Very disappointed with the A300 Premium

[LukeFF]

I'm going to be as civil as I can here, but still, I feel the need to say it: the Premium version of the A300 as it is marketed right now doesn't deserve the tag of being called a "Premium" plane at all. 

I originally bought the A300 for 2020 not long after it was released, and so I went through all the hassles of the random crashes on loading, issues with sound, etc., etc. On the eve of 2024 releasing last year, though, it was a reasonably stable plane, with WASM crashes being mostly eliminated.

Enter the 2024 "Premium" version. It has been plagued with issues since day 1, such as:

• WASM crashes are more frequent than the last version I played on 2020
• Freezes on exiting every single flight
• Has major reflection issues with the windscreen, especially at night.
• Has various audio issues, like missing sounds from the landing gear when taking off, engine fan blade spinning sound playing with the covers on, missing AP disconnect switch sounds, etc.
• An issue with importing wind speeds that was originally reported in 2020 is still present in the 2024 version.

And so that all leads me to tonight. As for a lot of people I'm sure, it's a work night, but hey, I had enough time to get in a short flight. So I go through the normal startup routine, get to the Progress page, start to type in my airport information and...WASM crash. Exit out (but first, of course, having to force-close the sim because it freezes up), restart my flight, make sure to avoid the Progress page and we're looking good.

We complete the engine start, I shut off the starter switch and..."Low Yellow Hydraulic Pressure." Eww, okay, never seen this one before. Bunch of error messages but the plane's still controllable on the ground, we got this. Take off no issues, go to engage autopilot and...oh, that's wonderful - low yellow hydraulic pressure means the autopilot won't engage, i.e., this plane would have never even left the ground in reality. At this point I've had enough and punch out (after, of course, force-closing MSFS 24 once again).

So, that was about an hour and a half of my time wasted tonight with a WASM crash and a borked hydraulic bug that I see was reported long ago but still hasn't been fixed. I'm not going to go back in now and try again, as it's less than an hour til midnight and it's just about time to head off to bed. 

iniBuilds, you have some major quality control issues you need to fix with your planes if you expect me to buy any more aircraft from you in the future. It bugs me to no end that things like this persist after this long, even though they are marketed as these wonderful things with tags like "Premium". They aren't. The A300 right now I would call an early-mid beta plane with issues that still are in urgent need of attention. 

Fix your stuff already so we can enjoy them like they are meant to be.

Edited March 3 by LukeFF