RockOla

I recently completed a flight from LFSO to ENBR in the iniBuilds A400M, and overall, I’m quite impressed. For a standard edition aircraft it is well-modeled, and the systems are generally solid. However, the EFB could be more developed and integrated with Navigraph. I could not spot any icing nor windshield effect despite flying in severe icing condition while descending. In terms of flight dynamics, the aircraft handles very well on the ground, but during approach, it feels overly sensitive, making it difficult to maintain the vertical glide path. Some fine-tuning in this phase would be beneficial. Sounds are decent but I expected more punch from the TP400. Aside from that, it's a great aircraft to fly!

Thanks to both of you I forgot to mention I replicated the real flight BF742 which departs from Paris Orly (LFPO) not from Roissy (LFPG). I used Jetstream Designs LFPO, and BMWorld's KMIA.

Not much to add, this was my first complete flight with the A350. An overall pleasant experience in spite of the flaws already mentionned in the various threads.

At the risk of sounding obsessive, let me remind you that the undervolting takes 10 minutes to set up, maybe 20 more to find your sweet spot, and allows to easily save 5 to 10° under load, and around 60-70 Watts on a 4070. It can help if not solve the problem of PSU power, noise and temperature all at once.

You should try undervolting your GPU, with MSI Afterburner. I run the same GPU (Gainward Phantom 4070 Super). By default, the GPU runs @ 2900 MhZ & 1200 mV. At this frequency and voltage it reaches 85-90° and the fans are loud as an A380 at TOGA With MSI Afterburner I limited the frequency @ 2500 MhZ & 900 mV. This may seem quite an extreme lower frequency but in MSFS I lose only 2-3 FPS but the temperature never exceeds 65°, and the fans are close to being inaudible. You may find an intermediate frequency and undervolt balance, to suit your needs.

Make sure you use the 4k version (and not the 8k) and depending on your hardware, try running the sim with textures = high instead of Ultra. You can also try this downscaled cockpit texture mod. It has the advantage to install like any mod - in the community folder, thus not replacing any default texture. Should you have any issue with it, just remove it from your community folder.

You should... If you're already used to modern Airbuses, the learning curve is really straightforward. That was the flight that made me uninstall MSFS2020. MS2024 will mature, but is perfectly flyable in its current state on my system.

Wanted to fly a route I often flew on MSFS2020, but on 2024. I waited for months to be able to compare the two sims on a familiar route, as I wanted to have AIGTC working. I was finally able to complete the flight earlier this week, and I can say I am quite relieved ! The flight was even smoother than with MSFS2020 thanks to DLSS4. It was a real pleasure to take off in 1440p 60 fps from CYUL, and to land with the same smoothness 6 hours later in Lyon. A few issues though : > time sync not OK out of the box. I understood too late that a mod "corrects" this bug > AIG quirks but it was not perfect on 2020 either > fuel consumption not correct, might be tied to point no 1, but not sure Anyway, a few shots from this flight :

Thanks for your kind comments I have yet to see some wildlife spawning in Free flight mode...

I love airliners, but I cant fly from/to majors hubs without AIG. So while waiting for a proper AI traffic, I enjoy low n' slow and that's where MSFS really shines. Ground tesselation, 3d trees, ground effect & behaviour, I would not go back to MSFS 2020 for anything. Being attracted by Alaska but having 3 children, I don't have much time to fly : I had to cut back on planning. I asked ChatGPT : "I want to explore the south of Alaska. I plan on doing short hops in a Draco X from Yakutat to Anchorage. Please suggest 8-10 legs, between 30 and 60nm each, knowing I dont want to miss Chenega, Kenai Fjords Ntional Park, Kachemak Bay State Park, Tustumena Lake. Prepare me a summary table of the stages, with the points of interest, suggestions for landing sites suitable for my STOL aircraft, the duration, fuel consumption and minimum cruising altitude taking into account the constraints of the terrain. " + "Please update this table with a suggestion for a natural landing site for each leg" It basically output me this : Quite impressive isnt it ? It allowed me to enjoy my first hop from Yakutat, exploring the coast of Wrangell–Saint-Élie National Park. I landed somewhere near the shore (60° 1' 7,50" N 141° 58' 39,80" W) to set up the camp for the night. Already impatient to start the engine in the cold morning for the next leg ! And you know what I miss right now for that kind of flight ? An update to GeoShot, which allowed to take geotagged MSFS2020 screenshots. I am now curious to see if I can spot bears, elks, etc. Never been so impatient to take off. I'll have to bed the kids earlier 😅

I'll probably go for LFLL => CYUL, to avenge the single-aisle A321 XLR flight I took on this route 2 weeks ago 😀

Thanks for the comments ! The fuel calculation was spot on, with ActiveSky and the historic weather snapshot mode. You can choose a particularly advantageous metar. I plan on trying the flight again, to beat the record of 8 hours and 38 minutes.

Inspired by this article https://pilotweb.aero/news/new-york-paris-speed-record-set-in-a-daher-tbm-930-6298050/ I decided to try to cross the Atlantic with the default TBM. Well, default but modded to take off with twice the base fuel capacity = 600 Gal with a MTOW at 9200 lbs just like the record-TBM. A 3196 nm trip from New York Stewart International Airport (KSFW) to Paris Le Bourget (LFPB) with a planned air time of 9h, and an estimated PBRN of 3414 lbs. After carefully planning the flight, it is time to start our heavy TBM. Heavy to taxi, heavy to roll, heavy to take off. Forget the usual 3000ft/s+ climb speed, with FLC at 130 kts, we are climbing at 1500ft/s max Somewhere above New Scotland, our ABRN is slightly below PBRN. When entering the NAT, we carry 29 lbs more than planned. Crossing the Atlantic by night, closely monitoring the fuel consumption, we exit the NAT as the sun rises - with a 40 lbs fuel excess over planned. Stronger rear winds than expected, we frequently exceeded 420 kts GS. This fuel excess was welcome, because winds were slightly less favorable as we approached the UK. When French Coasts were in sight, our fuel advance had melted down to 12 lbs. Nothing alarming though, as we fly above Rouen Approaching LFPB to land on the 27, we fly alongside CDG Airport We finally smoothly landed at Le Bourget, 3300 lbs lighter than 9 hours ago Outcome of this flight : we did not beat the official record, with a block time of 8:58, but the flight was flawless, especially when it comes to fuel, with a final deviation of less than 1,5%

You could also try to reduce your power draw by undervolting. I have not tried a lot with my CPU but it's always the first thing I do when upgrading my GPU. For example my 4070 SUPER would draw ~200W with factory settings. After undervolting it does not exceed 130W. Thats 30% less power, and 10°C less.

It does, but in my experience it is strongly CPU-related. Could take up to 5 mn with my old 10700K, takes under 2mn with my brand new 7800X3D. Anyway, such a masterpiece, it could take 20mn to load, I would not fly without it. 😁