PMDG General Forum

HiI have just purchased the extended download packages for the B744 and B744F and sent of the e-mail to the address requested but i still have not recived the link yet also yesterday i sent and e-mail to PMDG support and also have not recived a reply i know this is strange as PMDG as normally very good in replying being that i have just purchased a new copmuter iam wondering if iam not reciving mails from PMDG for some reason.I did recive and automated reply from [email protected] but i would be greatful if somone from PMDG would reply to me either with the download links or just an e-mail to make sure iam able to recieve mail form you.Thanks owen

Good Morning,A few weeks ago, my pc suffered a hard drive crash, all data unrecoverable. After getting a new HD i installed windows, and flight sim and then attempted to install my addons only to find the dvd i had burnt them too was corrupt. I logged into my PMDG e commerce account and purchased the extended download services for the 747-400 and F models which clearly show on my account. I then emailed PMDG, requesting download links. One week has passed and i had sent a follow up email. I have not heard anything from PMDG about my request.Any ideas guys ?Thanks in Advance

Hello,Can someone help, I want to paint the tips of these not sure how theyre called, thing which hang under the wings lol ;)Which file must I paint to make these green?Hope I'm being clear, Im not sure how theyre called.Help would be appreciated!

I have seen in the Airbus ability to make descent at a given rate or flight path angle. I recently was looking at visual approaches into SFO in the PMDG database [runway 19L] and it mentions a flight path angle of 3 degrees and also it shows up on the FMC legs page as such.Does the 747 allow one to manage descent at a specific FPA and if so how? I only see vertical speed control.If not then what does the three degrees mean when displayed on the approach leg in the FMC for this runway?ThanksGreg

good morning allI wonder what the best procedure is for the followingSay im flying enroute vfr, and I want to set up a mid flight ifr routing on the fmcWhat do i use as the DEPT fix. ( or can i ignore that on the fmc). Do I set my current position as the dept fix ( ie create a fix at my current location and then program as normal). What would the proper procedure be for this. Thank youPeterPeter K P.EngCF-MMZToronto Ontario CanadaPMDG 747,737and 747FLevel D 767PSS Airbus pro A340-300In reality, a Mooney 201 Pilot

The problem that I have is as follows: YMMLThe RWY 16 threshold information in the wpNavAPT is correct at 432ft. The RWY 34 threshold information in the wpNavAPT is correct at 330ft. When a RWY16 ILS App is loaded into the PMDG FMC it creates a Threshold Crossing Height (TCH) of 330ft. This is 102ft below the level of the RWY16 threshold, but would be correct for a RWY34 ILS (but without the additional 50ft TCH) There is no facility to program a TCH into the star coding so the FMC (ie PMDG) must get it's RWY information from the wpNavAPT file. The RWY 34 Elevation is correct at 330ft, I changed it to 600ft and the FMS loaded a TCH of 600ft for the RWY16 ILS App, and also …

I learn to flight on the 747 with the german Tutorial of J.A.Schenk. Actually everything goes without errors but on the T/D Point the 747 does not begin to sink. 3000ft are adjusted to the MCP and the FMC is correctly programmed (look Pictures down). The heights are not taken over from the FMC as in the Tutorial described. Why not? I am surely no error to have made... thanks for tipps...greets Steffen http://www.smay-racing.com/images/sonstiges/747_10.jpghttp://www.smay-racing.com/images/sonstiges/747_11.jpg

Hi, I've been flying the -700 and -800 in and out of LOWI, Innsbruck quite a lot recently and both aircraft really do hand-fly beautifully on the visual approach to 08 with the tight turn to final. Practically on rails, with trim and power set right. :)I've got a little more ambitious and have been trying some departures from 26 which require a tight left turn after take-off to establish on the OEJ llz. What's the best way to do it... let TOGA control power during the roll and initial climb, then knock off the A/T and hand-fly the turn, or hand-fly the roll and initial climb (without TOGA) and only engage the AP and A/T when becoming est on the OEJ llz? I ask because th…

Hi,Can anybody help me in setting up the FMC. I tried following the tutorial but no luck. Is there any place I can go for another tutorial that specify a step by step hints with an example flight.ThanksHash

I always find myself going back to your Queen. Thanks PMDG! You guys rock. Take your time on the MD-11, looking forward to flying her around my FS9 world!

I've been using autoland on and off since I first bought the jet and have always been able to line up with the runway using the localiser button. Well after programming the runway that I'm supposed to land on, in the FMC, I switch on the localiser button so I can intercept it. Lately though it hasn't been lining me up onto the runway like it has so many times before. It lines me up about a plane length over to the right or left, so I've had to land the jet manually, which I don't mind doing. Just wondering if maybe I'm not properly aligning the IRS or something? I give it the 15 mins it needs to align. I was thinking maybe its because of the weather settings. So I flew a …

In some situation like executing a circling approach I have to exit from APP mode, breaking to the left or right by 45

I'm sure one of PMDG's developers can help me out here. I assume that for programming the PMDG Aircraft, C+ will be used. I'm about to start a job where I'll be fully trained in Java - is it possible to create good FS Addons in Java (aircraft, scenery or other) or is C the only real solution?Many thanks,Mark

Hi all.The Ils freqs, are getting tuned usually by the FMC. How can we get them tune without going through all the procedures of filing in a flight plan in the FMC? Or is there a faster way of doing it in the FMC.Thanks. Bat

PMDG SIDSTARS Cycle 0704 (12Apr-10May) Procedures based on FAA Digital Aeronautical Information CDROM and/or Terry Yingling. This collection includes 53 locations (+ indicates added since last cycle; * indicates major rework): KABQ KATL KAUS KBNA KBOS KBWI KCLT KCMH KDAL KDCA *KDEN KDFW KDTW KEWR KFLL KGEG KHOU KIAD KIAH KJFK KLAS KLGA KLAX KMCI KMCO KMDW KMEM KMIA KMSP KMSY KOAK KONT *KORD KPDX KPHL KPHX +KPIT KRDU KRNO KSAN KSAT KSEA KSFO KSJC KSLC KSMF KSNA KSTL KTPA KTUS PANC +PHNL +TJSJ. The FAA has not issued major changes during this cycle; the only changes were minor, I forgot to include the revision.htm file, which indicates a few approaches at KPDX changed revis…

Hello all,I know this is not really related to PMDG but since you all are such a great gang I can not hesitate to ask for some advice...First let me start by saying that I most likely did something really dumb so here goes. Fs9 has been crashing on me lately so I thought I would run the discs to repair any corrupted files. Well for some unknown reason my PC refuses to read disc 4 of the setup, I must have tried at least 30 times to get it to read. Well, had to abort the process so of course the install failed which lead to deletion of the FS9.EXE since the setup menu removed the incomplete installation and now I can not even start the SIM.Would really appreciate any insig…

I've been watching some 737-800 videos during final approaches and I've noticed that there're two call outs for minimums. The first one calls for "approaching minimums" and the second one for "minimums".On the PMDG 737-800 I hear only the "minimums" call out.Is the first call out not implemented or there's some way to activate it?It's weird that this call out is not included as it's very easy to simulate. I'm surprised, after seeing the impressive simulation done of this airplane, that the "approaching minimums" call out can't be heard.

Hello fellow simmers!I recently joined the pmdg 747 family and was wondering if there is an english video tutorial to help me visualize and learn all the complexity of the beautiful 747. Thanks in advance to all!

I fly the PMDG 737-600/700 and whenever I go to KMCO, the FMC always displays on the route age KMCO err: 17L rwy unknown. I have noticed other people have had problems with the new runway at KMCO, but I never really figured it out fo myself. I noticed in the wpNavAPT.txt that the data for runway 17L and 35R were missing. Does anyone have this data? Everything else is up to date, but I coan't figure out the problem. I appreciate any help anyone can offer. (By the way, I am new at flying the PMDG 737, and I just got it under control) Thank you

Each time I put in an airport like KLAX etc, I get the message Not in Database.The ident page tells me that I have Airac 05-06 Jun05-Jul97-05. I know it is outdated but it should get the main airport. All the files seems to be at their proper location what's going on here, any help will be apprecitated.

Hi all, I have the PMDG747-400 when I try to use the FMC I punch in some airports like KLAX or any other important airport I get the message not in the database. On the Ident button I have on the NavData section Airac 05-06 Jun08-Jul06-05 I know it is out of date but KLAX should be there. The files are in the correct directory in the FS9. What is going on here.Thanks for your help.Bat

Hi everyone!I posted this message yesterday, but it is still not here, so I'll try once again.Though there was written here, that there were always a lot of thing to do when on CRZ, I still find a couple of minutes to watch the plane from outside: sky, clouds and the 737 - isn't it beautiful? So I switched the view in MSFS and noticed, that the picture wasn't that perfect.First of all, there were no main gear doors at all. The wheels were retracted, but could still be seen stowed in the fuselage when watching the plane from down. I have always thought those were the early days of the aviation when the gear was retracted that way (e.g. Junkers), without any doors, and that…

Hi, My FS9 was running fine, however, I didn't know what I do and now FS9 simply can't start. I click the icon and then I see DC3 screen for a while, then it quit itself. Does anyone knows why?thanksben

Hello, all:I've searched the forum for my particular problem. If it's already been addressed, I do apologize, and point me in the right direction.My problem is that I cannot change the value for any of the comm or nav radios in the 737NG radio stack. I've uninstalled the aircraft and reinstalled it to no avail. All of my other aircraft (payware included) still function normally in this respect. Just wondering if anyone has had this issue and knows how to fix it. Thanks!--Derek

Finally, looks like FSX is going to get some relief for multiple core pc's. See below:"According to Intel, the service pack 1 for Microsoft