Administrators mattY Posted Wednesday at 03:23 PM Administrators Posted Wednesday at 03:23 PM iniBuilds A340 Airliner V1.0.3 Update 🚀 Hello again! First off, we’ve been absolutely thrilled with the community’s response to the release of our A340 Airliner. It’s been incredibly rewarding to see the feedback and excitement around the aircraft’s visuals, system fidelity, and the performance improvements we’ve achieved - setting a new standard for what an airliner can deliver in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Behind the scenes, our teams have continued refining tools and introducing new techniques that made the A340 Airliner possible - and we’re already working to bring many of these enhancements to the A350 Airliner very soon. For version 1.0.3 of the A340 Airliner, we’ve focused on addressing key pieces of community feedback that came in even before release. While our initial schedule and commitments meant some of these adjustments couldn’t make it into the launch build, we’ve taken the time to carefully review and refine areas such as the wing and main landing gear to ensure everything looks and behaves just as it should. Enough intro - let’s get into the details you’re here for.This update can be downloaded via the In-Game Marketplace. Art Updates Even before release, we were aware that certain aspects of the A340’s wing geometry had become a talking point amongst those with a heightened attention to detail in the community. Our art team took a step back to investigate where these discrepancies came from and quickly identified that our original wing layouts and reference data contained some distortion. After reaching out to our partners, we gathered a fresh set of references and reassembled new, accurate layouts for our 3D models, further verifying them against technical drawings to ensure we’d get it right this time. As is often the case, once one component is corrected, it has a knock-on effect elsewhere. In this case, adjustments to the wing required a full rework of the main landing gear, including a complete recalibration of the wheel tilt and positioning to align everything with the updated data. This update addresses around 30 individual and multi-point bugs related to the accuracy of the wing and main landing gear. We hope those of you with a sharp eye for detail (yes, you know who you all are) will appreciate the improvements, and we look forward to hearing your feedback. Please note that as a result of these changes, all decal-based liveries will require an update - meaning any liveries you have from iniManager, will have updates available on release day, including Marketplace livery packs for Xbox users. Key Features of the iniBuilds A340 Airliner It’s worth mentioning that any further large-scale changes or structural reworks like the wing and MLG in v1.0.3 won’t appear too quickly for any further discrepancies that come out of feedback and internal testing. Major revisions require significant time and resources, often involving texture, model, animation, livery and integration teams who have already moved onto other projects. Beyond the major changes, a handful of bugs have been resolved from internal and community feedback which you can read in-detail on the changelog. Systems Updates While this update is brief on the systems side, the next one is already shaping up to include a much larger range of improvements and new features. For now, here’s a quick overview of what’s been added and refined in version 1.0.3. Gear Compression Flight Model Update In parallel with the art updates to the gear and tire compression, the flight model has been refined to more accurately simulate weight-on-wheels behavior and gear compression characteristics. Constant Mach Added A new constant Mach function has been introduced to the FMGS. This mode allows the A340 Airliner to maintain a fixed Mach number, rather than relying on variable cruise speeds from a cost index. It’s particularly useful when operating in procedural environments such as the North Atlantic High Level Airspace. General Fixes A number of visual and logical discrepancies in the FMGS and DCDU have been corrected, improving overall system accuracy. Minor updates have also been made to VNAV calculations, providing smoother and more consistent flight path predictions. All of the above lays the groundwork for more significant systems updates coming soon, including broader flight model refinements, deeper avionics features such as AOC/ATC integration, and expanded WINWING support planned for the next release. Thank you to everyone for being part of this journey with the A340 Airliner. We can’t wait to see you in the virtual skies soon! ____________________________________________ V1.0.3SYSTEMS ⚙️FIXED Memo: missing MAN LDG ELEV when using the overhead knob FIXED Gravity gear not working with GREEN SYS failure and selected down FIXED When DC 1 + 2 fault gear will not come down even with gravity EXT FIXED IR issue still not fixed and this is what caused drama on 350. When IR 1 is elected off the ATT for PFD 1 is lost same for IR 2 and FO PFD and follows the same logic on the ECAM SWTCH panel so you can use the IR INFO from IR 3 on either FO or CPT PFD FIXED IR Advisory logic revised FIXED GPWS & Terrain behavior in case of no AC power or ADIRU 1 fault FIXED Add FWC 1+2 FAULT behavior FIXED F speed > Vfe CONF2 at high weights FIXED Important: LG gravity extension incorrectly modelled FIXED Engine Oil step in checklist not achievable FIXED ND Deficiencies on Short Flights FIXED FPLAN DIST limit FIXED CRZ WIND Page missing when it shouldn't FIXED Oxygen Mask test logic revised FIXED Restore Toggle Reverse/Reverse Hold functionality FIXED Cabin doesn't ready all of the time FIXED EIS2-FUEL FLOW: values clipping/total is cycling quickly FIXED DECELERATE Message should appear as soon as TOD reached without descending FIXED FWC Ordering Issue FIXED INOP systems on ground in STS page that shouldn't be there FIXED FWC "ADR 1+2+3" FIXED Additional Info to ADIRUs OFF on Ground FWC - STS Page pre-engine-start behavior FIXED GPWS and TERR FAULT lights FIXED IR and ADR Pushbuttons logic FIXED GND CLTR SPRS Switch logic FIXED GND CLTR SPRS typo EIS1 FIXED Engine performance feedback FIXED ELEC and HYD ECAM not resetting after engine restarted FIXED ADR off/failure should also lead to ALT indication lost FIXED ADR3 is feeding the FO ISO ADR2 FIXED EIS1: ND spd lim magenta dot off route FIXED FL150 (ALT NAV) with FL410 on FCU and MACH SEL: .8 displayed, when pushing knob to engage CLB, selected speed suddenly became a MACH value FIXED FMS - Approach didn't re-sequence correctly on go-around - adding SEC F-PLN to Active automatically after FIXED STEP DELETED advisory logic revised FIXED AIR ABNORMAL AIR BLEED ECAM missing but this would be good to get added quite quickly as this seems to come up all the time with failures FIXED TAT + SAT + Bleed pressure (APU PAGE) information with ADIRS to NAV during alignment FIXED GPS Jamming - GPWS Warning continues to play despite system being off FIXED GPS Jamming - ECAM Actions not recognized FIXED THR RED / ACCEL ALT capped at 10,000ft FIXED ADR2 and ADR3 OFF lights not working FIXED Regression: EIS1 THS should NOT automatically set after start FIXED Autosave Interval not being respected properly FIXED AOC RCVD Messages - 'Return to AOC Menu' button INOP when returning after viewing a received message FIXED AOC RCVD Messages - Typo in header - Replace "RSVD" with "RCVD" FIXED Planning very high speed for IF waypoint FIXED Implement Constant Mach Number FIXED SEC PLAN sequencing issue FIXED VNAV still over-estimating drag/slowing ability on descent FIXED RTE Reserve should become 0 when inflight FIXED SEC PLAN PBD inserting is out of sequence FIXED Des cabin rate value FIXED MCDU FPLN times need to move one character to the left FIXED Landing CAB ALT always = 0 FIXED ADR off should remove ALT indication FIXED ADR off incorrectly removing VS indication FIXED CLB page shows distance to next step climb during climb out FIXED While entering a hold, Pause at TOD was activated FIXED Clean speed capped at 257 kts FIXED Manual leg after take off leads to incorrect total distance FIXED Incorrect CHECK IRS/AIRPORT POS after DTO whilst on manual leg FIXED Cycling FM DB not wiping MCDU FIXED On initial load, lower FOB set by default FIXED Battery test logic revised FIXED NAV PRIMARY GPS LOSS whenever HDG is pulled FIXED PERF APPR showing F, S, O speeds based on live weight instead of planned LW FIXED PREV PHASE button on Wind page broken on ground FIXED Rollout mode not disengaging FIXED DDRMI missing second digit 0 when distance is 100–110 miles FIXED SEC INIT Page missing INIT REQUEST FIXED SEC PERF logic revision FIXED MACH/SPD select logic FIXED Hydraulic Panel Pushbuttons FIXED ECAM SD always defaults to STATUS FIXED Various systems working without electrical power FIXED Time Marker logic FIXED Engine out during take off: incorrect CLB phase sequencing logic FIXED DCDU overlapping text after DM0 selection FIXED Major: incorrect inop systems in STS on ground FIXED C&D start with ADIRS off causes FD to turn ON when ADIRS line up FIXED MAN CAB ALT resolution incorrect FIXED Default CLB/DES SPD LIM should be small font FIXED A340 Autobrake excessive deceleration rates FIXED MCDU deleting DES SPD LIM behaviour FIXED Audible detent at halfway point in SPD BRK lever FIXED Oil Temp variance too large between engines FIXED LAT REV tweaks FIXED PERF/IDLE factors FIXED INIT A formatting FIXED IRS pages FIXED Small tweaks on ENG SD Page FIXED PERF T.O. Page FIXED PERF CLB Page FIXED PERF APPR Page FIXED PERF GO AROUND Page FIXED F-PLN A Page FIXED F-PLN B Page FIXED ETP Page (filled) FIXED TAT and SAT orange when IR aligning (should be green) FIXED EIS1 PFD ALT CSTR target bug random white line FIXED EIS1 ND fpln behind present waypoint FIXED EIS2 ND fpln behind from waypoint FIXED EIS1: Pressing LS on ground should display course dagger in ND FIXED EIS1 EWD showing FIXED EIS1: landing at high elev airport, QNH flashing as if above TA FIXED EIS2: After landing THS consistently oscillates FIXED EIS1&2: MCDU missing EO ACCEL FIXED EIS1&2: Vdev not stopping as half dot at top/bottom ALT scale FIXED ISIS missing mach number FIXED ISIS incorrect scrolling with +/- FIXED EIS1: PFD incorrectly showing Vfe next with CONF FULL ART 🎨FIXED Missing paint on wing-roots (CPA) FIXED Uneven spacing on one gray panel on flaps (both wings) FIXED When flaps are down on new wing can see the mount for the flaps still in place FIXED Offset Bake-marks below spoilers mechanism/arm FIXED Wing-Walk Area (Black Lines) boundary broken FIXED Right MLG small gear door clipping / not animating correctly FIXED White painted wings (e.g. Lufthansa) need to be redone FIXED Winglet paints (e.g. CPA) are offset from original position FIXED Brakes light up with no heat generated FIXED Lufthansa Old Liveries - Fuel line covers wrong color FIXED Preighter - Slides deploy while taxiing in FIXED APU missing heat blur FIXED Increase Dirt/Weathering at "max" slider positions - currently too subtle FIXED Wings / Slats modelling FIXED Aileron Animations Feedback FIXED Landing Gear, Doors & Mechanism issues FIXED MLG collision on retraction FIXED Flap length seems to differ when compared to the gear door and rivet line FIXED Nose gear strut should not compress at any point during gear extension/retraction sequence FIXED Outer flap incorrect TE shape FIXED Outer engine pylon, wrong angle on TE of wing FIXED Check flap track fairing angles FIXED See through gap, underwing FIXED Ailerons collide with wing on deflection FIXED Flap track fairing, fairing<>flap gap FIXED MLG door incorrect angle FIXED Caution placards on both Pack outflow valves not moving with valve FIXED MLG Front wheels start turning when aft wheels touch down FIXED ENG and APU fire button light too pink FIXED Wing strobes don’t generate a double flash halo FIXED Sunshades missing tooltips FIXED PAX windows too tinted FIXED Not enough splash on wings from upper beacon light FIXED R wing Nav & Strobe light effects repositioned EFB💻FIXED Regression – STOW RAT button does nothing FIXED ICAO not sent to flight tracking apps FIXED CPT/FO EFB Cabin Lighting Slider Not Synced FIXED LIDO charts showing even if invalid SOUNDS🔊FIXED When pressing EMER EVAC no sound in cabin or cockpit FIXED Missing EVAC sound FIXED Windmill sounds missing FIXED when you select AVNC EXT to OVRD and then ON you get the EXT power sound playing FIXED EIS 2 gyro sounds audible on startup FIXED Sounds: missing in glareshields 6 1 Matt Y.Head of Vendors & Partners | iniBuilds
Hello again! First off, we’ve been absolutely thrilled with the community’s response to the release of our A340 Airliner. It’s been incredibly rewarding to see the feedback and excitement around the aircraft’s visuals, system fidelity, and the performance improvements we’ve achieved - setting a new standard for what an airliner can deliver in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Behind the scenes, our teams have continued refining tools and introducing new techniques that made the A340 Airliner possible - and we’re already working to bring many of these enhancements to the A350 Airliner very soon. For version 1.0.3 of the A340 Airliner, we’ve focused on addressing key pieces of community feedback that came in even before release. While our initial schedule and commitments meant some of these adjustments couldn’t make it into the launch build, we’ve taken the time to carefully review and refine areas such as the wing and main landing gear to ensure everything looks and behaves just as it should. Enough intro - let’s get into the details you’re here for.This update can be downloaded via the In-Game Marketplace. Art Updates Even before release, we were aware that certain aspects of the A340’s wing geometry had become a talking point amongst those with a heightened attention to detail in the community. Our art team took a step back to investigate where these discrepancies came from and quickly identified that our original wing layouts and reference data contained some distortion. After reaching out to our partners, we gathered a fresh set of references and reassembled new, accurate layouts for our 3D models, further verifying them against technical drawings to ensure we’d get it right this time. As is often the case, once one component is corrected, it has a knock-on effect elsewhere. In this case, adjustments to the wing required a full rework of the main landing gear, including a complete recalibration of the wheel tilt and positioning to align everything with the updated data. This update addresses around 30 individual and multi-point bugs related to the accuracy of the wing and main landing gear. We hope those of you with a sharp eye for detail (yes, you know who you all are) will appreciate the improvements, and we look forward to hearing your feedback. Please note that as a result of these changes, all decal-based liveries will require an update - meaning any liveries you have from iniManager, will have updates available on release day, including Marketplace livery packs for Xbox users. Key Features of the iniBuilds A340 Airliner It’s worth mentioning that any further large-scale changes or structural reworks like the wing and MLG in v1.0.3 won’t appear too quickly for any further discrepancies that come out of feedback and internal testing. Major revisions require significant time and resources, often involving texture, model, animation, livery and integration teams who have already moved onto other projects. Beyond the major changes, a handful of bugs have been resolved from internal and community feedback which you can read in-detail on the changelog. Systems Updates While this update is brief on the systems side, the next one is already shaping up to include a much larger range of improvements and new features. For now, here’s a quick overview of what’s been added and refined in version 1.0.3. Gear Compression Flight Model Update In parallel with the art updates to the gear and tire compression, the flight model has been refined to more accurately simulate weight-on-wheels behavior and gear compression characteristics. Constant Mach Added A new constant Mach function has been introduced to the FMGS. This mode allows the A340 Airliner to maintain a fixed Mach number, rather than relying on variable cruise speeds from a cost index. It’s particularly useful when operating in procedural environments such as the North Atlantic High Level Airspace. General Fixes A number of visual and logical discrepancies in the FMGS and DCDU have been corrected, improving overall system accuracy. Minor updates have also been made to VNAV calculations, providing smoother and more consistent flight path predictions. All of the above lays the groundwork for more significant systems updates coming soon, including broader flight model refinements, deeper avionics features such as AOC/ATC integration, and expanded WINWING support planned for the next release. Thank you to everyone for being part of this journey with the A340 Airliner. We can’t wait to see you in the virtual skies soon! ____________________________________________ V1.0.3SYSTEMS ⚙️FIXED Memo: missing MAN LDG ELEV when using the overhead knob FIXED Gravity gear not working with GREEN SYS failure and selected down FIXED When DC 1 + 2 fault gear will not come down even with gravity EXT FIXED IR issue still not fixed and this is what caused drama on 350. When IR 1 is elected off the ATT for PFD 1 is lost same for IR 2 and FO PFD and follows the same logic on the ECAM SWTCH panel so you can use the IR INFO from IR 3 on either FO or CPT PFD FIXED IR Advisory logic revised FIXED GPWS & Terrain behavior in case of no AC power or ADIRU 1 fault FIXED Add FWC 1+2 FAULT behavior FIXED F speed > Vfe CONF2 at high weights FIXED Important: LG gravity extension incorrectly modelled FIXED Engine Oil step in checklist not achievable FIXED ND Deficiencies on Short Flights FIXED FPLAN DIST limit FIXED CRZ WIND Page missing when it shouldn't FIXED Oxygen Mask test logic revised FIXED Restore Toggle Reverse/Reverse Hold functionality FIXED Cabin doesn't ready all of the time FIXED EIS2-FUEL FLOW: values clipping/total is cycling quickly FIXED DECELERATE Message should appear as soon as TOD reached without descending FIXED FWC Ordering Issue FIXED INOP systems on ground in STS page that shouldn't be there FIXED FWC "ADR 1+2+3" FIXED Additional Info to ADIRUs OFF on Ground FWC - STS Page pre-engine-start behavior FIXED GPWS and TERR FAULT lights FIXED IR and ADR Pushbuttons logic FIXED GND CLTR SPRS Switch logic FIXED GND CLTR SPRS typo EIS1 FIXED Engine performance feedback FIXED ELEC and HYD ECAM not resetting after engine restarted FIXED ADR off/failure should also lead to ALT indication lost FIXED ADR3 is feeding the FO ISO ADR2 FIXED EIS1: ND spd lim magenta dot off route FIXED FL150 (ALT NAV) with FL410 on FCU and MACH SEL: .8 displayed, when pushing knob to engage CLB, selected speed suddenly became a MACH value FIXED FMS - Approach didn't re-sequence correctly on go-around - adding SEC F-PLN to Active automatically after FIXED STEP DELETED advisory logic revised FIXED AIR ABNORMAL AIR BLEED ECAM missing but this would be good to get added quite quickly as this seems to come up all the time with failures FIXED TAT + SAT + Bleed pressure (APU PAGE) information with ADIRS to NAV during alignment FIXED GPS Jamming - GPWS Warning continues to play despite system being off FIXED GPS Jamming - ECAM Actions not recognized FIXED THR RED / ACCEL ALT capped at 10,000ft FIXED ADR2 and ADR3 OFF lights not working FIXED Regression: EIS1 THS should NOT automatically set after start FIXED Autosave Interval not being respected properly FIXED AOC RCVD Messages - 'Return to AOC Menu' button INOP when returning after viewing a received message FIXED AOC RCVD Messages - Typo in header - Replace "RSVD" with "RCVD" FIXED Planning very high speed for IF waypoint FIXED Implement Constant Mach Number FIXED SEC PLAN sequencing issue FIXED VNAV still over-estimating drag/slowing ability on descent FIXED RTE Reserve should become 0 when inflight FIXED SEC PLAN PBD inserting is out of sequence FIXED Des cabin rate value FIXED MCDU FPLN times need to move one character to the left FIXED Landing CAB ALT always = 0 FIXED ADR off should remove ALT indication FIXED ADR off incorrectly removing VS indication FIXED CLB page shows distance to next step climb during climb out FIXED While entering a hold, Pause at TOD was activated FIXED Clean speed capped at 257 kts FIXED Manual leg after take off leads to incorrect total distance FIXED Incorrect CHECK IRS/AIRPORT POS after DTO whilst on manual leg FIXED Cycling FM DB not wiping MCDU FIXED On initial load, lower FOB set by default FIXED Battery test logic revised FIXED NAV PRIMARY GPS LOSS whenever HDG is pulled FIXED PERF APPR showing F, S, O speeds based on live weight instead of planned LW FIXED PREV PHASE button on Wind page broken on ground FIXED Rollout mode not disengaging FIXED DDRMI missing second digit 0 when distance is 100–110 miles FIXED SEC INIT Page missing INIT REQUEST FIXED SEC PERF logic revision FIXED MACH/SPD select logic FIXED Hydraulic Panel Pushbuttons FIXED ECAM SD always defaults to STATUS FIXED Various systems working without electrical power FIXED Time Marker logic FIXED Engine out during take off: incorrect CLB phase sequencing logic FIXED DCDU overlapping text after DM0 selection FIXED Major: incorrect inop systems in STS on ground FIXED C&D start with ADIRS off causes FD to turn ON when ADIRS line up FIXED MAN CAB ALT resolution incorrect FIXED Default CLB/DES SPD LIM should be small font FIXED A340 Autobrake excessive deceleration rates FIXED MCDU deleting DES SPD LIM behaviour FIXED Audible detent at halfway point in SPD BRK lever FIXED Oil Temp variance too large between engines FIXED LAT REV tweaks FIXED PERF/IDLE factors FIXED INIT A formatting FIXED IRS pages FIXED Small tweaks on ENG SD Page FIXED PERF T.O. Page FIXED PERF CLB Page FIXED PERF APPR Page FIXED PERF GO AROUND Page FIXED F-PLN A Page FIXED F-PLN B Page FIXED ETP Page (filled) FIXED TAT and SAT orange when IR aligning (should be green) FIXED EIS1 PFD ALT CSTR target bug random white line FIXED EIS1 ND fpln behind present waypoint FIXED EIS2 ND fpln behind from waypoint FIXED EIS1: Pressing LS on ground should display course dagger in ND FIXED EIS1 EWD showing FIXED EIS1: landing at high elev airport, QNH flashing as if above TA FIXED EIS2: After landing THS consistently oscillates FIXED EIS1&2: MCDU missing EO ACCEL FIXED EIS1&2: Vdev not stopping as half dot at top/bottom ALT scale FIXED ISIS missing mach number FIXED ISIS incorrect scrolling with +/- FIXED EIS1: PFD incorrectly showing Vfe next with CONF FULL ART 🎨FIXED Missing paint on wing-roots (CPA) FIXED Uneven spacing on one gray panel on flaps (both wings) FIXED When flaps are down on new wing can see the mount for the flaps still in place FIXED Offset Bake-marks below spoilers mechanism/arm FIXED Wing-Walk Area (Black Lines) boundary broken FIXED Right MLG small gear door clipping / not animating correctly FIXED White painted wings (e.g. Lufthansa) need to be redone FIXED Winglet paints (e.g. CPA) are offset from original position FIXED Brakes light up with no heat generated FIXED Lufthansa Old Liveries - Fuel line covers wrong color FIXED Preighter - Slides deploy while taxiing in FIXED APU missing heat blur FIXED Increase Dirt/Weathering at "max" slider positions - currently too subtle FIXED Wings / Slats modelling FIXED Aileron Animations Feedback FIXED Landing Gear, Doors & Mechanism issues FIXED MLG collision on retraction FIXED Flap length seems to differ when compared to the gear door and rivet line FIXED Nose gear strut should not compress at any point during gear extension/retraction sequence FIXED Outer flap incorrect TE shape FIXED Outer engine pylon, wrong angle on TE of wing FIXED Check flap track fairing angles FIXED See through gap, underwing FIXED Ailerons collide with wing on deflection FIXED Flap track fairing, fairing<>flap gap FIXED MLG door incorrect angle FIXED Caution placards on both Pack outflow valves not moving with valve FIXED MLG Front wheels start turning when aft wheels touch down FIXED ENG and APU fire button light too pink FIXED Wing strobes don’t generate a double flash halo FIXED Sunshades missing tooltips FIXED PAX windows too tinted FIXED Not enough splash on wings from upper beacon light FIXED R wing Nav & Strobe light effects repositioned EFB💻FIXED Regression – STOW RAT button does nothing FIXED ICAO not sent to flight tracking apps FIXED CPT/FO EFB Cabin Lighting Slider Not Synced FIXED LIDO charts showing even if invalid SOUNDS🔊FIXED When pressing EMER EVAC no sound in cabin or cockpit FIXED Missing EVAC sound FIXED Windmill sounds missing FIXED when you select AVNC EXT to OVRD and then ON you get the EXT power sound playing FIXED EIS 2 gyro sounds audible on startup FIXED Sounds: missing in glareshields
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