STUDY LEVEL Long-Haul has FINALLY Arrived | iniBuilds Airbus A300-600R Review | Full Flight | MSFS
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In this video, we carry out a full flight in the iniBuilds A300-600R, within Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS). Does the A300 represent a new benchmark in realism?
We will be recreating a historic Eastern Airlines service, with a flight from Atlanta (KATL), over to Dallas (KDFW).
Please note this video and all its contents / materials, is for entertainment / simulation purposes only.
PC Specs
ASUS Z790
Intel Core i9 13900K 5.8GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
64GB DDR4 3600MHz
Hardware
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog
Saitek Pro Flight rudder pedals
HP Reverb WMR headset
TrackIR5
Earthquake Shell Shoxx transducer
Enjoy the flight! - เกม
As a licensed engineer with current rating on the A300 its worth mentioning that Pitot heats must be on before you start engines otherwise you get FADEC (hexadecimal) fault with PW4000 not sure about the CF.
Thanks for the info, Vannybox - I couldn’t remember whether it was supposed to be done before, or after : )
Much appreciated and all the best!
I've watched/follow alot of flight simulation channels on TH-cam and when it comes to showing off aircrafts in the sim, this channel is the best in the business and is the gold standard. I appreciate all the effort put into these videos.
Couldn't agree more 🎉
Agreed. Great resource
Completely agree
Many thanks for the very kind words, Ikenna! Much appreciated and I’m really glad you’re enjoying the content / finding it useful.
My absolute pleasure on the videos! Cheers for watching and all the best : )
Been here since the first video on the now-forgotten Twin Otter for MSFS, and have always checked in after a new product is released if it is what I want. There are no false claims, no sponsored videos saying only the good things about the product like some other channels, just facts and a video to go with it here. 11/10 channel
An Airbus A 300B4 from Hapag-Lloyd Flug awakened my passion for flying at the age of 6. The first Airbus models are still some of the most interesting for me. The perfect mix. Not too old-fashioned. Not too modern. Not too much automation. Not too little. The Airbus A300-600R - iTB convincingly demonstrates how wonderful it must have been to be privileged to fly such an amazing aircraft.
I found your page about a year ago. Seeing your videos every now and then. Watching some here and there. Now I’m watching them whenever they drop. You have basically become my authority for buying a product on MSFS or not. Just wanted to let you know that I appreciate what you do and the time you take to put these together. Much thanks.
Thank you very much indeed for the kind words, Bowlingrvs, it is hugely appreciated! I’m really glad you’re enjoying / finding the content useful to such a degree : )
My absolute pleasure on the videos. Many thanks for watching and all the best!
Gotta love the effort you put into these videos, my fav msfs creator
Thanks very much, CA! Very kind of you to say and I’m really happy to hear that you’re enjoying the content : )
Cheers for watching and all the best to you!
Another fantastic video of an amazing plane. Always feel like I'm having a private tour around the flight deck with all the bells & whistles. The fidelity of the MSFS planes is just consistently high. Hope you & yours had an enjoyable & restful Christmas & New Year break.
Thank you very much, AS! Sorry it’s very belated but, I hope you had a brilliant Christmas also. Wishing you and yours all the best in 2024 : )
Cheers!
This channel produces the most professional flight sim videos on TH-cam. Thank you!
Thank you very much for the kind words, Benjamin! Very much appreciated : )
I’m really glad you’re enjoying the content. My pleasure and all the best to you!
Really like the Eastern livery. Very sharp looking.
Me too, Wanderer. I also found out (whilst doing some research for this video), that Frank Borman used to be the CEO of the company, which makes Eastern even cooler in my eyes haha!
All the best : )
Happy New Year Captain. Looking forward to your 2K24 postings. GREAT flight and sound package as well. Even though there wasn't a spinny thing on the aircraft, I ended up watching the whole video, thanks! !! !!!
Happy New Year, Mark!
Haha well, I’m very happy to hear that you enjoyed the video all the way through, despite a clear lack of “spinny things”. The A300 isn’t perfect but, I think that iniBuilds did a nice job with the aircraft overall.
Wishing you all the best for 2024! : )
Another comprehensive review. This channel is a huge asset to the flight simming community. Happy 2024 to you.
Thank you very much for the kind words Paul, they really are appreciated! Im glad you enjoyed the video.
All the best to you and yours in 2024! : )
As always a great indepth review. Did a couple of flights myself and agree with the sound assesment. Happy new year
Thanks very much, Dennis! I’m glad you felt that the review broadly hit the nail on the head : )
Happy flying and wishing you all the best for 2024!
I flew this aircraft yesterday from anchorage to kamloops although because of time constraints I didn't finish it ot about half way, I loved it, what a lot of fun and certainly keeps you busy
Nice vid
I’m glad you enjoyed both the addon and the video, Jep! The A300 is indeed a fun aircraft to operate : )
Happy flying and all the best!
If I need a comprehensive, clear, and accurate presentation, I go to your channel. Thank you so much for your outstanding work, it really helps.
Thank you very much once again, sir! Very kind of you to say and I’m all the more appreciative, knowing that you have actually flown some of these legends yourself (I see you have been having some fun with the MD80, A300 etc : )
A little late but, I hope you had a brilliant Christmas and wishing you and yours all the best in 2024!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I’ve been doing Quality Assurance testing with TFDI, and it was very time-consuming for months. They have been reprogramming some automation, and it freed me up to do some content. I’m really enjoying re-learning my old aircraft. I always look to you if I’m going to get started on a new aircraft. We had a wonderful Christmas and New Year celebration. All the best for a happy and healthy 2024.
Great review as always and paid extra attention to this one because my biggest issue with the addon is the lack of documentation. Other than that I find the ini A300 so refreshing and a great balance between realism and playability. I think it gives such a great feel for not just the A300 itself but also for that era of jet, which for me is a better experience than having every circuit breaker modeled. Performance in terms of FPS has been fair IMO, and I’m wondering how much if any of that is because it’s a wide body with a well modeled interior, but it really is a solid effort. Hope you enjoyed your holidays and looking forward to what’s to come in 2024!
Thanks very much Renny, I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
I’m happy to hear that you’re enjoying the A300 (for the most part) and I agree with the points that you raise.
I had a brilliant holiday period, thanks. I hope that you did also! Cheers and all the best for 2024 : )
I hand it to you there is so much for me to learn. Thank you
Your videos are absolutely unreal mate!! Love it
Thanks very much, JB! Very kind of you to say and I’m really glad you’re enjoying the content : )
Cheers for watching and all the best!
wonderful job yet again, great jet in it's day and testament to it as they still fly them today.
Thanks very much, Speedlime! Indeed, it’s great to see these older aircraft still plugging away : )
All the best!
Nice review and flight. Thanks !
Thanks very much Rafal, I’m really glad you enjoyed it! My pleasure and all the best to you : )
Thanks for this video! Looks great in the Eastern livery. My grandfather retired on the A300 at Eastern, but it was the A300b4 variant that JustFlight is working on!
My pleasure on the video, Grant - I’m really glad it brought up some nice memories!
I’ve always thought that the Eastern livery looks great (particularly on the L1011). I’m very much looking forward to Just Flight’s A300 (I would imagine you are too then), it should be a very interesting, challenging and immersive aircraft to operate : )
Cheers and all the best!
Watched a cool vid with a monarch a300 pilot. He was saying the profile mode was so bad they practically left it alone.
When monarch pilots were moving on to the a320 they tried to practice more with the a300 profile mode, trying to work it out in preparation for the 320, but ended up giving up.
What was also interesting was profile mode in at least the monarch 300s didn’t recognise constraints.
Great vid as always, love the a300, forces me to not be lazy and plan the sid/stars while not being as taxing as say the f28 or dc6 if I’m not in the mood.
Would be interested for a link to this video!!
Thanks very much for the info PM! I too would love to see that video, if you get a chance. . .
I did wonder whether the VNAV might just be generally useless on the real aircraft; it worked pretty well for me on the iniBuilds A310 so, one of the two aircraft must be wide of the mark haha. As you say though, this vintage of aircraft provides the perfect balance, between a reasonable workload and the flight actually requiring some thought / intervention.
Happy flying, all the best! : )
Maybe a little late here but I’m still searching for the link. It was regarding the inibuilds x plane release where the flightsim channel in question interviewed an a300 pilot. The thumbnail a300 had a dhl livery. Will search again.
Not to worry, PM - I’ll try and have a look for myself. Thanks very much for trying though! Much appreciated : )
happy new year, captain! 😊 great review as always, enjoyed very much. the level of attention to details makes sour videos so unique, like how you avoided the weather. jusg professional! about the product, it would be a nice touch from ini for this price point if they would offer also the Beluga version of the A300 in the package. then I would consider it. like this I’m happy (well, not always…) with their A310, and very much looking forward rather for their freeware A320 update!
anyway, keep it up in this year as well, wish you all the best! I’m curious when will I watch the first FS2024 video on your channel! 😊🤜🏻🤛🏻
Thanks once again, Péter! I’m really glad you continue to enjoy the videos, some 3 years down the line (crikey haha)!
I don’t think you’ll be the only one sticking with the A310. At the moment, the A300 doesn’t offer a whole lot more, in fairness; hopefully, that will change with the future “upgrade” (with failures etc included). A Beluga would be nice also although, it looks like they might be saving that one for MSFS 2024 (based on the trailer) haha! I haven’t had a chance to try the iniBuilds A320 so, I’m looking forward to that also : )
Cheers again. Hopefully it won’t be too much longer until we’re all taking about MSFS 2024 (and complaining about all the new bugs ha)!
This aircraft is amazing
I’m really glad you’re enjoying it, VL3! : )
As always a very interesting video, thanks
Cheers Geoff, I’m glad you enjoyed it - my pleasure! Thanks for watching and all the best : )
thanks for de content !! great job
My absolute pleasure Canal, I’m really glad you enjoyed the flight! Thanks for watching and all the best to you : )
As a kid this was my favorite airplane. This plane would fly into Chicago and it was such a beautiful site. Still one of my favorites. I think FedEx has them all mostly.
Ah well, I’m glad the video brought back some nice memories then, Headspace!
Yes, I gather that FedEx is one of the largest operators of the aircraft these days though, I believe there are still a few passenger A300’s in service also.
Cheers! All the best : )
Jeez. The visuals when lining up and the window view takeoff are amazing! How did you do that? Is it editing after or different filters/reshade?
Hello Andrew, cheers! Most of the visual fidelity comes from adjusting the weather / lighting in MSFS itself however, for such shots, I do also tweak the contrast a little and add in some vignette (both of which could be done with Nvidia filters etc, I suppose).
I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best! : )
Really enjoy flying this aircraft, but iniBuilds needs to get us remote efb and MCDU capabilities
Very nice!
Thanks very much, NH! : )
VNAV in planes of this era weren't really good IRL, so that is actually something believable that it isn't here either.
That’s a very valid point, NS. I did briefly hypothesise / make mention of that possibility, during the video; the way that the VNAV was behaving, I don’t think the inaccuracies were purposefully modelled but, I could be wrong on that one, of course.
Cheers for your thoughts! All the best : )
Happy New Year 😁😁
Thanks very much, Frode - and to you! : )
I like this plane, this is like the Xplane-11 IXEG 737-300, but for Airbus and for MSFS. They both look like they are from the same era
I need to try their A310 again, i was really disappointed with it but haven't tried it since they put out updates so i'm pretty wary of their stuff at the moment.
Hi ITBS, a great review as always. I don’t see enough here to warrant a purchase compared to the free A310. From watching this video I would not call this aircraft ‘study level’. Keep the reviews coming as you are my go to source for informed opinion on aircraft releases.
Thanks very much, Peter!
I think that’s a fair assessment: The A300 is a nice addon and an improvement over the A310 however, it doesn’t offer a tonne of extra features / improvements over its freeware counterpart. Once random / programmable failures have been added into the mix (and the sounds have been worked on a little more), I think the A300 will have its own “raison d’être”.
Many thanks again and if I didn’t say it already, wishing you all the best in 2024! : )
HI! Thanks for the video, all your vids are great. I wonder what ATC/radio addon you are using?
Hi BL,
Thanks very much, my pleasure - I’m really glad you’re enjoying the content!
The ATC is real-world recordings, which I’ve then edited into the video. There is actually an ATC chatter app available for MSFS though, if that’s the sort of thing you’re after : )
I hope that helps. Cheers and all the best!
Just when I was thinking when are you going to release a video about it :)
Haha well, I have rather a lot of plates to keep spinning these days, CM. For the major releases, I’ll always try to put out a video when I can though ; )
Thanks for watching! All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulationsthank yo, wishing you all the best too! :) Loving your videos!
Huge fan of your work, never purchased an addon without watching your review. Any plans on the FSW LearJet?
Thank you very much for the kind words, John! Much appreciated and I’m really glad you’re finding the content useful.
I certainly wanted to take a look at the Learjet, it was just a question of finding the time to do so: th-cam.com/video/EG3uL8ndrmk/w-d-xo.html
Cheers and all the best! : )
I just did a flight from KMSY-New Orleans to Atlanta. The A300 is something to fly ❤
I’m glad you’re enjoying the A300, Superd65! Happy flying and all the best : )
Since Im not in front of the aircraft at the moment, did you get the stab trim setting from the EFB?
Hi Jay,
I believe I did but, it’s been a while since I recorded the video so, I’m afraid I can’t 100% remember haha.
Sorry I can’t be more specific on that one. All the best! : )
Looks like iniBuilds is the next reference in Airbus airliners simulation. I saw a video showing the iniBuilds A320, very accurate.But this video is utmost, thanks a lot.
My absolute pleasure on the video, Stabilo!
I’ve yet to try the iniBuilds A320 but, I’m certainly keen to do so. I must say though, the Fenix A320 will take some beating. . . I’m enjoying the A300 for now, at any rate : )
Cheers and all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I finished my career participating on the A300-600F cockpit upgrade in situ at Toulouse flight test facility (UPS aircraft). A big improvement with the Honeywell EPIC avionics suite and RDR 4000 radar + improved ATC box.
Oh right, I’m sure that would have been an interesting project to finish up on! I’m glad the video brought back some nice memories, then : )
Thanks for sharing and all the best!
oh another terribly honest review These are simply the best.
Haha. Cheers Mike! Much appreciated, as always ; )
Great to see you back, and happy and prosperous new year to you. What again though is "flex" for the airbus (I have only seen this mentioned with Airbus, but it may be on other aircraft for all I know).
Hi Pythos,
TOGA (takeoff / go-around) would be a full thrust takeoff, whereas “FLEX” is a reduced thrust takeoff (to save on engine wear / tear). The number, eg “FLEX 38”, relates to an assumed temperature and the engine then produces thrust as if it were operating under that outside temperature condition. The higher the FLEX, the greater the reduction of thrust. I believe Boeing (and other manufacturers) offers something similar but, I can’t remember what it’s called off the top of my head
Thanks very much and wishing you a very happy 2024, also! : )
I do wish they would sort out the rain on the inside of windows issue 😞
I think that should be an easy fix, MP; other devs have encountered the same bug / issue previously and seem to have managed to fix things up (I don’t believe it’s an inherent MSFS issue). . .
Cheers, all the best!
SO EXCITED
Do we know if it will be released on the marketplace?
I’m not really sure GB but, I would imagine that the answer will be yes, given that (I think) iniBuilds have released the rest of their output on the Marketplace?
It'd make sense but I just wanted your opinion
Have you any idea how to put more fuel inside this?
I'm getting rlly frustrated bc nothing I do on the tablet or the weight and balance tab on the sim is giving me more than 11% which is not even close to Enough fuel.
Hi Faye,
If memory serves me correctly, you will need to add fuel via the tablet and only then when the engines are shut down / the aircraft is on the ground. Is that what you have been doing?
All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations
I'll try today maybe it'll be different
Maybe I did something wrong?
But in the tablet or the regular weight and balance panel
It usually just doesn't work it just resets to 11%
Man I love your reviews, not only you go through all the details but also give fair criticism. I'm tired of CCs that all they do is dickride devs so they get freebies. It doesn't do anything good for the community.
Keep up the good work.
I wish more devs chose to go the extra mile and not simply get comfortable and stagnant (like PMDG). I have loved all the extra detail this one has over the XP version while being significantly cheaper.
Well, thanks very much for the kind words, Migui - hugely appreciated! I definitely value the integrity of the channel, over a few free addons here and there. I’m really glad you’re finding the content informative / reliable and even better if you’re enjoying it also : )
My absolute pleasure on the videos. Thanks very much for watching and all the best!
What camera do you use in the flight deck? Is this the first person view with FSrealistic? Or a MSFS default? Thanks. Love the videos
Hi PMM,
I'm actually using a head-tracking device called "TrackIR" for the camera movements. It's great, although a little pricey. There are cheaper / freeware alternatives available though, should you wish to give it a go for yourself : )
I’m really glad you’re enjoying the content. Many thanks and all the best!
Hey, what tool do you use for replay (landing wing view)?
Hello David,
I record my flights using this 3rd party recording tool (flightsim.to/file/8163/flight-recorder); it’s not perfect but, it generally works well for things like landing views etc.
I hope that helps. All the best : )
Great review! Bought the plane after your review . I’m having problems adding fuel after takeoff,seems like we can’t. Is there a way to have full tanks before takeoff?? I am a bit new to this
Hi Acido,
Thanks very much, I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
Indeed, you can’t add fuel once airborne; realistic but, a little bit annoying in my opinion. If you want to fill the aircraft up ahead of the takeoff, you can do so via the onboard tablet (load manager) : )
I hope that helps? Happy flying and all the best!
Thank you as always for a great review. P[LEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a top aircraft of 2023 video. I love those ones and have been waiting with baited breath since you mentioned it.
theres a thead on the msfs forums that does a monthly breakdown of the top/most popular planes. I use that to buy new planes when they are in the top 5.
My pleasure, James! I will 100% be doing a Top 10 (maybe 20 haha) aircraft list. I just wanted to try the A300 and Learjet 35 first, to see whether or not they deserve a place on said list. More likely than not, the Top 10 will be my next video : )
Cheers, all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Great to hear and I'm sure we all look forward to that! Thanks again for your time and dedication to what is undoubtedly the best and most in depth MSFS review channel on TH-cam. Top man!
Thanks for the kind words, James! Much appreciated : )
IniBulids just dropped a huge 1.0.2 update that fixes a ton of issues!
I wonder if there is a way they can make rain appear on only the outside, not inside glass.
I think that should be an easy fix, Hobanagerik; other devs have encountered the same bug / issue previously and seem to have managed to fix things up (I don’t believe it’s an inherent MSFS issue). . .
Cheers, all the best!
Hi, Paul from VHHH here. Your kit is very good, how is the sim performance currently working out for you ? I just did an A310 KJFK to EGLL TransAt and the dawn live weather was really superb…backlit virga as the sun rose, then ice warnings followed by rain. All very ‘atmospheric’…Matched only by seriously grim and properly sad pauses of 30 seconds plus during initial let-down and similar again when turning for IAF. I turned off FSLTL and Navigraph charts at TOD (latter runs well on iPad anyway). Seeing comments from latest rig owners moaning.
Hi Paul,
Generally speaking, I’ve been happy with performance on my new PC (especially since, subsequent to this video, I figured out a good DLSS setup on my system). That being said, I have noticed the sim doesn’t seem to be running quite as smoothly of late and very occasionally, I get some significant pauses as well (which I didn’t previously experience). I don’t tend to do particularly long flights so, it’s possible I’m not seeing the worst of it. All in all, it does seem as though sim performance has taken a bit of a hit recently. I gather SU15 should redress the balance a little though.
I hope that helps a little. Happy flying (as best you can haha) and all the best! : )
Do you have a website where you list what peripherals you personally use with Flight Simulator 2020? I'm particularly interested to know whether you use an eye tracker?
Hi THX,
I don’t have a website however, my hardware is listed in the video description (I use TrackIR : )
I hope that helps. All the best!
See why the sizzor lift has no wing screen it'll fly away like a kite
What is creating the ATC comments in your sound track?
Hi Philippe,
The ATC is real-world recordings, which I’ve then edited into the video. There is actually an ATC chatter app available for MSFS though, if that’s the sort of thing you’re after : )
I hope that helps. Thanks very much and all the best!
so what is your opinion of Inibuilds A300 on x plane and msfs? Which version do you prefer and which platform do you prefer?
Hi Samuel,
I’m afraid I don’t really have much an opinion, not having tried the A300 in X-Plane. From what I have heard though, the X-Plane version of the addon is better / more detailed. Generally speaking, for these sorts of aircraft, I prefer the flight modelling in X-Plane and I would be surprised if things were any different with the A300 (although, in terms of flight modelling, I do find it to be one of the better heavier jets within MSFS).
I hope that helps a little. Sorry I can’t offer anything more. All the best! : )
Super badass setup!! What do you think about tobii eye tracker vs track ir?
Cheers, MS!
I haven’t tried the Tobii Eye Tracker myself so, I can’t really offer up much of an opinion, unfortunately. From those that have tried both, it seems that TrackIR is perhaps a touch smoother / more accurate but, with the downsides of TrackIR being that there are more wires involved and the tracking is much more prone to “interference” (from sunlight etc).
I hope that helps a little. All the best : )
I love this plane, it brings genuine long haul ability to the game. Unfortunately the sounds as you touched on ruin the immersion for me. It's not your system, it's the plane.
The startup and exterior sounds are fantastic. How they got the interior so wrong is beyond me. The tablet is an option but you can't turn up what is barely there.
VNAV is interesting, I've had flights where it's been perfect and others like this where it's lost it's marbles. I have read they were pretty bad in reality.
Hi MB,
I’m glad you’re enjoying the A300 (for the most part); it’s certainly nice to have a full-fidelity, long-haul option in MSFS, particularly one that is a bit more “interesting” (than more modern airliners). I don’t know what to make of the sounds - they were a whole lot better / louder in my recordings, vs how they were in my headphones at the time. . . I gather iniBuilds have now tweaked the sounds a bit, though I haven’t had a chance to try the update yet.
I did wonder about the VNAV; I’m sure it’s not that great in reality (anecdotally, that does seem to be true) but, the fact it works fine sometimes and not others (even under the exact same conditions), would suggest to me that there are some (unintentional) gremlins under the hood haha.
Happy flying, sir. All the best!
why do all youtubers land off center slightly to the right like if they are sitting right above the front landing gear
Hi Kimi,
Even on a widebody, one isn’t sitting too far off from the centre of the jet. There is a slight offset required to keep the nosewheel on the centreline, yes but, visually it’s not that significant, particularly in the sim. Whilst this wasn’t one of my finest landings haha, it was pretty much on the centre line.
I hope that clarifies things. All the best : )
Very nice plane. I don't understand the delay on getting it to Xbox though. It's not that much different with the systems than the A310, which I fly quite a lot. Watching numerous videos on this plane I'm not seeing any differences in start up or flight procedures from the A310. Yes, the EFB is different but does that warrant the delay?
Hi John,
For what it’s worth, releasing at a later date on the Marketplace / console, seems to have become “standard practice” for a number of devs. I believe that 1) it takes quite a while to get Marketplace approval and some devs would rather release their product as soon as it’s ready and 2) releasing on the PC first, allows devs to clean up any major bugs / issues, again mitigating any issues with slower updates via the in-sim Marketplace. I don’t know whether any of the aforementioned, specifically applies to the iniBuilds A300 though. . .
As you say, it’s a nice addon overall so, I do hope you don’t have to wait too much longer. All the best! : )
Amazing! Would this be okay to use on Vatsim?
Hi Angus,
The addon should be just fine to use on VATSIM, yes : )
Cheers, all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thanks for the reply mate!
Keep up the good work.
You’re most welcome! Cheers : )
I think the sounds are louder on the ground, the higher you get the quieter they get, i heard somewhere thats true to real life?
Hello Paul,
That is somewhat true, when it comes to wind noise on the flight deck; at higher levels, you’re flying a lower IAS and so, the ambient noise does tend to reduce but, not nearly to the degree I was experiencing with the addon. If that’s what iniBuilds was going for then, fair enough but, some more tweaking is needed I think (again though, the sound levels were much more reasonable when I played back my recording so, perhaps the issue was some “quirk” of my setup etc).
I hope that clarifies things a little. Cheers for your input and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations cheers mate, keep up the brilliant videos, the best out there👍
Cheers, Paul! Much appreciated : )
Wait when did windshield rain start working!?
Haha, it’s addon-dependant, RMI; natively, wipers are still ineffective in the sim however, certain devs (Fenix, iniBuilds et al) have created custom animations, which is really nice to see.
I hope that clarifies things. All the best! : )
Are you in VR?
I think Hoppie has something to do with ACARS
Thanks very much for the info, Kenneth; not something I’m familiar with (in the sim).
Much appreciated! All the best : )
first A300 content I’ve seen - must be discerning viewer 😅
Haha! Either that or, you’re starting with my review and saving the best videos for last, Tom XD
Many thanks for watching. Much appreciated!
@IntotheBlueSimulations Vanessa Williams- “Just when I thought the A300 vid had passed - you went and saved the Airbus for last.”
XD
It like nobody at Microsoft really cares about MSFS or the Market Place .......... Inibuilds came out with the A300-600R last month and it is still misplaced in the XBOX Market Place Store ..... Instead of being listed under Airliners, is is in the Miscellaneous jets section
This is not study level ... it's just study level in the price.
Makes me laugh when people call the A300 a long haul aircraft 😂
Hello Daniel,
Whilst the A300 isn’t much of a “long haul” aircraft by modern standards, the A300-600 is capable of a 6-8hr flight duration, which seems to be the generally accepted definition of a “long haul” flight.
All the best!
Another great video. It's always good to have you terrorizing the skies over the USA, scaring our children and causing our ladies to swoon.
My biggest complaint with the A310 is that when I press ESC, fuel continues to burn. Our company policy requires us to leave the flight deck when the wife calls us to take our inflight meals, so this is most inconvenient. Do you know if this one does the same thing?
R.I.P. Eastern Airlines of blessed memory.
Hi Jay,
Haha! Alas, the “swooning” is only a side-effect of all those virtual “chemtrails” I put out : P
I too discovered the A310 fuel burn bug, the hard way. The last 300ft of my approach into LHR, my A310 was a glider XD
From memory, I don’t think the A300 has the same issue. I can happily check for you, if you want to be sure (I know how important it is to follow company procedure / keep the boss onside!)?
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Many thanks and all the best : )
What weather engine are you using?
Hi Yusef,
It really depends on the video / circumstances. Often, I just make use of Live Weather but, other times, I’ll create a custom weather scenario (as I did here). I also make use of SoFly’s “Weather Preset Pro”, in many of my videos.
I hope that helps. All the best : )
Is having a tablet in a cockpit a real thing in aircraft? or is it just a thing in MSFS.
Hello Christopher,
Yes, I think EFB’s are pretty commonplace these days - we certainly use them in the airline that I work for. Typically, the EFB is used for charts, performance calculations, flight planning etc (so actually, many MSFS addons do a decent job of simulating the real-world functionality).
I hope that clarifies things. All the best! : )
The resolution of my cockpit is terrible not even close to this one.
Hi Ferrabras,
You most likely have the "Optimised Texture Resolution Pack" installed? Somewhat counterintuitively, that texture pack is actually *lower* resolution and is designed to optimise FPS, not graphical fidelity. If you're on console, I believe the lower resolution textures are the default.
I hope that helps? All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations no, it isn't, but I've changed the texture resolution and it improved a little bit.
@@IntotheBlueSimulations On consoles the graphics are very good actually, and not the lowest you can get, I know fellow pc's that have very bad graphics compared to an Xbox x series 🙌
Hi TOGA,
I was referring to the cockpit texture set specifically, as opposed to the graphical fidelity on the console more generally. On the PC, the A300 has 2 options for the resolution of the cockpit textures (eg 4K and 8K) and I believe, the Xbox version uses the lower resolution texture set. I’ve seen many clips of the sim looking great on the console : )
All the best!
My guy doing some pilot deviation to avoid weather....calm down I know this is just demo purposes for this aircraft
Hi Larry,
Haha. Where’s the harm in operating the aircraft realistically? ; )
1) I thought it would be of interest to many of my viewers (it’s not something you see a whole lot of in sim videos and 2) if we aren’t here to simulate flying aeroplanes, what are we here for ha?
All the best!
nice livery. Unfortunately, the painter has the logo on the right side backwards as usual,
It looks really great and all but I'm saving my money. All assists off like so many suggest and can't trim planes to fly for anything. 152 and 172 just want to roll over and fly towards the brown. Can't even fly half the time.
Hmmm, that’s very strange CGM. Are you sure it’s not a control binding issue? Otherwise, have you got the sim’s flight model set to “Modern”, as opposed to “Legacy”? I’ve certainly not been experiencing that sort of behaviour myself and there must be some sort of explanation for it. . .
I do hope you manage to get things sorted. All the best!
I don’t know anything about flight simulators. It looks bloody real. Who’s doing the atc if it’s a flight sim? Is it all pre programmed?
Haha indeed, Johnny - the visual fidelity of some flight sims, is pretty amazing these days! In this particular case, the ATC is real-world recordings, which I’ve then edited into the video. There is actually an ATC chatter app available for MSFS though and even a community of online air traffic controllers : )
I hope that clarifies things. Thanks very much and all the best!
I'm not sure about what you're showing in this video? What is the game changer thing?
Hi Ekin,
I was referring to the aircraft. I have subsequently changed the video title but, I was questioning whether or not the A300 is really a “game-changer”, since iniBuilds and some other reviewers, were referring to the addon as such (personally, whilst I like the addon, I don’t think it offers anything revolutionary).
I hope that clarifies things. All the best : )
Does not work on Xbox series x at all. Freezes... Crashes. Ect.. refund????? Fix????? Not worth 54.. potential. But do not waste your money if u have an Xbox..
Thanks for the info, Travis - I’m sorry to hear that. I’m sure this will be a useful caution to anyone on the console.
All the best!
you get this sorted/ working? thanks for the heads up
No. Still freezes. Uninstalled hope they fix.. it's removed from shop.. didn't get my 54 dollars back..
@@travisbouton4056 thanks for the heads up
Okay, it's a beautiful plane, with well-designed systems. But I didn't understand why there was so much praise for the aircraft. What does it do differently from a Fênix A320,0 from a PMDG 737 (besides obviously having a more decent tablet), etc.?
I can't even do a landing perfectly. I formatted my computer, installed all the drivers, I have an i7 12700k, RTX3060 and 32Gb DDR5, it's a computer that runs between 50fps/60fps. The aircraft takes off and flies very well, but on the ground I feel my headtrack constantly getting stuck. If I click on Navigraph on another monitor, severe screen freezes occur. But the worst is when landing. My frames drop from 40 to 6, making landing impossible. Even though I downloaded the lighter texture pack from the Innibuilds app.
Honestly, although I think the aircraft is beautiful, these defects that I, and I have seen many other people are suffering from, tarnish the launch. Unfortunately.
The aircraft is good but I don't think people said it's better than the PMDG or Fenix. Those two planes are better for sure, there are also other planes like the BAE 146 which I think is better as well among others. This plane is really good but it ain't no PMDG 737.
Hello Daniel,
I pretty much agree; the A300 is undoubtedly a nice addon however, the aircraft does seem to have been “overhyped” somewhat (not the first time that has happened in MSFS haha). I’m sure that iniBuilds will continue to work on the product and it’s quite possible that one day, the A300 will be on a par with the likes of the Fenix A320 / PMDG 737 etc but, as of right now, the iniBuilds Airbus is much closer to the likes of Just Flight’s commercial jets and, even then, is not currently as well polished.
It seems as though the A300 was a little bit rushed out and it’s a shame that some of the aircraft’s future features, will require a further purchase. Nevertheless, I am still enjoying the addon overall.
I hope your FPS issues get fixed up. Cheers, all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Well, I understand exactly as you said. I hope they continue to invest in the aircraft. Yes, fortunately after the last updates the stutter problem in the final has finally stopped! Thank you, my friend!
Unfortunately the virtual cockpit shape is completely wrong (look at the window frames, center pillar....) and it was shipped with game-breaking bugs (aircraft falling out of the sky, MCDU crash for certain routes etc... had 3 of those in 8 flights).
I wish we could, one day, see a FINISHED product release where devs don't consider customers as beta testers.
Most youtubers will not mention any of it and "hype" it as if it was the second coming of christ. I hate that.
Hi SAN,
I very much agree; the A300 was rather “overhyped” ahead of release. Some of that will have been intentional and some of it may just come down to individual experience. Personally, I didn’t experience any CTD’s, nor have I had my aircraft fall out of the sky (though I did read about the issue thereafter); I don’t like / think it’s fair to critique a product, on a problem I have not experienced personally. It’s shame if the cockpit modelling isn’t all that accurate. I’m not all that familiar with the A300 / A310 myself so, I must admit that I wouldn’t be able to tell.
There is indeed an issue, when it comes to devs releasing unfinished products. Sadly, this practice only seems to be becoming more prevalent however, I would say that there are still devs who do things the “right” way (A2A, FlyingIron etc) and they maintain a solid reputation for a reason. In fairness, I think there will always be some issues with an initial release - it’s the nature of the beast but, I agree, things often swing too far the other way these days.
Cheers for your thoughts / observations. All the best!
the performance of this plane is absolute terrible worse than any other payware aircraft fenix,pmdg etc exactly the same poorly optimized like the a310.
having owned all the inibuilds stuff from xplane 11/12 the planes are fantastic they just dont seem to be able to pull off the same with the MSFS offerings the flight model and engine sounds and cockpit sounds in general just are not upto the same standards as on xplane.
hopefully it will improve in the future but so far it seems a half baked release its needing another 6 months in the oven its that high fidelity in its current version you cant even put the crew oxygen supply on in the latest build some things make you wonder if the testers even done any testing this should have been released as a early access build.
so many bugs performance problems etc very poor imo i even tried it on my 3070 laptop its practically unflyable even on my pc it runs terrible also.
I havent had a problem tbh
Some interesting points that you raise, Hayden: I’ve always heard great things about iniBuilds, in X-Plane 11/12 but, so far, I haven’t seen anything astonishing from them in MSFS. iniBuilds have made some nice addons for the sim however, they seems to have trouble optimising their aircraft (with many complaining of FPS issues) and I’ve found their flight models to be pretty hit and miss also (mostly “miss”, though the A300 is rather nice overall).
Given the apparent quality of iniBuilds efforts in X-Plane, hopefully it’s just a case of them “finding their feet” in MSFS and we’ll see the same standard of product eventually (to be fair to iniBuilds, some of the issues may be that of MSFS, as opposed to their own shortfalls). I rather enjoy the A300 but, there is certainly room for improvement.
Cheers for your thoughts. All the best!