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

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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, 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! : )

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! : )

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!

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.

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!

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 : )

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!

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 : )

Thanks very much Rafal, I’m really glad you enjoyed it! My pleasure and all the best to you : )

Thanks very much, Speedlime! Indeed, it’s great to see these older aircraft still plugging away : ) All the best!

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!

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)!

My absolute pleasure Canal, I’m really glad you enjoyed the flight! Thanks for watching and all the best to you : )

Cheers Geoff, I’m glad you enjoyed it - my pleasure! Thanks for watching and all the best : )

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! : )

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 : )

I’m really glad you’re enjoying it, VL3! : )

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!

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!

Thanks very much, Frode - and to you! : )

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 : )

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! : )

Thanks very much, NH! : )

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: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e61jqK9p08rWnZ8.html Cheers and all the best! : )

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! : )

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!

I’m glad you’re enjoying the A300, Superd65! Happy flying and all the best : )

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!

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

Haha. Cheers Mike! Much appreciated, as always ; )

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!

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!

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 : )

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! : )

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 KZfaq. Top man!

Thanks for the kind words, James! Much appreciated : )

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!

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!

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 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!

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! : )

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 : )

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!

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! : )

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 : )

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! : )

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! : )

Thanks very much for the info, Kenneth; not something I’m familiar with (in the sim). Much appreciated! All the best : )

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 : )

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 : )

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%

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

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 : )

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!

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! : )

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!

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 : )

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!

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!

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!

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 : )

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

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!

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!

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!