PMDG General Forum

Hi, I know you guys are busy on the patch plus the holidays. Just asking what is the current turn around time for fullfilling a replacement download. I submitted a request on November 11th plus a second request a week ago and just curious what I should expect. Thanks.....BobP :)

Ok I posted A while back my new computer specs, I have changed a thing or two and was just wanting to get your input on the matter.Please click on the link to get the FULL details....http://secure.newegg.com/app/WishR.asp?ID=494876Your Input is greatly appreciated,

Hi,Does anyone know if all associated docs and the two tutorials will be available coincident with SU-2? That would mean that Tim M. has a beta of SU-2 to use and has the time to update his wonderful tutorial. Is that true?Thanks so much in advance.sj mantel, iiiKEWR

What does CWS do and when would I use it? I have a 737-400 cockpit video and the captain goes through the controls and tells about CMD A/B then points at CWS and says that is control wheel steering, but we rarely use that so i wont go into detail. What would a pilot use it for and how can i get it to work if i needed it in the NG?Brad Zimmer

Hi All, Can anyone recommend someone who sells charts covering Europe? I have been looking at the Jeppesen's SimCharts 3.0 but two things are a bit of an annoyance: First of all, the package containing paper charts, contains only low-altitude enroute charts. Secondly, I cannot be bothered to get the right paper size and print all the DPs, STARS, IAPs etc. What I would like to know if there is a vendor that has these already printed along with some high-alt charts covering Europe.Thanks in advance,Boaz

I run FS on either a desktop machine or a laptop depending on where I am at the time (the laptop has the faster processor and graphics of the two, but poorer usablility - keyboard, mouse,screen etc).Would the current licence/registration allow me to install the PMDG 737 on both machines, or would I have to stick with just one machine?And as a follow-up question, does the file download have to be carried out from the PC on which the 737 is to be installed? I normally access the internet from a third machine :)Thanks for any advice.--Bryn

Dear PMDG members,Just a little question (sorry if this question has been posted before).Last week I made a flight at the cockpit of an Air Europa B737-800. Since I am a lover of NG -real and yours ;-)-, I noticed that two main LCD's for Captain and F/O are differents from ones PMDG has modelled on PMDG 737TNG. I asked for this to captain and he told me there are two different versions of layout for LCD in the entire NG series: the one I was seing and the one PMDG uses.Take a look at these pictures:http://www.airliners.net/open.file/297858/L/http://www.airliners.net/open.file/273065/L/The question is: will they be available with SU2? I guess no but, will they be available…

When will Precision Manuals come out with the 737 on CD?

Just a qick question before SU2 is released!Will the SU2 include enhancements to the feel and visual effects of the strut and compression of the main gears?In real life you can clearly see how the main gears struts out when the aircraft lifts of the ground, and how they're being considerably compressed at landings.I might be picky, but I'm not asking for flexings wings here! Just a little something to add a more realistic feel, and a visual differense and enhancement between hard and smooth landings.Thanks in advance!Kind regards,Steinar Thom

All:Planning on purchasing

Just a note to the team that after getting fustrated with some other payware aircraft over the last few months, I took the PMDG 737 out of the hangar (I was keeping it there till the SU2 release but could not stand it any longer) and did a KDEN-KORD-KMIA route with it on VATSIM. I gotta say, what a pleasant evening it was flying her. Everything worked and she is just a pure joy to fly with my PFC Jetliner Yoke and throttle quad. Handles and flies rock solid. Can't wait to see the VC improvements in SU2.

Are there any checklists for the 600/700 that will show up in the kneeboard? Ifso, what are they and where can i get them and how do I do it? ThanksBrad Zimmer

anyone have a flight plan for this route that I can use in the FMC? The one I have from FS Build doesnt seem to come i the FMC. ---------KCLT-PAN5.LILLS-CR-WPT1-WPT2-WPT3-GUYRO-A638-SLUGO-TNCM----- that one has a bunch of stuff that doesnt come in the FMC (WPT2, 3, CR and A638. I have the newest AIRAC.)Brad Zimmer

Ok IF my understanding is correct, the APU supplys AC to power the aircraft. So, in the su2 will the APU keep the battery from runig down?And if the APU doesn't keep the battery charged, will the ground pwr keep it charged? Or is thier another way to keep the battery charged (other then FSCUIP). It is rather challenging to go down the checklists when the batter keeps discharching. And If yall havn't thought about it..... Well... Just a thought.

Hello,I have put in about 10 or so hours in the 737NG now, and have generated a few questions:1) Where in the cockpit can I find the current time (GMT)?2) Where is radar altitude shown? On the ND, I see "radio 200", regardless of my altitude. (See picture attachment)3) On the picture I have attached, can anyone tell me what the bottom-right figure on the FMC is? It says "Fuel Quantity 7.0".4) On some of the longer flights, I have tried 2X speed. Does selecting a higher simulation rate have any negative effect on program stability?Thanks,Kenny Rogers

I am thinking of buying Radar Contact. I have searched around and read about it, and want to know what you FS9/PMDG users think of it. I usually fly online, but though it can be very realistic, I find that when no ATC is available and no AI traffic is around, it is very UNrealistic. This is why I want to get Radar Contact. I like the idea of having clearance, ground, departure, center approach ect...for every airport at every flight. What do you guys all think? Does it do what they say it does? Is there a way I can hear sound/ATC voices or sounds before I buy it as well??? Thanks againBrad Zimmer

Usually I create flight plans with FSBuild 2.1, which is now on AIRAC 0311 (more or less locked...) while PMDG's FMC uses 0312 - could this result in a problem? I'm thinking of the airway renaming in the UK or when altering a loaded (FSBuild) FP and then modifying it directly in the FMC.Kind regards,Nik @ LFSB

I tried posting this in the AVSIM Flight School forum...I have a question about the V1 speed. I understand that V1 is the "go/no-go" decision point of the takeoff roll, and I am familiar with how V1 is calculated (Weight, wind, surface condition, etc).Years ago one of my flight instructors told me that V1 is "the maximum speed at which there is still enough runway to reject the takeoff". But I am hearing otherwise. Some tell me that runway length does not affect the V1 speed, and that rejecting a takeoff above V1 is not safe for reasons of "directional control", not runway length remaining.IF a B737 attempts a departure from a 12,000 foot runway but suffers and engine fai…

There's a neat article on a around-the-world trip done by NetJets in a B737NG (700 but in BBJ config), in the latest edition of Airways (January 2004). KDEN-KHPN-EGBB-EBLG-LFSB-EGGW-LFSB-LIRA-LFBO-OMDB-VHHH-RCTP-RJAA-KDEN.Thanks,Bruce.

i just downloaded the 737NG. i logged onto navdata.at to find the FMC files but they were nowhere to be found. anybody got any advice? and why is it that when my center fuel tank runs out my wing tanks don't kick in? my engines shut down everytime even when my wing tanks are full

Can anyone tell me how to disable the IDENT signal. I tried using the test buttons located on the radio panel, but this does not work. Thank you.

hello guys ..after turning engines off and turning apu and apu bleed off I want to turn STBY power off.When flying i have it set to on because if I turn it to off the instruments turns black!IS there a way to turn stby power off after engine start (refering to the manual), and how to do so?thanx

Hello!Does anyone know if the default 737-400 is comparable to the 737-700 PMDG the same way these aircraft fly in real life?I've noticed that the default -400 needs a bit more pilot input when flying manually than the 737TNG. For example, when flying a manual approach, the -400 needs a lot more corrections while the -700 is more stable and feels lighter than the -400, making the -700 somewhat easier to fly. Another thing I've noticed is that the -700 needs more back pressure on the stick when banking.I would love to hear more comments/experience on this. :)

What am I doing wrong? When my center tank runs out of fuel, my engines shut off even though I have LOTS of fuel in the wing tanks! Only if I turn the center tank fuel pumps off will it then start to use the wing tanks. Why doesn't the 737 automatically start to use the wing tanks without me first shuting off the center pumps? Also, should I be attempting to use the wing tanks FIRST and THEN the center tanks? I almost never have more than 1000 lbs of fuel in the center tank. Finally, I always seem to be critically low on fuel if I use the guidance that the NAV log suggests for fuel I will need. When I add reserve fuel, does that get added to the total fuel used or …

Hi all. I really am seriously thinking of getting the 737 package. So many praises for it, and as many of you know me, I am an airliner nut... having owned PMDG items in the past, but not since FLY! was out... I am also a frame rate ######, only flying my favorite airliners with the default panels, but alas, I need realism now, systems etc.Currently my system is a P4, 1.5, 512 RDRAM, Win XP, Radeon 9700 PRO. I also run in 1600x1200x16 with most sliders half to full, and a great frame rate with little stutters of around 25 to 45 (25 in forward 2D views, 30 in VC views (defualt 733) and 45 out the sides and rear window views in my Ariane 737)....pretty good...however, If I …