I remember ini builds saying they got feedback from real A310 pilots when making their A310 that the VNAV was too good compared to the real thing.

Apparently a lot of real A310 pilots didn’t bother with VNAV profile on decent and just use v/s because of how unreliable it was

Edited April 13, 20242 yr by Tuskin38

Just had a great taxi and takeoff from NZAA, the ground handling is superb (SU15). Planning an RNAV approach into Hobart, hope it’s windy, always fun.

2 hours ago, eslader said:

Wait, you bought it, didn't fly it, have determined it's junk because some people in a chat room said it was, so you're going to boycott them? Without even personally experiencing the product you own?

That seems...  Odd.

 

Like I said, I don’t get a lot of free time to sim.  Knowing the issues the A-300 had(s), I go to “stable” airplanes.

It’s frustrating when I only have 30 mins to get airborne and when I return to the sim a few hours later to land, it’s CTD or the airplane is flopping around the ground like a fish out of water.

7 minutes ago, Dreamflight767 said:

Like I said, I don’t get a lot of free time to sim.  Knowing the issues the A-300 had(s), I go to “stable” airplanes.

It’s frustrating when I only have 30 mins to get airborne and when I return to the sim a few hours later to land, it’s CTD or the airplane is flopping around the ground like a fish out of water.

I do understand that and I think it's a valid point. The less time you have for your beloved hobby, the more frustrating a CTD in the middle of a flight feels.

25 minutes ago, Fiorentoni said:

I do understand that and I think it's a valid point. The less time you have for your beloved hobby, the more frustrating a CTD in the middle of a flight feels.

I agree, and I especially understand because over the last few years, my sim time has been sharply curtailed by this annoying thing called real life responsibilities.

However, I also don't drop $50 on products I'm not even going to fly once. 😉

 

37 minutes ago, Dreamflight767 said:

Like I said, I don’t get a lot of free time to sim.  Knowing the issues the A-300 had(s), I go to “stable” airplanes.

It’s frustrating when I only have 30 mins to get airborne and when I return to the sim a few hours later to land, it’s CTD or the airplane is flopping around the ground like a fish out of water.

Might have just been that you bought the wrong aircraft for your needs, rather than anything that is INI's fault.  Any way, the key message is that the A300 was very buggy on release but it's been through many updates and most (on here certainly) find it pretty stable now.

There are people like myself and Captain Piett who are flying the life out of it day in, day out.  No CTDs, no real bugs to speak of.   There are things I would love to see improved, mostly the sound mixing, but even that had a good update yesterday.  I'm personally flying the A300 fives times for every single time I fly the PMDG or the Fenix .... and I love those planes.  

Edited April 13, 20242 yr by JYW

48 minutes ago, JYW said:

There are people like myself and Captain Piett who are flying the life out of it day in, day out.  No CTDs, no real bugs to speak of.   There are things I would love to see improved, mostly the sound mixing, but even that had a good update yesterday.  I'm personally flying the A300 fives times for every single time I fly the PMDG or the Fenix .... and I love those planes.  

I must have been lucky as I haven't had many issues with this plane. At least not any serious ones. I've had it since Feb 25th. 

I completely missed that update - wasn't subscribed to this thread. That's an extensive list of fixes. 

Currently en route from NZAA to YMHB, a bit long for my taste (1335nm 3hrs). Was thinking to do a flaps 15/20 landing, but getting a bit confused.

On 4/2/2024 at 4:41 PM, Cpt_Piett said:

Just discovered something new: Use the GPWS flaps override switch just to the left of captain's yoke, and it's possible to land with flaps 15/20 without incessant warnings. Much like the config 3 button on the Fenix overhead panel. 

 

On 4/2/2024 at 11:51 PM, Farlis said:

That's what the 15/20 Flaps switch above the Flap lever is for. That switch is the equivalent of the Flaps 3 Button in the A320 series.

 

On 4/12/2024 at 10:20 PM, btacon said:

Fixed - Missing GPWS Landing Flaps/ Slats selector switch text

So I select flaps 15/20 in the MCDU, but which GPWS switch to use? Previously I’ve used the one on the captain’s side which seem to work.

Edited April 13, 20242 yr by Cpt_Piett

FWIW, I’ve never once had a CTD with the A300…I’m sure the people who post about it being trash etc have had issues, but it’s important to note that’s not everyone, and in my view it’s a very good aircraft and a great part of my hangar.

Got her safely down to Hobart using flaps 15/20 and the GPWS switch on the CPT side. Extensive use of spoilers on the way down (started descending at the ND TOD marker).

I did an RNAV approach which required some extra planning. Trick is to be fully configured at FAP in ALT mode and arm final appr on the MCDU. Just before FAP, push the PROFILE button on the FCU, then P.DES will be armed (shown in blue on the FMA). At FAP, the aircraft will start the final approach descent.  

Here's a screenshot showcasing this great aircraft, as well as NZA's YMHB (sort of relevant as their products have been discussed in various threads today):

1 hour ago, Cpt_Piett said:

So I select flaps 15/20 in the MCDU, but which GPWS switch to use? Previously I’ve used the one on the captain’s side which seem to work.

The one I told you about and which you missed before. The other switch is the complete override switch for any flap position.

16 minutes ago, Farlis said:

The one I told you about and which you missed before. The other switch is the complete override switch for any flap position.

Thanks. I guess I missed it yeah, thanks for pointing that out. Very important point. I’ve probably missed a lot of other stuff too. Would you like me to list them all?

2 hours ago, regis9 said:

FWIW, I’ve never once had a CTD with the A300…I’m sure the people who post about it being trash etc have had issues, but it’s important to note that’s not everyone, and in my view it’s a very good aircraft and a great part of my hangar.

Yeah agree. I’ve never had a flight I left the gate ctd. It’s a great plane. 

Flying it now, and the only bugs I'm seeing involve camera position in VR. By default the pilot's about 3 feet tall, and several zoom spots zoom you in way too much. Otherwise, it's quite impressive.

Can you spot the paint-based oddity going on here? 😄

The funny thing is, I'm sure I've flown this (official Ini) repaint before and never noticed that gremlin with the DHL logo.

 

Edited April 14, 20242 yr by JYW

4 hours ago, JYW said:

Can you spot the paint-based oddity going on here? 😄

The funny thing is, I'm sure I've flown this (official Ini) repaint before and never noticed that gremlin with the DHL logo.

 

I had exactly this problem and also wondered the same thing!