Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Wilco A380 v2 Screenshots and Follow-Up

I have included a few screenshots of the new Wilco A380 v2 add-on here for your enjoyment. Note that these images are not endorsed by Microsoft, Wilco Publishing, nor Lufthansa in any way.

Here is the A380 Panel from Wilco's A380 v2 add-on:



And for comparison, the A340 panel from Wilco's Airbus Vol. 2 PIC add-on:



Note the glass displays in the A340 add-on are larger, which makes them easier to read. The A340 panel also has more of a polished feel to it.

Here is the A380's virtual cockpit:



Here are the overhead switches from the A380:



Here are the throttles and the radio stack from the A380:



Here is the A380's FMC. It is essentially identical to the FMC used in Wilco's Airbus Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 add-ons:



And last, but not least, here is the A380 cruising over Lake Erie on a journey to Chicago from New York:



I did encounter what appeared to be a very severe bug in the A380 v2 on this particular flight. As I was cleared for descent into Chicago near Grand Rapids, the autopilot stopped responding to my instructions to descend to FL300 from FL380. In fact, the ECAM (EICAS) screen on the right side of the panel went completely black at that point! I immediately gave up and aborted the flight, as there were likely to be other major problems along the way. Sure hope Wilco finds and fixes this issue soon.

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