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In this video, we carry out a full flight in the newly released iniBuilds A310, within Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS).
We will be recreating a real-world American Airlines service (AA2769), with a flight from Dallas-Fort Woth (KDFW), over to Seattle (KSEA).
Please note this video and all its contents / materials, is for entertainment / simulation purposes only.
PC Specs
MSI B550M
AMD Ryzen 7 5800x 4.7GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
32GB DDR4 3600MHz
Hardware
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog
Saitek Pro Flight rudder pedals
HP Reverb WMR headset
TrackIR5
Earthquake Shell Shoxx transducer
Enjoy the flight! - Hry
As not a real-life pilot, it's always nice to see how it's supposed to be done.
I agree 👍
It's not how it's supposed to be done - the video is littered with mistakes.
Well 321, as I pointed out during the introduction, I’m still learning the aircraft myself aaand as I mentioned at the end of the video, I’m more than happy for people to point out any corrections, learning points etc.
I would imagine that “littered” is probably an overly dramatic adjective, but by all means, if you have something constructive to offer up, please do so?
All the best
Thanks very much HMR, I’m glad you enjoyed it! I *was* going to point out that I am no authority on the 310, but it seems that 321now has very kindly done that for me haha.
I’ve no doubt there are some incongruent differences between operating an A310 and a modern FBW Airbus, but I seemed to manage to “string” a sector together nevertheless ; )
Thanks for watching and all the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I was talking more about general operating procedures, regardless of aircraft type. Unless you fly in real life, there are not many resources that demonstrate how communications are handled, when landing lights are turned on and off, when you start your descent, how soon you start reducing speed, when you put the gear down, etc. It's these little things in your videos that I really appreciate.
Thank you for the video. As a retired RW Airbus A320 series pilot I am enjoying this old-school Airbus. I like the steam gauges with the touch of technology. I can clearly see the birth of the A320 series systems in this aircraft.
My pleasure Peter, cheers!
Yes, getting to grips with the A310 has been very interesting. It's almost like the Rosetta Stone of Airbus haha (Well, I guess the A300 is technically); one can really see how Airbus bridged the gap from more traditional airliner design, over to what we see from them today. I find the A310 to be very familiar and yet surprisingly different at the same time - there seems to be a lot of Boeing-ism's in there also haha.
I'm glad you're enjoying the freebie-jet! All the best : )
She's a gem
I would just like to say that I really appreciate your videos, which I believe hit a great balance of thorough information (which you've researched prior to recording) and a relaxing vibe.
It's also interesting to watch a professional pilot doing whatever, it's a great way to pick up on good habits imo.
All the best friend!
Hi Bread,
Well thank you very much indeed for the kind words! I'm really glad you're enjoying the content and finding it both informative and relaxing haha (interestingly, you aren't the first person to mention that they find the videos relaxing; no bad thing I suppose - so long as I don't send you all to sleep ha!).
It's always great to hear such feedback of course and hugely appreciated.
Thanks very much once again and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Absolutely! I look forward to your future content. I hope you have a lovely day and safe flying, friend! :)
@@IntotheBlueSimulations funny you mention sending us to sleep - flight sim vids are some of my favourite to fall asleep to!
Haha! Well at least if you fall asleep, CZcams will end up thinking that you watched the whole video Ben XD
Cheers and all the best!
Ive always flown Fighter Jets and flying this and watching the luggage and stuff load is so statisfiyimg
Nice Video! I looked it up because I wanted to recap the proper procedures for the A310. This helps me very much. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Thanks very much Chris, I’m glad you found the video to be of use!
I can’t claim to be an A310 expert, so the procedures I used here definitely have a modern Airbus slant to them haha, but there should be enough to get one going and take the aircraft from A to B in a reasonably proficient fashion ; )
My pleasure on the videos and all the best to you! : )
Another first class video & flight. Longer video than your normal videos - had to check in case you were covering the whole flight, unedited! To be fair, I would have stayed the course, if you had. Whole thing was just brilliant. Took me back to an American flight from DFW to SFO some years ago. A pleasure to be part of the flight. Thanks for all your hard work.
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Thanks very much once again AS! Indeed, a little bit longer than usual haha; I like to try and keep things down < 1hr, as I know that's far too long for most already, but I planned on making this video a "premiere", so I figured keeping the video longer, would give me more of an opportunity to chat with everyone + I wanted to cover a "full" flight in the 310. I would love to do some proper full flights, but I can barely think of enough to say during a departure / approach - it's tough having a one-way conversation XD
Anyway, ramble over haha. I'm really glad you enjoyed the video and indeed that it brought back some nice memories! Always a pleasure and thank you very much once again for watching : )
Nice little run through of the A310. The A300 was always one of my favorite airliners. Also agree on the the mechanical display and updated avionics in any airliner.
Thanks very much Headspace, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I've always had a little bit of a fascination with these vintage Airbus aircraft myself, something about the cockpit design is very appealing (on top of it being a hybrid mechanical / electronic setup).
I'm very much looking forward to seeing the 300 in MSFS and it sounds like we shouldn't have long to wait : )
All the best!
Did you notice the oscillation whilst in the cruise? Most noticeable in the external views but also on the climb/descent indicator inside the cockpit. Great video, many thanks for your continued efforts - I learn more from your videos than anywhere else.
Hello Scott,
I did indeed notice and as you say, it was certainly very apparent in the external shots. This sort of behaviour seems to be very typical in MSFS, particularly when flying over mountainous areas; a bit overdone perhaps, but I shall certainly forgive Asobo, since I find the sim's atmospheric modelling to be leaps and bounds ahead of the competition in many respects haha.
I'm really glad you enjoyed the video and indeed that you're learning a thing or two from the content along the way! My absolute pleasure and thank you very much for the kind words : )
All the best!
Great flight. Thank you for this video.
Thanks very much Daniel, I’m really glad you enjoyed it! My pleasure! Cheers for watching and all the best to you : )
Another cracking video, thank you.
Thank you very much sir, my pleasure! I’m happy you enjoyed it. Cheers once again for watching : )
A310 is indeed lovely and FPS is also supposed to be improved as ITB says, however from what I understand the release notes for the beta appear to focus more on other areas.
Great video as always. Just a couple of things I'd like to share:
When setting the landing elevation before departure, you should actually set it to the departure airfield elevation instead. This is in case you need to come back. This is also why it is included twice in the default checklist (once before departure, and once before approach)
You can use the plan mode on the ND whilst the IRS is aligning. It just won't show the current position, but you can visualize the waypoints.
I've been told A310 pilots turn the Wx radar mode to 'Test' when turning it off. That way the rader won't radiate, even when it's accidentally turned on while on the ground.
Thanks very much for the pointers McRookworst and I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed the video!
Haha, the landing elevation was a "damned if you do, damned if you don't thing". I was always of the impression that you set departure airfield elevation, in case of a speedy return (that's what I did on the CRJ etc), but apparently it's not done on the 737 (at least according to a real-world 737 guy I spoke with) and so I stopped doing it in general (as I can't remember the specifics of every single airframe unfortunately). That being said, I think I'll just go back to setting departure airfield regardless, as it seems like the more conservative approach to take.
I was aware of plan mode thanks - I only didn't cycle through, because it would have meant having to change the view again and I wanted to keep a static viewpoint, having just frozen TrackIR (there would have been a big "jump" when I turned it on again otherwise).
As to the weather radar, I've used that exact same model myself and using the test function wasn't ever something we did, but I'm sure SOP / convention is different from one airline to the next.
I'm not trying to bat down all of your points haha, just explaining my choices and why I made them (hopefully it's of some interest).
Thanks again and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thanks for the reply! And I'm always happy to see reasoning/viewpoints behind different choices :)
Wow!!! I feel like I've been on a real trip!!! Great Video!!! Flight Simulation has come a long way!!!...
Thanks very much Larry, I’m really glad you enjoyed the flight / video. Flight simulation has indeed come a very long way!
Much appreciated! All the best to you : )
Excellent job! I live about 40 miles NW of Mt Rainier so you flew over my house. And yes you were correct those are the Olympics out west. Look forward to more 310 content from you.
Ah, well “hello!” then GAOTU haha. Must be a beautiful part of the world to live in (by the looks of it).
I’m glad you enjoyed the video - I’m looking forward to getting back into the 310 as well actually : )
Cheers!
superb flight, thank you for sharing.
Thanks very much Zoso, I’m really glad you enjoyed it! My absolute pleasure and all the best to you : )
Just stunning as always! Thanks for the fine video! Im looking of your in sim settings as my system is the same as yours...do you have a video on that by chance? Keep up the top work!
Thanks very much Doug, very kind of you to say!
I don't have a video regarding my settings, but they are as such:
- “High End” preset
- Pre-Cache = Ultra
- Terrain and Object visibility sliders set at 125% (sorry, I forget the actual names of them)
- Motion Blur = Off
- Glass Cockpit Refresh = Medium
- AI Traffic = Off
- VSync = On / 60fps
That gives a nice balance between graphics and performance. I only run at 1080p though, hence the decent fps (when not flying the A310 haha).
Nothing flashy really. I do spend quite a bit of time tweaking lighting and weather in many of my videos though, both can make a huge difference in the sim.
I hope that helps a little. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers and all the best : )
these are really good flight sim videos
+1 subscriber
Thanks very much PcS, I’m really glad you’re enjoying the content! Cheers for the sub and welcome aboard : )
All the best!
this has to be my favourite plane in the whole of msfs
High praise indeed Mauritania! Certainly the A310 is a brilliant addition to the sim and great fun to operate : )
Happy flying and all the best!
Hoping for a freighter variant! Awesome aircraft. Keep up the good work, your videos are my go to for deciding what I want to fly (and or buy).
Likewise Joe; a freighter variant would be great! I gather that any devs who produced aircraft for the 40th anniversary edition of the sim, aren’t allowed to produced payware variants of the same aircraft, but hopefully we still see the freighter one way or another. We’ll be getting the A300 at any rate : )
Thanks very much for the kind words, thoroughly appreciated! All the best!
Seattle! 🥰 … we’ve indeed been getting lucky lately with such nice weather
Looked like it SF! A touch windy perhaps, but otherwise beautiful haha (how crazy is it, that I can comment on the state of the weather in your part of the world, based on what I saw in a flight sim ha).
I don't know what the weather is doing over with you now, but I hope you had a nice thanksgiving either way!
All the best : )
I can't imagine the time and effort it takes to make software like MSFS.
Absolutely Poverty Spec - it's a hugely impressive undertaking, no doubt! I'm glad someone felt up to the task though haha!
All the best : )
Evolution did the whole world and the template msfs is based on without having eyes, ears, hands or brains, so it shouldn't be all that much of an effort for fully equipped humans!! Lol!!
Haha, but evolution took a few billion years Kokoete - hopefully Asobo will be a little bit faster! XD
Perfect video, perfect plane…..thank you
Thank you very much sir! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and indeed that you're enjoying the A310 : )
My pleasure! Cheers
Your music choice is alway spot on
Haha, thanks very much PilotFlo, I'm really glad you enjoyed it! For whatever reason, I actually felt I slightly missed the mark on this video, but I'm very happy to hear you felt otherwise ; )
Cheers again and all the best!
Awesome video! Ryanair approves of your bouncy touchdown tho lol :P
Haha! Thanks Victor! Yes, it wasn't my finest, but then you can't win 'em all I suppose. There must still be some issues with the flight model. . . ; )
I'll chuck my application in with Ryanair next week ha. Cheers and all the best! : )
I so look forward to you trying out the Fokker!
Haha, well me too Jolly! I’m really looking forward to the F-28 : )
Cheers, all the best!
IBT, great video and thank you for the insights in to how this beauty flies. I've been a bae146 flyer for a while but always wanted to get to grips with something a little bigger and this was the ticket. I also fought after watching this that the fmc was a little easier to understand than the 737 600, and the autopilot didn't do strange things like the 737 does. Unless that's just my lack of understanding of the 737.
Thanks again look forward to the next video on this aircraft
Hello Jason,
My pleasure on the video, I’m glad you enjoyed it / found it to be of use! I’m by no means an A310 expert, but I cheated and filled in the holes with some other “Airbus-isms” haha ; )
The A310 is certainly great fun though and an amazing jet to have as a freebie! A nice step up from the 146, as they’re both of a similar vintage in terms of avionics etc. I guess it’s a case of what one gets used to; I’m sure the 737 makes sense to those who fly it haha : P
I should get back into the 310 again at some point. . . Cheers and all the best! : )
Great! What a sim this is!!
Cheers Tofuto! Yes, MSFS is indeed a pretty great sim these days : )
All the best!
I really enjoy these videos. Thank you for taking the time to do them. Just a couple of quick questions, what replay software are you using for wing views on takeoff and landing, and how do you find the warthog? I have just got one but not sure what sensitivity to set up. Thank you as always
Hello Alec,
Thanks very much for the kind words! My pleasure and I'm really glad you're enjoying the content.
I use a 3rd party recording tool, which can be found here: flightsim.to/file/8163/flight-recorder
For the wing views themselves, I just move the camera into position manually (on most addons).
I'm a big fan of the Warthog! I've had mine for a while now and it's pretty robust, works nicely with most types of simming etc. In terms of sensitivity, I tend to keep my settings pretty standard. That may well not be the most realistic option, but it keeps things consistent across addons and makes things "fairer" for any product reviews etc. The only sensitivity setting I have changed - I have my rudder curve set to -50, as the rudder control in MSFS is still way overly sensitive.
I hope that helps? All the best! : )
i almost thought you were on vatsim for a sec, i was like dang that ATC is on point then I realize you had tapes. which is cool too. imagine integrating real tapes from that actual flight
Haha, it is amazing how realistic VATSIM can sound at times Gary. It should in theory be possible to create a flight and follow along with the real-world ATC (in the US at least), but it would be a fair bit of work to do so. I try to pick appropriate ATC units where I can but alas, don't have the time to go into the aforementioned levels of detail.
Cheers and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations yeah did a vatsim flight right now as a matter of fact. very pro, very good job by the volunteers that do it! [edit the extra rant]
i know every second is archived, but I don't know who has clearance or access to those archives. they don't seem to just be public. CVRs especially hard to get.
Indeed Gary! I’ve only been on VATSIM the once, but I would have absolutely believed they were real-world controllers, had I not known otherwise (it was during COVID, so to be fair they might have been haha).
A lot of real-world ATC recordings are available over on LiveATC.net (some countries aren’t available, due to local laws etc), if that sort of thing piques your interest : )
Excellent instruction
Thanks very much AN, I’m really glad you found the video useful! Cheers for watching and all the best to you : )
Misquote 55:45 ? : "as usual the sim (not) really failing to disappoint, I have to say"..... I didn't think you were disappointed ! Nice video thanks. Haven't tried this one yet.
Haha, getting my words a little bit twisted there for sure Ray! Indeed, I throughly enjoyed the flight overall - I’m glad you enjoyed it too : )
Cheers and all the best!
Such a beautiful flight and video. Couple of suggestions, do replays of the landing from the outside of the aircraft -- panning with different angles (easily done in camera-drone mode with an x-box controller connected to your PC). Take-off replays as well with the same camera concepts....and lastly, when reversers deploy upon landing, it would be great to see that with a camera shot (your camera shot was from inside looking out the window looking at an engine and ground views.) Bravo for such great work in putting this video together, a real feat of patience and know-how in and of itself.
Hi Dabney,
Thanks very much for the kind words and indeed the suggestions!
I do occasionally include external views for takeoff / landing in my videos, it just depends on how I’m feeling on the day haha (I tend to prefer wing views for the heavy jets though, as I feel it just helps keep the immersion that little bit more). 100% agree on the reversers, but unfortunately I couldn’t find a decent angle to capture them from on the A310, without the view clipping into the cabin wall etc.
I’m really glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching and all the best : )
Great video!
Thanks very much Marcel, I’m really glad you enjoyed it!
All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I really like your format and the way you present everything. That makes these videos so interesting.
Brilliant!
Thank you very much sir, I’m glad you enjoyed it! Cheers and all the best : )
Thank you for the Refresher, I flew the A310- 300 & the A300-600R 30 years ago & it looks like they did a very good job with this.
I will have to drag out my old notes & get back into it.
I would love to see Fs2Crew give me an F/o & our Australian "Jasmin" F/a :o)
My pleasure Bill!
I’m sure there was probably a fair few user errors on my part haha, but it’s quite impressive how much can be carried over from a newer Airbus to the older designs. iniBuilds certainly did a great job with the A310, so its well worth getting back into - I’m sure it will be just like riding a bike ; )
Happy flying and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations That is what Airbus & Boing do too & it sure makes endorsements easier.
Would you believe I am concentrating on the Classic DC3 at the moment as I flew 1,600 hours in them, my first Airline endorsement now there is a wide spread in a carrier. :o)
Interesting video. I have about 15k hours on Airbus, but I missed this generation and went straight from the B747-200 to the A340-300 (and later the 346, 332 and 333 - and technically the 35X, but never flew it), which was a complete brain change! I was surprised at the t/o performance calculation; for a relatively small and light aircraft, a Vr of 167 seems pretty high. I can't remember seeing speeds like that in the 346 below around 350 tonnes. But it may reflect the performance compromises Airbus made at the time. Anyway, good to watch. You have a nice manner.
Hello Tim,
Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and indeed the kind words. Like yourself, I’ve flown a number of different members of the Airbus family, but nothing of this vintage. I did find it rather interesting, getting a feel for the A310 and noting the similarities / differences, as compared with a more modern Airbus. I was a bit surprised by the V speeds also and initially thought exactly the same (I put the high speeds down to Airbus having shortened the A310’s wing slightly), but as was pointed out by a real-world A310 chap, it was of course a slats-only takeoff. . .
Thanks very much for watching and all the best! : )
Great video.
Thanks very much zzzbb8, I’m really glad you enjoyed it! Cheers : )
Great video as always! Quick question: is the ATC audio real-world, or is it VATSIM? I’d love for you to do a flight with ATC interactions.
That was definitely real world!
Hello Clarke,
Thank you very much, I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
The ATC is actually recordings from LiveATC.net, which I’ve then edited into the video. I am forever meaning to give VATSIM a go but 1) I don't fully understand the whole "top down" approach (I think I get the idea, but I'm sure I'd stuff it up haha and 2) I know I'll end up saying the wrong callsign within about 5 seconds and giving the game away as to who I work for XD
Still, it is something I would like to do one day, so I'm sure I'll brave the VATSIM servers eventually ; )
Cheers! : )
It is impressive how true-to-life VATSIM can be sometimes Ty! I've been on there just the once (I was "flying", the other guy was doing the talking haha) and I easily could have been fooled, that I wasn't talking to real-world controllers (it was during COVID, so they may well have been real controllers I suppose haha).
Cheers ITB. Now watched in full. Surprised you didn’t mention the external and internal appearance and finishing, although I concede this may depend upon whether or not one has space to download the advanced package. Even though it is free, would be good to have your views on this.
Cheers Mark!
Yeah, I wasn't really looking to review the jet, but it may have come across that way, as I simply couldn't help myself at times haha. Internally, I certainly think the 310 looks pretty great (I did download the enhanced version mind you), externally it's a touch "meh" I felt; doesn't have the same level of finesse (I think perhaps with the PBR) as some of the payware competition (not that it looks bad though).
The fps was my major issue, but it sounds like that's getting fixed up. It felt like a few areas of the flight model could use some work also, but that's conjecture on my part. . .
There you go, mini review complete : P
All the best Mark! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Cheers dude, appreciated as always.
Question, great video by the way, your camera view settings do you have a video showing how to recreate your setup? Thx
Hi Luttes,
Thanks very much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
I don't have a video on the topic I'm afraid. For the camera movement, I'm using a head-tracking device called "TrackIR". It's great, although a little pricey. There are cheaper / freeware alternatives available though, should you wish to give it a go for yourself. For the wing views etc, I was simply just slewing around using the default MSFS camera controls (you will need to download / install the "enhanced" version of the A310 though, to have the cabin visually modelled).
Does that help a little? All the best! : )
I keep meaning to ask but what do you use for the background ATC chatter? I will occasionally open LiveATC in a new tab and keep that open as having the chatter is great for immersion but if there is an easier solution that would be lovely. Thanks again for another wonderful video.
I've used LiveATC myself a handful of times.
Hi CG,
The ATC is actually recordings from LiveATC.net, which I’ve then edited into the video. There is an ATC chatter app available for MSFS though, which sound like the sort of thing you’re after. The app essentially just makes use of LiveATC, but I gather it will try to play regionally appropriate recordings etc - so might make life a touch easier : )
I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. My pleasure and all the best!
Awesome video, thank you as always! You’re my go to for MSFS reviews. How did you get the APU started with all fuel tanks off? I always get a waning message indicating that at least 1 tank need to be on.
APU does have it own fuel pump,(well it does on the A300). Good practice is to have the left inner pump on when you have the APU running.
Hi Yo,
Thanks very much, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video! My absolute pleasure : )
It seems that was a bit of an error on my part actually: The APU *can* be started without any fuel pumps on (and indeed I did this, purely out of habit, based on the more modern Airbus fleet), but as Euin points out and you yourself allude to, much better to have a pump running - this avoids any caution messages etc as well. Interestingly, I didn't get a caution when starting the APU in DFW, but I did have one on a couple of other arrivals, hence why I remembered to leave a pump on in SEA haha.
I hope that clarifies things a little. Thanks again for the kind words and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks kindly. Super interesting and definitely slightly different practice when compared to, say the A320, which can run the APU without pumps. But agree that it’s better to be conservative! Thanks again for all your content. Cheers from down under
Haha yeah, I’ve been caught out with a few “differences” thus far XD
You’re most welcome! Cheers : )
Great video thank you. Are you using a head tracker to look around the flight deck?
Thanks very much Keith, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I am indeed using TrackIR in the video, yes : )
My pleasure and all the best to you!
Thanks for yet another nice video. Waiting eagerly for the 310 beta patches to hit live so the FPS gets livable. But at least i get to spend some time with the Beaver and DC-3. MFS is amazing, with the walking, driving and sailing things being ventured in to as well. Very curious to see where MFS is going to be in 5-10 years from now. If Asobo and MS are going to keep backing it this strong and 3rd party scene growing.
Not going to lie, after FSX and then MS Flight flopped i thought civil flight sims ouside of a hardcore base in XP and P3D were slowly vanishing. And now we are here, arguably the best time since what, 2004 abouts with FS2004, XP, IL-2, LO-Mac. FS2020 and not not just being dropped and left for a cashgrab but backed like crazy with SU and free WU's, visiual content you previously had to pay a LOT for.
It is not just here, it is redefining what is normal in flight sims. Despite it's flaws i think it is pretty amazing that we get this. The only downside is that for competitors, well, i don't think any other sim, be it XP or a new IP, unless backed by MS or Google as well is ever going to get close. MFS just took the ball and ran
And on top you get the 3rd party and the modders and boy do they (well, a lot of them) make some fantastic stuff happen too.
I am so gratefull for being able that this(and the content around paid and free) exists for us to purchase and enjoy. And even on a console for crying out loud haha who would have thought that. It's pretty amazing isn't it.
A pleasure as always good sir!
Yes, it came as a big shock to me also, when MSFS was announced (somewhat out of the blue haha). I had certainly given up on Microsoft participating in the hobby and I think we had all gotten used to flight sims being "second-class citizens", when it came to graphics, hardware optimisation etc - now we get specific updates from Nvidia ha! I'm so glad that Microsoft did choose to return to the genre and whilst the sim did get off to a bit of a dodgy start, clearly MS backed the right horse with Asobo. I'm happy they chose to go back to a "full" flight sim also and not whatever "Flight" was supposed to be. I don't think any of us would have predicted the success of MSFS, but it's been great to see the sim / hobby flourish and I agree, it will be fascinating to see where we are in 10 years time (if we can all afford to keep the heating on that is haha)!
Asobo / Microsoft clearly didn't have to spend the money on this update; the fact they did, I think really goes to show their passion / dedication to the hobby. Most games get lootboxes, we get 100's of £'s worth of free addons. The sim has absolutely redefined what the genre is all about and for the better I think overall. I love "serious" simming as much as the next man, but you need a bit of that "thrill of adventure" and to have some fun from time to time also haha. I'm glad we have a new crowd onboard (some of whom I'm sure will stick with the hobby for life) and I'm glad we (generally) don't have to pay £80 for an addon any longer!
It is indeed all rather amazing and a great time to be a simmer! : )
Well, of course, we never had A-310's at AA, but until iniBuilds gets the A-300-600R ported over to MSFS this will do as well as anything! I did not know they had this AA livery out.
Hello Anthony,
I couldn't remember whether AA operated the 310, or only the 300, but the livery was just too beautiful to pass up - such a shame to no longer see it around! The AA livery is available from the iniBuilds product manager (which has to be downloaded separately) and I believe there is now also a version of it available over on Flightsim.to.
Cheers and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Sadly, Flightsim.to appears to have taken that livery down. I got there last week literally a few minutes too late. But it matters not, since real pilots cannot see what livery appears on the plane they are flying unless they did the walk-around! The Captain usually does not do that, and often when entering through the jetway you literally never see the outside of the plane....
Tubeliners aren’t my thing.
But, thank you, for yet another great video!
Haha, fair enough Osuna, I know tubeliners aren't to everyone's tastes. I try and keep a mix here on the channel, so that there's something for everyone ; )
Thanks very much all the same - hopefully catch you on the next one haha! Much appreciated and all the best : )
29:44, check the weird wing shadows out the side window when doing the takeoff roll.
@BB Sky But wrong sun angle for that.
I'm not too sure on that one myself Bullet haha; I think BB is correct, but I can't quite get my head around the angle of the shadow being cast over the wing ha (again, it would only make sense that it's the vertical stabiliser I think). . .
Cheers
I was hoping for a southwest takeoff lol great video mate!
Southwest as in the direction, or as in the airline haha? To be fair, both my added ATC and indeed the windsock were favouring the southerly runways, but SimBrief had me planned for a northerly departure and I wasn’t about to change all of that for a few knots of wind XD
Next time perhaps ; )
Thanks very much Ouija! I’m glad you enjoyed it. All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations that’s understandable I wouldn’t either lol, but like airline when they get on the runway it’s a rolling start lol
I am speeches, Many Thanks. Top flight ✈️ ♥️
Haha, many thanks once again Conleth! I’m glad you enjoyed it. My pleasure as always - the 310 has certainly been interesting / good fun to learn : )
Cheers!
Keeping it real. 👍
Nicely done! Got about 5000 hrs on the A310. Complicated, temperamental, noisy cockpit and shitty fuel system. But with those GE CF6 engine, loads of power. Had a love/hate relationship with that aircraft.
Thanks very much Mic! I’m sure there was more than one or two “user errors” throughout the video haha, but it’s quite impressive how much carries over from the newer Airbus’ to the old (or vice versa I suppose).
I always thought that the A310 looked like an interesting aircraft to operate, but perhaps I dodged a bullet by the sounds of it XD
Cheers and all the best! : )
Thank you for a very informative video, I really like this aircraft but to date I've only completed one successful flight in her, this is not due to my bad piloting skills but the constant black screens I get with the xbox series s, I really wish they would sort this out as its been going on for far too long now. Keep up the good work.Gary
Thank you very much Gary, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
One of my Discord mods was actually streaming the A310 last night and the sim crashed on him before he could even get the APU fired up ha. I'm not sure whether he's on Xbox or not, but it's crazy / sad that even after all this time, we are all getting such mixed results with MSFS (I haven't had any major issues myself, but certainly plenty of minor ones along the way). Asobo do seem to be moving the sim in the right direction now though, so hopefully we can *all* enjoy the sim to its fullest degree, in the not-too-distant future.
My pleasure on the video! All the best : )
Thanks, one request though. When entering data into the MCDU could you please zoom in enough so that I can read data as it is being entered.
Cheers SR! Oh yes, apologies, as I thought I was sufficiently zoomed in there, but I shall try and get a little bit closer next time ; )
All the best!
Ground physics on touchdown like super mario kart!
Hi Iain,
Yes, ground physics is definitely still one of the areas MSFS could use quite a bit of improvement in. Mind you, no sim seems to get it 100% spot on.
Cheers, all the best!
what settings do you run? i have a 3080 and run ultra but its laggy? also your seattle looks so goof mine has hills and bumps everywhere and i cant land? what KSEA do you use? and do you know how i can fix it? please also love the content thanks!
H Knox,
My settings on this particular PC (I have a new setup now), were / are roughly as follows:
- “High End” preset
- Pre-Cache = Ultra
- Terrain and Object visibility sliders set at 125% (sorry, I forget the actual names of them)
- Motion Blur = Off
- Glass Cockpit Refresh = Medium
- AI Traffic = Off
- VSync = On / 60fps
That gives a nice balance between graphical fidelity and performance. I only run at 1080p, hence the decent FPS / smooth performance. The things I’ve turned off / down are known to be famerate hogs. It’s important to note, I also spend a lot of time tweaking the weather / lighting in my videos, which accounts for much of the graphical fidelity you see (as that can make a huge different to how the sim looks overall).
Haha, I experienced the same with Asobo’s “handcrafted” KSEA (which is what I was using during the video). I got lucky though and didn’t hit any bumps until the departure end of the runway, which was a section of the video that I ultimately edited out anyway. It is a shame that the Seattle scenery is pretty iffy, given that it’s supposed to be “custom”.
I hope that helps a little! Thanks very much and all the best : )
awesome
Thanks very much SFD, I’m really glad you enjoyed it! Cheers and all the best : )
Man the A310 is a FAT plane
Haha! It is rather a chunky old gal XD
Still learning how to land this plane. Profile descents generally don't turn out well for me. Always end up high. So I'm learning manual descents for the last stages so I can intercept the ILS correctly.
We don't use the profile mode much in descent, it just doesn't work or keep up, figures we use 3x Altitude +10=nm to run, start configuring around 25nm to run give or take, and be around 5000ft, anytime you get less than 3x atitute=nm you got to come up with some magic
Thanks for offering up the help Euin, very much appreciated! : )
Hello Jon,
From what Euin is saying, it sounds as though profile mode is pretty useless on the real jet also haha. 3X your altitude (give or take a factor) seems to be the most common way to calculate a manual profile. There are of course many ways to skin a cat though haha. Modern jets can tend to be a bit more slippy and for what it's worth, I tend to just use 4X altitude at work. It's a touch more conservative of course, but by the time you've got the jet slowed down etc, it all tends to pan out quite nicely. There are jets that manage 3X profiles just fine though, so play around a bit and see what works for you : )
I hope that helps somewhat. All the best!
Great video, and much appreciated. It's a nice a/c to fly. Can I ask you a question re TrackIR. I too have this but are yet to get it stable enough to use a lot. I see your views are quick to arrive at, and there is no movement of your head seemingly after. I find that any movement at all creates a most annoying and continuous movement about the cockpit. Can you possibly explain what settings you are using for these videos? Then I can re-engage TrackIR to fly with......Thanks in anticipation
Hi Transair,
Thanks very much, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Yes, TrackIR can be very fiddly to get set up nicely. I have my profile tuned in pretty well (to my liking at least), though there is still a little bit "head discipline" required when recording haha. I get this question a lot, so I actually uploaded my TrackIR profile to Flightsim.to. Just search for "Into the Blue TrackIR profile" and it should come up pretty readily. Feel free to give it a go and see what you think : )
I hope that helps. Cheers again and all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations that's brilliant. Thanks for much for your response. I'll try that.
You’re most welcome! : )
Excellent video. I think I'll go with MFS instead of Xplane 12.
I cant speak for X12. But MSFS 2020 got massively better since release.
Trust me, msfs has so much more coming in the next year, its gonna be amazing
Lol
Thanks very much FMC, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
It very much depends on what you're looking for in a sim: If you are a die-hard flight model enthusiast, then X-Plane is still the better choice, otherwise MSFS has most things covered pretty well these days.
Of course, both sims all have their strengths and weaknesses. In my opinion X-Plane is still the best (civilian sim) when it comes to flight modelling and it is still the most "realistic" sim overall, but MSFS is starting to catch up in many areas. Until very recently, I still headed back over to X-Plane if I wanted to do some "serious" simming, but now that we have a couple of very high fidelity addons in MSFS (like the Fenix A320), I find I am spending very little time in X-Plane.
Graphically, MSFS pretty much wins hands down of course. My current major gripes with MSFS: Many airports do not have real-world taxiway designations, the ATC system is very sub-par and the weather system whilst very good, certainly still needs some work (it doesn't always match the real world METAR etc).
I spend 90% of my time in MSFS now, for what that's worth. X-Plane 12 is still in beta and certainly has some issues, but I've no doubt it will become a solid sim. I own X-Plane 12 also, but it hasn't done enough to tempt me back over yet.
I hope that helps a little, all the best! : )
wow....after that landing....im sure glad its just a game
“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone” ; )
In fairness, the FPS was hardly doing me any favours but yeah, it wasn’t one of my finest haha XD
All the best
Exellent video tutorial. Very illustrative. When I fly on CRZ level, the plane is loosing navigation, despite I have NAV activated or same, if I switch to HED SEL. Any idea why this happens? I can then only steer the plane into a different direction by deactivating the AP and fly manually.
Thanks very much Erich, I'm glad you found it useful!
I'm afraid I'm struggling to think what might be the cause of your issue. So, you are saying that the autopilot won't fly NAV in the cruise, what about at other times? The only thing I can think of, off the top of my head; what is it that you're doing to activate the autopilot? You aren't accidentally putting the autopilot into CWS mode, as opposed to CMD are you?
What you're describing is very strange behaviour otherwise. If you have any more details you can provide, that might help?
Cheers : )
The ultimate immersion is VR and if MSFS can't perfect it then I stay X-Plane
Good video..but to be more realistic try to intall GSX Pro & FSRealistic..you'll be more satisfied 👍👍
Thanks Krool, I’m glad you enjoyed the flight!
I do actually now own GSX (I don’t recall whether I owned it at the time of recording this video); I switched PC’s recently and have yet to reinstall the addon - I shall have to get around to doing so.
Cheers, all the best! : )
Are you using a software for that ATC chatter or is that VATSIM or something like that?
Hi Dave,
The ATC is actually recordings from LiveATC.net, which I’ve then edited into the video. There is an ATC chatter app available for MSFS though, if that’s the sort of thing you’re after : )
I hope that helps a little. All the best!
I fly casually in 3rd person, any tips how to make it more stable while in air?, it tends to want to go upwards by itself so i'm constantly pushing up on the joystick and it's very sensitive, much more unstable than for example A320 FWB, any tips for this?.
Hi ESP87,
I guess the best tips I can give are 1) make sure you have all of the sim's assistance options turned on 2) make sure to trim the jet (that's most likely why it wants to fly "up"). As speed increases / decreases, you will need to input elevator trim, in order to keep the aircraft in level flight). The A320 is stable, because the jet auto-trims for the pilot, the A310 does not do this.
I hope that helps a little. All the best! : )
I love flying this plane but it's a pretty steep learning curve from the A320 this is close to if not study level. Having trouble setting it up do do an ILS landing
Hi Fizz,
Yes, the A310 is certainly a bit more work than the A320, a bit more demanding to operate etc, but I find it all the more rewarding to fly as a result (and it’s an interesting aircraft to operate). Anything specific causing you trouble with the ILS? It should just be a case of tuning it up on the centre console and then arming up the autopilot. To display the ILS on the PFD you’ll also need to make sure ILS is selected, via the switch located just to the right of the EFIS control panel.
I hope that helps a little. Happy flying and all the best! : )
Not an aviator but Really enjoyed that.
Ah well thank you very much Johnny! it's always nice to hear that people are enjoying the content of course, but perhaps even more so when aviation isn't really their thing haha.
Cheers for the kind words and all the best! : )
Are winglets retrofitted on the a310-300 or did they originally build them with it?
Originally built with them it was the first time Airbus used this design
Thanks for the info Xavier, much appreciated! : )
Hi Niclas,
It looks like as Xavier points out, the A310 was built with them (I haven't come across any pictures to the contrary). Strange though, since I gather the early 320's didn't have winglets. . .
All the best! : )
Don't most airline pilots start with engine 2 before they go to 1? Haven't a clue why, but I keep noticing this on CZcams videos.
It’s very much aircraft dependant (rather than a pilot preference issue) Kokoete. I’m not actually sure which engine is started on the A310 first in fairness. I seem to recall that the 737 has a hydraulic issue, if the #1 engine is repeatedly started ahead of the #2 for example (though not being all that familiar with the 737, I could be wrong on that one) and on some aircraft, the hydraulics for the braking system might be powered off a certain engine, so it would make sense to start that engine first etc. Generally the start sequence will be detailed to the pilots via the aircraft documentation / company procedures.
I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best! : )
ramp turn time loading that a310 with belt loader 2hrs and 30 mnts yes with 4 people on the belly lololol
Haha, I’m sure it would take a while! In the sim, it took < 1 minute XD
Cheers!
Anyone knows how to remove the passengers cabin while maintaining the same old texture and tessalation quality since it was very fps friendly ?
No way of doing that so far as I am aware, FL350. I agree though, it would be a nice feature to have, as FPS on the 310 is less than friendly.
Sorry I can’t be of more help on that one. All the best! : )
How is your game so smooth.. I have a similar setup to you but I get frame drops quite a bit. Do you post your settings anywhere?
Hi Reqnr,
I suspect the short answer is - I run at 1080p haha. That means I can run at a pretty nice fps; I have VSync turned on to prevent screen tearing, so usually that gives me a bit of overhead for any heavy scenery etc. The A310 was certainly still a big hit though ha. My settings are broadly as follows:
- “High End” preset
- Pre-Cache = Ultra
- Terrain and Object visibility sliders set at 125% (sorry, I forget the actual names of them)
- Motion Blur = Off
- Glass Cockpit Refresh = Medium
- AI Traffic = Off
- VSync = On / 60fps
That gives a nice balance between graphics and performance. The things I’ve turned off / down are known to be famerate hogs.
I hope that helps. Cheers and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations ahh thank you for the reply!
I'm running in Ultra wide 2k so I imagine that it is 😅
Haha, that ought to do it! : P
You’re most welcome! All the best : )
For those of you being interested in how a real A310 pilot did his cockpit prep, let my try an A310 cockpit preparation in a nutshell:
What you do is basically switch on the batteries, test the APU fire loop and squib, start APU, go into the fms to check database and then go directly to init A page, switch on left, right and middle IRS, check the aircraft coordinates via REF > GPS monitor page on the other fms, and correct coordinates on the init A page and hit ALIGN IRS, then go up to the isdu (right below left IRS), and check if those coordinates have been taken over.
Then you can start with the overhead panel flow column by column, from bottom to top and left to right. Switch on the signs, the dome light (only cockpit lights at EMER Elec config), then FLT RCDR to GND CTL. When you are at the lights, switch the strobe in "Auto" and NAV/Logo in "1" or "2" (if equipped), all others OFF. We call it the "U". All the Pitch trim, yaw damper and ATS levers UP, check the squib and loop of ENG 1, and ENG 2 once you are there. Yes, you switch on every fuel pump, even if the fuel tank is empty, or even if the ACTs are not installed, as the auto fuel feed will be impaired and the CG can not be controlled. Switch on window and probe heat, once the covers are off. Switch on and check oxygen is at least between 1400 and 2000 PSI. EMER exit lights to ARM. You can select ECON FLOW with less than 160 PAX on board.
So bottomline, you basically switch all white lights off on the overhead panel.
Right after that, i set up the EFB, get the ATIS and calculate my take off performance. Then i fill the FMS with the weights, flight plan, take off speeds etc.
On the Prog page, we use bearing distance for the EOSID fix, and depending on Pilot flying from left or right, the corresponding other side is used to tune a VOR station (e.g. if CM1 is flying, we put in a VOR or DME station in Remote 2 (right side) at the bottom of the Prog page, that assures, that Remote 2 isn't autotuning any other undesired stations, for a departure or EOSID).
Now that i have done my calculations with the EFB before and know, that there are no performance issues with the planned departure, i start setting up the FCU. In the Speed window, we dial in the V2, then press the knob to activate a preset and dial in at least 250 knots, or take off weight + 120 Knots, whichever is higher. The preset gets activated, when for example during engine failure, where u deactivate the PROF mode and select the ALT hold mode at the acclereation altitude, the vertical mode changes, and an acceleration to the preselected speed is required.
During normal operation in PROF mode, this speed will be disregarded, as there is no Mode change. The preset function can also be used, when descending to fl100 for example and you want to keep 310 knots, until reaching your altitude, and then slow down to 250 kts. Once ALT* appears, the vertical mode has changed, and your preset speed is activated, or it can also be used to change from 310 knots, to Mach 0.80 at you crossover altitude for climb Modes any other than PROF. Just remember, the preset speed is very useful and gets activated, whenever there is a vertical mode change.
On the EFIS control panel we set the minimum to -5 and in the FPA window wie dial in the trim Setting for the elevator as a reminder.
Then i do the panel on the side, check the switching, check the mask, and check that the RAT lever is stowed and guarded.
After that i set up the flight instruments, dial in the QNH and the Engine Out acceleration altitude, on the stand by airspeed indicator we bug V2 and the Green Dot Speed (until 20000ft it is your current aicraft weight + 100. So at 130 tons, your green dot speed is 230 kts).
Then hit the EGPWS button, just short, and check the ND for a test pattern and some EGPWS call outs, set the Gear Position Determination System to 1 for odd, or 2 for even days (same with ignition A or B later for engine start). Test the Gear Warning. Dial in the current airport elevation, set up the thrust rating panel. Go through the engine instruments and finally set up the pedestal with some frequencies, insert the ILS frequency of the runway that is used in case of an immediate return (gives also a centerline indication during take off run, if it's the same runway), set ADF 1 to an NDB in the departure sector, and ADF2 to the Outer Marker of the return runway, set up the transponder, depending on pilot flying, either ATC 1 or 2.
Pilot Monitoring would at least check the cockpit and all the levers for their correct and corresponding position before Pilot flying is setting up the aircraft, then check the emergency gear, do the light test, and the brake check in the meantime. So on the center console right below the speed brake, press the accu button, to energize the yellow hydraulic system accumulator, note that the accu press pointer on the brake indicator moves into the green marking. the brake press indication should be 1500 PSI or more with parking brake on. Switch brakes to ALTN/ON, release parking brake and press the brake pedals, indication should be 2400 PSI at full pedal deflection, then release brake pedals, and set parking brake, also press accu button again until the pointer is in the green and switch back to NORM/ON.
Whats different to modern Airbusses: to insert the approach, you have to select the left line select key (LAT Revision) of any waypoint that is above the airport on the FPL page. I know, with modern airbus, you can hit the destination airport, but not on the 310. That way, it would insert the approach behind your destination.
I guess that's it so far. Can't think of more at the moment. Let me know, if you have specific questions.
PS: Fuel lever on at 15% minimum, we use mostly 18% N2 :P
To check for correct engine parameters after ENG start, we use the "20, 40, 60" method, which means form top to bottom the N1 should be at around 24%, EGT at about 400 degrees C, and N2 around 65%
Thanks very much for the very detailed explanation Julian. Very helpful!
I had wondered what the purpose of preselected speed is - makes much more sense now. What is the logic behind setting -5 for the DH - is that just to prevent an auto-callout or something?
Cheers and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulationsyes, -5 prevents the minimum auto callout upon touchdown.
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I forgot to mention, that the preset speed also works to change from IAS to Mach while climbing, and Mach to IAS while descending through FL290 (crossover altitude for standard speeds 310/.80). It is required to use the preset or to change it manually on the FCU whenever prof is not used and passing the crossover altitude. PROF mode uses the underlying airspeed of the fms. All other modes use the airspeed that is dialed in the speed window on the FCU. The aircraft is not automatically changing between IAS and Mach, meaning that you can find yourself in a overspeed situation at some point.
Ahh ok, I figured as much. Initially I was wondering why everyone was setting -5 haha. Thanks once again for the info. Much appreciated! : )
How do you find out the history of stand parking at airports?
Hi DOGEYCJ,
There a number of websites that will give you such info, but I usually use FlightAware. You can track a flight number etc and often it will tell you the departure / arrival gate (as well as a significant amount of other info).
I hope that helps. All the best! : )
Why is there a slight difference between the altimiters? Is that a bug or by design?
Hello again Dave,
Is there a specific point in the video you're referring to? I had a quick look back and couldn't see any obvious discrepancies. . .
Cheers : )
With regard to VIA's I just can't understand how you choose one for an Approach? The approach charts rarely mention the available VIA's as shown on the CDU when you select a STAR?
look at the approach charts in relation to your routing, and it will be clear with the transition waypoint is usually. Without ATC, it can be whatever you like though! Vias are important as the STAR doesnt know what direction youre coming from
Hello John,
Apologies for the slow reply, I wanted to wait until I had the time to reply in full. Ok, this is going to be a touch trickier to explain without being able to provide a visual diagram, but I shall try my best haha. Probably easiest if we use the example of this video (since then you can reference the charts I show).
Coming into Seattle, we were planned for a CHINS5 arrival - this was given to us via Simbrief and in reality, the expected arrival would also be given on your company flight plan. I presume you're fairly happy with how to choose a STAR (since it seems to be the VIA's that are causing you trouble specifically)? In the sim of course, you're free to choose any combination of waypoints / arrival / approach etc that you like; it's somewhat more realistic to use a flight planning tool and let that choose the most appropriate combination for you, but otherwise you basically just choose something that matches up with your planned / desired routing (unless you're on VATSIM and then you fly whatever you were cleared for).
Anyway, we know that our STAR will be the CHINS5, but there are multiple waypoints from which we can join onto the STAR (perhaps not particularly obvious on this chart). For example, we can join from IMB, PDT or SUNED. These are our TRANS (transitions) and we want to choose the most appropriate one. Often in the real world, airlines will have documents, detailing what the crew can expect, but in the sim, again it will be easiest to refer to our flight plan. Ideally you want to choose the TRANS, that links up the STAR to you last flight plan waypoint. I saw that I had PDT as the last waypoint on my flight plan, so I chose the PDT transition. If there is no transition that matches up perfectly, you'll most likely want to choose the one that is most closely positioned to your flight plan route (it may be that you'll need to use your nav display as a reference, to help work this out).
So, not we have ourselves transitioning off of our flight plan routing and onto the STAR. The STAR takes us in towards waypoint AUBRN and then we turn onto a northerly heading, expecting vectors for the southerly runway. We are planning on the ILS for 16R today (again in reality, it would be as per our ATC clearance), so now all we need to know, is where we're going to be joining onto the approach ie VIA which waypoint. Likely for such an arrival, ATC would simply vector you onto the ILS and just clear you to fly that, but they could tell you "from waypoint GRIFY, cleared for the ILS approach runway 26R". In that case GRIFY would be the via. Our company documentation might tell us that typically we intercept from waypoint CELAK, so we put that in the box, but then the clearance might change and we have to do a bit of reprogramming. For the sake of a typical sim flight, you can pretty much take whichever one you fancy haha, but it makes sense to keep the track miles short where you can (so you might go with BUGNE as an example) and some VIA's will be nonsensical (no point coming in via GRIFY, if you're planning to arrive from the east).
Essentially, the TRANS is how you're going to join onto the STAR and the VIA is how you're going to join onto the approach. There's often no "correct" answer in the sim, where you're left to decide for yourself, what it is you're going to fly, so just try and keep things simple / your track miles short.
Phew! A bit of a long one there, but I certainly hope it helps! : )
Thanks very much for offering up the help NZT! Much appreciated : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thank you so much for your very detailed reply. I very much appreciate the trouble you have gone to. The TRANS and VIA definitions are very helpful.
I do not wish to draw you into an endless discussion in having to answer a stream of questions. However my layman's issue is essentially this:
The SimBrief flight plans states the STAR and the ILS approach to be used. Once entered into the FMC there are a choice of VIAs to choose from. But very often there is no mention of any of the VIAs on the relevant approach chart? How does one find where the VIAs are on a chart and on the ground in order to pick one?
Please do not feel in any way obliged to reply.
My pleasure John! Happy to help where I can / as and when time permits haha. Perhaps the easiest thing, would be if you can give me a particular example you’re having trouble with - that way we’ll be working from the same page? Cheers : )
Hi ITB, whenever I turn a knob like the altitude select knob the clicking sounds are ridiculously loud. You don’t seem to have that problem. Is there a volume control for these sounds ?
Hi SB,
Hmm yes, I definitely didn't notice any such issue myself. There are some sound level sliders available within the tablet (though I haven't touched them myself); I would think / hope that one of those would fix your issue up!
I hope that helps - let me know. Cheers and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I’m on the latest Beta and they’ve taken the sound sliders out of the tablet (which didn’t have any effect anyway) and you now use the MSFS sound menu but none of those sliders have any effect. If the sounds in my 737 were like that IRL I’d have to give up flying !!! Sheesh they sound ridiculous.
Huh, well that is annoying. I can only assume it was a bit of an erroneous alteration during the beta update; hopefully things will be rectified again soon (fingers crossed).
Cheers : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Just had an update in the Beta and those knobs have been quietened down.
In tim I beleive we might get up to ceritifcation level for trianing at least possibly in a few years time
Hi David,
Whilst not yet certified, MSFS will apparently be used by the RAF, in their Spitfire simulator. That simulator will in part, be used to train the real-world Battle of Britain memorial pilots. Whilst obviously the sim will be just one small stepping stone in their training pipeline, it goes to show that MSFS does have more utility than some would give it credit for. I certainly think it’s possible, that the sim might receive some sort of certification in due course, if Asobo decides to go down that route etc : )
Cheers, all the best!
damn...carrier landing
Haha, well sure Robert, I’ve done better. . . XD
What's the point of the flight control surface test? Is anyone looking to confirm they're deflecting correctly?
Hi Pavlos,
That’s where the F/CTL page of the ECAM comes in. The primary flight controls are monitored by computers and their positions are then displayed (via ECAM) to the pilots, thus allowing them to confirm correct operation.
I hope that clarifies things. All the best! : )
and the stock game still isnt fixed... bush trips still dont save properly for example
i noticed he landed at seattle's sea-tac, just a quick note for yall to never landed on the center runway, big issues will ensue
Haha, indeed! Coming off to the left, at the end of 16R; “there be dragons” XD
I’m not really sure how the terrain can be that poorly depicted, given that Seattle is a hand-crafted airport. . .
Was this addon made by the same people that made the DC-6?
Negative sir. The DC-6 was a PMDG effort, the A310 was developed by iniBuilds : )
I hope that helps. Cheers!
are those realistic v-speeds? seems extremely high to me
also i find it absolutely hilarious that as you were lining up on 36R the controller cleared somebody to takeoff on 18L then proceeded to tell someone to line up and wait 18L (especially after i saw that the a310 needed 5/6 of the runway to get into the air)
Yeah, the airbus a310 is classified as a "heavy" (callsign) plane. Maximum takeoff weight is around 31X,XXX so above 300,000 pounds.
@@ZiowKAT interesting, the fuselage does look pretty wide but I wouldn’t have classified it as a heavy on first glance
@@sesgow Same
Remember a normal take off is done with the flaps at 0. Not normally done with most modern aircraft, i normally see 160 to 175 rotate speeds👍
I was actually thinking to myself Euin, that the V speeds seemed a touch high, but yeah, that makes perfect sense of course haha.
Cheers!
22:40 So your simulated airline allows early departure?
Well norbertdx, I was just following the real-world AA schedule and gave myself an hour to get everything ready (as would be typical for many airlines). I ended up pushing about 20 mins before the scheduled departure - but obviously there is a lot less to prepare in the sim, than in reality. I know a lot of virtual airlines etc punish departing too early, but in the real-world (for my airline at least); if everyone is on board, everything's ready to go and there's no issue with slots, off you go! : )
I hope that clarifies things. Cheers and all the best!
Seems I can't deny, Some days just don't feel right
I think I feel, I think I feel much better, At night
How do you input the v2? Its the only thing I don't know, you skipped this part.
You set the V2 into the fcu speed window and it will also update that into the mcdu.
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Thanks for offering up the help OTC, much appreciated! : )
Hi CTL,
Apologies, I thought I had made that reasonably clear (even though I did skip over the process itself). It’s a somewhat convoluted process in the A310: The V2 field of the MCDU, is actually populated by what has been selected on the FCU (autopilot panel). However, for FCU to become operable, you need the Pitch Trim switches selected ON and for those to engage, you need the IRS’ aligned haha. In short; align the IRS’, once done turn on the Pitch Trim switches (next to the Yaw Dampers on the overhead panel), then select V2 in the speed window of the FCU and V2 will as a result, automatically display in the correct field of the MCDU.
I hope that clarifies things! All the best : )
Where did you get the livery?
Hi SV,
The livery can be downloaded via the iniBuilds product manager (which you will need to download separately). I believe there is also a version of the repaint now available over on Flightsim.to.
I hope that helps. All the best! : )
01:04:30 ... looks like you took off with that master caution alarm already on 🤨
Oh really jamc? Why do you say that / what did I miss?
@@IntotheBlueSimulations if the master caution is the yellow light, it was already on at 05:20 in the video ... but hey, i have absolutely no idea about flying such machines so i might be completely off 😅
Ahhh, haha. The master caution is a yellow light, but it’s not *that* yellow light haha ; )
You had me worried for a second there! : P
All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations... Was wondering bc you circled it with the mouse... 😂. Great videos BTW 👍
Ah, I think I was just gesticulating wildly with the mouse haha. Thanks very much, I’m very happy to hear that you’re enjoying the content! : )
Hi, where is that livery available? Thank you.
Hi FR287,
The livery is available from the iniBuilds product manager (which one has to download separately), but I believe there is now also a version of it available over at Flightsim.to.
I hope that helps. All the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thank you :)
You’re most welcome! : )
29:00 how do you do such replays?
Hi Moschi,
I use a 3rd party recording tool, which can be found here:
flightsim.to/file/8163/flight-recorder
I record the flight and then use the replay for any external shots that I wish to capture. Afterwards I then edit the external shots into the video.
I hope that helps. All the best! : )
If someone may please instruct me, whenever I use it, the engines would always get stuck at 100% and wouldn't respond
Hmmm, that’s very strange GB. I flew the A310 just a few days ago and didn’t have any problems. There is a throttle axis configuration option in the A310’s tablet, so I’m guessing you made to calibrate your throttle?
I hope that helps? Cheers : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I will try and see if it's a throttle calibration but it also happens whenever I use slew mode and I have the same problem with the CS 767 and 777 and the base game 747.
Ahh, I see. Well, if it’s affecting other aircraft also, it sound more like a key binding or hardware issue. Have you tried unplugging your peripherals and seeing whether you still have the same problem?
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Not yet, however I did fly the 777 a few days ago after not touching it for months and that problem is gone and I suspect it's the same with the 767.
I'll look around online
Yes but after latest update I got stuttering at landing and take off
Hi BanditRen,
Yes, I’ve been getting rather more stuttering in the sim, since SU10/11. Hopefully Asobo will be able to tweak things with the next update (I’ve been hearing good things about the smoothness in the beta).
Cheers and all the best! : )
I wish there was a mod to transport actual NPCs. It would feel much more real and purposeful.
Well I suppose the likes of GSX and Air Hauler, PACX etc achieve that to some degree Jim, but it would certainly be nice to have that sort of functionality as standard within the sim : )
All the best!
can you make a barell roll with an airbus?
Haha, well with a modern Airbus, not ordinarily jamc666 - the flight control protections would prevent one from doing so. The A310 has no,such protections though, so I imagine it may well technically be possible XD
All the best!
Wish the enhanced version was on Xbox 😢
It is a shame that it’s not, Jamie, but I think it simply comes down to the console not quite having the specs to run the enhanced version of the aircraft (though I could be wrong on that). It would be great if iniBuilds could have at least figured out the interior cabin model on the Xbox. . .
All the best!
You know I bought MSFS recently, and played it for like 18 hours a day for about 5 days. I loved it... I got neofly, and loved that too. However, I decided this would take over my life, so got a refund.. and regret the decision daily!
Hi MD,
Well I think the line between a hobby and an obsession can be quite a fine one; economy addons like Neofly, can certainly exacerbate things as well (I know from experience haha). MSFS is a pretty great sim and I’m always keen to champion simming as a hobby, but you don’t want eat up your whole life with it. So maybe you made the right call overall. The sim will still be there if you do change your mind ; )
All the best! : )
No it keeps throwing up errors your just not seeing them
I’m well aware the sim is far from perfect David, but personally I think it’s (finally) started moving in the right direction and I’m enjoying MSFS for its strengths, rather than focusing on its weaknesses. Apart from the low FPS of the A310 (which has now been fixed) and some slightly dodgy taxiway issues in Seattle (not seen in the video), I don’t see how one can begrudge this “default” simming experience?
All the best
MSFS crappy camera system doesn’t line up with cockpit.
Personally, I find the camera system to be pretty decent in MSFS Mike, but the default views in the A310 certainly need some work, yes.
All the best : )
Unfortunately for us Xbox pilots the graphics became unbearable with SU11! So if I saw the title of your video I became angry again.
Hi Turrican,
Well don't become angry (it doesn't do one any good). I certainly didn't mean for the title to be inflammatory; I can only judge the sim based on what I see for myself and at the time, nobody had reached out to me regarding the issues on the Xbox (or I hadn't yet gotten around to reading their comments at any rate). The title was rather more in reference to the A310 to be fair, since it's unprecedented to have such a detailed default aircraft in any sim.
Once again, I do hope that Asobo sorts out the issues on the console and that you can go back to enjoying MSFS again soon!
Cheers, all the best!