them, they’re all very nice tool and community. But they’re not for me and my virtual flying style.
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Here is a VATSIM discussion I had/am having re FPs and SIDs/STARs.
I’m lazy too, but when involve to game just want to enjoy game at perfect limit, and when dig in info of aviation that is another way to study, and I feel excited 
, this is just personal opinion, there is many ways to enjoy game ^^. I have X-Plane 11 to dig in more info in gameplay of airplane, but till now lazy even start X-Plan, lol.
How to determine decent angle in A320NX, according to chart, perfect angle when decent is 3 degrees.
Depends on the type of the approach. If you’re on a precision ILS approach, all you need is to tune in the ILS frequency in the NAV RAD page in your MCDU, switch on LS and APPR button on the FCU when you’re in-range of the ILS signal, and the aircraft will capture the glideslope and will follow it automatically until you land.
If you’re on Non-precision approach like RNAV, you just switch from V/S to FPA mode in the FCU, and you should be able to descend to the runway elevation altitude using the Flight Path Angle (FPA), and set it to -3.0 degrees when you pass the right waypoint according to your chart. And the aircraft will control the pitch to maintain a 3 degree glideslope flight path angle down to the runway.
Note that the FPA mode can only be currently used in the A32NX Development or Custom version. It’s not available in the Stable version yet.
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A rate of descent that maintains a 3 degree approach angle is normally appropriate for most airfields and allows aircraft to descend safely and comfortably. Most airfield instrument approaches are set at 3 degrees.
A simple guide to when to commence a 3 degree descent is to take your level above the airfield in hundreds of feet and divide by three. So airfield at sea level, aircraft at 33,000 ft or FL 330. That’s 330 / 3 so start descent 110 miles from the airfield. As you approach the airfield keep checking your level in relation to a 3 degree approach. 3 degrees equates to 3000 ft for every ten miles from the airfield.
In order to maintain a 3 degree descent take your ground speed towards the airfield, divide it in half and multiply by ten. So ground speed is 300 kts. 300 / 2 = 150. Multiply by ten = 1500. Maintain a rate of descent of 1500 ft a minute to remain on a 3 degree descent. As you descend your indicated airspeed and ground speed come closer together, so you can make the calculation using indicated airspeed.
IAS on approach is 140 kts, rate of descent should be 700 feet per minute.
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I want to landing manually
I mean the degree when prepare landing to runway, according to chart. For example:
That should be easy enough then… disengage AP, take manual control and land. What’s the issue?
You can see in the chart Table there next to the GS row. It says 3 degrees. So that’s your descent angle when passed D5.4. On approach, switch to the FPA mode in your FCU so your PFD will show the green “bird” icon. If you’re landing manually, turn off AP, and FD as well, this should only limit your PFD to only show the green bird without the flight directors. So when you pass D5.4, you should tilt your nose down so that the green bird is at 3 degree line. That’s when you’re on the right descent angle.
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how to turn hdg trk / vs fpa on? Cause mine is still (Inop.). I’m using latest FWB A32NX
Sorry can you explain switch youre fpa mode in youre fcu?
The A32NX Stable version 0.5.2 still doesn’t have the FPA mode yet. You have to delete that version, and download and install the latest Development / Custom FBW version of the mod, instead which has the FPA mode working.
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My guess the feature may not quite be ready for prime time, so it’s still in the developer version.
I don’t know how all the information on FBW’s github page is laid out or just where to find it, but I assume you can search there and see its status.
You should look into FBW’s A32NX_Downloader tool. It allows you to download and install the most recent version and takes all of about 60 seconds to update your installation. You do need to run it often to stay current.
Good luck
Yes, you can use the downloader and installer tool and let it run at least daily to get the latest development version every time. But if you want the version with the custom FBW version with its own autopilot systems, you can’t get it from the installer. So you need to download it manually from the github page.
But personally, I love the custom fbw version, it’s better than both stable and development version. The Autopilot is much more reliable, and there’s always something new in there everyday, which keeps me excited.