


The load factor is permitted to be from 2.5g to −1g, or 2.0g to 0g when slats are extended. During the flare, normal law provides high-AOA protection and bank angle protection. At 50 feet the aircraft trims the nose slightly down. This mode is automatically engaged when the radar altimeter indicates 100 feet above ground. Pulling the thrust levers back slowely will increase thrust as the thrust levers on the Airbus are in a fixed postion. Then the thrust levers on an Airbus NEED to be pulled from the CLB detent to the IDLE detent promptly. Second of all, the RETARD callout is not necessarily the point to chop the power, its is fine to select IDLE before the RETARD prompt depending on speed and glide path, the RETARD callout is merely there as a reminder. I agree that FS2020 does not simulate this effect very accurately. The real Airbus also trims the stabilizer down slightly so positive sidestick input is necessary during flare, even on the real aircraft. I think they have actually reproduced the feeling of “sitting high up” pretty well and it’s better to trust your radar altimeter and the systems first and foremost. I find it generally harder to judge my height in the arliners in MSFS. It seems like you almost touch down the nose wheel first, which is a big no no. It’s also possible you ballooned and and landed nose down because of your speed being too high. Without knowing your weights, you might have been close to stall speed and throttled back too early and too high, resulting in a not so subtle drop.

Since the autopilot is not engaged in your video, how would it influence your landing? I don’t think the FBW is actually simulated to that degree. Decrease the throttle gently and flare against the loss of lift to get your rate of descend down to something less bone crunching. That will produce a downward moment, especially if you chop it like that. It looks like you pull the throttle back too early, way before the RETARD prompt.
