Airbus Collection Long Haul - cruise problem

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I purchased the F-lite Airbus Collection Long Haul as well as the Airbus Collection A300/310. I have found the aircraft are extremely user friendly and the graphics are great. I have a problem though with cruising. I set-up and start on the runway, in the recent case from EGKK, set to cruise @ FL370. As soon as I reach or near the cruising altitude, the aircraft starts to reduce in speed. The engine N1 indicates around 95%, but the speed continues to drop, with the nose pitching up all the time, until the aircraft eventually stalls, which becomes unrecoverable. Am I to take it that pitch and trim are user controlled and not automatic? If so, what is the optimum pitch/trim angles for the cruise in the a/c? 
If I am asking a stupid question......I apoligise!
Thank you.

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billywizz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Check-In Staff Joined: 27 Jan 2014 Location: Brighton - UK Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote billywizz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Airbus Collection Long Haul - cruise problem Posted: 24 Feb 2014 at 5:53pm
	I purchased the F-lite Airbus Collection Long Haul as well as the Airbus Collection A300/310. I have found the aircraft are extremely user friendly and the graphics are great. I have a problem though with cruising. I set-up and start on the runway, in the recent case from EGKK, set to cruise @ FL370. As soon as I reach or near the cruising altitude, the aircraft starts to reduce in speed. The engine N1 indicates around 95%, but the speed continues to drop, with the nose pitching up all the time, until the aircraft eventually stalls, which becomes unrecoverable. Am I to take it that pitch and trim are user controlled and not automatic? If so, what is the optimum pitch/trim angles for the cruise in the a/c? If I am asking a stupid question......I apoligise! Thank you.

ulflip2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P/UT Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Location: USA-Illinois Points: 157	Post Options Post Reply Quote ulflip2 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2014 at 12:16pm
	I think a lot of it depends on on how heavy your plane is at the time. Right after takeoff, you have a lot of fuel and 37,000 is quite high for that early in your flight. Try and cruise around 35,000 and that might fix the issue. After you burn off fuel, you can climb.