Greetings,

I just updated to the latest version of the A300 Premium for MSFS 2024. After the update, the APU will no longer start.

Any suggestions?

Hi, I haven't been able to reproduce this, can you fully uninstall then reinstall the aircraft and if you are still having issues, record and upload the video to either YT or Google Drive then link here that way we can see what may be happening. Thank you.

Hello,

I have un-installed re-installed again. No difference. I also did notice the lower ECAM stays on the pressurization page when the APU switch is set to "On". It's been a while since I've flown the A300, but shouldn't that switch automatically to the APU page?

I am not able to record. There really is nothing record, anyway. I'm on external power, have a fuel tank selected (I even tried it with all tanks selected), move the APU switch to the "On" position, wait a few seconds, then press the start button. Nothing happens.

Here is some more info that I have discovered regarding this.

The APU issue seems to be affecting the GE engined version. I loaded a PW engined version this morning and everything worked normally. After that, I uninstalled the 2020/20204 version and the Premier version. I restarted the computer and then installed only the Premier version. Rebooted the computer. Loaded the PW freighter and all was good. Loaded the GE pax version and the same issues were there. When the GE version is loaded, I observe the following:

1. The sunscreen in front of the pilot is in the down position.

2. On the overhead panel, the APU switch is in the "On" position as is the APU Bleed switch.

3. The Emergency Lights switch is in the "On" position.

4. After applying electrical power via the batteries and external power, all of the displays are totally dark - the lighting knobs have to be turned up so the displays can be seen.

Attached is a picture of the GE version ECAM after the aircraft has power to it and the displays turned up.

Thank you for this, I’ll look into this once I have my pc up and running as mine kicked it last night. That said it shouldn’t be more than a week for me to get back to this.

OK, thank you.

This morning I loaded both the PW and GE Inibuilds House liveries and the results were the same as I have outlined above.

Same here, also buttons cannot be set to "on" in the "spoiler and spbk" sub panel. This happens only if you start "cold and dark", starting "on grd power" or "on APU" everything is normal except of the tiny clickspots which make your life difficult -already reported some time ago.

Got it, thank you both :)

Hello,

For those encountering this issue, can you test the A300 Isolated as the only Addon in the Community folder, we want to see if it's occurring due to 3rd Party as I am not able to reproduce this nor 2 other team members.

Thank you.

I renamed the Community Folder and created a new one. I copied the Inibuilds A300 aircraft folder into the new folder. Started MSFS 2024 and loaded the Inibuilds A300 GE in House Livery (only liveries available were the House and plain white - as it should have been). No change in results. Still the same issues I posted about earlier.

Edited Thursday at 10:00 AM2 days by Flugkapitan
Clarification

I have the same issue

You can put me on the list as well. You're not alone Flugkapitan.

Bruce R

NZ

Thank, you Bruce!

Sorry to hear that you and some others having the same issues.

Nice to know that I'm not alone. Kinda thought I was the only one after I first posted and then put in a ticket with support. The person I have been in contact with via the ticket has stated he cannot reproduce the issue. I fully realize bugs such as this are very difficult to track down. However, before v1.0.9, this was not an issue.

FWIW, I am currently on a flight EDDL - GMMN in the A300GE. After loading the aircraft and then changing the panel status to "On GPU", there hasn't been any issues.

Regards,

Scott

Edited Friday at 01:05 AM2 days by Flugkapitan
Typo

All I can say is there is definitely something wrong with the GE. In addition to what you have said, I also have problems with the GE's EFB. It's not the EFB itself, but rather the ability to change pages. There's no click spot within the small aircraft symbol circle in the top left corner. There's one 'very' small spot just below it, but the location seems to change every time I want to change pages. I seem to spend more time clicking around the area looking for the spot to change pages than I do flying the aircraft. It's really frustrating.

A big thanks to KorEI for finding a solution to get over the APU problem. Unfortunately, it doesn't solve the EFB click spot problem I have.

Not all's lost. I have no problems at all with the PW, including the EFB, so that's what I fly.

Bruce R NZ

As for me, the APU works as it should (v1.0.9) at the PW and GE freighter (cold and dark). I use the freighters only. I did not test the pax version.

But there is no heat blur exhaust effect out of the APU after the v1.0.9.

Anyway, Ini should check it, even for the other "Captains".......

Greetings!

I am happy to report that update v1.0.10 fixed - at least for me - all of the problems with the GE variant I had posted about.

I installed the update and then loaded the aircraft. Everything was as it should be. I will take it on a flight this evening.

Thanks to everyone who helped with this!

Regards,

Scott

12 hours ago, Flugkapitan said:

Greetings!

I am happy to report that update v1.0.10 fixed - at least for me - all of the problems with the GE variant I had posted about.

I installed the update and then loaded the aircraft. Everything was as it should be. I will take it on a flight this evening.

Thanks to everyone who helped with this!

Regards,

Scott

Do you see the heat blur exhaust effect out of the APU?