Rob:

The A350 (and its cockpit avionics) is known to take a few minutes to fully load, at least from my Xbox experience.

Something does not sound right in your case, but always give (and wait for) a few minutes for the engines and the avionics parameters to appear and fully stabilize, even when you are starting on the runway with engines-running state.

Good luck.

Okay thanks! Let me try again. 

5 hours ago, RobJC said:

Okay thanks! Let me try again. 

Hi Rob:

I didn't have time to do a full flight, but I just did a quick pass of the Cold & Dark engine-start-up steps on this A350-1000 in my Xbox system (along with a SimBrief Flight Plan "KORD->EGLL" uploaded into the EFB/FMS).

It all seemed fine to me; no freezes, blackouts or WASM crashes, encountered. Three pictures are shown below.

I will try to do a flight this weekend.

Cheers...!

Edited February 20Feb 20 by P_7878

Thanks for doing that! I will clean out my community folder, just in case. 

I have a related question to the OP as it relates to transitioning from the A320 to the A350.

Was there any need to change the joystick/rudder pedal sensitivities in the main control settings in MSF2024 or did you apply/use the same device sensitivities from the A320.

I know the EFBs have a calibration function for the throttles but was wondering about pitch, yaw and rudder adjustments?

 

 

Okay, I am deterred lol. I really want to like the A350 but I am seeing too many issues atm. Even my TrackIR issues only occur with the A350, which is very strange. It seemed pretty stable the first few flights and then problem after problem. I will have to wait for another update and see if iniBuilds can stabilize the product. My other add-ons (Fenix, Black Square, FlightFX) are rock solid. Bummer. 

On a more positive note, I successfully auto landed the A320. I really love that plane. But…time to explore the dark side. I bought the 777F last night. Oh boy. 

8 minutes ago, 787flyer said:

I have a related question to the OP as it relates to transitioning from the A320 to the A350.

Was there any need to change the joystick/rudder pedal sensitivities in the main control settings in MSF2024 or did you apply/use the same device sensitivities from the A320.

I know the EFBs have a calibration function for the throttles but was wondering about pitch, yaw and rudder adjustments?

 

 

I didn’t change the sensitivities, only the calibration. Not saying it couldn’t help. 

On 2/18/2026 at 11:02 PM, Luis Hernandez said:

In the OIS or the MCDU? I understand the MCDU requires to press Control before typing, but I'd love to be wrong.

for me click type enter for the MCDU. just wish i could use the keyboard for entering data and not the virtual cockpit keypad...

2 hours ago, DAD said:

for me click type enter for the MCDU. just wish i could use the keyboard for entering data and not the virtual cockpit keypad...

You can. I think its control on keyboard and the type it in

5 hours ago, RobJC said:

Okay, I am deterred lol. I really want to like the A350 but I am seeing too many issues atm. Even my TrackIR issues only occur with the A350, which is very strange. It seemed pretty stable the first few flights and then problem after problem. I will have to wait for another update and see if iniBuilds can stabilize the product. My other add-ons (Fenix, Black Square, FlightFX) are rock solid. Bummer. 

On a more positive note, I successfully auto landed the A320. I really love that plane. But…time to explore the dark side. I bought the 777F last night. Oh boy. 

No big deal, Rob.

There are plenty of excellent SIM airliners around (in MSFS) to fly and enjoy. Make some notes on the A350, so you can come back to it in the future sometime.

I've a feeling you'll have better luck with the 777F, after all that one, we have been flying for more than a decade...🙂...I own the 777F myself and fly it when I can. Last I flew it long-haul, was a (RW) DLH/Aerologic Route from EDDF/Frankfurt to VHHH/Hong Kong.

Here is my post in the Screenshots Forum, if you wish to see:

 

Now, from your agony with the A350, I got my inspiration...🙂...to finish my (KORD/Chicago O'Hare -> EGLL/London Heathrow) flight I'd mentioned yesterday. There was no issue encountered with the A350, from takeoff to touchdown; of course, I fly simple...🙂...e.g., I don't (can't) use TrackIR/VR and such, due to my eye conditions, but they are incredibly immersive, I know.

The only problem I had was that I couldn't dis-ARM the Ground Spoilers. The speedbrake lever wouldn't just budge for me, probably pilot error rather than of the SIM... (will check my key binding later).

Here, below, is pictorial evidence of my fluid and flawless, but lonely flight through the night (in the A350-1000), across the Atlantic (I used Sim Rate 4X for the cruise phase per EFB shot #3 below).

Cheers...!

4 hours ago, Ron Lefebvre said:

You can. I think its control on keyboard and the type it in

Thx. Is that an EFB/OIS setting?

1 hour ago, P_7878 said:

No big deal, Rob.

There are plenty of excellent SIM airliners around (in MSFS) to fly and enjoy. Make some notes on the A350, so you can come back to it in the future sometime.

I've a feeling you'll have better luck with the 777F, after all that one, we have been flying for more than a decade...🙂...I own the 777F myself and fly it when I can. Last I flew it long-haul, was a (RW) DLH/Aerologic Route from EDDF/Frankfurt to VHHH/Hong Kong.

Here is my post in the Screenshots Forum, if you wish to see:

 

Now, from your agony with the A350, I got my inspiration...🙂...to finish my (KORD/Chicago O'Hare -> EGLL/London Heathrow) flight I'd mentioned yesterday. There was no issue encountered with the A350, from takeoff to touchdown; of course, I fly simple...🙂...e.g., I don't (can't) use TrackIR/VR and such, due to my eye conditions, but they are incredibly immersive, I know.

The only problem I had was that I couldn't dis-ARM the Ground Spoilers. The speedbrake lever wouldn't just budge for me, probably pilot error rather than of the SIM... (will check my key binding later).

Here, below, is pictorial evidence of my fluid and flawless, but lonely flight through the night (in the A350-1000), across the Atlantic (I used Sim Rate 4X for the cruise phase per EFB shot #3 below).

Cheers...!

Thanks for your help. i had a few good flights so i was really excited to put some serious time into the A350. I just don’t understand what went wrong. I will probably reinstall it again soon and give it another go. Looks like a fun flight! I had big plans for that bird. Ugh. Glad i gave you inspiration lol. 

Good idea about notes. 

2 hours ago, DAD said:

Thx. Is that an EFB/OIS setting?

Don't believe so. 

I forget now. Left ctrl or alt. Pretty sure it's ctrl

Click inside the box. Hit ctrl. Enter your settings.

Still not intuitive but better then the virtual keyboard.

The one postitive thing about the virtual keyboard is it will automatically go to the next box when you hit enter.that can be handy

I prefer the real keyboard

 

I did see a video with the real thing and it's not any easier on the real airplane. So as annoying as it is, it's actually pretty realistic.

 

1 hour ago, Ron Lefebvre said:

Don't believe so. 

I forget now. Left ctrl or alt. Pretty sure it's ctrl

Click inside the box. Hit ctrl. Enter your settings.

Still not intuitive but better then the virtual keyboard.

The one postitive thing about the virtual keyboard is it will automatically go to the next box when you hit enter.that can be handy

I prefer the real keyboard

 

I did see a video with the real thing and it's not any easier on the real airplane. So as annoying as it is, it's actually pretty realistic.

 

ised to be left ctl key but after  the last update it doesnt work already noted in the ini forums

8 hours ago, RobJC said:

Thanks for your help. i had a few good flights so i was really excited to put some serious time into the A350. I just don’t understand what went wrong. I will probably reinstall it again soon and give it another go. Looks like a fun flight! I had big plans for that bird. Ugh. Glad i gave you inspiration lol. 

Good idea about notes. 

You did put in some serious time, I think...into the study of A350, Rob. Time well-spent...

The issues with the iniBuilds A340/A350 have been troublesome even to many seasoned simmers and their systems, is what I gather...

(BTW, I did a post a fuller account of my A350-1000 (ORD->LHR) flight, along with more images, in the Screenshots Forum, if you wish to take a look. And, yes, I would not have flown that A350 flight today, if not triggered by your experience...🙂...)

Cheers...!