Aircraft ranges

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that the stated ranges for most of the aircraft are incorrect especially the jets and airliners? I attempted a flight from Orlando to Frankfurt, Germany in the 787 which has a range of over 8,000 nautical miles. The flight is a little over 4,000 miles. I topped off the fuel tanks. I climbed to cruise altitude and selected cruise speed and ran low on fuel before I arrived in Frankfurt. I have also noticed that both Cessna jets can't fly anywhere near their stated ranges. maybe I'm doing something wrong. Thanks in advance for any help. Edited September 20, 2020 by redbird1

If you let AI take over, it flies very very inefficiently. If you go into showcase mode, that is AI control.

If you let AI take over, it flies very very inefficiently. If you go into showcase mode, that is AI control.

 

Thanks. I'll try that for the long boring parts of the flight. Do I have to get the plane up to cruising altitude before I engage the AI?

Thanks. I'll try that for the long boring parts of the flight. Do I have to get the plane up to cruising altitude before I engage the AI?

 

No, he meant you shouldnt use AI control, of i you go too much into Showcase camera AI control takes over

 

If you arent using I believe the default fuel consumption does have an issue as I read in MSFS forums. If you want correct consumption suggest you use the 787 Mod

Edited September 20, 2020 by Kapitan

No, AI is worse!!! Stay in the cockpit view for the whole flight if you want full range, and fly by the numbers, efficient cruise is about mach 0.78 and cruise altitude 36-39,000 feet for 787, 0.76 and 35-37,000 feet for the A320. Edited September 20, 2020 by plainsman

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

I have found similar problems with the Cessna jet and the TBM. The amount of fuel you can load is far short of the real world specs and the Cessna cannot even get from Auckland to Sydney when it should be good for a much longer flight. I've checked the fuel burn rate and flown at high altitude.

There is a discussion over at Avsim (think it might be the PMDG one) which states Asobo have got the fuel consumption all wrong. Apparently it is linked entirely to throttle position and doesn't differentiate between fuel burn at ground level or altitude. That explains why the GA aircraft are falling out the sky after 200 miles and not 400 miles and now it seems the jets too.

There are links to several fuel consumption Mods over at the MSFS Insider Aircraft forum: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/c/aircraft/150 most of the mods are on Github.