October 18, 2025Oct 18 I do love finally having a proper EIS1 Airbus in the sim! However I find it a bit unrealistic that the MCDU is the same (LCD) regardless of the EIS model. Older, EIS1 equipped planes would typically have an MCDU with a CRT screen, though I believe this is not tied to the EIS version itself. Having a CRT MCDU either as an option or default on EIS1 tails would be great. As is the case with the EIS displays, the CRT in the MCDU has a much smaller display area and a whole different ambience to them. Also, the screen is a bit “deeper” in the unit. Most noticeably the text is more difficult to read from the jumpseat.
October 19, 2025Oct 19 +1 agree on this wish too. Here is a link of CRT MCDU by ProSim: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=563446327501438 Edited October 19, 2025Oct 19 by Rickard Andersson
October 21, 2025Oct 21 Staff On 10/18/2025 at 12:38 PM, ASalo said: ...though I believe this is not tied to the EIS version itself. Hi. This is in fact the case with our reference aircraft as well as many in-use examples still flying where the MCDU has been replaced despite the avionic suite being older. In any event. We will log the feedback and discuss it as a possibility for the future. Thanks!
October 22, 2025Oct 22 Author 14 hours ago, IniSteve said: Hi. This is in fact the case with our reference aircraft as well as many in-use examples still flying where the MCDU has been replaced despite the avionic suite being older. In any event. We will log the feedback and discuss it as a possibility for the future. Thanks! Thanks! Indeed, I should correct that the current simulation is not ”unrealistic”. However the A340 is essentially a ”retro” airliner and many simmers, including myself, will typically fly routes and liveries of the past. In the golden age of the A340, it was all CRT’s. (And no EFB’s either, but that’s a bit of a necessity in a modern addon🙂)
October 22, 2025Oct 22 Author On 10/20/2025 at 1:04 AM, Rickard Andersson said: +1 agree on this wish too. Here is a link of CRT MCDU by ProSim: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=563446327501438 One thing you can see from this video and even the screen capture is that the lettering on the CRT’s is a bit “off”. Just slightly crooked/misaligned or differently sized, and the coloring is not quite even. These imperfections are small, but just enough to make a graphic designer annoyed. This small quirk is a part of what I mean by the “ambiance” of these screens.
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