FBW A32NX weight and balance query?

Hi I am not sure if I am doing the weight correctly in FBW A32NX.

I load my flight plan from simbrief in the MCDU, I then go into ATSU, AOC menu then W/B load my fuel which shows correctly. I then go to page 2 press request send and start boarding..now my question is do I have to go into the toolbar and enter the payload as well. Or will the payload automatically load onto the Airbus. I ask this because when I go into the toolbar the payload weight is different to the weight setup in the MCDU.

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Don’t use the MSFS loading screen. Use the MCDU (second page of the AOC W/B page in the MCDU) or use Simbrief import. It also can load the plane according to your settings there.

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Thank you for the reply.

You can also use the tablet (EFB) to load the fuel. There you can even specify the speed (instant, fast, or realistic)!

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But, how about this:
When I load the Fuel by the EFB (using numbers from SimBrief’s OFP) and the W/B via MCDU linked to Simbrief, my final Gross Weight doesnt match the one in the OFP.
Is a problem with my airframe maybe? I do use one made by easyjetsimpilot (youtuber).

Maybe that airfraime doesnt match FBW’s anymore?
Which airframe is match to match FBW’s A32NX?

https://docs.flybywiresim.com/fbw-a32nx/installation/#simbrief-airframe

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For the payload, you also have to wait for the “boarding” to complete before the correct ZFW/COG will automatically load into the INIT page. Apparently it only sends the current numbers (i.e. with not everyone aboard) instead of the calculated final numbers. That’s… super-annoying. Of course you can always just put the numbers in yourself…

:blush: That’s in the works for being changed. :grin: You will also have the option to use different boarding rates (instant, fast, or real) along with some other changes.

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Also, the request fuel quantity (from the autoload of simbrief) on the MCDU INIT B page will come in incorrectly, you must manually enter this from the lower EICAS fuel display quantity.