January 25Jan 25 8 hours ago, cavaricooper said: Thanks for all the input- I think I will wait.... C It's OK, but it's not worth for the price they are asking for.
January 25Jan 25 I am waiting for the Aerosoft/Toliss 346. I have the iniBuilds A350 - pretty to look at superficially, but don’t dig into systems is the way I treat it. I have a feeling that their A340 is of similar quality - excellent for the visuals and general use, but definitely don’t dig deep or you’ll be disappointed. There are bugs on the A350 that I’ve reported at least 10 versions ago and still pending or not going to be fixed… MSFS2024: FENIX A319/320/321 | Aerosoft/Toliss A340-600 | TFDi MD-11F | iniBuilds A350 | FBW A380 | PMDG 77W NZAA | YPPH AMD7800X3D | RTX4090 | 32GB DDR5
January 25Jan 25 I only fly "study level" airliners and therefore my expectations are very high. That said, the ini A350 and A340 are good enough for my expectations and fun to fly (even realistically with full procedures etc.). Ini has found a very good way to create airliners in short time that are not "deep" systems wise, but "large". It means everything (FMS functions, buttons etc.) works and is clickable and when doing normal (realistic) procedures you won't notice that the depth is rather shallow. Only if you were to do failures or study the e.g. engine values in certain conditions you would notice inaccuracies. Compared to e.g. the default A330 or B787 or even the FBW A320/A380 where you very quickly find some button not working or some function not implemented and are as quickly brought out of immersion (at least I am). For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.
January 26Jan 26 How to you fly 7-10 hours flight without time compression? 9950X3D, X870E ROG CROSSHAIR HERO, Corsair Dominator Titanium 64GB DDR5-6000 PC5-48000, ASUS RTX 5070Ti 16GB, 9100 PRO 4TB Samsung ,990 PRO 4TB Samsung, AX1600i 1600 Watt 80 Plus Titanium ATX, ASUS 360 ARGB EXTREME 360mm Liquid CPU Cooling Kit.
January 26Jan 26 1 hour ago, G-YMML1 said: How to you fly 7-10 hours flight without time compression? Hi: Maybe, I do not fully understand your question… I’ve often flown 7 hour flights with long-haulers w/o any time compression. Basically, unless we can fully devote 7 hours to it during our normal-life daytime hours, with other obligations; I often seek some (co-pilot) support from my (unwilling) teen…🙂…during the cruise phase (e.g., the oceanic portion) to keep watch in the cockpit, when I’m gone for a bit. Pause, as I know, affects systems and fuel, so might be unrealistic for you. The toughest part is night-time. To disrupt your normal sleep, you might consider taking a break w/o closing the simulator, so you can resume in the morning. I believe there are options in MSFS to save a flight in mid-flight, and then resume later, but I’ve never tried those methods, due to possibly undesirable effects. Note that even when you use 2x/4x sim rate, you have to watch for kinks and bends in the cruise part of the route, which may disrupt the flight. More than once, I’ve found my (perfectly cruising) 777 floating later in the Atlantic Ocean…🙂…, so, it’s essential to keep constant watch. You don’t want to restart after hours into a long-haul flight. The other option is to look for short-haul flights with long-haul airliners. There are many RW flights of this kind. I’m actively planning for the 22-hour Airbus A35K Project Sunrise Qantas flight. At 2x/4x sim rate (only for the cruise phase), it would take me 7 hours of real time, I’m expecting. In summary, if you do not wish to use time compression, you need to allocate that much time from your day…to not end up with undesirable (system) consequences…as the serious simmers would do…(yours truly excluded…🙂…)… Cheers…! Edited January 26Jan 26 by P_7878
January 26Jan 26 1 hour ago, G-YMML1 said: How to you fly 7-10 hours flight without time compression? Depending on the length of the flight, I watch YouTube/stream movies or shows, listen to podcasts, or go to bed/nap. I will use time compression if there’s something else I need the computer for later. Edited January 26Jan 26 by Tuskin38
January 26Jan 26 On 1/24/2026 at 12:08 PM, cavaricooper said: Now that it is possible to buy the IniBuilds A340 direct and not on MP would you recommend Yes. It’s amazing aircraft. I fly it at least once a week. I bought it in the marketplace day one. Edited January 26Jan 26 by Tuskin38
January 26Jan 26 On 1/24/2026 at 4:08 PM, cavaricooper said: Now that it is possible to buy the IniBuilds A340 direct and not on MP would you recommend or suggest waiting for the Aerosoft/Tolis version? Ta- C Hey Carl! It's an inexpensive nice A343 ... I think it is still a good buy, although right now I am xperiencing WASM crashes even in a "short" LPPT - LPMA flight... Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
January 27Jan 27 On 1/24/2026 at 6:08 AM, cavaricooper said: Now that it is possible to buy the IniBuilds A340 direct and not on MP would you recommend or suggest waiting for the Aerosoft/Tolis version? Ta- C Given ToLiss’ reputation for system accuracy (officially used at Airbus IRL for…something), I’d recommend waiting. I have their XP A346 and it’s quite nice - super optimized and smooth performance. Easily the highest performing of all my airliners (in terms of fps).
January 27Jan 27 Some people seem to have no end of problems with IniBuilds aircraft. Maybe I've just got lucky, but I like the A340 a lot. Their visual modelling is second to none. Systems wise while it isn't quite to the fidelity of a PMDG or Fenix aircraft, it's good enough to simulate normal ops pretty well. It also has better performance than their A350. People have mentioned the Toliss that is incoming. I agree that's probably going to be very good, but they're modelling a -600 (the bigger one with RR engines). The Ini is the smaller, weaker powered -300 with the CFM56 engines so an entirely different beast altogether really. Tom Wright, UK PPL(A) SEP + Night Rating + IMC/IR(R) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM | 16GB RTX 4080 Super | 2x 2TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2 | Thrustmaster TCA Airbus Sidestick + Quadrant | Logitech G Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals | WinCTRL Airbus FCU + EFIS + MCDU
January 27Jan 27 4 hours ago, Tom Wright said: Some people seem to have no end of problems with IniBuilds aircraft. Maybe I've just got lucky, but I like the A340 a lot. Their visual modelling is second to none. Systems wise while it isn't quite to the fidelity of a PMDG or Fenix aircraft, it's good enough to simulate normal ops pretty well. It also has better performance than their A350. People have mentioned the Toliss that is incoming. I agree that's probably going to be very good, but they're modelling a -600 (the bigger one with RR engines). The Ini is the smaller, weaker powered -300 with the CFM56 engines so an entirely different beast altogether really. Exactly my thoughts too, Tom. Regarding WASM, it does not help pointing out to those unfortunate simmer peers here that have persistent errors ruining their experience with iniBuilds airliner(s), but indeed, some of us only have rare (or none) WASM crash with the iniBuilds A340. I had only one (my first ever) WASM crash last week with the VIP 340, but on a 2nd complete test flight, there was no such error. The iniBuilds A343 is good enough for me as an average simmer ...🙂..., especially in the absence of another choice for this variant. Comparison with Fenix and PMDG is also not proper, because they don't make the quadjet Airbus jets. And, yes, we should not be really comparing the A343 and A346 in the same light, they are different beasts. Having boarded a few times (via airstairs), the extremely thin (and long) A340-600 out on the tarmac in Frankfurt, away from the jetway, I consider the A346 (at least visually; up close) a most memorable (single-deck) Airbus airliner in my memory, like no other Airbus. Also, as you stated, the technicalities of CFM56 vs. RR powerplants...in A343 vs. A346...would provide a distinctly different feel in our virtual world...as probably in the RW too... (no RW pilot here) ... However, it all depends on individual preference...!
January 28Jan 28 what annoys me is the main landing gear animation on touch down. it looks like the wheels on the front side only touch the ground when the nose gear does. And the extra set of wheels in the centre are positioned a few centimes too high so do not touch the floor at all (although they are 'rolling' in the animation) Antoine v Heck --- Ryzen 5800X3D, 32Gb DDR4 RAM@1600 Mhz, RTX3090 (24GB VRAM). 2TB SSD - VR with Quest 2 via link cable
January 28Jan 28 I know WASM related errors have (generally) dominated the on-line reports about the A343, but I recall reading about some Main Gear animation issues…especially around (or before) the v1.0.3 update. I thought some of which was addressed in the subsequent updates (now at v1.0.7), but not sure about this specific concern. I am currently focussed on the occurrence (or lack thereof) of the highly disruptive WASM errors in the MSFS2024 A343, at various stages of the flight; from pre-flight to touchdown…(will need to examine this above issue more closely)…
January 28Jan 28 47 minutes ago, avhpilot said: what annoys me is the main landing gear animation on touch down. it looks like the wheels on the front side only touch the ground when the nose gear does. And the extra set of wheels in the centre are positioned a few centimes too high so do not touch the floor at all (although they are 'rolling' in the animation) Wait , landing gear animation on touchdown ? Is this some sort of replay ? Michael Moe Michael Moe
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