FSX Qantas Airbus A380-800

Good download! I lightened the payload a little, developer had 550 passengers at 210 lbs each. I reduced the payload to 363 passengers at 175 lbs each. Also, the alias'd B747_400 panel will not allow it to show up in the FSX menu. You will need to copy the entire panel from the default B747 over to the new download OR do a search for a better A380 panel. I found one by Pasquale Rinaldi (2011, not the 2008). Much better to look at and operate the download!

I have tried other downloads for the A380, but the weight and balance on the fuel is so far out of whack, I gave up on most! At least the developer of this download got the fuel within balance!

Well, I had deleted this at one point, and re-downloaded, went thru the reduction in payload and the fuel was out of whack, which I also revised. Got it flying great, BUT, never could get the aircraft to power up like a 4 engine jet, it would get off the ground but it took a long time to get up to 155 KIAS, and it would fly!

My biggest complaint that I could not solve, was the step down process in airspeed when approaching a destination airport. It would drop the airspeed, when selected all the way down to the 250 KIAS, when you tried dropping the airspeed down to the 235, 210 and below to ready your approach, the airspeed would not drop without dropping un-needed flaps to help it along. I gave up, I'll be satisfied with my PA A380 House livery, which was a monster getting it in shape, but it cooperated, and it has become a keeper since then!

You can try this download, you might have better luck than me! It does fly nice, once the tweeks to payload and fuel have been made, I just couldn't solve the issues with the airspeed at descent to land!

Rick