Ok guys doing a flight planning with simbreif from Doha. To Auckland with the a350-900 but it says aircraft exceeds range
Is the right what can I do?
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It can fly it. The slight issue is that the default Simbrief A350-900 is the regular -900, which probably can’t fly quite that far with headwinds. The A350 we have in Infinite Flight is closer to the -900ULR, which can definitely fly that far.
Solution: make a custom A350 airframe with Infinite Flight’s weight figures. You can use mine which is available to download here.
Also the IRL flight uses the A350-1000, which has more range than the -900.
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I’ve done Doha to San Francisco with this a350-900 and I’ve not had issues with it
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From my experience, Simbrief is a little sensitive with the whole “exceeds range” warning. It warns you about it when the aircraft can probably fly it (unless its way over the range limit).
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You burn less fuel than what simbrief tells despite slightly over speeding lol
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Ok so I should use the airframe you gave to me and that will work just fine ?
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It should work fine. I’ve had no issues with it.
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Would recommend this for flight plans
IFR Route Analyzer 
Hamad Int’l - Auckland (OTHH-NZAA) - FlightAware
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Ok thanks !
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The A350 has an ETOPS range so high it’s not needed on this flight. There are very few areas of the globe where ETOPS contingencies are needed on the A350.
But when I use the airframe from Simbrief it’s an etops flight
Because Simbrief defaults to an ETOPS range of 60 minutes - which is completely unrealistic. All long haul twin-engine jets have ETOPS ranges way higher than that.
Yeah thats what happens when you use an ETOPs range of 60 minutes…
Ohh ok but the airframe you gave to me doesn’t need the etops ?
But I made my research and it is confirmed that route is an etops one
ChatGPT chatting rubbish as usual - it quotes the A350s ETOPS range and yet then says this flight is an ETOPS flight when you get nowhere near that far from any airport…
Also I wouldn’t class using ChatGPT as “doing research”.
The airframe has it set to 180 minutes (oddly the max setting Simbrief has). Which will usually only generate ETOPS when flying over the middle of the Pacific.
I’ve noticed that the flight model we have is pretty much the A350-900ULR, which allows us to fly routes like SIN-JFK and SIN-EWR without making a whole separate request for an A350-900ULR variant. Additionally, Airbus is marketing a High Gross Weight version of the -900 between the standard -900 and the -900ULR, as well as improving the -900’s MTOW to approach that of the -900ULR and adding the -900ULR’s winglets
However the A350’s max ETOPS time is far above what this flight ever achieves - therefore Simbrief doesn’t need to give you ETOPS diversion airports.
For whatever reason Simbrief doesn’t have ETOPS options over 180 minutes, which can (for some routes) generate some false ETOPS diversions when it’s actually not needed.
Well ok it airframe it gave an etops
And with the airframe you gave me it isn’t so that’s why I’m curious