56 minutes ago, JBDB-MD80 said:

With MS2024? Good luck.

Carried out a 12hr flight yesterday without issue in 2024, and the A350-1000

38 minutes ago, JBDB-MD80 said:

Good to hear but I would (100%) expect 8hr flights to be successful but not too sure about 12hr + flights unless you have serious high end hardware.

Could you explain? I'm missing something but surely if the plane is stable for 8 hours it's probably good for 12? Or is this to do with fuel calculations? No it can't be as you say better hardware is more successful. Is there some kind of performance drop off as time goes by which would make that statement understandable?

I cannot see any exterior lights such nav, beacon and strobe lights during daytime

42 minutes ago, sloppysmusic said:

Could you explain? I'm missing something but surely if the plane is stable for 8 hours it's probably good for 12? Or is this to do with fuel calculations? No it can't be as you say better hardware is more successful. Is there some kind of performance drop off as time goes by which would make that statement understandable?

I've seen plenty of streamers sims (2024) crash doing long haul flights and they have top of the line hardware and plenty of years of experience using several simulators. So I take some users as (not truthful) and with a grain of salt but that is just me and my opinion. But go for it and risk your time being wasted in hopes of a successful long flight.

Edited March 1, 20251 yr by JBDB-MD80

My 10 hour flight WSSS - FAOR also went very smoothly, no problems. Was also running Active Sky, BATC, LittleNavMap, Star Alliance Virtual client, Spad.Next, Track IR, Volanta and Navigraph charts. 64Gb RAM, RTX 4090

Edit: MSFS2024 🙂

Edited March 1, 20251 yr by Jure

Two flights ( MSFS2020 ) around 6h, also went very smoothly, no problems for me here, so looks like good AC realease and after some updates cleaning the bugs it would be even better !

cheers 😉

1 hour ago, sloppysmusic said:

Could you explain? I'm missing something but surely if the plane is stable for 8 hours it's probably good for 12? Or is this to do with fuel calculations? No it can't be as you say better hardware is more successful. Is there some kind of performance drop off as time goes by which would make that statement understandable?

I think performance degradation on long hauls used to be an issue on 2020 although I might be wrong. I haven’t noticed this in 2024, but then again I rarely do long hauls. The longest one so far was WMKK to YBBN in the A330.

38 minutes ago, Cpt_Piett said:

I think performance degradation on long hauls used to be an issue on 2020 although I might be wrong. I haven’t noticed this in 2024, but then again I rarely do long hauls. The longest one so far was WMKK to YBBN in the A330.

I’ve never seen it on 2020 with 16 hour 777 flights.  

V1- Simulations with his frank take on the Fenix/iniBuilds thing at this timestamp: https://youtu.be/sq7mYKKti_0?t=2839

Interesting noting these quotes: "Given that I'm a A320 captain, I'm fortunate in the fact that when I need to train, when I need to do serious systems discussion and practice, running extensive ECAMs, doing extensive failures, I am fortunate I have the Fenix to do that on. For me I get full use out of the Fenix aircraft. The 350 it is harder for me say what is super accurate vs not, since I am not typed on the A350, I am not a master of the 350, I can't say with certainty what's supposed to be there vs not. If I was a captain on the A350 I might be more critical. When I need to train or do things I've got the Fenix.. and I will stand by this and say, that the Fenix A320 series is the closest A320 series simulation we have on desktop PC, I have flown all of them, FSL, Toliss, FlightFactor, Aerosoft, inibuilds... there is only one true simulation, the Fenix"

Can only say to Aamir and company: please don't hold back on doing an A350 or any other aircraft just because of other devs' offerings 🙂 I guess as users of MSFS it's win-win for us as we're spoiled for choice with all these devs like Fenix, PMDG, iniBuilds, FSL, iFly, etc putting out quality aircraft, along with freeware devs like FBW, and of course the various quality devs developing smaller aircraft. Competition seems very healthy in the MSFS ecosystem.

I don't have the A350 yet but still plan to get it a bit later as it's the best A350 we have currently, and reading all the reviews/forums/reddit/etc it seems that if the Fenix is a 10/10 then the ini A350 is like a 7-8 out of 10? At least the A350 brings some new aspects of modern aircraft simulation to the table and seems like a fun long-haul bird, and something new outside of the 777. Still waiting on the FBW A380 to mature a bit more on 2024, before bringing it into my long-haul rotation.
 

The engines spool and start without fuel. 

I just started a flight and purposely left the fuel pumps OFF, and was able to still taxi to the active and take off.

Ummmm...

5 minutes ago, verbal said:

The engines spool and start without fuel. 

I just started a flight and purposely left the fuel pumps OFF, and was able to still taxi to the active and take off.

Ummmm...

So what? They are gravity driven pumps. You can start engines without the pumps turned on. You just risk a flameout when you are airborne.

Your first Airbus? 😉

 

It should give you an ECAM warning though and a checklist to runthrough.

Edited March 1, 20251 yr by Farlis

2 hours ago, ttbq1 said:

So, I have done all of these flights in the past 48 hours, but I am not truthful?? But we need to believe you and your bunch of youtube streamers???

go and do yourself you know what

Is that littlenavmap? Don’t use it but I like the look of it! 

32 minutes ago, verbal said:

The engines spool and start without fuel. 

I just started a flight and purposely left the fuel pumps OFF, and was able to still taxi to the active and take off.

Ummmm...

They do on almost every airliner IRL. 
 

Fuel pumps just ensure motive flow in most planes.   On demand. 

1 hour ago, verbal said:

The engines spool and start without fuel. 

I just started a flight and purposely left the fuel pumps OFF, and was able to still taxi to the active and take off.

Ummmm...

You can also start the engines in the Fenix with the fuel pumps off. It just shows an ECAM warning. That’s how the real aircraft works.

2 hours ago, lwt1971 said:

V1- Simulations with his frank take on the Fenix/iniBuilds thing at this timestamp: https://youtu.be/sq7mYKKti_0?t=2839

Interesting noting these quotes: "Given that I'm a A320 captain, I'm fortunate in the fact that when I need to train, when I need to do serious systems discussion and practice, running extensive ECAMs, doing extensive failures, I am fortunate I have the Fenix to do that on. For me I get full use out of the Fenix aircraft. The 350 it is harder for me say what is super accurate vs not, since I am not typed on the A350, I am not a master of the 350, I can't say with certainty what's supposed to be there vs not. If I was a captain on the A350 I might be more critical. When I need to train or do things I've got the Fenix.. and I will stand by this and say, that the Fenix A320 series is the closest A320 series simulation we have on desktop PC, I have flown all of them, FSL, Toliss, FlightFactor, Aerosoft, inibuilds... there is only one true simulation, the Fenix"

Can only say to Aamir and company: please don't hold back on doing an A350 or any other aircraft just because of other devs' offerings 🙂 I guess as users of MSFS it's win-win for us as we're spoiled for choice with all these devs like Fenix, PMDG, iniBuilds, FSL, iFly, etc putting out quality aircraft, along with freeware devs like FBW, and of course the various quality devs developing smaller aircraft. Competition seems very healthy in the MSFS ecosystem.

I don't have the A350 yet but still plan to get it a bit later as it's the best A350 we have currently, and reading all the reviews/forums/reddit/etc it seems that if the Fenix is a 10/10 then the ini A350 is like a 7-8 out of 10? At least the A350 brings some new aspects of modern aircraft simulation to the table and seems like a fun long-haul bird, and something new outside of the 777. Still waiting on the FBW A380 to mature a bit more on 2024, before bringing it into my long-haul rotation.
 

 I’d buy both the A350 and A380 from Fenix.