HUD useful?

[Swisspilot1986]

I just tried to achieve a turnaround by looking the HUD especially for TO and landing and I'm confused not about the the work of IniBuilds but about its utility in general and in the real aircraft, too. I even use no HUD in my car so each time I see this HUD in the A350 I've the impression to miss information so I'm still looking the PFD. I don't know it's a matter of habit. What's your experience?

[foliainfx]

25 minutes ago, Swisspilot1986 said:

I just tried to achieve a turnaround by looking the HUD especially for TO and landing and I'm confused not about the the work of IniBuilds but about its utility in general and in the real aircraft, too. I even use no HUD in my car so each time I see this HUD in the A350 I've the impression to miss information so I'm still looking the PFD. I don't know it's a matter of habit. What's your experience?

What information are you looking for?

[Swisspilot1986]

if and why you find the HUD useful

[foliainfx]

Just now, Swisspilot1986 said:

if and why you find the HUD useful

With the HUD you don't need to look down, it gives you better situational awareness and keeps unnecessary information if requested. 

[LineDX]

21 minutes ago, tangylion said:

HUD would be useful in MSFS2024 if it wasnt almost pitch black and had the correct level tint. ATM only useful if you are blind, as it saves you wearing dark black glasses

Agree. The tint is too dark and does not give you much situational awareness of the surroundings. I hope ini reduces the tint in coming updates. 

I noticed it's not too dark in FS2020. May be it's the SU3 beta issue where tint is too much. 

It's a great addition. Makes landings much easier even with high sensitive 350 controls. Simple just keep the smaller donut within the bigger donut. Lol 

Edited Sunday at 06:06 PM by LineDX

[Swisspilot1986]

Do we know which airlines have this? It costs a lot without a big safety improvement in my opinion.

[foliainfx]

42 minutes ago, Swisspilot1986 said:

Do we know which airlines have this? It costs a lot without a big safety improvement in my opinion.

Not many operators have it, in the sim it doesn't do as much as it would do irl. I know Qatar, Air France and Lufthansa have a HUD irl.

[DiBarkis]

4 hours ago, Swisspilot1986 said:

if and why you find the HUD useful

Situational Awareness. Puts all info right in front of you so you don't need to look down, helps you conduct near perfect takeoffs and landings, even shows you exactly when to start flaring (flashing double arrows), and by how much (pull the aircraft symbol from the big white bars to the end of the runway and keep it there till touchdown). Info on the HUD is usually more pinpoint than on PFD, among others. 

[Swisspilot1986]

I've heard the HUD allows a manual landing in case of a CATIII 

[silentghostx]

At the moment the FPV doesn’t actually point to where the aircraft is heading to, so it’s not that useful until it’s fixed…

[foliainfx]

10 minutes ago, silentghostx said:

At the moment the FPV doesn’t actually point to where the aircraft is heading to, so it’s not that useful until it’s fixed…

ini should redo the HUD imo

[Swisspilot1986]

what is the purpose of the xwind switch?

[foliainfx]

33 minutes ago, Swisspilot1986 said:

what is the purpose of the xwind switch?

It keeps the HUD information centered, this is useless in sim since you don't have the natural head movement you have irl due to (strong(er)) winds.