iniBuilds A350 Airliner for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 & 2020 v1.1.8 Released

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iniBuilds A350 Airliner V1.1.8 Update 🚀

Following on from last week’s hugely popular update focused on performance (V1.1.7 Forum Post), we are releasing another key update for the iniBuilds A350 Airliner! v1.1.8 is now available via the iniManager. Marketplace update has been submitted today.

Today we’re excited to share the details of A350 v1.1.8, a significant update that focuses heavily on audio realism, while also bringing polish across systems, Art, and general quality-of-life improvements. 
Our discount was ending today however this has been extended through to the end of the weekend! To celebrate Black Friday, the iniBuilds A350 Airliner is now 35% off! - our largest discount ever on this aircraft. If you've been waiting for the right moment to experience this iconic jet, now's your chance.

This update can be downloaded via the iniManager.

🔥Black Friday Limited Time Discount: https://inibuilds.com/products/inibuilds-a350-airliner-msfs-2024

Sounds Update  

This update brings the largest improvement yet to the A350 Airliner soundscape in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Our audio team has rebuilt and re-balanced a wide range of effects, ensuring the signature A350 Airliner experience is now accurately represented across all phases of flight, both in the cockpit and throughout every cabin zone.

Showcase Videos
We’ve prepared four short clips demonstrating these improvements:

🔌 Flight Deck – Battery & AC Power Initialization
Pilot POV with slow pans left and right to highlight spatial sound movement across L/R channels.

🛫 Flight Deck – Takeoff Engine Spool
Capturing the full progression from low-RPM whine through to high-power roar.

🎥 Cabin “Before/After” Demonstration Clips
A quick 4-second tour through each cabin zone, showcasing First Class engine whine, Business Class nacelle and slat acoustics, Premium Economy trailing-edge airflow, and Economy sharklet resonance with deeper bass and wind variation.

🚧 Ground & GSE Acoustic Pass
Walkaround shots of GPU, ASU, hatches, external packs and associated ambient equipment.

Thank you for your ongoing feedback and support. Every update you see here is directly shaped by community reports, aircraft operators, and real-world A350 specialists who help us refine this aircraft to the level it deserves.

iniBuilds Team ❤️ 
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V1.1.8
SYSTEMS ⚙️

•    Added engine seizure logic when oil quantity drops below 2 QT
•    Improved SEC/F-PLN logic when modifying procedures, adding NEW DEST, or manipulating ND Plan mode
•    Terrain radar + MORA now correctly display at low altitude
•    Corrected ETP NOT FOUND behavior on the FMS
•    ATC COM MSG RECORD Page logic updated
•    Enhanced EO ACCEL ALT logic and A/THR activation criteria
•    HUD FPV no longer disappears in crosswinds
•    EGT-peaking on startup refined
•    VHF3 frequency preselection logic fixed
•    ND DIR TO no longer displays legacy abeam values
•    ND GS now right-aligned
•    Corrected ND wind digits transition between 360 ↔ 001
•    Engine EGT now behaves correctly when FADEC is powered off
•    Reduced overly sensitive TCAS RA
•    Cabin now warms properly using APU bleed
•    ETP REF 1 DIST alignment fixed
•    D-ATIS requests now cancel correctly for airports without D-ATIS
•    Resolved erroneous L/G EXTN ECAM on spawn
•    Corrected PACK1+2 FAULT warning prior to takeoff logic

ART 🎨

•    Crew rest compartment restored for the default cabin variant
•    Cabin lights now correctly behave during Cold & Dark
•    Cabin light distribution evened out
•    Cockpit door OPEN light working again
•    Fixed missing navigation light cover at highest LOD
•    FS24 wipers functionality restored
•    FS24 Bulk Cargo hold interior visibility resolved
•    FS24 Aft Cargo door texture anomaly resolved
•    FS24 Resolved pink texture artefact near wipers
•    FS24 engines now windmill correctly in the opposite direction too
•    FS20 Engine spinner flicker at IDLE resolved

SOUND 🔊

•    Exterior engine shutdown sounds refined
•    Improved start-up sound sequencing
•    Reduced strength of noise-cancelling effect
•    Louder, more authentic exterior startup sounds
•    Fixed looping cruise ambience
•    Increased engine bass & roar presence
•    Balanced rear-cabin buzzsaw
•    Removed unnatural speedbrake noise
•    Pushbuttons no longer overly loud
•    Takeoff whine now blends smoothly into spool-up
•    Corrected 75% thrust pitch calibration
•    Buzzsaw no longer drowned after thrust reduction
•    Fixed incorrect flap sound spatial origin
•    Restored missing slat sounds
•    Restored missing gear rotation thump
•    Reduced cockpit flap noise levels
•    Smoothed flap deployment end-phase
•    Re-balanced engine sound mixing
•    Cabin landing-gear acoustics corrected
•    GPU and ACU sounds now dynamic, not static
•    ACU no longer overpowers APU
•    Exterior gear-movement sound fixed
•    Touchdown sound beefed up
•    Reverse-thrust sounds restored
•    Flap-sound timing corrected
•    Ground-roll triggers aligned with wheel touchdown
•    Added missing tray pedal click
•    Added missing gear bump sound
•    Smoother APU bleed sound profile

FS20 audio updates will follow in a future patch as required.