Then the solution is not to move or rename the folder. The model is expecting that folder in that location with that name, so to change it will cause problems.
For all the fan's of the Pss Airbus: I have made many flights now with the Pss airbusses(A32x and also. For the A330/340: Max Accel=25.0 Decel zone= 6.0 Max Ctrl change= 2000. (one restriction: in the original PSS A32x the VC textures do not appear,but the model is ok). Military Flight Sims CFS3. Nov 18, 2007 You also have a texture folder in the /aircraft/PSSA330-300 folder (for example) which contains the airline livery, but the gear textures and so others need to be in the PSSAB-Pro folder and as far as I know they they can't be moved from there or in a folder with a different name.Rob Elliott, EGPE InvernessPSS Airbus Support andAirbus Fleet.
You also have a texture folder in the /aircraft/PSSA330-300 folder (for example) which contains the airline livery, but the gear textures and so others need to be in the PSSAB-Pro folder and as far as I know they they can't be moved from there or in a folder with a different name.Rob Elliott, EGPE InvernessPSS Airbus Support andAirbus Fleet Training Captain, British Airways Virtual [email protected].
Check out those reflective texturesThe contours look fantastic!Publisher:Description:Airbus A330/A340Download Size:VariableFormat:ExecutableAuto Live InstallSimulation Type:FS2002 & FS2004Reviewed by:- Avsim Associate EditorPossible Commercial Rating Score:1 to 5 stars with 5 stars being exceptionalPlease seedetails of our review rating policyIntroductionFlightSimulator 2004 has been out now fora number of monthsnow,and the first major release for PSS is now available. The AirbusA330/A340 is the latest twin engine/four engine aircraft from the Europeanmanufacturer, and is a common sight at most international airports.Installation &DocumentationIn thetraditional PSS format, installation is accomplished live. When you makeyour purchase, you download an installation program that then downloadsthe files for you from the PSS server. On my broadband connection,installation took about 10 minutes to finish for all the files (panel,aircraft, and all the liveries).Thedocumentation is available on the PSS website for everybody to downloadand view.
There are three files that make up the documentation. Onecontains the background information about the aircraft, one contains lotsand lots of tables that contain performance figures and checklists, andthe third file contains all the information in regards to the panel, andthe aircraft systems. The manuals contain a lot of information, howeverthe write-up in the Systems manual are chocked full of grammatical andsentence-construction errors. Being an Airbus aircraft, and if you’ve usedthe PSS A320, you may be inclined to simply skim over the manuals and jumpright into flying the aircraft.The AircraftIf youpurchased the entire package, then you will quickly realize that this isone really big package.
While the A340 comes in two variants in the realworld, let’s not forget that the A330 has three engine types available forinstallation in the real world. So in essence, you get 8 aircraft flightmodels: the A330-200 and -300 with your choice of Pratt and Whitney, RollsRoyce or GE engines, and the A340-200 and -300 with the standard CFMengines.
The level of detail is what you have come to expect from allPS SreleasesAnd more detail around the nose gearLeaving Heathrow on a foggy dayTheA330 and A340 are physically the same fuselage and wing structure. Themajor visual changes are two engines instead of four and a center landinggear on the A340. Visually, the aircraft look great.
Reflectivetextures, detailed aircraft parts, see through cabin and flight deckwindows, and moving parts are all available. Wing flex is also available,but they don’t flex as much as the real wings do. When in cruise, you cansee the flex, but during takeoffs and landings, the flex amount is subtle,no where near the amount that the real wings flex.Groundhandling is what you would expect from an aircraft this size. Duringtaxi, the aircraft will continue to roll down the taxiway with the enginesat idle, but will eventually come to a stop. The aircraft stays firm andsticks to the ground during high speed manoeuvres whereas some otherflight models have a tendency to sway the aircraft, modelling the sloshingof the fuel in the tanks a little too well.The A340-200 has more range than the -300 model because of its reducedgross weight. Even with this advantage, the -300 model is the morepopular among airlines.More example of attention to detailon the wings, fuselage, engines and wheelsHere’s an example of what an A340 simply cannot do. The climb angleis simply too great, considering that the engines are way toounderpowered in the real worldIt’s nice to see that PSS included this color scheme, considering thatSingapore Airlines has since retired their A340-300s and gone with theBoeing 777sForusers that downloaded the original release, the A340 engines were way toopowerful.
The takeoff roll for a heavy aircraft was similar to a narrowbody aircraft. And during climb, the aircraft speed would increase waytoo fast, allowing climb rates of 5000-6000 feet per minute, which aretotally unrealistic. The issue has been patched in the latest installerand all new customers will not notice this problem.Test SystemAnother problem that showcased during flight testing involved theA330. For no apparent reason, in cruise flight, the A330 would startto lose airspeed. It was a slow decrease, but it would continue todecrease and eventually, Alpha Floor would kick in. Even that wouldnot cure the problem of the decreasing airspeed, and eventually theaircraft would stall and the flight would end. Again, this problemhas been patched in the latest installer and if you buy today, youwill not experience this problem.Other than that, the flight model recreates the fly-by-wire systemquite well.
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The aircraft cannot be stretched beyond the programmedflight envelope, meaning you cannot over-bank the aircraft in eitherthe vertical or horizontal planes. Landing speeds range around140-150 knots as well.Finally, the sounds are superb. Mike Hambley has done a fantastic jobwith them as with all the sounds that he has produced.
The CFM soundsare quite authentic, having heard them from up close on the realaircraft.Computer:AMD Athlon XP 3000+Asus A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard512MB PC2100 RAMSapphire Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB VideoMicrosoft Sidewinder FF Pro JoystickPanasonic SL9019' MonitorWindows XP ProfessionalFlying Time: 20 HoursThe PanelForthose that have used the A320, the A330/A340 panel is exactly thesame. The background coloring, the gauge placement, the ND, PFD, ECAMdisplays, along with the features in the MCDU is all pretty much thesame. The views that are available are also the same. You have theoption to view the complete panel, which is ideal for cruise flight orif your heart desires a complete ILS approach. You also have theoption to view the traditional panel, showing only the top half andgiving you a good outside view. And finally you have the virtualcockpit, which is functional and can be used to fly the aircraft.Having reviewed the A320, I already had a good idea of what the MCDUwas capable of, and what to look for in the panel.
Going over themanuals, I realized that there were no new features to look for in theMCDU or the panel. The only differences are that the displays showfour engines if you’re flying the A340, and having to enter differentweights when compared to the A320.Thepanel provides a lot of information and is very colourful, just likethe real panel. The lower ECAM screen can display information aboutall the aircraft systems, and display them just like the real aircraftdoes.
The screens can be undocked from the panel, giving you a largerdisplay, just like the A320 panel.Theoverhead panel also is an exact recreation. While there are manystatic switches, there are also many switches that work, such as thosethat control the various systems. You will still need to use theoverhead panel to perform functions like starting the APU, activatingbleed air, and turning engine and APU generators online. You can alsouse the overhead panel to perform a manual engine start. Even thoughthe aircraft is capable of starting the engines itself, if forwhatever reason, you need to perform a manual engine start, you can doso, just like you would with a traditional Boeing product.Tyingeverything together is the MCDU. The MCDU is the centralprocessing unit and the main interface for communicating and flyingthe aircraft.
Through and through your flight, you will bring this upon the panel many times. Programming starts with entering theaircraft route on the INIT page and aligning the IRUs. Next, youenter the aircraft weight, and the total fuel on board. This givesyou the gross weight of the aircraft, and, after referencing theTables and Charts part of the manual, you can enter the requiredspeeds. Once the preparation of the aircraft is done, enter theflight plan into the MCDU, and you’re done.
If this is your firstAirbus product, then learning how to use the MCDU and being able tofly the aircraft around the MCDU is imperative. While you could flythe aircraft simply by entering a flight plan and having the autopilotfly it, setting up and utilizing the MCDU both in the beginning, andduring each flight will provide you with a lot more enjoyment.Although the MCDU has enough features implemented to give you an ideaof how the real aircraft functions, there are a lot of other featuresthat are not modelled. Some of them are understandable, such themaintenance interrogation system, which cannot be programmed simplybecause of limitations of Flight Simulator, but others, such as theSecondary Flight Plan part, should have been included this timearound, considering it wasn’t done in the A320. The virtual cockpit is fully functional and can be used to flythe aircraftFrom a different angleThis is the view you would use for cruise flight. There’s plenty todo for us desktop pilotsJust like the A320 package, the main ECAM screens can be undocked fromthe panelUsers of the A320 package will be completely at home with the A340MCDUThe flight deck is exactly the same as their A320 product, except forthe necessary changes between the aircraft typeConclusionI guessthe one problem that stems of producing Airbus products for FlightSimulator is that once you have created one type, then there’s not muchroom left for creativity with the other types.
With a Boeing product, theflight decks are unique to each type of aircraft. The Boeing 747 flightdeck is different from the 767 flight deck, which is in turn differentfrom the 737 flight deck. And when producing these products, you have adifferent aircraft to work with along with different procedures.
With theAirbus aircraft, while the aircraft flight dynamics are different andtheir handling characteristics are different, their flight decks arepretty much the same, which allows for one pilot to fly any of the Airbusaircraft. And the same holds true here. If you have flown the A320, thenyou won’t find anything new here except for the aircraft and thedifferences that come with the A330/A340 over the A320. The flight deck,the features, the MCDU, and the way they all work together are all justlike the A320. And that’s not a bad thing against PSS. They have done agood job this time around of re-creating another successful Airbusproduct.
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