ToLiss has released its long-awaited A330-900neo for X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12. The wide-body Airbus jet is one of the most fuel-efficient in the world thanks to its high-performance Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines and re-worked wing design. ToLiss describe this as the most “accurate system functionality for any A330 aircraft in the flight simulation world.”
Looking at the feature list, there is plenty to experience in this new release from ToLiss. If you’re an X-Plane 12 user, you will be able to take advantage of the Head Up display (HUD) in the cockpit, along with utilising the new ROW/ROPS technology to ensure you there is protection if you were to overrun the runway. Not only that, there is also the Airbourne Traffic Situation Awareness (ATSAW) that will give you detailed info on nearby traffic right on the ND.
The onboard EFB will be able to give you all the performance information you need, whilst the pop-out windows for each display will enable you to set up things just as you like it. There is also the ToLiss menu that allows you to change various options, including the type of radio stack you want to use for your aircraft.
ToLiss has implemented full VNAV capabilities, ensuring all restrictions are followed, along with full support for SID/STAR and airway selection. All approach types are fully supported, and equitime point computation and nearest airports page are also implemented.
ToLiss has also included a full 3D model of the plane, with an internal cabin, wingflex (which you can even adjust to your preferred liking), a full suite of sounds, and various start-up configurations. Liveries can be downloaded separately from various sources as ToLiss does not include these by standard.
ToLiss has said that there is already updates planned and underway, but were keen to ensure that those wanting to use the plane during Cross the Pond this year could do so.
Features
A330-900 specific features:
- HUD – Head up display on both the pilot and co-pilot sides providing all relevant flight information in the pilot’s field of view during all flight phases
- DRAIMS – Digital Radio and Audio Integrating Management System providing easier management of radio frequencies, transponder settings as well as backup radio navigation
- ATSAW – Airborne Traffic Situation Awareness showing detailed information about surrounding traffic on the Navigation Display (ND)
- ROW/ROPS – Runway overrun warning & Runway Overrun Prevention System alerting the crew if the available runway length becomes insufficient for a safe landing
- TOS – take off surveillance alerting the crew if it attempts taking off from a taxiway or a runway different than selected in the FMS
- ISCS is now available in the EFB also, but can also be used in a separate window
Detailed FMGS:
- 3 independent MCDUs providing real life FMGS programming capability
- 2 independent autopilots
- SID/STAR and airways support in a fully custom FMGS backbone supporting all A424 leg types (Arc, course or heading to intercept, Radius to Fix, Holdings, etc.)
- Support for all approach types present in real life A330-900s, including GLS, ILS, SLS, FLS, LOC backcourse, etc.
- Full VNAV guidance with TOC, TOD, Deceleration point, speed limits, fuel prediction, etc.
- Altitude and speed constraints as the real aircraft deals with them
- Support for Go-Arounds and diversions
- Nav Aid autotuning
- Pilot item database, such as pilot fixes, pilot navaids etc.
- Flight plan saving via the Pilot routes page
- Equitime point computation and nearest airports page
Accurate systems:
- Fly-by-wire system with reversion between normal law and alternate law 1, alternate law 2 and direct law as per real life logics.
- Hydraulic model for flight control actuators computing hydraulic flow through the actuators, the control surface hinge moment, maximum feasible deflection etc. This gives realistic surface floating angles if a control surface is lost due to combinations of hydraulic and computer faults.
- Quantitative hydraulic model considering the maximum hydraulic flows of the different pumps as a function of engine speed. This is most noticeable when flying on RAT or with wind milling engines
- Quantitative bleed model considering the bleed mass flow for engine start, wing anti-ice air conditioning packs etc.
- High fidelity fuel system including inflight CG control by pumping fuel to and from the tail tank, fuel jettison, manual and automatic transfers between the different tanks
- Detailled model of each ADIRU including alignment, small pressure sensor differences between the units, switching of sources for PFDs and autopilot inputs
- Fault injection system allowing to trigger over 250 system faults either at a specific point in flight or randomly during a flight phase
- Cockpit display system simulating the dependency of the displays on the Display management computers resulting in real life display limitations
- ECAM system with over 30 warning and over 200 caution messages including associated ECAM actions.
- Backup Speed Scale (BUSS) to provide an estimated speed based on Angle of Attack data and an estimated altitude based on GPS data.
3d modelling
- Detailed 3d cockpit with animated switches
- Mouse gesture system for interaction with push-pull knobs emulating the motion on the knob with the mouse
Detailed cockpit lighting with reading lights, console light, tray table lights etc. - 2 class passenger cabin
- Custom particle effects for engine heat trail, Fuel jettison etc.
- Custom landing gear model for bogey touch down.
- Animated tray tables, HUD, cockpit window, cockpit seats, front window shades
Usability features
- Situation loading and saving. It is possible to save the flight at any point in time and resume it another day. This can also be used, e.g., to save the position just before approach and practice just the approach many times
- Autosaving allows recovering where you left off, should the X-Plane session end unexpectedly
- Jumping waypoint-to-waypoint through the cruise phase: Shorten your flight to focus on the more interesting parts as you like
- 4 different startup configurations from Cold and Dark to engines running and ready to go
- Ability to set each of the startup configurations at the click of a button without reloading the aircraft.
- In-screen popup displays or use of x-plane windows for popups
- Adjustable Wingflex via a slider in the ISCS
- Adjustable sounds via a slider in the ISCS
- Possibility to turn the screen reflections on and off
- Auto-updater by Skunkcraft Included