Ok, I have an issue I can't solve. I can sync simbrief in the flts op screen but on the FMS I can't click 'cpny f-pln request'? What could be the issue?

10 minutes ago, Speedbird 217 said:

I love the Fenix to bits and I respect Amir, heck I’d buy a paper plane done by those guys if they released one, but I found his comments today uncalled for.

The Fenix is THE standard for me and nothing else comes close.

With that said, the ini 350 is targeting a different market and audience. If we only had developers like Fenix we’d probably have about 2 aircraft in total for MSFS right now.
Instead we got more than we can count ranging from utter garbage to exquisite simulation.
At the end of the day it’s the customer who decides what they want. I’ll buy the ini 350 but I’m not expecting Fenix quality. I think it’ll be good enough to simulate a believable flight that gets close enough to the real thing and has all systems simulated in a way I’d encounter on a regular flight. If it doesn’t simulate the drag from the mosquitos I squished with the flaps on my last approach that’s ok.
But attacking ini because Fenix could have done a 350 and made the decision to drop it seems beneath those guys.
I’ll put it down to an off day and can’t wait to hear what Fenix are going to do next - that I’m much more interested in than another day of flightsim drama.

Fair take.. I think its ok to comment on the release (especially considering he purchased it himself)  to a point where certain lines aren't crossed. I think he kept it within the lines. Could he have kept his opinions to himself? maybe but am i going to beat him over the head for it? Meh ... got other things to do.  I do however appreciate that he highlighted some things that i assumed would be a given at the price point though so his observations have given me pause and i have certain decisions to make. I have only purchased very high fidelity products for this sim since i got my first taste of it (PMDG 737) and subsequently avoided purchasing stuff just because it looks good. A decision has to be made if i want to break that trend and be satisfied with that is presented at the price point asked for.  I also fully understand that INIbuilds knows their intended market and knows how to advertise for it.

It would be nice though for unbiased reviews of stuff though (purchased anonymously) and the product put through objective repeatable processes to test against a suite of features expected to be present on high fidelity aircraft .. more on an audit level than a promotional level of presentation.

11 minutes ago, Lucky38i said:

I think the problem is the price, at these price points the high-fidelity crowd is going to be a hawk for details.

So yeah the A350 fits the bill for a good majority of people but those who usually pay these prices may have been a bit more disappointed by the finer details

Nail hit on head...

11 minutes ago, Maxis said:

Fair take.. I think its ok to comment on the release (especially considering he purchased it himself)  to a point where certain lines aren't crossed. I think he kept it within the lines. Could he have kept his opinions to himself? maybe but am i going to beat him over the head for it? Meh ... got other things to do.  I do however appreciate that he highlighted some things that i assumed would be a given at the price point though so his observations have given me pause and i have certain decisions to make. I have only purchased very high fidelity products for this sim since i got my first taste of it (PMDG 737) and subsequently avoided purchasing stuff just because it looks good. A decision has to be made if i want to break that trend and be satisfied with that is presented at the price point asked for.  I also fully understand that INIbuilds knows their intended market and knows how to advertise for it.

It would be nice though for unbiased reviews of stuff though (purchased anonymously) and the product put through objective repeatable processes to test against a suite of features expected to be present on high fidelity aircraft .. more on an audit level than a promotional level of presentation.

What I have found, that either before or at the day of release of a new aircraft, all the YouTube reviews are immediately dropped. They never fly it for a week or two, to find out if there are any issues. Half the time, they can't even get a cold and dark start or set up the flight properly. without making errors. 

14 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

What I have found, that either before or at the day of release of a new aircraft, all the YouTube reviews are immediately dropped. They never fly it for a week or two, to find out if there are any issues. Half the time, they can't even get a cold and dark start or set up the flight properly. without making errors. 

Content creating, monetizing YouTubers! That is generally what occurs.

There pretty much all a waste of time! If they have a pre-release copy they most likely will never bad mouth the product either.

My biggest requirement in an add on is true to life flight dynamics. If they can nail that, then systems could be dumbed down a little bit. Not the basic systems! But things like the failures in depth systems. I handle enough in depth systems with my real life flying career.
 

I do agree with Fenix though, today’s simmers don’t care about learning an aircraft anymore, or even if it flies like a GTA plane. Most seem to just want eye candy and a cabin modeled. If those boxes are checked, then every fancy new plane that hits the market gets called “the greatest simulated airplane ever!!” 
 

As for the ini A350, I think I’ll be holding off until more solid reviews come out (not the knee jerk bandwagon reactions). Probably even a lower price tag (ouch!) I’ve been burned by almost every ini product I’ve picked up. 

Edited February 27, 20251 yr by Snuffleupagus

40 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

What I have found, that either before or at the day of release of a new aircraft, all the YouTube reviews are immediately dropped. They never fly it for a week or two, to find out if there are any issues.

The Streamers/content creators that had an early copy of the aircraft had for at least 4-5 days (based on Volanta activity). So not a couple weeks, but it wasn't just one day before release. That was just the day the NDA lifted.

Edited February 27, 20251 yr by Tuskin38

3 hours ago, Farlis said:

Yet it is priced like a study level aircraft. And THAT is not okay

As long as you can buy a house wich materials do not reflect USD 50.000.000, but the hyped location and hype sea view do raise the praise, and there are potential buyers for it, it is perfectly OK whatever price they ask. 

As always: The market is influencing the price.

iniBuilds is reading the forums and monitoring the number of people who watch the trailers and first videos from the product. They get a sense how many people are "hot" to buy. The more people are hot, the higher the price can get (can=not must). They decided to aim on the higher side compared to PMDG and FENIX.

It´s the message potential buyers send them with things like:

- WOW Instant buy for me

- Day one buy

- Take my money!

- etc, etc.

NVidia is doing it also......RTX5090.......and people buy them for more because they WANT it.....

You are not forced to buy it but it´s the customers behavior which sets the trend.

I assume that people had expectations wich did NOT match the delivered product and then they feel "let down". Fact is, they were not let down. You are able to let inibuilds know if you find the price to high by NOT buying it.

I myself like the plane BUT I am also surprised that some things are poor done! The next inibuilds plane will not see me buy at day 2.....because their marketing was on the "too shiny side" for my taste. 

The risk is, inibuilds is able to redo this shiny marketing only a few times....then customers see through it and hold of to buy the second, third or fourth time. That could be a company risk as well on long term. 

FENIX did it the other way around: TEASE with sense, just a bit and not to much. Deliver a excellent product, be one of the first to deliver and aim at a lower price. Lots of people would like to see their next product and probably will even pay a bit more if they have too. Because FENIX did set a high standard (yes also not perfect but very good!!).

You are able to take influence on the products quality by voting with your wallet. 😉

 

1 hour ago, FedDriver said:

Soo, I haven't bought it yet, but am I correct to assume that once again, the A350 doesnt have any gear suspension/compression/bounce physics when touching down? And that it lands like a brick, much like all of its line up?
 

Have been looking out for this on all the streams I've been suffering through, and there seems to be little to no compression of the nose gear on landing

1 minute ago, mpo910 said:

I myself like the plane BUT I am also surprised that some things are poor done! The next inibuilds plane will not see me buy at day 2.....because their marketing was on the "too shiny side" for my taste. 

This is where I stand now as well.

3 hours ago, Godwisper said:

How is performance in VR on 2024 with this aircraft ? Have a 4080 and 7800x3d

I use the 2024 in VR only and the A350 runs smoothly at 30fps (fixed). My hardware: i513600K + RTX3090. I guess with your system you should achieve a similar or better performance.

I've done 4 flights in it, and I don't regret the purchase, it flies smooth.

Just now, Tuskin38 said:

I've done 4 flights in it, and I don't regret the purchase, it flies smooth.

yep agree too as well

I haven't done a long haul yet, waiting for the weekend, they've all been 5 or less hours. 

1 minute ago, pete_auau said:

yep agree too as well

Ditto to you both.  Been flying both birds (2020 & 2024) exclusively since release.  I’m retired so I fly a LOT.  Got bugs? Yes.  Can you get past them and have an enjoyable flight?  Yes.  Bugs will be fixed by iniBuilds in due time.  Meanwhile I’m flying a350’s!

-B