PMDG General Forum

Hi guys,Yesterday I downloaded the AIRAC 0304 update and the SID/STAR database. Everything works just fine in some cases, but not in some others. I saved a flight to have a cold and dark cockpit situation, but if I start that one and after getting the cockpit ready I try to tune any radio beacon, they will not show on the ND. Oddly enough the ND will show the symbol for the beacon at the right place, but it won't show that it is tuned to the right beacon by showing its identifier and its distance. Not on the ground and not in the air.I've tried this with some other saved situations and the same happens every time. If I start from scratch by creating a flight and choosing …

Hi guys!Like many people here, I am experiencing terrible stuttering while trying to fly the 737. This is in ALL cases - even with the just 2D models. It's not so much a low framerate, but a continuous fluctuation +/- 40 fps with unlimited FRs set. Even when stationary on startup (which seems to take ages to load), the FRs fluctuate wildly causing unflyable stuttering. I have not experienced this with any other aircraft (payware or freeware), and as I say, it doesn't seem to be VC related as I'm not even loading the VC versions.Any ideas ??Many thanks,JonathanAMD Athlon 2400XP512MB Ram (DDR400)SB Live!GForce4 Ti4200

PMDG,Apologies because this has been mentioned before but it's been buried in a big thread and may not have been noticed.I fly using Radar Contact and that program decides when you start your descent. The 767PIC has a Des Now button which will start a descent before ToD is reached. Subsequent waypoints will have their altitudes adjusted accordingly based on my current rate of descent.The PMDG FMC shows this button but it's greyed out. Why? If it's there then it's required. When I'm told by Radar Contact to start my descent I'm forced to perform this manually with a manual rate of descent. And just to rub salt into the wound the altitudes on waypoints fail to change so I h…

Lefteris / Anthony,First off - The entire PMDG Team has dispatched another great aircraft. Great Job! Now onto 2 minor anomalies.....Using the Aloha Airlines 700 livery I created the following flight using the MSFS Flightplanner - PHNL -> LNY -> UPP -> MUE -> PHTO.Upon entering 'LNY' in the FMC the followng message displayed 'err at -004, line 23' (see FMC, attachment 1). I was able to successfully enter the remaining waypoints and fly the route.During cruise to LNY (which was tuned into VOR1 as 117.7) the PFD and FMC did not display the same distance. The FMC and ND displayed LNY as approx 100 nm further away than the ND display (see FMC MISMATCH, attachm…

I was hoping someone has had a similiar problem or can point out what I am doing wrong. I have been unable to get VNAV to work and keep getting the message "VNAV DISCONNECT" on the FMC. I set up everything as far as I know correct in the FMC including Performance Initialization and N1 Limits and get my V speeds correctly. I have ensured that all autopilot setting are correct including V2 entered and crusing altitude and prior to spooling up the engines on takeoff I engage the F/D switch and arm the autothrottle. Once the engines are stabilized at 70% I engage N1 and rollout. I hand fly the a/c to approxmately 400-600 feet and then engage LNAV and VNAV. LNAV engages…

Can't engage autothrottle - switch sometimes moves when clicked but cannot arm it - Any suggestions? - it worked yesterday!!!Kevinx(

Here is the proposed change to the Air Berlin 737. Comments on shade of red/brown?http://forums.avsim.com/user_files/21311.jpghttp://forums.avsim.com/user_files/21312.jpg

Hi all,just to clear things up I would like to ask a very stupid question."Q) How do I extend the Stairs in the PMDG 737-700 With Stairs?A) The stairs extension and retraction are mapped to the Concorde Nose and Visor operations - go to your MS FS Key Assignments and assign a keystroke for "Extend Concorde Nose and Visor Fully" and "Retract Concorde Nose and Visor fully". Then, you'll be able to use those to move the stairs." - from the faq postCan I still set flap because concorde visor and flaps are the same assignment. :-hmmm I know you can extend and retract flaps in increasments but will the airstairs interfere with this action.The gregster has landed! :-wave

Hello,I have purchased the 737NG today and made three two test flights so far. Since I have only experience with the PSS A320 so far, I would say I have some knowledge of programming FMCs, but the FMC from the 737 brings me to my limits :-).Here are my two questions:1.)This should be pretty easy to solve but I couldn't figure out how. How do you enter via/to tags into the route page of the FMC?2.)From the MCDU of the Airbus I am used that a STAR brings you right to the entry of the glide slope of the selected runway. The 737 FMC directed me to the airport locations in my two attempts. Is this the normal way or did I program something wrong?Thanks for the help!PMDG, except…

Hi guys!I was just wondering, how correct are the weight limits in the load manager?According to my manuals, the max takeoff weight for the 737-700 is 154,400 lbs while according to the load manager it is only 133,000 lbs.Can you guys check this?Unfortunately, I do not have any info regarding the -600.Regards,Mark

Hi all,I just wanted to know if this happens to others. I usually run FS2002 in full screen mode. When flying the PMDG737 if I switch from full screen to windowed mode, maybe to check ServInfo etc. the plane for like a couple of seconds goes crazy, same when switching back from windowed to full screen. With the PIC767 I used to get the throttles to go to idle and back up when doing these operations.Just wanted to know if anybody else has experienced this.Thanks for any feed-back.Ciao!Bjorn

Hi all,My specs are:Intel Celeron 1.5Ghz512 DDR RAMGeforce 2MX 32MbWill PMDG 737 Work?The gregster has landed!:-wave

Will the manual be ready for downloading tomorrow? Jeff Gerbert

I would like to thank the entire PMDG team for the best airliner in my opion, to ever be produced! Wow!! One question, Is there a way to set the 2D eyepoints higher and keep them there like my PIC 767 your new product just knocked off my harddrive? I say again, you are the best! Jim Driscoll

I have downloaded your aircraft yesterday and on my first flight to northern Norway I switched on the nighlighting by shift-L AND : there was a flood light! Thanks for this little surpise!Just wondering how I could choose wether I have the instrument backlighting only for use while take-off and approach/landing or the complete (bright) floodlight, as I did

Hi PMDG, once you release the -800's is there a chance to get an American Airlines "Astrojet" livery?Regards, Chris Illmer

I've found this out when trying to reproduce FMC crash reports due to editing (although this was not reported).So far I could not reproduce any :-( So if it happens to you, please give an as much detailed description of steps resulting in the crash as possible.thanksanthonyAnthony MertonPrecision Manuals Developmenthttp://www.precisionmanuals.com

When is release of Manuals for the PMDG B737NG?When is release of the rest of NG series?

I installed the update from your website, and .. nothing.. i just can't see it. it is unzipped to the correct directory, and -- nothing. i am using a DSL connection, i have "Client for microsoft networks" installed.. Please Help! danny.

First, filled out the POS INIT page with KBOS. The displayed longitude for KBOS was wildly incorrect (east of 0). I line selected the last position and used that for the IRS position. I have yet to be able to enter a position by hand.Then, I entered the route to KJFK: LUCOS SEY PARCH CCC ROBER, and activated it. Looking at the plan page, it clearly had a bogus idea of where KJFK was; it was significantly east of CCC. When I entered a runway (22L), it magically put KJFK in the right place. Shouldn't the plan show the airport in the correct location without a runway selected? What if ATC hasn't given me the runway yet?Then, I went to the ROUTE 1 page, line selected D…

Hi,We all know what is great about this aircraft, this post details a few problems I've found.The virtual cockpit has issues. I don't like how long it takes to draw detail. We are only talking perhaps a second or so, but it is certainly noticeable and detracts from looking at a different views. I was quite dissapointed with the overall look and feel of the virtual cockpit. Eaglesoft's Beechjet really has everything a virtual cockpit should have, so I guess I am a little bit spoilt.The lights have issues too. In the 2D cockpit, when looking rear left, you can see the lights 'floating' in mid-air. Also, if using the virtual cockpit, the lights do not sit right on the wing t…

Hi, I am trying to fly 737 NG but it is really impossible. Every minute or minutes the aircraft is bouncing hundred times over itself with the message bank angle. I was taking off from viena, everything perfect. At 2000 feet the first bank angle, and the aircraft was going down to 600 feet but I could climb the bird to the cruise altitude 22000 feet. But then several times at this altitude the bird was coming to 25000 thousand or 19000 feet for example with the message bank angle, bank angle, bank angle. The landing at innsbruck was horrible. The message was heard all the descend after RTT til almost the runway. VNAV at the descend was - 8000 feet and overspeed came with …

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Hi there,When climbing I'm missing my IAS on the tape, but mach speed is still visible. Pitot heater is on, also tried with shift H but no luck.Who can help me out...???Reg.John

Hi,Besides the already commented VNAV killer dive that nearly killed me, I see no way to set the nav aid autotuning en route.I have to tune the radios on the radio panel during flight or there is some way to make the FMS to tune them (as in real life)?One more: I downloaded the PIC767 Navdata. Are only the .txt files what it needs? or all the other stuff (*.rwy, *.tr, *.wsd) also works?Very nice product, but seems that many things have to be completed!Maximo