Hawkhero Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I really like this plane a lot. Great job by Inibuilds. The one thing i wish they did is explain the system operations. Doesn’t have to be like PMDG but something would help. Just a suggestion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Another suggestion would be to use google and find a wealth of information. Try something like A-300-600 FCOM for example. 2 Mark "Crabby" Crabtree AAL311 | PHL I7-9700KF | 2070 Super | Honeycomb Alpha/Bravo | MFG Crosswind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manolux Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 There's no need to be rude, I completely understand the need for a manual like JustFlight and PMDG do, especially for those of us who don't have enough knowledge to even understand what to look for...an official developer manual that takes you step by step is very necessary, and I dare say that it even increases the sales of each module, since there is no fear of many novices of not being able to fly the plane due to lack of step-by-step training. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) 7 hours ago, Manolux said: There's no need to be rude, I completely understand the need for a manual like JustFlight and PMDG do, especially for those of us who don't have enough knowledge to even understand what to look for...an official developer manual that takes you step by step is very necessary, and I dare say that it even increases the sales of each module, since there is no fear of many novices of not being able to fly the plane due to lack of step-by-step training. The truth is not rude. Offense cannot be given only taken. That said.... The developers cannot just willy nilly provide manuals. For example, PMDG started as an in-depth manual company, basically publishing an FCOM, hence their name Precision Manuals Development Group. That was then. A lot of crap happened, and Boeing does not allow them to provide the detailed manuals from before. What you got with the current iteration of the 737 pales in comparison to what I got on FSX. Today many developers are concentrating more on videos for instruction and provide limited documentation. Why? Many of the copyright owners don't allow it (think Boeing and Airbus for example) and because though everyone bellyaches about needing a 2000-page manual, the number of people who read it even once is close to zero. Look over the forum here, how many questions do you see (many times in the wrong forum) that immediately jump out as RTFM problems? Things like, "what happened my slides deployed when I opened the door at the gate?" Being a novice at flying does not mean someone cannot learn to be more self-reliant on finding information. If I had had the internet at my fingertips as a young man, I would own the world. However, it seems like most people use it to post food porn on Facebook. Now all that being said, did you at least do the search I suggested? I know it works because I have an FCOM. If it worked, have you begun reading it? Edited January 1 by Crabby 1 1 1 Mark "Crabby" Crabtree AAL311 | PHL I7-9700KF | 2070 Super | Honeycomb Alpha/Bravo | MFG Crosswind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkhero Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 The developers of other add ons provide a pdf manual. Doesn’t have to be so in depth but a better description of the product and features. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 4 minutes ago, Hawkhero said: The developers of other add ons provide a pdf manual. Doesn’t have to be so in depth but a better description of the product and features. You mean like the PDF manual located in the resources folder of your airplane installation? And yes, it is not in depth, but at least has flows and a checklist and it tells you how THE PRODUCT works, however like others, there is no detail deep dive. That is what the internet if for. 1 Mark "Crabby" Crabtree AAL311 | PHL I7-9700KF | 2070 Super | Honeycomb Alpha/Bravo | MFG Crosswind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkhero Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 That pdf is not much use besides the checklist. I think you are missing the point. Internet isn’t always the answer. Look at Fly By Wire. Gives you a lot of information and the add on doesn’t cost a penny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Hawkhero said: That pdf is not much use besides the checklist. I think you are missing the point. Internet isn’t always the answer. Look at Fly By Wire. Gives you a lot of information and the add on doesn’t cost a penny. I have more information on the Neo from the internet in the form of the FCOM. To each their own. Some people want information and get it, others want information. 1 Mark "Crabby" Crabtree AAL311 | PHL I7-9700KF | 2070 Super | Honeycomb Alpha/Bravo | MFG Crosswind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 If the checklist form the manual isn't enough for you, I can either recommend the YouTube series we did for the A300 (back in the XPlane days) where everything is meticiously explained or just follow the insim checklist, which shows you where everything is located. If you need more help than that - or rather with something specific - please don't hesitate to reach out here and I'll do my best to help 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentree Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Dear Nico, You closed a topic of mine asking for examples of how to fly this aircraft. Like your message here above you refer to the inibuilds video series for X-Plane but those are (rather lenghty) explanations of what to find in the cockpit and how to use it.....nothing about how to fly it...nothing about take-off, climb, cruise.... The video series you are referring takes hours and hours and is all about every knob in the cockpit, i watched them all and was quite irritated several times about the lenghty proces of it and the way the guy presents it, he speaks about a simple sqitch for more then 2 minutes repeating himself several times....as he wants us to see how much he knows about it....again nothning about how to fly the aircraft. Regards, Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 What is not explained in the videos that you need to know how to fly the plane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetNoise Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 For a very good starter, why is it not mentioned nowhere, (esp from inibuilds) that there is very good video material available for the A300. Its for the X-Plane version, but nevertheless ....!! Start here : Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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